Studio Art (BFA)
The studio art program prepares students interested in contemporary art with a solid foundation of technical, critical, and professional skills necessary to bring their ideas to physical/sensory form and eventually find a path to public dissemination. Through production, critique, readings, and exhibition, students become conversant with diverse histories and theoretical models of art making influencing the field today.
Studio instruction encompasses drawing and painting (contemporary and historical practices), photography and media (black/white darkroom, digital, still and moving image), print (intaglio, lithography, serigraphy), sculpture and extended media (casting, hot and cold fabrication, digital fabrication, installation), and transmedia (digital-time art, video art, performance art).
Students who plan to pursue certification to teach art in Texas public schools should follow the art education program.
Total Hours Required: 120
Plan of Study
The Plan of Study is a suggested four-year course sequence to support academic planning and serves as a helpful guide. Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor to tailor their course selections and timelines to their individual goals and circumstances.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Hours | |
| ART 311C | Core Studio: Drawing | 3 |
| ART 312C | Core Studio: 2D | 3 |
| ARH 302 | Survey of Ancient through Medieval Art | 3 |
| RHE 306 | Rhetoric and Writing | 3 |
| First-Year Signature Course (090) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| ART 313C | Core Studio: 3D | 3 |
| ART 314C | Core Studio: Time and Technology | 3 |
| ARH 303 | Survey of Renaissance through Modern Art | 3 |
| Mathematics (020) | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (080) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| Hours chosen from: Lower-division ART | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Lower-division ART | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Lower-division ART | 3 | |
| American and Texas Government (070) | 3 | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part I (030) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Hours chosen from: Lower-division ART | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: ART | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division ARH | 3 | |
| American and Texas Government (070) | 3 | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part I (030) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| Hours chosen from: ART | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: ART | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: ART | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division ARH | 3 | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part II (093) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division ART | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division ART | 3 | |
| ART 350P | Professional Practices | 3 |
| U.S. History (060) | 3 | |
| Humanities (040) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division ART | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division ART | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division ART | 3 | |
| U.S. History (060) | 3 | |
| Communication (010) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division ART | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division ART | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Requirements
All requirements are listed below, starting with the most specialized moving to the most general. Additional requirements may follow the table, so be sure to read the entire page. Some required courses listed below may also satisfy General Education requirements, including Core Curriculum.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Degree | ||
| Studio Art | ||
| ART 311C | Core Studio: Drawing | 3 |
| ART 312C | Core Studio: 2D | 3 |
| ART 313C | Core Studio: 3D | 3 |
| ART 314C | Core Studio: Time and Technology | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: lower-division Studio Art, consisting of three hours from four of the following five areas | 12 | |
Transmedia | ||
Photography | ||
Print | ||
Painting and drawing | ||
Sculpture | ||
| Hours chosen from: studio art | 12 | |
| Hours chosen from: upper-division studio art | 21 | |
| ART 350P | Professional Practices | 3 |
| Art History | ||
| ARH 302 | Survey of Ancient through Medieval Art | 3 |
| ARH 303 | Survey of Renaissance through Modern Art | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: upper-division art history | 6 | |
| Free electives: Additional coursework to reach total hours required. | 6 | |
| Subtotal | 78 | |
| General Education | ||
| Core Curriculum | 42 | |
| Foreign Language - Fine Arts (Note: this requirement may already be fulfilled by high school coursework) | ||
| Subtotal | 42 | |
| College Requirements - Fine Arts | ||
| General University Requirements | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |