Art—Bachelor of Fine Arts
Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts
Website: Department of Art
College/School: College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art degree program is designed for students seeking to become practicing artists or intend to pursue a professional career in the arts industry.
The degree program provides in-depth instruction in art through Art History courses and studio Art courses such as drawing, design, painting, ceramics, printmaking, photography and sculpture. The hands-on learning experiences throughout the BFA in Art curriculum are designed to give students the opportunity to produce creative work pieces that demonstrate individual self-expression and critical thinking. Courses in art history and criticism provide a cultural context and deeper understanding of art’s significance in the world. Although the Bachelor of Arts in Art degree program offers similar courses, the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art program stresses professional-level mastery in a single fine art discipline. Students in the BFA in Art program choose 21 additional credit hours of a concentration in a single discipline in one of the following areas: drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, ceramics or sculpture.
A minimum of 124 credit hours is required to complete the BFA in Art program.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Degree Plan
UIW Undergraduate Core Curriculum
UIW core coursework is required. Review the Undergraduate Core Curriculum Here and review the degree plans for each concentration for scheduling of the core curriculum classwork. In addition, 45 Community Service hours are part of all bachelor's degree programs. See Community Service.
| UIW Core Curriculum |
| Composition and Rhetoric |
6 credit hours |
| Literature and Art |
6 credit hours |
| Science and Mathematics |
7 credit hours |
| History and Behavioral Science |
6 credit hours |
| Philosophy and Religion |
9 credit hours |
| Second Language |
6 credit hours |
| Wellness and Physical Education |
3 credit hours |
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43 total core credit hours |
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| Community Service |
45 clock hours (non-credit) |
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Core Coursework
Art History
| ARTH 2361 | Art History: Ancient through Medieval | 3 |
| ARTH 2362 | Art History: Renaissance to Modern | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Upper-Division Art Courses
Concentration Coursework in a Single Discipline
The 21 hours of concentration coursework is taken in a single discipline, of which 15 hours must be upper-division. Choose from the disciplines of Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Photography, Ceramics, or Sculpture to satisfy the concentration coursework requirement.
Studio Art and Design Electives
12 semester hours of studio art and design electives, six of which must be upper-division.
Art History and Criticism
These 12 hours of Art History and criticism must all be upper division.
| ARTH 3360 | Survey of Contemporary Art | 3 |
| ARTH 3375/PHIL 3375 | Aesthetics: Philosophy of Art and Beauty | 3 |
| ARTH | 6 elective hours of upper-division Art History | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Total Credit Hours: 124