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Requirements for the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics

Requirements may differ according to date of enrollment. Current students should check their college catalog.
Requires admission to major. 18-credit hour Foundation Program plus 55 credit hours of Major Requirements. Total credit hours required: 73+ Visiting Artist Program.

Course Number Title Credit Hours

Foundation Program (18 credit hours):
ART 115 Masterpieces-Art to 1400 3
ART 116 Masterpieces-Art from 1400 to the Present 3
ART 100 Visual Concepts 3
ART 150 Drawing I 3
ART 155 2-D Design 3
ART 257 Sculptural Form and Content 3
or ART 273 Handforming Clay

Ceramics Major Requirements (55 credit hours):

Ceramics students must take ART 257 Sculpural Form and Content as part of the Foundation Program
ART 252 Life Drawing I 3
ART 255 Introduction to Photography 3
ART 258 Figure Modeling 3
ART 273 Handforming Clay 3
ART 274 Pottery on the Wheel 3
ART 285 Painting I 3
ART 373 Ceramic Form and Function 3
ART 374 Vessels as Sculpture 3
ART 441 Directed Studio Project 3
ART 495 Independent Studio Project 3

ART and MEDA studio electives
** Electives may emphasize another major within the visual arts as advised
18**

Art History Electives
6

ART 460 Senior Seminar 1

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Art History

Requirements may differ according to date of enrollment. Current students should check their college catalog.

Total credit hours required: 36+ Visiting Artist Program

Course Number Title Credit Hours

Foundation Program (18 credit hours):
ART 115
Art in Culture from Prehistory to 1400 3
ART 116
Art in Culture from 1400 to the Present 3

Art History Courses as Advised
24

ART/MEDA electives as advised
6

Additional courses in Studio or Art History determined in advisement

Requirements may differ according to date of enrollment. Current students should check their college catalog.
Requires admission to major. 18-credit hour Foundation Program plus 55 credit hours of Major Requirements. Total credit hours required: 73+ Visiting Artist Program.

Course Number Title Credit Hours

Foundation Program (18 credit hours):
ART 115 Masterpieces in Art to 1400 3
ART 116 Masterpieces from 1400-Present 3
ART 100 Visual Literacy 3
ART 150 Drawing I 3
ART 155 2-D Design 3
ART 257 3-D Form and Content 3
or ART 273 Handforming Clay

Drawing and Painting Major Requirements (55 credit hours):

ART 151 Drawing II 3
ART 252 Life Drawing I 3
ART 253 Life Drawing II 3
ART 255 Introduction to Photography 3
ART 258 Figure Modeling 3
ART 263 Relief Painting 3
ART 285 Painting I 3
ART 368 Monotypes 3
ART 357 3-D Methods and Materials 3
or ART373 Ceramic Form and Function 3
ART 387 Intermediate Drawing and Painting 3
ART 487 Advanced Drawing and Painting 3
ART 441 Directed Study in Drawing and Painting 3
ART 495 Independent Studio Project 3
THEA 226 Scene Painting I 3
THEA 427 Scene Painting II 3
Art History Electives 6
ART and MEDA studio electives 6
Senior Exhibition 1

Requirements may differ according to date of enrollment. Current students should check their college catalog.
Requires admission to major. 18-credit hour Foundation Program plus 55 credit hours of Major Requirements. Total credit hours required: 73+ Visiting Artist Program.

Course Number Title Credit Hours

Foundation Program (18 credit hours):
ART 115 Masterpieces-Art to 1400 3
ART 116 Masterpieces-Art from 1400 to the Present 3
ART 100 Visual Concepts 3
ART 150 Drawing I 3
ART 155 2-D Design 3
ART 257 Sculptural Form and Content 3
or ART 273 Handforming Clay

Ceramics Major Requirements (55 credit hours):

Ceramics students must take ART 257 Sculpural Form and Content as part of the Foundation Program
ART 252 Life Drawing I 3
ART 255 Introduction to Photography 3
ART 258 Figure Modeling 3
ART 273 Handforming Clay 3
ART 274 Pottery on the Wheel 3
ART 285 Painting I 3
ART 373 Ceramic Form and Function 3
ART 374 Vessels as Sculpture 3
ART 441 Directed Studio Project 3
ART 495 Independent Studio Project 3

ART and MEDA studio electives
** Electives may emphasize another major within the visual arts as advised
18**

Art History Electives
6

ART 460 Senior Seminar 1

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts and New Media*

Requirements may differ according to date of enrollment. Current students should check their college catalog.
18-credit hour Foundation Program plus 30 credit hours of Degree Requirements Total credit hours required: 48+ Visiting Artist Program (Note: This degree program is listed pending approval of the SUNY Provost’s Program Review)

Course Number Title Credit Hours
ART 115 Masterpieces-Art to 1400 3
ART 116 Masterpieces-Art from 1400 to the Present 3
ART 100 Visual Concepts 3
ART 150 Drawing I 3
ART 155 2-D Design 3
ART 257 Sculptural Form and Content 3
or ART 273 Handforming Clay

Degree Requirements (30 credit hours):

Visual Arts/New Media courses at the 400-level or above
3

Visual Arts/New Media courses at the 300-level or above
9

Art History electives

6
ART/MEDA electives as advised 12

* At the time of catalog production, the Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts and New Media degree was pending state approval. Until approval, students will be granted either a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts or Media Arts depending on course work concentration.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture

Requirements may differ according to date of enrollment. Current students should check their college catalog.
Requires admission to major. 18-credit hour Foundation Program plus 55 credit hours of Major Requirements. Total credit hours required: 73+ Visiting Artist Program.

Course Number Title Credit Hours

Foundation Program (18 credit hours):
ART 115 Masterpieces-Art to 1400 3
ART 116 Masterpieces-Art from 1400 to the Present 3
ART 100 Visual Concepts 3
ART 150 Drawing I 3
ART 155 2-D Design 3
ART 257 Sculptural Form and Content 3
or ART 273 Handforming Clay

Sculpture Major Requirements:
Sculputure students must takee ART 273 Handforming Clay as part of Foundation Program

ART 151 Drawing II 3
ART 252 Life Drawing I 3
ART 255 Introduction to Photography 3
ART 257 Sculptural Form and Content 3
ART 258 Figure Modeling 3
ART 285 Painting I 3
ART 357 3-D Methods and Materials 3
ART 441 Directed Studio Project 3
ART 457 3-D Expression and Craft 3
ART 495 Independent Studio Project 3

Art History electives
6
ART and MEDA studio electives
**Electives may emphasize Special Effects for Film and Industry as advised
18**

ART 460 Senior Seminar 1

Requirements may differ according to date of enrollment. Current students should check their college catalog.
Requires admission to major. 18-credit hour Foundation Program plus 55 credit hours of Major Requirements. Total credit hours required: 73+ Visiting Artist Program.

Course Number Title Credit Hours

Foundation Program (18 credit hours):
ART 115 Masterpieces-Art to 1400 3
ART 116 Masterpieces-Art from 1400 to the Present 3
ART 100 Visual Concepts 3
ART 150 Drawing I 3
ART 155 2-D Design 3
ART 257 Sculptural Form and Content 3
or ART 273 Handforming Clay

Graphic Design Major Requirements:

ART 151 Drawing II 3
ART 255 Introduction to Photography 3
ART 259 Graphic Design I 3
ART 260 Graphic Design II 3
ART 285 Painting I 3
ART 310 Digital Imaging 3
or MEDA 215 Interactive Art

ART 353 History of Graphic Design 3
ART 359 Graphic Design III 3
ART 360 Graphic Design IV 3
ART 361 Typography I 3
ART 362 Typography II 3
ART 401 Graphic Design V 3
ART 402 Graphic Design VI 3
ART 452 Typography III 3
ART 462 Design Realities and Professional Practices 3

ART and MEDA studio electives
6

Art History Electives
3

ART 460 Senior Seminar 1

The Photography Program takes a broad-based approach, engaging students in the most contemporary practices, as well as in the traditions and historical structures from which those practices have evolved.

The curriculum provides a technical foundation in analog and digital imaging alike and introduces the critical skills and theoretical insights necessary for students to manifest their creative visions. Our faculty—all professional artists—represents a diverse range of styles and approaches to the medium. Students graduate with the skills necessary to pursue careers as exhibiting artists and to work in most photography-related professions.

The program’s facilities enable work in black-and-white, color, and alternative processes on large and small scales alike. The facilities on the Oakland campus are staffed more than 90 hours a week and include two large black-and-white darkrooms, 12 individual darkrooms for color printing, a 42-inch RA 4 color processor, Photography Program–specific high-end digital workstations, a black-and-white- and color-compatible mural darkroom, an alternative-processes lab, a dedicated lighting studio, and much more.

Cameras and equipment are available to advanced students for off-campus use. Other resources include a gallery for student exhibitions, guest lectures by emerging and high-profile photographers alike, and a visiting-artist program.

Students pursue internships with photography studios, museums, galleries, major newspapers and magazines, and film production companies. Many alumni have become professional photographers, and several have been included in such national exhibitions as the Whitney Biennial. Our graduates typically enter top-tier graduate programs.