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:

ART 1022D Art Foundations

3

ART 1033D Art Foundations

3

ART 107Drawing I

3

ART 207Drawing II

3

ART 212Foundations Seminar

2

ART 450WRSenior Seminar I:The Emerging Artist (1)

3

ART 451SRSenior Seminar II: Visual Presentations (2)

3

Total Credit Hours:20

Important Notes:

Satisfies Core Curriculum writing-intensive course requirement and University Experiential Learning requirement.

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:

ART 202Illustration Methods

4

ART 203Illustration Studio I

4

ART 355Narrative Illustration

4

ART 356Editorial Illustration

4

ART 357Concept Art

4

ART 415Illustration Studio II

4

ART 417Illustration Portfolio

4

ART xxx
Any four credit hour ART elective

4

MART 201Digital Art

3

Photography Concentration:

ART 205Intro to Digital Photography

4

ART 206Intro to Film Photography

4

ART 303Studio Photography

4

ART 304Color Photography

4

ART 376Special Topics in Studio Art

4

ART 390Internship in Art

1-6

MART 201Digital Art

3

ART 205, ART 206, ART 303, ART 304, and ART 376 may be repeated for credit

Object Design Concentration

ART 230Object Art: Sculpture

4

ART 231Clay Art: Hand-building

4

ART 223Glass Art: Blowing I

4

ART 325Casting

4

ART 330Combining Media

4

Plus Completion of a Track Option

Ceramic Track

ART 331Clay Art: Throwing I

4

ART 332Clay Art: Throwing II

4

ART 334Surface Materials & Process

4

ART 431Advanced Ceramics

4

Total Credit Hours:16
ART 332, ART 334, and ART 431 can be repeated for credit

Glass Track

ART 323Glass Art: Blowing II

4

ART 423Glass Art: Blowing III

4

ART 434Advanced Glass

4

ENGR 111Freshmen Design

2

ENGR 112Engineering Design and Fabrication

2

Total Credit Hours:16
ART 323, ART 423, and ART 434 may be repeated for credit

General Electives

General Electives
Requirement

3-18

Total Credit Hours: 120