Studio Art Major, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
The BFA in Studio art is a professional degree that prepares students for careers as practicing artists and/or further pursuit of a Master of Fine Arts Degree. The program offers a deeper emersion in studio practice with added emphasis on conceptual exploration, writing skills, and knowledge in contemporary art. BFA students develop, produce, exhibit and defend a cohesive body of work.
BFA students are recommended to declare a minor in Visual Culture and/or a related field of study that supports their research.
Students must apply and be accepted into the BFA program. BFA applications are accepted in the Spring quarter prior to the intended BFA year. Students admitted to the BFA program must complete an entire sequential year of study which includes Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters of an entire academic year. Students work closely with an art faculty advisor as they complete the BFA in Studio Art.
Students must have a minimum overall GPA of 2.5 and at least 50 Art credits complete that include ART 312, ART 313, and ART 331 (15 credits of Visual Culture) in order to apply to the program.
Once accepted, students must maintain a GPA of 2.75 or higher in all enrolled art courses to maintain status in the BFA Program.
| Foundation Requirements | ||
| ART 201 | STUDIO I: IMAGE AND TECHNOLOGY | 5 |
| ART 202 | STUDIO II: TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS | 5 |
| ART 213 | THE VISUAL ART EXPERIENCE | 5 |
| or ART 210 | VISUAL CULTURE | |
| ART 300 | DRAWING | 5 |
| ART 320 | CAREERS IN THE ARTS | 1 |
| Visual Culture | ||
| ART 312 | ART ACROSS TIME: PREHISTORY TO 17TH CENTURY | 5 |
| or ART 314 | THE BODY IN ART | |
| ART 313 | ART ACROSS TIME: 18TH CENTURY TO CONTEMPORARY | 5 |
| or ART 315 | HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY | |
| ART 331 | CONTEMPORARY ART | 5 |
| ART 410 | WRITING ABOUT ART | 5 |
| ART 407 | ART AS SOCIAL ACT | 5 |
| or ART 406 | ART AND COMMUNITY | |
| Art Experience | 15 | |
| In consultation with art advisor, choose three of the following courses: | ||
| CERAMICS I | ||
or ART 325 | CERAMICS II | |
| ILLUSTRATION | ||
| COLOR THEORY | ||
| DIGITAL ART | ||
| PHOTOGRAPHY: DIGITAL PRACTICES | ||
| PHOTOGRAPHY: BLACK AND WHITE | ||
| THE BODY IN ART | ||
| HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
| NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN ART | ||
| PAINTING | ||
| WATERCOLOR | ||
| PRINTMAKING | ||
or ART 301 | ILLUSTRATION | |
| SCULPTURE | ||
| FIBER AND TEXTILES | ||
| EXPERIMENTAL | ||
| Art Focus–in consultation with your faculty advisor | 18 | |
Complete 18 advanced level credits in one or two studio discipline areas. | ||
400 level Art courses (including 450 workshop courses) can be repeated for credit. | ||
Ceramics | ||
| CERAMICS III | ||
| WORKSHOP IN ART (ceramics focus) | ||
Digital | ||
| DIGITAL ART: THE MOVING IMAGE | ||
| WORKSHOP IN ART (digital art focus) | ||
Drawing | ||
| DRAWING | ||
| LIFE DRAWING | ||
Illustration | ||
| ADVANCED ILLUSTRATION | ||
| WORKSHOP IN ART (illustration focus) | ||
Painting | ||
| PAINTING II | ||
| WORKSHOP IN ART (painting focus) | ||
Photography | ||
| PHOTOGRAPHY: ADVANCED PRACTICE | ||
| WORKSHOP IN ART (photography focus) | ||
Printmaking | ||
| PRINTMAKING | ||
| WORKSHOP IN ART (printmaking focus) | ||
Sculpture | ||
| SCULPTURE | ||
| WORKSHOP IN ART (sculpture focus) | ||
| Professional Practice Electives | 4-6 | |
| In consultation with art advisor choose topics that best fit professional goals, ART 439 may be repeated. | ||
| TOPICS IN PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE | ||
| BFA Thesis Year Requirements | ||
| ART 470 | BFA THESIS AND RESEARCH (fall quarter) | 1 |
| ART 470 | BFA THESIS AND RESEARCH (winter quarter) | 1 |
| ART 472 | BFA THESIS AND EXHIBITION (spring quarter) | 5 |
| Senior Capstone | ||
| ART 490 | SENIOR CAPSTONE | 5 |
| Total Credits | 95-97 | |
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
Foreign Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
Degree Works calculates based on these two catalog years.
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who successfully earn a BFA in Studio Art from EWU should be able to do the following:
- demonstrate advanced technical skills in a studio concentration; PLO-4;
- produce a coherent body of work for thesis exhibition; PLO-5;
- produce a professional quality artist’s portfolio; PLO-1;
- provide a compelling oral defense of their thesis exhibition; PLO-6.
- use appropriate terminology to evaluate works of art; PLO-2;
- write a well-crafted artist’s statement; PLO-3.