Course variations

Course summary

Students pursue careers as professional art historians, art critics, museum curators, art writers, art editors and publishers, gallery managers, and art librarians and archivists, or work with other art-related organizations. Also students who wish to pursue graduate studies may apply to the master's and doctoral degree programs offered by or in conjunction with this department.

Program modules

The modules are Art 1050 or Core Studies 1210 or Core Curriculum 1120, Art 306620, 2210, 2211, 4290, Nine additional credits in advanced art history courses. Forty-five credits in advanced studio art courses subject to the following: At least 21 of these credits must be completed after admission to the B.F.A. degree program. At least three credits must be chosen from each of the following subject areas: Drawing: Art 2310, 2311, 2320, 3321, 3350, 26.40; Painting: Art 2410, 2411, 3412, 3450, 27.21, 27.22; Sculpture: Art 2510, 2511,2530, 2531, 2530, 2531, 2540, 2541; Printmaking: Art 2610, 2611, 2630, 2631, 3640; Photography: Art 2710, 2711, 3712, 3750; Digital art: Art 46.11, 2801, 2802, 2811, 2812, 3812, 2820, 2821.

Entry requirement for international students

Applicants are considered for admission on the basis of high school academic average, SAT scores, GED scores. Students must have an official transcript from an accredited high school or a GED diploma with scores. A minimum CAA (College Admissions Average) of 81 and a minimum combined SAT score of 1,000 in reading and math is required. Students preparing for baccalaureate study include the following high school academic units English: four units, Social studies: four units, Foreign language: three units of one foreign language: French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Russian, Spanish, or another acceptable foreign language, Mathematics: three units consisting of one unit of elementary algebra (9th-year mathematics), one unit of plane geometry (10th-year mathematics), and one unit of intermediate algebra and trigonometry (11th-year mathematics); or Courses I, II, and III of the New York State Sequential (integrated) Mathematics Curriculum, Science: Three units consisting of one unit of any of the following: general biology, general science, chemistry, physics, physiography or earth science, advanced biology, botany, or zoology. (It is recommended that students intending to major in a math- or science- related area have four units each of science and math.). Applicant whose native language is not English and whose secondary and postsecondary schooling was not in English are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

Brooklyn College Of The City University Of New York

Department name

Department of Art