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 department, including illustration, photography or object design.
(Note: A second concentration in illustration, photography, or object design can be earned by completing the coursework listed for each concentration, or courses approved by the Department of Visual Arts)
Major Requirements
University Core
Core
| University Core Requirements | 37 |
Art Fundamentals:
Important Notes:
1 Satisfies Core Curriculum writing-intensive course requirement and University Experiential Learning requirement.
2 Satisfies Core Curriculum speech-intensive course requirement and University Experiential Learning requirement.
Requirements
Art History Core:
ARH xxx
| Art History Elective | 3 |
ARH xxx
| Art History Elective | 3 |
ARH xxx
| Art History Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
And one of the following 35-36 credit hour concentration areas listed below:
Illustration Concentration:
Photography Concentration:
Object Design Concentration
Plus Completion of a Track Option
Ceramic Track
| ART 331 | Clay Art: Throwing I | 4 |
| ART 332 | Clay Art: Throwing II | 4 |
| ART 334 | Surface Materials & Process | 4 |
| ART 431 | Advanced Ceramics | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Glass Track
General Electives
General Electives
| Requirement | 3-18 |
Total Credit Hours: 120