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PAINTING SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS B.F.A. DEGREE
M.A. DEGREE
Foundation studies DRAW 100 Drawing I: Form and Space DSGN 100 Design I: Elements and Organization DRAW 101 Drawing II: Composition and Media DSGN 101 Color: Theory and Application DSGN 102 Design II: 3-D Form in Space DRAW 200 Life Drawing I — Studio elective
Graduate intensive courses*: DRAW 502 Drawing Methods Studio PNTG 502 Painting Methods and Form PNTG 503 Painting Aesthetics and Concept ARTH 701 Contemporary Art PNTG 704 Formal Aspects of Painting DRAW 708 Graduate Drawing SFIN 716 Theory and Processes I: Critical Analysis PNTG 728 Studio I: Ideation PNTG 738 Studio II: Theory in Practice SFIN 745 Fine Art M.A. Self-promotion PNTG 749 Painting M.A. Final Project — 500- to 700-level elective
PAINTING
35 hours
60 hours
75 hours
10 hours
180 hours
General education ARTH 100 Survey of Western Art I Select one of these two courses: CMPA 100 Survey of Computer Art Applications CMPA 110 Advanced Survey of Computer Art Applications BUSI 101 The Design of Business COMM 105 Speaking of Ideas ARTH 110 Survey of Western Art II ENGL 123 Composition ARTH 207 20th-century Art PHIL 301 Aesthetics * — ARLH or ARTH elective * — ENGL elective — General education elective — Mathematics/natural sciences elective — Social/behavioral sciences elective Major curriculum PNTG 203 Oil-based Techniques and Exploration PNTG 206 Water-based Techniques and Exploration SFIN 220 Art of Tomorrow PNTG 302 Concept and Strategies: Developing Ideas PNTG 309 Abstraction: The Language of Paint SFIN 330 Digital Tools for Fine Arts PNTG 345 From Wall to Space: Extended Media Select one of these three courses: PNTG 382 Painting the Scene: Visual Narrative and Mythmaking PNTG 384 Street Art: Responding to Place PNTG 386 Human Image: Capturing Identity and Essence SFIN 413 Business and Professional Practices for Fine Arts SFIN 415 Branding and Entrepreneurship for Fine Arts PNTG 470 Painting Senior Studio I: Concept to Audience PNTG 490 Painting Senior Studio II: Refining a Cohesive Body of Work Select one of these two courses: SFIN 492 Exhibition Design as Practice SFIN 494 Collaboration and Production in Creative Industries — PNTG or SFIN elective or CLC 580 Collaboration — PNTG or SFIN elective Additional electives — Free elective — Free elective TOTAL COURSE OF STUDY * Select one course.
PAINTING
45* hours
* Up to three intensive courses may be assigned upon admission, creating a total course of study of 50 to 60 hours.
M.F.A. DEGREE PAINTING
90* hours
Graduate intensive courses*: DRAW 502 Drawing Methods Studio PNTG 502 Painting Methods and Form PNTG 503 Painting Aesthetics and Concept ARTH 701 Contemporary Art Select one of these two courses: ARTH 702 Art Criticism ARTH 703 Modern and Contemporary Critical Theory PNTG 704 Formal Aspects of Painting DRAW 708 Graduate Drawing SFIN 716 Theory and Processes I: Critical Analysis PNTG 728 Studio I: Ideation PNTG 738 Studio II: Theory in Practice Select one of these two courses: SFIN 756 Theory and Processes II: Philosophical Interpretations PNTG 768 Studio IV: Individual Exploration PNTG 758 Studio III: Vision and Aesthetics SFIN 770 Fine Art M.F.A. Self-promotion PNTG 775 Advanced Painting Studio Analysis PNTG 779 Graduate Internship PNTG 779 Graduate Internship PNTG 790 Painting M.F.A. Thesis — 500- to 700-level elective — 500- to 700-level elective — 500- to 700-level elective — 500- to 700-level elective * Up to three intensive courses may be assigned upon admission, creating a total course of study of 95 to 105 hours.
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