Major in Visual Arts (for the B.F.A.)

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Catalog: Fall 2022 onwardNew BrunswickCatalog year unverified

Interdisciplinary Requirement

1 courses

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Foundation Courses

16 credits

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Studio Concentration

27 credits

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Studio Electives

32 credits

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Requirements

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Liberal Arts Core Requirements

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Part I - Areas of Inquiry

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082:105Introduction To Art History: Prehistory To 1400 082:106Introduction To Western Art History (1400 To The Present)Art History and Cinema Studies Courses · elective finder →Social Science and History Courses · elective finder →Liberal Arts Elective Courses · elective finder →

Part II - Cognitive Skills and Processes

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355:101College Writing 355:103Exposition &Argument 355:104College Writing Extended 081:200Seminar In Contemporary Art-A 081:201Seminar In Contemporary Art-B Quantitative and Technical Skills Courses · elective finder →

Interdisciplinary Requirement

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Interdisciplinary Requirement Course1 course

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557:151Mason Gross Interplay

Foundation Courses

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Drawing Fundamentals

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081:121Drawing Fundamentals

4-D Fundamentals

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081:1224-D Fundamentals

VISUAL THINKING I-A

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081:227Visual Thinking A

VISUAL THINKING I-B

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081:228Visual Thinking I-B

Studio Concentration

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Painting Concentration

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081:251Painting I-A 081:252Painting I - B 081:351Painting II-A 081:352Painting II - B 081:451Painting III-A 081:452Painting III - B 081:329Seminar In Painting

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Design Concentration

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081:231Design I-A 081:232Design I - B 081:331Design II-A 081:332Design II - B 081:431Design III-A 081:432Design III-B 081:328Design Seminar A: Histories

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Photography Concentration

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081:261Photography I-A 081:262Photography I - B 081:361Photography II-A 081:362Photography II - B 081:461Photography III-A 081:462Photography III - B 081:310Seminar In Photography

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Print Concentration

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081:271Print I-A 081:272Print I - B 081:371Print II-A 081:372Print II - B 081:471Print III-A 081:472Print III - B 081:327Seminar In Printmaking

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Sculpture Concentration

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081:281Sculpture I-A 081:282Sculpture I - B 081:381Sculpture II-A 081:382Sculpture II - B 081:481Sculpture III-A 081:482Sculpture III - B 081:330Seminar In Sculpture

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Media Concentration

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081:243Media I-A 081:244Media I - B 081:343Media II - A 081:344Media II - B 081:441Media III - A 081:442Media III - B 081:303Seminar In Media

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Drawing Concentration

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081:221Drawing 1-A 081:222Drawing I - B 081:321Drawing 2a:Drawing & Animation 081:322Drawing II-B: Drawing Graphic Narratives 081:421Drawing III - A 081:422Drawing III - B 081:356Seminar In Drawing

Studio Electives

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Studio Electives Pool

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Art History Electives or Second Concentration Seminar

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Art History Electives or Second Concentration Seminar Pool

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Thesis Exhibition

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Thesis Exhibition Courses

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081:497Thesis & Exhib - A 081:498Thesis & Exhib - B

Visual Arts Practice

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Visual Arts Practice Course

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081:105Visual Arts Practice 090:101The Byrne First Year Seminars 090:101The Byrne Seminars

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