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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 credits
ART 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.