BFA IN PRINTMAKING
2023-2024 | Curriculum | 4-year program
FOUNDATION YEAR | ||||||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | 3 | 15 | ||||||
SOPHOMORE | ||||||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | ||||||
Relief Project I | 3 | Non-major Studio Elective and/or Liberal Arts [a] | 3 | Intaglio I | 3 | |||
Lithography I | 3 | Waterbase Silkscreen | 3 | |||||
Major or Non-major Studio Elective [a] | 3 | Major or Non-major Studio Elective [a] | 3 | |||||
Liberal Arts [a] | 6 | Liberal Arts [a] | 6 | |||||
Total CREDITS | 15 | TOTAL CREDITS | 3 | TOTAL CREDITS | 15 | |||
JUNIOR | ||||||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | ||||||
Junior Printmaking Workshop: Seminar/Critique | 3 | Non-major Studio Elective and/or Liberal Arts [a] | 3 | Junior Printmaking Workshop: Seminar/Critique | 3 | |||
Workshop: Light to Ink | 3 | Major or Non-major Studio Elective [a] | 6 | |||||
Major or Non-major Studio Elective [a] | 3 | Liberal Arts [a] | 6 | |||||
Liberal Arts [a] | 6 | |||||||
Total CREDITS | 15 | TOTAL CREDITS | 3 | TOTAL CREDITS | 15 | |||
SENIOR | ||||||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | ||||||
Senior Printmaking Workshop: Critique | 3 | Non-major Studio Elective and/or Liberal Arts [a] | 3 | Senior Printmaking Degree Project: Critique | 6 | |||
Senior Printmaking Workshop: Seminar | 3 | Major or Non-major Studio Elective [a] | 3 or 6 | |||||
Major or Non-major Studio Elective [a] | 3 or 6 | Liberal Arts [a] | 3 | |||||
Liberal Arts [a] | 0 or 3 | |||||||
total CREDITS | 12 | TOTAL CREDITS | 3 | TOTAL CREDITS | 12 | |||
Total Credits: 126 | ||||||||
Notes:
[a] Choose a Liberal Arts, Major or Non-Major Studio Elective, depending on unfulfilled degree requirements and class availability.
Although Non-major Studio Elective courses are listed for Wintersession, they may be taken during the Fall or Spring semester. Similarly, the Liberal Arts and Major Electives shown for Fall or Spring, may be taken during Wintersession, as scheduling and interest permit. Consult the Liberal Arts Office or the Registrar for additional information.
The 42 credit Liberal Arts requirement, the 18 credit Major Elective requirement, and the 12 credit Non-major Studio Elective requirement must be satisfied to earn the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
The Printmaking Department offers courses, basic and advanced, in intaglio, lithography, silkscreen, relief, papermaking, letterpress, bookbinding and painterly prints. Traditional and contemporary techniques are taught including photo and digital utilization. Students are instructed in each printmaking discipline to ensure that practical application is competent thorough, and that personal invention is carefully explored and developed.
The Senior year provides students the opportunity to develop an individual vocabulary more independently. The Senior year culminates in the formal presentation of a degree project.
Professional Internships are encouraged. The department has special relationships with Solo Impression, Crown Point Press, Graphic Studio, and Pyramid Atlantic among others. Students typically do internships during Wintersession or Summer.