Fine Arts - Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree Program - Fall 2011 Curriculum
This curriculum applies to students entering in Fall 2011 only. Currently enrolled FIT students should refer to the FIT catalog of their entering year. FIT catalog of their entering year.
| Semester 5 | |||||
| MAJOR AREA | FA 341 | Experimental Drawing Workshop | 1 | ||
| FA 351 | Painting V: Contemp. Concepts | 3 | |||
| FA 361 | Sculpture III | 3 | |||
| FA 371 | Printmaking III: Adv. Works | 1.5 | |||
| RELATED AREA | CG 211 | Computer-Assisted Design | 2 | ||
| LIBERAL ARTS | choice | see Foreign Language* | G8 | 3.5 | |
| HA 331 | Contemporary Art & Culture | 3 |
| Semester 6 | |||||
| MAJOR AREA | FA 352 | Painting VI: Painting Imagery | 3 | ||
| FA 363 | Sculpture: Casting | 3 | |||
| RELATED AREA | CG 214 | Web Page Construction | 1.5 | ||
| or | CG 311 | 2D Computer Image Generation | 2 | ||
| LIBERAL ARTS | choice | see Foreign Language* | 3.5 | ||
| HA 411 | Western Theories of Art | 3 | |||
| ELECTIVE | choice | General elective | 1.5-3 |
| Semester 7 | |||||
| MAJOR AREA | FA 451 | Painting VII: Personal Aesthetics | 3 | ||
| FA 462 | Sculpture: New Materials | 3 | |||
| FA 471 | Adv. Experimental Printmaking | 1.5 | |||
| RELATED AREA | choice | see Related Area elective** | 3 | ||
| LIBERAL ARTS | choice | see American History* | G10 | 3 | |
| ELECTIVE | choice | General elective | 1.5-3 |
| Semester 8 | |||||
| MAJOR AREA | FA 411 | Interdisciplinary Media | 1.5 | ||
| FA 491 | Senior Project Thesis: Painting | 3 | |||
| or | FA 492 | Senior Project Thesis: Sculpture | 3 | ||
| IC 496 | Sr. Internship B: Career Planning | 2 | |||
| RELATED AREA | BE 403 | The Artist in the Marketplace | 3 | ||
| LIBERAL ARTS | choice | see Other World Civ.* | G9 | 3 | |
| choice | see Writing elective* | 3 |
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TOTAL Minimum Required |
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| Major Area: | 28.5-30 credits |
| Related Area: | 9.5-10 credits |
| Liberal Arts: | 22 credits |
| Elective: | 3-6 credits |
| Total Minimum Required : | 63 credits |
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
A "G" followed by a number 1-10 identifies specific courses that meet SUNY General Education baccalaureate degree requirements (www.fitnyc.edu/gened).
G1 Basic Communication; G2 Math; G3 Science; G4 Social Science; G5 Western Civilization; G6 Arts; G7 Humanities; G8 Foreign Language; G9 Other World Civilizations; G10 American History.
* REQUIREMENTS
American History: 3 credits
CHOICE of any non-HA course which meets Gen. Ed. American History requirement (G10).
Foreign Language: 7 credits
Two semesters of the same foreign language, both of which must be 3.5 credit, non-conversational courses (G8).
Other World Civilizations: 3 credits
CHOICE of HA 121, 221, 223, 224, 225, or 226 (any one of these meets G9).
Writing Elective: 3 credits
CHOICE of EN 266, 321, 361, 362, 363, or 364
** RELATED AREA ELECTIVE: 3 credits
CHOICE of SD 101, SD 227, or IL 133