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2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Studio Art Concentration


Art, BFA
Studio Art Concentration
*Sample Four Year Plan

First Year Fall Semester
SCH
First Year Spring Semester
SCH
APSU 1000-Transition to the University 1 ENGL 1010-English Composition I 3
History Core 3 MATH 1010-Mathematical Thought and
Practices
3
ART 1340-Foundations Studio I 3 ART 1350-Foundations Studio II 3
ART 1045-Drawing I 3 Intro Studio Art (Group I) 3
ART 1070-Electronic Imaging 3 Intro Studio Art (Group I) 3
Intro Studio Art (Group I) 3 (Portfolio Review at the End of Year 1)  
TOTAL SCH 16 TOTAL SCH 15
Second Year Fall Semester
SCH
Second Year Spring Semester
SCH
ART 1050-Drawing II 3 Upper Level Studio Course (Group 2) 3
Intro Studio Art (Group I) 3 Upper Level Studio Course (Group 2) 3
ENGL 1020-English Composition I 3 ENGL 2330-Topics in World Literature 3
ART 2000-Art History, Survey I 3 ART 2020-Art History, Survey II 3
History Core 3 Upper Level Studio Course (Group 2) 3
TOTAL SCH 15 TOTAL SCH 15
Third Year Fall Semester
SCH
Third Year Spring Semester
SCH
Natural Sciences w/ lab Core 4 Natural Sciences w/ lab Core 4
Upper Level Studio Course (Group 2) 3 Upper Level Studio Course (Group 2) 3
Art History Selection (Group 3) 3 Art History Selection (Group 3) 3
Upper Level Studio Course (Group 2) 3 Upper Level Studio Course (Group 2) 3
Upper Level Studio course (Group 2) 3 Upper Level Studio course (Group 2) 3
TOTAL SCH 16 TOTAL SCH 16
Fourth Year Fall Semester
SCH
Fourth Year Spring Semester
SCH
ART 4150-Senior Thesis I 3 ART 4160-Senior Thesis II 3
Upper Level Studio Course (Group 2) 3 Upper Level Studio Course (Group 2) 3
Social and Behavioral Sciences Core 3 Social and Behavioral Sciences Core 3
COMM 2045-Public Speaking 3 MUS 1030-Introduction to Music 3
THEA 1030-Intro to Theatre 3    
TOTAL SCH 15 TOTAL SCH 12
    Total Student Credit Hours for Degree 120

Must complete a total of 39 upper division (3000-4999) credit hours.

Admission Requirements: Application at the end of the sophomore year provided following requirements have been met.

1. Completion of: ART 1340, 1350, 1040, 1050 and ART 2000 or 2020.
2. Completion of a Portfolio Review in which the faculty will vote based on the quality of the student’s work.

Should faculty vote to deny entrance to the B.F.A. program, the student may appeal and/or re-apply the following semester.

Group 1 - Introduction to Studio (Select 4):
ART 2050 – Pottery Ceramics
ART 3450 – Ceramic Sculpture
ART 2040 – Painting I
ART 2030 – Printmaking I
ART 3430 – Printmaking II
ART 3530 – Printmaking III
ART 2040 – Painting I
ART 2030 – Printmaking I
ART 2070 – Sculpture I
ART 2090 – Photography I
ART 2320 – Graphic Design I

 

Group 3 – Art History (Select 2)
ART 3200 – Art History of the US
ART 3220 – Modern Art History
ART 3230 – Contemporary Art History
ART 3240 – History of Photography
ART 3270 – History Graphic Design
ART 324A – 324Z Special Topics

Group 2 - Graphic Design Upper Division Courses (Select 11)
ART 2170 – Digital Media I
ART 3080 – Illustration I
ART 3170 – Digital Media II
ART 3340 – Drawing III
ART 3370 – Web Design
ART 3430 – Printmaking II
ART 3440 – Painting II
ART 3450 – Ceramic Sculpture
ART 3530 – Printmaking III
ART 3540 – Drawing IV
ART 3550 – Glazes & Surface Design
ART 3560 – Watercolor I
ART 3570 – Sculpture II
ART 3590 – Photography II
ART 3650 – Potter II
ART 3690 – Digital Photography
ART 4040 – Painting III
ART 4060 – Watercolor II
ART 4070 – Sculpture III
ART 4080 – Illustration II
ART 4120 – Graphic Design II
ART 4170 – Digital Media III
ART 4190 – Photo III
ART 4085 – Illustration III
ART 4090 – Problems in Art
ART 410X – Special Topics Studio
ART 4310 – Art Internship