The Design Emphasis integrates a fine arts perspective into a curriculum that promotes conceptual thinking while developing technical proficiency and allows students to work in a variety of areas including graphic design, web-design and motion graphics. The Painting Emphasis embraces traditional and non-traditional approaches to drawing and painting while engaging students in current discourses within the discipline. The Photography Emphasis 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 Emphasis equips students to think creatively while developing proficiency in a variety of three-dimensional fabrica- tion techniques—including additive and subtractive processes, modeling, carving, mold-making and casting.
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Faculty Chair: ................................................................................... Loren Baker Professors: .................................................... Baker, Callis, Krammes Assistant Professors: ..Anderson, Nakamura, Puls, Simonson Mission The Department of Art creates an academic environment that thrives on the interrelationship of Biblical Christianity and artistic practice. It offers students a professional visual arts program with a rigorous curriculum that reflects a strong liberal arts emphasis and a solid Christian worldview.
Learning Outcomes The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Biola University is designed:
The Interdisciplinary Emphasis allows students to design their own curriculum choosing a variety of upper-level courses.
1. To equip students with a foundational and integrative understanding of art production based on formal and conceptual skills 2. To develop critical understandings of art history and aes- thetics that construct global perspectives on contemporary culture 3. To integrate faith and learning in such a way that students become servant-leaders who have integrity, creativity, excellence and vision and who will impact the church and the marketplace
Studio arts majors are exempt from the general education require- ments in fine arts and foreign language. The general education requirement for studio art majors is reduced in history (only three of six units are required - HIST 107), and students need to take only six units 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: Philosophy 216 (Introduction to Philosophy & Aesthetics); Biblical Studies 465 (Integration Seminar / Art & the Bible)
4. To broadly prepare students for a variety of arts related fields, graduate education and church related ministries
All B.F.A. students are required to take these core courses: 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 116, 126, 311, 315, 433, 440, 450, and 475.
Design Emphasis Studio Arts Majors Choose two (2) courses from the following: 210, 211, 213, 221, 326, 331, 341, 348. Must take 312, 314, 321, 423, 429, and either 333 or 428.
5. To foster a commitment to life-long learning whereby graduates are able to critically assess and produce work that recognizes, understands and responds to socio-politi- cal, philosophical and spiritual concerns
The Department of Art is accredited through the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).
Must complete 3 upper division art electives (9 units) that may be selected from 331, 333, 345, 428, 436, 442.
Degree Program A Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Studio Arts (B.F.A.) is offered upon completion of the university baccalaureate and the studio arts major in one of the following emphases: design, painting, photography, sculpture and interdisciplinary. Major Studio Arts (72 units) The BFA major is designed to give art students flexibility in constructing their program which will include one of five areas of emphases.
Painting Emphasis Studio Arts Majors Choose two (2) courses from the following: 210, 211, 221, 314, 326, 327, 331, 341, 348. Must take: 213, 307 or 319, 308, 408 or 413 and complete 4 upper division art electives (12 units). Photography Emphasis Studio Arts Majors Choose one (1) course from the following: 210, 211, 213, 326, 327, 341, 348. Must take 221, 322, 323, 331, 345 and complete 4 upper division art electives (12 units).
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