Program Overview

Studio Art Degree with a Concentration in Sculpture

Overview

The Studio Art Degree with a Concentration in Sculpture is a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) program that supports traditional, experimental, and transdisciplinary approaches to studio art practice. The program broadens students' framework of understanding while increasing their capacity to think beyond convention.

Program Details

• Program Type: Major
• Format: On Campus
• Estimated Time to Complete: 4 years
• Credit Hours: 120

Program Description

The Sculpture program empowers students to develop a personal voice, a professional and creative practice, self-discipline, and cultural awareness. Students are challenged conceptually and technically, and much of their time is spent creating original works. The curriculum exposes students to all aspects of 3-D art and the different media in which to work, including computer-based design for digital fabrication.

Marketable Skills

• Creative thinking
• Adapting techniques
• Autonomous working
• Oral and written communication
• Multiple approach assessment

Program Highlights

• Sculpture faculty members are nationally and internationally acclaimed artists and scholars.
• Supplementing the classroom and studio experience, students are connected to internships and a strong visiting artist and scholar program.
• Facilities include large, well-equipped studios for woodworking, metal fabrication, mold-making casting, digital fabrication, soft sculpture, an outdoor workspace, and an experimental project space.
• A Living-Learning Community brings together art and design majors who live on campus to enhance academic and social experiences.
• UNT's proximity to Dallas and Fort Worth offers a wealth of experiences and resources, and there are opportunities to exhibit work on campus and at local galleries.

Career Opportunities

• Education: Students are prepared to enter higher education programs such as a graduate sculpture or studio art program. Graduates may instruct private lessons or public workshops and classes at local arts organizations, community centers, galleries, or studios.
• Fine Artist and Freelance: Create public art installations and commissioned work for various businesses and corporations, craft markets, arts organizations, or private collectors. Sculpture artists typically work freelance, working in their studios and selling their art to collectors and galleries.
• Commercial Work: Digital sculptor/prop maker, designer/fabricator, exhibition designer, art handler/installer.
• Other Areas: Sculpture or woodshop studio technician.

Courses

• Beginning Sculpture: Digital Methods (3 hrs)
• Intermediate Sculpture: Rotating Topics (3 hrs)
• Intermediate Sculpture: Multiples and Monuments (3 hrs)
• Intermediate Sculpture: Installation Art (3 hrs)
• Intermediate Sculpture: Art in Public (3 hrs)
• Beginning Sculpture: Traditional Methods (3 hrs)