Bachelor of Fine Arts
The BFA curriculum is an expanded version of the Certificate in Fine Arts program, with additional general education courses, core courses, and major courses. While providing training in the traditional studio arts, the program also addresses new requirements in fine arts education and the changing demands of the visual arts profession with its courses on electronic media, photography and new production methods.
TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS: 138
Bachelor of Fine Arts
| FIRST YEAR | |||
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||
| Course | Units | Course | Units |
| GE 1 – AH I (ARTS 1) | 3 | GE 3 – AH II (WIKA 1) | 3 |
| GE 2 – SSP I (KAS 1 / HIST I) | 3 | GE 4 – NSM I (SCIENCE 10) | 3 |
| FA 10 | 3 | GE 5 – SSP II (SAS 1) | 3 |
| FA 12 | 3 | FA 11 | 3 |
| FA 14 | 3 | FA 13 | 3 |
| PE 1 | (2) | FA 15 | 3 |
| PE 2* | (2) | ||
| Total | 15 | Total | 18 |
| SECOND YEAR | |||
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||
| Course | Units | Course | Units |
| GE 6 – NSM II (SCIENCE 11) | 3 | Kom 11/Comm 11 | 3 |
| FA 110 | 3 | FA 111 | 3 |
| FA 102 | 3 | FA 103 | 3 |
| FA 104 | 3 | FA 105 | 3 |
| FA 120 | 3 | FA 143 | 3 |
| FA 192** | 3 | FA 192** | 3 |
| PE 2* | (2) | PE 2* | (2) |
| NSTP 1 | (3) | NSTP 2 | (3) |
| Total | 18 | Total | 18 |
| THIRD YEAR | |||
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||
| Course | Units | Course | Units |
| PI 100 | 3 | GE 7 – AH III (COMM 10) | 3 |
| FA 100 | 3 | FA 101 | 3 |
| FA 130 | 3 | FA 141 | 3 |
| FA 140 | 3 | FA 146 | 3 |
| FA 160 | 3 | FA 161 | 3 |
| FA Program Elective*** | 3 | FA Program Elective*** | 3 |
| Total | 18 | Total | 18 |
| FOURTH YEAR | |||
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||
| Course | Units | Course | Units |
| GE 8 – SSP III (ETHICS 1) | 3 | GE 11 – SSP IV (Elective) | 3 |
| GE 9 – NSM III (STS 1) | 3 | GE 12 – NSM IV(Elective) | 3 |
| GE 10 – AH IV (Elective) | 3 | FA 107 | 3 |
| FA 190**** | 3 | FA 191***** | 3 |
| FA 195 | 3 | FA 200 | 3 |
| FA 199 | 3 | ||
| Total | 18 | Total | 15 |
| Total number of units: 138 units | |||
List of Courses in the Bachelor in Fine Arts Program
| Course | Title | Units | Prerequisites |
| FA 10 | Visual Perception | 3.0 | None |
| FA 11 | Visual Communication | 3.0 | FA 10 |
| FA 12 | Techniques I | 3.0 | None |
| FA 13 | Techniques II | 3.0 | FA 12 |
| FA 14 | Materials I | 3.0 | None |
| FA 15 | Materials II | 3.0 | FA 14 |
| FA 100 | Art History | 3.0 | None |
| FA 101 | Art Theory | 3.0 | None |
| FA 102 | Visual Studies I | 3.0 | FA 11 |
| FA 103 | Visual Studies II | 3.0 | None |
| FA 104 | Figure Drawing | 3.0 | FA 13 |
| FA 105 | Visual Design | 3.0 | FA 11, FA 13, FA 15/COI |
| FA 106 | Art Education | 3.0 | FA 100/FA 102 and FA 101 |
| FA 107 | Art Management | 3.0 | None |
| FA 110 | Philippine Art | 3.0 | None |
| FA 111 | Philippine Traditional Art Forms | 3.0 | FA 110/COI |
| FA 115 | World Art | 3.0 | None |
| FA 120 | Painting I | 3.0 | FA 10, FA 13, FA 15 |
| FA 121 | Painting II | 3.0 | None |
| FA 130 | Sculpture I | 3.0 | FA 15 |
| FA 131 | Sculpture II | 3.0 | None |
| FA 140 | Editorial Design and Illustration | 3.0 | FA 102 and FA 103/COI |
| FA 141 | Production for Electronic Media | 3.0 | FA 102, FA 103/COI |
| FA 142 | Advanced Production for Electronic Media | 3.0 | FA 141/COI |
| FA 143 | Photography | 3.0 | FA 11, FA 13, FA 15/COI |
| FA 144 | Advanced Photography | 3.0 | FA 143 |
| FA 146 | Advertising Design and Production | 3.0 | FA 140 and FA 105 or COI |
| FA 160 | Production Methods I | 3.0 | FA 11, FA 13, FA 15 |
| FA 161 | Production Methods II | 3.0 | FA 160 |
| FA 190 | Art Seminar I | 3.0 | COL |
| FA 191 | Art Seminar II | 3.0 | COI |
| FA 192 | Art Workshop | 3.0 | COI |
| FA 195 | Apprenticeship | 3.0 | JS |
| FA 199 | Research Methods in Art | 3.0 | SS |
| FA 200 | Bachelor's Thesis | 3.0 | FA 199 |