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 |
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| Semester 1 |
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| 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 |
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| Semester 2 |
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| Fundamentals of Art II |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| Beginning Life Drawing II |
5 Semester Credit Hours |
| Anatomy |
3 Semester Credit Hours |
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| Semester 3 |
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| 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 |
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| Semester 4 |
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| 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 |
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| Semester 5 |
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| (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 |
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| Semester 6 |
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(One of three) Advanced Figurative Drawing; Advanced Figurative Drawing: Figure in Composition; or Drawing for Illustrators
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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 |
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| Semester 7 |
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| 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 |
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| Semester 8 |
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| 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 |
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| 122 Total Credits Required for the BFA Degree in Life Drawing |
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