Undergraduate Programs
Degree Programs
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Fine Art Degree Programs
Ceramics, Furniture Design, General Fine Arts, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Visual Communication
General Academic Requirements
Students in Herron B.F.A. degree programs must successfully complete a program of general academic courses, as well as more concentrated studies within their specialties, to earn their degrees. Students are required to have 9-15 credit hours of art history and 30 credit hours distributed in the humanities, life and physical sciences, and social and behavioral science. The list that follows provides details on general academic requirements for ceramics, furniture design, general fine arts, printing, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and visual communication. Students not scoring well on the writing placement test will be required to register for W130 Fundamentals of English, a developmental course, before taking W131 Elementary Composition I.
- Art History HER-H 101*, HER-H 102,* HER-H 103 (not required for Visual Communication),
- AND 6 additional credit hours in Art History (3 credits required for Visual Communication).
Total: 15 credits
Humanities
- English ENG-W 131* and ENG-L 115 or ENG-L 105*
6 additional credit hours selected from the following departments:
- Africana Studies
- Classical Studies
- Communications Studies
- Comparative Literature
- English
- Film Studies
- Folklore
- Foreign Language
- Journalism
- Music
- Philosophy
- Religious Studies
- Speech and Hearing
Total: 12 credits
Life and Physical Science
6 credits from the following departments:
- Anatomy
- Astronomy
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Food and Nutrition
- Geology
- Informatics/New Media
- Mathematics (starting with MATH-M 118, MATH 00100,11000, 11100 will not be allowed to count toward a Herron degree)
- Physical Geography (GEOG-G 107, GEOG-G 303, and GEOG-G 404 ONLY)
- Physics
Total: 6 credits
Social and Behavioral Science
6 credits from the following departments:
- Anthropology
- Business
- Economics
- History
- Labor Studies
- Nonphysical Geography
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public and Environmental Affairs
- Social Work
- Sociology
Total: 6 credits
Academic Electives
An additional 6 credits must be taken from one or more of the above groups, i.e., humanities, life and physical sciences, social and behavioral science. Art history may not be used to satisfy this academic elective requirement. Total: 6 credits
* Accomplished as part of the Foundation Program.
BFA First-Year Foundation Program
The Foundation Program serves as a base for future work at Herron. In the Foundation Program, students develop drawing skills, powers of observation, an understanding of visual principles, and a working knowledge of materials and techniques, while becoming more knowledgeable about art history. The program is constructed so that students, through self-examination and faculty counseling, will be able to select intelligently the area in which they will major when the Foundation Program has been completed. Much of the success of Herron programs has been due to the comprehensive strength of the Foundation Program and the basic preparation that it provides.
The Foundation Program, or its equivalent in previously earned credit (as determined by the Admissions Committee), is a prerequisite for work in the fine arts and education degree programs.
Foundation Program Curriculum
Semester I Credits
- HER-D 101 Drawing I (3 cr.)
- HER-F 121 Two-Dimensional Design (3 cr.)
- HER-F 123 Three-Dimensional Design (3 cr.)
- HER-H 101 History of Art I (3 cr.)
- HER-X 101 Foundation Resources Workshop (1 cr.)
- ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition I* (3 cr.)
Semester II Credits
- HER-D 102 Drawing II (3 cr.)
- HER-F 100 Creative Processes (3 cr.)
- HER-F 122 Color Concepts (3 cr.)
- HER-H 102 History of Art II (3 cr.)
- HER-X 102 Foundation Capstone (1 cr.)
- ENG-L 115 or ENG-L 105 Literature for Today or Appreciation of Literature (3 cr.)
Total credit hours 32
BFA Degree Programs
- Ceramics
- Furniture Design
- General Fine Arts
- Painting
- Photography
- Printmaking
- Sculpture
- Visual Communications
Last updated: February 2012