Art, B.F.A.

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The BFA Program is considered to be the professional degree for those students interested in graduate school or pursuing other career opportunities in the visual arts. The intensity of this degree results in students becoming proficient in a specific studio area while augmenting it with studio areas outside their concentration.

Core IMPACTS General Education Requirements: (42 Hours)

Core IMPACTS General Education Requirements

Field of Study: 18 Hours

ART 1006 - Design I (2D) 3 Credit Hours
ART 1007 - Drawing I 3 Credit Hours
ART 1008 - Drawing II 3 Credit Hours
ART 1009 - Design II (3D) 3 Credit Hours
ART 2201 - History of World Art I 3 Credit Hours
ART 2202 - History of World Art II 3 Credit Hours

Fine Arts Studio Core: 15 Hours

ART 3301 - Beginning Ceramics 3 Credit Hours
(and)
ART 3601 - Painting I: Watercolor 3 Credit Hours (or)
ART 3602 - Painting II 3 Credit Hours
(and)
ART 3701 - Intro to Photography 3 Credit Hours
ART 3801 - Printmaking I: Survey 3 Credit Hours
ART 3901 - Introductory Sculpture 3 Credit Hours

B.F.A. in Art Concentrations

Animation, Illustration, & Digital Arts Sequence: 24 Hours

Select three courses from the following for a total of 9 Credit Hours
ART 3550 - Intro to Digital & Sequential Arts 3 Credit Hours
ART 3060 - Illustration Studio 3 Credit Hours
ART 3065 - Introduction to Scientific/ Pre-Medical Illustration 3 Credit Hours
ART 3551 - Animation Studio 3 Credit Hours
ART 3552 - Intermediate Digital & Sequential Arts 3 Credit Hours
ART 3553 - Stop-Motion Animation 3 Credit Hours
(and)
ART 4559 - Advanced Animation & Illustration 3 Credit Hours
ART 4078 - Mid-Program Review 0 Credit Hours
ART 4998 - Senior Capstone Experience I 1 Credit Hours
ART 4999 - Senior Capstone Experience II 2 Credit Hours

Ceramics Sequence: 24 Hours

ART 3302 - Intermediate Ceramics: Molds, Multiples, and Mechanical Means 3 Credit Hours
ART 4302 - Intermediate Ceramics: 20th Century Studio 3 Credit Hours
ART 4303 - Intermediate Ceramics: Surface, Image and Text 3 Credit Hours
ART 4304 - Advanced Ceramics 1.0 - 3.0 Credit Hours
ART 4078 - Mid-Program Review 0 Credit Hours
ART 4998 - Senior Capstone Experience I 1 Credit Hours
ART 4999 - Senior Capstone Experience II 2 Credit Hours

General Fine Art Sequence: 24 Hours

Select one course from the following for a total of 3 Credit Hours
ART 3302 - Intermediate Ceramics: Molds, Multiples, and Mechanical Means 3 Credit Hours
ART 4303 - Intermediate Ceramics: Surface, Image and Text 3 Credit Hours
Select one course from the following for a total of 3 Credit Hours
ART 3602 - Painting II 3 Credit Hours
ART 4604 - Acrylic & Experimental Process 3 Credit Hours
Select one course from the following for a total of 3 Credit Hours
ART 3700 - Survey of Photography 3 Credit Hours
ART 3702 - Darkroom Photography 3 Credit Hours
ART 3703 - Digital Imaging 3 Credit Hours
ART 3704 - Introduction to Time-Based Art (Video I) 3 Credit Hours
ART 3705 - Artificial Lighting 3 Credit Hours
Select one course from the following for a total of 3 Credit Hours
ART 3802 - Relief Printmaking 3 Credit Hours
ART 4803 - Intaglio 3 Credit Hours
ART 4804 - Lithography 3 Credit Hours
Select one course from the following for a total of 3 Credit Hours
ART 3902 - Sculpture II 3 Credit Hours
ART 3903 - Sculpture III 3 Credit Hours
Select two course from the following for a total of 6 Credit Hours
ART 4304 - Advanced Ceramics 1.0 - 3.0 Credit Hours
ART 4605 - Advanced Painting 1.0 - 3.0 Credit Hours
ART 4706 - Advanced Photography Studio 3 Credit Hours
ART 4805 - Advanced Printmaking 1.0 - 3.0 Credit Hours
ART 4904 - Advanced Sculpture 1.0 - 3.0 Credit Hours
(and)
ART 4078 - Mid-Program Review 0 Credit Hours
ART 4998 - Senior Capstone Experience I 1 Credit Hours
ART 4999 - Senior Capstone Experience II 2 Credit Hours

Art History Electives: 6 Hours

3000 or Above

Must Include
ART 3210 - Non-Western Art 3 Credit Hours
(or)
ART 4211 - Japanese Art 3 Credit Hours
(or)
ART 4215 - Art of the African Diaspora 3 Credit Hours

Art Electives: 12 Hours

3000 or Above

Concentration Electives: 9 Hours

3000 or Above

Total: 126 Hours

Reserved studio space will be available both during the day and evening in order that students have access to a minimum of three clock hours per credit hour of class per week.

Art, B.F.A.

Core IMPACTS General Education Requirements: (42 Hours)

Field of Study: 18 Hours

Fine Arts Studio Core: 15 Hours

B.F.A. in Art Concentrations

Animation, Illustration, & Digital Arts Sequence: 24 Hours

Ceramics Sequence: 24 Hours

General Fine Art Sequence: 24 Hours

Graphic Design Sequence: 24 Hours

Painting Sequence: 24 Hours

Photography Sequence: 24 Hours

Printmaking Sequence: 24 Hours

Sculpture Sequence: 24 Hours

Art History Electives: 6 Hours

Art Electives: 12 Hours

Concentration Electives: 9 Hours

Total: 126 Hours