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Undergraduate Bulletin 2006-2008

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Undergraduate Bulletin 2006-2008 [Archived Catalog]

Fine Arts (B.A.)

Program: B.A.
Department of Visual Arts/Fine Arts Program
School of Visual and Performing Arts

Visual Arts Building 117 ~ 260-481-6705 ~ www.ipfw.edu/vpa/

This program is based on the humanist tradition of developing an
artistic awareness through visual expression. It is designed to
enable students to see, formulate, and articulate concepts through
the manipulation of form and materials. This art-making practice is
through several studio art disciplines offered at IPFW. They are
ceramics, metals, drawing, painting, printmaking, or sculpture. The
IPFW B.A. program is a broad-based liberal arts degree with wideranging
interest in and outside of the fine arts. Students can choose
to concentrate in a specific art discipline, or may explore a wide
range of artistic disciplines.

Components

Credits

I. General Education				33
II. Content Field				57-69
III. General Liberal Arts				21-33
		Total		123

Admission to B.A. Program with a Major in Fine Arts

To earn the B.A., you must fulfill the requirements of IPFW (see Part 7) and the School of Visual and Performing Arts (see Part 3). Students within the fine arts B.A. must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA within the Content Field (see below).

IPFW General Education Requirements Credits: 33

Area I Linguistic and Numerical Foundations Credits: 9

See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

Quantitative Reasoning Credits: 3

COM 114 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Cr. 3.
ENG W131 - Elementary Composition I Cr. 3.

Area II—Natural and Physical Sciences Credits: 6

See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

Area III—The Individual, Culture, and Society Credits: 6

See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

Area IV—Humanistic Thought Credits: 6

See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

(Fine arts majors may not use any FINA-prefixed courses to fulfill this requirement)

Area V—Creative and Artistic Expression Credits: 3

See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

(Fine arts majors may not use any FINA-prefixed courses to fulfill this requirement)

Area VI—Inquiry and Analysis Credits: 3

See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

School of Visual and Performing Arts Requirements

II. Content Field:

Students must complete a minimum of 48 credit hours in studio art and at least 9 credit hours in FINA art history classes including the following:

200/300/400 Studio Electives Credits: 24–36

VCD P273 - Computer Art and Design I Cr. 3.

Credits in FINA studio courses: 12

FINA P121 - Drawing Fundamentals I-II Cr. 3.
FINA P122 - Drawing Fundamentals I-II Cr. 3.
FINA P151 - Design Fundamentals I-II Cr. 3.
FINA P152 - Design Fundamentals I-II Cr. 3.

Choose three classes from the following: 9

At least one course from either 2D and 3D disciplines must be taken.

FINA P223 - Figure Drawing I Cr. 3.
FINA P225 - Painting Fundamentals I Cr. 3.
FINA P231 - Sculpture Fundamentals Cr. 3.
FINA P233 - Metalsmithing Fundamentals Cr. 3.
FINA P235 - Ceramics Fundamentals Cr. 3.
FINA P241 - Printmaking Fundamentals Cr. 3.

Note

Select at least eight additional, but no more than twelve, studio art classes (24–36 credits) at the 200/300/400 level. At least three classes (15 credits) in studio courses must be at the 300 level or above. Of these, up to four classes can be in VCD unless permission from your advisor is given to include more. All classes should be selected in consultation with your advisor and approved by the chair of fine arts.

Art History Credits: 9

Art History Elective, 300 or 400 Level (FINA classes)

The following classes must be taken within the first four semesters of the B.A. program

FINA H111 - Ancient and Medieval Art Cr. 3.
FINA H112 - Renaissance Through Modern Art Cr. 3.

Additional Courses Credits: 21-33

III. General Liberal Arts

A minimum of seven additional, but no more than eleven, liberal arts courses (21–33 credits) are needed to fulfill the B.A. requirements. An option of pursuing a minor in an outside field is encouraged within these credits.

Residence Requirements: For a bachelor’s degree, registration in and completion of at least 32 credits of resident course credit at the 200 level or above, including at least 15 credits at the 300 level or above, in courses applicable to the major

Transferred Credit: All studio art and art history courses transferred from another institution or campus must be evaluated by an appropriate faculty member in the Fine Arts Program before they may be applied to a major in fine arts. See Transfer Credit.

Limit on Fine Arts Credit Hours: A maximum of 60 credit hours of studio art fine art courses and a minimum of 48 credit hours of studio art fine art courses will count toward the 123 required for the B.A.

Total Credits: 123