Art: Studio Concentration, B.F.A.

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The B.F.A. is comprised of a group of core courses representing minimum requirements for all areas of emphasis, plus course requirements in studio arts, art history, a B.F.A. seminar, and a B.F.A. professional practices course. Students accepted into the program decide on an area of emphasis from the following choices: painting,

photography, printmaking, and sculpture.

Throughout the B.F.A. program, candidates must maintain a 3.00 GPA in art and a high level of performance and will be subject to review at all times. Advisors will direct students in their specific course of study based on regular critiques.
To complete the program, candidates will meet all course work for the degree and participate in the B.F.A. art exhibition, which will be reviewed by the art faculty to determine the candidate’s professional competence in a chosen area of emphasis.
In order to receive the B.F.A. Degree, students must complete 24 upper-division units in art in residence. (May be included within the University’s unit residency requirement.)

Degree Requirements

See the “Degree Requirements ” in the University Catalog for complete details on general degree requirements.

General Education Requirements (48 units)

See the “General Education Program ” requirements in the University Catalog for information on General Education requirements. Some major requirements may double count for GE requirements.

Major Core Requirements

Freshman and Sophomore Years

* FLC = a Freshman Learning Community, taught over two semesters; counts for GE areas A1 and C3

ARTS 104 - Studio Art Foundations Unit(s): 4 OR
ARTS 101 - Art Fundamentals Unit(s): 3
AND
ARTS 102 - Fundamentals of Three Dimension Design Unit(s): 3
ARTH 210 - Introduction to Art History Unit(s): 4 (4 Unit(s) Required)
ARTH 211 - Introduction to Art History Unit(s): 4 OR
ARTH 160A - Humanities Learning Community Unit(s): 4 *
AND
ARTH 160B - Humanities Learning Community Unit(s): 4 *

Complete two of the following courses for a total of 4 units:

ARTS 202 - Beginning Drawing Unit(s): 3
ARTS 204 - Beginning Life Drawing Unit(s): 3
ARTS 105 - Media Art Fundamentals Unit(s): 3

Junior and Senior Years

Complete the following 5 courses:

Minimum required 15

ARTH 464 - Avant-Gardes of the Early 20th Century Unit(s): 3-4
ARTH 465 - Modern Art from 1945 to 1979 Unit(s): 3-4
ARTH 466 - Contemporary Art Unit(s): 3-4
ARTS 465 - B.F.A. Seminar Unit(s): 1-4
ARTS 466 - B.F.A. Portfolio Artists’ Practices Unit(s): 3
ARTS 491 - Visiting Artists’ Lecture Series Unit(s): 1

Choose any combination of the following to total 5 units:

Minimum required 5

ARTS 302 - Intermediate Drawing Unit(s): 3
ARTS 304 - Intermediate Life Drawing Unit(s): 3
ARTS 402 - Advanced Drawing Unit(s): 3
ARTS 404 - Advanced Life Drawing Unit(s): 3

Areas of Emphasis

In addition to the major core requirements, each B.F.A. student must complete one of the following 34-unit emphases:

Units

Total lower-division core units: 14-18

Total upper-division core units: 20-22

Total units in the emphasis: 34

Total units in the major: 70

Program Learning Outcomes

Apply critical analysis to formal, aesthetic and conceptual qualities in their and others’ art.
Use visual observations to display understanding, and resolve decisions, about the form and content of an artwork.
Ask critical questions about artistic processes, challenges, ideas and materials.
Develop a comprehensive body of work, exhibiting experimentation and growth.
Demonstrate technical proficiency of media to display finished artwork.
Express complex original ideas through an independent approach to materials, media and process.
Articulate original concepts, ideas, and questions in visual, written and oral forms.
Acquire awareness of historical and contemporary considerations, from global to local communities, in relationship to their own work.
Professionally practice, produce, document, exhibit, promote, and develop original artwork.