Art

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Local:$ 33.1 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 47.6 k / Year(s) Deadline: Feb 1, 2025
StudyQA ranking:4852 Duration:4 years

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The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree requires thorough preparation and is intended to develop a level of competence that will enable persons who wish to pursue professional careers in art to prepare themselves for specialized graduate studies, specialized professional training, and/or immediate participation in creative work.

Students enrolled in the School of Visual Arts may seek entrance into the B.F.A. program no earlier than the second semester and no later than the fourth semester.

There will be a continuous review of portfolio and performance of students enrolled in the B.F.A. program throughout the entire program. Students who do not meet the standards or who do not want to continue in the B.F.A. program may return to the B.A. program in art or choose another program of study.

For the B.F.A. degree in Art, a minimum of 123 credits is required.

Course Nbr Course Title Typically Offered

1

Introduction to the Visual Arts

All Semesters

1

Introduction to the Visual Arts

*** view multiple offerings

Fall & Spring

1

Introduction to the Visual Arts

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Spring Only

1

Introduction to the Visual Arts

Summer Only

2

Interactive Learning and Web-Design

*** view multiple offerings

Spring Only

3

Visual Images on the Web

All Semesters

3

Visual Images on the Web

*** view multiple offerings

Fall Only

3

Visual Images on the Web

*** view multiple offerings

Fall & Spring

3

Visual Images on the Web

*** view multiple offerings

Summer & Fall

10

Introduction to Visual Studies

 

10

Introduction to Visual Studies

*** view multiple offerings

All Semesters

10

Introduction to Visual Studies

*** view multiple offerings

Fall & Spring

10

Introduction to Visual Studies

Spring Only

11

First-Year Seminar- School of Visual Arts

 

11

First-Year Seminar- School of Visual Arts

All Semesters

17

Introduction to Metal Arts

Fall & Spring

20

Introduction to Drawing

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All Semesters

20

Introduction to Drawing

*** view multiple offerings

Fall Only

20

Introduction to Drawing

*** view multiple offerings

Fall & Spring

20

Introduction to Drawing

Spring Only

20H

Introduction to Drawing

 

20H

Introduction to Drawing

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Fall Only

20H

Introduction to Drawing

Spring Only

30

Introduction to Sculpture

*** view multiple offerings

All Semesters

30

Introduction to Sculpture

*** view multiple offerings

Fall & Spring

30

Introduction to Sculpture

*** view multiple offerings

Spring Only

40

Introduction to Printmaking

All Semesters

40

Introduction to Printmaking

*** view multiple offerings

Fall Only

40

Introduction to Printmaking

*** view multiple offerings

Fall & Spring

40

Introduction to Printmaking

*** view multiple offerings

Spring Only

50

Introduction to Painting

*** view multiple offerings

All Semesters

50

Introduction to Painting

*** view multiple offerings

Fall Only

50

Introduction to Painting

*** view multiple offerings

Fall & Spring

50

Introduction to Painting

*** view multiple offerings

Spring Only

80

Introduction to Ceramics

*** view multiple offerings

All Semesters

80

Introduction to Ceramics

*** view multiple offerings

Fall & Spring

98

Special Topics

*** view multiple offerings

Spring Only

100

Concepts and Creation in the Visual Arts

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All Semesters

100

Concepts and Creation in the Visual Arts

Fall Only

100

Concepts and Creation in the Visual Arts

*** view multiple offerings

Fall & Spring

100

Concepts and Creation in the Visual Arts

Spring Only

101

Introduction to Web Design

Fall Only

101

Introduction to Web Design

*** view multiple offerings

Fall & Spring

101

Introduction to Web Design

*** view multiple offerings

Spring Only

101

Introduction to Web Design

Spring & Summer

101

Introduction to Web Design

Summer Only

102

Beginning Computer Aided Design for Artists

Fall Only

110

Ideas as Visual Images

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111

Ideas as Objects

*** view multiple offerings

Fall & Spring

122

Commentary on Art

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122

Commentary on Art

All Semesters

165

Artistic Concepts of Space

Fall Only

165

Artistic Concepts of Space

Spring Only

166

Artistic Concepts of Form

 

166

Artistic Concepts of Form

Spring Only

168

The Digital Medium

 

168

The Digital Medium

*** view multiple offerings

Fall & Spring

168H

The Digital Medium

Fall Only

197

Special Topics

*** view multiple offerings

 

198

Special Topics

 

199

Foreign Studies--Art

All Semesters

199

Foreign Studies--Art

Spring Only

199

Foreign Studies--Art

Summer Only

200

Scripting Fundamentals for Visual Artists and Designers

All Semesters

201

Intro to Digital Arts: Computer Graphics

*** view multiple offerings

All Semesters

201

Intro to Digital Arts: Computer Graphics

Fall & Spring

203

The Art of Web Design

All Semesters

203

The Art of Web Design

Spring & Summer

204

Animation Fundamentals

 

211

Introduction to Digital Art and Design Criticism

All Semesters

211

Introduction to Digital Art and Design Criticism

Summer & Fall

211Y

Introduction to Digital Art and Design Criticism

*** view multiple offerings

All Semesters

220

Figure Drawing

 

220

Figure Drawing

Fall Only

220

Figure Drawing

Fall & Spring

220

Figure Drawing

Spring Only

223

Drawing: Techniques, Materials, and Tools

Fall & Spring

230

Beginning Sculpture

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Fall & Spring

230

Beginning Sculpture

Spring Only

240

Beginning Printmaking

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Fall & Spring

250

Beginning Oil Painting

 

250

Beginning Oil Painting

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Fall & Spring

250

Beginning Oil Painting

Spring Only

250H

Beginning Oil Painting

Fall Only

260

Water Media

 

265

Artistic Concepts of Color

Fall Only

266

Artistic Concepts of Light

Spring Only

269

Methods and Materials I

Fall & Spring

280

Beginning Ceramics

*** view multiple offerings

Fall & Spring

290

Beginning Photography

Spring Only

296

Independent Studies

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296

Independent Studies

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All Semesters

296

Independent Studies

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Fall Only

296

Independent Studies

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Fall & Spring

(297)

Special Topics

** available as of 18.12.2016

All Semesters

(297)

Special Topics

** available as of 18.12.2016

Spring Only

(297)

Special Topics

** available as of 18.12.2016

Summer Only

297

Special Topics

All Semesters

297

Special Topics

Spring Only

297

Special Topics

Summer Only

299

Foreign Study--Art

All Semesters

299

Foreign Study--Art

Spring Only

299

Foreign Study--Art

Summer Only

302

Digital Portfolio Elements

 

302

Digital Portfolio Elements

Fall & Spring

314

Computer 3-D: Modeling, Rendering, and Animation

*** view multiple offerings

Fall & Spring

315

New Media Art: New Media Studio

*** view multiple offerings

Fall & Spring

316

Video Art and Time-Based Media

Fall & Spring

318

New Media Art: Game Art

Fall & Spring

319

Physical Computing

Fall & Spring

320

Advanced Drawing

*** view multiple offerings

Fall & Spring

330

Intermediate Sculpture: Metal Fabrication and Mixed-media

Fall & Spring

330

Intermediate Sculpture: Metal Fabrication and Mixed-media

*** view multiple offerings

Spring Only

331

Intermediate Sculpture: Metal Casting and Mold-Making

Fall Only

(338)

The Body: Issues and Objects

** available as of 18.12.2016

Fall & Spring

338

The Body: Issues and Objects

Fall Only

338

The Body: Issues and Objects

Fall & Spring

340

Printmaking

Fall & Spring

341

Intermediate Printmaking: Intaglio/Relief

Fall Only

342

Intermediate Printmaking: Lithography/Serigraphy

Spring Only

343

New Media Printmaking

*** view multiple offerings

Fall & Spring

350

Intermediate Painting

All Semesters

350

Intermediate Painting

Fall & Spring

350H

Intermediate Painting

Fall Only

365

Themes and Issues I

Fall Only

365

Themes and Issues I

Spring Only

366

Themes and Issues II

Spring Only

380

Intermediate Throwing

*** view multiple offerings

Fall & Spring

381

Intermediate Handbuilding

Fall Only

381

Intermediate Handbuilding

Fall & Spring

390

Introduction to Photochemical Photography

 

390

Introduction to Photochemical Photography

Fall & Spring

397

Special Topics

All Semesters

397C

**SPECIAL TOPICS**

*** view multiple offerings

Spring Only

399

Foreign Study--Art

All Semesters

402

Portfolio Design and Professional Practices

Fall & Spring

404

Art and Life: Where They Intersect

 

409

Museum Studies

Spring Only

411

Seminar in Contemporary Art

Fall & Spring

411

Seminar in Contemporary Art

Spring Only

413

Performance Art

Fall & Spring

415

Integrating Media: Convergence in Practice

Fall Only

415

Integrating Media: Convergence in Practice

Fall & Spring

416

Advanced Web and Net Art: Multimedia Publishing

Fall Only

419

Advanced New Media: Capstone

Fall & Spring

421

Drawing

Fall & Spring

421

Drawing

Spring Only

422

Advanced Figure Drawing

Fall Only

422

Advanced Figure Drawing

Fall & Spring

430

Advanced Sculpture

Fall & Spring

431

Installation Art

Fall & Spring

431

Installation Art

Spring Only

432

Flexible Molds: Parting Seams and Sculptural Concepts

 

(438)

The Body: Issues and Objects

** available as of 18.12.2016

Fall Only

440

Advanced Printmaking

*** view multiple offerings

Fall & Spring

446

Artists Books

*** view multiple offerings

Spring Only

447

Photo Based Printmaking

Fall Only

450

Advanced Painting

*** view multiple offerings

Fall & Spring

450

Advanced Painting

Spring Only

450H

Advanced Painting

Fall Only

455

Advanced Painting Critique

Fall & Spring

465

Individual Approaches I

Fall & Spring

465

Individual Approaches I

Spring Only

466

Individual Approaches II

 

467

Matter, Materiality and Mediums: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Artistic Stuff

 

468

The Intermediate Digital Medium

Fall & Spring

468

The Intermediate Digital Medium

Spring Only

469

Methods and Materials II

*** view multiple offerings

Spring Only

475

Contemporary Women Artists

Fall Only

476

History and Theory of Digital Art

Spring Only

480

Advanced Ceramic Arts

*** view multiple offerings

Fall & Spring

490

View Camera Photography

All Semesters

490

View Camera Photography

Fall & Spring

494

Research Projects Courses

 

495

Internship

All Semesters

495

Internship

Fall & Spring

496

Independent Studies

*** view multiple offerings

All Semesters

496

Independent Studies

Fall & Spring

496H

Independent Studies

All Semesters

496H

Independent Studies

Spring Only

496H

Independent Studies

*** view multiple offerings

 

(497)

Special Topics

** available as of 18.12.2016

  • Secondary School Records
  • Post-Secondary School Records
  • TOEFL: A minimum TOEFL score of 80 on the Internet-based TOEFL or 550 on the paper exam (code #2660)
  • IELTS: A minimum IELTS score of 6.5 on the academic test
  • Penn State requires first-year international students to submit an official score from the SAT or ACT examination.Please note: The writing component of standardized tests (SAT or ACT) is not required. The writing component will not be used as part of our evaluation. If your test scores include the writing component, by all means, have those scores sent to Penn State. Additionally, we do not require SAT Subject Tests.

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