Art (BFA) *

Art Bachelors BFA

Variable Credit Min

68.5

Variable Credit Max

68.5

Major Academic Plan

Learning Outcomes

Title

Art History and Context

Learning Outcome

Students will examine art past and present through required on and off-campus learning experiences and locate their work within this larger context.

Title

BFA Final Project and Portfolio

Learning Outcome

Students will meet the requirements for the BFA program including the BFA final project and the BFA exit portfolio and will demonstrate artistic maturity as evidenced through their final project.

Title

Skill Development and Proficiency

Learning Outcome

Students will exhibit fundamental knowledge and skill in painting drawing printmaking ceramics sculpture photography and new genres.

Title

Spirituality, Ethics, and Art

Learning Outcome

Ethics and Art Students will critically examine spiritual values and ethical issues relevant to art.

Title

Professional Development

Learning Outcome

Students will demonstrate an awareness of and preparation for graduate studies teaching opportunities professional gallery work or other art and non-art related opportunities that might incorporate collaboration in an interdisciplinary environment.

Program Requirements

Requirement 1 — Complete 3 Courses

course - Intro to Art 2D 3.0

course - Intro to Art 3D 3.0

course - Ways of Being an Artist 3.0

Requirement 2 —Complete 7 Courses

course - New Genre Interdisciplinary 3.0

course - Painting Fundamentals 3.0

course - Ceramics Fundamentals 1.5

course - Sculpture Fundamentals 1.5

course - Intro to Drawing & Fig Drawing 3.0

course - Printmaking Fundamentals 3.0

course - Photo Fundamentals 1.5

Be admitted to the BFA program. BFA application instructions are available at this website: http://art.byu.edu.

Requirement 3 — Complete 4 hours

course - Advanced Studio - You may take up to 4.0 credit hours 1.0v

Requirement 4 —Complete 19.5 hours

course - Print/Web Dsgn Studio Artists 3.0

course - Installation 3.0

course - Drawing 3.0

course - Materials of Painting. 3.0

course - Painting 3.0

course - Figure Drawing and Painting - You may take once 3.0

course - Book Arts 3.0

course - Painting-Mixed Media 3.0

course - Adv Prntmkg: Intag, Rel, Mono 3.0

course - Adv Prntmkng: Litho & Screen 3.0

course - Time-Based Art 3.0

course - Interdisciplinary Projects 3.0

course - Figure Sculpture - You may take once 3.0

course - Digital 3D 3.0

course - Sculpture 3.0

course - Ceramics - You may take once 3.0

course - Advanced Photography 3.0

course - Special Problems in Art - You may take 3 times 0.5v

course - Advanced Studio - You may take up to 9.0 credit hours 1.0v

course - Academic Internship - You may take once 0.5v

Requirement 5 —Complete 2 hours

course - Studio Seminar - You may take up to 2.0 credit hours 0.5

Requirement 6 —Complete 2 Courses

course - App Creative/Critical Thinking 3.0

course - BFA Final Project & Exit Portf 1.0

Requirement 7 —Complete 4 Courses

Art History and Criticism:

course - 20th Century Art & Theory 3.0

course - Current Art Practice 3.0

course - World Civilization to 1500 3.0

course - World Civilization Since 1500 3.0

Note: It is recommended that students interested in pursuing interdisciplinary studies use university elective hours to complete a minor or courses that are relevant to and enhance their interdisciplinary focus and goals.