2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Fine Arts, B.A.


Program Description:

The B.A. in Fine Arts is liberal arts major providing a background in studio art including study in art history, studio foundations, and various applications of art. Additional skills developed in this program of study include the knowledge and appreciation of art and aesthetics, oral and written communication, creative and critical thinking, and cultural awareness and sensitivity.

 

General Education 41-42

Foundation Requirements 13

 
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

OR

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

 

COMM 1402SPEECH COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2025RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY

3

ENG 1030: 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: Requires a grade of C or better.

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 28-29

Humanities 9

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

ENG 2403: GE Distribution Course Required of all students.

Select Two GE Approved courses from two areas below:
FA 2950CREATIVE CONCEPTS IN ARTS AND CRAFTS

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit)

3

Music or Theatre

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Foreign Languages: Credit granted only upon completion of two semesters.

Social Sciences 9

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

HIST 1062:GE Distribution Course Required of all students.

Select Two GE Approved courses from two areas below:
Psychology

3

Economics or ES 1010 World Geography

3

Political Science

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Science and Mathematics 10-11

Math or Computer Science 3
MATH 1010FOUNDATIONS OF MATH

3

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

MATH 1030PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH

3

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

OR

CPS 1032MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS

3

CPS 1231FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

4

Select two GE Approved Science courses from areas below; one must be a lab science:
Biology

3-4

Chemistry or Physics

3-4

Environmental Sciences, Earth Sciences, Forensic Sciences or Sustainability Sciences

3-4

Interdisciplinary

3

Additional Required Courses 6

AH 1700ART FROM PREHISTORY THROUGH MIDDLE AGES

3

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

3

Academic Major 42

All Major Courses requires a grade of C or better.

Additional Major Requirements 9

FA 3380BUSINESS PRACTICES IN THE VISUAL ARTS

3

AH 3740MODERN ART

3

AH 3741CONTEMPORARY ART

3

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

Major Elective Courses 12

4 courses selected from one major area (Traditional, Digital, or Craft Media)

FA 3171, FA 3172 or FA 3173 Optional Fine Arts Internship(s). Students can take a maximum of 3 credits of internship(s) to fulfill Major Elective requirements.

Traditional Media

FA 2210WATERCOLOR

3

FA 3230LIFE DRAWING

3

FA 3202PAINTING WORKSHOP

3

FA 2260INTRODUCTORY PRINTMAKING

3

FA 3261INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING

3

FA 4262ADVANCED PRINTMAKING

3

FA 4000INDEPENDENT STUDY IN FINE ARTS I & II

3

FA 4001IND STUDY IN FINE ARTS II

3

FA 3171-3173 Optional Fine Arts Internship(s)

3

Digital Media

FA 2110COMPUTER ART I

3

FA 3111COMPUTER ART II:DRAWING AND PAINTING

3

FA 2275DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY I

3

FA 3275DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY II

3

FA 3370COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FUNDAMENTALS

3

FA 3273PHOTOJOURNALISM AND DOCUMENTARY PHOTO

3

FA 2671VIDEO ART I

3

FA 3672EXPERMENTAL VIDEO

3

FA 4000INDEPENDENT STUDY IN FINE ARTS I & II

3

FA 4001IND STUDY IN FINE ARTS II

3

FA 3171-3173 Optional Fine Arts Internship(s)

3

Craft Media

FA 2280CERAMICS I

3

FA 3281CERAMICS II

3

FA 4280CERAMICS III

3

FA 2250BASIC METALWORK AND JEWLERY

3

FA 3251INTERMEDIATE METALWORK AND JEWELRY

3

FA 4283ADVANCED METAL WORK AND JEWELRY

3

FA 2288FURNITUREMAKING I

3

FA 3289FURNITURE-MAKING II

3

FA 2290THE WOODWORKER'S ART

3

FA 4000INDEPENDENT STUDY IN FINE ARTS I & II

3

FA 4001IND STUDY IN FINE ARTS II

3

FA 3171-3173 Optional Fine Arts Internship(s)

3

Major Capstone Course 3

FA 4800: Writing Emphasis (WE) course required by Major. A grade of C or better is required.

Free Electives 27-28

Selected with advisement. At least 50% must be at 3000 level or above. 

  • FA 1996 (Optional) Freshmen may partner with faculty in research and earn 1 credit; may be taken up to 2 times

 

Total Credit Hours: 120