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:

ART 1002-D Art Foundations

4

ART 1013-D Art Foundations

4

ART 107Drawing I

3

ART 209Figure Drawing I

3

ART 212Foundations Seminar

2

ART 450WRSen Sem I:The Emerging Artist

3

ART 451SRSem II: Visual Presentations

3

ART 451SR: See Important Notes 1

ART 450WR: See Important Notes 2

Important Notes:

  1. Satisfies Core Curriculum writing-intensive course requirement and Univeristy Experiential Learning requirement for BFA Art majors.
  2. Satisfies Core Curriculum speech-intensive course requirement and Univeristy Experiential Learning requirement for BFA Art majors.

Requirements

Art History Core:

ARH 282Western Art to 1850

3

ARH 382Modern 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 231Clay Art: Hand-building

4

ART 312

1

ART 325Casting

4

ART 330Combining Media (Adv Sculptr)

4

ART 331Clay Art: Throwing I

4

ART 332Clay Art: Throwing II

4

ART 334

4

ART 376S/T Creativity: Art & Profesn

3

Or

ART 476

ART 431

4

ART 490Internship 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 223Glass Art: Blowing I

4

ART 312

1

ART 323Glass Art: Blowing II

4

ART 325Casting

4

ART 330Combining Media (Adv Sculptr)

4

ART 376S/T Creativity: Art & Profesn

3

Or

ART 476

ART 423Glass Art: Blowing III

4

ART 490Internship Art

3-6

ART 323 and ART 423: must be repeated

ART 490: minimum requirement is 3 hours; maximum is 12 hours credit

Graphic Concentration:

ART 202Illustration Methods

4

ART 205Intro to Digital Photography

4

ART 254Digital Art

3

ART 255Typography

3

ART 263Web Design

3

ART 360Graphic Design

3

ART 361Graphic Studio

3

ART 362Mobile Design

3

ART 363Portfolio: Graphic Design

3

ART 490Internship Art

3-6

FVA 363Time Based Art

3

ART 490: minimum requirement is 4 hours; maximum is 12 hours credit

Illustration Concentration:

ART 202Illustration Methods

4

ART 203Illustration Studio I

4

ART 254Digital Art

3

ART 355Narrative Illustration

4

ART 356Editorial Illustration

4

ART 357Concept Art

4

ART 415Illustration Studio II

4

ART 417

4

ART xxx
Any four 4 credit hour ART elective

4

Photography Concentration:

ARH 306

3

ART 205Intro to Digital Photography

4

ART 206Intro to Film Photography

4

ART 254Digital Art

3

ART 303Studio Photography

4

ART 304Color Photography

4

ART 305

4

ART 306

4

ART 376S/T Creativity: Art & Profesn

3

ART 387I/S Glass Maintain Shop Equip

1

Or

ART 388I/S Event Photographer Coord

2

Or

ART 487I/S Environmntl Art Surrealsm

3

Or

ART 488I/S Illustration Apps Profesn

2

ART 390Internship in Art

1-12

Or

ART 391

Or

ART 490Internship 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 230Introductory Sculpture

4

ART 231Clay Art: Hand-building

4

Or

ART 223Glass Art: Blowing I

4

ART 325Casting

4

ART 330Combining Media (Adv Sculptr)

4

ART 376S/T Creativity: Art & Profesn

3

ART 430Advanced Sculpture

4

ART 476

ART xxx
Any four 4 credit hour ART elective

4

ART 330Combining Media (Adv Sculptr)

4

Or

ART 430Advanced Sculpture

4

Total Credit Hours:35-36

Total Credit Hours: 67-68