Bachelor of Fine Arts degree
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree Requirements (requires admission to a specific major)
21-credit hour Foundation Program plus 52 credit hours of Major Requirements
Total credit hours required: 73+ Visiting Artist Program
Majors: Animation and Illustration, Ceramics, Drawing and Painting, Graphic Design, Media Arts, Photography, or Sculpture.
Foundation Program: (21 credit hours)
Visual Concepts |
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Art in Culture from Prehistory to 1400 |
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Art in Culture from 1400 to the Present |
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Foundations in 2-D Form and Content |
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Foundations in Drawing |
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Foundations of 3-D Form and Content |
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Foundations in Clay |
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Introduction to Experimental Video Art |
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Interactive Art |
Major Requirements: (52 credit hours)
Animation and Illustration
Drawing and Painting I |
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Introduction to Photography |
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Life Drawing I |
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Drawing and Painting II |
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Figure Modeling |
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Introduction to Illustration |
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Introduction to 2-D Animation |
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Intermediate Illustration |
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Intermediate 2-D Animation |
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Advanced Animation/Illustration |
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Animation and Illustration Capstone |
Plus 12 credit hours of ARTS studio electives
(Electives may emphasize another concentration within the visual arts as advised)
Plus 6 credit hours of Art History electives
Senior Seminar |
Ceramics
Ceramics students must take ARTS 240 Foundations of 3-D Form and Content in addition to ARTS 270 Foundations in Clay as part of Foundation Program.
Drawing and Painting I |
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Introduction to Photography |
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Life Drawing I |
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Figure Modeling |
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Pottery on the Wheel |
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Ceramic Form and Function |
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Vessels as Sculpture |
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Directed Studio Project |
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Independent Studio Project |
Plus 15 credit hours of ARTS studio electives
(Electives may emphasize another major within the visual arts as advised)
Plus 6 credit hours of Art History Electives
Senior Seminar |
Drawing and Painting
Drawing and Painting I |
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Introduction to Photography |
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Drawing and Painting II |
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Life Drawing I |
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Life Drawing II |
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Figure Modeling |
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Relief Printing |
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Monotypes |
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Drawing and Painting III |
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3-D Methods and Materials |
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Ceramic Form and Function |
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Drawing and Painting IV |
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Directed Studio Project |
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Independent Studio Project |
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Scene Painting I |
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Scene Painting II |
Plus 6 credit hours of Art History electives
Senior Seminar |
Graphic Design
Drawing and Painting I |
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Introduction to Photography |
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Graphic Design I |
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Graphic Design II |
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Graphic Design III |
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Graphic Design IV |
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Typography I |
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Typography II |
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History of Graphic Design |
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Graphic Design V |
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Graphic Design VI |
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Typography III |
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Design Realities and Professional Practices |
Choose two of the following:
Life Drawing I |
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Drawing and Painting II |
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Color Photography |
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Digital Imaging |
Plus 3 credit hours of ARTS studio electives
Plus 3 credit hours of Art History electives
Senior Seminar |
Media Arts
Media Arts students must take ARTS 222 Introduction to Experimental Video in addition to ARTS 225 Interactive Art as part of Foundation Program.
Computers and Society |
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New Media Writing |
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Introduction to Photography |
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Intermediate Experimental Video Art |
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Experimental Narrative |
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Special Effects for Experimental Video |
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Interactivity for the Web |
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Audio and Desktop Multimedia |
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Special Topics |
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Advanced Experimental Video |
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Advanced Interactivity |
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Experimental Video Capstone |
Plus 6 credit hours of ARTS studio electives
Plus 6 credit hours of Art History electives
Senior Seminar |
Photography
Introduction to Photography |
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Life Drawing I |
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Relief Printing |
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Black and White Technique |
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Color Photography |
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Pottery on the Wheel |
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Historical Techniques |
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Studio Lighting |
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Digital Imaging |
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3-D Methods and Materials |
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Photographic Inquiry |
Plus 6 credit hours of Art History electives
Plus 12 credit hours of ARTS electives
(Electives may emphasize another concentration within the visual arts as advised)
Senior Seminar |
Sculpture
Sculpture students must take ARTS 270 Foundations in Clay in addition to ARTS 240 Foundations of 3-D Form and Content as part of Foundation Program.
Drawing and Painting I |
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Introduction to Photography |
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Drawing and Painting II |
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Life Drawing I |
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Figure Modeling |
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3-D Methods and Materials |
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3-D Expression and Craft |
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Directed Studio Project |
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Independent Studio Project |
Plus 6 credit hours of Art History electives
Plus 15 credit hours of ARTS electives
(Electives may emphasize Special Effects for Film and Industry as advised)
Senior Seminar |
