Program Requirements

Hours: 62

The B.F.A. in Fine Arts includes concentrations in: Ceramics, Drawing, Fabric Design, Painting, Photography, Printmaking and Sculpture (which includes Metalcraft & Jewelry and Hot Glass). It is designed for the student interested in becoming a professional artist. It is sequenced for the undergraduate student to focus on one area for later graduate study leading toward an M.F.A. in that same area.

(Areas of concentration are: Ceramics, Drawing, Fabric Design, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture)

Major Courses - 59 hours

ART 100Art & Design Foundation Seminar (1) A

ART 101Drawing Foundation I (3) A

ART 102Drawing Foundation II (3) A

ART 103Design Foundation I (3) A

ART 106Design Foundation II (3) A

ART 110Foundation Portfolio Review (0)

ART 121Art History: World Art (3) A

ART 231Art History: Modern Art (3) A

ART 281Photography I (3) A

ART 301Figure Drawing (3-4) A

ART 302Advanced Drawing (3) A

ART 400Senior Art Seminar:Capstone (1) CAP

ART 495Thesis (3)

ART Choose four courses in an Area of concentration (12)
ART Choose two courses in Art History (6)
ART Choose two courses in Art History or Art Studio (6)
ART Choose one Pre-Thesis Independent Study (area of concentration) (3)

Cognate Course - 3 hours

PHI 285Philosophy of Art (3) P

Minimum grade of C in all major/cognate courses.

Program Outcomes

Students who successfully complete the art, art education or fine arts majors will:

  • engage in the creative art making process, using imagery, structures and media to express and communicate ideas, feelings, experiences and aspirations.
  • identify the formal, technical and expressive aspects in visual artworks, using critical skills to describe, analyze, interpret and evaluate such works.
  • understand and appreciate the historical, social and cultural contexts of the arts and artists in societies past and present, further clarifying why people create and value the arts.