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 Mart 121	Fundamentals of Design Or Visual Concepts
Art 202	Drawing 1
Mart 233	Digital Imaging
	(9 hrs.)
Tier 2: BFA Major requirements
Art 203	Drawing 2
Art 221	Painting 1
Art 241	Sculpture 1
Art 271	Printmaking 1
	(12 hrs.)
Tier 3:
AH 310	Art History 1
AH 311	Art History 2
	(6 hrs.)
Studio Electives	(9 hrs.)
	(15 hrs).
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
	(12 hrs.)
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 nine (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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Available Minors
General Music
Music Technology and Composition
Art (Art Studio Emphasis)
Art History
Media Arts
Secondary Education