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COMMERCIAL ART:
3-D Modeling / Animation
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  Illustration
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  Life drawing
  Oil Painting
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BFA Program » Life Drawing

Life Drawing

The courses in Life Drawing focus on intensive study of the figure in a variety of contexts. Students complete assignments that require them to render a representational figure, draw a figure in action, compose a figure within an environment and compose multiple figures in a narrative mode.

Students strive to develop an individualized style in their work and to produce a professional portfolio that exemplifies their creative vision.

BFA Sample Curriculum


Bachelor of Fine Arts in Life Drawing
Semester 1
Fundamentals of Art I 5 Semester Credit Hours
Beginning Life Drawing I 5 Semester Credit Hours
English Language Arts I 3 Semester Credit Hours
Freshman Seminar 1 Semester Credit Hour
Semester 2
Fundamentals of Art II 5 Semester Credit Hours
Beginning Life Drawing II 5 Semester Credit Hours
Anatomy 3 Semester Credit Hours
Semester 3
Intermediate Life Drawing I 5 Semester Credit Hours
Figurative Sculpture I 5 Semester Credit Hours
English Language Arts II 3 Semester Credit Hours
Art History Survey I 3 Semester Credit Hours
Semester 4
Intermediate Life Drawing II 5 Semester Credit Hours
Studio Elective 200/300 or 400 5 Semester Credit Hours
Art History Survey II 3 Semester Credit Hours
(One of four) Film and Society; Film and Society: World Cultures; Contemporary Visual Culture; or Art and Activism 3 Semester Credit Hours
Semester 5
(One of three) Advanced Figurative Drawing; Advanced Figurative Drawing: Figure in Composition; or Drawing for Illustrators 5 Semester Credit Hours
Studio Elective 200/300 or 400 5 Semester Credit Hours
Quantitative Literacy 3 Semester Credit Hours
Marketing 3 Semester Credit Hours
Semester 6

(One of three) Advanced Figurative Drawing; Advanced Figurative Drawing: Figure in Composition; or Drawing for Illustrators

5 Semester Credit Hours
Digital Graphic Foundations 5 Semester Credit Hours
(One of three) Intro to Lab Science; Vision, Light and Color; or Advanced Anatomy 3 Semester Credit Hours
(One of seven) Survey of American Illustration; History of Graphic Design; 20th Century and Contemporary Art History; Art History: Renaissance and Baroque; Art History: Art and Technology; Art History: Rococo and Neo-Classical; or World Art 3 Semester Credit Hours
Semester 7
Advanced Drawing I 5 Semester Credit Hours
Studio Elective 200/300 or 400 Level 5 Semester Credit Hours
Studio Elective 200/300 or 400 Level 5 Semester Credit Hours
Semester 8
Portfolio: Life Drawing 5 Semester Credit Hours
Advanced Drawing II 5 Semester Credit Hours
(One of four) Film and Society; Film and Society: World Cultures; Contemporary Visual Culture; or Art and Activism 3 Semester Credit Hours
Professional Writing 3 Semester Credit Hours
122 Total Credits Required for the BFA Degree in Life Drawing

Information for 2009-2010 Year 

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Life Drawing 2009-2010 Graduates:

  • Multimedia/Web Design Graduates within 4-Years: 0
  • Life Drawing Graduates 4 - 6 years:   1  

    The American Academy of Art’s overall Graduation Rate for all programs is 52% as reported to the  Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges in the 2010 Annual Report

     

Job Placement Rate for 2009-2010 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Life Drawing: 100%

Occupations for Life Drawing by SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification):

LIFE DRAWING 27-1013   
http://www.bls.gov/soc/2000/soc_i1b3.htm

  • Portrait Commissions 27-1013
  • Landscape Commissions 27-1013
  • Group Exhibitions 27-1013
  • One-Person Exhibitions 27-1013
  • Gallery Representation 27-1013
  • Specialty Showroom and Display Shops 27-1013

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Costs for 4-year Bachelor of Fine Arts in Life Drawing Degree:

  • Tuition and Fees: $97,020
  • Room and Board:  No on-campus housing
  • Books and Supplies: $ 4,800

Median Loan Debt for all 2009-2010 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Life Drawing Graduates:

  • Federal Title IV Loans: $36,728
  • Private Education Loans: $13,128
  • Institutional Loans: $0
 
Career Opportunities
  • Portrait commissions
  • Landscapes commissions
  • Group exhibitions
  • One-person exhibitions
  • Gallery representation
  • Specialty showroom and display shops