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, .
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 or , 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 meet the Core Curriculum requirement of 6 credits in philosophy and integration seminar within the major and are exempt from the Core Curriculum requirement in fine arts. | ||
| Program Courses | ||
| Drawing I | 3 | |
| 2-D Foundations | 3 | |
| 3-D Foundations | 3 | |
| 4-D Foundations | 3 | |
| History of Western Art I: Prehistoric Through Renaissance | 3 | |
| History of Western Art II: Baroque Through Modernism | 3 | |
| Typography I | 3 | |
| Professional Practices | 3 | |
| Integrated Design I | 3 | |
| Contemporary Art Trends | 3 | |
| Historical Development of Design | 3 | |
| Graphic Design Forms I | 3 | |
| Typography II | 3 | |
| Integrated Design II | 3 | |
| Internship | 3 | |
| Select one upper-division ARTS elective | 3 | |
| Integration Seminar: Contemporary Art and Theology 1 | 3 | |
| Introduction to Philosophy and Aesthetics 2 | 3 | |
| Program Course Requirements: 54 credits | ||
| Core Curriculum Requirements 3 | 54-58 | |
| General Electives | 8-12 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
- 1
Fulfills the Biblical and Theological Studies Integration Seminar requirement.
- 2
Fulfills the Philosophy Core Curriculum requirement.
- 3
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