Fine Arts BA — Drawing, Painting, Photography, Sculpture

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All students pursuing a BA in studio fine arts must complete 27 semester hours of visual arts courses and also select a emphasis area, consisting of 21 additional semester hours. Students interested in pursuing a double emphases (e.g., emphases in drawing and painting) are encouraged to consult a College of Arts and Media advisor to discuss required courses.

General Requirements

All major courses in the major must be completed with a C (2.0) or better.
All upper-division visual arts courses must be taken at UC Denver unless approved otherwise by visual arts faculty.
21 semester hours of visual arts credits (at any level) must be taken at UC Denver.
18 semester hours of total visual arts courses must be upper-division.

Students must also follow the College of Arts and Media’s general degree requirements .

Required Visual Arts Courses

To be completed by all BA-seeking students:

FINE 1015 - Interdisciplinary Foundations Summer 2010 Registration: F A 1015
FINE 1100 - Drawing I Summer 2010 Registration: F A 1100
FINE 1400 - Two Dimensional Design Summer 2010 Registration: F A 1400
FINE 1500 - Three-Dimensional Design Summer 2010 Registration: F A 1500
FINE 2015 - Intermedia Foundations Summer 2010 Registration: F A 2015
FINE 2600 - History of Art I (Survey) Summer 2010 Registration: F A 2600
FINE 2610 - History of Art II (Survey) Summer 2010 Registration: F A 2610
FINE 4990 - Contemporary Art - 1945 To the Present Summer 2010 Registration: F A 4990
FINE 4800 - Senior Art Seminar Summer 2010 Registration: F A 4800

Total: 27 Hours

Drawing Emphasis Courses

FINE 2000 - Life Drawing Summer 2010 Registration: F A 2000
FINE 3000 - Intermediate Drawing Summer 2010 Registration: F A 3000
FINE 3310 - Drawing and the Printed Image Summer 2010 Registration: F A 3310
or
FINE 4020 - Anatomy for the Artist Summer 2010 Registration: F A 4020
FINE 4000 - Advanced Drawing I Summer 2010 Registration: F A 4000
____ - Upper-division Art History Elective (3 semester hours)
____ - Visual Arts Electives (6 semester hours) May include studio, lecture, internship or art history

Total: 21 Hours

Painting Emphasis Courses

FINE 2200 - Painting I Summer 2010 Registration: F A 2200
FINE 2210 - Painting II: Figure Painting Summer 2010 Registration: F A 2210
FINE 3200 - Intermediate Painting I Summer 2010 Registration: F A 3200
FINE 3210 - Intermediate Painting II Summer 2010 Registration: F A 3210
FINE 4200 - Advanced Painting I Summer 2010 Registration: F A 4200
____ - Upper-division Art History Elective (3 semester hours)
____ - Visual Arts Elective (3 semester hours) May include studio, lecture, internship or art history

Total: 21 Hours

Photography Emphasis Courses

FINE 1150 - Introduction to Photography Summer 2010 Registration: F A 1150
FINE 2155 - Introduction to Digital Photography Summer 2010 Registration: F A 2155
FINE 3160 - Color and Studio Lighting Summer 2010 Registration: F A 3160
FINE 3161 - The Silver Fine Print Summer 2010 Registration: F A 3161
Note: must be completed before 3171
FINE 3162 - The Digital Fine Print Summer 2010 Registration: F A 3162
FINE 3171 - Concepts and Processes in Photography Summer 2010 Registration: F A 3171
FINE 3630 - History of Photography Summer 2010 Registration: F A 3630

Total: 21 Hours

Sculpture Emphasis Courses

FINE 2500 - Bronze Casting and Metal Sculpture Summer 2010 Registration: F A 2500
FINE 3500 - Modeling and Casting the Figure Summer 2010 Registration: F A 3500
FINE 3510 - Installation Art Summer 2010 Registration: F A 3510
FINE 4500 - Kinetic Sculpture Summer 2010 Registration: F A 4500
____ - Upper-division Art History Elective (3 semester hours)
____ - Visual Arts Electives (6 semester hours) May include studio, lecture, internship or art history