BFA Majors

Studio Art (B.F.A.) - Graphic Design and Digital Art Concentration
Major Requirements
[ART 110] Visual Literacy
[ART 171] Foundations of Drawing
[ART 182] Color and Design
[ART 282] Form, Space, & Media
[ART 493] Art Seminar*
[ART 494] Senior Art Exhibit
[ARTH 111] Methods and Theories of Art History
[ARTH 150] Art History I: Ancient through Medieval Art
[ARTH 151] Art History II: Renaissance through Contemp. Art
Three credits from the following:
[ARTH 209] Modern Art History (3)
[ARTH 309] Contemporary Art: 1945 – Present (3)
[ARTH 210] Topics in Non-Western Art
Three credits from the following:
[PHIL 101] Problems of Philosophy (3)
[PHIL 102] History of Philosophy (3)
[PHIL 342] Aesthetics
Sophomore Review
Graphic Design and Digital Art Concentration (24 credits)
21 credits from the following:
[ART 211] Computer Art and Imaging (3)
[ART 236] Graphic Design and Visual Culture: Seeing, Thinking,
Making (3)
[ART 237] Typography and Visual Communications (3)
[ART 312] Digital Prints: Concept & Structure (3)
[ART 336] Design for New Media (3)
[ART 337] Graphic Design and Professional Practice (3)
[ART 338] Digital Illustration: Editorial and Narrative (3)
[ART 347] Publication Portfolio: Design as Service (3)
[ART 411] Advanced Computer Art (3)
[ART 420] Designer as Author: Books & Zines (3)
[ART 431] Motion Design: Video, Animation, Communication (3)
[ART 437] Graphic Design III: Advanced Typography & Design (3)
[ART 483] Advanced Graphic Design & Digital Art (3)
Cross-Concentration Studies (18 credits)
Select nine credits from one cross-concentration and six credits from
the other area for a total of 15 credits.
Two-Dimensional Studies cross-concentration courses:
[ART 215] Painting I (3)
[ART 232] Screen Printing (3)
[ART 251] Photography I (3)
[ART 271] Intermediate Drawing (3)
[ART 330] Intaglio and Relief Printmaking (3)
[ART 332] Lithography (3)
Department of Visual Arts
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
21
3
15
[ART 339] Illustration (3)
Three-Dimensional Studies cross-concentration courses:
[ART 136] Paper Processes (3)
[ART 220] Ceramics I: Wheel Techniques (3)
[ART 221] Ceramics I: Hand-building (3)
[ART 224] Dyeing, Printing and Manipulating Fabric (3)
[ART 234] Weaving Techniques (3)
[ART 262] Construction & Assemblage (3)
[ART 263] Carving (3)
[ART 283] Furniture Design (3)
[ART 308] Installation Art and Public Sculpture (3)
[ART 334] Wearable Art (3)
[ART 364] Casting (3)
ART 2xx Studio Art Elective (Any additional ART 2xx or higher course,
excluding Art Education courses.)
3
Experiential Learning requirement
0
QuEST requirements
Credits
3
3
3
3 or 4
3 or 4
3
6
First Year Seminar
Oral Communication
Created and Called for Community (W)
Mathematical Sciences
Laboratory Science
Science, Technology & the World
Two of the following (6 credits total):
Social Science
European History
U.S. History
Literature
Philosophy and Religion (PHIL 101 or 102)
Arts
First Semester of Language
Second Semester of Language
Third Semester of Language/Cross Cultural
Non-Western Studies (ARTH 210)
Bible
Christian Beliefs
Wellness
Ethics, World Views or Pluralism
QuEST requirements
Major requirements (inclusive of concentration)
Total credits
*Fulfills Writing Enriched course requirement for major.
3
met/major
met/major
3
3
3
met/major
3
3
1
3
46-48
81
127-128
Requirements for students matriculating in 2016-17