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)
ART 100 |
Visual Concepts |
ARTH 101 |
Art in Culture from Prehistory to 1400 |
ARTH 102 |
Art in Culture from 1400 to the Present |
ARTS 102 |
Foundations in 2-D Form and Content |
ARTS 105 |
Foundations in Drawing |
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ARTS 240 |
Foundations of 3-D Form and Content |
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ARTS 270 |
Foundations in Clay |
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ARTS 222 |
Introduction to Experimental Video Art |
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ARTS 225 |
Digital Foundations |
Major Requirements: (52 credit hours)
Animation and Illustration
ARTS 115 |
Drawing and Painting I |
ARTS 155 |
Introduction to Photography |
ARTS 212 |
Life Drawing I |
ARTS 241 |
Figure Modeling |
ARTS 280 |
Introduction to Illustration |
ARTS 285 |
Introduction to 2-D Animation |
ARTS 380 |
Intermediate Illustration |
ARTS 385 |
Intermediate 2-D Animation |
ARTS 386 |
3D Modeling & Animation |
ARTS 485 |
Advanced Animation/Illustration |
ARTS 489 |
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
ARTS 400 |
Senior Seminar (Capstone experience) |
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.
ARTS 115 |
Drawing and Painting I |
ARTS 155 |
Introduction to Photography |
ARTS 212 |
Life Drawing I |
ARTS 241 |
Figure Modeling |
ARTS 271 |
Pottery on the Wheel |
ARTS 370 |
Intermediate Ceramics |
ARTS 470 |
Advanced Ceramics |
ARTS 494 |
Directed Studio Projects |
ARTS 495 |
Independent Studio Projects |
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
ARTS 400 |
Senior Seminar(Capstone experience) |
Drawing and Painting
ARTS 115 |
Drawing and Painting I |
ARTS 155 |
Introduction to Photography |
ARTS 215 |
Drawing and Painting II |
ARTS 212 |
Life Drawing I |
ARTS 312 |
Life Drawing II |
ARTS 241 |
Figure Modeling |
ARTS 230 |
Relief Printing |
ARTS 235 |
Monotypes |
ARTS 315 |
Drawing and Painting III |
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ARTS 340 |
3-D Methods and Materials |
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ARTS 370 |
Intermediate Ceramics |
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ARTS 415 |
Drawing and Painting IV |
ARTS 494 |
Directed Studio Projects |
ARTS 495 |
Independent Studio Projects |
THEA 226 |
Scene Painting I |
THEA 427 |
Scene Painting II |
Plus 6 credit hours of Art History electives
ARTS 400 |
Senior Seminar (Capstone experience) |
Graphic Design
ARTS 115 |
Drawing and Painting I |
ARTS 155 |
Introduction to Photography |
ARTS 260 |
Graphic Design I |
ARTS 261 |
Graphic Design II |
ARTS 360 |
Graphic Design III |
ARTS 361 |
Graphic Design IV |
ARTS 365 |
Typography I |
ARTS 366 |
Typography II |
ARTH 371 |
History of Graphic Design |
ARTS 460 |
Graphic Design V |
ARTS 461 |
Graphic Design VI |
ARTS 465 |
Typography III |
ARTS 469 |
Design Realities and Professional Practices |
Choose two of the following:
ARTS 212 |
Life Drawing I |
ARTS 215 |
Drawing and Painting II |
ARTS 255 |
Color Photography |
ARTS 355 |
Digital Imaging |
Plus 3 credit hours of ARTS studio electives
Plus 3 credit hours of Art History electives
ARTS 400 |
Senior Seminar (Capstone experience) |
Media Arts
Media Arts students must take ARTS 222 - Introduction to Experimental Video Art in addition to ARTS 225 - Digital Foundations as part of Foundation Program.
ARTH 175 |
Computers and Society |
ARTH 359 |
New Media Writing |
ARTS 155 |
Introduction to Photography |
ARTS 322 |
Intermediate Experimental Video Art |
ARTS 323 |
Experimental Narrative |
ARTS 324 |
Special Effects for Experimental Video |
ARTS 325 |
Interactivity for the Web |
ARTS 327 |
Audio and Desktop Multimedia |
ARTS 390 |
Special Topics: Studio Art |
ARTS 422 |
Advanced Experimental Video Art |
ARTS 425 |
Advanced Interactivity |
ARTS 429 |
Experimental Video Capstone |
Plus 6 credit hours of ARTS studio electives
Plus 6 credit hours of Art History electives
ARTS 400 |
Senior Seminar (Capstone experience) |
Photography
ARTS 155 |
Introduction to Photography |
ARTS 212 |
Life Drawing I |
ARTS 230 |
Relief Printing |
ARTS 250 |
Black and White Technique |
ARTS 255 |
Color Photography |
ARTS 271 |
Pottery on the Wheel |
ARTS 350 |
Historical Techniques |
ARTS 352 |
Studio Lighting |
ARTS 355 |
Digital Imaging |
ARTS 340 |
3-D Methods and Materials |
ARTS 459 |
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)
ARTS 400 |
Senior Seminar (Capstone experience) |
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.
ARTS 115 |
Drawing and Painting I |
ARTS 155 |
Introduction to Photography |
ARTS 215 |
Drawing and Painting II |
ARTS 212 |
Life Drawing I |
ARTS 241 |
Figure Modeling |
ARTS 340 |
3-D Methods and Materials |
ARTS 440 |
3-D Expression and Craft |
ARTS 494 |
Directed Studio Projects |
ARTS 495 |
Independent Studio Projects |
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)
ARTS 400 |
Senior Seminar (Capstone experience) |
