Biola University 2015–16 Catalog
Every year, all art majors participate in formal reviews to evaluate their progress in the department. Student portfolios are appraised using a variety of criteria, such as technical achievement, creative problem solving, and aesthetic/artistic development. Reviews are conducted at the end of the freshman, sophomore and junior years. Graduating seniors in the B.F.A. program are evaluated the semester before their thesis exhibitions. All art majors are required to maintain a 2.5 GPA in the program. Any grade below a “C-” (1.67) must be repeated. In art and design studio classes, contact hours define the meaning of a credit hour. In these courses, one semester hour of credit equals two hours of class instruction with at least one additional hour of unsupervised laboratory work each week. Studio courses receiving three credits typically meet six hours a week for class instruction with the expectation that students complete an additional three hours of assigned laboratory work. Students taking ARTS 462 - Advanced Studio Practicum or ARTS 464 - Advanced Studio Practicum, and independent studies, must complete a minimum of three hours of research/laboratory work each week during the semester for one hour of credit. All B.F.A. majors must declare an area of concentration before registering for the sophomore year. Students declaring the Interdisciplinary Concentration must choose two specific areas of concentration (design, painting, photography, or sculpture). It is recommended that all Studio Art majors own a Macintosh laptop. Contact the Department of Art office for recommended specifications. Concentrations The BFA major is designed to give art students flexibility in constructing their program which will include one of five areas of concentration. The Design Concentration integrates a fine arts perspective into a curriculum that promotes conceptual thinking and trans-disciplinary investigation while developing technical proficiencies to engage in a contemporary practice. The Painting Concentration focuses on a wide range of painting practices including observational representation, figuration, and abstraction while engaging students in current discourses within the discipline. The Photography Concentration focuses on integrating the skills of black and white darkroom techniques with contemporary digital color practices to produce conceptually-driven, photo-based art. The Sculpture Concentration equips students to think creatively while developing proficiency in a variety of three-dimensional fabrication techniques—including additive and subtractive processes, modeling, carving, mold-making and casting. The Interdisciplinary Concentration allows students to design their own curriculum choosing a variety of upper-level courses. Placement Exam Students may take a placement exam to waive the requirement of ARTS 109 - Digital Tools. The exam may only be taken during the first year at Biola. Also, if the student has taken the course (or a portion of it), the student is not eligible to take the exam. The exam will consist of a written portion, as well as demonstration of basic skills. Successful completion of both elements will result in a waiver of the ARTS 109 core requirement. The student must select another 3-credit ARTS course to replace the waived course. Please see department for details. General Education Requirements General education requirements for the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art must conform to the University standards for this degree. B.F.A. majors are exempt from the general education requirements in fine arts and foreign language. The general education requirement is reduced in history (only 3 of 6 credits are required–HIST 108 or 109), and students need to take only 6 credits in mathematics and/ or science.
The following general education courses have been designed for all studio art majors and are required for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree: PHIL 216 Introduction to Philosophy and Aesthetics Credit(s): 3. BBST 465 Integration Seminar Credit(s): 3. Should be taken as: “Contemporary Art and Theology” Core Requirements ARTS 107 Drawing I Credit(s): 3. ARTS 108 Figure Studies I Credit(s): 3. ARTS 109 Digital Tools Credit(s): 3. ARTS 110 2-D Design Credit(s): 3. ARTS 111 3-D Design Credit(s): 3. ARTS 112 4-D Design Credit(s): 3. ARTS 116 History of Western Art I: Prehistoric Through Renaissance Credit(s): 3. ARTS 126 History of Western Art II: Baroque through Modernism Credit(s): 3. ARTS 315 Contemporary Art Trends Credit(s): 3. ARTS 433 Global Art Paradigms Credit(s): 3. ARTS 440 Senior Seminar Credit(s): 3. ARTS 450 Internship Credit(s): 3. ARTS 475 Culmination Credit(s): 3. Choose one of the following upper division Art History electives: ARTS 311 Modernity: Realism to Surrealism Credit(s): 3. ARTS 321 Historical Development of Design Credit(s): 3. (required of all Design concentration students) ARTS 410 Seminar in Art Credit(s): 1–6. (Only seminars with art historical content may count towards the art history elective) ARTS 426 History and Criticism of Photography Credit(s): 3. (required of all Photography concentration students) ARTS 441 Critical Thought Credit(s): 3. Concentrations Design
Concentration-Specific Requirements Choose two courses from the following: ARTS 210 Sculpture I
Credit(s): 3.
Painting I
ARTS 213 ARTS 221
Credit(s): 3.
Photography I-Introduction to Darkroom and Digital Processes
Credit(s): 3.
Printmaking Video Art I
ARTS 326 ARTS 348
Credit(s): 3.
Credit(s): 3.
Students must take the following: ARTS 314 Integrated Design I
Credit(s): 3.
Typography I
ARTS 317 ARTS 333 ARTS 337 ARTS 423
Credit(s): 3.
Graphic Design Forms I
Credit(s): 3.
Typography II
Credit(s): 3.
Integrated Design II
Credit(s): 3.
Elective Requirements Must complete two upper division art electives (6 credits) that may be selected from: ARTS 316 Photography II-Studies in Color Credit(s): 3. ARTS 428 Web Design I Credit(s): 3. ARTS 429 Integrated Design III Credit(s): 3. ARTS 436 Graphic Design Forms II Credit(s): 3.
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