BFA in Studio Art with concentration in Ceramics, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, or Sculpture
The BFA in Studio Art with a concentration in Ceramics, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, or Sculpture is a specialized degree primarily in one studio art discipline. Students must pass a portfolio review for admission to the BFA. The Department also offers the BA in Studio Arts, a more general degree that offers a broad education in the visual arts.
Transfer work to be credited toward the degree must be evaluated by the Chair of the Department.
Program Requirements
Please consult FAU Catalog Course Descriptions for information about courses and their prerequisites.
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.
Concentration courses in the discipline (minimum of 20 credits, five courses)
Concentration in Ceramics
Focus on wheel:
ART
2751C
Ceramics, Beginning Wheel, 4 credits, required
ART
3764C
Ceramics: Handbuilding I, 4 credits, required
ART
2752C
Ceramics: Intermediate Wheel, 4 credits, required
ART
4782C
Advanced Ceramics, 4 credits, (required, may be repeated for
credit)
ART
4785C
Ceramics: Clay & Glazes, 4 credits, required
(plan carefully; this course is only offered in Spring term
every other year)
ART
4932C
Special Topics: Ceramics, 4 credits, optional
Focus on Handbuilding:
ART
3764C
Ceramics: Handbuilding I, 4 credits, required
ART
2751C
Ceramics, Beginning Wheel, 4 credits, required
ART
4761C
Ceramics: Intermediate Handbuilding, 4 credits, strongly
recommended (only offered once a year, so plan carefully)
ART
4782C
Advanced Ceramics, required, 4 credits (required, may be repeated
for credit)
ART
4785C
Ceramics: Clay & Glazes, 4 credits, required (plan carefully;
this course is only offered in Spring term every other year)
ART
4932C
Special Topics: Ceramics, 4 credits, optional
Concentration in Painting:
ART
2500C
Painting I, 4 credits, required
ART
2501C
Painting II (or ART 3522C Intermediate Painting), 4 credits,
required
ART
3531C
Advanced Painting, 4 credits (required, may be repeated for
credit)
ART
4311C
Advanced Drawing, 4 credits, optional
ART 4506C
Topics: Painting, 4
credits, optional
Concentration in Photography:
PGY
2401C
Photography I, 4 credits, required
PGY
4410C
Photography II, 4 credits, required
PGY
4420C
Advanced Photography, 4 credits (required, may be repeated for
credit)
PGY
4440C
Topics: Photography, 4 credits, optional
Concentration in Printmaking:
ART
2400C
Printmaking I, 4 credits, required
ART
2401C
Printmaking II, 4 credits, required
ART
3402C
Printmaking III, 4 credits, optional
ART
4403C
Advanced Printmaking, 4 credits (required, may be repeated for
credit)
ART
4405C
Topics: Printmaking, 4 credits (optional, may be repeated for
credit)
Recommended electives for students concentrating in printmaking:
PGY 4440C Topics: Photography, 4 creditsConcentration in Sculpture (minimum of 20 credits):
ART
2701C
Sculpture I, 4 credits, required
ART
3710C
Sculpture II, 4 credits, required
ART
4712C
Advanced Sculpture, 4 credits (required, may be repeated for
credit)
ART
4732C
Topics: Sculpture, 4 credits (optional, may be repeated for
credit)
Recommended electives for students concentrating in sculpture:
ART
3764C
Ceramics: Handbuilding I, 4 credits
ART
4115C
Ceramics: Intermediate Handbuilding, 4 credits
ART
4930C
Topics: Ceramics – Contact Departmental or College advisor
for approval
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.
Out-of-Concentration Studio Art Electives (12 credits/ three courses from three different disciplines)
Art History (minimum of 12 credits/three courses at the 4000 level)
Prerequisite: Art Appreciation or equivalent
Senior Seminar (4 credits/one course)
ARTC 4955 BFA Senior Seminar, 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.)
Transfer students should note that at least 50% of all upper-division courses for the BFA 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 BFA degree.
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Foreign Language Requirement
The language requirement for the BFA 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) BFA students who enter FAU with fewer than 30 credits 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: American Sign Language proficiency does not satisy 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.
BFA students who are admitted to FAU with 30 or more credits only need to meet the Foreign Language Entry Requirement (#1, above).
