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Fine Arts, A.F.A. - Art (TTP)
Degree: Associate of Fine Arts
Major: Fine Arts
Area of Emphasis: Art
Department: Art
For more information, visit the Art Department webpage or contact the Humanities and Fine Arts division at 615-230-3200 or humanities@volstate.edu.
This pathway is for students planning to complete a bachelor’s degree at a four-year school. The standard pre-professional degree for artists and designers is a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.). Individuals majoring in art have a variety of career opportunities including, but not limited to, studio artist, graphic designer, photographer, web and/or multimedia designer, product and/or package designer, interior designer, craft artist including jewelry or textile designer, museum curator, art historian, and educator.
Additionally, an art curriculum provides intensive education in problem-solving strategies, a skill both useful and desired in many occupations. For those students primarily interested in developing their problem-solving skills, Two-Dimensional Design, Three-Dimensional Design, and Graphic Design are recommended.
Transfer Options
Tennessee Transfer Pathways (TTPs) are advising tools designed to help community college students plan for transferring to a Tennessee public university or select regionally accredited, non-profit Tennessee private colleges and universities to complete their baccalaureate degree. The TTPs also constitute an agreement between community colleges and four-year colleges/universities confirming that community college courses meet major preparation requirements. For transfer to other four-year institutions, contact an advisor at the senior institution. Note: Due to the transferability to a four-year institution, there are to be no course substitutions where a specific course is required in the TTP curriculum guide.
All students graduating with a degree from VSCC are required to take the E-Proficiency Profile (EPP) to meet graduation requirements. More information can be found on the Graduation Exit Exam webpage.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, the graduate will have developed the skills, knowledge and abilities to accomplish the following:
- Student will demonstrate critical thinking to apply an artistic prompt.
- Students will demonstrate skills in artistic analysis.
- Students will demonstrate fundamental and technical artistic skills.
- Students will demonstrate knowledge of artistic functions, materials, and history.
- Students will present works in a variety of expressive platforms.
CIP Code: (30) 50.0101.00
General Education Core Requirements- Credits (41)
- COMM 2025 - ^Fundamentals of Communication Credits: (3)
OR COMM 2045 - ^Public Speaking Credits (3)
- ENGL 1010 - ^English Composition I Credits: (3)
- ENGL 1020 - ^English Composition II Credits: (3)
- ART 2000 - ^Art History Survey I Credits: (3)
- ART 2020 - ^Art History Survey II Credits: (3)
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts (Must be a Literature course) Credits: (3)
- History (HIST 2310 and HIST 2320 Preferred) Credits: (6)
- Mathematics Credits: (3)
- Natural Sciences Credits: (8)
- Social/Behavioral Sciences Credits: (6)
Area of Emphasis Requirements - Credits (21)
- ART 1045 - Drawing I Credits: (3)
- ART 1050 - Drawing II Credits: (3)
- ART 1340 - Foundations Studio I Credits: (3)
- ART 1350 - Foundations Studio II Credits: (3)
- Studio Art Electives (Choose from the following list) Credits: (9)
ART 135 - Ceramics I Credits: (3)
ART 136 - Introduction to Printmaking Credits: (3)
ART 155 - Introduction to Photography and Digital Imaging Credits: (3)
ART 211 - Painting I Credits: (3)
ART 253 - Graphic Design I Credits: (3)
ART 260 - Special Studies in Art Credits: (3)
ART 280T - Individual Problems in Art Credits: (1-6)
Total Degree Requirements - Credits (62)
Recommended Schedule
This is a recommended schedule. Learning Support, pre-requisites and other academic factors may impact this schedule. See your advisor to create a degree plan.
DegreeWorks, along with the correct catalog, should be utilized by students for all of their educational planning. Students can monitor their progress toward a degree or certificate and view missing requirements with the DegreeWorks audit, which is accessible through My Volstate.
First Year - Fall Semester - Credits (15)
- ART 1045 - Drawing I Credits: (3)
- ART 1340 - Foundations Studio I Credits: (3)
- ART 2000 - ^Art History Survey I Credits: (3)
- History (See General Education Core Requirements in Catalog HIST 2310 Preferred) Credits: (3)
- ENGL 1010 - ^English Composition I Credits: (3)
First Year - Spring Semester - Credits (15)
- ART 1050 - Drawing II Credits: (3)
- ENGL 1020 - ^English Composition II Credits: (3)
- ART 2020 - ^Art History Survey II Credits: (3)
- ART 1350 - Foundations Studio II Credits: (3)
- History (See General Education Core Requirements in Catalog HIST 2320 Preferred) Credits: (3)
Second Year - Fall Semester - Credits (16)
- Studio Art Electives (Choose from list above) Credits: (3)
- Natural Sciences (See General Education Core Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (4)
- COMM 2025 - ^Fundamentals of Communication Credits: (3)
OR COMM 2045 - ^Public Speaking Credits: (3)
- Social/Behavioral Sciences (See General Education Core Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts (Literature Course- See General Education Core Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
Second Year - Spring Semester - Credits (16)
- Studio Art Electives (See list above) Credits: (3)
- Studio Art Electives (See list above) Credits: (3)
- Mathematics (See General Education Core Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
- Natural Sciences (See General Education Core Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (4)
- Social/Behavioral Sciences (See General Education Core Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)