Visual Arts and New Media
Chairperson: Elizabeth Lee
216 Rockefeller Arts Center
(716) 673-3537
VisualArts.NewMedia@fredonia.edu

 Academic Programs

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Requirements for the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing and Painting

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Requires admission to major. 18-credit hour Foundation Program plus 55 credit hours of Major Requirements. Total credit hours required: 73+ Visiting Artist Program.


Course Number Title Credit Hours

Foundation Program (18 credit hours):
ART 115 Masterpieces in Art to 1400 3
ART 116 Masterpieces from 1400-Present 3
ART 100
Visual Literacy
3
ART 150
Drawing I
3
ART 155
2-D Design
3
ART 257
3-D Form and Content
3
or ART 273
Handforming Clay



Drawing and Painting Major Requirements (55 credit hours):

ART 151 Drawing II 3
ART 252 Life Drawing I 3
ART 253 Life Drawing II 3
ART 255 Introduction to Photography 3
ART 258 Figure Modeling
3
ART 263 Relief Painting 3
ART 285 Painting I 3
ART 368 Monotypes 3
ART 357 3-D Methods and Materials 3
or ART373 Ceramic Form and Function 3
ART 387 Intermediate Drawing and Painting 3
ART 487 Advanced Drawing and Painting 3
ART 441 Directed Study in Drawing and Painting
3
ART 495 Independent Studio Project 3
THEA 226 Scene Painting I 3
THEA 427 Scene Painting II 3
Art History Electives
6
ART and MEDA studio electives
6
Senior Exhibition 1