BFA Program » Oil Painting
Oil Painting
Students in Oil Painting train in the technical aspects of the medium. Course work and assignments direct students through the process of creating a unique, consistently styled portfolio of work. As they develop a personal creative vision, Oil Painting students apply critical, historical and theoretical principles to their own work while developing the professional business practices of the fine art field.
BFA Sample Curriculum
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting
Specialization in Oil Painting |
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| Semester 1 |
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| Fundamentals of Art I |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| Beginning Life Drawing I |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| English Language Arts I |
3 Semester Credit Hours |
| Freshman Seminar |
1 Semester Credit Hour |
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| Semester 2 |
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| Fundamentals of Art II |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| Beginning Life Drawing II |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| Anatomy |
3 Semester Credit Hours |
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| Semester 3 |
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| Oil Painting I |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| Intermediate Life Drawing I |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| English Language Arts II |
3 Semester Credit Hours |
| Art History Survey I |
3 Semester Credit Hours |
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| Semester 4 |
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| Oil Painting II |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| Figurative Sculpture I |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| Art History Survey II |
3 Semester Credit Hours |
| (One of four) Film and Society; Film and Society: World Cultures; Contemporary Visual Culture; or Art and Activism |
3 Semester Credit Hours |
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| Semester 5 |
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| Figure Painting |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| Studio Elective 200/300 or 400 Level |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| Quantitative Literacy |
3 Semester Credit Hours |
| Marketing |
3 Semester Credit Hours |
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| Semester 6 |
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| Still Life Painting |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| Digital Graphic Foundations |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| (One of three) Intro to Lab Science; Vision, Light and Color; or Advanced Anatomy |
3 Semester Credit Hours |
| (One of seven) Survey of American Illustration; History of Graphic Design; 20th Century and Contemporary Art History; Art History: Renaissance and Baroque; Art History: Art and Technology; Art History: Rococo and Neo-Classical; or World Art |
3 Semester Credit Hours |
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| Semester 7 |
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| Advanced Painting I |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| Studio Elective 200/300 or 400 Level |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| Studio Elective 200/300 or 400 Level |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
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| Semester 8 |
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| Portfolio: Fine Arts |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| Advanced Painting II |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| (One of four) Film and Society; Film and Society: World Cultures; Contemporary Visual Culture; or Art and Activism |
3 Semester Credit Hours |
| Professional Writing |
3 Semester Credit Hours |
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| 122 Total Credits Required for the BFA Degree in Painting Specialization in Oil Painting |
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