Courses | B.S. in Design
Below are the course requirements for this academic program. In addition to these program-specific requirements, all majors include Biola's traditional undergraduate core curriculum. For more program details, including a sample course sequence, visit Biola's academic catalog.
Admissions Requirements
The Department of Art has an open admissions policy. Incoming first-year students and transfer students from other institutions may declare an art major when they apply for admission to Biola University. Because of the rigorous schedule and amount of work required in the B.F.A. degree program, transfer students and Torrey Honors College students may need an additional semester to complete all of their requirements.
Program Requirements
The Department of Art offers three degree programs. The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art is a professional degree program focusing on intensive studio practice and requiring an area of concentration; the B.F.A. is the preferred degree for students who anticipate having an art-related career, or who are planning to attend graduate school. The Bachelor of Science degrees in Art and in Design contain a broader range of liberal arts general education courses, and allow students the option of choosing a wide range of general electives. The two B.S. degrees also allow greater flexibility for students completing a double major or a minor in another academic discipline.
Every year, all art majors participate in formal reviews to evaluate their progress in the department. Student portfolios are appraised using a variety of criteria, such as technical achievement, creative problem solving, and aesthetic/artistic development. Reviews are conducted at the end of the freshman, sophomore and junior years. Graduating seniors in the B.F.A. program are evaluated the semester before their thesis exhibitions.
All art majors are required to maintain a 2.5 GPA in the program. Any grade below a "C-" (1.67) must be repeated.
In art and design studio courses, contact hours define the meaning of a credit hour. In these courses, one semester hour of credit equals two hours of class instruction with at least one additional hour of unsupervised laboratory work each week. Studio courses receiving 3 credits typically meet six hours a week for class instruction with the expectation that students complete an additional three hours of assigned laboratory work. Students taking ARTS 462 or ARTS 464, and independent studies, must complete a minimum of three hours of research/laboratory work each week during the semester for one hour of credit.
Curriculum Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Program-Specific Core Curriculum Courses | ||
| Core Curriculum requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree in Design must conform to the University standards for B.S. degrees. All B.S. in Design majors are exempt from the Core Curriculum requirement in fine arts. All B.S. in Design majors are required to take the following courses: | ||
| Integration Seminar (taken as "Contemporary Art and Theology") | ||
| Introduction to Philosophy and Aesthetics | ||
| Program Courses | ||
| ARTS 107 | Drawing I | 3 |
| ARTS 110 | 2-D Design | 3 |
| ARTS 111 | 3-D Design | 3 |
| ARTS 112 | 4-D Design | 3 |
| ARTS 116 | History of Western Art I: Prehistoric Through Renaissance | 3 |
| ARTS 126 | History of Western Art II: Baroque Through Modernism | 3 |
| ARTS 217 | Typography I | 3 |
| ARTS 220 | Professional Practices | 3 |
| ARTS 314 | Integrated Design I | 3 |
| ARTS 315 | Contemporary Art Trends | 3 |
| ARTS 321 | Historical Development of Design | 3 |
| ARTS 333 | Graphic Design Forms I | 3 |
| ARTS 337 | Typography II | 3 |
| ARTS 423 | Integrated Design II | 3 |
| ARTS 450 | Internship | 3 |
| Select one upper-division ARTS elective | 3 | |
| Program Course Requirements: 48 credits | ||
| Core Curriculum Requirements 1 | 64 | |
| General Electives | 8 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
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See Core Curriculum Program section for details.