Art, B.F.A.: Studio Art Concentration

About the Concentration in Studio Art

Areas of emphasis in the Art, B.F.A.: Studio Art Concentration are: Digital Narrative Arts (Formerly Transmedia & Photography,) Ceramics, Jewelry Design and Metalsmithing, Painting, Printmaking and Sculpture. The Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in studio art offers depth in the studio areas and requires 82 hours of art and art history courses in addition to the 41 to 51 hours of general requirements as stipulated by the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts. One-third of the semester hours in studio art above the Art Foundations must be outside the student’s area of concentration and must be chosen with advisor approval. Courses in upper-level drawing may be used for studio art electives. Students graduating in studio art are required to participate in a group exhibition during the spring semester of their graduating year. The minimum number of hours required in studio art is 123. A minimum of 40 credit hours of junior- and senior-level courses is required for graduation.

Application to Field of Specialization. At the unit level, the School of Art requires an application process to the various degree specializations. During the annual SoA Advising events, students interested in the B.F.A. degree in art will submit their declaration of major/emphasis form and other application materials to the individual areas to be reviewed for acceptance. Until that time, students are listed as incoming art majors. 

Communication Literacy Requirement: Art, B.F.A.

Communication Literacy Requirement. Texas Tech University’s Communication Literacy requirement signals the university’s awareness that in addition to the fundamental role that writing plays in enabling students to explore, develop, focus, and organize a message, other types of communication must also be taught as appropriate for a student’s discipline. Throughout each program of study, then, students must be given ample opportunity to develop their skills in forms of communication central to that program. Communication Literacy courses for the B.F.A. in Art with a concentration in Studio Art include:  ARTH 3303  , ART 4335  and one of the following choices: ARTH 3320 , ARTH 3333 , ARTH 3350 , ARTH 3364 , ARTH 3366 , ARTH 3388 , ARTH 4304 , ARTH 4307 , ARTH 4308 , ARTH 4309 , ARTH 4320 , ARTH 4340 , ARTH 4389 .

Recommended Curriculum

Total Hours: 123

* Choose from the university’s core curriculum .