The Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree with a concentration in Photography is a professional 122-hour advanced undergraduate curriculum. The 81-hour major includes 24 hours of art foundation courses, nine hours of 300/400 level art history courses, 18 hours of Photography studio concentration courses, 27 hours of studio electives in at least two other studio areas, and ART 488 BFA Seminar (3).
Art Core Requirements
Course List | Course | Title | Credits |
| 24 |
| Survey of Art I | |
| Survey of Art II (WI) | |
| Drawing I | |
| Design I | |
| Drawing II | |
| Design II | |
| Figure Drawing | |
| Digital Literacy for Artists/Designers | |
| 18 |
| 9 |
| 27 |
| ART 488 | BFA Seminar | 3 |
| Total Hours | 81 |
Photography Concentration Requirements
Course List | Course | Title | Credits |
| ART 368 | Introduction to Photography | 3 |
| ART 369 | Black and White Photography | 3 |
| ART 469 | Intermediate Digital Photography | 3 |
| ART 470 | Alternative Processes in Photography | 3 |
| ART 471 | Advanced Photography | 3 |
| ART 475 | Studio Lighting | 3 |
Upper Division Art History Courses
Course List | Course | Title | Credits |
| 9 |
| 19th Century Art History (WI) | |
| Modern Art | |
| American Art | |
| East Asian Art | |
| Non-Western Art | |
| Study Tour | |
| Graphic Design History (WI) | |
| Special Topics in Art History | |
| History of Photography (WI) | |
| Modern Architecture | |
| Current New York Art Museum | |
| Advanced Independent Study | |
Upper Division Studio Electives
Course List | Course | Title | Credits |
| 27 |
| Beginning Painting | |
| Special Topics in Painting | |
| Ceramics I: Handbuilding | |
| Special Topics in Ceramics | |
| Beginning Sculpture | |
| Introduction to Illustration | |
| Special Topics in Drawing | |
| Digital Illustration | |
| Design III | |
| Graphic Design I | |
| Graphic Design II | |
| Drawing Studio | |
| Intermediate Drawing Studio | |
| Screen Printing | |
| Type in Motion | |
| Printmaking: Intaglio | |
| Special Topics in Printmaking | |
| Introduction to Photography | |
| Black and White Photography | |
| Photoshop Tools | |
| Watercolor | |
| Study Tour | |
| Painting II | |
| Painting III | |
| Advanced Painting IV | |
| Mixed Media | |
| Ceramics II: Intro to Wheel Throwing | |
| Ceramics III | |
| Advanced Ceramics IV | |
| Sculpture II | |
| Sculpture III | |
| Graphic Design III | |
| Advanced Graphic Design IV | |
| Introduction to Letterform Design | |
| Graphic Design Workshop | |
| Special Topics in Graphic Design | |
| Interactive Design I | |
| Interactive Design II | |
| Advanced Drawing and Illustration | |
| Printmaking: Relief | |
| Printmaking III | |
| Advanced Printmaking IV | |
| Photography in the Field | |
| Intermediate Digital Photography | |
| Alternative Processes in Photography | |
| Advanced Photography | |
| Basic Digital Photography | |
| Special Topics in Photography | |
| Studio Lighting | |
| Video for Photographers | |
| Internship Graphic Design | |
| Advanced Independent Study | |
| Advanced Independent Study | |
| Advanced Independent Study | |
| Advanced Independent Study | |
| Advanced Independent Study | |
| Advanced Independent Study | |
For eligibility to the BFA program, a student must meet the following requirements:
And have a minimum 2.50 GPA overall and a minimum 3.00 GPA in the major. All potential candidates for the BFA program must present a portfolio and pass portfolio review by the Art and Design Department faculty for approval. All students eligible for the program will be reviewed for retention in the program. Please refer to the Bachelor of Fine Arts Plan of Study for all general studies and Art Department course requirements.
All art majors are required to seek advisement each semester from your advisor and become familiar with the general and specific requirements for the degree which they are seeking. Students majoring in Art are required to present a portfolio for faculty review by the end of their sophomore year. In addition, all art majors are required to have completed and passed ART 134 Drawing I (3), ART 233 Design I (3), ART 234 Drawing II (3), ART 240 Design II (3), and the portfolio review before enrolling in 400-level studio classes. Students must earn a “C” or better in each of the major and minor courses taken. All majors will participate in a senior exhibition of upper class studio work prior to graduation.
In addition to courses noted below, candidates for graduation must successfully complete all JSU Academic Regulations. More information about general education requirements can be found in the Summary of Degrees/Requirements section of the catalog.
A student must complete the Portfolio by the end of the sophomore year.
Plan of Study Grid | Freshman |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| 3 |
| EH 141 | Speech | 3 |
| 3 |
| ART 134 | Drawing I | 3 |
| ART 233 | Design I | 3 |
| SSC 101 | First Year Experience | 0 |
| | Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| 3 |
| 4 |
| ART 240 | Design II | 3 |
| ART 234 | Drawing II | 3 |
| ART 341 | Digital Literacy for Artists/Designers | 3 |
| | Hours | 16 |
| Sophomore |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| 4 |
| ART 111 | Survey of Art I () | 3 |
| ART 335 | Figure Drawing | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Hours | 16 |
| Spring |
|---|
| MS 110 | Finite Mathematics () | 3 |
| ART 112 | Survey of Art II (WI) () | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Hours | 15 |
| Junior |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Hours | 15 |
| Senior |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| ART 488 | BFA Seminar | 3 |
| 3 |
| | Hours | 15 |
| | Total Hours | 122 |
