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Bachelor of Fine Arts
CIP 50.0702
Accredited By: National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
 
University Studies Requirements - 43-46 Hours
 

University Studies selections must include:

  • Humanities and Fine Arts:


  •      ART 211 Introduction to History of Art I

  • University Studies Elective:


  •      ART 212 Introduction to the History of Art II

     
    Required Foundation Courses - 13 Hours
     
      ART 099   Freshman Orientation
      ART 101   Drawing I: Introduction to Drawing
      ART 111   Two-dimensional Design
      ART 112   Three-dimensional Design
      ART 201   Drawing II: Life Drawing
     
    Required Art History Coures - 9 Hours
     
     

    One course from each of the folowing areas:

     
     
  • Pre-Modern
  •   ART 415   Greek & Roman Art
      ART 416   Medieval Art
      ART 418   Renaissance Art
      ART 419   Baroque Art
     
     
  • Modern
  •   ART 426   Romanticism to Realism
      ART 427   Late Nineteenth-Century Art
      ART 429   Art from 1900 to 1960
      ART 430   Contemporay Art, 1960 to the Present
     
     

    One additional Art History course which may be selected
    from any course listed above or ART 356, 491 or 501.

     
    Required Limited Studio Electives - 18 hours
     
     

    Select three of the following 2-D courses:

     
      ART 300   Drawing III
      ART 330   Introduction to Painting I
      ART 350   Introduction to Graphic Design I: Digital Art
      ART 379   Introduction to Printmaking I
      ART 382   Introduction to Photography I
     
     

    Select three of the following 3-D courses:

     
      ART 309   Introduction to Metalsmithing I
      ART 310   Introduction to Wood I
      ART 346   Introduction to Fibers I
      ART 360   Introduction to Sculpture I
      ART 370   Introduction to Ceramics I
     
      ART 298   Mid-Degree Review1
     
    Studio Electives - 15 hours
     
      Five cources above the introductory level in studio.
    Electives to be selected in consultaion with advisor
     
    Open Electives - 8-11 Hours
     
      Electives should be carefully selected with guidence and
    approval of the academic advisor
     
    Area of Emphasis - 15 Hours
     
      Five sequential courses from one of the following: drawing,
    painting, graphic design, printmaking, photography,metal-
    smitihing, wood, sculpture, or ceramics.
     
    B.F.A. Degree Requirements - 4 Hours
     
      ART 399   Professional Practices
      ART 498   B.F.A. Practicum Exhibition
     
    Total Curriculum Requirements1 - 128 hours
     
      1The baccalaureate degree is not awarded automatically upon
    completion of any required number of courses or units of credit. The
    progress and status of students in the program is regularly assessed
    through reviews. All students are required to register for ART 298 the
    semester after they complete 30 credit hours of ART courses. After
    passing ART 298, students may form a BFA jury and track in the B.F.A.
    requirements. A final review, ART 498, is conducted by B.F.A. jury in
    conjunction with fulfilling the senior B.F.A. Practicum Group Exhibition
    requirement. BFA students must maintain a 3.00 GPA in the area of
    their studio concentration.
     
     
    The requirements listed above are an example of what is applicable to most students entering Murray State University at the present time. Criteria as they may relate to individual students may vary. The primary source is the Undergraduate Bulletin applicable at the time of the student enrollment.
      Department of Art
    604 Fine Arts Building
    Murray State University
    Murray, Kentucky 42071-3342

    Phone: 270.809.3784
    Fax: 270.809.3920
             
     
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