School of Fine Arts

David G. Woods, Ph.D.,Dean, School of Fine Arts
Ted Yungclas, Ph.D., Assistant Dean, School of Fine Arts
Eva Gorbants, M.A., Assistant Dean

Link to the School of Fine Arts website for additional information.

Upon the recommendation of the faculty, the various bachelor's degrees are awarded by vote of the Board of Trustees to students who have met the following requirements:

1. Earned at least 120 credits applicable toward the degree;
2. earned at least a 2.0 grade point average for all calculable course work;
3. met all the requirements listed above for the specific degree taken.

Exemptions and Substitutions

Degrees offered

• Bachelor of Fine Arts
• Bachelor of Arts in Art History

Competency Requirements

Information Literacy and Writing in the Major. Students must successfully complete at least one Art History W course.

Computer Technology. Students must meet University entrance standards.

Art

• Communication Design  
• Illustration
• Individualized
• Painting                 
• Photography
• Printmaking                       
• Sculpture/Ceramics
  

Admission

• Portfolio Review

Common Curriculum

• Drawing: ART 1030, 1040
• Foundation Courses:  Studio Concepts: ART 1010
• Criticism and Interpretation: ART 1020
• Basic Studios*: Painting (ART 2310), Photography (ART 2410), Printmaking (ART 2510), and Sculpture (ART 2610),
• Art History: Twelve credits in Art History, one a 1000-level offering to be taken in the first two years of study.  Not more than two 1000-level Art History courses may be used toward the Art History requirement for the B.F.A. degree.
• Senior Project: ART 4901

Areas of Concentration

All concentrations consist of a minimum of 18 credits of 2000-level or higher courses, with area requirements as specified below.

• Communication Design - ART 2011, 2110, 2120, 3110, 3120, 4110
• Illustration - ART 2010, 2011, 2110, 2210, 3010, 3210 (repeated once), 3350, 3370 or 3020
• Painting - ART 2010, 3310, 3320, 3330, 3340 and six additional credits in the 3000-level courses in the painting area to be determined by student interest and faculty advisement.
• Photography - ART 2420, 3420, 3430 (may be repeated once), 3440 (may be repeated once), 4410 (may be repeated once); ARTH 3460, 3560.
• Printmaking - ART 2010, 3010, 3510, 3520, 3530 (may be repeated up to 18 credits).
• Sculpture - ART 2010, 3630, 3640, 3650, 3660 plus 6 additional credits in any of the 3000-level courses in the three-dimensional area to be determined by student interest and faculty advisement.
• Individualized Studies: - A program of at least 30 credits (including ART 4901) on the 3000-level or higher, drawn from two or more areas, in consultation with area faculty.  Students must file an approved Individualized Studies Proposal.

Remaining Credits. Any remaining credits of the required 78 in art and art history may be filled by repeating some courses where permitted, taking relevant concentration courses, or taking electives in studio art.

• Senior Project (C or better)

The Department of Art and Art History reserves the right to retain student work for exhibition purposes and classroom demonstrations.

Link to the Art Department

Link to the Course Descriptions
 
* Read an Advance article about a professor in the Art and Art History Department.

Art History

Degrees Offered

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting, Design/Technical Theatre and Puppetry: preparation for successful careers in performing arts.

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Studies: study of theatre within a liberal arts curriculum.

Both programs are also considered as preparatory for graduate level studies.

Acting majors must also complete:

• DRAM 1701, 1702, 1801, 1802, 1901, 2701, 2702, 2801, 2941, 4701, 4702, 4703, 4704, 4705, 4811, 4812, 4911, and 4912.
• DRAM 1282 (3 credits - one each in set running, costume running, and lighting or sound running)  and DRAM 3182 (3 credits chosen from acting, assistant stage managing, dance or theatre management).

• There is no computer competency requirement for Acting majors beyond the University's entrance expectations.

Design/Technical majors must also complete:

• DRAM 1201, 1202, 1207 (three semesters - 3 credits each in lighting, costuming, and scenery), 1209, 1210, 3199 (12 credits), 3201, 3220, 3301, 3401, 3501.
• Three additional courses chosen from DRAM 3103, 3202, 3302, 3402, 3502, 3601, 3603.

• Beyond the University's entrance expectations, Design/Technical majors require computer competencies that are addressed in the following required courses: DRAM 1202, 1210, 3220, and 3501. Those intending to specialize in lighting design may also elect DRAM 3502 .

Puppetry majors must also complete:

• DRAM 1207 (three semesters - 3 credits  each in lighting, costuming, and scenery), 1701, 1702, 1901, 3201, 3301, 3401, 3402, 3501, 3601, 3602, 3603, 3604.
• DRAM 3182 (4 credits to be selected from the following areas: acting, construction, costuming, lighting, painting, properties, puppetry performance, and running crew).

• Beyond the University's entrance expectations, Puppetry majors require computer competencies that are addressed in the following required course: DRAM 3501.

Requirements - B.A. - Theatre Studies

• To fulfill their departmental Writing in the Major requirement, Theatre Studies majors complete one of the three following courses: DRAM 3131W, 4135W, or 4711W.
• Basic information literacy skills required for Dramatic Arts students in all three B.F.A. programs will be addressed in DRAM 1102.  Other information-gathering skills will also be addressed in the required DRAM 4711W (Directing) course and in the two courses each student must select from the 3000-4000 level Theatre History/Literature options (DRAM 3130, 3131W, 3138, and 4135W).

• There is no computer competency requirement for Theatre Studies majors beyond the University's entrance expectations.

• All Theatre Studies majors must complete the following courses: DRAM 1207 (two semesters - one each in two of the following areas: lighting, costuming, and scenery), 1102, 1701, 2130, 2131, 4711, and 6 credits selected from 3130, 3131, 3138, or 4135.

• All Theatre Studies majors must complete 18 additional credits in DRAM courses at the 3000-4000 level.

• All Theatre Studies majors must complete 12 credits (approved by the student's advisor) at the 3000-4000 level in a related group outside the department. These courses should be closely related to the student's major but need not be in a single department or program. These same courses may be used to satisfy other University requirements if appropriate.

1. Completion of the following courses: MUSI 1101, 1103, 1222, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 3311, 3312, 3313, 3314, 3401, 3402,3403 and one additional 3000-level or above music history course. MUSI 1103 is required of all music students during the first fall semester of residence during which it substitutes for MUSI 1101, Convocation.

2. Convocation (MUSI 1101), Private Lesson (MUSI 1222 or 3222), and Ensemble (MUSI 1110, 1111 , or 1112) are required each semester. Students pursuing the Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Arts with voice as their primary instrument may substitute MUSI 1118 for MUSI 1111 in the last four semesters of their course of study. Students pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Music Education may substitute MUSI 1118 for MUSI 1111 or 1114 in their eighth and ninth semesters of study. B.M. Theory students need 7 semesters of private lessons; B.A. and B.M. keyboard students need 4 semesters of ensemble.

3. Four performances representing the student's primary instrument. (See specific guidelines under additional requirements.)

4. Completion of piano proficiency equivalent to MUSI 1231 Class Piano Level 4

5. Students with a keyboard emphasis must complete 4 semesters of MUSI 1241 (B.M. and B.S. keyboard students must complete 4 semesters of MUSI 1241 before promotion to 3000-level or above applied study).

The University's information literacy requirement will be met through participation in MUSI 1101 which implements the performance requirement common to all degrees, MUSI 1222, 3222, and MUSI 3410W, 3411, 3412, 3413, 3414, 3415, or 3421W

The University's writing in the major requirement will be met through participation in MUSI 3410W, 3421W, or any 3000-level or above W course that has been approved for this major.

1. 9 credits outside Music Department in addition to general education requirements.

2. Minimum of 52 credits of music courses, of which 20 must be at the 2000-level or above.

3. Four performances in recital or convocation, as a soloist, chamber musician, or accompanist.

Music History Emphasis

• Music History courses: MUSI 4489, and three courses chosen from MUSI 3410W, 3411, 3412, 3413, 3414, 3415, 4471, 4472 and 4473: one of these three courses must be 4471, 4472 or 4473, and one must be on a pre-1700 topic.
• Music Theory courses: Two courses from MUSI 3321, 3322W, 3361, 3371Q.
• Foreign language: Option A-Two semesters of German, if another language was taken to fulfill the group requirement. Note: Students will take 1000-level courses in German for 4 credits.
  Option B - If German was taken as a group requirement, then an additional 2 semesters will be required. Note: Students will take 2000-level or above courses in German for 3 credits.

Jazz Emphasis

• MUSI 1601, 3601, 3631, 3632
• For the last four semesters of this degree program, Jazz Ensemble (MUSI 1115) fills the remaining four credits (1 credit per semester) of the large ensemble requirement.
• Two semesters of applied study in jazz are counted against the 8 required semesters of applied study (MUSI 1222). Jazz lessons are taught in either the third or fourth year of the degree program by members of our current jazz faculty.

Additional Requirements - Bachelor of Music Degrees

• Completion of MUSI 3321 and 3322.
• Four performances in convocation or recital, exclusive of any degree recitals. Students with an emphasis in performance must appear as soloist a minimum of three times, the other option being a chamber musician. Students with a theory emphasis may appear as a soloist, chamber musician, or accompanist.
  
• In addition, completion of the following courses:

Performance emphasis: Instrumental

• MUSI 3222 (4 semesters), 3232, 4731, 4732 or 4733, 4979.
• Two of the four following courses: MUSI 3331, 3351, 3361 or 3371Q.
• Four semesters of 1113, Small Ensemble.
• A half recital during the junior year as a prerequisite for MUSI 4979. Promotion to MUSI 3222 is a prerequisite for the half recital.
• A total of 81 credits in music.

Performance emphasis: Vocal

• MUSI 1119 (4 credits), 1251, 1252, 2253, 2254, 3222 (4 semesters), 3231, 4731, 4732, 4979, two courses from MUSI 3721, 3722, 3723, or 3724; and piano courses necessary to acquire proficiency in playing piano accompaniments as determined by jury.
• A half recital during the junior year as a prerequisite for MUSI 4979. Promotion to MUSI 3222 is a prerequisite for the half recital.
• A total of 88 credits in music.

Theory emphasis

• MUSI 3331, 3351, 3361, 3371Q, 4731, and one or two courses (minimum of 2 credits) from 1601, 3601, 3611, 3631 or 3421W.
• MUSI 4999 Independent Study (Senior project/paper).
• A total of 79-82 credits in Music.
• A minimum grade point average of 3.33 in theory courses.

 

Link to the Music Department

Link to the Course Descriptions

* Read an Advance article about the Music Department.

* Read an Advance article about and listen to the UConn Marching Band. (Photo by Daniel Buttrey)