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Nov 21, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate 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
- 3 credit hours in FCC literature requirement
- 18 credit hours in elective courses as needed
Primary and Secondary Concentrations
Students in the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art program select between the following primary concentration options for 18 credit hours:
- 2D Studio Art Primary Concentration
- 3D Studio Art Primary Concentration
- Photography Primary Concentration
Students will be placed into secondary concentrations based on their primary choice.
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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 Primary Concentration courses:. (Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Illustration):
Choose 6 courses from below:
3D Studio Art Primary Concentration: 18 credit hours from the following Primary Concentration Area. (Ceramics, Sculpture, Crafts)
Choose six courses from below:
Photography Primary Concentration: 18 credit hours
Choose 18 credit hours from the Primary Concentration Advanced Level courses:
Secondary Concentrations: 6 credit hours
Students who select a 2D Primary Primary Concentration will automatically have 3D and Photography Secondary Concentrations.
Students who select 3D Primary Primary Concentrations will automatically have 2D and Photgraphy Secondary Concentrations.
Students who select Photography Primary Concentration will automatically have 2D and 3D Secondary Concentrations.
Course list is the same as Primary Concentrations Lists above. Six credit hours of art classes not in the Primary Concentration.
Electives: 18 credit hours
Students will take 18 credit hours of electives.
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