School of Art and Design
Applications accepted for fall only. NYSED: 27871 HEGIS 1001
The major in Fine Arts provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to develop their artistic talent as painters, sculptors, and printmakers. It also enables them to assume a variety of positions in the art world, such as art handlers, experts in art transportation and installation, and preparators in gallery and museum settings.
| Semester 5 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| MAJOR AREA | FA 341 - Drawing Workshop/Experimental Drawing | 1 |
| FA 351 - Painting V: Contemporary Concepts | 3 | |
| FA 361 - Sculpture III: Advanced Traditional Materials | 3 | |
| FA 371 - Printmaking III: Advanced Works on Paper | 1.5 | |
| RELATED AREA | CG 211 - Computer-Assisted Design | 2 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION/ART HISTORY | choice - see Foreign Language* G8 | 3 |
| HA 331 - Contemporary Art and Culture: 1945 to the Present | 3 | |
| Semester 6 | ||
| MAJOR AREA | FA 352 - Painting VI: Sources of Painted Imagery | 3 |
| FA 363 - Sculpture: Casting as a Creative Medium | 3 | |
| FA 471 - Advanced Experimental Printmaking | 1.5 | |
| RELATED AREA | CG 214 - Web Page Construction or 311 - 2D Computer Image Generation | 1.5-2 |
| ELECTIVE | choice - General Elective | 1.5-3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION/ART HISTORY | choice - see Foreign Language* | 3 |
| HA 411 - Western Theories of Art | 3 | |
| Semester 7 | ||
| MAJOR AREA | FA 451 - Painting VII: Development of Personal Aesthetics | 3 |
| FA 462 - Sculpture: New Materials | 3 | |
| RELATED AREA | choice - see Related Area Elective** | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | choice - General Elective | 1.5-3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION/ART HISTORY | choice - see American History* G10 | 3 |
| Semester 8 | ||
| MAJOR AREA | FA 491 - Senior Project Thesis: Painting or 492 - Senior Project Thesis: Sculpture | 3 |
| IC 496 - Senior Internship B: Career Planning | 2 | |
| FA 411 - Interdisciplinary Media | 1.5 | |
| RELATED AREA | BE 403 - The Artist in the Marketplace | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION/ART HISTORY | choice - see Writing Elective* | 3 |
| choice - see Other World Civilizations* G9 | 3 | TOTAL CREDIT REQUIREMENTS |
| GENERAL EDUCATION/ART HISTORY | 21 | |
| MAJOR AREA | 28.5 | |
| RELATED AREA | 9.5-10 | |
| ELECTIVE | 3-6 | |
| Total Credits: | 62-65.5 | |
*Fall 2014 Requirements: See below.
FIT's Gen Ed courses are organized along the following categories: G1 Basic Communication; G2 Mathematics; G3 Natural Sciences; G4 Social Sciences; G5 Western Civilization; G6 The Arts; G7 Humanities; G8 Foreign Language; G9 Other World Civilizations; G10 American History.
American History: 3 credits
CHOICE of any non-HA course that meets General Education American History requirement (G10).
Foreign Language: 6 credits
Two semesters of the same foreign language, one of which must meet G8.
Other World Civilizations: 3 credits
CHOICE of HA 121, 221, 223, 224, 225, or 226 (any one of these meets G9).
Writing Elective: 3 credits
CHOICE of FI 256, 321, 361, 362, 363, or 364.
**Related Area Elective: 3 credits
CHOICE of TD 101 or 227, or IL 133.