Curriculum in Crafts

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For the Degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts in Crafts

The curriculum in Crafts includes two areas of concentration: Ceramics and Metals. The BFA program focuses on the development of individual artistic and design capabilities, critical perceptions, and the mastery of comprehensive technical skills. The program emphasizes strengths in conceptual and material specialization. The curriculum supports professional training for the self-sustaining visual artist and provides the skills necessary for students to pursue an advanced degree in the arts. The curriculum in Crafts requires 122 credit hours.

Contact: Mark Avery
Specialist in Undergraduate Academic Affairs
School Office: 140 Art and Design Building, Champaign, 333-6632, mavery@uiuc.edu

Hours	General Education Requirements¹
4	Composition I
3	Advanced Composition
24	Six hours in each of the following areas: humanities and the arts, natural sciences and technology, social and behavioral sciences, quantitative reasoning, and cultural studies²
0-12	Foreign language³
31-43	Total

Hours	Art History
8	Any two of ARTH 111, 112, 113, 114, or 115 (all meet a general education requirement)4
6	Advanced art history (200-level or above)
14	Total

Hours	Art Foundation
2	ARTF 101—Contemporary Issues in Art
6	ARTF 102 and 104—Drawing, I and II
6	ARTF 103 and 105—Design, I and II Workshops
14	Total

Concentration in Ceramics

Hours	Ceramics Requirements
6	ARTS 280 and 281—Sculpture, I and II
4	ARTS 250 and 253—Life Drawing, I and II (or ARTS 250 and 252)
3	ARTS 230—Jewelry/Metals, I
3	ARTS 220—Glass, I
3	ARTS 210—Ceramics Sculpture I
3	ARTS 310—Ceramics Sculpture II
5 -15	ARTS 410—Advanced Ceramics Sculpture (can be repeated up to 15 hours)
2-6	ARTS 412—Ceramics
2	ARTS 392—Current Art Issues Seminar
40	Total

Hours	Electives
	Open electives as needed to total 122 hours (no Art courses)
17	Art and Design and other professional electives (see advisor)

Concentration in Metals

Hours	Required Courses
3	ARTS 260—Basic Photography
2	ARTS 250—Life Drawing
6	ARTS 280 and 281—Sculpture I and II or ARTD 220 and ARTD 222—Design Workshop I and Design Workshop II
3	ARTS 210—Ceramics Sculpture I
3	ARTS 220—Glass I
3	Select one:
	ARTS 200—Intro to Book Arts
	ARTS 310—Ceramics Sculpture II
	ARTS 391—Independent Study
	Major sequence in metals:
3	ARTS 230—Jewelry/Metals, I
3	ARTS 231—Jewelry/Metals, II
3	ARTS 330—Jewelry Metals, III
3	ARTS 331—Jewelry Metals, IV
4	ARTS 332—Metal Technology (repeat twice)
5	ARTS 430—Jewelry Metals, V
5	ARTS 431—Jewelry Metals, VI
3	ARTS 333—Enamelling
3	ARTS 334—Metalsmithing
52	Total

Hours	Electives
	Open electives as needed to total 122 hours (no Art courses)
7	Art and Design and other professional electives (see advisor)
8	Total

1. See www.courses.uiuc.edu for a current listing of general education courses and requirements.

2. Students must complete a third-level college foreign language course or equivalent.

* Credit is not given for both ARTH 112 and ARTH 115.