Art
Major (ART)
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Degree: Bachelor
of Fine Arts
Required:
128 semester hours, to include at least 36 hours at or above the 300
course level
Available Concentrations
and AOS Codes:
Design (including
Ceramics & Photography), U111
Painting (including
Drawing & Printmaking), U113
Sculpture, U115
The BFA program
allows a more intense concentration in studio work than is available
in a BA program. This concentration is gained by extending the program
for the equivalent of one summer session. Because of the number of
required courses, junior transfers cannot expect to complete a BFA
program in two years.
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Requirements
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Students
may select courses for: |
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| Literature
(GLT) |
3 |
| Philosophical,
Religious, Ethical Principles (GPR) |
3 |
| One
additional GLT, GFA, or GPR course |
3 |
| Historical
Perspectives on Western Culture (GHP) |
3 |
| Mathematics
(GMT) |
3 |
Natural
Sciences (GNS)
one must be a laboratory course; each must have a different departmental
prefix |
6-7 |
Reasoning
and Discourse (GRD)
ENG 101 or
FMS 115 or RCO 101,
and one additional GRD course |
6 |
| Social
and Behavioral Sciences (GSB) |
6 |
| Department
specifies courses for: |
Fine
Arts (GFA)
Required: ART
100 or 101 |
3 |
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II General Education
Marker Requirements
See details
and courses.
It is possible to meet all GE Marker Requirements while completing
the GE Core requirements or courses required by the major/concentration.
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Students
may select courses for: |
Global/Global-Nonwestern
Perspectives (GL/GN)
Four
(4) courses carrying GL/GN markers, at least one of which must
carry the GN marker |
One
Speaking Intensive (SI) Course
In
addition to this SI Marker requirement, students must also complete
a second SI course within the major. All programs have identified
at least one course among their major requirements which is taught
as Speaking Intensive. |
One
Writing Intensive (WI) Course
In
addition to this WI Marker requirement, students must also complete
a second WI course within the major. All programs have identified
at least one course among their major requirements which is taught
as Writing Intensive. |
III Major Requirements
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| Core
studio courses for major concentrations may be closed to students
who are not enrolled in a degree program full-time. |
Core
Courses for all Concentrations
1.
ART 100* or 101*
2. Four art
history courses above 100 level
3. Art 120,
140, 150, 220, 221
4. ART 498
and 499 to be taken in the senior year. All students must submit
three (3) ready-to-exhibit works to the senior juried show,
usually held in the spring semester.
* ART
100 or 101 satisfies GFA
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Design
Concentration
1. ART 120, 140, 150, 220, 221, 241, 285, 347
2. Advanced
design courses from those numbered in 440's, 470's, 480's, or
500-level: 10 semester hours
3. ART 498
and 499. Independent Study projects should be in graphic design,
ceramics, photography, or another appropriate area of design specialization.
4. Art or related
electives: 8 semester hours (recommended but not required: choose
from 300-level or above)
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Painting
Concentration
1. ART
120, 140, 150, 220, 221, 231, 232, 335, 337
2. Printmaking:
4 semester hours
3. ART 498
and 499. Independent Study projects must be in painting, drawing,
or printmaking.
4. Art or related
electives: 8 semester hours (recommended but not required: choose
from 300-level or above)
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Sculpture
Concentration
1. ART
120, 140, 150, 220, 221, 252 or 253, 353, 355, 356
2. Art 498
and 499. Independent Study projects must be in sculpture.
3. Art or related
electives: 8 semester hours (recommended but not required: choose
from 300-level or above)
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| IV
Electives
Electives
sufficient to complete the 128 semester hours required for the
degree. |
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