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Undergraduate Studio Art Program

Download Degree Plan: Bachelor of Arts in Art – Studio Art

Download Degree Plan: Bachelor of Fine Arts – Studio Art

Download Chart: Studio Art Sequence Chart (pdf)

The Bachelor of Arts in Art in Studio Art degree is structured much like a liberal arts degree allowing for 48 hours of general education requirement (comprised of courses in Rhetoric, English, Government, History, Social Sciences, Humanities, Mathematics, Natural Sciences), 16 hours foreign language, 8 hours electives, 6 hours fine art courses, 12 hours art history, and 18 hours studio art beyond the four prerequisite art foundation courses (12 hours) for a total of 30 studio art hours. Total degree hours is 120. With 90 hours of the total degree hours in curriculum outside studio art and only 30 hours of studio art required, the B. A. Studio Art degree plan is well suited for students who have other academic interests and goals.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art degree is a pre-professional degree that features a reduced 33 hours of general education requirement (comprised of courses in Rhetoric, English, Government, History, Social Sciences, Mathematics, Natural Sciences), 9 hours elective, 6 hours fine art courses, 12 hours art history, and requires 48 hours of studio art beyond the four prerequisite core foundation courses (12 hours), for a total of 60 studio art hours. Total degree hours is 120. With 60 hours of the total degree hours in curriculum outside studio art and 60 hours of studio art required, the B. F. A. Studio Art degree is well suited for students who are primarily interested in developing their artistic skills to prepare for graduate study or for a professional career in the visual arts either as a practicing artist or in a related field.

The Department of Art and Art History believes that students should receive a good foundation in art and art history at the outset of their college career. Both the B. A. Studio Art and B. F. A. in Studio Art require six core art and art history courses as prerequisites for further sequenced study (beginning, intermediate, advanced) in our art and art history curriculum:

ARH 302: Survey of Ancient Through Medieval Art

ARH 304: Issues in Visual Culture

ART 303K: Drawing Foundations

ART 303L: Digital Foundations

ART 304K: Two-Dimensional Foundations

ART 304L: Three-Dimensional Foundations

In the second year of study, students are able to choose from beginning courses from the following seven areas* of study:

*Each area is supported by qualified Technical Assistants, Teaching Assistants, and Lab Proctors and the labs and studio spaces are fully stocked. Although undergraduate students are not provided with individual studio space, there is ample room in all studio lab spaces for students to work and store their projects. Students are also provided with lockers for every studio art course in which they are enrolled.

In the third and fourth year of study students enroll in intermediate and advanced levels of studio art curriculum as they fulfill degree requirements and choose courses from among all the studio art areas in which they meet course prerequisites.

The Department does not offer degrees and/or majors in any one studio art medium and both the B. A. and B. F. A. Studio Art degree structures require students to study across the studio art curriculum. For example, students who want to only study photography would not be able to experience the breadth and depth of a true photography program nor complete an entire degree or major in photography since we only offer three types of photography classes and do not offer the full range of curriculuar experiences to support a photography degree and/or major. Students who desire to study in just one medium for a B.F.A. degree might want to research and consider other studio art programs. The students who will most benefit from our studio art program are those students who are interested in working creatively across multiple media and want to enroll in sequential levels of the various courses offered in the seven studio art areas listed above.

Additionally, the Department of Art and Art History does not offer specific course curriculum or undergraduate degrees and/or majors that focus on analog or digital 2-D or 3-D Animation, Analog or Digital Illustration, Advertising, Architectural or Interior Design, Commercial Art, Fashion or Textile Design, Film or Video Gaming Design.

Additional information on admissions, programs, and curriculum is included in this downloadable document:
Undergraduate Admissions and Program Guide (pdf).

Contacts

Prospective applicants should arrange an appointment in advance of visiting the department. Please see Visiting the Department for detailed information.

Shane Sullivan, Academic Advisor III
Coordinator of Undergraduate Programs

Email: shanesullivan@mail.utexas.edu (Please allow 24 to 48 hour response time for email reply.)
Phone: 512-475-7718
Fax: 512-471-7801 FAX
Office: ART 3.340
Campus Mail Code: D1300

You may also contact the undergraduate advisor by writing to the following address:

Undergraduate Office
Department of Art and Art History
The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station D1300
Austin, TX 78712-0337

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