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New Brunswick Undergraduate Catalog 2013–2015 Mason Gross School of the Arts Programs of Study Visual Arts 081 Major Requirements  

Major Requirements


Visual arts majors in the bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.) program are required to complete a total of 87 credits as follows:

Foundation Courses (28 credits)*

     01:082:105,106  Introduction to Art History (3,3)

     07:081:121-122  Drawing Fundamentals A and B (4,4)

     07:081:200-201  Seminar in Contemporary Art A and B (3,3)

     07:081:227-228  Design and Visual Thinking A and B (4,4)

Studio Concentration (27 credits)


A studio concentration course sequence of I-A and B, II-A and B, III-A and B, and a seminar in the concentration is required in one of the following options: design, drawing, media, painting, photography, print, or sculpture.

      Concentration sequence: six 4-credit courses
      Concentration seminar: 3 credits

Thesis and Exhibition A and B (3,3 credits)

Studio Electives (16 credits)

Art History Electives (6 credits)

Visual Arts Practice (4 credits Pass/Fail)*

In addition, students must complete a minimum of 33 credits of liberal arts requirements (see the Degree Requirements chapter) for a total of 120 credits required for graduation.

*Students entering fall 2013 and after are required to take 07:081:107 Digital Image Fundamentals for 1 credit in place of 1 Visual Arts Practice (VAP).

 
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