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Art BFA - Drawing and Painting



Overview

Students are encouraged to develop a personal style in their studio area of emphasis. The B.F.A. candidate should achieve an insight into and an understanding of the nature of the materials and processes. In most studio programs, students are required to present an exhibition that serves as a capstone experience before graduation, demonstrating their achievement in developing a mature and cohesive body of work. Specific course requirements vary for each of the following areas of specialization: Ceramics, Drawing and Painting, Fabric Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Jewelry and Metal Work, Photography and Expanded Media, Printmaking, Scientific Illustration, and Sculpture. Contact the School of Art for a list of requirements for each area.

Contact

Undergraduate Coordinator ldadvise@uga.edu

Four-Year Program of Study

Four-Year Program of Study

The following program of study provides a path for students to complete this degree program in four years.

Fall Year 1
ARHI 2300  Introduction to Art History: Prehistory to Renaissance 3
ARST 1040  Proseminar in Studio Art 1
ARST 1050  Drawing I: Observation and Visual Language 3
ENGL 1101  English Composition I 3
MATH 1101  Introduction to Mathematical Modeling 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

ARST 1060  Color/Composition 3
ARST 1080  Three-Dimensional Design 3
Spring Year 1
ARHI 2400  Introduction to Art History: Renaissance to Contemporary 3
ENGL 1102  English Composition II 3
FYOS 1001  First-Year Odyssey Seminar 1

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

ARST 1060  Color/Composition 3
ARST 1080  Three-Dimensional Design 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

ARST 2000  Introduction to Figure Drawing 3
ARST 2100  Introduction to Painting and Visuality 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

ARST 2010  Drawing and Visuality 3

ARST 2000-level studio elective

Summer Year 1

N/A

Fall Year 2

Area II Physical Science Course

ARHI 3000-level course

ARST 2000-level or above studio elective**

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

ARST 2000  Introduction to Figure Drawing 3
ARST 2010  Drawing and Visuality 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

ARST 2000  Introduction to Figure Drawing 3
ARST 2100  Introduction to Painting and Visuality 3
Spring Year 2
ARST 2020  Ideation and Methodologies 3

ARST 2000-level or above studio elective

ARTS 2100  Strategic Visual Thinking 3
POLS 1101  American Government 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

ARST 3115  Painting: Color and Application 3
ARST 3125  Painting: Strategies of Abstraction 3
ARST 3130  Introduction to Figure Painting 3
Summer Year 2

N/A

Fall Year 3

Area II Life Science Course

AND Lab course

ARHI 3000-level course

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

ARGD course at 2000 level or above

ARID course at 2000 level or above

ARST course at 2000 level or above

ARTS 3000-level course

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

ARST 3010  Advanced Drawing 3
ARST 3099  Advanced Drawing: Drawing in Conceptual Space 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

ARST 3010  Advanced Drawing 3
ARST 3099  Advanced Drawing: Drawing in Conceptual Space 3
ARST 3120  Aqueous Media 3
ARST 3130  Introduction to Figure Painting 3
ARST 3144  Advanced Painting: Hybrids 3
ARST 3145  The Figure as Subject and the Narrative Impulse 3
ARST 3150  Figure Painting 3
ARST 4020  Figure Drawing/Anatomy 3
ARST 4170/6170  Contemporary Applications of Historic Painting Materials 3
Spring Year 3

Area IV World Languages and Global Culture Course

ARST 3140  Painting Studio Concepts 3
ARST 4915/6915  Thematic Inquiry in Contemporary Art 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

ARST 3010  Advanced Drawing 3
ARST 3099  Advanced Drawing: Drawing in Conceptual Space 3
ARST 3120  Aqueous Media 3
ARST 3130  Introduction to Figure Painting 3
ARST 3144  Advanced Painting: Hybrids 3
ARST 3145  The Figure as Subject and the Narrative Impulse 3
ARST 3150  Figure Painting 3
ARST 4020  Figure Drawing/Anatomy 3
ARST 4170/6170  Contemporary Applications of Historic Painting Materials 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

HIST 2111  American History to 1865 3
HIST 2112  American History Since 1865 3
Summer Year 3

N/A

Fall Year 4

Area V Social Sciences Course

ARHI course at the 3000- or 4000-level

ARST 4140  Advanced Studio Concepts 3

PEDB course

Choose 2 course(s) from the following:

ARGD course at 2000 level or above

ARID course at 2000 level or above

ARST course at 2000 level or above

ARTS course at 3000 level or above

Spring Year 4

Area IV World Languages and Global Culture Course

ARST 4140  Advanced Studio Concepts 3
ARST 4995  Capstone Exhibition and Professional Practices 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

ARGD course at 2000 level or above

ARID course at 2000 level or above

ARST course at 2000 level or above

ARTS course at 3000 level or above

Summer Year 4

N/A

University-Wide Requirements

Link: University-wide Requirements