Fine Arts at Fontbonne: Undergraduate Programs
These are general overviews. More detailed information can be found on the program’s respective page: BA Art, BFA Fine Arts, BA in Performing Arts.
Art and Fine Arts (BA, BFA)
The majors in art and fine arts provide a sequence of courses through which the students learn to master the fundamentals of visual communication and various media and tools. Historical and contemporary aesthetic ideas, both western and non-western, are explored in the studio classes and in art history. With these skills the stu- dents are directed by the faculty in the search for form and personal discovery within their artistic discipline.
In the BA program the student majors in art with no concentration. In the BFA program the student majors in fine arts and chooses a concentration in ceramics, drawing, graphic design, painting, or sculpture, or a studio concentration combining two compatible disciplines. The BA or the BFA degree programs also offer teacher certification for K-12.
Performing Arts (BA)
The major in performing arts includes a concentration in acting/directing, a concentration in arts management, and certification in speech and theatre. The core courses of the performing arts major embrace the variety of performance modes available today (from traditional theatre to story-telling to multi-media performance art) and also give the student a practical base in technical theatre. The acting/directing concentration includes additional coursework in acting and directing; the arts management concentration includes additional coursework in business and public relations.
Minors
The department of fine arts offers minors in graphic design and in performing arts. These are intended for those not majoring in Art or Fine Arts in the case of graphic design, and for those not majoring in Performing Arts in the case of the performing arts minor. That is, one would not major and minor in the same area.
