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Visual Art, Bachelor of Fine Arts

Course Number and Title

Credits

Foundational Studies Program requirements indicated in bold.

 

ENGL 101 Introduction to College Writing

3

ENGL 102 Intro to College Writing and Research

3

UF 100 Intellectual Foundations

3

UF 200 Civic and Ethical Foundations

3

DLM Mathematics

3-4

DLN Natural, Physical, & Applied Sciences course with lab

4

DLN Natural, Physical, and Applied Sciences course

3-4

DLV ARTHIST 101 Survey of Western Art I

3

DLL Literature and Humanities

3-4

DLS Social Sciences course in a first field

3

DLS Social Sciences course in a second field

3

ART 107, 108 Art Foundations I and II

6

ART 109 Foundation Drawing

3

CID ART 298 Seminar

3

FF ART 490 Senior Exhibition

3

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 Metals, Ceramics, Drawing and Painting, Interdisciplinary Art Studio, Photography, Printmaking, or Sculpture. Each area of emphasis has specific requirements listed below.

 

Art Metals Emphasis

 

Three 2-dimensional courses chosen from:

ART 209 Introduction to Printmaking

ART 212 Drawing I

ART 215 Painting I

ART 251 Introduction to Creative Photography

9

Three 3-dimensional (three disciplines must be represented) courses chosen from:

ART 221 Art Metals: Intro to Metalsmithing

ART 225 or ART 226 Ceramics

ART 231 Beginning Sculpture

9

Three courses chosen from:

ART 303 Art Metals: Multiples

ART 304 Art Metals: Color

ART 306 Contemporary Ideas in Metalsmithing

ART 307 Contemporary Ideas in Art Metals

9

ART 419 Studio in Art Metals

3

ART or ARTHIST electives (12 credits must be upper-division)

21

Upper-division electives to total 40 credits

0-7

Electives to total 120 credits

0-11

Total

120

Ceramics Emphasis

 

Three 2-dimensional courses chosen from:

ART 209 Introduction to Printmaking

ART 212 Drawing I

ART 215 Painting I

ART 251 Introduction to Creative Photography

9

ART 221 Art Metals: Intro to Metalsmithing

3

ART 225 Ceramics

3

ART 226 Ceramics

3

ART 231 Beginning Sculpture

3

ART 325 Studio in Ceramics

6

ART 425 Studio in Ceramics

6

ART or ARTHIST electives (12 credits must be upper-division)

18

Upper-division electives to total 40 credits

1-7

Electives to total 120 credits

0-10

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 3-dimensional courses (two disciplines must be represented) chosen from:

ART 221 Art Metals: Intro to Metalsmithing

ART 225, 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

3

ART or ARTHIST electives (13 credits must be upper-division)

19

Electives to total 120 credits

4-7

Total

120

Interdisciplinary Art Studio Emphasis

 

Three 2-dimensional courses chosen from:

ART 209 Introduction to Printmaking

ART 212 Drawing I

ART 215 Painting I

ART 251 Introduction to Creative Photography

9

Two 3-dimensional courses (two disciplines must be represented) chosen from:

ART 221 Art Metals: Intro to Metalsmithing

ART 225, 226 Ceramics

ART 231 Beginning Sculpture

6

Course from first discipline

(6 credits must be upper-division)

12

Courses from second discipline

(6 credits must be upper-division)

12

Upper-division ART or ARTHIST electives

12

Upper-division electives to total 40 credits

0-7

Electives to total 120 credits

0-11

Total

120

Photography Emphasis

 

Two 2-dimensional courses chosen from:

ART 209 Introduction to Printmaking

ART 212 Drawing I

ART 215 Painting I

6

Two 3-dimensional courses (two disciplines must be represented) chosen from:

ART 221 Art Metals: Intro to Metalsmithing

ART 225, 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, Color Printing

3

ART 444 Advanced Photography (3 semesters)

9

ARTHIST 373 History of Photography

3

ART or ARTHIST electives (6 credits must be upper-division)

15

Upper-division electives to total 40 credits

0-4

Electives to total 120 credits

3-11

Total

120

Printmaking Emphasis

 

Two 2-dimensional courses chosen from:

ART 212 Drawing I

ART 215 Painting I

ART 251 Introduction to Creative Photography

6

Two 3-dimensional courses (two disciplines must be represented) chosen from:

ART 221 Art Metals: Intro to Metalsmithing

ART 225, 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

6

ART or ARTHIST electives (6 credits must be upper-division)

18

Upper-division electives to total 40 credits

0-7

Electives to total 120 credits

0-11

Total

120

Sculpture Emphasis

 

Three 2-dimensional courses chosen from:

ART 209 Introduction to Printmaking

ART 212 Drawing I

ART 215 Painting I

ART 251 Introduction to Creative Photography

9

ART 221 Art Metals: Intro to Metalsmithing

3

ART 225 or 226 Ceramics

3

ART 231 Beginning Sculpture

3

Four courses chosen from:

ART 331 Traditional Processes

ART 333 3D Digital Processes

ART 334 Assembled Form

ART 338 Expanded Formats

ART 339 Cast Form

12

ART 431 Studio in Sculpture

3

ART or ARTHIST electives (9 credits must be upper-division)

18

Upper-division electives to total 40 credits

0-7

Electives to total 120 credits

0-4

Total

120