Visual Arts Undergraduate Academic Programs
Work toward the B.F.A. degree in Visual Arts starts with foundation courses that introduce the techniques and materials, as well as the artistic and cultural questions of contemporary art. Intermediate and concentrated courses offer training in these major areas:
- Video
- Graphic Design
- Painting
- Photography
- Printmaking
- Sculpture/Ceramics
The Graphic Design concentration offers courses in information gathering, conceptual development, and visual/verbal image communication in a variety of presentational media formats. Students focus on one of these major areas.
The B.F.A. degree in Visual Arts requires a total of 120 credits. Approximately two-thirds of a student's coursework is in the major field, with the following distribution:
| First-year fundamental art courses |
Artmaking |
(2 terms) |
6 credits |
Drawing Fundamentals |
(2 terms) |
6 credits |
Seminar In Contemporary Art |
(2 terms) |
6 credits |
Subtotal |
|
18 credits |
| Other Arts Requirements |
Studio Concentration |
(6 terms) |
18 credits |
Studio Electives |
(8 terms) |
24 credits |
Critical Studies |
(2 terms) |
6 credits |
Visual Arts Practice |
(3 terms) |
3 credits |
Thesis and Exhibition |
(2 terms) |
6 credits |
Art history |
(4 terms) |
12 credits |
Subtotal |
|
69 credits |
| Liberal arts and science courses |
Expository Writing |
3 credits |
Research in the discipline |
3 credits |
Literature or philosophy |
3 credits |
Humanities |
6 credits |
Social and behavioral sciences |
9 credits |
Mathematics, Physical, or Life Sciences |
6 credits |
Liberal arts elective |
3 credits |
| Subtotal |
33 credits |
Total: 120 credits
|
