Art Degrees Online

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

Photography Major Requirements:

ART 151 Drawing II 3
ART 252 Life Drawing I 3
ART 255 Introduction to Photography 3
ART 263 Relief Painting 3
ART 274 Pottery on the Wheel 3
ART 285 Painting I 3
ART 305 Black and White Technique 3
ART 310 Digital Imaging 3
ART 355 Color Photography 3
ART 357 3-D Methods and Materials 3
ART 405 Photographic Inquiry 3

ART and MEDA studio electives
**Electives may emphasize another concentration within the visual arts as advised
15**

ART 460 Senior Seminar 1

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

The Photography Program at the College of Visual Arts embraces the overarching principles of photography, including a comprehensive understanding of darkroom and digital techniques, plus an historic and working understanding of alternative processes in photography.

After completion of the first year Foundation Program, students embrace their photography program with hands on camera and darkroom work, in both black and white and color. The objective is for students to gain an in depth understanding of how an image can be created through careful photographic manipulation.

The advanced photography classes build on this foundation teaching the use of medium and large format cameras, working in the studio on lighting strategies, understanding metering, film choices, and other professional techniques. Simultaneously, students address content, exploring the power of the medium and contemporary issues in photography. These issues are further explored within the history of photography and the art and criticism courses in the Liberal Arts Program.

In the third year, students will examine the techniques and possibilities of digital photography. They will investigate digital capture and film scanning, color management, advanced image editing with Adobe Photoshop, outputting to the web, use of our archival photo inkjet printers with beautiful 100% rag art papers, how to work with service bureaus, and how to best implement a digital work flow into their practice.

In the final year students will explore age-old alternative photographic processes. This will include compounding sensitizers and hand coating beautiful art papers to create cyanotypes, gum bichromate, platinum/palladium, and other hands on processes that will round out an understanding of the old and new of photography.

Through CVA’s internship program, students will have an opportunity to explore the various professional opportunities open to photographers. This experience will be supported by the development of a professional portfolio in conjunction with the capstone Photo Studio and Seminar Thesis courses.

School of the Foundation Year

KCAI’s foundation program will lay the groundwork for the completion of your bachelor of fine arts degree at KCAI. Demanding though it is — other art schools look to it as a model for their own programs — KCAI’s foundation program has its perks, including faculty who teach exclusively in the foundation program and studio space reserved just for freshmen.

Learn more about the School of the Foundation Year.

Learn about the summer foundation program.

View the digital gallery.

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 Fine Arts in Media Arts

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

Media Arts Major Requirements:

MEDA 152 Introduction to Experimental Video 3
MEDA 215 Interactive Art 3
MEDA 265 Interactivity for the Web 3
MEDA 320 Audio and Desktop Multimedia 3
MEDA 352 Experimental Video 3
MEDA 355 Advanced Interactivity 3
MEDA 410 Advanced Experimental Video 3
ART 255 Introduction to Photography 3
MEDA 495 Media Arts Capstone 3

ART and MEDA studio electives
21

Media Criticism or Art History Electives
6

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

Photography Major Requirements:

ART 151 Drawing II 3
ART 252 Life Drawing I 3
ART 255 Introduction to Photography 3
ART 263 Relief Painting 3
ART 274 Pottery on the Wheel 3
ART 285 Painting I 3
ART 305 Black and White Technique 3
ART 310 Digital Imaging 3
ART 355 Color Photography 3
ART 357 3-D Methods and Materials 3
ART 405 Photographic Inquiry 3

ART and MEDA studio electives
**Electives may emphasize another concentration within the visual arts as advised
15**

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 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

Animation and Illustration Major Requirements (55 credit hours):

ART 151 Drawing II 3
ART 252 Life Drawing I 3
ART 255 Introduction to Photography 3
ART 258 Figure Modeling 3
ART 285 Painting I 3
ART 380 Illustration I 3
ART 381 Illustration II 3
ART 420 Illustration III 3
MEDA 205 Introduction to 2-D Animation 3
MEDA 305 Intermediate 2-D Animation 3
MEDA 405 Advanced 2-D Animation 3
MEDA 301 Media Performance I 3
MEDA 496 Animation and Illustration Capstone 3
ART and MEDA studio electives 9
Art History 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

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

Graduation Requirements and Senior Seminar
All Visual Art and New Media students must maintain a 2.0 average in the Visual Arts and New Media Foundation Program. B.A. students must maintain a 2.0 in all Visual Arts and New Media courses to remain in the program, B.F.A. students must maintain a 2.0 in all Visual Arts and New Media courses and a 3.0 in all major courses to remain in their B.F.A. major. Students may repeat courses to improve their class standing. All Visual Arts and New Media students (B.A. and B.F.A.) must submit an exit portfolio documenting their senior work and complete a senior assessment report to remain on file in the department. B.F.A. students will submit the required material during ART 460: Senior Seminar. B.A. students are required to submit this material to their advisors prior to graduation approval. The material must be in their file to receive final approval to apply for their degree.

In their final semester at Fredonia, all B.F.A. students are required to enroll in ART 460: Senior Seminar to present an exhibition of their work. B.A. students are also encouraged to enroll in the course to exhibit their work, but participating is not a graduation requirement. Most B.F.A. students will exhibit their work in the Senior Exhibition held in the Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center Gallery, although some students may choose to exhibit in another venue for course credit.