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BFA Course Description


Course description

Degree total:             66
Required courses:  39
Elective courses:     27

All B.F.A. majors are required to take course work in the following order:
Tier 1:     (Fine Arts pre-reqs)
Art 121    

Mart121    
Fundamentals of Design
        Or
Visual Concepts
Art 202        Drawing 1
Mart 233 Digital Imaging
  (9hrs)
Tier 2: BFA Major requirements
Art 203 Drawing 2
Art 221 Painting 1
Art 241 Sculpture 1
Art 271 Printmaking 1
  (12hrs)
Tier 3:
AH 310 Art History 1
AH 311 Art History 2
  (6hrs)
Studio Electives (9hrs)
  (15hrs)
Tier 4:
AH 340        19th/20th Century Art
AH 380 Art History: Americas
AH 450 Seminar in Art History
Art 491 Senior Colloquium
Art 495  B.F.A. Exhibit
   (12hrs)
Studio Electives  27 hrs


Elective courses for B.F.A. in Fine Arts:
231 Ceramics 1 3
261  Jewelry and Metalsmithing1  3
285  Art Foundry 1 3
302 Life Drawing 1 3
321 Painting 2   3
322 Painting 3 3
331 Ceramics 2 3
335  Special Topics in Art       1–4
341  Sculpture 2          3
361 Jewelry and Metalsmithing 2 3
371 Printmaking 2 3
372  Printmaking 3 3
 385 Art Foundry 2 3
402 Life Drawing 2 3
422  Painting 4 3
431 Ceramics 3   3
435 Special Topics in Art 1–4
441    Sculpture 3 3
485 Art Foundry 3    3
493 Directed Study in Art Studio 1–4
496 Exhibit Design 3
498                 Professional Internship 1–4

A maximum of three courses may be chosen from the Media Arts list totaling 9 credits:

MART
309 Conceptual Imaging and Methods 3
320 Color Theory 3
414 Portfolio 3
433 Advanced Digital Imaging 3
443 Digital Photography 3
445 Advanced Digital Photography 3
495 Exhibition Design 3
496  Advanced Exhibition Design 3

Bachelor of Fine Arts:                Total 66 credit hours

*No minor is required for a B.F.A. degree

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Department Majors

MEDIA ARTS  |  FINE ART |   MUSIC

Available Minors

General Music
Music Technology and Composition
Art (Art Studio Emphasis)
Art History
Media Arts
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