Sep 16, 2024

Undergraduate Catalog

Studio Art, B.F.A

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(Ceramics, Drawing, Furniture Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Jewelry and Metals, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture)

General: 120 minimum total hours, including 45 hours of upper-level courses (3000-4000 level), and 30 hours in residence

First-Year Colloquium (0-3 hours)

ARTS 10142 - (was ARST 1201) FYE: Visual Arts

Core (35 hours)

See General Education Requirements. (It is recommended that RHET 1311 , RHET 1312 , HIST 1311 , and HIST 1312 be taken before or concurrently with ARHS 20003 and ARHS 21003 .)

Major (72 hours)

Portfolio (1 hour)

ARTS 29901 - (was ARST 2199) Portfolio

Studio Prerequisites (15 hours)

Art History Foundation and Upper-level Courses (15 hours)

ARHS 20003 - (was ARHA 2310) World Art Survey I
ARHS 21003 - (was ARHA 2311) World Art Survey II
ARHS 31203 - (was ARHA 3312) World Art Survey III
6 hours upper-level art history course

Art Theory and Criticism (3 hours)

ARST 4394 - Art Theory and Criticism

Studio Art / Foundation Courses (18 hours)

12 hours upper-level 2D Studio courses for emphasis 6 hours upper-level 3D Studio courses for emphasis in a two-dimensional studio discipline; 6 hours for a in a two-dimensional studio discipline; 12 hours for a three-dimensional studio discipline.

Advancement to BFA

Advancement to BFA program via portfolio and transcript review following the completion of 15 hours of Studio Art Prerequisites, 6 hours of Art History and 3 hours of Studio Foundations in one’s intended studio emphasis.

Upper level art studio courses (12 hours)

Upper level art studio courses in emphasis beyond the beginning studio art foundation course (12 hours)

Select 12 hours from one of the appropriate 2D or 3D emphasis sequences.

Two-Dimensional Studio sequences:

Drawing

Painting

Printmaking

Graphic Design

Photography

Illustration

12 hours chosen from the following
ARST 3381 - Visual Storytelling
ARST 3385 - Vector Graphics for Illustrators and Designers
ARST 3386 - Digital Imaging for Illustrators and Designers
ARST 4315 - Advanced Problems in Design (APD/Illustration)
ARST 4380 - Concept Illustration
ARST 4381 - Sequential Media
ARST 4387 - Motion Graphics

Three-Dimensional Studio sequences:

Upper-level Studio art elective: ARAD or ARST (2 hours)

Capstone or Internship in selected emphasis (3-6 hours)

BFA Courses (3 hours)

ARST 4395 - BFA Project

Minor

(No minor required)

Unrestricted General Electives

Remaining hours, if any, to reach 120 minimum total hours, 45 hours of upper-level courses (3000-4000 level), and/or 30 hours in residence.

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