Art/Design Studio, Bachelor of Fine Arts with a Concentration in Graphic Design (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 | ||
| Photo, Black and White Film | ||
| 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 (Choose from three hours of the following:) | ||
| 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 | 30 | |
Studio Arts | ||
| Free Electives | ||
| Choose from 17 hours of free electives | 17 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Courses | ||
| DES 350 | Typography | 3 |
| DES 351 | Sophomore Studio | 3 |
| DES 352 | Image Making | 3 |
| DES 353 | Production for Graphic Design | 3 |
| DES 354 | Typography II | 3 |
| DES 450 | Professional Practices in Graphic | 3 |
| DES 451 | New Media | 3 |
| DES 452 | New Media II | 3 |
| DES 453 | Senior Workshop in Design | 3 |
| DES 454 | BFA Graphic Design | 3 |
| or ART 499 | Senior Exhibition | |
| Total Hours | 30 | |