Studio Emphasis, Bachelor of Fine Arts
Within the Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art, there are two areas of emphasis: 2-D and 3-D. The Studio Art program equips students to meet an ever-changing and competitive field through a commitment to creative thinking and endeavor. The goal for students is that they become independent, creative thinkers, responsible to a wide audience and assertive in their own kind of expression. All students take foundation courses; intermediate students take intermediate level 2-D or 3-D courses. In sequential upper-level courses, students choose advanced courses in painting, illustration, ceramics, or sculpture.
Requirements Courses for 2-D Emphasis and 3-D Emphasis and the Art Therapy Program (31 credits)
Foundational Courses (19 credits)
ART 233: Graphic Design Majors must take ART 210, Introduction to Typography, in place of ART 233, Painting I.
Additional Common Courses (12 credits)
ART XXX Elective: Art Therapy students required to take Studio Elective
ART 113, ART 114: ART 120 plus one additional art history course (excluding ART 113, 114, 430, 431, 432) may be taken as an alternate to ART 113 and ART 114.