Department of Art

Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts

The degree Fine Arts, concentrates on drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics, and sculpture and other special art interests.

Curriculum

The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program.

•  Freshman

  Fall		Spring
  ENGL 1013 Composition I1	3	ENGL 1023 Composition II1	3
  Social Sciences1	3	Science with Lab1	4
  Mathematics1	3	Fine Arts & Humanities1	3
  ART 1001 Introduction to Art	1	ART 2403 Color Design	3
  ART 1303 Introduction to Drawing	3	ART 2413 Three-dimensional Design	3
  ART 1403 Two-dimensional Design	3
  Total Hours	16	Total Hours	16

•  Sophomore

  Fall		Spring
  Social Sciences/Fine Arts/Humanities/Communication1	3	Social Sciences1	3
  Fine Arts & Humanities1	3	U.S. History/Government1	3
  Science with Lab1	4	ART 2113 Art History II	3
  ART 2103 Art History I	3	ART 2303 Figure Drawing	3
  Elective2	3	ART 3001 Sophomore Review	1
  		Elective2	2
  Total Hours	16	Total Hours	15

•  Junior

  Fall		Spring
  ART 3073 Introduction to Sculpture	3	ART 3603 Introduction to Ceramics	3
  ART 3303 Drawing Studio I	3	ART 3803 Introduction to Printmaking	3
  ART 3403 Introduction to Opaque Painting or ART 3533 Watercolor Painting	3	Art History (3000-4000)3	3
  Art History (3000-4000)3	3	Elective2	6
  Elective2	3
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	15

•  Senior

  Fall		Spring
  Art Elective (3000-4000)	6	ART 4703 Senior Project and Exhibition	3
  Elective2	9	Elective2	9
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	12

¹See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
²At least 40 upper level hours are required. Electives cannot include art courses.
³Art history electives ART 3113 Art History, American,  ART 3133 Art History, Americas & Africa, ART 3143 Art History, Asia & Pacific, ART 4113 Art History, Art After 1945, ART 4723 Art History Seminar, ART 4823 Art Criticism and Aesthetics can be used toward this requirement.