2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

Fine Arts, B.A.

The B.A. in Fine Arts is a 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 knowledge and appreciation of art and aesthetics, oral and written communication, creative and critical thinking, and cultural awareness and sensitivity.

B.A. Fine Arts (44300)

General Education 46-48

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 1402SPEECH COMM 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: All major courses, including the Capstone and ENG 1030 require a grade of C or better

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements

Humanities 9

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

ENG 2403: Required Distribution Course

(Select two from different areas below)
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit)

3

Music or Theatre

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Social Sciences 9

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

HIST 1062: Required Distribution Course

(Select two from different areas below)
Psychology

3

Economics or Geography

3

Political Science

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Science and Mathematics 10-11

MATH 1010FOUNDATIONS OF MATH

3

OR

MATH 1013FINITE MATH WITH APPLITNS

3

OR

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

OR

MATH 1030PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH

3

OR

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

OR

CPS 1031INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS

3

OR

CPS 1032MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS

3

OR

CPS 1231FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

4

depending on choice made in Foundations Req

MATH 1010 or MATH 1013 or MATH 1016 or MATH 1054 or CPS 1031 or CPS 1032 or CPS 1231: Required Distribution Course

(Select two from below; one must be a lab science)
Biology

3,4

Chemistry or Physics

3,4

Astronomy, Earth Science, Geology or Meteorology

3,4

Interdisciplinary

3,4

Health/Physical Education 2, 3

ID 1225CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH

3

OR

ID 1010LEISURE & RECREATION IN A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY

3

OR

PED
Two ONE-Credit Physical Education courses

2

Major/GE Capstone Courses 3

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

FA 4800MEANING AND MAKING IN THE VISUAL ARTS

3

FA 4800: WE

Additional Required Courses 6

AH 1700ART FROM PREHISTORY THROUGH MIDDLE AGE

3

AH 1701ART FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO THE MODERN WORLD

3

Academic Major Requirements 42

Foundation Requirements 30

FA 1100TWO-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN

3

FA 1101THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN

3

FA 1230DRAWING I

3

FA 2405DRAWING II

3

FA 2100COLOR THEORY

3

FA 2200INTRO PTNG FOR ART MAJORS

3

 

FA 2276Sculpture Workshop Fabrication

3

OR

FA 2277SCULPTURE WKSH MODEL-CASTING

3

 

FA 2110COMPUTER ART I

3

AH 3740MODERN ART

3

AH 3741CONTEMPORARY ART

3

Major Elective Requirements 12

4 courses selected from one major area (2/D, 3/D, and Media)

One additional art history course may be taken as a substitution

Two-Dimensional

FA 2210WATERCOLOR

3

FA 2230Life Drawing

3

FA 3202PAINTING WORKSHOP

3

FA 2260Introductory Printmaking

3

FA 3261INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING

3

FA 4262ADVANCED PRINTMAKING

3

FA 4000IND STUDY IN FINE ARTS I

3

FA 4001IND STUDY IN FINE ARTS II

3

FA 3202: may be repeated for credit

One additional Art History course:
AH 3730ART OF ANCIENT EGYPT

3

AH 3750THE ART OF CHINA

3

AH 3751THE ART OF JAPAN

3

AH 3752THE ART OF INDIA

3

AH 3780ART IN AFRICA

3

AH 3795PRE-COLUMBIAN ARTS OF CNTRL AM

3

AH 3796MODERN LATIN AMERICAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE

3

Media

FA 2270Photography Photography Photography

3

FA 3271INTERMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHY

3

FA 3111COMPUTER ART II:DRAWING AND PAINTING

3

FA 2671VIDEO ART I

3

FA 3672EXPERMENTAL VIDEO

3

FA 4000IND STUDY IN FINE ARTS I

3

FA 4001IND STUDY IN FINE ARTS II

3

One additional Art History course:
AH 3730ART OF ANCIENT EGYPT

3

AH 3750THE ART OF CHINA

3

AH 3751THE ART OF JAPAN

3

AH 3752THE ART OF INDIA

3

AH 3780ART IN AFRICA

3

AH 3795PRE-COLUMBIAN ARTS OF CNTRL AM

3

AH 3796MODERN LATIN AMERICAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE

3

Three-Dimensional

FA 2276Sculpture Workshop Fabrication

3

FA 2277SCULPTURE WKSH MODEL-CASTING

3

FA 2280CERAMICS I

3

FA 3281CERAMICS II

3

FA 4280CERAMICS III

3

FA 4281CERAMICS 4

3

FA 4282CERAMICS V

3

FA 3279CERAMIC SCULPTURE

4

FA 2284

FA 2285

FA 2286

FA 3287

FA 2250BASIC METAL AND JEWELRY

3

FA 3251INTERMEDIATE METALWORK AND JEWELRY

3

FA 4283ADVANCED METALWORK AND JEWELRY

3

FA 2288FURNITUREMAKING I

3

FA 3289FURNITURE-MAKING II

3

FA 2290THE WOODWORKER'S ART

3

FA 4000IND STUDY IN FINE ARTS I

3

FA 4001IND STUDY IN FINE ARTS II

3

FA 2276/FA 2277: whichever was not used in foundations section

One additional Art History course:
AH 3730ART OF ANCIENT EGYPT

3

AH 3750THE ART OF CHINA

3

AH 3751THE ART OF JAPAN

3

AH 3752THE ART OF INDIA

3

AH 3780ART IN AFRICA

3

AH 3795PRE-COLUMBIAN ARTS OF CNTRL AM

3

AH 3796MODERN LATIN AMERICAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE

3

Free Electives: 28-30

(50% of free electives must be taken at the 3000-4000 level)

Total Credit Hours: 124