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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 |
Fall & Spring |
|
1 |
Introduction to the Visual Arts |
Spring Only |
|
1 |
Introduction to the Visual Arts |
Summer Only |
|
2 |
Interactive Learning and Web-Design |
Spring Only |
|
3 |
Visual Images on the Web |
All Semesters |
|
3 |
Visual Images on the Web |
Fall Only |
|
3 |
Visual Images on the Web |
Fall & Spring |
|
3 |
Visual Images on the Web |
Summer & Fall |
|
10 |
Introduction to Visual Studies |
|
|
10 |
Introduction to Visual Studies |
All Semesters |
|
10 |
Introduction to Visual Studies |
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 |
All Semesters |
|
20 |
Introduction to Drawing |
Fall Only |
|
20 |
Introduction to Drawing |
Fall & Spring |
|
20 |
Introduction to Drawing |
Spring Only |
|
20H |
Introduction to Drawing |
|
|
20H |
Introduction to Drawing |
Fall Only |
|
20H |
Introduction to Drawing |
Spring Only |
|
30 |
Introduction to Sculpture |
All Semesters |
|
30 |
Introduction to Sculpture |
Fall & Spring |
|
30 |
Introduction to Sculpture |
Spring Only |
|
40 |
Introduction to Printmaking |
All Semesters |
|
40 |
Introduction to Printmaking |
Fall Only |
|
40 |
Introduction to Printmaking |
Fall & Spring |
|
40 |
Introduction to Printmaking |
Spring Only |
|
50 |
Introduction to Painting |
All Semesters |
|
50 |
Introduction to Painting |
Fall Only |
|
50 |
Introduction to Painting |
Fall & Spring |
|
50 |
Introduction to Painting |
Spring Only |
|
80 |
Introduction to Ceramics |
All Semesters |
|
80 |
Introduction to Ceramics |
Fall & Spring |
|
98 |
Special Topics |
Spring Only |
|
100 |
Concepts and Creation in the Visual Arts |
All Semesters |
|
100 |
Concepts and Creation in the Visual Arts |
Fall Only |
|
100 |
Concepts and Creation in the Visual Arts |
Fall & Spring |
|
100 |
Concepts and Creation in the Visual Arts |
Spring Only |
|
101 |
Introduction to Web Design |
Fall Only |
|
101 |
Introduction to Web Design |
Fall & Spring |
|
101 |
Introduction to Web Design |
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 |
|
|
111 |
Ideas as Objects |
Fall & Spring |
|
122 |
Commentary on Art |
|
|
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 |
Fall & Spring |
|
168H |
The Digital Medium |
Fall Only |
|
197 |
Special Topics |
|
|
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 |
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 |
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 |
Fall & Spring |
|
230 |
Beginning Sculpture |
Spring Only |
|
240 |
Beginning Printmaking |
Fall & Spring |
|
250 |
Beginning Oil Painting |
|
|
250 |
Beginning Oil Painting |
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 |
Fall & Spring |
|
290 |
Beginning Photography |
Spring Only |
|
296 |
Independent Studies |
|
|
296 |
Independent Studies |
All Semesters |
|
296 |
Independent Studies |
Fall Only |
|
296 |
Independent Studies |
Fall & Spring |
|
(297) |
Special Topics |
All Semesters |
|
(297) |
Special Topics |
Spring Only |
|
(297) |
Special Topics |
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 |
Fall & Spring |
|
315 |
New Media Art: New Media Studio |
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 |
Fall & Spring |
|
330 |
Intermediate Sculpture: Metal Fabrication and Mixed-media |
Fall & Spring |
|
330 |
Intermediate Sculpture: Metal Fabrication and Mixed-media |
Spring Only |
|
331 |
Intermediate Sculpture: Metal Casting and Mold-Making |
Fall Only |
|
(338) |
The Body: Issues and Objects |
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 |
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 |
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** |
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 |
Fall Only |
|
440 |
Advanced Printmaking |
Fall & Spring |
|
446 |
Artists Books |
Spring Only |
|
447 |
Photo Based Printmaking |
Fall Only |
|
450 |
Advanced Painting |
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 |
Spring Only |
|
475 |
Contemporary Women Artists |
Fall Only |
|
476 |
History and Theory of Digital Art |
Spring Only |
|
480 |
Advanced Ceramic Arts |
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 |
All Semesters |
|
496 |
Independent Studies |
Fall & Spring |
|
496H |
Independent Studies |
All Semesters |
|
496H |
Independent Studies |
Spring Only |
|
496H |
Independent Studies |
|
|
(497) |
Special Topics |
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