Nov 23, 2024

2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Art, 3-D Media (Fiber, Metal or Wood) Option, B.F.A.

(132 units)

Bachelor of Fine Arts

The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is offered for the student eventually seeking a Master of Fine Arts degree, the position of a professional artist or designer, and for teaching studio art within a selected specialization. The B.F.A. degree program is demanding, requiring high quality performance in order to develop the professional competence of talented students toward successful entrance into the professional art field.

To remain a B.F.A. candidate, a successful student must maintain a specified minimum GPA in their discipline. See Program Options for specific GPA requirements.

Students who fall below a GPA of 3.0 in upper division courses in their area for two consecutive semesters will be removed from this B.F.A .

Requirements

Lower Division:

Upper Division:

Take one of the following specializations:

Fiber

Take all of the following courses:

ART 316 - Core Studio: Fiber - Pattern Design/Printing (3 units)
ART 317 - Core Studio: Fiber - Dyeing (3 units)
ART 328A - Core Studio: Fiber - Sculpture/Material Studies I (3 units)
ART 328B - Core Studio: Fiber - Sculpture/Material Studies II (3 units)
ART 388 - Core Studio: Painting - Color Theory (3 units)
ART 428A - Advanced Studio: Fiber - Weaving I (3 units)
ART 428B - Advanced Studio: Fiber - Weaving II (3 units)
ART 430 - Advanced Studio: Fiber - Artist Books/Papermaking (3 units)
ART 491B - 3-D Media-Senior Project (1 unit)
ART 499N - Special Studies in Fiber and Mixed Media (3 units)

Take one of the following:

ART 311 - Writing about Visual Art (3 units)
ART 333 - Global Art Scenes (3 units)

Take 9 units of Upper-Division Art History (AH)

Take 6 units ART outside the specialization.

Metal

Take all of the following courses:

ART 357A - Core Studio: Metals - Jewelry (3 units)
ART 357B - Core Studio: Metals - Design (3 units)
ART 358A - Core Studio: Metals - Metalsmithing (3 units)
ART 358B - Advanced Studio: Metals - Metalsmithing (3 units)
ART 458A - Advanced Studio: Metals - Fabrication (3 units)
ART 458B - Advanced Studio: Metals - Experimental (3 units)
ART 491B - 3-D Media-Senior Project (1 unit)

Take 9 units from the following courses:

ART 355 - Enameling (3 units)
ART 356 - Jewelry Casting (3 units)
ART 359A - Architectural Metalwork and Blacksmithing (3 units)
ART 359B - Sculptural Metalwork (3 units)
ART 499J - Special Studies in Metalsmithing and Jewelry (3 units)

Take one of the following:

ART 311 - Writing about Visual Art (3 units)
ART 333 - Global Art Scenes (3 units)

Take 9 units of Upper-Division Art History (AH)

Take 6 units ART outside the specialization

Wood

Take all of the following courses:

ART 311 - Writing about Visual Art (3 units)
ART 353A - Drafting and Model Making for 3D Art Objects (3 units)
ART 353B - Advanced Studio: Wood - CNC (3 units)
ART 354A - Core Studio: Wood - Furniture (3 units)
ART 354B - Core Studio: Wood - Bending (3 units)
ART 354C - Core Studio: Wood - Cabinetry (3 units)
ART 369 - Axis: Woodturning and Metal Spinning 3 units
ART 454A - Advanced Studio: Wood - Architecture (3 units)
ART 454B - Advanced Studio: Wood - Upholstery (3 units)
ART 491B - 3-D Media-Senior Project (1 unit)
ART 499B - Special Studies in Wood (3 units)
DESN 369 - History of Furniture and Decorative Arts (3 units)

Art, 3-D Media (Fiber, Metal or Wood) Option, B.F.A.

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Requirements

Lower Division:

Take all of the following courses:

Take 2 units of the following:

Take 1 unit of the following:

For Fiber Specialization Take:

For Metals Specialization Take:

For Wood Specialization Take:

Take one of the following courses:

Take one of the following courses:

Take one of the following courses:

Upper Division:

Fiber

Take all of the following courses:

Take one of the following:

Take 9 units of Upper-Division Art History (AH)

Take 6 units ART outside the specialization.

Metal

Take all of the following courses:

Take 9 units from the following courses:

Take one of the following:

Take 9 units of Upper-Division Art History (AH)

Take 6 units ART outside the specialization

Wood

Take all of the following courses:

Take 6 units of Upper-Division Art History (AH)

Take 6 units of ART outside the specialization