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Fine Arts, BFA

Degree Requirements

Students can earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with this major

Courses in the Fine Arts program have as a prerequisite the completion of the Foundation Studies program or its equivalent. Exceptions may only be made with permission of the instructor and the Fine Arts program director.

Major Requirements: 28 courses, 88 credits

Required Courses (26 courses, 82 credits)

ADF-S101Foundation Drawing I

3
ADF-S102Foundation Drawing II

3
ADF-S1523-Dimensional Design

3
ADF-S1662D/Color

3
ADF-S171CI: Integrated Studio I

3
ADFA-S201Drawing: Language of Light

3
ADFA-S204Sculptural Thinking

3
ADFA-S220Drawing: Shifting Scales

3
ADFA-S241Painting Studio

3
ADFA-S242Sculpture Studio

3
ADFA-S251Printmaking Studio

3
ADFA-S271Fine Arts Seminar I

3
ADFA-S272Fine Arts Seminar I

3
ADFA-S311Contemporary Trends & Practices

3
ADFA-S344Advanced Drawing Issues

3
ADFA-S361Figure Studio: 2D

3
ADFA-S362Figure Studio: 3D

3
ADFA-S371Fine Arts Seminar II

3
ADFA-S372Fine Arts Seminar II

3
ADFA-400Fine Arts Internship

3
ADFA-S410Senior Thesis

3
ARH-101Art History I

4
ARH-102Art History II

4

Select two Art History elective courses.

Electives (2 courses, 6 credits)

Choose two studio courses, subject to Program Director approval.

Note: The letter "S" preceding a course number indicates a studio course, for which a studio fee is assessed.

Residency Requirement Policy

In the College of Arts and Sciences, a two-course (8 credit) residency requirement must be satisfied for completion of a minor and a four-course (16 credit) residency requirement must be satisfied for the completion of a major.

Fine Arts Learning Goals and Objectives

Learning goals and objectives reflect the educational outcomes achieved by students through the completion of this program. These transferable skills prepare Suffolk students for success in the workplace, in graduate school, and in their local and global communities.

Learning Goals Learning Objectives
Students will... Students will be able to...
Understand and employ the principles of visual language - Demonstrate perceptual acuity in two and three dimensional work
- Demonstrate conceptual understanding of complex visual systems
- Demonstrate technical facility with the tools current to their chosen art & design field
- Demonstrate visual communication skills common to their chosen art & design field
Understand and employ the creative thinking process - Effectively solve visual and design problems specific to their chosen discipline
- Use experimentation to test new ideas
- Evaluate their work and the work of their peers through the critique process
- Use the reiterative process to develop new and original solutions to visual and design problems
Understand their potential in the professional art & design field of their choosing - Evaluate their work in relation to the historical precedents of their chosen field
- Visually present their work in a professional manner using the tools current to their chosen field
- Orally present and support their work in a professional manner to peers and professionals from their chosen field
- Demonstrate fluency in the technologies current to their chosen field
- Demonstrate knowledge of the significant contemporary aesthetics and social issues relevant to their chosen field
- Employ professional practices current to their chosen field

Honors

To complete requirements for honors in the major, a candidate must:

  1. Complete ADFA-HS410 or ADFA-HS372
  2. Present final honors project at the senior exhibition

CAS Honors Program students only: Also present work from the senior honors experience at the Honors Symposium or Pecha Kucha event