Studio Art Major, B.F.A.

Required Core Courses:

• ART 101 - Fundamentals of Drawing
• ART 123 - Design Studio I
• ART 125 - 3-D Design

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• ART 201 - Ceramics: Hand Construction
• or  ART 302 - Ceramics: Wheel Construction

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• ART 206 - Figure Studies
• ART 236 - Composition and Color
• ART 250 - Portfolio Review
• ART 330 - Studio Practice and Personal Vision
• ART 491 - Thesis
• ART 492 - Business Practices in Art

Art History Component (12 hours required):

• ART 281 - History of Western Art I
• ART 282 - History of Western Art II
• ART 360 - Contemporary Art History
• ART 375 - History of Non-Western Art
• ART 390 - Rise of Technology in Art
• ART 471 - History of Modern Art

Choose 21 hours from:

Students may acquire an Emphasis/Concentration in an area by completing 15 credits in any given area.  More than one emphasis may be attempted.

• ART 160 - Introduction to Media Arts
• ART 172 - Introduction to Photography
• ART 200 - Introduction to Graphics
• ART 230 - Introduction to Painting
• ART 270 - Basic Darkroom Techniques
• ART 272 - Studio Lighting & Illustration
• ART 275 - Photoshop
• ART 303 - Ceramics: Advanced Techniques
• ART 308 - Advanced Figure Studies
• ART 319 - Typography
• ART 320 - Package Designing
• ART 324 - Printmaking
• ART 334 - Beginning Watercolor
• ART 338 - Conceptual Practices in Painting
• ART 345 - Photographic Print
• ART 350 - Visual Storytelling
• ART 359 - Advertising and Publication
• ART 362 - Video Design
• ART 364 - 3D Graphics and Animation
• ART 365 - Programming for Artists
• ART 366 - Concept Art for Gaming and Animation
• ART 372 - Documentary Photography
• ART 399 - Special Topics
• ART 410 - Web Design
• ART 412 - Motion Graphics and Animation
• ART 466 - Game and VR Development
• ART 476 - Advanced Photography
• ART 489 - Art Internship

Typical Courses for Students Majoring in Art

Students in the Art Teaching major will need to take EDUC 140 , EDUC 214 , and EDUC 200  in the freshman and sophomore years.