Studio Art: Printmaking, BFASA
for the degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art Major in Studio Art, Printmaking Concentration
department website: https://art.illinois.edu
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overview of college admissions & requirements: Fine & Applied Arts
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email: mavery@illinois.edu
for the degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art Major in Studio Art, Printmaking Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Requirements | 17 | |
| Arts at Illinois | ||
| Art, Design, and Society | ||
| Contemporary Issues in Art | ||
Choose one Drawing Course (3 hours): | ||
| Observational Drawing | ||
| Expressive Drawing | ||
| Visualization Drawing | ||
Choose one course in 2D Category (3 hours): | ||
| Introduction to Graphic Design | ||
| The Image World | ||
| Introduction to Printmaking | ||
| Beginning Painting | ||
Choose one course in 3D Category (3 hours): | ||
| Introduction to Industrial Design | ||
| Crafts Design | ||
| Beginning Sculpture | ||
Choose one course in 4D Category (3 hours): | ||
| Image Practice | ||
| Time Arts I | ||
| Interaction I | ||
| Art History Requirements | 12 | |
| Introduction to the History of Art and Visual Culture | ||
200 level and above ARTH courses | ||
| Capstone Requirements | 7 | |
| Current Art Issues Seminar | ||
| Advanced Studio II | ||
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements by Category | ||
| Advanced Composition (ACP) | 3 | |
| Cultural Studies: Non-Western Cultures, U.S. Minority Culture(s), Western/Comparative Cultures (CNW, USM, CW) | 9 | |
| Composition I (Comp. I) | 4 | |
| Humanities & the Arts (HUM) | 6 | |
| Natural Sciences & Technology (NAT) | 6 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning (QR) | 6 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (SBS) | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 40 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Total Credits for BFA Studio Arts | ||
| Foundation Requirements | 17 | |
| Art History Requirements, three credits used for gen ed credit | 12 | |
| BFA Capstone requirements | 7 | |
| Concentration Requirements 1 | 43-46 | |
| General Education Requirements, three hours of art history also count as gen ed credit | 40 | |
| Language Requirement 2 | ||
| Electives to bring the total hours earned to 122, including a minimum of 40 credits at the 300- or 400-level. | 0-3 | |
| Total Hours | 122 | |
| 1 | See Concentrations tab for requirements for indvidual concentrations. |
| 2 | The Language Requirement may be satisfied by:
If you enter UIUC without three years of language other than English in high school, you must take a language placement test to determine the courses in which you should enroll. A current list of courses approved to satisfy the language requirement is available here. |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select four courses from the following list of 3-credit options: | 12 | |
| Introduction to Printmaking (exclude if taken for foundations credit) | ||
| Ceramics Sculpture I | ||
| Image Practice (exclude if taken for foundations credit) | ||
| Time Arts I (exclude if taken for foundations credit) | ||
| Interaction I | ||
| Life Drawing (required for the Printmaking concentration) | ||
| Beginning Painting (exclude if taken for foundations credit) | ||
| Making and Meaning | ||
| Intermediate Painting (prerequisite ARTS 251) | ||
| Beginning Sculpture (exclude if taken for foundations credit) | ||
| Intermediate Sculpture | ||
| Spec Topics in Studio Art (may be repeated up to 12 hours total if topics vary) | ||
| Select up to eleven 300- or 400-level courses from the following list of 3-credit options: | 31-34 | |
| Ceramics Sculpture II | ||
| Intermediate Studio I | ||
| Intermediate Studio II (prerequisite ARTS 350) | ||
| Internship in Studio Arts (may repeat once with advisor consent) | ||
| Special Topics in Printmaking (required course for Printmaking concentration; may repeat twice with advisor consent) | ||
| Time Arts II (may repeat once with advisor consent) | ||
| Interaction II (may repeat once with advisor consent) | ||
| Special Topics in New Media | ||
| Advanced Studio I | ||
| Advanced Drawing | ||
or ARTS 455 | Advanced Painting | |
| Advanced Sculpture (prerequisite ARTS 280, may repeat twice with advisor consent) | ||
| Art in Context (prerequisite ARTS 252, may repeat twice with advisor consent) | ||
| Special Topics in Studio Art (variable credit 1-3 hours. Can be repeated for up to 9 total hours if topics vary.) | ||
| Total Hours | 43-46 | |