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 FAU Catalog Course Descriptions 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 (19 credits/six courses)
ARH
2000
Art Appreciation or equivalent (pass/fail not permitted), 3
credits
ART
1201C
Design, 3 credits
ART
1300C
Drawing I, 3 credits
ART
1203C
Three-Dimensional Design
ART
2205C
Color Fundamentals, 3 credits
ART
2330C
Drawing II: Figure Drawing, 4 credits preq: ART 1300C
Portfolio Review – students are advised to submit their portfolio for review following completion of their core program.
Studio Art Areas of Interest (24 credits, 8 credits/two courses in each of three different studio arts)
To complete this requirement students may select three course pairings from the following:
ART 2500C Painting 1, 4 creditsART 3522C Intermediate Painting, 4 credits
ART
2701C
Sculpture 1, 4 credits
ART
4710C
Sculpture 2, 4 credits
ART
2400C
Printmaking 1, 4 credits
ART
2401C
Printmaking 2, 4 credits
or
ART
4401C
Innovative Printmaking, 4 credits
PGY
2401C
Photography 1, 4 credits
PGY
4410C
Photography 2, 4 credits
or
PGY
4440C
Digital Photography 2, 4 credits
GRA
2190C
Graphic Design 1, 4 credits
GRA
2191C
Graphic Design 2, 4 credits
ART
2751C
Ceramics: Beginning Wheel, 4 credits
ART
2752C
Ceramics: Intermediate Wheel , 4 credits
or
ART
3764C
Ceramics: Handbuilding 1, 4 credits
ART
4761C
Ceramics: Intermed. Handbldg, 4 credits
ART
3383C
Narrative Drawing, 4 credits
ART
4311C
Advanced Drawing, 4 credits
or
ART
3161C
Alternative Media, 4 credits
Art Electives ( 8 credits/ two courses in either studio art or upper level art history)
Art History (minimum of 12 credits/three courses at the 4000 level)
Prerequisite: Art Appreciation or equivalent
Recommended:
ARH
4450
Modern Art, 4 credits
ARH
4470
Contemporary Art, 4 credits
ARH
4610
American Painting and Sculpture, 4 credits
ARH
4100
Pre-classical & Classical Art History, 4 credits
Senior Seminar (4 credits/one course)
ART 4954 Senior Seminar for BA Studio Arts, 4 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 FAU catalog. The Department holds an Advising Week each fall and spring semester. Please 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 50% of all upper-division courses for the BA must be taken in the Department of Visual Arts and Art History at FAU. When transferring into FAU please make an appointment with the Department Chair, Linda Johnson or a Broward academic advisor at the Davie or Fort Lauderdale campuses to see if you need additional courses to meet the requirements of the BA degree.
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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 Florida 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 Testing and Evaluation (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.
