Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art
The major in art leading to the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is designed for students who intend to pursue professional art careers or graduate study in the visual arts after college.
All BFA Art majors will complete the following:
- Required art fundamentals and art history core courses listed below.
- A concentration of 35-36 credit hours from courses selected from the concentrations offered by the division, including ceramics, glass, graphic design, illustration, photography or sculpture.
- A second concentration in ceramics, glass, graphic design, illustration, photography, or sculpture can be earned by completing the coursework listed for each concentration, or courses approved by the Division of Visual Arts
Major Requirements
Art Fundamentals:
Important Notes:
- Satisfies Core Curriculum writing-intensive course requirement and Univeristy Experiential Learning requirement for BFA Art majors.
- Satisfies Core Curriculum speech-intensive course requirement and Univeristy Experiential Learning requirement for BFA Art majors.
Requirements
Art History Core:
| ARH 282 | Western Art to 1850 | 3 |
| ARH 382 | Modern to Post-Modern Art | 3 |
ARH xxx
| Art History Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
ARH xxx: excluding ARH 105
And one of the following 36-credit hour concentration areas listed below:
Ceramics Concentration:
| ART 231 | Clay Art: Hand-building | 4 |
ART 312
| | 1 |
| ART 325 | Casting | 4 |
| ART 330 | Combining Media (Adv Sculptr) | 4 |
| ART 331 | Clay Art: Throwing I | 4 |
| ART 332 | Clay Art: Throwing II | 4 |
ART 334
| | 4 |
| | |
| ART 376 | S/T Creativity: Art & Profesn | 3 |
| Or | |
ART 476
| | |
| | |
ART 431
| | 4 |
| ART 490 | Internship Art | 3-6 |
ART 490: minimum requirement is 3 hours; maximum of 12 hours credit
ART 231, ART 312, ART 325, ART 330, ART 331 and ART 431: Courses are required and CANNOT be repeated for credit. All other courses may be repeated once for credit. Students may choose remaining ceramic courses from list to fulfill the 36 credit hour requirement.
Glass Concentration:
ART 323 and ART 423: must be repeated
ART 490: minimum requirement is 3 hours; maximum is 12 hours credit
Graphic Concentration:
ART 490: minimum requirement is 4 hours; maximum is 12 hours credit
Illustration Concentration:
| ART 202 | Illustration Methods | 4 |
| ART 203 | Illustration Studio I | 4 |
| ART 254 | Digital Art | 3 |
| ART 355 | Narrative Illustration | 4 |
| ART 356 | Editorial Illustration | 4 |
| ART 357 | Concept Art | 4 |
| ART 415 | Illustration Studio II | 4 |
ART 417
| | 4 |
ART xxx
| Any four 4 credit hour ART elective | 4 |
Photography Concentration:
ARH 306
| | 3 |
| ART 205 | Intro to Digital Photography | 4 |
| ART 206 | Intro to Film Photography | 4 |
| ART 254 | Digital Art | 3 |
| ART 303 | Studio Photography | 4 |
| ART 304 | Color Photography | 4 |
ART 305
| | 4 |
ART 306
| | 4 |
| ART 376 | S/T Creativity: Art & Profesn | 3 |
| | |
| ART 387 | I/S Glass Maintain Shop Equip | 1 |
| Or | |
| ART 388 | I/S Event Photographer Coord | 2 |
| Or | |
| ART 487 | I/S Environmntl Art Surrealsm | 3 |
| Or | |
| ART 488 | I/S Illustration Apps Profesn | 2 |
| | |
| ART 390 | Internship in Art | 1-12 |
| Or | |
ART 391
| | |
| Or | |
| ART 490 | Internship Art | 3-6 |
| Or | |
ART 491
| | |
ARH 306 and ART 205: Courses are required and CANNOT be repeated for credit. All other courses may be repeated once for credit. Students may choose remaining photography courses from list to fulfill the 36 credit hours requirement.
Sculpture Concentration:
| ART 230 | Introductory Sculpture | 4 |
| | |
| ART 231 | Clay Art: Hand-building | 4 |
| Or | |
| ART 223 | Glass Art: Blowing I | 4 |
| | |
| ART 325 | Casting | 4 |
| ART 330 | Combining Media (Adv Sculptr) | 4 |
| ART 376 | S/T Creativity: Art & Profesn | 3 |
| ART 430 | Advanced Sculpture | 4 |
ART 476
| | |
ART xxx
| Any four 4 credit hour ART elective | 4 |
| | |
| ART 330 | Combining Media (Adv Sculptr) | 4 |
| Or | |
| ART 430 | Advanced Sculpture | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 35-36 |
Total Credit Hours: 67-68