B.F.A.

Studio art degree

B.F.A. stands for Bachelor of Fine Arts, an undergraduate degree focused on visual or performing arts.

The B.F.A. emphasizes studio practice and creative work more than the general Bachelor of Arts, requiring students to concentrate heavily in their artistic discipline: She earned her B.F.A. in painting from RISD.

practice

studio

Creative professional's workspace

critique · artist statement · conceptualization · composition · technique · medium · canvas · sketch · rendering · commission

disciplines

painting

Pigment on canvas

photography · drawing · illustration · graphic design · animation · filmmaking · textiles · glassblowing · pottery · jewelry

academia

university

Higher education institution

scholarship · enrollment · curriculum · syllabus · semester · electives · seminar · lecture · studio · department

degree

diploma

Academic completion document

capstone · thesis · major · minor · credits · transcript · GPA · summa cum laude · magna cum laude · cum laude

Opposites
academic level

B.F.A.master's degree

Post-college academic credential

Ph.D. · doctorate · M.A. · graduate degree · terminal degree

degree focus

B.F.A.B.S.

Insincere or false talk

Bachelor of Science · B.B.A. · engineering degree · technical degree · B.A.

formal vs. informal artistic training

B.F.A.self-taught artist

Creator without formal instruction

autodidact · untrained · amateur

Family

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