Specialization
Specialization in Fine Arts (BA)
Graduation Requirements:
In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must also satisfy the Bachelor of Arts (four-year) degree requirements, which include regulations on first year and subject maximum and breadth requirements.
Program Requirements:
Students will need to achieve a minimum 60% average in the 54 credits presented for the Specialization in Fine Arts (Studio Arts stream).
No more than 9 credits in any single 2000 level studio concentration may be counted towards the degree requirements.
Students must complete 120 credits including 54 credits in the Specialization as follows:
| FAVA 1026 |
Studio Foundations |
3 cr. |
| FAVA 1027 |
Contemporary Studio Practice |
3 cr. |
| FAVA 1206 |
Art History I |
3 cr. |
| FAVA 1207 |
Art History II |
3 cr. |
| FAVA 2000 level |
Art History and Visual Studies |
6 cr. |
| *FAVA 2000 level |
Three credits EACH from four of the five following 2000 level Studio Concentrations: Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture and/or Digital |
12 cr. |
| FAVA 2000 level |
Studio Concentrations or Specialized Studio |
6 cr. |
| FAVA 3046 |
Critical Theories of Art History and Visual Studies |
3 cr. |
| 3000 level |
Art History and Visual Studies |
3 cr. |
| 3000 level |
Studio |
12 cr. |
Breadth Requirements and Electives:
Note:
In addition to the introductory 1000 level courses, students are encouraged to take 2000 level studio courses during their first year of study. The department recommends that students take no more than nine credits of studio per term.
Cross-listed courses may not be counted towards the Specialization in Fine Arts (Studio Arts stream).
Group Requirements:
*Studio Groupings. Each course represents three credits.
| Drawing |
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| FAVA 2006 |
Observational Drawing |
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| FAVA 2007 |
Expressive Drawing |
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| FAVA 2406 |
Drawing: Image and Ideation |
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| Painting |
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| FAVA 2026 |
Painting: Historical Methods and Materials |
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| FAVA 2027 |
Painting: Contemporary Methods and Materials |
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| FAVA 2407 |
Painting: Memory, Imagination, and Narrative |
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| Printmaking |
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| FAVA 2126 |
Printmaking: Screenprinting |
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| FAVA 2127 |
Printmaking: Lithography |
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| FAVA 2226 |
Printmaking: Intaglio |
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| FAVA 2227 |
Printmaking: Relief |
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| Sculpture |
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| FAVA 2046 |
Sculpture: Modelling and Replication |
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| FAVA 2416 |
Sculpture: Carving and Reduction |
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| FAVA 2417 |
Sculpture: Material and Structure |
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