Course of Study

Students are required to take 68 credits in studio courses and 12 credits in Art History for the BFA degree.

• FA 102 Studio Art Foundations I (3 credits)
• FA 103 Studio Art Foundations II (3 credits)
• FA 104 Drawing I (3 credits)
• FA 105 Drawing II (3 credits)

One 100-level course in Art History, including:

• AH 111 Western Art: Renaissance to Modern or
• AH 112 Western Art: Prehistory to Medieval

One 200-level course in Art History, including but not limited to:

• AH 220 Medieval Art
• AH 222 Early Renaissance Art
• AH 224 Baroque Art
• AH 225 Nineteenth Century Art
• AH 226 History of Photography
• AH 228 High Renaissance and Mannerist Art
• AH 232 Art of Ancient Greece and Rome
• AH 234 Global Modernisms
• AH 235 Contemporary Art: 1945 to the Present
• AH 236 Latin American Art

One 300-level course in Art History, including but not limited to:

• AH 323 Contemporary Curatorial Practices
• AH 324 Seminar: Art and the Italian Renaissance Court
• AH 325 Leonardo da Vinci: Art, Myth, and Innovation
• AH 326 Seminar: Modern Art
• AH 327 Seminar: Make an Exhibition
• AH 328 Seminar: Contemporary Art
• AH 329 Art Now: Special Topics in Contemporary Art

• FA 200 Painting I (3 credits)
• FA 203 Printmaking I (3 credits)
• FA 204 Ceramics I (3 credits) or
• FA 205 Metals and Jewelry I (3 credits) or
• FA 208 Photography I (3 credits)
• FA 291 Sculpture I

Find a list of all art courses in the Program Guide online.

In addition to the Common Curriculum, students must select one of the following studio concentrations. Permission of the Department adviser is required before students are allowed to continue in a chosen area of concentration.

Ceramics (18 credits)

• FA 204 Ceramics I (3 credits)
• FA 230 Ceramics II (4 credits)
• FA 231 Ceramics III (4 credits)
• FA 332 Ceramics IV (4 Credits)
• At least one studio course in Metals and Jewelry (3 credits)

Graphic Design (24 credits)

• FA 206 Introduction to Graphic Design (4 credits)
• FA 250 Graphic Design I (Typography) (4 credits)
• FA 251 Graphic Design II (Interactive Design) (4 credits)
• FA 350 Graphic Design III (Branding and Identity Systems) (4 credits)
• FA 351 Graphic Design IV (Advanced Design in Visual Communication) (4 credits)
• FA 270 Digital Imaging I (4 credits)

Illustration (27 credits)

• FA 226 Illustration I (4 Credits)
• FA 228 Illustration II (Children’s Book Illustration) (4 Credits)
• FA 239 Illustration III (4 Credits)
• FA 326 Illustration IV (4 credits)
• FA 203 Printmaking I (3 credits)
• FA 270 Digital Imaging (4 credits)
• SI 301 Scientific Illustration I (4 Credits)

Metals and Jewelry (18 credits)

• FA 205 Metals and Jewelry I (3 credits)
• FA 240 Metals and Jewelry II (4 credits)
• FA 241 Metals and Jewelry III (4 credits)
• FA 342 Metals and Jewelry IV (4 credits)
• At least one studio course in Ceramics (3 credits)

Painting (27 credits)

• FA 200 Painting I (3 credits)
• FA 201 Color and Design (4 credits)
• FA 210 Painting II (4 credits)
• FA 211 Painting III (4 credits)
• FA 310 Painting IV (4 credits)
• FA 300 Advanced Drawing (4 credits)
• FA 304 Figure Drawing (4 credits)

Photography (23 credits)

• FA 208 Photography I (3 credits)
• FA 280 Photography II (4 credits)
• FA 370 Digital and Color Photography (4 credits)
• FA 381 Photography III (4 credits)
• FA 382 Photography IV (4 Credits)
• FA 270 Digital Imaging I (4 credits) or
• FA 220 Printmaking II (Screen Printing) (4 credits)

Printmaking (25 credits)

• FA 203 Printmaking I (3 credits)
• FA 220 Printmaking II (Screen Printing) (4 credits)
• FA 222 Printmaking III (New Forms) (4 credits)
• FA 318 Printmaking IV (4 credits)
• FA 200 Painting I (3 credits)
• FA 208 Photography I (3 credits)
• FA 300 Advanced Drawing (4 credits)

• FA 383 Senior Studio (2 credits) (in chosen area of concentration)
• FA 484 Senior Seminar (3 credits)
• SI 490 Senior Thesis (4 credits) (in chosen area of concentration)
• FA 490L Senior Thesis Lecture (0 credits)