Art
College of Liberal Arts
Department of Art
907-474-7530
www.uaf.edu/art/
Minimum Requirements for Degrees: BA: 120 credits; BFA: 120 credits
The art program encourages independent, original and creative thinking while recognizing the role and responsibility of the fine arts within the humanities.
The BFA degree is professionally oriented and designed to prepare students for careers in art. It is the usual prerequisite for graduate studies in art. Admission requires a portfolio review by the art faculty, generally done in the student's junior year. Enrollment in the BFA program is recommended only for students who are willing to make the considerable commitment of time and energy necessary to achieve professional competence in their major areas. Career opportunities for BFA graduates include artist, designer, arts administrator, art teacher, gallery and museum administrator, and computer-related fields.
- Complete the general university requirements.
- Complete the BA degree requirements.
- Complete the following program (major) requirements:*
- Complete the following:
ART F105--Beginning Drawing--3 credits
ART F261 and F262--History of World Art--6 credits - Complete two of the following:
ART F161--Two-Dimensional Digital Design--3 credits
ART F162--Color and Design--3 credits
ART F163--Three-Dimensional Design--3 credits - Complete three of the following electives (at least one must be a two-dimensional area, and one must be a three-dimensional area):
Two-dimensional areas:
ART F205--Intermediate Drawing--3 credits
ART F207--Beginning Printmaking--3 credits
ART F213--Beginning Painting (Acrylic or Oil)--3 credits
ART F271--Beginning Computer Art--3 credits
ART F283--Basic Darkroom Photography (3)
or ART F284--Basic Digital Photography (3)--3 credits
Three-dimensional areas:
ART F201--Beginning Ceramics--3 credits
ART F209--Beginning Metalsmithing and Jewelry--3 credits
ART F211--Beginning Sculpture--3 credits
ART F268--Beginning Native Art Studio--3 credits - Complete three upper-division courses from one of these areas:
Ceramics--9 credits
Computer Art--9 credits
Drawing--9 credits
Metalsmithing--9 credits
Native Studio Art--9 credits
Painting--9 credits
Photography--9 credits
Printmaking--9 credits
Sculpture--9 credits - Complete one of the following upper-division art history courses:
ART F363W--History of Modern Art--3 credits
ART F364W--Italian Renaissance Art--3 credits
ART F365W--Native Art of Alaska--3 credits
ART F425W--Visual Images of the North--3 credits
ART F463--Seminar in Art History--3 credits
ART F490--Current Problems--3 credits - Upper-division art elective--3 credits
- Complete the following:
- Minimum art credits required for major--39 credits
- Minimum credits required--120 credits
* Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.
Note: Transfer students who are candidates for the BA degree in art must complete a minimum of 12 credits in art while in residence.
Note: In addition to the program (major) requirements above, BA students will need additional upper-division credit (e.g., from the social science/humanities requirements and the minor), to equal 39 upper-division credits total.
Concentrations: Ceramics, Computer Art, Drawing, Metalsmithing, Native Studio Art, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture
- Complete the general university requirements.
- Complete the BFA degree requirements.
- Complete the following program (major) requirements:*
- Complete the following:
ART F105--Beginning Drawing--3 credits
ART F261 and F262--History of World Art--6 credits - Complete two of the following:
ART F161--Two-Dimensional Digital Design--3 credits
ART F162--Color and Design--3 credits
ART F163--Three-Dimensional Design--3 credits - Complete three of the following electives (at least one must be a two-dimensional area, and one must be a three-dimensional area)
Two-dimensional areas:
ART F205--Intermediate Drawing--3 credits
ART F207--Beginning Printmaking--3 credits
ART F213--Beginning Painting (Acrylic of Oils)--3 credits
ART F271--Beginning Computer Art--3 credits
ART F283--Basic Darkroom Photography (3)
or ART F284--Basic Digital Photography (3)--3 credits
Three-dimensional areas:
ART F201--Beginning Ceramics--3 credits
ART F209--Beginning Metalsmithing and Jewelry--3 credits
ART F211--Beginning Sculpture--3 credits
ART F268--Beginning Native Art Studio--3 credits - Major program approved by BFA thesis committee***--24 credits
- Complete three of the following upper division art history courses:
ART F363W--History of Modern Art--3 credits
ART F364W--Italian Renaissance Art--3 credits
ART F365W--Native Art of Alaska--3 credits
ART F425W--Visual Images of the North--3 credits
ART F463--Seminar in Art History--3 credits
ART F490--Current Problems--3 credits
Upper-division art electives--6 credits
Thesis project (including exhibition, portfolio and oral presentation)--3 credits
- Complete the following:
- Minimum credits required--120 credits
* Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.
*** Major program must include at least two, and no more than three, studio areas. Minimum requirement for the first area is 15 upper-division credits. Minimum requirement for the second area is 9 upper-division credits.
Note: A minor is not required for this degree.
Note: Transfer students who are candidates for the BFA in art must complete a minimum of 15 credits in art while in residence.
Note: All studio areas in the department are eligible for fulfillment of specialization requirements: ceramics, computer art, metalsmithing, Native art, painting, drawing, photography, printmaking and sculpture.
- Complete the following:*
ART F105--Beginning Drawing--3 credits
ART F261--History of World Art or F262 History of World Art--3 credits - Complete one of the following:*
ART F161--Two-Dimensional Design--3 credits
ART F162--Color and Design--3 credits
ART F163--Three-Dimensional Design--3 credits - Complete the following:*
Art Electives--9 credits - Minimum credits required--18 credits
* Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.
Note: A minor in art is only available to nonart majors.