Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Art Degree Requirements

The Department of Visual Art offers the B.F.A. in visual art, including the areas of ceramics, drawing, expanded media, metalsmithing/jewelry, painting, printmaking, sculpture, and textiles/fibers. A total of 120 hours is required for the degree, including 45 junior/senior hours (courses numbered 300 or higher). 30 of these 45 junior/senior hours must be taken in residence at the University of Kansas. In addition to the 12-hour foundations requirement, a minimum of 48 hours in departmental courses is required, including 2 semesters of directed study.

The Department of Visual Art reserves the right to retain examples of student work and to use images of student work on internet websites and for university publication purposes.

B.F.A. Major Requirements

Foundations Studies (12 hours)

• •ART 101 Drawing I (3)
• ART 102 Drawing II (3)
• ART 103 Art Concepts and Practice (3)
• ART 104 Art Principles and Practice (3)

History of Art (15 hours)

• HA 150 Western Art History I: Ancient Through Medieval Art (fall only) (3) (HA 150 must be taken before HA 151)
• HA 151 Western Art History II: Renaissance to Contemporary Art (spring only) (3)
• Non-Western history of art (3)
• *HA elective (3)
• Elective (3)

*Textiles students can count TD 504 History of Textiles, Lecture as one of their HA electives. Students completing the general option must use an HA 1900-1945 and an HA 1945-present course as their 2 HA electives.

English (9 hours)

• ENGL 101 Composition (3)
• ENGL 102 Critical Reading and Writing (3)
• ENGL 203, ENGL 205, or ENGL 209-ENGL 211 (3)

Principal Courses (18 hours)

• Humanities (H) (6)
• Natural sciences and mathematics (N) (6)
• Social sciences (S) (6)

(Students completing the general option may take 3 hours each of humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences courses and 9 hours of CLAS electives from any H/S/N department.)

School of the Arts Elective (3 hours)

• Satisfied by 1 course (3 hours) from the Dance (DANC), Film & Media Studies (FMS), Theatre (THR), or Visual Art (ART, CER, EXM, METL, PNTG, PRNT, SCUL, TD, VAE) department.

Electives

• Additional credit hours of general electives are needed to meet the minimum total hours required for graduation.

General Option

The general option requires 49 major hours, including a minimum of 15 junior/senior hours in the major, a minimum of 15 major hours in residence, and a minimum 2.0 KU junior/senior grade-point average in the major.

1 course is required in 5 of the following areas:

• Ceramics: (ART 131 or any 200-level CER course) (3)
• Expanded Media: (ART 123 or any 200-level EXM course) (3)
• Metalsmithing/Jewelry: (ART 132 or any 200-level METL course) (3)
• Painting: (ART 120 or any 200-level PNTG course) (3)
• Printmaking: (ART 121 or any 200-level PRNT course) (3)
• Sculpture: (ART 122 or any 200-level SCUL course) (3)
• Textiles/Fibers: (ART 130/ART 133 or any 200-level TD course) (3)

• DRWG 203 Drawing III/DRWG 213 Life Drawing I/DRWG 300 Special Topics in Drawing: _____ (3)
• Electives: Satisfied by 12 hours selected from the Visual Art Department (ART, CER, EXM, METL, PNTG, PRNT, SCUL, TD, VAE) (12)

Satisfied by completing 9 hours of coursework with subject code (ART, CER, EXM, METL, PNTG, PRNT, SCUL, TD, VAE, PHMD, INTD, ILLU, INDD, BDS, VISC, ADS).

Ceramics Option

The ceramics option requires 48 major hours, including a minimum of 24 junior/senior hours in the major, a minimum of 15 major hours in residence, and a minimum 2.0 KU junior/senior grade-point average in the major.

• ART 131 Fundamentals of Ceramics (3) or
  CER 208 Ceramics I (3)
• CER 301 Ceramics II (3)
• CER 402 Ceramics III (3)
• CER 504 Kilns (3)
• CER 505 Clay and Glaze Formulation (3)
• CER 515 Advanced Ceramics I (6)
• CER 520 Advanced Ceramics II (6)

Satisfied by completing 21 hours of coursework with subject code (ART, CER, EXM, METL, PNTG, PRNT, SCUL, TD, VAE, PHMD, INTD, ILLU, INDD, BDS, VISC, ADS)

• PHMD elective (3)
• SCUL 253 Sculpture I (3) or
  SCUL 349 Metal and Glass Casting (3)

Additional Required Visual Art and Design Electives (6 hours, not counted toward major)

• PHMD elective (3)
• SCUL 253 Sculpture I (3) or
• SCUL 349 Metal and Glass Casting (3)

Metalsmithing/Jewelry Option

The metalsmithing/jewelry option requires 48 major hours, including a minimum of 36 junior/senior hours in the major, a minimum of 15 major hours in residence, and a minimum 2.0 KU junior/senior grade-point average in the major.

• ART 132 Fundamentals of Metalsmithing/Jewelry (3) or
  METL 211 Jewelry (3)
• METL 301 Introduction to Casting for Jewelry (3)
  (ART 132 then METL 301 must be completed before taking further METL classes)
• METL 302 Professional Practices (3)
• METL 360 Holloware (3)
• METL 362 Metalsmithing (6)
• METL 364 Enameling (6)
• METL 501 Seminar (3)
• METL 515 Advanced Metals I (6)
• METL 520 Advanced Metals II (6)

Satisfied by completing 9 hours of coursework with subject code (ART, CER, EXM, METL, PNTG, PRNT, SCUL, TD, VAE, PHMD, INTD, ILLU, INDD, BDS, VISC, ADS)

Textiles/Fibers Option

The textiles/fibers option requires 48 major hours, including a minimum of 30 junior/senior hours in the major, a minimum of 15 major hours in residence, and a minimum 2.0 KU junior/senior grade-point average in the major.

Textiles/Fibers (30 hours)

• TD 313 Fiber Forms (required) (3)
• TD 316 Screenprinting Textiles (required) (3)
• TD 301 Weave Structures (3)
• TD 302 Techniques in Weaving (3)
• TD 414 Experimental Concepts in Weaving (3)
• TD 403 Intermediate Textile Printing (3)
• TD 404 Surface Design (3)

*Students must complete 2 courses under Intermediate Studies before beginning Advanced Studio classes.

• TD 504 History of Textiles, Lecture (3)
• TD 515 Advanced Textiles/Fibers I (3-6)
• TD 520 Advanced Textiles/Fibers II (3-6)

• TD 503 Advanced Surface Design/Screenprinting (1-6)
• TD 506 Advanced Fiber Forms (1-6)
• TD 514 Advanced Techniques in Weaving (1-6)

Studio Electives (18 hours)

Satisfied by completing 18 hours of coursework with subject code (ART, CER, EXM, METL, PNTG, PRNT, SCUL, TD, VAE, PHMD, INTD, ILLU, INDD, BDS, VISC, ADS).

Additional Foundation Requirements (9 hours, not counted toward major)

• ART 130 Fundamentals of Fiber Forms (3) or
  ART 133 Fundamentals of Fibers (3)
• TD 314 Introduction to Weaving (3)
• TD 315 Textile Handprinting and Resist Processes (3)