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Twin Cities Campus
Art B.F.A.Art Department
College of Liberal Arts
The program provides in-depth instruction in the visual arts through a high concentration of coursework in the Department of Art. Admission is based on portfolio evaluation. The program is oriented toward professional practice or admission to a master's degree program.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students must complete
5 courses
before admission to the program.
Art majors may apply to the B.F.A. degree program after completing the five preparatory core courses required in the major. Application is made by submitting a portfolio to a faculty committee for review. A faculty adviser is chosen upon admission to the B.F.A. program.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Preparatory Courses
Take a minimum of five courses (20 credits). Note: ARTS 2xxx courses are equivalent to ARTS 1xxx courses. ARTS 2xxx are recommended for those intending to major or minor in Art, or those who have already declared a major or minor in Art.
ARTS 1001 - Introduction to Contemporary Art and Theory
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
ARTS 1101 - Introduction to Drawing
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
or
ARTS 2101 {Inactive}
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
ARTS 1802 - Introduction to Sculpture: Understanding the Fundamentals of the Practice of Sculpture
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
or
ARTS 2301 {Inactive}
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
or
ARTS 1801 - Introduction to Ceramics: Wheel-Throwing and Hand-Building Techniques
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
or
ARTS 2801 {Inactive}
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
ARTS 1501 {Inactive}
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
or
ARTS 2501 {Inactive}
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
or
ARTS 1103 - Introduction to Printmaking: Relief, Screen and Digital Processes
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
or
ARTS 2502 {Inactive}
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
or
ARTS 1704 - Introduction to Moving Images
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
or
ARTS 2601 {Inactive}
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
or
ARTS 1701 - Introduction to Photography
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
or
ARTS 2701 {Inactive}
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
or
ARTS 1703 {Inactive}
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
or
ARTS 2703 {Inactive}
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
Take at least 4 credits of ARTS 1xxx or ARTS 2xxx.
ARTS 1xxx
or
ARTS 2xxx
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of
any second language.
with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department
or college.
Students who wish to apply credits from art courses taken outside the University of Minnesota should contact the department's undergraduate adviser.
Beginning fall 2012, all incoming CLA freshman must complete the appropriate First Year Experience course sequence. Specific information about this collegiate requirement can be found at: http://class.umn.edu/degree_requirements/index.html
Students may earn no more than one degree from the Department of Art: a B.A. or a B.F.A. or a minor.
Major Courses
Art Internship
Take either of the following courses for a minimum of one credit.
ARTS 3896 - Internship
(1.0-3.0 cr)
or
ARTS 3499 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
Seminar
Take the following course.
ARTS 5401W - BFA Seminar Capstone 1: Concepts and Practices in Art
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
Critical Theory
Take 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ARTH 3577 - Photo Nation: Photography in America
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 5417 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CSDS 5301 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CSDS 5302 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCL 1001W - Introduction to Cultural Studies
[AH, DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCL 1201W - Cinema
[AH, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
CSCL 1301W - Reading Culture: Theory and Practice
[AH, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCL 3210 - Cinema and Ideology
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
·
CSCL 3425W - Critical Theory and Social Change
[AH, DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCL 3350W - Sexuality and Culture
[DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCL 3351W - The Body and the Politics of Representation
[HIS, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
PHIL 3502W {Inactive}
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
Art History
Take at most 9 credit(s) from the following:
Art History Lower-division Courses
Take 0 - 3 credit(s) from the following:
·
ARTH 1xxx
·
Art History Upper-division Courses
Take 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ARTH 3xxx
·
ARTH 5xxx
Art Electives
Take 30 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ARTS 3xxx
·
ARTS 5xxx
Senior Project
B.F.A. candidates register with their faculty adviser and participate in a solo or small group exhibition at an adviser-approved gallery or exhibition space during the final semester.
ARTS 5407 - BFA Capstone 2: Critique and Exhibition
(4.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Honors UHP
This is an honors sub-plan.
Students admitted to the University Honors Program (UHP) must fulfill UHP requirements, in addition to degree program requirements. Honors courses used to fulfill degree program requirements will also fulfill UHP requirements.
Current departmental honors course offerings are listed at: http://www.honors.umn.edu/academics/curriculum/dept_courses_current.html
Honors students complete an honors thesis project in the final year, most often in conjunction with an honors thesis course, or with an honors directed studies, or honors directed research course. Students select honors courses and plan for a thesis project in consultation with their UHP adviser and their departmental faculty adviser.
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtS 1001/ArtS 1001H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtS 1101/ArtS 2101 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtS 1103/ArtS 2502 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtS 1704/ArtS 2601 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtS 1701/ArtS 2701 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 -3.0 [max 6.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 1921W/CSCL 1201W/SCMC 120 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CSCL 3210/SCMC 3210 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CSCL 3350W/GLBT 3456W |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |