Program: Studio Art Option, BFA - Southern Oregon University

May 01, 2025

2010-2011 Catalog

Studio Art Option Lower Division

(44 credits in art and art history)

Lower Division Art History

(16 credits of lower division Art History)

ARTH 204 - History of Art: Prehistory through Medieval 4 credits
ARTH 205 - History of Art: Renaissance through Baroque 4 credits
ARTH 206 - History of Art: Eighteenth Century to Contemporary 4 credits
ARTH 260 - Art Theory and Critical Issues 4 credits

Foundation/Introduction to Studio Practices

(28 credits)
The lower division studio requirements provide students with a conceptual and technical foundation in the arts and expose students to a variety of approaches to the creative process. During their freshman and sophomore years, studio art majors must take an introductory course in each of the studio areas offered by the department.

ART 133 - Introduction to Drawing 4 credits
ART 210 - Introduction to Printmaking 4 credits
ART 240 - Introduction to Photography 4 credits
ART 255 - Introduction to Ceramics 4 credits
ART 290 - Introduction to Painting 4 credits
ART 291 - Introduction to Sculpture 4 credits
DMF 201 - Digital Media Foundations I 2 credits
DMF 201L - Digital Media Foundations I Lab 2 credits

Studio Art Option Upper Division

(64 credits)

Junior year or after completion of lower division studio emphasis requirements; and admission by portfolio review (see BFA degree ).

ART 300 - Mid-Program Review 0 credits
Art history electives 8 credits
ARTH 301 - Research and Writing about Art 4 credits
First studio concentration* (300 level) 12 credits
Support studio (300 or 400 level) 12 credits
Mid-BFA Review (scheduled upon admission to the BFA program)
First studio concentration (400 level) 12 credits
Support studio (400 level) 8 credits
ART 496 - Capstone 4 credits *
ART 403 - Thesis Credits to be arranged
ART 409 - Practicum Credits to be arranged
*ART 403, 409, and 496 (8 total credits) fulfill the capstone requirement for the BFA.

Total in the major (lower and upper division): 108 credits

BFA studio areas:

Ceramics, Digital Media, Sculpture, Painting and Drawing, Photography, and Printmaking.