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BFA.PAINT.120 - BFA: Painting (120)

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2024 - 2025 | Curriculum | 4-year program

After RISD's required year of Foundation Studies, sophomores entering the program are introduced to basic concepts and techniques that foster the development of a personal visual vocabulary. Juniors continue to expand and strengthen their visual and technical skills through studio work that allows for in-depth exploration of content and meaning.

Degree Requirements

FIRST-YEAR

FALL

WINTERSESSION

SPRING

See First-Year Program of Study

15

Studio Elective

3

See First-Year Program of Study

15

SOPHOMORE

FALL

WINTERSESSION

SPRING

PAINT 4501 - Painting I

6

Non-major Studio Elective

3

PAINT 4502 - Painting II

3

PAINT 4519 - Drawing I

3

PAINT 4529 - Drawing II

3

PAINT 4505 - Fundamentals: Painting Methods & Materials

3

PAINT 4503 - Prehistory/Contemporary Art

3

Liberal Arts

3

Liberal Arts

3

Total Credits

15

3

12

JUNIOR

FALL

WINTERSESSION

SPRING

PAINT 4514 - Painting III

6

Non-major Studio Elective

3

PAINT 4515 - Painting IV

6

PAINT 4520 - Painterly Prints (take in Fall or Spring)

0 or 3

PAINT 4520 - Painterly Prints (take in Fall or Spring)

0 or 3

Liberal Arts

3

PAINT 4516 - Contemporary Art & Criticism

3

Elective

3 or 6

Liberal Arts

3

Non-major Studio Elective

0 or 3

Total Credits

12 or 15

3

12 or 15

SENIOR

FALL

WINTERSESSION

SPRING

PAINT 4507 - Painting Workshop

3

PAINT 4415 - Color Workshop or

Non-major Studio Elective

3

PAINT 4598 - Degree Project

6

Major Studio elective or Non-Major Studio Elective

3

Major Studio elective or Non-Major Studio Elective

3

Elective

3

Liberal Arts

3

Liberal Arts

3

Total Credits

12

3

12

Total Program Credits: 120