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2023-2024 Shepherd University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Art Comprehensive, B.F.A.
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Shepherd University offers a program in art leading to the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The program offers four different concentrations: painting, graphic design, photography / computer imagery, and sculpture. In addition, the department offers a program of study in the teaching field of Art Education (PreK-Adult) for students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education. Details on the teaching field of Art Education (Pre-K-Adult) can be found under the “Teaching Fields” section of the Catalogue.
The purpose of the program includes the following:
- To expose the students to the significant theories, trends, and principles that structure practices of contemporary art and design.
- To teach students to work conceptually, while mastering the technical skills necessary to fully prepare them for careers in creative fields.
- To help students to become visual problem solvers, encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, foster an awareness of professional practices and expectations, and establish opportunities for learning outside the classroom.
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Curriculum for a Comprehensive Major in Art (Contemporary)
Total hours required (including free electives), 120 Hours:
Core Curriculum, 42 Hours:
All art majors must take ART 103 for their Core Curriculum Tier 2 Arts requirement. Fine arts core, 27 Hours:
Foundations Core, 9 Hours:
Art history core, 9 Hours:
Professional practices core, 9 Hours:
Group I electives, 6 Hours:
Select 6 credits from the following with assistance from your advisor. (Courses required in concentration area cannot be utilized twice.) Group II electives, 6 Hours:
Select 6 hours from the following with assistance from your advisor. (Courses required in concentration area cannot be utilized twice.) Concentrations (choose ONE):
In order to progress and to graduate the student enrolled in any B.F.A. concentration must receive a minimum of a C in each course within the concentration, a minimum grade of C in ART 208 - Professional Practices I and ART 490 - Capstone . Graphic design concentration, 39 Hours:
Required courses, 30 Hours:
Elective courses, 9 Hours:
Select 9 hours from the following (to be discussed with advisor): GRDS 400 and 460 are repeatable to a maximum of 6 credits. Four-Year Course Progression
Graphic Design Concentration | FALL | | FIRST YEAR | |
| SPRING | | FIRST YEAR | | | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | | ART 140 | 1 | Visual Thinking | 3 | ART 240, 250, or 350 | | 3-D Course | 3 | | ART 103 | 2 | Intro to Visual Arts | 3 | ART 255 | | Digital Illustration I | 3 | | ART 115 | | Drawing I | 3 | ART/PHOT | | Group I/II | 3 | | ART 150 | | Digital Foundations | 3 | Core Curriculum | 1 | Core Curriculum | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 1 | Core Curriculum | 3 | Core Curriculum | 1 | Core Curriculum | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 1 | FYEX | 1 | | | TOTAL | 15 | | | | TOTAL | 16 | | | | | | | | | FALL | | SECOND YEAR | | SPRING | | SECOND YEAR | | | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | | ART 203 | | Survey History of Western Art | 3 | ART 310 | | Contemporary Art | 3 | | ART/PHOT | | Group I/II | 3 | ART 208 | | Professional Practices I | 3 | | ART/PHOT | | Group I/II | 3 | GRDS 312 | | Graphic Design II | 3 | | GRDS 307 | | Graphic Design I | 3 | GRDS 317 | | Web Interface Design | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 1/2 | Core Curriculum | 3 | Core Curriculum | 1/2 | Core Curriculum | 3 | | | | TOTAL | 15 | | | TOTAL | 15 | | | | | FALL | | THIRD YEAR | | SPRING | | THIRD YEAR | | | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | | ART/PHOT | | Group I/II | 3 | ART 304 | | ST Art History | 3 | | GRDS 412 | | Graphic Design III | 3 | GRDS 430 | | Advanced Design | 3 | | GRDS 452 | | Digital Storytelling | 3 | GRDS xxx | | Elective | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 1 | Science | 4 | Core Curriculum | 1 | Science | 4 | | Core Curriculum | 2 | Core Curriculum | 3 | Core Curriculum | 2 | Core Curriculum | 3 | | | | TOTAL | 16 | | | TOTAL | 16 | | | | | FALL | | FOURTH YEAR | | SPRING | | FOURTH YEAR | | | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | | ART 490 | 3 | Capstone | 3 | ART 390 | | Professional Practices II | 3 | | GRDS 422 | | Graphic Design Thesis | 3 | GRDS xxx | | Elective | 3 | | GRDS xxx | | Elective | 3 | GRDS 430 | | Advanced Design | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 2 | Core Curriculum | 3 | Core Curriculum | 2 | Core Curriculum | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 2 | Core Curriculum | 3 | | | TOTAL | 12 | | | | TOTAL | 15 | | | | | | | | | May 1, 2018 | | | DEGREE TOTAL | 120 | | | Painting concentration, 39 Hours:
Required courses, 33 Hours:
Elective courses, 6 Hours:
Select 6 hours from the following (to be discussed with advisor): Four-Year Course Progression
Painting Concentration | FALL | | FIRST YEAR | | | SPRING | | FIRST YEAR | | | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | | ART 103 | 2 | Intro to Visual Arts (AR) | 3 | | ART 170 | | Visual Thinking Skills II | 3 | | ART 104 | 1 | Visual Thinking Skills I | 3 | | ART 215 | | Drawing II | 3 | | ART 115 | | Drawing I | 3 | | ART 330 | | Painting II | 3 | | ART 230 | | Painting I | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 1 | ENGL 102 | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 1 | ENGL 101 | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 1 | Math (MA) | 3 | | | | TOTAL | 15 | | | | TOTAL | 15 | | | | FALL | | SECOND YEAR | | | SPRING | | SECOND YEAR | | | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | | ART 203 | | Survey History of Western Art | 3 | | ART 204 | 2 | Contemporary Art (WM) | 3 | | ART 410 | | Advanced Drawing | 3 | | ART 208 | | Professional Practices I | 3 | | ART 434 | | Advanced Painting Studio | 3 | | ART 475 | | Interdisciplinary Studio | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 1 | History | 3 | | Group I Elective | | Group I Elective | 3 | | Group I Elective | | Group I Elective | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 2 | Choose HM (MD) | 3 | | | | TOTAL | 15 | | | | TOTAL | 15 | | | | FALL | | THIRD YEAR | | | SPRING | | THIRD YEAR | | | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | | ART 434 | | Advanced Painting Studio | 3 | | ART 475 | | Interdisciplinary Studio | 3 | | ART 390 | | Professional Practices II OR | | | ART 390 | | Professional Practices II OR | | | PHOT 385 | | Computer Digital Imagery | 3 | | PHOT 385 | | Computer Digital Imagery | 3 | | Elective | | Art Concentration or Group II Elective | 3 | | Elective | | Art Concentration or Group II Elective | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 2 | Lab Science | 4 | | Core Curriculum | 2 | Lab Science | 4 | | Core Curriculum | 2 | GSPE 210 (WE) | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 2 | Choose HM (GL) | 3 | | | | TOTAL | 16 | | | | TOTAL | 16 | | | | FALL | | FOURTH YEAR | | | SPRING | | FOURTH YEAR | | | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | | ART 435 | | Capstone Painting | 3 | | ART 490 | 3 | Capstone | 3 | | ART 403 | | Art Criticism OR | | | ART 476 | | Capstone Interdisciplinary | 3 | | ART 304 | | Special Topics Art History | 3 | | ART 403 | | Art Criticism OR | | | Group II Elective | | Group II Elective | 3 | | ART 304 | | Special Topics Art History | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 2 | Choose (SO-CK) | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 2 | Choose (SO) | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 2 | Choose (SO) | 3 | | Elective | | Elective | 1 | | | | TOTAL | 15 | | | | TOTAL | 13 | | June 25, 2014 | | | | | | | DEGREE TOTAL | 120 | | | Photography/computer imagery concentration, 39 Hours:
Required courses, 27 Hours:
Select 12 hours from the following, 12 Hours:
Four-Year Progression
Photography/Computer Imagery Concentration | FALL | | FIRST YEAR | | | SPRING | | FIRST YEAR | | | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | | ART 103 | 2 | Intro to Visual Arts | 3 | | PHOT 290 | | History of Photography | 3 | | ART 140 | | Visual Thinking | 3 | | PHOT 282 | | Darkroom Photography | 3 | | PHOT 281 | | Digital Photography | 3 | | Group I | | Elective | 3 | | ENGL 101 | | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 | | ENGL 102 | | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 | | Group I | | Elective | 3 | | ART 150 | | Digital Foundations | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 1 | FYEX | 1 | | | | TOTAL | 15 | | | | TOTAL | 16 | | | | | | | | | FALL | | SECOND YEAR | | | SPRING | | SECOND YEAR | | | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | | ART 240, 250, or 350 | | 3D foundations (choose with advisor) | 3 | | ART 208 | | Professional Practices I | 3 | | ART 203 | | Survey History of Western Art | 3 | | ART 310 | | Contemporary Art (Writing in the major) | 3 | | PHOT 385 | | Digital Imagery Manipulation | 3 | | PHOT 381 | | Studio Photography | 3 | | Group I | | Elective | 3 | | PHOT xxx | | Elective OR | | | Core Curriculum | 1 | Core Curriculum | 3 | | Group I | | Elective | 3 | | | | TOTAL | 15 | | Core Curriculum | 1 | Core Curriculum | 3 | | | | | | | | | TOTAL | 15 | | | | FALL | | THIRD YEAR | | | SPRING | | THIRD YEAR | | | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | | PHOT 420 | | Time-Based Media | 3 | | ART 390 | | Professional Practices II | 3 | | PHOT xxx | | Elective | 3 | | PHOT 389 | | Image and Meaning | 3 | | PHOT xxx | | Elective OR | | | PHOT xxx | | Elective | 3 | | ART 304 | | Special Topics in Art History OR | | | Group II | | Elective (if needed) | 3 | | ART 403 | | Art Criticism | 3 | | Core Curriculum | | Science | 4 | | Group II | | Elective | 3 | | | | TOTAL | 16 | | Core Curriculum | | Science | 4 | | | | | | | | | TOTAL | 16 | | | | | | | | | FALL | | FOURTH YEAR | | | SPRING | | FOURTH YEAR | | | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | | PHOT 480 | | Research in Photography I | 3 | | ART 490 | 3 | Capstone | 3 | | PHOT xxx | | Elective | 3 | | PHOT 495 | | Advanced Print Portfolio OR | | | ART 403 | | Art Criticism OR | | | PHOT xxx | | Elective | 3 | | ART 304 | | Special Topics in Art History | 3 | | Core Curriculum | | Core Curriculum | 3 | | Core Curriculum | | Core Curriculum | 3 | | Core Curriculum | | Core Curriculum | 3 | | Core Curriculum | | Core Curriculum | 3 | | | | TOTAL | 12 | | | | TOTAL | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DEGREE TOTAL | 120 | | May 19, 2021 | | | | | | | | | | | Sculpture concentration, 39 Hours:
Required courses, 33 Hours:
Elective courses, 6 Hours:
Select 6 hours from the following (to be discussed with advisor): Four-Year Course Progression
Sculpture Concentration | FALL | | FIRST YEAR | | | SPRING | | FIRST YEAR | | | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | | ART 103 | 2 | Intro to Visual Arts (AR) | 3 | | ART 170 | | Visual Thinking Skills II | 3 | | ART 140 | 1 | Visual Thinking Skills I | 3 | | ART 215 | | Drawing II | 3 | | ART 115 | | Drawing I | 3 | | ART 350 | | Sculpture II | 3 | | ART 250 | | Sculpture I | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 1 | ENGL 102 | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 1 | ENGL 101 | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 1 | History | 3 | | | | TOTAL | 15 | | | | TOTAL | 15 | | | | FALL | | SECOND YEAR | | | SPRING | | SECOND YEAR | | | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | | ART 203 | | Survey History of Western Art | 3 | | ART 204 | | Contemporary Art | 3 | | ART 410 | | Advanced Drawing | 3 | | ART 208 | | Professional Practices I | 3 | | ART 450 | | Advanced Sculpture Studio | 3 | | ART 475 | | Interdisciplinary Studio | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 2 | Choose (SO-CK) | 3 | | Elective | | Group I Elective | 3 | | Elective | | Group I Elective | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 1 | Math (MA) | 3 | | | | TOTAL | 15 | | | | TOTAL | 15 | | | | FALL | | THIRD YEAR | | | SPRING | | THIRD YEAR | | | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | | ART 450 | | Advanced Sculpture Studio | 3 | | ART 475 | | Interdisciplinary Studio | 3 | | ART 390 | | Professional Practices II OR | | | ART 390 | | Professional Practices II OR | | | PHOT 385 | | Digital Imagery | 3 | | PHOT 385 | | Digital Imagery | 3 | | Elective | | Concentration or Group II Elective | 3 | | Elective | | Concentration or Group II Elective | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 1 | Lab Science | 4 | | Core Curriculum | 1 | Lab Science | 4 | | Core Curriculum | 2 | GSPE (WE) | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 2 | Choose (SO-GL) | 3 | | | | TOTAL | 16 | | | | TOTAL | 16 | | | | FALL | | FOURTH YEAR | | | SPRING | | FOURTH YEAR | | | Sub./Course No | Tier | Title | Credit | | Sub./Course No | Tier | Title | Credit | | ART 451 | | Capstone Sculpture | 3 | | ART 490 | 3 | Capstone | 3 | | ART 403 | | Art Criticism OR | | | ART 476 | | Capstone Interdisciplinary Studio | 3 | | ART 304 | | Special Topics in Art History | 3 | | ART 403 | | Art Criticism OR | | | Elective | | Group II Elective | 3 | | ART 304 | | Special Topics in Art History | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 2 | Choose (SO-MD) | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 2 | Choose (HM) | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 2 | Choose (HM-MD) | 3 | | Elective | | Elective | 1 | | | | TOTAL | 15 | | | | TOTAL | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | June 25, 2014 | | | | | | | DEGREE TOTAL | 120 | | | |
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