Bachelor of Fine Arts with a Major in Fine Art
Bachelor's degree
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Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Methodology
Online
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Duration
Flexible
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Start date
Different dates available
The BFA degree in Fine Art is a full-time program requiring 120 credits. The program begins with four foundations courses. Focusing on key aspects of art and design, these courses are required for all Corcoran BFA programs:
Drawing and Surface,
Form and Materials,
Time and Light, and Interaction.
In subsequent semesters students in Fine Art Studio and Thesis courses are presented with content-driven assignments geared to guide you towards an increased understanding of your own artistic practices in relation to the contemporary art world, meaning students can choose work in any medium. Courses of focused study include ceramics, painting and drawing, photography, printmaking, sculpture and performance and time-based media.
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Subjects
- Art History
- Materials
- Ceramics
- Painting
- Drawing
- Art
- Media
- Program
- Foundational
- Perspectives
- Contemporary
- Visual
- Historical
Course programme
The general requirements stated under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, Undergraduate Programs.
78 credits in program-specific courses.
Recommended Program of Study
Required
12 credits in foundational courses
- First-Year Studio 1: Drawing and Surface
- First-Year Studio 2: Form and Materials
- First Year Studio 3: Time and Light
- First-Year Studio 4: Interaction
- Fine Art Fundamentals I
- Fine Art Fundamentals II
- Fine Art Studio Experimental Materiality
- Fine Art Studio Critical Practices in Making
- 9 credits in introductory studio electives, selected from the following:
- Introduction to Handbuilt Ceramics
- Introduction to Wheelthrown Ceramics
- Black and White Photography Fundamentals
- Introduction to Digital Color Photography
- Introduction to Digital Color Photography
- Printmaking Medium and Materials Workshop
- Special Topics: Cross-Disciplinary Studio Arts
- Collaborative Practices: Social Practices of Art
- The Cinematic in Contemporary Art
- Painting Off the Wall
- Art Outside the Gallery
- Public Spectacle in Socially Engaged Art
- Creative Photovoltaics
- Professional Practices for Lens-Based Media
- Professional Practices for Artists
- Fine Art Thesis I
- Fine Art Thesis II
- Art History I: Art Now, Contemporary Perspectives in the Visual Arts
- Art History II: Historical Perspectives in the Visual Arts
- Topics in Photography and Photojournalism
- Topics in Fine Art
- Photography and Photojournalism Studio Seminar
- Fine Art Studio Seminar
Bachelor of Fine Arts with a Major in Fine Art