Studio Art - Ceramics, Metals, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture- Bachelor of Fine Arts
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art has six different concentration choices: ceramics, metals and jewelry design, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture.
This degree program emphasizes the development of visual language through in-depth study of one or more of these studio areas. Over the span of the program, students are exposed to traditional areas of artistic craftsmanship as well as innovative trends and technologies such as courses in animation and digital imaging. Majors develop professional portfolios to gain entry-level positions in art-related fields or to pursue post-graduate study.
Degree candidates exhibit their work in professional settings on campus through the senior capstone experience and off-campus both regionally and nationally. Our studio faculty are practicing, internationally exhibiting artists and our program is an engaged and supportive community where instructors offer personalized attention and professional mentoring.
If you intend to continue into graduate studies in studio art, you should take a 300- and 400-level course sequence in your concentration area and additional studies in the history of art.
Program Requirements
(84 semester hours)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Art History Requirements | ||
| Survey Courses | ||
| ART 188 | Art and Society: Renaissance to Modern | 3 |
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Arts of Africa, Oceania and Native America | ||
| Art and Society: Prehistoric to Medieval | ||
| History of Asian Art, China, Korea, and Japan | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Art Since 1980 | ||
| Postwar to Postmodern, 1945-1980 | ||
| Upper-level art history (select one): | 3 | |
| Introduction to the Art of the Black Diaspora | ||
| The Arts of African Peoples | ||
| Chinese Painting History | ||
| The Renaissance in Italy | ||
| Art in the Age of Michelangelo | ||
| Baroque Art in Europe | ||
| The Arts of Colonial Latin America | ||
| Modern & Contemporary East Asian Art | ||
| Arts of West Africa | ||
| Greek and Roman Sculpture | ||
| Greek and Roman Painting | ||
| Greek and Roman Decorative Arts | ||
| Art of the Weimar Republic | ||
| The History of Photography | ||
| A History of Design | ||
| Seminar in Art History | ||
| Art of the Early 20th Century | ||
| Art in the Age of Revolution: 1789-1848 | ||
| Theory seminar | ||
| ART 496 | Seminar on Theory for Visual Artists | 3 |
| Studio Requirements | ||
| Beginning Studio | ||
| ART 111 | Visual Fundamentals: Design and Composition | 3 |
| ART 121 | Observational Drawing | 3 |
| ART 122 | Drawing II: Drawing Projects | 3 |
| ART 171 | Visual Fundamentals: Narrative & Sequence | 3 |
| ART 221 | Intermediate Drawing 1 | 3 |
| ART 222 | Intermediate Drawing 2 | 3 |
| ART 231 | Painting I | 3 |
| ART 281 | Contemporary Art Forum | 1,1,1 |
| Two-dimensional studio (select one): | 3 | |
| Printmaking I | ||
| Photography | ||
| Three-dimensional studio (select one): | 3 | |
| Ceramics I | ||
| Jewelry Design and Metals I | ||
| Sculpture I | ||
| Intro 2D or 3D studio elective (select one): | 3 | |
| Printmaking I | ||
| Photography | ||
| Ceramics I | ||
| Jewelry Design and Metals I | ||
| Sculpture I | ||
| Advanced drawing (take ART320 twice) | ||
| ART 320 | Thematic Studio | 3,3 |
| Art electives | ||
| ART 492 | Professional Artist's Portfolio and Exhibition Experience | 3 |
| Select 3 credit hours with advisor approval | 3 | |
| Studio Concentration | ||
| An area of studio concentration must be selected: | 24 | |
| Ceramics | ||
| 300-level studio (6 credit hours) | ||
| Ceramics II | ||
| Ceramics III | ||
| 400-level studio (6 credit hours) | ||
| Ceramics IV | ||
| Ceramics V | ||
| Metals | ||
| 300-level studio (6 credit hours) | ||
| Jewelry Design and Metals II | ||
| Jewelry Design and Metals III | ||
| 400-level studio (6 credit hours) | ||
| Jewelry Design and Metals IV | ||
| Jewelry Design & Metals V | ||
| Painting | ||
| 300-level studio (6 credit hours) | ||
| Painting II | ||
| Painting III | ||
| 400-level studio (6 credit hours) | ||
| Painting IV | ||
| Painting V | ||
| Photography | ||
| 300-level studio (6 credit hours) | ||
| Photography II | ||
| Photography III | ||
| 400-level studio (6 credit hours) | ||
| Photography IV | ||
| Photography V | ||
| Printmaking | ||
| 300-level studio (6 credit hours) | ||
| Printmaking II | ||
| Printmaking III | ||
| 400-level studio (6 credit hours) | ||
| Printmaking IV | ||
| Printmaking V | ||
| Sculpture | ||
| 300-level studio (6 credit hours) | ||
| Sculpture II | ||
| Sculpture III | ||
| 400-level studio (6 credit hours) | ||
| Sculpture IV | ||
| Sculpture V | ||
| Junior and Senior studio electives (12 credit hours) | ||
| At least 6 credit hours should be at the 300 level or above. | ||
| Printmaking I | ||
| Introduction to Digital Photography | ||
| Photography | ||
| Art and Digital Tools I | ||
| Ceramics I | ||
| Jewelry Design and Metals I | ||
| Painting II | ||
| Painting III | ||
| Printmaking II | ||
| Printmaking III | ||
| Photography II | ||
| Photography III | ||
| Ceramics II | ||
| Ceramics III | ||
| Jewelry Design and Metals II | ||
| Jewelry Design and Metals III | ||
| Painting IV | ||
| Painting V | ||
| Printmaking IV | ||
| Printmaking V | ||
| Photography IV | ||
| Photography V | ||
| Ceramics IV | ||
| Ceramics V | ||
| Jewelry Design and Metals IV | ||
| Jewelry Design & Metals V | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 84 | |
Students must also complete all Miami Plan requirements.