Visual Art BFA
| Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Art | |
|---|---|
| Course Number and Title | Credits |
| FW ENGL 101 Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| FW ENGL 102 Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| UF 100 Foundations of Intellectual Life | 3 |
| UF 200 Foundations of Ethics and Diversity | 3 |
| FC Foundations of Oral Communication | 3 |
| FM Foundations of Mathematics course | 3-4 |
| FN Foundations of Natural, Physical, & Applied Sciences course with lab | 4 |
| FN Foundations of Natural, Physical, & Applied Sciences course in a second field | 3-4 |
| FA ARTHIST 101 Survey of Western Art I | 3 |
| FH Foundations of Humanities course | 3-4 |
| FS Foundations of Social Sciences course | 3 |
| FSFoundations of Social Sciences course in a second field | 3 |
| ART 107, 108 Art Foundations I and II | 6 |
| ART 109 Foundation Drawing | 3 |
| ART 298 Seminar | 3 |
| ART 490 BFA Exhibition | 2 |
| FF ART 491 Senior Studio Seminar in Visual Arts | 2 |
| ARTHIST 102 Survey of Western Art II | 3 |
| Upper-division ARTHIST See your area of emphasis requirements for any specific course recommendations | 6 |
| Area of Emphasis: Students may emphasize Art Jewelry and Metalsmithing, Ceramics, Drawing and Painting, Interdisciplinary Art Studio, Photography, Printmaking, or Sculpture. Each area of emphasis has specific requirements listed below. | |
| Art Jewelry and Metalsmithing Emphasis | |
| Two (2) 2-dimensional courses chosen from: ART 209 Introduction to Printmaking ART 212 Drawing I ART 215 Painting I ART 251 Introduction to Creative Photography | 6 |
| Three (3) 3-dimensional (three (3) disciplines must be represented) courses chosen from: ART 221 Intro to Art Jewelry and Metalsmithing ART 225, ART 226 Ceramics ART 231 Beginning Sculpture | 9 |
| One (1) course chosen from: ART 325 Studio in Ceramics ART 331 Traditional Processes ART 333 3D Digital Processes ART 334 Assembled Form ART 335 Flexible Form ART 338 Expanded Formats ART 339 Cast Form | 3 |
| Twelve (12) credits chosen from—each course can be repeated once for credit: ART 303 Art Jewelry & Metalsmithing: Multiples ART 304 Art Jewelry & Metalsmithing: Color ART 306 Contemporary Concepts in Metalsmithing ART 307 Contemporary Concepts in Art Jewelry | 12 |
| ART 419 Studio in Art Jewelry & Metalsmithing | 3 |
| ART or ARTHIST electives (8 credits must be upper-division) | 17 |
| Upper-division electives to total 40 credits | 0-4 |
| Electives to total 120 credits | 4-5 |
| Total | 120 |
| Ceramics Emphasis | |
| Two (2) 2-dimensional courses chosen from: ART 209 Introduction to Printmaking ART 212 Drawing I ART 215 Painting I ART 251 Introduction to Creative Photography | 6 |
| ART 221 Intro to Art Jewelry and Metalsmithing | 3 |
| ART 225 Ceramics | 3 |
| ART 226 Ceramics | 3 |
| ART 231 Beginning Sculpture | 3 |
| One (1) course chosen from: ART 303 Art Jewelry & Metalsmithing: Multiples ART 304 Art Jewelry & Metalsmithing: Color ART 306 Contemporary Concepts in Metalsmithing ART 307 Contemporary Concepts in Art Jewelry ART 331 Traditional Processes ART 333 3D Digital Processes ART 334 Assembled Form ART 335 Flexible Form ART 338 Expanded Formats ART 339 Cast Form | 3 |
| ART 325 Studio in Ceramics | 6 |
| ART 425 Studio in Ceramics | 6 |
| ART or ARTHIST electives (11 credits must be upper-division) | 17 |
| Upper-division electives to total 40 credits | 0-4 |
| Electives to total 120 credits | 4-5 |
| Total | 120 |
| Drawing and Painting Emphasis | |
| ART 209 Introduction to Printmaking | 3 |
| ART 212 Drawing I | 3 |
| ART 215 Painting I | 3 |
| ART 251 Introduction to Creative Photography | 3 |
| Two (2) 3-dimensional courses (two (2) disciplines must be represented) chosen from: ART 221 Intro to Art Jewelry and Metalsmithing ART 225, ART 226 Ceramics ART 231 Beginning Sculpture | 6 |
| ART 311 Drawing II | 3 |
| ART 312 Human Presence: Drawing | 3 |
| ART 315 Painting II | 3 |
| ART 413 Studio | 6 |
| Course chosen from: ARTHIST 302 History of 20th Century European Art ARTHIST 371 History of 20th Century American Art ARTHIST 373 History of Photography ARTHIST 451 Contemporary Concepts in Art | - |
| ART or ARTHIST electives (15 credits must be upper-division) | 18 |
| Electives to total 120 credits | 4-7 |
| Total | 120 |
| Interdisciplinary Art Studio Emphasis | |
| ART 212 Drawing I | 3 |
| Two (2) 2-dimensional courses chosen from: ART 209 Introduction to Printmaking ART 215 Painting I ART 251 Introduction to Creative Photography ART 272 Digital Tools for the Visual Arts | 6 |
| Two (2) 3-dimensional courses (two (2) disciplines must be represented) chosen from: ART 221 Intro to Art Jewelry and Metalsmithing ART 225, ART 226 Ceramics ART 231 Beginning Sculpture | 6 |
| Five (5) upper-division studio courses from at least two (2) disciplines | 15 |
| ART 373 Interdisciplinary Practice | 3 |
| ART 473 Studio in Interdisciplinary Practice | 6 |
| Course chosen from: ARTHIST 302 History of 20th Century European Art ARTHIST 371 History of 20th Century American Art ARTHIST 373 History of Photography ARTHIST 451 Contemporary Concepts in Art | - |
| ART or ARTHIST electives (6 credits must be upper-division) | 12 |
| Electives to total 120 credits | 4-7 |
| Total | 120 |
| Photography Emphasis | |
| Two (2) 2-dimensional courses chosen from: ART 209 Introduction to Printmaking ART 212 Drawing I ART 215 Painting I | 6 |
| Two (2) 3-dimensional courses (two (2) disciplines must be represented) chosen from: ART 221 Intro to Art Jewelry and Metalsmithing ART 225, ART 226 Ceramics ART 231 Beginning Sculpture | 6 |
| ART 251 Introduction to Creative Photography | 3 |
| ART 341 Creative Photography | 3 |
| ART 342 Digital Photography | 3 |
| ART 344 Creative Photography, Digital | 3 |
| ART 444 Advanced Photography (2 semesters) | 6 |
| ARTHIST 373 History of Photography | 3 |
| ART or ARTHIST electives (8 credits must be upper-division) | 17 |
| Upper-division electives to total 40 credits | 0-4 |
| Electives to total 120 credits | 4-5 |
| Total | 120 |
| Printmaking Emphasis | |
| Two (2) 2-dimensional courses chosen from: ART 212 Drawing I ART 215 Painting I ART 251 Introduction to Creative Photography | 6 |
| Two (2) 3-dimensional courses (two (2) disciplines must be represented) chosen from: ART 221 Intro to Art Jewelry and Metalsmithing ART 225, ART 226 Ceramics ART 231 Beginning Sculpture | 6 |
| ART 209 Introduction to Printmaking | 3 |
| ART 309 Printmaking | 6 |
| ART 409 Studio in Printmaking | 6 |
| Upper-division ART electives | 5 |
| ART or ARTHIST electives (5 credits must be upper-division) | 17 |
| Upper-division electives to total 40 credits | 0-8 |
| Electives to total 120 credits | 1-6 |
| Total | 120 |
| Sculpture Emphasis | |
| Two (2) 2-dimensional courses chosen from: ART 209 Introduction to Printmaking ART 212 Drawing I ART 215 Painting I ART 251 Introduction to Creative Photography | 6 |
| ART 221 Intro to Art Jewelry and Metalsmithing | 3 |
| ART 225 or 226 Ceramics | 3 |
| ART 231 Beginning Sculpture | 3 |
| One (1) course chosen from: ART 303 Art Jewelry & Metalsmithing: Multiples ART 304 Art Jewelry & Metalsmithing: Color ART 306 Contemporary Concepts in Metalsmithing ART 307 Contemporary Concepts in Art Jewelry ART 325 Studio in Ceramics | 3 |
| Four (4) courses chosen from: ART 331 Traditional Processes ART 333 3D Digital Processes ART 334 Assembled Form ART 335 Flexible Form ART 338 Expanded Formats ART 339 Cast Form ART 373 Interdisciplinary Practice | 12 |
| ART 431 Studio in Sculpture | 3 |
| ART or ARTHIST electives (8 credits must be upper-division) | 17 |
| Upper-division electives to total 40 credits | 0-4 |
| Electives to total 120 credits | 4-5 |
| Total | 120 |