Art Major, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
The Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Art is a studio-focused degree that helps students build strong technical skills, creative thinking, and a personal artistic practice. Students learn alongside a supportive cohort while engaging in professional development opportunities that prepare them for careers in the arts and creative fields. Through hands-on studio courses, critique, and community engagement, students explore ideas, experiment with materials, and develop their unique artistic voice. The program culminates in a public BFA Exhibition, where graduating seniors present a focused body of work that showcases their ideas, skills, and conceptual growth.
Students work closely with a faculty advisor to create a degree plan that aligns with their artistic interests and career goals.
| ART AND TECHNOLOGY | 5 |
| METHODS AND MATERIALS | 5 |
| DRAWING | 5 |
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| ILLUSTRATION | |
| DIGITAL ART | |
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| PHOTOGRAPHY: DIGITAL PRACTICES
and PHOTOGRAPHY: DIGITAL PRACTICES LAB | |
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| PHOTOGRAPHY: BLACK AND WHITE
and PHOTOGRAPHY: BLACK AND WHITE LAB | |
| FIGURE DRAWING | |
| CERAMICS: FUNCTION & FORM | |
| PAINTING | |
| WATERCOLOR | |
| PRINTMAKING | |
| SCULPTURE: MOLD MAKING AND WOOD CONSTRUCTION | |
| FIBER AND TEXTILES | |
| EXPERIMENTAL | |
| VIDEO ART | |
| BODY AND TIME | |
| CERAMICS: CONTENT & SURFACE | |
| PRINTMAKING | |
| SCULPTURE: WELDED AND EXPANDED FORM | |
| ART ACROSS TIME: 18TH CENTURY TO CONTEMPORARY | 5 |
| ART AS SOCIAL ACT | 5 |
| or | ART AND COMMUNITY |
| CONTEMPORARY ART | 5 |
| 5 |
| ART ACROSS TIME: PREHISTORY TO 17TH CENTURY | |
| THE BODY IN ART | |
| HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY | |
| NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN ART | |
| WRITING ABOUT ART | |
| PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE FOR ARTISTS | 5 |
| 24 |
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| EXPANDED PRACTICE: PHOTO/MEDIA
and EXPANDED PRACTICE: PHOTO/MEDIA LAB | |
| TOPICS IN PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE | |
| EXPANDED PRACTICE: 2D | |
| WORKSHOP IN ART | |
| EXPANDED PRACTICE: 3D | |
| INTERNSHIP | |
| MAKING AND MEANING (Fall Quarter) | 3 |
| MAKING AND MEANING (Winter Quarter) | 3 |
| SENIOR CAPSTONE: BFA EXHIBITION (Spring Quarter) | 5 |
| Total Credits | 95 |
The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.
Courses could be offered in different terms, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.
| First Year |
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| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
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| 5 | | 5 | | 5 |
| 5 | Humanities & Arts BACR 21 | 5 | Natural Science BACR 1 | 5 |
| Humanities & Arts BACR 11 | 5 | Social Science BACR 11 | 5 | Social Science BACR 21 | 5 |
| | 15 | | 15 | | 15 |
| Second Year |
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| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
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| 5 | or | 5 | Art Experience Elective2 | 5 |
| Natural Science BACR 21 | 5 | Art Experience Elective2 | 5 | Art Experience Elective2 | 5 |
| Elective - minor or general elective | 5 | Elective - minor or general elective | 5 | Elective - minor or general elective | 5 |
| | 15 | | 15 | | 15 |
| Third Year |
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| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
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| Art Experience Elective2 | 5 | | 5 | | 5 |
| Visual Culture Elective4 | 5 | Art Development Elective3 | 5 | Art Development Elective3 | 5 |
| Global Studies - graduation requirement2 | 5 | Diversity - graduation requirement1 | 5 | Elective - minor or general elective | 5 |
| | 15 | | 15 | | 15 |
| Fourth Year |
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| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
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| or | 5 | | 3 | (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 5 |
| 3 | | 5 | Art Development Elective3 | 5 |
| Art Development Elective3 | 4 | Art Development Elective3 | 5 | Elective - minor or general elective | 5 |
| Elective - minor or general elective | 3 | Elective - minor or general elective | 2 | |
| | 15 | | 15 | | 15 |
| Total Credits 180 |
Students who earn a BFA in Art from EWU should be able to:
- create works of art that demonstrate technical skill;
- produce a professional quality artist’s portfolio;
- use appropriate terminology to evaluate works of art;
- write a well-crafted artist statement;
- produce a coherent body of work for exhibition.
