Undergraduate Adviser. Nevon Bruschke, 161 ART, 801-581-8677.
B.F.A. (Bachelor of Fine Arts)
Ceramics
Coursework in the program is made up of required and elective courses. Since students are not full art majors until the First-Year Studio Program is successfully completed, all potential majors come into the program as pre-art majors. After completion of the First-Year Studio requirements, students qualify as art majors with an area of emphasis which they may choose.
Art Teaching, Ceramics, Graphic Design, Illustration, Painting/Drawing, Photography/Digital Imaging, Printmaking, Sculpture/Intermedia. Important information about each area is found on the department website http://www.art.utah.edu.
Transfer studio art majors should submit a portfolio, including transcripts or summary of transfer credit, to the department for probationary placement. Transcripts should not be sent to the department; it is the student's responsibility to attach unofficial transcripts to a portfolio. Art classes taken at another college or university do not transfer into the program except through portfolio review. Contact the department for portfolio review dates for each semester. All students must pick up their portfolio within two weeks of notification of results. Afterwards the department will not take responsibility for the portfolios. In order to receive a B.F.A. from the University of Utah, a minimum of 40 credit hours must be from art classes in the Department of Art & Art History. Transfer students interested in Graphic Design
or Illustration are required to submit a portfolio and transcripts. The process takes place only once a year for these emphases. See below for details. Note: The Graphic Design emphasis area is a four-year sequential program. Transfer students who transfer in with an Associates degree should know the curriculum requirements in graphic design will take four years to complete, or three years if the First -Year Studio sequence is waived during the Spring Semester portfolio review.
The First-Year Studio foundation sequence is composed of studio courses in 2D and 3D and a lecture course in visual language. It is strongly recommended that pre-art majors take, at this time, a one-semester introduction to art history (ArtH 2500). The art history class must be completed before the end of the first year of emphasis study.
Fall
ART 2200, First Year Studio 2-D
ART 2300, First Year Studio 3-D
ART 2400, First Year Intro to Visual Language
Spring
ART 2250, First Year Studio 2-D
ART 2350, First Year Studio 3-D
Acceptance into Graphic Design and Illustration is through portfolio review only. The portfolio consists of work done in First-Year Studio (no more than 12 portfolio pieces) and evidence of a basic knowledge of Quark Xpress,
Adobe In-Design, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop (one or two examples of each). The portfolio review is done on a yearly basis in late March. Contact the department for submission date. Transfer students who have not completed the First-Year Studio program in this department must include transcripts. Portfolios and results are picked up at the end of the submission week.
The ceramics minor affords a basic yet substantial background in the construction, working and firing of studio ceramics as well as a practical understanding of the medium and related issues. The pre-art major First-Year Studio sequence is not required for the ceramics minor.
1000-and 2000-level Art classes cannot be repeated for credit. Some 3000-and 4000-level Art classes are repeatable for credit. A total of 6 to 12 art history hours, depending on selected emphasis, is required of all studio majors, although no Art History class is repeatable for credit. All art coursework must receive a C- or higher to satisfy degree requirements. Non-major art classes cannot be used for art major credit.
All art majors are eligible to participate in the Annual Student Exhibition held in
April at the Alvin Gittins Gallery, Art Building. Seniors are given their own opportunity to exhibit at the Senior Exhibition. Student work selected for the exhibition may be retained by the department for up to one year.
The
department has initiated opportunities for study abroad. A
summer program focusing on prints and printmaking provides
travel to collections in several European cities. The
ceramics area faculty are in the process of establishing an
exchange program with Kunkuk University, Seoul, Korea.
A portfolio review is held annually in March for all studio scholarships offered through the Department of Art and Art History. The department offers one-year full tuition scholarships to Utah high school students who plan to become art majors. One-year full tuition scholarships and other departmental scholarships are available to continuing students already enrolled in art major classes. High school seniors who wish to be considered for freshman scholarship assistance must participate in either the annual Springville Museum of Art high school scholarship review or the department portfolio review held in March. Contact the department for review dates. Students may qualify for University-wide scholarships and financial aid as well. For more information contact: Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships, 105 Students Services Bldg, 801-581-6211, http://www.sa.utah.edu/finance.
Students should remind themselves that the curriculum of coursework is only a part of the university experience. The department provides educational enhancements in the form of an active Carmen Morton Christensen Visiting Artist/Art Historian Lecture Series, exhibits in the Gittins Gallery, and formal exchanges with the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. Visiting artists of national and international reputation are brought to campus for guest lectures and studio critiques. The Gittins Gallery in the Art Building has a full schedule of exhibits showing the work of undergraduate art majors, senior art majors, graduate students, art alumni, and department faculty. Other opportunities to see artwork include the permanent collection and traveling exhibits in the Utah Museum of Fine Arts on campus, and the Salt Lake City Friday night Gallery Strolls downtown.
Art Teaching Emphasis/Generalist (78-79 Total Hours)
First Year Studio Sequence (21)
Art 3130 or 4110 Drawing I/Drawing II (4)
Art 3110 Painting I (4)
Art 3310 or 3351 or 3330 Relief/Mixed Media/Screen (4)
Art 3210 Handbuild Ceramics (4)
Art 3220 Wheelthrown Pottery (4)
Art 3420 or 3450 Figure Sculpture/Sculp Processes (4)
Art 3410 or 3440 Sculpture Problems I/Small Metals (4)
Art 3710 Photo Studies I (4)
Art 3700 Digital Imaging for Visual Artists (4)
Art 4130 or 4180 Painting II/Special Topics: Murals (4)
Art 3355 or 3350 Letterpress/Bookbinding (4)
Art 3520 Principles and Practices of Art Education (3)
Art 3530 Art Education, Secondary Schools (3)
Art 4530 Art in the Community (3)
Art 4540 Art Teaching Practicum (2)
Art 4590 Art Teaching Seminar (1)
Upper division art history classes (6)
(Additional specialized areas in teaching, with different
requirements, are available to students in: Ceramics,
Painting & Drawing, Photography and Sculpture. See the
department webpage or department office for details.
Contact the Teaching and Learning Department for required
education classes for certification).
(78-79 Total Hours)
First Year Studio Sequence (21)
Art 3210 Handbuilding Ceramics I (4)
Art 3211 Handbuilding Ceramics II (4)
Art 3220 Wheelthrown Pottery I (4)
Art 3221 Wheelthrown Pottery II (4)
Art 3230 Low-Fire Ceramics (4)
Art 3240 Plaster Mold-Making (4)
Art 3250 Intermediate Ceramics (4)
Art 3260 Ceramic Surfaces (4)
Art 3270 Glaze Calculation (4)
Art 4250 Ceramic Issues (4)
Art 4260 Advanced Ceramics (4)
Art 3200 History of Ceramics (3)
Three of the following classes:
Art 3410 Sculpture Problems I (4)
Art 3430 Woodshop Techniques (3)
Art 3710 Photo Studies I (4)
Art 3420 Figure Sculpture I (4)
Art H 3000 or 4000 level (3)
(75 Total Hours)
First Year Studio Sequence (21)
Art 3130 Drawing I (4)
Art 3610 Visual Communication I (4)
Art 3620 Visual Communication II (4)
Art 3630 Digital Studio I (3)
Art 3640 Design Process I (4)
Art 3600 History of Graphic Design (3)
Art 3650 3rd Yr Graphic Problems I (4)
Art 3660 3rd Yr Graphic Problems II (4)
Art 3670 Digital Studio II (4)
Art 3680 Typography I (3)
Art 4650 4th Yr Graphic Problems I (4)
Art 4660 4th Yr Graphic Problems II (4)
Art 4670 Electronic Pre-Press (2)
Art 4690 Graphic Design Portfolio (4)
Art 4860 Graphic Design Internship (3)
(79 Total Hours)
First Year Studio Sequence (21)
Art 3110 Painting I (4)
Art 3130 Drawing I (4)
Art 3610 Visual Communication I (4)
Art 3620 Visual Communication II (4)
Art 3630 Digital Studio I (3)
Art 3640 Design Process I (4)
Art 3600 History of Graphic Design (3)
Art 3150 Figure Painting (4)
Art 3510 Illustration (4)
Art 4120 Life Drawing (4)
Art 4150 Adv Life Drawing or Art 3140 Watercolor (4)
Art 4510 Graphic Illustration (4)
Art 4520 Guest Illustration Workshop (4)
Art 4690 Graphic Design Portfolio (4)
One of the following:
Art 3310 Relief I (4)
Art 3320 Lithography I (4)
Art 3330 Screenprint I (4)
Art 3340 Intaglio I (4)
Art 3351 Mixed Media I (4)
Art 3355 Letterpress (4)
(75 Total Hours)
First Year Studio Sequence (21)
Art 3110 Painting I (4)
Art 3120 Figure Structure (4)
Art 3130 Drawing I (4)
Art 3150 Figure Painting (4)
Art 4110 Drawing II (4)
Art 4120 Life Drawing (4)
Art 4140 Adv Drawing (4)
Art 4150 Adv Life Drawing (4)
Art 4130 Painting II or Art 4160 Adv Painting (4)
Art 4170 Adv Figure Painting (4)
4180 Special Topics: Murals or 4980 Senior Studio
Seminar (3)
Two courses from printmaking:
Art 3310 Relief I (4)
Art 3320 Lithography I (4)
Art 3330 Screenprint I (4)
Art 3340 Intaglio I (4)
Art 3351 Mixed Media I (4)
Art 3355 Letterpress (4)
Or one of the above plus Art 4310 or 4320 or 4330 or 4340 or 4351
or 3420 Figure Sculpture I (4)
Art History Courses
Two upper-division ART H courses (6)
Art 3800 Study Abroad (3) (may replace one Art History
requirement)
(75 Total Hours)
First Year Studio Sequence (21)
Art 3710 Photo Studies I (4)
Art 3720 (twice) Photo Studies II (8)
Art 3700 Digital Imaging for Visual Artists (4)
Art 4740 Electronic Darkroom (4)
Art 4710 (3 times) Adv Photo Studies (12)
Art 4720 Color Photography (4)
Art 4730 Alternative Photography (4)
Art 4810 Individual Senior Projects (4) or repeat Art 4730 Alternative Photography Spring Semester
Art History Courses
Two upper-division art history courses, one must be Art H 3600 History of Photo,
Art 3800 Study Abroad (may replace other Art History
requirement) (6)
One of the following allied classes:
Art major Printmaking class (4)
Art major 3-D class (4)
Art major drawing class (4)
Film 3710 Beginning Filmmaking (4)
(79 Total Hours)
First Year Studio Sequence (21)
Art 3120 Figure Structure (4)
Art 3700 Digital Imaging for Visual Artists (4)
Art 3710 Photo Studies I (4)
Art 4110 Drawing II (4)
Four of the following:
Art 3310 Relief I (4)
Art 3320 Lithography I (4)
Art 3330 Screenprint I (4)
Art 3340 Intaglio I (4)
Art 3351 Mixed Media I (4)
Art 3355 Beg Letterpress (4)
Art 4360 Advanced Printmaking I (4) take twice
Art 4365 Advanced Printmaking II (4) take three times
Art History Courses
Two upper-division Art H courses (6)
(Art 3800 Study Abroad may substitute for one Art History
requirement)
(83 Total Hours)
First Year Studio Sequence (21)
Art 3410 Sculpture Problems I (4)
Art 3400 3-D Techniques (4)
Art 3430 Woodshop Techniques (3)
Art 3440 Small Metals (4)
Art 3450 Sculpture Processes (4)
Art 3940 Sculpture Issues Seminar (2)
Art 4410 Sculpture Problems II (4)
Art 4470 Interm Digital Imaging & Video (4)
Art 4450 Sculpture Intermedia (4)
Art 4455 Kinetic Sculpture (4)
Art 4465 Sculpture Problems III (4)
Art 4460 Intermedia Environments/Installation (4)
One course from the following:
Art 3490 Sculpture Special Topics I (4)
Art 4475 Advanced Sculpture Intermedia (4)
* Studio Support Class
1 required Studio Support Classes, choose from:
1. Printmaking I class, 3310, 3320, 3330, 3340, 3351, 3355 (4)
2. Art 3710 Photo Studies I (4) or Art 3420 Figure
Sculpture I (4)
Art History Courses
Two upper-division ART H courses and one option from the following:
Architecture 3210, 3212, 4230
Dance 4711
Theatre 3720, 3730
Film 3310, 3320
Art History 3600
Art 3800 Study Abroad
(24 Total Hours)
Art 3210 Handbuilding Ceramics I (4)
Art 3220 Wheelthrown Pottery I (4)
Art 3211 Handbuilding Ceramics II (4) or Art 3221 Wheelthrown Pottery II (4)
Art 3230 Low-Fire Ceramics (4)
Art 3270 Glaze Calculation (4)
One course from the following:
Art 3240 Plaster Mold-Making (4)
Art 3250 Intermediate Ceramics (4)
Art 3260 Ceramic Surfaces (4)
M.F.A.
Graduate Adviser. B. Snapp, 192 ART, 801-581-6200
Application should be made directly to the Admissions Office, 201 S. 1460 E. Rm 250, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112. The application is due to graduate admissions by February 1. A separate Department application along with, slides, letters of recommendation, and statement are due by March 1 to the Department of Art and Art History, 375 S. 1530 E., Rm 161, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0380. For additional information, see also the Graduate Information section of this catalog.
Areas of specialization in the M.F.A. program include ceramics, graphic design, illustration, painting and drawing, photography/digital imaging, printmaking, and sculpture/intermedia.
These include a B.F.A. degree or degree with equivalent studio art background, which normally includes a minimum of 41 credit hours of studio art and 12 hours of art history courses. Also required is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 for the last two years of undergraduate degree credit attempted or 3.0 in the major. Applicants must submit a portfolio of twenty 35-mm slides reflecting a self-directed involvement in the intended specialization, three letters of reference, and a written statement outlining reasons for applying. A personal interview is arranged whenever possible. International students are required to have a TOEFL score of 575 or better.
Admission inquiries should be directed to the Director of M.F.A. Graduate Studies, University of Utah Department of Art and Art History, 375 S. 1530 E. Rm 161, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0380. All materials must be received by March 1 for consideration by the graduate admissions committee for Fall Semester admission. Prospective students must also make formal application to The Graduate School by February 1.
Admission to the M.F.A. degree program is conditional; the first year is considered to be probationary. Students must be recommended for candidacy by their graduate committee after completion of a minimum of four hours in the area of specialization and prior to completion of the first year of the two-year residency requirement. The probationary review is normally held at the end of the second semester. It is expected that the M.F.A. degree student perform at letter grade B or higher. The letter grade C is not acceptable toward completion of the 60-hour minimum degree requirement, and an accumulation of six hours of C work may result in dismissal from the program.
Each student's course of study must be approved by the supervisory committee. Students are encouraged to pursue a course of study that utilizes the potential of the total University. A minimum of six hours of graduate-level art history and twelve hours of M.F.A. seminar are required of each candidate. M.F.A. candidates are expected to maintain continuous registration during their graduate program. Interruption of studies,
without an official leave of absence, requires readmission into the program. The University requires that the degree must be completed within four years. The department, where possible, will only supply studio space for two years.
An M.F.A. exhibition and final project report are required for fulfillment of the M.F.A. degree. See the Bulletin of the University of Utah, the Graduate School, for additional requirements, and refer to the Graduate Study section and the College of Fine Arts in the Colleges, Schools, and Divisions section of this catalog. Important supplemental information for admitted graduate students is available from the department office.
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