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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 (19 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. Only one of the introductory courses, ARTS 1001 or ARTS 1002, will be accepted for completion of program requirements.
ARTS 1001 - Introduction to Contemporary Art and Theory
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
or
ARTS 1002 - Art and Life: Thinking About Ethics Through Art
[AH, CIV]
(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)
Take at least 4 credits of ARTS 1xxx or ARTS 2xxx, excluding ARTS 1001 and ARTS 1002.
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. At least one upper-division (3xxx or above) course in the major must be writing intensive. Students may earn no more than one degree from the Department of Art: a B.A. or a B.F.A. or a minor.
Beginning fall 2012, all incoming CLA freshmen 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
Major Courses
Art Electives
Take 30 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ARTS 3xxx
·
ARTS 5xxx
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)
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)
·
ARTS 3401W - Critical Theories and Their Construction From a Studio Perspective
[AH, CIV, WI]
(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
At least two of the three ARTH courses must be upper-division. The third ARTH course could be taken at the 1xxx, 3xxx or 5xxx levels.
Take 3 or more course(s) totaling 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
Lower-division Courses
Take 0 - 3 credit(s) from the following:
·
ARTH 1xxx
·
Upper-division Courses
Take 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ARTS 3401W - Critical Theories and Their Construction From a Studio Perspective
[AH, CIV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3xxx
·
ARTH 5xxx
Seminar
Note that ARTS 5400 is taken in the final fall semester of the B.F.A. program and requires concurrent enrollment in a 5xxx arts course for 4 credits that is part of the required 30 credits of art electives.
ARTS 5401W - BFA Seminar Capstone 1: Concepts and Practices in Art
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
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. Note that ARTS 5444 is taken the final spring semester of the B.F.A. program and requires concurrent enrollment in a 5xxx arts course for 4 credits that is part of the required 30 credits of art electives. Students must complete ARTS 5400 prior to enrolling in ARTS 5444.
ARTS 5407 - BFA Capstone 2: Critique and Exhibition
(4.0 cr)
Upper-division Writing Intensive within the major
Students are required to take one upper-division Writing Intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.
Take 0 - 1 course(s) from the following:
·
ARTS 3401W - Critical Theories and Their Construction From a Studio Perspective
[AH, CIV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
Take 0 - 1 course(s) from the following:
·
ARTH 3921W - Art of the Film
[AH, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3014W - Art of India
[AH, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3015W - Art of Islam
[AH, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMES 3356W - Chinese Film
[AH, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
COMM 3645W - How Pictures Persuade
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCL 3212W - Documentary Cinema: History and Politics
[AH, CIV, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
CSCL 3351W - The Body and the Politics of Representation
[HIS, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
GEOG 3374W - The City in Film
[AH, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
PHIL 3502W {Inactive}
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
GWSS 3409W - Asian American Women's Cultural Production
[AH, DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
GER 3604W - Introduction to German Cinema
[AH, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtS 1001/ArtS 1001H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
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] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtS 3401W/ArtS 3401V |
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: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtS 3401W/ArtS 3401V |
Typically offered: | Every 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 |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtS 3401W/ArtS 3401V |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3014W/ RelS 3415 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3015W/ClCv 3015W/RelS 370 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CSCL 3212W/SCMC 3212W |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Geog 3374W/3374V/5374W |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AAS 3409W/GWSS 3409W |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Even, Spring Odd Year |