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Art BFA - Sculpture and Technology



Overview

The BFA in Art with a Concentration in Sculpture and Technology offers an immersive, interdisciplinary approach to three-dimensional art making. Rooted in both traditional and contemporary practices, students explore materials and methods ranging from metalworking and woodworking to casting, installation, E-gadgets, and digital fabrication. The flexible curriculum supports individualized study while fostering a critical understanding of spatial relationships and sculptural form. Emphasizing ideation, experimentation, and thematic inquiry, the program culminates in a senior capstone exhibition. Graduates are prepared for careers in fine art, public art, fabrication, or advanced study, equipped with the creative and technical skills to contribute meaningfully to the evolving field of sculpture.

Contact

Undergraduate Coordinator: ldadvise@uga.edu

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 
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
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 
Communication
Critical Thinking
English Composition I 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
Spring Year 1
ARHI 2400 
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Introduction to Art History: Renaissance to Contemporary 3
ARST 2400 
Creativity & Innovation
Critical Thinking
Fundamentals of Sculpture 3

ARST 2000-level course

PEDB prefix course

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:

ENGL 1102 
Communication
Critical Thinking
English Composition II 3
ENGL 1103  Multicultural English Composition 3
Summer Year 1

N/A

Fall Year 2

Area II Life Sciences and Physical Sciences with Lab course

ARHI 3000-level course

ARST 2020  Ideation and Methodologies 3

ARST Studio Elective

ARST Studio Elective

Spring Year 2

ARST Studio Elective

MATH 1101  Introduction to Mathematical Modeling 3
POLS 1101 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
American Government 3

Sculpture Course*

Sculpture Course*

Summer Year 2

N/A

Fall Year 3

Area II Life Sciences and Physical Sciences course

ARHI 3000-level course

ARST Studio Elective

Sculpture Course*

Sculpture Course*

Spring Year 3

Area IV World Languages and Global Culture course

ARST Studio Elective

Sculpture Course*

Sculpture Course*

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

HIST 2111 
Communication
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
American History to 1865 3
HIST 2112 
Communication
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
American History Since 1865 3
Summer Year 3

N/A

Fall Year 4

Area V Social Sciences course

ARHI 3000/4000 level course

ARST 4420/6420  Sculpture and Spatial Context II 3
ARST 4915/6915  Thematic Inquiry in Contemporary Art 3

Sculpture Course*

Spring Year 4

Area III Quantitative Reasoning course

Area IV World Languages and Global Culture course

ARST 4420/6420  Sculpture and Spatial Context II 3
ARST 4995  Capstone Exhibition and Professional Practices 3

ARST Studio Elective

Summer Year 4

N/A

*Sculpture Course Options
ARID 3340  Furniture Design 3
ARST 3205  Video Concepts and Practice 3
ARST 3400  Construction in Metal 3
ARST 3410  Intermediate Construction in Metal 3
ARST 3422 
Communication
Creativity & Innovation
Critical Thinking
Sculpture in Spatial Context I 3
ARST 3440  Fundamentals of Casting Metal Sculpture 3
ARST 3450  Intermediate Casting in Metal 3
ARST 3470  Wood as a Sculptural Medium 3
ARST 3488  Performance Art 3
ARST 3493  Installation 3
ARST 3498  The Object 3
ARST 3500  Intermediate Ceramics 3
ARST 3610  Movement: Chains, Clasps, and Hinges for Jewelry 3
ARST 3630  Lost Wax Casting for Jewelry and Small Objects 3
ARST 3660  Introduction to CAD/CAM for Design and Visual Arts 3
ARST 3680  Jewelry and Objects: Surface/Color/Solid 3
ARST 3800  Transmedia 3
ARST 3805 
Creativity & Innovation
Animation - 2D and Experimental Motion Graphics 3
ARST 3810  CAD and Fabrication I 3
ARST 3870  E-Gadgets for Experimental Media 3
ARST 4215/6215  Sound in Art 3
ARST 4315/6315  Introduction to Book Arts 3
ARST 4350/6350  Letterpress 3
ARST 4370/6370  Advanced Book Studio 3
ARST 4400  Casting 3
ARST 4420/6420  (9 hours) Sculpture and Spatial Context II 3
ARST 4440  Contruction in Metal 3
ARST 4480  Directed Study in Sculpture 3
ARST 4500/6500  Advanced Ceramics 3
ARST 4810/6810  CAD and Fabrication 3
ARST 4830  Advanced Video 3
ARST 4860  Video Installation 3

University-Wide Requirements

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