The Foundations Program is a series of related studio and lecture courses to be taken by art majors in their first year as preparation for further study in studio art and design. The program addresses the fundamentals of art through investigation of formal, technical and conceptual issues. The classes are meant to be taken concurrently and the information covered in them is interrelated, creating a network of corresponding experiences and a peer community allowing students to make connections that often continue throughout the program. Students completing the BFA or BS degrees in Art should enroll in Art 102, 112, and 108 for the fall semester, and complete Art 104, 212, and 208 in the spring. The lecture classes are designed to expose, broaden, and challenge students' understanding of contemporary art production. Foundations of Contemporary Art and Current Directions in Contemporary Art introduce historical, thematic, critical and theoretical issues to foundation students, contextualizing and augmenting their studio assignments and expanding their verbal and visual vocabulary.
Bachelor of Science (BS) Program: Complete a minimum of 43 credits, including the specific course work below. No more than 58 studio credits will be counted toward the minimum 120 credits required for the BS degree. Thus, if a student wishes to graduate with the minimum of 120 credits, 62 of these credits must be "non-studio" course work.
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Program: Complete a minimum of 72 credits, including the specific course work below. The BFA degree requires 126 total credits. Admission to the program requires completion of Art 102, 104, 108, 208, 112, 212, 222, and 232 or 312.
Major residency requirement for both options. Students beginning as new freshmen in fall 1998 and after must complete at least 24 credits of major studio course work in residence on the UW-Madison campus. Students beginning as new freshmen prior to fall 1998 must complete a minimum of 15 upper-level studio credits on the UW-Madison campus. Upper-level classes include Art courses numbered 214 and above.
Art degree students have priority access to studio courses. Courses are Art listings unless otherwise indicated.
Foundations. Complete the following courses:
102 Two-Dimensional Design, 3
104 Three-Dimensional Design, 3
112 Drawing I, 3
212 Drawing II, 3
(Art 108 and 208 are the aesthetics components of the Foundations Program)
2D Studio. Complete the following courses:
222 Introduction to Painting, 3-4
232 Life Drawing I, 3-4 or 312 Intermediate Drawing I, 3-4
3D Studio. Complete ONE of the following courses:
214 Sculpture I, 3-4
224 Ceramics I, 3-4
244 Art Metal I, 3-4
334 Woodworking, 3-4
354 Glassworking, 4
429 3D Digital Studio I, 4
Graphics. New freshmen enrolled at any university in
fall 1999 and after must complete ONE of the following courses:
306 Relief Printmaking, 3-4
316 Lithography, 4
326 Etching, 4
336 Serigraphy, 3-4
356 Print Production Techniques (Digital Printmaking), 4
376 Photography, 3-4
Optional Graphic Design Concentration. Students interested in pursuing an emphasis in graphic design should take the following courses as their studio electives. Note that the Graphic Design Curriculum courses are sequential, cannot be taken concurrently, and should be begun as soon as possible after completing the foundations courses. In the near future these courses will change from 3 to 4 credits each.
Graphic Design Curriculum:
346 Typography and Communication Design, 4 (1st course in sequence)
458 Introduction to Visual Communication and Research, 4 (2nd course in sequence)
546 Advanced Typography and Graphic Design, 4 (3rd or 4th course in sequence)
556 Advanced Graphic Design Technology, 3 (3rd or 4th course in sequence)
Additional recommended courses which support a graphic design emphasis and
can be taken concurrently with the four graphic design curriculum courses:
302 Color, 4
328 The Computer in the Visual Arts, 4
356 Print Production Techniques (Digital Printmaking), 4
376 Photography, 3-4
446 Artists' Books, 4
476 Intermediate Photography, 4
656 Design Portfolio and Professional Practice, 4
Students completing the graphic design sequence are encouraged (but not required) to complete the certificate in business (www.bus.wisc.edu/undergrad/certificate/) or an additional major in Communication Arts - Radio, Television, and Film option.
Additional Studio Courses.
BS Program: Additional studio courses to total at least 43 credits.
BFA Program: Additional studio courses to total at least 72 credits.
BS Program: All the BS-Art requirements above and successful completion of a 500-level or 600-level Art studio course in at least one discipline. Art 508 will not fulfill this requirement.
BFA Program: All the requirements above including the following: