BFA Studio Art and Expanded Media

Bfa Degree REquirements

Foundation courses (48 CREDITS) For all concentrations

Core Courses (30 Credits) 

  • 50:080:102 Visual Fundamentals (3)
  • 50:080:103 Sculpture Foundations (3)
  • 50:080:221 Drawing I (3)
  • 50:080:225 Color Studies (3)
  • 50:080:264 Digital Photography I (3)
  • 50:080:279 Computer Animation I (3) or 50:080:280 Classical Animation (3)
  • 50:080:213 Graphic Design I (3)
  • 50:080:351 Painting I (3)
  • 50:080:214 Sculpture 1 (3)
  • 50:080:388 3D Modeling & Printing (3) 

Critical + Practical Studies in the Arts Courses (6 credits) 
Select TWO classes from the following: 

  • 50:080:126 Conceptual Art (3)
  • 50:965:125 Introduction Video and Film (3)
  • 50:080:223 Figure Drawing (3)
  • 50:080:224 New Media Art (3)
  • 50:965:225 Video and Film Production (3)
  • 50:080:247 Intermedia (3)
  • 50:080:271 Printmaking (3)
  • 50:080:300 Art and Urban Sustainability (3)
  • 50:192: 301 Video Game Design (3) ((co-operated with Digital Studies Center—(suggested for animation)
  • 50:080:482 Singularity Art (3)
  • 50:080: _____Special Topics (in any art area) (3) (With permission of advisor)
  • 50:080:_____ _________________________ (With permission of advisor)

Art History Courses (12 credits) 
Must be taken face to face, online courses are reserved for non-majors

  • 50:082:101 Introduction to Art History I (3)
  • 50:082:102 Introduction to Art History II (3)
  • 50:082: 354 Contemporary Art (3)
  •  50:082:___ Art history course 200 level or higher (3)

 

STUDIO ART AND EXPANDED MEDIA Concentration (33 CREDITS)

  • 50:080:126 Conceptual Art I (3)
  • 50:080:222 Drawing II (3)
  • 50:080:352 Painting II (3)
  • 50:080:382 Sculpture II (3)
  • 50:080:451 Advanced Painting and/or 50:080:481 Advanced Sculpture (6)
  • 50:080:452 Senior Capstone in Painting or 50:080:478 Senior Capstone in Sculpture (6)
  • 50:080:442 Professional Practices in Art (3)

TWO Additional Art courses from the list:

  • 50:080:129 Biodesign I (3)
  • 50:080:211 Ceramics I (3)
  • 50:080:212 Ceramics II (3)
  • 50:080:224 New Media Art (3)
  • 50:080:226 Conceptual Art II (3)
  • 50:080:247 Intermedia (3)
  • 50:080:300 Art and Urban Sustainability (3)
  • 50:080:314 Interactive Art II (3)
  • 50:080:391 Independent Study in Studio Art (3)
  • 50:080:479 Special Topics in art (or other areas with permission of Faculty Advisor)