BA in Studio Art
The BA in Studio Art offers students a broad education in the visual arts. Students select three studio arts areas and take a beginning and an intermediate level class in each. The BA is a general degree in visual art. The Department also offers the BFA in Studio Art a specialized degree where focus is primarily in one visual art discipline such as ceramics, painting, photography, printmaking or sculpture as well as the BFA in Graphic Design. All studio art majors must submit for portfolio review.
Transfer work to be credited toward the degree must be evaluated by the Chair of the Department.
BA Program Requirements
Please consult for information about courses and their prerequisites.
In addition to all University requirements, including the University foreign language graduation requirement, candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree must meet the following requirements.
Core Program Prerequisites (22 credits/seven courses)
ARH 2050ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Art History Survey 1 (pass/fail not permitted), 3 credits
ARH 2051 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýArt History Survey 2 (pass/fail not permitted), 3 credits
ART 1201CÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý2D Design, 3 creditsÌý
ART 1300CÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Drawing I, 3 creditsÌý
ART 1203CÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Three-Dimensional Design, 3 creditsÌý
ART 2330C ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Drawing II: Figure Drawing, 3 credits preq: ART 1300C
ART 2600CÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýIntroduction to Digital Art, 3 credits, preq: ÌýART1201C
Portfolio Review – students are advised to submit their portfolio for review following completion of their core program.
Studio Art Areas of Interest (24 credits, 6 courses/two courses in each of three different studio arts)
To complete this requirement students may select three course pairings from the following:
ART 2500C ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Painting 1, 3 credits
ART 3522C ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Intermediate Painting, 3 credits
ART 2701C ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Sculpture 1, 3 creditsÌý
ART 3710C ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Sculpture 2, 3 credits
ART 2400C ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Printmaking 1, 3 creditsÌý
ART 2401CÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýPrntmaking: Surface Substrates, 3 creditsÌý
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ART 3402CÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýPrintmaking: Print Instalation, 3 credits
PGY 2109CÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýDigital Photography 1, 3 creditsÌý
PGY 3157CÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýDigital Photography 2, 3 creditsÌý
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PGY 3821CÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýApplied Digital Photography 2, 3 credit
GRA 2190C ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Visual Design Lab 1, 3 creditsÌý
GRA 2208C ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Typographic Design Lab 1, 3 credits
ART 2751C ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ceramics: Beginning Wheel, 3 creditsÌý
ART 3763C ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ceramics: Intermediate Wheel , 3 creditsÌý
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ART 2754C ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ceramics: Handbuilding 1, 3 creditsÌý
ART 3761C ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ceramics: Intermed. Handbldg, 3 credits
ART 3383C ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Narrative Drawing, 3 creditsÌý
ART 4311C ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Advanced Drawing, 3 creditsÌý
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ART 3161C ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Alternative Media, 3 credits
Art Electives ( 6 credits/ two courses in either upper level studio art or upper level art history)
Art History (minimum of 12 credits/ four courses at the 4000 level); prerequisite for upper division Art History courses: Art History Survey 1 (ARH 2050) and Art History Survey 2 (ARH 2051).
Senior Seminar (3 credits/one course)
ART 4954 ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Senior Seminar for BA Studio Arts, 3 credits (Plan carefully: Senior Seminar is offered only in Fall and Spring terms. The Department requires that students take this course in the last semester of degree course work.)
Be sure that you have completed the prerequisites for each of the courses that you are planning to take. Check the prerequisites in the Department of Visual Arts and Art History section of the .ÌýPlease sign up for an advising appointment each term to ensure you are making progress towards graduation.Note: The BA program requires that all students take 45 credits in visual art in addition to the credits earned in courses that are part of the Core Program Prerequisites. Transfer students from institutions with three-credit art courses are likely to need more credits in visual art than the minimum described above.
Transfer students should note that at least 75% of all upper-division courses for the BA must be taken in the Department of Visual Arts and Art History at FAU.Ìý
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Foreign Language Requirement
The language requirement for the BA degree has two components:
(1) State law requires that all FAU graduates meet the Foreign Language Entry Requirement. This can be met with two years of the same language at secondary (high school) level or two semesters of the same language (or demonstration of equivalent proficiency) at the college level. The state of ÎÞÂëÊÓƵ mandates the acceptance of American Sign Language for this requirement.
(2) In order to receive a BA degree, you must meet the University Foreign Language Graduation Requirement. The Foreign Language Graduation Requirement is a proficiency requirement. It can be met by successfully completing the second semester (e.g., FRE 1121) of any foreign language at the college level or by demonstrating equivalent proficiency. (Note: proficiency in American Sign Language will not meet this requirement.) If you took a language in high school and have sufficient proficiency in it to take the second semester of it at the college level (for example, FRE 1121), the successful completion of that single course will meet the requirement. If you believe that your proficiency is equivalent to that attained by the end of the second semester course in a language (e.g., FRE 1121), you may take a proficiency exam. If you wish to be assessed for your proficiency in French, German, or Spanish, you can contact University (561-297-3160, Boca campus or Davie campus 954-236-1220) for information about how to register for a CLEP exam. For information about proficiency assessment for all other languages, contact the Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature (561-297-3860, Boca Raton campus). Only the CLEP exam will generate college credit.