Art (BFA)

 

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree

 

General Education

I. Communication (9 hours)
Rhetoric and Composition		ENGL 1101*							Rhetoric and Composition	3
Literature and Composition		ENGL 1102*							Literature and Composition	3
Communication									Choose course from approved list	3
II. Humanities and Fine Arts (15 hours)
Modern Languages									Choose sequence from approved list	6
English Literature									Choose one 2000-level English Literature course (ENGL 2225 and ENGL 2226 may NOT be used)	3
Philosophy and Religion									Choose one PHIL or RELG course at the 1000-2000 level	3
Fine Arts		ART 2301							Art History: Prehistoric to Renaissance	3
III. History and Social Sciences (9 hours)
World History									Choose course from approved list	3
Government									Choose course from approved list	3
Social Science									Choose course from approved list	3
IV. Mathematics and Natural Sciences (10 to 12 hours)
Mathematics*									Choose course from approved list	3 to 4
Natural Science									Choose a pair in sequence from approved list	7 to 8
V. Ethics (3 hours)
Ethics									Choose course from approved list	3
VI. Institutional Requirement (1 hour)
First-Year Experience   *Grade of C or higher required.		PDMT 1101							Introduction to University Life and the Liberal Arts Tradition	1

Total Credit Hours:

46-49

Students who enter with fewer than 24 semester credit hours must satisfy the institutional requirement.

Art Foundations

ART 1111	BFA Professional Practices	0-1
ART 1120	Drawing I	3
ART 2230	Ceramics I: Handbuilding	3
ART 2302	Art History: Renaissance to Present	3
ART 2270	Painting I	3
	OR
ART 2335	Introduction to Printmaking	3
ART 2225	Introduction to Digital Fabrication	3
	OR
ART 3315	Digital Photography	3
	OR
GRDS 2200	Foundations in Graphic Design	3
ART 2661	Exploration in Metals and Jewelry Design	3
	OR
ART 2662	Exploration in Woodworking and Furniture Design	3
	OR
ART 2663	Exploration in Foundry Casting	3
ART 3400	Color and Concept	3
ART 3401	Interdisciplinary Research in the Arts	3
ART 4430	Art Criticism	3
ART 4450	Senior Capstone Seminar and Exhibition	3
	Art History Electives	6
Total Credit Hours:		37

Students must pass ART 1111 six times; however, they will receive credit only once.

General Electives

	General Electives	0-5
Total Credit Hours:		0-5

Concentrations

Students must choose one of the following concentrations:

Total Credit Hours:

33

Three-Dimensional Design Concentration: Ceramics

ART 3330	Ceramics II: Wheel Throwing	3
ART 3331	Intermediate Ceramics	3
ART 4331	Ceramics IV	3
ART 4332	Ceramics V	3
	2000-Level or Above Art (ART) and/or Graphic Design (GRDS) Electives	21

 

Two-Dimensional Design Concentration: Drawing

ART 2200	Drawing II	3
ART 3320	Drawing III	3
ART 4320	Drawing IV	3
ART 4321	Drawing V	3
	2000-Level or Above Art (ART) and/or Graphic Design (GRDS) Electives	21

 

Graphic Design Concentration

GRDS 2200	Foundations in Graphic Design	3
GRDS 2250	Foundations in Graphic Design II	3
GRDS 3270	Interactive Design	3
GRDS 3200	Typography	3
GRDS 4401	Graphic Design III	3
GRDS 4410	Internship in Graphic Design	1-3
GRDS 4460	Advanced Graphic Design Studio	3
MCOM 2600	Fundamentals of Web Design	3
	2000-Level or Above Art (ART) and/or Graphic Design (GRDS) Electives	9

Students must take an additional GRDS elective if they took GRDS 2200 as part of the Art Foundations coursework.

Two-Dimensional Design Concentration: Painting

ART 2200	Drawing II	3
ART 2270	Painting I	3
ART 3370	Painting II	3
ART 3371	Painting III	3
ART 4371	Painting IV	3
ART 4372	Painting V	3
	2000-Level or Above Art (ART) and/or Graphic Design (GRDS) Electives	15

Students must take an additional 2D art elective if they took ART 2270 as part of the Art Foundations coursework.

Two-Dimensional Design Concentration: Photography

ART 2215	Black and White Darkroom Photography	3
ART 3315	Digital Photography	3
ART 3316	Intermediate Photography	3
ART 4316	Photography IV	3
ART 4317	Photography V	3
	2000-Level or Above (ART) and/or Graphic Design (GRDS) Electives	18

Students must take an additional 2D art elective if they took ART 3315 as part of the Art Foundations coursework.

Three-Dimensional Design Concentration: Sculpture

ART 2661	Exploration in Metals and Jewelry Design	3
ART 2662	Exploration in Woodworking and Furniture Design	3
ART 2663	Exploration in Foundry Casting	3
ART 3362	Intermediate Sculpture III	3
ART 4362	Sculpture IV	3
ART 4363	Sculpture V	3
	2000-Level or Above Art (ART) and/or Graphic Design (GRDS) Electives	15

Students must take an additional 3D art elective to replace ART 2661, ART 2662, or ART 2663 taken in the Art Foundations coursework.

Total Credit Hours: 121