2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

Studio Art, B.F.A.: Photography Option

Prof. Jennifer Crupi, Program Coordinator
Contact Number: 908-737-4394
Email:  jcrupi@kean.edu
website:  http://www.kean.edu/academics/college-liberal-arts/fine-arts

Program Description:

The B.F.A. Studio Art: Photography Option has been designed to provide students with comprehensive technical and aesthetic training in photography necessary for employment within the field or to pursue a career in the fine arts.  The option provides a unique perspective in which students will have the opportunity to study the complex relationships between photography as an art form, the evolving photographic aesthetic, the ever-changing technologies, and the utilization of photography as a communications tool.



General Education 35

Foundation Requirements 13

See prerequisites and equivalencies

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

 

MATH 1000ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

3

OR

MATH 1010FOUNDATIONS OF MATH

3

OR

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

OR

MATH 1030PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH

3

 

COMM 1402COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2025RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

ENG 1030: All major courses, including the Capstone and ENG 1030 require a grade of C or better

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements

Humanities 6

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

ENG 2403: Required GE course.

(Select one from below)
FA 2950CREATIVE CONCEPTS IN ARTS AND CRAFTS

3

OR

FA2150DIGITAL MULTIMEDIA ARTS

3

 

Philosophy or Religion

3

Foreign Languages

3

Music or Theatre

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Foreign Language: The three credits for a foreign language that may satisfy the GE Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirement are awarded only upon successful completion of two semesters of study at the introductory or intermediate level.

Social Sciences 6

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

HIST 1062: Required GE course.

(Select one from below)
Psychology

3

Economics or Geography

3

Political Science

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Science and Mathematics 7

MATH 1010FOUNDATIONS OF MATH

3

OR

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

OR

MATH 1030PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH

3

OR

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

OR

CPS 1032MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS

3

MATH 1010 or MATH 1016 or MATH 1030 or MATH 1054 or CPS 1032: Required GE course.

(Select one lab science from below)
Biology

4

Chemistry or Physics

4

Astronomy, Earth Science, Geology, or Meteorology

4

Interdisciplinary

4

Major/GE Capstone Courses 3

All major courses, including the Capstone and ENG 1030 require a grade of C or better

FA 4795MENTOR SEQUENCE I

1

FA 4796MENTOR SEQUENCE II

1

FA 4797MENTOR SEQUENCE III

1

Additional Required Courses 6

AH 1700ART FROM PREHISTORY THROUGH MIDDLE AGE

3

AH 1701HISTORY OF ART FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO THE MODERN WORLD

3

Academic Major Requirements 72

All major courses, including the Capstone and ENG 1030 require a grade of C or better

Foundation Requirements 21

FA 1100TWO-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN

3

FA 1101THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN

3

FA 1230DRAWING I

3

FA 2405DRAWING II

3

FA 2100COLOR THEORY

3

FA 2200INTRODUCTION TO PAINTING FOR ART MAJORS

3

 

FA 2276SCULPTURE WORKSHOP FABRICATION

3

OR

FA 2277SCULPTURE WKSH MODEL-CASTING

3

Additional Major Requirements 51

FA 2110COMPUTER ART I

3

FA 2260INTRODUCTORY PRINTMAKING

3

FA 2270PHOTOGRAPHY

3

FA 2275DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY I

3

FA 2300VISUAL THINKING

3

FA 2671VIDEO ART I

3

 

FA 3111COMPUTER ART II:DRAWING AND PAINTING

3

OR

FA 3672EXPERMENTAL VIDEO

3

 

FA 3271INTERMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHY

3

FA 3272LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPHY

3

FA 3273PHOTOJOURNALISM AND DOCUMENTARY PHOTO

3

FA 3274EXTENDED FORMS IN PHOTOGRAPHY

3

FA 3275DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY II

3

FA 3370COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FUNDAMENTALS

3

FA 4800MEANING AND MAKING IN THE VISUAL ARTS

3

FA 3380BUSINESS PRACTICES IN THE VISUAL ARTS

3

AH 3275HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY

3

AH 3741CONTEMPORARY ART

3

FA 4800: WE

Free Electives: 18

Total Credit Hours: 131