The Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Fine Arts program gives students the unique opportunity to specialize in a selected area while also exploring other fine art disciplines. You will learn how to manipulate a broad range of materials, articulate an awareness of the historical and conceptual roots of your work, take creative risks and overcome artistic challenges—these are necessary skills for any successful artist to possess. The principal courses in the fine art major allow you to explore the media and practices of drawing, painting, printmaking and sculpture: Drawing: Drawing courses develop skill in the use of material, techniques and processes relevant to observational and experimental modes of drawing production. Painting: Painting develops technical proficiency and critical thinking skills beginning with a focus on observational painting leading to explorations of abstract, non-objective and expanded notions of the medium including non-conventional use of material, surface and process. Printmaking: Printmaking courses are designed for students who are interested in using print media as a part of an interdisciplinary practice, or for those who are committed to specializing in the discipline. Sculpture: The sculpture program will provide you with the opportunity to articulate your creativity in the material world.