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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