Art: Graphic Design Emphasis, B.F.A.

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This major is administered by the Department of Art & Design .

The Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) is the professional arts degree, with a focus on intensive work in art and design, supported by a program in general studies. The BFA program prepares students for professional careers in the visual arts. In accordance with the standards of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), the major consists of 80 credits in the Department of Art & Design, as follows:

Studio Art Foundation, 12 credits

Consists of 12 credits for all art programs:

ART 101 - Design: Two-dimensional 3 cr.
ART 102 - Design: Three-dimensional 3 cr.
ART 103 - Basic Drawing I 3 cr.
ART 104 - Drawing II 3 cr.

Art History Foundation, 6 credits

Consists of 6 credits of 100-level art history, for all art programs. Choose from:

ART 170 - Survey of Asian Art I 3 cr.
ART 171 - Survey of Asian Art II 3 cr.
ART 182 - Survey of Western Art History I 3 cr.
ART 183 - Survey of Western Art History II 3 cr.

Art History, 6 credits

Take:

ART 393 - Graphic Design History 3 cr.
Choose 3 more credits from the following:
ART 370 - Early Chinese Art and Archaeology 3 cr.
ART 371 - Early Imperial Chinese Art 3 cr.
ART 372 - Late Imperial Chinese Art 3 cr.
ART 373 - The Rise of Modernism in Chinese Art 3 cr.
ART 374 - Ancient and Medieval Japanese Art 3 cr.
ART 375 - Early Modern Japanese Painting and Woodblock Prints 3 cr.
ART 378 - Art Along the Ancient Silk Road 3 cr.
ART 379 - Topics in Contemporary Asian Art 3 cr.
ART 380 - Cultural History of Crafts 3 cr.
ART 382 - History of Ancient Greek Art 3 cr.
ART 383 - History of Ancient Roman Art 3 cr.
ART 385 - Italian and Northern Renaissance Art I, 1250-1450 3 cr.
ART 386 - Italian and Northern Renaissance Art II, 1450-1600 3 cr.
ART 387 - History of Baroque and Rococo Art 3 cr.
ART 388 - European Art: Neo-Classicism through the early 19th Century 3 cr.
ART 389 - Birth of Modernism in European Art 3 cr.
ART 390 - American Art I: Colonial through Mid-19th Century 3 cr.
ART 391 - American Art II: Late 19th and early 20th Century 3 cr.
ART 392 - American and European Art Since World War II 3 cr.
ART 394 - European Art:1890 - 1920 3 cr.
ART 395 - American Art: 1900 - 1945 3 cr.
ART 396 - Non-Western Art History in International Programs 3 cr.
ART 397 - Art History in International Programs 3 cr.
ART 398 - Special Topics 1-3 cr. (sec 40-49)
ART 399 - Special Work 1-3 cr. (sec 40-49)
ART 498 - Special Topics 1-3 cr. (sec 40-49)

Studio art courses, 48 credits

GD courses, 30 credits

2-D and 3-D courses, 18 credits

Choose 18 credits of studio art courses from the 200-, 300-, and 400- level courses listed in the 2D emphasis and 3D emphasis . At least two courses must be from the following: