Drawing, B.F.A.

Foundation Year (Art School)

All first-year students are required to complete the foundation program. It consists of four 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 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: 33

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

Drawing is an essential component of any visual arts curriculum, with many majors requiring a heavy concentration of drawing in the elective studio and cognate areas. Students wishing to major in drawing choose courses in various drawing techniques and in illustration. Painting and printmaking are required cognates for the drawing major.

Required Courses for the Major

• DWG 220 - Drawing from Life 3 credit(s)
• DWG 222 - Drawing I: Figure 3 credit(s)
• DWG 310 - Thinking in Drawing 3 credit(s)
• DWG 331 - Intermediate Drawing: Studio Practice 3 credit(s)
• DWG XXX Drawing elective 3 credit(s)
• DWG XXX Drawing elective 3 credit(s)
• DWG 441 - Senior Thesis in Drawing II 3 credit(s)
• DWG 442 - Advanced Figure Drawing I 3 credit(s)

Cognate Requirements

• GRA 2XX Printmaking elective 3 credit(s)
• PTG 220 - Painting I: Observational 3 credit(s)

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• PTG 324 - Composition 3 credit(s) OR
• PTG 325 - Composition 3 credit(s)