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BFA Concentration inFine Art Practice

The Fine Arts Practice concentration is offered for students who wish to delve deeper into their art practice, develop their key concepts, and create a focused body of work to propel their career in the Arts to the next level. Through intensive hands-on studio courses, thought-provoking academics, and BFA critiques, faculty work with students to hone their skills, widen critical thinking, strengthen creative expression, and form a deeper understanding of their role as a cultural maker. Students can specialize in drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, or hybrid approaches to artmaking which may incorporate multiple media and digital media. Bridging traditional and contemporary art practices, the program prepares students with skills to produce and sustain a culturally responsive practice that embraces the emerging issues and technologies that impact society and cultural production. This degree is chosen by students who intend to become professional working artists, work in art related fields, or apply for graduate work

Students with this degree can be directly positioned for careers as:

• Studio Artist • Freelance Illustration • Gallery Director• Gallery Artist • Printmaker • Creative Director• Painter — Independent • Graphic Designer • Sculptor• Painter — Represented • Production Artist • Fabricator• Muralist • Art Director • Ceramicist• Set Painter/Designer • Gallery Assistant • Production Potter• Art Handling/Shipping • Arts Administration • Art Teacher/Instructor

• Art Studio Manager • Assistant Conservator • Artist Assistant• Production Assistant/

Manager• Museum & Gallery

Preparator• Concept Artist/

Illustrator

Degree roadmap for Fine Arts Practice BFA 2018 – 2019

1Lower Division Foundation (18 units)

Course # Course Title & Pre-Reqs

2Lower Division Fine Arts Practice(12 units)

Course # Course Title & Pre-Reqs

Art 100 Fundamentals of Drawing (this is your GE C3) Choose ONE

Art 101 Photography 1 Art 111 Sculpture 1

Art 102 2D Processes Art 115 Ceramics 1

Art 103 3D Processes

Art 104 4D Processes Art 172 Painting 1

Art 120 Monuments of World Art (this is your GE C1) Art 272 Painting 2 (172)

2nd Comp (3 units)

Art 229 Writing about Art and Design (take GE A2 first) Choose ONE

Art 270 Drawing 2 (100)

Art 274 Figure Drawing

Take ALL Lower Division Foundation courses in any order

Complete portfolio review before commencing Upper Division Foundation / BFA subjects

3Upper Division Foundation(16 units)

Art 323 Modern Media, Art & Culture 1

3Upper Division Fine Arts Practice(21 units)

Choose SEVEN to create a coherent course of studyAt least FIVE must be upper division and within a specific media area

Art 326 Contemporary Visual Studies 1

Art 496 Special Topics

Art 111 Sculpture 1 (if not taken before)

Choose ONE (this is your GE C4) Art 115 Ceramics 1 (if not taken before)

Art 420 Comparative World Art 2 Art 211 Sculpture 2 (111)

Art 423 Modern Media, Art and Culture 2 Art 215 Ceramics 2 (115)

Art 426 Contemporary Visual Studies 2 Art 260 Introduction to Illustration (100, 101, 102, 103, 104 & 120)

Art 491 BFA Critique = 1 unit (take once a semester for 3 semesters)

Art 270 Drawing 2 (100)

Art 272 Painting 2 (172)

Art 440 Forum = 1 unit Art 274 Figure Drawing 1 (100)

Art 278 Bookmarking 1

Art 279 Printmaking 1

Art 311 Sculpture 3 (211)

Art 315 Ceramics 3 (215)

Art 370 Drawing 3 (270)

Art 378 Bookmaking 2 (278)

Art 379 Printmaking 2 (279)

Art 472 Painting 3 (272)

Art 474 Figure Drawing 2 (274)

Art Up to TWO lower division or TWO upper division courses from another art option area

Complete all Upper Division Courses before commencing your Capstone

4Capstone(3 units)

Art 493H Fine Arts Practice Senior Project (BA art & BFA majors & Senior standing)