BFA
Sculptor's college diploma
BFA stands for Bachelor of Fine Arts, an undergraduate degree focused on visual or performing arts.
It emphasizes studio practice and creative work over academic coursework, requiring more art credits than a general BA in art: She earned her BFA in painting from RISD.
Programs exist in disciplines from sculpture to theater to graphic design.
Degree-seeking college student
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
- commencementAct of starting
- capstoneTopmost stone of structure
thesis · portfolio · exhibition · critique · accreditation · credential · qualification · major
Creative professional's workspace
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
- foundation yearWhen something started existing
- figure drawingSketching the human form
- color theoryFramework for understanding hues
critique sessions · electives · seminar · workshop · practicum · independent study · senior project · interdisciplinary
Pigment on canvas
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- photographyCreating images from light
- ceramicsHardened clay objects
- printmakingProducing images through impression
drawing · illustration · graphic design · animation · film · textiles · glassblowing · metalworking
Glass-enclosed plant room
- academyInstitution of learning
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- facultyInherent power or ability
- professorsHighest-ranking university instructors
instructors · department · admissions · tuition · scholarship · fellowship · residency · RISD
undergraduate
Degree-seeking college student
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
- commencementAct of starting
capstone · thesis · portfolio · exhibition · critique · accreditation · credential · qualification · major · concentration
studio
Creative professional's workspace
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
- foundation yearWhen something started existing
- figure drawingSketching the human form
color theory · critique sessions · electives · seminar · workshop · practicum · independent study · senior project · interdisciplinary · concentration
painting
Pigment on canvas
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- photographyCreating images from light
- ceramicsHardened clay objects
printmaking · drawing · illustration · graphic design · animation · film · textiles · glassblowing · metalworking · jewelry
conservatory
Glass-enclosed plant room
- academyInstitution of learning
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- facultyInherent power or ability
professors · instructors · department · admissions · tuition · scholarship · fellowship · residency · RISD · Pratt
- degreeshigh school diploma, GED, master's degree, BS, PhD
- art schoolpainting studios, studio, gallery, MFA, atelier
- design educationMFA, design studio, foundation year, design thinking, graphic design
- Oxbridge academiaMA, PhD, DPhil, matriculation, finals
- academiaprofessors, universities, graduation cap, biology department, professor
- school termsfreshman, sophomore, junior, senior, homework
BFABS
Falsehoods, or science degree
Bachelor of Science · engineering degree · computer science degree · chemistry degree · pre-med
BFAMBA
Graduate degree in commerce
CPA · JD · MD · engineering degree · professional certification
bachelor, baccalaureate, fine, finely, fineness, finer, finest, refine, refined