BFA.PRINT.120 - BFA in Printmaking
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2026 - 2027 | Curriculum | 4-year program
During sophomore year—your first as a Printmaking major—you discover the basic forms of printmaking like intaglio, lithography and silkscreen. Then as a junior in the BFA program, you continue to hone your conceptual, critical and technical skills through a number of Printmaking electives or studios in related disciplines such as Illustration, Textiles and Photography.
Learning outcomes
Graduates of the BFA program are prepared to:
develop the self-reflective capacity to explain why they are making prints.
be conversant with the history of the printmaking field.
articulate the conceptual grounding of their work and defend it through critical dialogue.
demonstrate knowledge and technical skills in varied printmaking contexts, from intaglio, lithography and silkscreen to related disciplines such as illustration, textiles and photography.
First year | |||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | |||
15 | studio elective | 3 | 12 | ||
Sophomore | |||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | |||
PRINT 4650 - Relief Project I | 3 | optional | PRINT 4606 - Intaglio I | 3 | |
PRINT 4608 - Lithography I | 3 | PRINT 4610 - Waterbase Silkscreen | 3 | ||
liberal arts | 6 | liberal arts | 6 | ||
major, non-major or open studio elective | 3 | major, non-major or open studio elective | 3 | ||
total credits | 15 | total credits | 15 | ||
Junior | |||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | |||
PRINT 4648 - Junior Printmaking Workshop: Seminar/Critique | 3 | optional | PRINT 4623 - Junior Printmaking Workshop: Seminar/Critique | 3 | |
PRINT 4523 - Printmaking & The Politics of Protest | 3 | HPSS S301 - Advanced Inquiry Seminar | 3 | ||
liberal arts | 6 | liberal arts | 3 | ||
major, non-major or open studio elective | 3 | major, non-major or open studio electives | 6 | ||
total credits | 15 | total credits | 15 | ||
Senior | |||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | |||
PRINT 4651 - Senior Printmaking Workshop: Critique | 3 | optional | PRINT 4698 - Senior Printmaking Degree Project: Critique | 6 | |
PRINT 4622 - Senior Printmaking Workshop: Seminar | 3 | liberal arts | 3 | ||
liberal arts | 3 | major, non-major or open studio electives | 6 | ||
major, non-major or open studio electives | 6 | ||||
total credits | 15 | total credits | 15 | ||
notes:
LIBERAL ARTS - 39 TOTAL CREDITS, 30 TAKEN AFTER THE FIRST YEAR including HPSS S301. See Liberal Arts Division for specific requirements
MAJOR ELECTIVES - 12 CREDITS in Printmaking
NON-MAJOR ELECTIVES - 12 CREDITS from studio subjects outside of Printmaking
OPEN ELECTIVES - 6 CREDITS may be a combination of studio courses, including Printmaking