BFA Studio Art

The Department offers a variety of courses in Ceramics, Drawing, Design, Illustration, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture. Program studies also include specific attention to the latest developments in Art Theory, Criticism and Art History. We introduce students to a variety of media through intensive, hands-on classroom experience in well-equipped studio facilities. Through discussions and critiques, students advance from foundation studies to specialize in a medium of their choice. Students use the numerous work-study, assistantship and study abroad programs to gain valuable practical experience. Graduates of the program have been accepted in well-known MFA programs. Students often go on to become K-12 teachers, college professors, museum professionals, gallery workers, and self-employed artists.

The BFA in Studio Art is limited to a select group of students chosen through a separate application process (Please refer to the section on Admission to the BFA for details on the application process). Acceptance to Oswego is no guarantee that the student will be accepted into the BFA program.

Degree Highlights

• Offers a variety of courses in Ceramics, Drawing, Design, Illustration, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture.
• Studies include specific attention to the latest developments in Art Theory, Criticism and Art History.
• Students advance from foundation studies to specialize in a medium of their choice.
• Students use the numerous work-study, assistantship or studyabroad programs to gain valuable practical experience.

Requirements (75-81 Semester Hours):

A. Art History: 15 semester hours – Survey I, Survey II, Seminar in Contemporary Art, Twentieth- Century Art, and an Art History or Museum Studies elective

B. Foundations: 30 semester hours – 2-D Design I, 2-D Design II, 3-D Design I, Drawing I, Drawing II, Figure Drawing I, Computer Imagery, Painting, Printmaking, and choice of Ceramics or Sculpture.

C. Major Studio Area: 9-15 semester hours – Choice of focused study in Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Photography, Sculpture, and Ceramics.

D. Art Department electives: 21 semester hours – Students can earn additional hours of credit in any Art, Art History and Graphic Design course offered.

BFA Graphic Design

Students in the BFA Graphic Design program concentrate on the study and practice of contemporary graphic design theory, techniques and application. The Graphic Design program prepares graduates for positions in the visual communications industry. Students use state-of-the-art computer workstations and peripheral devices in a hands-on studio environment to create a wide range of graphic design projects. The program includes study of Print, Web, and Multimedia Design as well as Photography and Illustration. Electives ensure ample opportunity for study in a wide range of media as well as focus in a specific discipline. Many students are able to participate in a work-study program during their senior year, where they learn within an actual industry environment. Graduates of the program have found employment in a number of graphic communication fields in large and small companies, and institutions throughout the country.

The BFA in Graphic Design is limited to a select group of students chosen through a separate application process (Please refer to the section on Admission to the BFA for details for the application process). Acceptance to Oswego is no guarantee that the student will be accepted into the BFA program.

Degree Highlights

• Offers a concentration in the study and practice of contemporary Graphic Design theory and practice.
• Studies include specific attention Print Media, Web Design, and Multimedia Design.
• Optional areas of study include Three-dimensional Modeling, Animation, Videography, Book Arts and Illustration. • Students advance from foundation studies to specialize in a medium of their choice.
• Students use the numerous work-study, assistantship or study abroad programs to gain valuable practical experience.

Requirements (75-81 Semester Hours):

A. Art History: 15 semester hours – Survey of Art I and II, Seminar in Contemporary Art, Twentieth-Century Art, and an Art History or Museum Studies elective

B. Foundations: 24 semester hours – Two-dimensional Design I, Two-dimensional Design II, Three-dimensional Design I, Drawing I, Photography, Drawing II or Figure Drawing, Painting or Printmaking, and Studio Elective.

C. Graphic Design: 30 semester hours – Introduction to Computer Graphic Imagery, Introduction to Graphic Design, Graphic Design I, Web Design I, Multimedia Design I, Illustration I, Advanced problems in Graphic Design, and two Graphic Design electives.

D. Art Department electives: 6-12 semester hours – Students can earn additional hours of credit in any Art, Art History and Graphic Design course offered.