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Feb 05, 2026
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Visual Arts, BFA
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Program Description
The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is the recognized professional undergraduate degree in the visual arts. The program offers students a balanced curriculum of academic coursework, studio art and art history courses in preparation for careers in studio related areas of the visual arts. The department offers coursework in a number of studio disciplines, including ceramics, digital arts media, drawing, graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture. First-year art students participate in a foundations program comprised of four studio classes and two art history survey courses. The studio foundation classes expose first-year art students to 2-D, 3-D, and 4-D studio practices; utilize traditional and new media; and place special emphasis on design concepts and creative problem solving. Near the end of the freshmen year, students exhibit their work in a mandatory Foundations Review. In the sophomore year, students take introductory studio courses in six disciplines, which provides an overview of the studio arts and exposes students to a broad range of studio experiences. Upon completion of this core of courses, students identify one studio discipline as their emphasis area in the Bachelor of Fine Arts program. Students advance their art history understanding through two theory and history of art courses. In the junior year, students fulfill requirements in their emphasis area in preparation for the Senior Studio experience. Requirements include intermediate and advanced courses in their chosen studio discipline, and a course in contemporary art history. Students additionally take coursework across other studios as complementary elective work. The Senior Studio experience is comprised of four courses and provides students an opportunity to focus on and refine their personal art concepts and skills, produce a cohesive body of artworks for their BFA exhibition in two senior studio courses, develop their portfolio for graduate study or a career in studio-related art professions in a senior seminar, and learn industry standards for installation of their artwork in the Senior BFA Exhibition through a gallery internship. First Semester
- AAH 3050 - Contemporary Art History 3 Credits
- Art 3000 Emphasis Area Requirement 3 Credits 3
- Art 3000/4000 Requirement 3 Credits 4
- Natural Science Requirement 4 Credits 1
- Oral Communication Requirement 3 Credits 1
Second Semester
- Art 3000/4000 Requirement 3 Credits 4
- Art 4000 Emphasis Area Requirement 3 Credits 3
- Arts and Humanities (Literature) Requirement 3 Credits 1
- Social Science Requirement 3 Credits 1
- Studio Requirement 3 Credits 5
Footnotes
1 See General Education Requirements . 2 Select from ART 2060 , ART 2070 , ART 2090 , ART 2110 , ART 2130 , ART 2150 , ART 2170 , and ART 2210 . 3 Select an emphasis area from one of the following studio disciplines: 4 Any 3000-4000-level ART course. 5 Any ART course or any course selected from the following list and approved by the student’s advisor: AGM 2050 , ARCH 1010 , ARCH 1510 , ARCH 2510 , COMM 3120 , CRP 4010 , CSM 4210 , DANC 1300 , DANC 1400 , DANC 1500 , DPA 3070 , DPA 4000 , DPA 4010 , DPA 4440 , DSGN 3700 , EDEL 3100 , ENGL 3570 , GC 1020 , GC 1040 , GC 2070 , GC 3460 , GC 3700 , GC 3720 , LARC 1150 , LARC 1280 , LARC 1510 , LARC 1520 , LARC 4530 , PHIL 3480 , PHIL 4750 , THEA 2670 , THEA 2880 , THEA 3770 , THEA 4670 , THEA 4720 , THEA 4770 , THEA 4870 , or THEA 4880 . 6 See the South Carolina REACH Act Requirement in the Academic Regulations section. |
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