Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025
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Art (BFA)
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree
General Education
Students who enter with fewer than 24 semester credit hours must satisfy the institutional requirement.
Art Foundations
| ART 1111 | BFA Professional Practices | 0-1 |
| ART 1120 | Drawing I | 3 |
| ART 2230 | Ceramics I: Handbuilding | 3 |
| ART 2302 | Art History: Renaissance to Present | 3 |
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| ART 2270 | Painting I | 3 |
| OR | |
| ART 2335 | Introduction to Printmaking | 3 |
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| ART 2225 | Introduction to Digital Fabrication | 3 |
| OR | |
| ART 3315 | Digital Photography | 3 |
| OR | |
| GRDS 2200 | Foundations in Graphic Design | 3 |
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| ART 2661 | Exploration in Metals and Jewelry Design | 3 |
| OR | |
| ART 2662 | Exploration in Woodworking and Furniture Design | 3 |
| OR | |
| ART 2663 | Exploration in Foundry Casting | 3 |
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| ART 3400 | Color and Concept | 3 |
| ART 3401 | Interdisciplinary Research in the Arts | 3 |
| ART 4430 | Art Criticism | 3 |
| ART 4450 | Senior Capstone Seminar and Exhibition | 3 |
| Art History Electives | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 37 |
Students must pass ART 1111 six times; however, they will receive credit only once.
General Electives
| General Electives | 0-5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 0-5 |
Concentrations
Students must choose one of the following concentrations:
Three-Dimensional Design Concentration: Ceramics
| ART 3330 | Ceramics II: Wheel Throwing | 3 |
| ART 3331 | Intermediate Ceramics | 3 |
| ART 4331 | Ceramics IV | 3 |
| ART 4332 | Ceramics V | 3 |
| 2000-Level or Above Art (ART) and/or Graphic Design (GRDS) Electives | 21 |
Two-Dimensional Design Concentration: Drawing
Graphic Design Concentration
Students must take an additional GRDS elective if they took GRDS 2200 as part of the Art Foundations coursework.
Two-Dimensional Design Concentration: Painting
Students must take an additional 2D art elective if they took ART 2270 as part of the Art Foundations coursework.
Two-Dimensional Design Concentration: Photography
| ART 2215 | Black and White Darkroom Photography | 3 |
| ART 3315 | Digital Photography | 3 |
| ART 3316 | Intermediate Photography | 3 |
| ART 4316 | Photography IV | 3 |
| ART 4317 | Photography V | 3 |
| 2000-Level or Above (ART) and/or Graphic Design (GRDS) Electives | 18 |
Students must take an additional 2D art elective if they took
ART 3315 as part of the Art Foundations coursework.
Three-Dimensional Design Concentration: Sculpture
| ART 2661 | Exploration in Metals and Jewelry Design | 3 |
| ART 2662 | Exploration in Woodworking and Furniture Design | 3 |
| ART 2663 | Exploration in Foundry Casting | 3 |
| ART 3362 | Intermediate Sculpture III | 3 |
| ART 4362 | Sculpture IV | 3 |
| ART 4363 | Sculpture V | 3 |
| 2000-Level or Above Art (ART) and/or Graphic Design (GRDS) Electives | 15 |
Students must take an additional 3D art elective to replace ART 2661, ART 2662, or ART 2663 taken in the Art Foundations coursework.
Total Credit Hours: 121