2025-2026 Academic Catalog

Studio Arts - Bachelor of Fine Arts

The Studio Arts department's mission is to educate our students with a program committed to a balance of interdisciplinary thinking and artmaking practices and discipline specific concentrations, within a supportive learning environment. The department emphasizes and encourages artistic and professional development, critical engagement within contemporary, theoretical, and historical contexts. Expertise is built and experimentation is supported through the development of collaborative artistic practices, and the acquisition of technical and conceptual skills while fostering critical discourse, necessary for a life and career in the visual arts. 

Degree Requirements

For a complete list of the core General Education curriculum please navigate to: College of Art & Design General Education

BFA Studio Arts students must choose a specialization outlined below in addition to the core Studio Arts required curriculum. Specializations are: Painting, Printmaking, Ceramics/3D, and Photography

Required Foundation Courses (15 Credits)

It is recommended that first time first-year students take INTGR 1650 and transfer students take INTGR 1637

INTGR 1650Visual Culture Seminar

3

or

INTGR 1637Transfer Visual Culture Seminar

3

IFINE 1630Drawing Intensive

3

IFINE 1220Color and Composition

3

IFINE 16703D Concepts

3

IPHOT 1210Digital Photography

3

BFA Studio Arts Core Requirements (27 credits)

IFINE 1320Introduction to Sculpture

3

INTGR 2000Honors Studio II

3

INTDS 3300Fabrication for Exhibition

3

INTDS 3745Contemporary Practices and Identities

3

IFINE 3810Fine Arts Junior Studio

3

IFINE 4800Senior Studio I

3

IFINE 4810Senior Studio II

3

IFINE 4900Professional Development

3

IFINE, INTDS or IPHOTStudio Arts Elective

3

or

IFINE 4880Internship/Fine Arts

3

Painting Specialization Required Courses (24 credits)

IILLU 2910Digital Image Making

3

IFINE 1656Figure Drawing

3

IFINE 2115Fine Arts Drawing Studio I

3

IFINE 2200Painting I

3

IFINE 2700Figure Painting

3

IFINE 3215Painted Identity: Large Scale Self Portraiture

3

IFINE 4200Advanced Projects in Painting

3

or

IFINE 4295Large Scale Painting Projects

3

IAHIS 3600Art Since 1945

3

Printmaking Specialization Required Courses (24 credits)

IILLU 2910Digital Image Making

3

IFINE 1656Figure Drawing

3

IFINE 2115Fine Arts Drawing Studio I

3

IFINE 2275Introduction to Printmaking

3

IFINE 2300Printmaking: Intaglio I

3

IFINE 2295Large Scale Relief Print

3

or

IFINE 2372Monotype

3

or

IFINE 2351Lithography I

3

IFINE 4300Advanced Printmaking

3

IAHIS 3600Art Since 1945

3

Ceramics/3D Specialization Required Courses (24 credits)

IILLU 2910Digital Image Making

3

IFINE 1656Figure Drawing

3

IFINE 2115Fine Arts Drawing Studio I

3

IFINE 2445Core Clay I

3

IFINE 2411Ceramics: Wheel Throwing

3

IFINE 2645Mixed Media Figure Sculpture

3

or

IFINE 3475Expressive Ceramic Sculpture

3

IFINE 3460Clay as a Canvas

3

or

IFINE 3490Perspectives: Inspiration, Interpretation, Appropriation

3

or

IFINE 4420Advanced Projects in Sculpture

3

IAHIS 3600Art Since 1945

3

Photography Specialization Required Courses (24 credits)

IPHOT 2005Medium and Large Format Photography

3

IPHOT 2015Advanced Digital Photography

3

IPHOT 2075Lighting Techniques

3

IPHOT 2410Contemporary Topics in Photography

3

IPHOT 2420Photography Studio Projects

3

INTDS 3110Visual Books

3

IPHOT Photography Elective

3

IAHIS 2200History of Photography

3

Art History Requirements (12 credits)

 
IAHIS 1800Art Across Borders

3

IAHIS 2750Digital Culture

3

IAHIS Art History Elective

3

IAHIS 3000/4000Advanced Art History Elective

3

Free Electives (12 credits)

Any course in the University which you are qualified to take

Free Elective

3

Free Elective

3

Free Elective

3

Free Elective

3