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Programs of Study The School of Fine Arts
Department of Architecture and Interior Design Architecture: Bachelor of Arts in Architecture For information contact the Department of Architecture and Interior Design, 101 Alumni Hall (513-529-7210). This preprofessional degree prepares you to enter a professional graduate program to become a registered/licensed architect or to enter an architectural field at a preprofessional level. Miami offers a graduate program, which leads to the professional degree Master of Architecture; it is described in the Graduate Bulletin, available from the Graduate School. Freshman and sophomore courses introduce the basics of architecture and the range of opportunities available in the field. Junior and senior courses focus on advanced architectural design, landscape, and urban design. Throughout the program, you are exposed to the interdisciplinary nature of architecture. Interior Design: Bachelor of Fine Arts For information contact the Department of Architecture and Interior Design, 101 Alumni Hall (513-529-7210). This is a professional degree program leading to the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Graduates are prepared to enter the interior design field or to enter a graduate program in interior design, architecture, or a related discipline. The curriculum promotes competency in fundamental design, design process, and visual communication, and an understanding of interior materials and systems, history and theory, and professional procedures. Graduates integrate the various aesthetic, social, technical, and graphic requirements of interior design problems. The program balances liberal learning with a comprehensive professional education. It emphasizes interdisciplinary learning (reflective of the discipline and of trends in practice) by requiring several courses outside the major and by emphasizing interdisciplinary courses and projects. The program promotes independent, self-directed course work and research, with the intention of developing in the student a specialized knowledge as a complement to a broad-based, generalized understanding of the discipline. Architecture and Interior Design: Special Admission Requirements Admission is possible only in the fall semester. Minimum requirements in mathematics include one and one-half units of algebra, one-half unit of plane geometry, one-half unit in solid or analytic geometry, and one-half unit in trigonometry. Calculus is recommended. You must also have completed a year of physics. Courses in studio art or other creative areas (music, drama, creative writing) are strongly encouraged because they help you develop creative potential as well as critical judgment. Evidence of creative aptitude must be submitted in the form of a portfolio, due by the same deadline date as other admission materials. Contact the department for submission guidelines. A departmental visit is highly recommended. The departmental admission committee will evaluate your scholastic achievements and general academic profile in addition to the evidence of creativity revealed in the portfolio submission. Please contact the Department of Architecture and Interior Design for further information about portfolio submission. To transfer, you must meet the above criteria (including portfolio submission) and have a minimum 3.0 cumulative g.p.a. Transfers after the second year are generally restricted to students coming from other undergraduate professional or preprofessional architecture and interior design programs. National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Statement The following statement is required by the NAAB. Most states require that an individual intending to become an architect holds an accredited degree. There are two types of degrees accredited by the NAAB: (1) Bachelor of Architecture, which requires a minimum of five years of study, and (2) Master of Architecture, which requires a minimum of three years of study following an unrelated bachelor's degree or two years following a related preprofessional bachelor's degree. These professional degrees are structured to educate those who aspire to registration/licensure as architects. The four-year preprofessional degree, where offered, is not accredited by NAAB. The preprofessional degree is useful for those wishing a foundation in the field of architecture as preparation for either continued education in a professional degree program or for employment options in architecturally related areas. Special Curriculum Requirements First Year in Western College Program Advancing to Upperclass Standing Departmental Honors
Admission to Graduate Program Program Requirements: Architecture (128 semester hours minimum) Sophomore year Junior year Senior year Program Requirements: Interior Design Freshman year Sophomore year Junior year Summer History of Art and Architecture: Bachelor of Arts in the History of Art and Architecture This is an interdepartmental major coordinated by the departments of Architecture and Interior Design and Art. For information, please refer to the description in the Department of Art section. The Department of Art offers these degrees: Bachelor of Arts in History of Art and Architecture; Bachelor of Fine Arts, emphasizing studio art; Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design and Bachelor of Science in Art with Multi-Age Visual Arts Licensure Program (prekindergarten through grade 12; ages 3-21) for those preparing to teach in public schools. You can receive a B.F.A. and a B.S. degree at the same time; this may take additional time beyond the 128 semester hours required for a degree. These art programs prepare producing and exhibiting artists, designers, artists-crafts persons, art and architectural historians, professionals in related fields, and art teachers for careers in art and related art fields. Course offerings include basic studio areas, art education, history of art, and advanced studio disciplines. The department also offers graduate programs leading to Master of Fine Arts and Master of Arts degrees. More information on these programs is available in the Graduate Bulletin or from the Graduate School. Admission Requirements: B.F.A. in Graphic Design and B.S. in Art in Art Education The admission process for the B.F.A. and B.S. in Art in art education programs within the Department of Art includes submission of a portfolio of slides of recent work for review by the art faculty. The purpose of the review is to assess artistic potential, to approve admission to the department, and to award departmental scholarships. Please understand that an impressive portfolio is a goal to be achieved during study, it is not a prerequisite for entrance. Your portfolio should consist of 12 to 15 slides of recent work. Please see the Department of Art Web site or contact the Department of Art for the detailed requirements of a portfolio review. For information about the graphic design program, please see Studio Art—Graphic Design. Transfer Admission Requirements Bachelor of Fine Arts Students from other universities and colleges who wish to transfer to the department must first be admitted to Miami University and then follow the same admission procedures required of all Miami students who are not art majors. Graphic design students from other institutions are encouraged to contact Miami's graphic design faculty. Transfer credit (comparable art studio courses taken at other universities and colleges) may fulfill part or all of the required prerequisites of art studio courses needed for admission consideration; however, a portfolio of art work is still required for admission consideration. Students who are denied admission in their initial attempt may apply a second time. Students who are denied in their second attempt are ineligible for further admission consideration. Bachelor of Science in Art with Multi-Age Visual Arts Licensure Art Education: Bachelor of Science in Art with Multi-Age Visual Arts Licensure For information contact the Department of Art, art education area, 124 Art Building (513-529-2900). This program prepares the student for licensure as an art teacher in Ohio Public Schools. It leads to the Bachelor of Science in Art with Multi-Age Visual Arts License (Prekindergarten through grade 12, ages 3-21). Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), NCATE, and the State of Ohio Department of Education Teacher Licensure Standards, it is in compliance with guidelines from Ohio's Model Competency-Based Program of Comprehensive Arts Education (CAE) and the National Art Education Association. A student must plan a program with an art education adviser in the Department of Art and demonstrate progress toward candidacy for licensure by successfully completing a four-stage review. Program Requirements (128 semester hours) Two of these: Non-Western art history. One course recommended from these:** Studio electives. One of these: Graphic Design: Bachelor of Fine Arts For information contact the Department of Art, 124 Art Building (513-529-2900). This program includes 36 semester hours of basic art history and studio requirements in the freshman and sophomore years, including two courses specific to graphic design. Upperclass students must earn three semester hours in design history and three hours in the history of art at the 300- or 400-level; 21 hours in graphic design course work, with nine at the junior level and 12 at the senior level; three additional hours of studio at any level; and 12 additional hours of art or art-related electives including at least one of the following: ART 453, 454, or .I. You must also take one semester of three-dimensional studio (ceramics, sculpture, or metals) at the 200-level and complete one summer internship. It is highly recommended that you also complete one semester of photography and illustration. The program requirements listed below incorporate all requirements in art and the Miami Plan. Transfer Admission Students who wish to transfer from another institution and enter this program must satisfy admission requirements of the graphic design program in addition to those of the art department and university. For information, contact the art department office (513-529-2900). Portfolio Review In addition to the entrance portfolio review required by the department, a graphic design portfolio review is required at the close of your second year following ART 251, 252. Students must be art majors prior to the graphic design review. Access to upper-level graphic design course work includes portfolio submission and an interview with intention to major in graphic design. A limited number of students are admitted each year. Probationary acceptance may be extended to some students; this means their work and performance is evaluated by the faculty at the conclusion of both semesters of the junior year. The evaluations determine continuance in the program. Program Requirements (128 semester hours minimum) Two of these: Sophomore year Junior year (entrance by portfolio review) Senior year History of Art and Architecture: Bachelor of Arts in the History of Art and Architecture This is an interdepartmental major coordinated by the departments of Architecture and Interior Design, Art, and Classics. For information contact the Department of Architecture and Interior Design, 101 Alumni Hall (513-529-7210) or the Department of Art, 124 Art Building (513-529-2900) This major provides an introduction to the history of visual arts in all major periods for Western and Asian cultures as well as an opportunity for specialized study. It provides majors with solid training in those perceptual, historical, research, and critical skills fundamental to a liberal arts education. This program is valuable for careers in studio art, art education, architectural design, historic preservation and restoration, museum curatorship, or administration and other related fields. Program Requirements (128 semester hours) History of art (beginning level requirement) History of architecture (beginning level requirement) Language requirement History of art and architecture (upper division requirement) Include these: Studio requirement Studio Art — Ceramics, Metals, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture: Bachelor of Fine Arts For information contact the Department of Art, 124 Art Building (513-529-2900). This program includes 38 semester hours of basic art requirements in the freshman and sophomore years. Upperclass students must earn six semester hours in the history of art at 300 or 400 level, six semester hours in advanced drawing, 12 semester hours in a single studio area with six hours at 300 level and six at 400 level, and 12 semester hours of studio electives taken at any level. If you intend to continue into graduate studies in studio art, you should take a 300- and 400-level course sequence in your concentration area and additional studies in the history of art. The program requirements below incorporate all requirements in art and the Miami Plan. Program Requirements (128 semester hours minimum) Freshman year Two of these: Sophomore year Two-dimensional studio. One of these: Three-dimensional studio. One of these: Junior year Senior year ( Next Page ) General Bulletin Home | Search | Top |Miami University Main Page |
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