Sculpture, B.F.A.

Foundation Year (Art School)

All first-year students are required to complete the foundation program. It consists of multiple courses taken in tandem. These courses are designed to introduce the students to fundamental processes and principles of artmaking. The objective of the program is to develop the student’s perceptions, sensitivity and technical skills.

The typical first-year schedule is as follows:

Second Year of Study (Art School)

In the second year, students are required to select courses from a variety of studio offerings. The intent of the second year is to introduce specific media skills and processes in depth, and to provide a broad range of artistic experiences for the student prior to the declaration of the major. During the second year, students are required to select one 3-credit course, not in their intended major, from each of the following categories:

1. ceramics or sculpture
2. painting/drawing, or visual communication design
3. photography or media arts
4. printmaking or illustration

The remaining 12 credits of studio course work in the second year are elective. Students who have determined a major area of study are encouraged to use these elective studios to begin fulfilling the requirements of the major. Students who have not determined a major are encouraged to distribute these electives among different media.

Second-year students intending to major in visual communication design or illustration should consult with those departments prior to choosing studio electives in the second year.

In addition, students in the second year are required to elect at least one academic course each semester in order to maintain a reasonable completion rate of academic requirements.

Required credits: 30

(Taken in sculpture and cognate areas as required by the department)

The sculpture major is introduced to various traditional sculptural forms: modeling, carving, woodworking, and casting. At the intermediate level, majors take studios with a wide range of media, including clay, plaster, wood, stone, glass, metal, and plastics. Welding equipment, a power tool shop, and a foundry for metalcasting are available facilities. At the advanced levels, students work on independent projects in materials and forms that meet the needs of their personal style and direction. These forms may range from a cross-section of sculptural activity to include such nontraditional forms as earthworks and installation art.

Required Courses for the Major

• SCL 220 - Introduction to Sculpture 3 credit(s)
• SCL 230 - Contemporary Art Practices I 3 credit(s)
• SCL 330 - Installation Art 3 credit(s)
• SCL 3XX Sculpture elective 3 credit(s)
• SCL 3XX Sculpture elective 3 credit(s)
• SCL 3XX Sculpture elective 3 credit(s)
• SCL 440 - Advanced Sculpture I 3 credit(s)
• SCL 441 - Advanced Sculpture II 3 credit(s)
• SCL 470 - Directed Projects in Sculpture 3 credit(s)

Cognate Requirements

• IMA 220 - Introduction to Video 3 credit(s)