Undergraduate programs

Art Practice—B.F.A.

The BFA in Art Practice is a professional degree that provides students with knowledge and skills that will prepare them for careers as practicing artists and/or further pursuit of the Master of Fine Art degree. The program offers a comprehensive education in visual art practices, applications, theories, and history, with an emphasis on trends in contemporary art. BFA students are required to research, develop, assemble, present, and defend a body of well conceived and executed work.

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

ArH 106Introduction to Visual Literacy

2

ArH 398Contemporary Art

4

Art 101CORE: Surface

5

Art 102CORE: Space

5

Art 103CORE: Time

5

Art 104CORE: Digital Tools

2

Art 105CORE: Ideation

2

Art 131Introduction to Drawing I

4

Art 303Making and Meaning

4

Art 336BFA: Research and Proposal

4

Art 339BFA Vertical Lab I: Collaboration and Presentation Strategies

4

Art 439BFA Vertical Lab II: Collaboration and Presentation Strategies

4

Art 485Professional Practices for Artists

2

Art 496BFA Project I

4

Art 498BFA Project II

4

Art 499BFA Oral Review

2

Total Credit Hours:57

Choose 8 credits from the following course options

Des 290Histories of Graphic Design

4

Any 200-level ArH course

Total Credit Hours:8

Choose 4 of the following 200-level Art Studio courses

Art 216Sewn Construction

4

Art 227Introduction to Art and Social Practices

4

Art 230Drawing II

4

Art 250Life Drawing I

4

Art 255Two-dimensional Animation I

4

Art 257Introduction to Video Art

4

Art 260Black and White Photography

4

Art 261Digital Photography

4

Art 270Introduction to Printmaking: Relief

4

Art 271Introduction to Printmaking: Etching

4

Art 281Intro to Painting

4

Art 282Painting Topics

4

Art 291Introduction to Sculpture

4

Art 292Sculpture Topics

4

Art 296Digital Drawing, Painting and Printmaking

4

Total Credit Hours:16

Choose 8 credits from the following options

Art 322U/TA 322UHistory of Dress I

4

Art 323U/TA 323UHistory of Dress II

4

Art 330Critical Theories in Art I

4

Art 497A History of Art and Social Practice

4

Any 300- or 400-level ArH course

Total Credit Hours:8

Choose 28 credits from the following options

Art 312Art in the Elementary School

4

Art 313Textile Design

4

Art 316Fabric & Form

4

Art 318Weaving: Pattern & Structure

4

Art 322U/TA 322UHistory of Dress I

4

Art 323U/TA 323UHistory of Dress II

4

Art 327Intermediate Art and Social Practices

4

Art 328Art with Kids: Running a Museum in a Public School (KSMoCA)

4

Art 331Art and Privilege

4

Art 350Life Drawing II

4

Art 355Video Installation

4

Art 356Visual Storytelling

4

Art 357Intermediate Video

4

Art 358/Des 358Video, Design & Community

4

Art 360Special Topics in Photography

4

Art 362Intermediate Photography

4

Art 370Topics in Printmaking Techniques

4

Art 371Intermediate Printmaking

4

Art 373Intermediate Sculpture

4

Art 374Sculpture Topics

4

Art 391Intermediate Drawing and Mixed Media

4

Art 392Painting

4

Art 393Painting Topics

4

Art 401Research

1-8

Art 402Independent Study

1-6

Art 404Cooperative Education/Internship

1-12

Art 406Projects

1-8

Art 408Workshop

1-6

Art 410Selected Topics

1-12

Art 416Textile Arts Studio

4

Art 427Advanced Art and Social Practices

4

Art 428Art with Kids: Museum and Community at KSMoCA

4

Art 450Life Drawing III

4

Art 455Time-Based Art Studio

4

Art 457Low Tech Cinema

4

Art 461Advanced Photography Studio

4

Art 462Professional Practices in Photography

4

Art 479Advanced Printmaking - Working Place

4

Art 490Advanced Painting

4

Art 491Advanced Painting Topics

4

Art 493Advanced Drawing Mixed Media

4

Art 494Advanced Sculpture

4

Art 495Advanced Sculpture Topics

4

Art 497A History of Art and Social Practice

4

Total Credit Hours:28

Total Credit Hours: 117