BFA.GLASS.120 - BFA: Glass (120)
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The following curriculum is applicable to students entering RISD as first-year students in Fall 2024. Transfer students follow the 126-credit curriculum.
2024 - 2025 | Curriculum | 4-year program
In the first year of the program, sophomores develop conceptual problem solving skills by making work in response to specific assignments and gaining a technical foundation in glass blowing, cold working, mold making and casting. Juniors continue to develop a conceptual and critical vocabulary through rigorous studio work. An intermediate glassblowing studio and a glass history course help refine and strengthen students' understanding of the medium and its origins.
Degree Requirements
FIRST-YEAR | ||||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | Studio Elective | 3 | 15 | |||
SOPHOMORE | ||||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | ||||
GLASS 4300 - Glass IA Studio | 3 | Optional | GLASS 4310 - Glass IB Studio | 3 | ||
GLASS 4309 - Glass Casting & Moldmaking | 3 | GLASS 4305 - Beginning Glassworking | 3 | |||
GLASS 4321 - Glass Coldworking | 3 | Liberal Arts | 6 | |||
Total Credits | 12 | 12 | ||||
JUNIOR | ||||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | ||||
GLASS 4301 - Glass IIA Studio | 3 | Optional | GLASS 4311 - Glass IIB Studio | 3 | ||
GLASS 4316 - Glass IIA Degree Program Workshop (SEI) | 3 | GLASS 4318 - Glass IIB Degree Program Workshop (SEI) | 3 | |||
LAEL 1006 - History of Glass | 3 | GLASS 4319 - Intermediate & Advanced Glass Blowing | 3 | |||
Liberal Arts | 3 | Liberal Arts | 6 | |||
Elective | 3 | |||||
Total Credits | 15 | 15 | ||||
SENIOR | ||||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | ||||
GLASS 4320 - Glass IIIA Degree Program Workshop (SEI) | 3 | Optional | GLASS 4322 - Glass IIIB Degree Program Workshop (SEI) | 3 | ||
GLASS 4302 - Glass IIIA Studio | 6 | GLASS 4398 - Glass IIIB Degree Project | 6 | |||
Liberal Arts | 3 | Liberal Arts | 3 | |||
Total Credits | 12 | 12 | ||||
Total Program Credits: 120
Notes:
To fulfill the Liberal Arts requirement, courses may be taken during Wintersession or during the Fall or Spring semesters, as scheduling and interest permits. Consult your Academic Advisor, or the Liberal Arts Office for additional information. The Non-major Studio Elective requirement is 12 credits. Elective courses are to be selected in consultation with your Department Head or Academic Advisor. The Liberal Arts and Non-major Studio Elective degree requirements must be satisfied to earn the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.