BFA in Studio Arts (66.5 hours)
This is a limited-enrollment program requiring departmental admissions approval. Please see the department office for information regarding requirements for admission to this major.
Program Requirements |
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- Complete the following core requirements:
VA 111 : Freshman Seminar.
(1.5:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Conceptual and philosophical preparation for visual arts majors. Lecture and guided discussion seminar with weekly labs. Nature and value of visual arts and visual culture. |
VA 115 : Two-Dimensional Design.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Pre-visual arts status. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Formal and conceptual elements of design, color, and composition, using a variety of media. |
- Be admitted to the BA program.
- Complete the following:
VASTU 133 : Three-Dimensional Design.
(1.5:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall Blk 1, Blk 2; Winter Blk 1, Blk 2; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | VA 111 & VA 114 & VA 115 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Three-dimensional concepts, theories, and issues using a variety of media and processes. Readings, writings, and participation in course work exhibitions required. |
| NOTE: | Fee. |
VASTU 210 : New Genre.
(3:6.0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | VA 111 & VA 114 & VA 115 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Developing an artistic voice while exploring new genres of art making including installation, digital, time-based, performance, sound, and technology-based work. |
VASTU 220 : Introduction to Drawing and Figure Drawing.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | VA 111 & VA 114 & VA 115 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Perceptive and inventive drawing and fundamental study of the figure using a variety of media and methods. |
VASTU 225 : Printmaking Fundamentals.
(3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | VA 111 & VA 114 & VA 115 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Introduction to the basic materials, techniques, history, and aesthetics of intaglio, lithography, and other printmaking processes. |
- Be admitted to the BFA program.
- Complete a minimum of four hours of the following:
- Complete a minimum of 19.5 hours from the following:
VASTU 310 : Installation.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | VA 114 & VA 115 & VASTU 210 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Developing an artistic voice while exploring various installation art practices. |
VASTU 321 : Drawing.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Visual arts core. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Drawing as a graphic form of self-expression, emphasizing personal statement in response to various experiences and concepts. |
VASTU 333 : Painting-Mixed Media.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | VASTU 215 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Exploring multiple aqueous media and painting mediums and processes as they related to problem solving, idea development, and art-making. |
VASTU 354 : Spatial Relationships in Sculpture.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | VASTU 133 & VASTU 217 |
| RECOMMENDED: | VAStu 356. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Investigation of spatial relatiionships in installation art, earth works, sculptural performance, and new genres. |
VASTU 480R : Advanced Studio.
(1-3:Arr:Arr)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | At least two 300-level VAStu courses, one of which is in the area of the proposed project. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Individual development of art issues in advanced studio environment. Writing a proposal accompanied by a readings list. |
- Complete four hours of the following:
- Complete the following:
VASTU 440 : Business Practices for Artists.
(2:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Visual arts major. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Basic business practices associated with managing career in visual arts. Critical discussion and research concerning spiritual and ethical issues associated with art making. |
VASTU 497 : BFA Final Project and Exit Portfolio.
(1:0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Studio BFA major status. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Final exhibition and project report; completed travel requirement account; submit all required materials for BFA exit portfolio. |
- Complete the following art history and criticism requirements:
And complete one course from the following:
ARTHC 350 : Modern Art.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Independent Study also. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Modern European art and theory, 1900--1945. |