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Fine Arts BFA : Curriculum


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Fall Spring BFA: Fine Arts First Year Requirements
3   ADF S101 Foundation Drawing I
3   ADF S143 Color
3   ADF S151 2-Dimensional Design
4   SF 101 Seminar for Freshmen
4     Ethical or Philosophical Inquiry
  3 ADF S102 Foundation Drawing II
  3 ADF S123 Painting
  3 ADF S152 3-Dimensional Design
  3 ADF S154 Design: Issues & Process
  4   Humanities
16   TOTAL FALL CREDITS
  15 TOTAL SPRING CREDITS

 

Fall Spring BFA: Fine Arts Second Year Requirements
3   ADF S156 Imaging
4   ADF 181
HUM 105*
Ideas of Western Art I or
Art History I
3   ADFA S201 Drawing: Structure & Expression
3   ADFA S251 Printmaking Studio
3   ENG 101 Freshman English I
  4 ADF 182
HUM 106*
Ideas of Western Art II or
Art History II
  3 ADFA S202 Drawing: Structure & Expression
  3 ADFA S252 Paper Studio
  4 ENG 102 Freshman English II
  4 ........... Math or Computer Science
15   TOTAL FALL CREDITS
  15 TOTAL SPRING CREDITS
*If you want to pursue an Art History minor you must complete HUM 105 and HUM 106.

Fall Spring BFA: Fine Arts Third Year Requirements
3   ADFA S241 Advanced Painting
3   ADFA S271 Fine Arts Seminar I
3   ADFA S361 Figure Studio: 2D
4   ...............

Humanities

4   ............... Social Science
  3 ADFA S242 Sculpture Studio
  3 ADFA S272 Fine Arts Seminar II
  3 ADFA S362 Figure Studio: 3D
  3 ............... Studio Elective
  4 ............... Social Science
15   TOTAL FALL CREDITS
  15 TOTAL SPRING CREDITS

 

Fall Spring BFA: Fine Arts Fourth Year Requirements
3   ADFA S344 Advanced Drawing Issues
3   ADFA S371 Fine Arts Seminar II
4   ............... Art History Elective
4   ...............

Art History Elective

4   ............... Natural Science
  3 ADFA S372 Fine Arts Seminar II
  3 ADFA S410 Senior Thesis
  3 ............... Studio Elective
  4 ............... Art History Elective
  4 ............... Natural Science
16   TOTAL FALL CREDITS
  16 TOTAL SPRING CREDITS

Total BFA = 124 BFA Program credits
Within the 124-credit requirement, you must take 3 credits of cultural diversity course work. (Please see the Suffolk University Academic Catalog for details.)