BFA.SCULP - BFA: Sculpture (126)
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The following curriculum is applicable to students entering RISD as transfer students in Fall 2024. First-year students follow the 120-credit curriculum.
2024 - 2025 | Curriculum | 4-year program
In Sculpture, the major studio course sequence forms the backbone of your student experience. During your sophomore year you focus on building basic skills, working across wood, metal, casting, performance, installation and video, while also learning about the histories of these skills.
Junior year emphasizes personal artistic voice and a deepening of skill acquisition. Through a range of studio electives and seminars covering contemporary sculpture issues, you develop command over conceptual and formal concerns and build skills on a project-by-project basis. Finally in senior year, you incorporate skills, literacies and expertise into a final degree project that you’ll include in a public group exhibition on campus.
FIRST-YEAR | |||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | Studio Elective | 3 | 15 | ||
SOPHOMORE | |||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | |||
SCULP 4745 - Sophomore Sculpture: Studio I | 6 | Non-major Studio Elective | 3 | SCULP 4746 - Sophomore Sculpture: Studio II | 6 |
SCULP 4781 - Sculptural Practices I | 3 | SCULP 4782 - Sculptural Practices II | 3 | ||
SCULP 4783 - Sculpture Seminar I: Methods, Materials, Makers | 3 | SCULP 4784 - Research Studio I: Archives, Histories, and Urgency | 3 | ||
Liberal Arts | 3 | Liberal Arts | 3 | ||
Total Credits | 15 | 3 | 15 | ||
JUNIOR | |||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | |||
SCULP 4721 - Junior Sculpture: Studio I | 3 | Non-major Studio Elective | 3 | SCULP 4739 - Junior Sculpture: Studio II | 3 |
SCULP 4785 - Research Studio II: Community, Site, and Ethics | 3 | SCULP 4786 - Sculpture Seminar II: Visual and Critical Literacies | 3 | ||
Sculpture Studio Elective | 3 | Sculpture Studio Elective | 3 | ||
Liberal Arts | 6 | Liberal Arts | 6 | ||
Total Credits | 15 | 3 | 15 | ||
SENIOR | |||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | |||
SCULP 4717 - Senior Sculpture: Studio I | 3 | Non-major Studio Elective | 3 | SCULP 4798 - Sculpture Degree Project | 6 |
SCULP 4787 - Senior Seminar: Pro Practices | 3 | Liberal Arts | 6 | ||
Open Elective | 0 or 3 | ||||
Liberal Arts | 6 | ||||
Total Credits | 12 / 15 | 3 | 12 | ||
Total Program Credits: 126
Notes:
Sculpture Studio Elective: In consultation with your Academic Advisor, students choose from a suite of electives that support their emerging studio practices.
Optional Open Elective: In consultation with your Academic Advisor, Seniors in Sculpture may choose a studio elective that augments or compliments their on-going work toward their thesis presentation in the Spring semester. Students who choose to take Open Elective in the Fall of the Senior year will graduate with 129 credits.
The 54 credit Major requirement, 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. 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, the Liberal Arts Office or the Registrar for additional information. Sculpture Electives and Art History courses beyond the minimum are strongly recommended. Some courses from other departments may qualify for Sculpture credit. Those courses are to be selected in consultation with the Department Head.