VISUAL
AND PERFORMING ARTS
Visual
and Performing Arts Department
Chairperson:
Assistant Professor Sommer
Faculty:
Professor Barraclough, Associate Professor Kegler; Assistant Professors Brandjes,
Fleischman, Koenig
Part-Time
Faculty: Instructors Marinsky, Hatchett, Griffis, Appler, Hammer, Parzych, Skop, Parker
Degrees
Offered:
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Applied Design (Printmaking)
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art (Drawing/Illustration,
Painting, or Sculpture)
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design
Bachelor of Science in Art
B.F.A. APPLIED DESIGN
Essential
Courses:
ART 103 Foundation
Design I
ART 104 Foundation
Design II
ART 105 Foundation
Drawing I
ART 106 Foundation
Drawing II
ART 204 Figure
Drawing I
ART 205 Figure
Drawing II
ART 345 Advanced
Drawing I
ART 455 Photography
ART 240 Woodcuts
and Monoprints
ART 340 Lithography
and Intaglio
ART 439 Serigraphy
ART 441 Advanced
Printmaking
ART 445 Special
Projects
Elective Studios (18 credit hours)
ART 490 Senior Project
ART 275 History
of Art (Ancient-Medieval)
ART 285 History
of Art (Renaissance-Modern)
Six additional credit hours in art history required
ART 331 Art
Reading List
ART 443 Seminar in Contemporary Art and Design
ART 498 Senior Exhibition
B.F.A. ART
Essential
Courses:
ART 103 Foundation
Design I
ART 104 Foundation
Design II
ART 105 Foundation
Drawing I
ART 106 Foundation
Drawing II
ART 204 Figure
Drawing I
ART 205 Figure
Drawing II
ART 345 Advanced
Drawing I
ART 455 Photography
ART 445 Special
Projects
ART 490 Senior Project
ART 275 History
of Art (Ancient-Medieval)
ART 285 History
of Art (Renaissance-Modern)
Six additional credit hours in art history required
ART 331 Art
Reading List
ART 443 Seminar in Contemporary Art and Design
ART 498 Senior Exhibition
And
Choose One Specialization:
Painting
Specialization
Elective Studios (18 credit hours)
ART 325 Introductory
Oil Painting
ART 326 Introductory
Acrylic Painting
ART 425 Painting
III
ART 426 Painting
IV
Sculpture
Specialization
Elective Studios (18 credit hours)
ART 267 Sculpture I
ART 367 Sculpture II
ART 368 Sculpture III
ART 464 Sculpture IV
Drawing/Illustration
Specialization
ART 225 Watercolor
Painting I
or ART 325 Introductory Oil Painting
or ART 326 Introductory Acrylic Painting
ART 346 Advanced
Drawing II
ART 381 Illustration I
ART 382 Illustration II
ART 383 Illustration III
Elective Studios (6 credits hours)
(ART 456 - Advanced Photography recommended)
And
Choose One Emphasis:
Drawing
Emphasis:
ART 240 Woodcuts
and Monoprints
ART 340 Lithography
and Intaglio
ART 306 Figure
Drawing III
or Illustration Emphasis:
ART 219 Graphic Design I
ART 319 Graphic Design II
ART 230 Computer Rendering
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Please refer to the Education Department section of this
Catalog for information on the B.S. in Visual Arts Education.
B.F.A. GRAPHIC DESIGN
Essential
Courses:
ART 103 Foundation
Design I
ART 104 Foundation
Design II
ART 105 Foundation
Drawing I
ART 106 Foundation
Drawing II
ART 204 Figure
Drawing I
ART 205 Figure
Drawing II
ART 230 Computer Rendering
ART 301 Publication Design & The Computer
ART 345 Advanced
Drawing I
ART 455 Photography
ART 219 Graphic Design I
ART 319 Graphic Design II
ART 320 Graphic Design III
ART 420 Graphic Design IV
ART 445 Special
Projects
ART 490 Senior Project
Elective Studios (12 credit hours)
ART 275 History
of Art (Ancient-Medieval)
ART 285 History
of Art (Renaissance-Modern)
ART 287 History
of Design
Three additional credit hours in art history required
ART 331 Art
Reading List
ART 443 Seminar in Contemporary Art and Design
ART 498 Senior Exhibition
B.S. ART
Essential
Courses:
ART 103 Foundation
Design I
ART 104 Foundation
Design II
ART 105 Foundation
Drawing I
ART 106 Foundation
Drawing II
ART 204 Figure
Drawing I
ART 225 Watercolor
Painting I
or ART 325 Introductory Oil
Painting
or ART 326 Introductory Acrylic
Painting
ART 230 Computer Rendering
ART 240 Woodcuts
and Monoprints
or ART 340 Lithography and
Intaglio
or ART 439 Serigraphy
ART 251 Ceramics
I
ART 267 Sculpture I
ART 327 Fibers I
or ART 427 Fibers II
ART 455 Photography
Elective Studios (9 credit hours)
ART 275 History
of Art (Ancient-Medieval)
ART 285 History
of Art (Renaissance-Modern)
Six additional credit hours in art history required
ART 331 Art
Reading List
ART 443 Seminar in Contemporary Art and Design
ART 498 Senior Exhibition
Admission
Requirements:
Portfolio.
Details on content are provided by the Office of Admissions. Special
consideration may be given to talented students who lack formal art training.
Visual Arts Scholar awards are based on excellence of portfolio and high school
achievement.
Admission
to Upper Division:
The student who applies for formal admission to upper
division level courses must have completed a minimum of forty-five semester
hours including the full foundation program in Art, achieved an overall quality
point average of 2.0 or better, and a quality point average of 2.0 or better
for Art courses. When the student has met these requirements, usually in the
second semester of the sophomore year, a letter requesting admission to upper
division is submitted to the Chairperson. Additionally, the Bachelor of Fine
Arts degree applicant will be requested to submit a portfolio of work. Transfer
students at or above the sophomore level will be expected to fulfill the same
admission requirements after one semester of work has been completed in the
department.
Graduation
Requirements:
In order to complete the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree,
students must earn a grade of no lower than “C” in each of the upper division
courses of their major sequence and ART 490. One repeat of each course is
allowed, if necessary. In addition, all BFA applicants are required to
participate successfully in two group critiques during their senior year.
Students in both the Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Science degree
programs must complete the requirements for a senior exhibition.
Minors:
Art
History:
THA 106 and any five or six history
courses from the Music or Art Department. A minimum of two
courses must be from each department.
Art:
ART 103 and 105; and any four courses, two of which are at
the 300 level or higher, within the department.
Graphic
Design:
ART 103, 105, 155 or 455, 219, 319, and 320.
Illustration:
ART 105, 106, 204, 325 or 326, 381, 382, and 383.
Painting:
ART 103, 105, 285, plus 12 credits selected with advisement
in studio courses in Painting, six hours of which must be at the 300/400 level.
This minor is open to all students except BFA Art majors with Painting
specialization.
Theatre
Arts:
Six credits in Theater Literature: THA 106 and three credits
selected from: LIT 309, 318, 319, or 409. Three credits in studies in
Performance selected from: THA 103 or 108.
Nine credits in studies in Movement selected from THA 207,
213, 214, or 215. Three credits in studies in Design selected from THA 222,
223, 224, or 225.
Pertinent
Additional Information:
The college requires each student to leave for one year at
least two pieces of a student’s work selected from the senior exhibitions. As a
service to the student and to the college community, these works will be on
display in college offices. After one year, the student should request this
work and make arrangements with the Chairperson of the Art Department for its
return. After two years, the work will be disposed of at the discretion of the
Chairperson. Student work submitted as a partial fulfillment of particular
course requirements will be returned to the student. While the college will
take all reasonable precautions, it will not be responsible in cases of damage
or loss.
Cooperative Education placements or internships are
available under advisement.
