Undergraduate Catalog 2022-2023

Art (BFA)

 

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree

 

Category I: The Individual (9 to 11 hours)

IA: Rhetoric

ENGL 1101

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rhetoric and Composition

3

IB: Mathematical Reasoning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose course from approved list

3 to 4

IC: Critical Thinking 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose course from approved list

3

ID: Scientific Method

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose course from approved list

0 to 1

Category II: Western Civilization (15 hours)

IIA: Freshman Composition

ENGL 1102

 

 

 

 

 

 

Literature and Composition

3

IIB: Speaking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose course from approved list

3

IIC: Social and Behavioral Sciences

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose course from approved list 

3

IID: Humanities 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose course from approved list 

 3

IIE: Government

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose course from approved list

3

Category III: World Citizen (12 hours)

IIIA: Modern Language

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose sequence from approved list

6

IIIB: History of Other Cultures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose course from approved list

3

IIIC: Fine Arts

ART 2301

 

 

 

 

 

 

Art History: Prehistoric to Renaissance

3

 Category IV: The Natural World (6 to 9 hours)

 IVA: Natural Science

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose course from approved list

6 to 9

Category V: Ethical Perspectives (3 hours)

VA: Philosophy, Religion, and Ethics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose course from approved list

3

 Category VI: Institutional Requirement (1 hour)

VIA: First-Year Experience

PDMT 1101

 

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction to University Life and
the Liberal Arts Tradition

1

Total Credit Hours:46-51
ART 1111BFA Professional Practices

0-1

ART 1120Drawing I

3

ART 2230Ceramics I: Handbuilding

3

ART 2302Art History: Renaissance to Present

3

 

ART 2270Painting I

3

OR

ART 2335Introduction to Printmaking

3

 

ART 2225Introduction to Digital Fabrication

3

OR

ART 3315Digital Photography

3

OR

GRDS 2200Foundations in Graphic Design

3

 

ART 2661Exploration in Metals and Jewelry Design

3

OR

ART 2662Exploration in Woodworking and Furniture Design

3

OR

ART 2663Exploration in Foundry Casting

3

 

ART 3400Color and Concept

3

ART 3401Interdisciplinary Research in the Arts

3

ART 4430Art Criticism

3

ART 4450Senior Capstone Seminar and Exhibition

3

Art History Electives

6

Total Credit Hours:37
General Electives

0-5

Total Credit Hours:0-5
Total Credit Hours:33
ART 3330Ceramics II: Wheel Throwing

3

ART 3331Intermediate Ceramics

3

ART 4331Ceramics IV

3

ART 4332Ceramics V

3

2000-Level or Above Art (ART) and/or Graphic Design (GRDS) Electives

21

ART 2200Drawing II

3

ART 3320Drawing III

3

ART 4320Drawing IV

3

ART 4321Drawing V

3

2000-Level or Above Art (ART) and/or Graphic Design (GRDS) Electives

21

GRDS 2200Foundations in Graphic Design

3

GRDS 2250Foundations in Graphic Design II

3

GRDS 3270Interactive Design

3

GRDS 3200Typography

3

GRDS 4401Graphic Design III

3

GRDS 4410Internship in Graphic Design

3

GRDS 4460Advanced Graphic Design Studio

3

MCOM 2600Foundations of Web Design

3

2000-Level or Above Art (ART) and/or Graphic Design (GRDS) Electives

9

ART 2200Drawing II

3

ART 2270Painting I

3

ART 3370Painting II

3

ART 3371Painting III

3

ART 4371Painting IV

3

ART 4372Painting V

3

2000-Level or Above Art (ART) and/or Graphic Design (GRDS) Electives

15

ART 2215Black and White Darkroom Photography

3

ART 3315Digital Photography

3

ART 3316Intermediate Photography

3

ART 4316Photography IV

3

ART 4317Photography V

3

2000-Level or Above (ART) and/or Graphic Design (GRDS) Electives

18

ART 2661Exploration in Metals and Jewelry Design

3

ART 2662Exploration in Woodworking and Furniture Design

3

ART 2663Exploration in Foundry Casting

3

ART 3362Intermediate Sculpture III

3

ART 4362Sculpture IV

3

ART 4363Sculpture V

3

2000-Level or Above Art (ART) and/or Graphic Design (GRDS) Electives

15