Studio Art and Design (B.F.A.)
The B.F.A. is a four-year degree divided into two parts: the preprofessional program (freshman and sophomore years) and the professional program (junior and senior years). Majors are eligible to apply for the professional program when they have completed the art core, in the process of completing the 200-level art course requirements, and have earned a minimum 2.75 GPA. Applications for the professional BFA program will be requested each semester; students must be admitted to the professional BFA through the review process before being admitted to 490 BFA Art/Design Studio and 495 BFA Senior Thesis. Transcripts and a portfolio of the student's art work must accompany the application. Students accepted into the professional program must complete 15 credits of 300-level studio courses with at least 6 of the 15 credits in one sequential studio area and 12 credits of art history before enrolling in Art 490 and Art 495. Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.75 and receive a grade of C or better in the 300- and 400-level art courses. Students may reapply for entry into the professional program any semester after their sophomore year.
Computer Equipment: beginning with the first year of the program, all art and design students are required to have their own laptop computer and appropriate software for use in their courses. Please refer to the College of Art and Architecture’s website for specifics.
Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the art core, and a studio emphasis (all the 200-level and 300-level courses in a specific studio area) in one of the following areas: graphic design, interaction design, painting, sculpture, printmaking, or photography/digital imaging and:
Contemporary Art and Theory (3 cr) |
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New Media (3 cr) |
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Professional Practices (2 cr) |
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BFA Art/Design Studio (12 cr) |
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BFA Senior Thesis (4 cr) |
Art History Electives selected with advisor approval (6 cr):
Visual Culture (3 cr) |
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History and Theory of Modern Design I (3 cr) |
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Modern Art and Theory (3 cr) |
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History and Theory of Modern Design II (3 cr) |
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History of Typography (3 cr) |
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History of Photography (3 cr) |
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Visual Studies (3 cr) |
200-level studio courses selected from the following (15 cr):
Drawing III (3 cr) |
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Digital Tools (3 cr) |
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Introduction to Graphic Design (3 cr) |
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Introduction to Typography (3 cr) |
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Painting I (3 cr) |
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Sculpture I (3 cr) |
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Printmaking I (3 cr) |
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Ceramics I (3 cr) |
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Interaction Design I (3 cr) |
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Experiential Design I (3 cr) |
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Understanding Photography (3 cr) |
300-400 level studio courses selected from the following (at least 6 cr must be taken in one studio area, i.e., Art 330, no more than 6 cr in one studio area may be counted toward this requirement) (15 cr):
Graphic Design Concepts (3 cr, max 6) |
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Graphic Design Studio (3 cr, max 6) |
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Intermediate/Advanced Painting (3 cr, max 9) |
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Intermediate/Advanced Sculpture (3 cr, max 9) |
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Intermediate/Advanced Printmaking (3 cr, max 9) |
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Intermediate/Advanced Interaction + Experiential Design (3 cr, max 9) |
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Digital Imaging (3 cr) |
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Mixed Media (3 cr, max 6) |
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Information Design (3 cr, max 9) |
Courses to total 120 credits for this degree
No more than a combined total of 9 credits of the following courses may be applied toward a B.F.A. degree: Art 404, Art 488, Art 497, Art 498, and Art 499.