MAJOR CURRICULUM
Total credits required for a BFA in General Fine Arts: 120.0
The below degree plan is for students entering in the 2023-24 academic year.
Course |
Course # |
Credits |
FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS |
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| Modernisms | AH 101 | 3.0 |
| Ways of Writing | HMST 101 | 3.0 |
| Forum I | FF 111 | 3.0 |
| Forum II | FF 112 | 3.0 |
| Drawing (Fundamentals) | FF 160 | 3.0 |
| Fabrication (3D) | FF 130 | 3.0 |
| Color Design (2D) |
FF 120 | 3.0 |
| New Media (4D) | FF 140 | 3.0 |
| Program Electives | 6.0 | |
LIBERAL ARTS REQUIREMENTS |
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| Ways of Seeing | AH 205 | 3.0 |
| Art History Elective | AH | 3.0 |
| Art History Elective | AH | 3.0 |
| Art History Elective | AH | 3.0 |
| History/ Politics Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Literature/Creative Writing Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Societies/Cultures Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Philosophy/ Religion Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Science Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Humanistic Studies Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Academic Elective | 3.0 | |
| Academic Elective | 3.0 | |
| * Within these categories, at least one course must carry the DEIG designation; two must must be taken at the 300 level; and one must be taken at the 400 level. | ||
GENERAL FINE ARTS MAJOR REQUIREMENTS |
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| Introduction to GFA | GFA 220 | 3.0 |
| Life Drawing | DR 252 | 3.0 |
| Studio Drawing | DR 298 | 3.0 |
| Core Studio 1 | 3.0 | |
| Core Studio 2 | 3.0 | |
| Core Studio 3 | 3.0 | |
| Core Studio 4 | 3.0 | |
| Core Studio 5 | 3.0 | |
| Core Studio 6 | 3.0 | |
| Core Studio 7 | 3.0 | |
| GFA Junior Independent | GFA 320 | 3.0 |
| Professional Practices for the Visual Artist | PD 455 | 3.0 |
| Senior Thesis I | FA 498 | 6.0 |
| Senior Thesis II | FA 499 | 6.0 |
| Studio Elective 1 | 3.0 | |
| Studio Elective 2 | 3.0 | |
| Total for the General Fine Arts Major | 90 | |
*Core Studio courses are chosen from the following subjects: CE, DR, FB, FILM, GFA, IS, PH, PR, PT. Up to 9 credits may be chosen from GD or IL.