Studio Art, BFA
To earn the BFA in studio art, students must complete the requirements outlined below and choose a concentration in ceramics, new media, painting, photography, printmaking or sculpture.
Art Requirements
Studio Courses (36 hours)
Drawing I | 3 | |
Drawing II | 3 | |
Design and Color | 3 | |
Three Dimensional Design | 3 | |
Painting | 3 | |
Intro to Printmaking | 3 | |
Ceramics | 3 | |
Sculpture | 3 | |
Video Art: Beginning New Media | 3 | |
Photography | 3 | |
Seminar in Art Professions | 3 | |
Seminar in Art Criticism and Theory | 3 |
Art History (15 hours)
Introduction to Art History | 3 |
In addition to course, it is recommended that all studio art majors take one pre-modern, one non-western and two modern/contemporary art history courses.
Upper-Division Studio Art Courses (21 hours)
12 hours must be in an area of concentration
9 hours electives chosen with permission of advisor
Senior Exhibition (3 hours)
Senior Art Exhibition | 3 |
University Requirements
Undergraduate degree (120 hours minimum)
Upper-level coursework taken at TCU (42 hours minimum)
TCU Core Curriculum minimum requirements vary depending on the choice of courses. Some courses may count in more than one area. The maximum required is 63 hours.
General Electives (if needed to equal 120 hours)
Suggested Courses for First-Year
Fall (15 hours)
TCU Core Curriculum (6 hours)
WCO | Written Communication | 3 |
NSC | Natural Science | 3 |
Art Courses (6 hours)
Drawing I | 3 | |
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Design and Color | 3 | |
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Three Dimensional Design | 3 |
Art History Course (3 hours)
Introduction to Art History | 3 |
Spring (15 hours)
TCU Core Curriculum (6 hours)
RT | Religious Traditions | 3 |
SSC | SSC | 3 |
Art Courses (6 hours)
Drawing II | 3 | |
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Design and Color | 3 | |
OR | ||
Three Dimensional Design | 3 |
Art History Course (3 hours)
ARHI | any 20000 level art history course | 3 |