Studio Arts (BFA)

The Studio Arts major requires the completion of 60 semester hours, which includes two three-credit required courses, one three-credit Art History course, fifteen three-credit fine art studio courses (six at the 200-level, six at the 300-level, and one at the 400-level), six additional credits of fine arts studio or internship, and six credits of Thesis Project. This 60-credit major contributes to the 121 credits required for the BFA degree.

In addition to the program requirements listed below, all BFA students must complete Foundation & General Education requirements that contribute to the 121 credits required for the BFA degree.

Program Curriculum

Required Program Courses

• course Theory and Practice

• IM301 Theory and Practice

Art History

• Complete 1 course from the following courses:

  • course History of Design Arts

  • course History of Printed Matter

  • course History of Object, Space, and Time

  • course History of Film & Video

  • course History of Photography

  • course History of Painting and Drawing

  • course History of Animation

  • course History of Studio Arts

Program Electives

• Complete 18 credits at the 200-level from any of the following subjects:

  • Creative Writing (CW), Intermedia (IM), Painting and Drawing (PADR), Photography (PH), Printmaking (PR), or Sculpture (SC)

• Complete 18 credits at the 300-level from any of the following subjects:

  • Creative Writing (CW), Intermedia (IM), Painting and Drawing (PADR), Photography (PH), Printmaking (PR), or Sculpture (SC)

• Complete 3 credits at the 400-level from any of the following subjects:

  • Creative Writing (CW), Intermedia (IM), Painting and Drawing (PADR), Photography (PH), Printmaking (PR), or Sculpture (SC)

• Complete 6 credits from the following:

  • Any course level of: Creative Writing (CW), Intermedia (IM), Painting and Drawing (PADR), Photography (PH), Printmaking (PR), or Sculpture (SC).

  • course Internship

Applied Creative Practice

• course Thesis Project