Art/Design Studio, Bachelor of Fine Arts with a Concentration in Studio Arts (B.F.A.)
Program Requirements
CIP Code: 50.0702
Summary Checklist for General Education
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Element 1 | ||
| A: Written Communication | 3 | |
| B: Written Communication | 3 | |
| C: Oral Communication | 3 | |
| Element 2 | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | |
| Element 3 | ||
| A: Arts | 3 | |
| B: Humanities | 3 | |
| Element 4 | ||
| Natural Sciences | 6 | |
| Element 5 | ||
| A: Historical Science | 3 | |
| B: Social Behaviorial Science | 3 | |
| Element 6 | ||
| Diversity of Perspectives Experiences | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 36 | |
Students are expected to complete Elements 1 and 2 within their first 60 hours of college credit.
Major
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Graduation Requirements | ||
| General Education | 36 | |
| Student Success Seminar | ||
| Student Success Seminar (waived for transfers with 30+ hours.) | 1 | |
| Writing Intensive Course (hours incorporated into Major/Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives categories) | ||
| Upper division courses (42 hrs. distributed throughout Major/Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives categories) | ||
| ACCT – BFA majors will fulfill ACCT with the following. (Credit hours are listed in Core Courses below.) | ||
| Art Theory & Criticism Seminar | ||
| Major Requirements | ||
| Core Courses | ||
| Foundation Courses: | ||
| ART 100 | Drawing I | 3 |
| ART 152 | Design, Two-Dimensional | 3 |
| ART 153 | Design, Three-Dimensional | 3 |
| ART 154 | Digital Media | 3 |
| Art Courses: | ||
| Choose from three hours of the following: | 3 | |
| Painting I | ||
| Printmaking I | ||
| Introduction to Graphic Design | ||
| ART 240 | Jewelry and Metalsmithing I | 3 |
| or ART 290 | Ceramics- Hand Building Methods | |
| Choose from six additional hours of the following: | 6 | |
| Painting I | ||
| Printmaking I | ||
| Jewelry and Metalsmithing I | ||
| Ceramics- Hand Building Methods | ||
| Introduction to Graphic Design | ||
| ART 563 | Art Theory & Criticism Seminar | 3 |
| Art History Courses: | ||
| ARH 392 | Survey of Global Art History I | 3 |
| or ARH 392W | Survey of Global Art History I | |
| ARH 393 | Survey of Global Art History II | 3 |
| or ARH 393W | Survey of Global Art History II | |
| ARH Electives: | ||
| Choose from three hours of the following: | 3 | |
| Problems in Art History | ||
| Renaissance and Baroque Art | ||
| History of Graphic Arts | ||
| U.S. Architectural History | ||
| Art in the Age of Revolutions | ||
| The Rise of Modernism | ||
| Women and the Visual Arts | ||
| History of Modern Art | ||
| U.S. Art History | ||
| Concentrations | ||
| Students must select one of the following Concentrations: | ||
Teacher Education | ||
Graphic Design | ||
| Studio Arts | 30 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Choose from 17 hours of free electives | 17 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Courses | ||
| ART 461 | Studio Art Professional Practices | 3 |
| ART 499 | Senior Exhibition | 0 |
| Choose from an additional 12 sequential hours of one of the following categories: | 12 | |
| Painting: | ||
| Painting II | ||
| Painting III | ||
| Painting IV (maximum six credits) | ||
| Advanced Painting (Corequisite ART 499) | ||
| Printmaking: | ||
| Traditional Printmaking | ||
| Print Media | ||
| Contemporary Printmaking (maximum six credits) | ||
| Contemporary Print Media (Corequisite ART 499) | ||
| Metals: | ||
| Jewelry and Metalsmithing II | ||
| Jewelry and Metalsmithing III | ||
| Jewelry and Metalsmithing IV (maximum 6 credits) | ||
| Jewelry and Metalsmithing V (Corequisite ART 499) | ||
| Ceramics: | ||
| Ceramic Wheel Forming | ||
| Ceramic Mixed Media Methods | ||
| Ceramic Wheel Forming 2 (maximum six credits) | ||
| Ceramic Materials and Methods (Corequisite ART 499) | ||
| Choose from an additional 15 hours of the following: | 15 | |
| Drawing Media | ||
| Figure Drawing | ||
| Advanced Drawing | ||
| Painting II | ||
| Painting III | ||
| Painting IV | ||
| Traditional Printmaking | ||
| Print Media | ||
| Contemporary Printmaking | ||
| Jewelry and Metalsmithing II | ||
| Jewelry and Metalsmithing III | ||
| Jewelry and Metalsmithing IV | ||
| Ceramic Wheel Forming | ||
| Ceramic Mixed Media Methods | ||
| Photography, Color Digital | ||
| Advanced Painting | ||
ART 433 | ||
| Jewelry and Metalsmithing V | ||
ART 472 | ||
ART 473 | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |