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Aug 01, 2025
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2025-2026 Undergrad Catalog
Studio Art - BFA
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Program Overview
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art program is a professional degree that prepares students for positions in studio arts-related job markets and the necessary skills to succeed in graduate study. The programs feature a traditional art score curriculum with concentrations in Two-Dimensional Studio Art, Three-Dimensional Studio Art, and Photography. Each concentration is supported by fully equipped studios designed to facilitate learning and creativity and accommodate health and safety standards.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate technical skills in major area of concentration and achieve basic visual communication and expression in one or more media
- Develop an artistic maturity and sensitivity to visual aesthetics, making workable connections between concept and media
- Utilize the principles of visual art and design
- Analyze the intentions of major artists/designers and movements of the past and the present, both in the Western and non-Western worlds
- Evaluate the nature of contemporary thinking on art and design
- Discern quality in design projects and works of art
Degree Requirements
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art requires 120 credit hours:
- 21 credit hours in required core courses
- 12 credit hours in art history
- 18 credit hours in primary concentration courses
- 12 credit hours in secondary concentrations courses
- 36-37 credit hours of Franciscan Core Curriculum (FCC) courses
- 21 credit hours in elective courses as needed
Concentrations
Students in the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art I program select between the following concentration options:
2D Studio Concentration
- 18 hours from the 2D Studio Art Concentration
- 6 Hours from Photography Focus Area
- 6 hours from 3D Studio Art Focus Area
3D Studio Concentration
- 18 hours from the 3D Studio Art Concentration
- 6 Hours from Photography Focus Area
- 6 Hours from 2D Studio Art Focus Area
Photography Concentration
- 18 hours from the Photography Concentration
- 6 Hours from 2D Studio Art Focus Area
- 6 Hours from 3D Studio Art Focus Area
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Studio Art Core Courses: 21 credit hours
Art History: 12 credit hours
2D Studio Art Primary Concentration: 18 credit hours from the following courses:. (Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Illustration):
Choose 6 courses from below: 2D Studio Art Secondary Focus Areas
Students in the 2D studio art primary concentration will also take the following. 6 credit hours from these 3D Studio Courses: ART-150 ART-362 ART-363 ART-364 ART-365 ART-366 ART-367 ART-352 ART-353 ART-354 ART-355 ART-356 ART-370 ART-371 ART-372 ART-373 ART-374 ART-375 ART-253; and 6 credit hours from these Photography courses: ART-180 ART-280 ART-349 ART-360 ART-460 ART-252 ART-281 ART-282 ART-283 ART-284 ART-285; 3D Studio Art Primary Concentration: 18 credit hours from the following courses: (Ceramics, Sculpture, Crafts)
Choose six courses from below: 3D Studio Art Secondary Focus Areas
Students in the 3D Studio concnetration will also take the following. 6 credit hours from the Photography Focus Area: ART-180 ART-280 ART-349 ART-360 ART-460 ART-252 ART-281 ART-282 ART-283 ART-284 ART-285; and 6 credit hours from the 2D Studio Focus Area: ART-130 ART-207 ART-223 ART-224 ART-225 ART-226 ART-227 ART-251 ART-307 ART-310 ART-311 ART-420 ART-421 ART-422 ART-423 ART-424 ART-425; Photography Primary Concentration: 18 credit hours
Photography Concentration: Secondary Focus Areas
Students in the Photography Primary Concentration will also take the following. 6 credit hours from 2D Focus Area classes: ART-130 ART-207 ART-223 ART-224 ART-225 ART-226 ART-227 ART-251 ART-307 ART-310 ART-311 ART-420 ART-421 ART-422 ART-423 ART-424 ART-425; and 6 credit hours from 3D Focus Area classes: ART-150 ART-362 ART-363 ART-364 ART-365 ART-366 ART-367 ART-352 ART-353 ART-354 ART-355 ART-356 ART-370 ART-371 ART-372 ART-373 ART-374 ART-375 ART-253; |
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