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Aug 24, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Art, Studio Concentration, B.F.A.
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 Return to: College of Liberal Arts
Department of Art and Design
615-898-2455
Nicholas Satinover, program coordinator
Nicholas.Satinover@mtsu.edu
The B.F.A. program is designed for those who wish to work professionally as artists in art-related fields and/or work toward a graduate degree (M.F.A.). All students pursuing a major in Art are required to complete the True Blue Core requirements as specified by the department. Students should consult with their advisors each semester in order to plan their schedule of courses.
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Degree Requirements
| True Blue Core (TBC) |
41 hours |
| Major Requirements |
82 hours |
| Foundation |
21 hours* |
| Upper-Division Art History |
6 hours |
| Studio Concentration |
27 hours |
| Studio/Art Electives |
21 hours |
| Supporting Studio Course |
3 hours |
| Capstone |
4 hours |
| TOTAL |
120-123 hours |
*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the True Blue Core curriculum. If courses for this program are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the program of study may be completed in 120 hours.
True Blue Core (41 hours)
True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.
The following courses required by the major meet True Blue Core requirements:
Major Requirements (82 hours)
Majors must maintain a GPA of at least 2.00 in the major.
Upper-Division Art History (6 hours)
Studio Courses (27 hours)
Choose from ceramics, painting, print media, and/or sculpture. NOTE: You must choose a minimum 6 hours from each area.
Studio/Art Electives (21 hours)
- Selected from 3000/4000-level courses in one or more of the following areas: art history, print media, ceramics, drawing, illustration, graphic design, interactive design, painting, sculpture and studio workshop.
Supporting Studio Course (3 hours)
Studio Portfolio Review
Candidates for the B.F.A. degree with a Studio concentration must sign up for and submit representative samples of their coursework to a Studio Portfolio Review and appear in person to discuss their progress toward the B.F.A. This will take place at the first scheduled Studio Portfolio Review that is immediately prior to or immediately following the students’ successful completion of ART 1610 , ART 1620 , ART 1630 , ART 1640 , two art history courses, and four studio courses.
Transfer students who meet the criteria to undergo review (successful completion of ART 1610 , ART 1620 , ART 1630 , ART 1640 , ART 1650 , ART 1920 , ART 1930 , and 9 hours of Studio course work) will be evaluated by a committee of faculty; at which time they must pass the review or be directed to take further studio courses in order to meet the portfolio requirements and standards.
Junior Fall
- Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
- Studio courses 6 credit hours
- Studio/Art elective 3 credit hours
- Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
Junior Spring
- Studio/Art elective 3 credit hours
- Studio courses 6 credit hours
- Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
- History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
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