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Sweet Briar College

Sweet Briar College
Sweet Briar, VA 24595

{P} 434.381.6100

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The Sweet Briar Promise outlines our distinctive approach for providing meaningful, enduring education for women. It includes:

The Fine Arts Major (B.F.A.)

Required

Choose a major area. Students must complete the requirements for one of the following majors:

Choose 18 credit hours from the following list:

(Courses must be from disciplines other than the major and cannot be part of the major requirements. At least 6 credits must be applied arts courses (fulfill V.6b general education knowledge area). At least 6 of the eighteen credits must be at the 200-level or above.

*Applied Arts*

Creative Writing: Engl 106, 201, 207, 211, 228, 233, 308, 311, 312, 314

Dance: 107, 109, 111, 207, 209, 211, 223, 224, 311

Music: 177, 179, 181, 183, 185, 187, 189, 191, 193, 195, 197, 245, 251

Studio Art: any studio art course with the exception of ARTS 209, ARTS 213

Theatre: THTR 189, 229, 230, 280, 329, 341, 389, 392

*History/Theory*

Dance: 221, 222, 351

History of Art: any ARTH course

Music: 126, 127, 157, 158, 212, 213, 331, 338, 340, 358

Studio Art: 209, 213

Theatre: 104, 105, 170, 220, 235, 245, 290, 333, 334, 335, 336

Additional Course Requirements

ARMG 105 (4) - The Arts Organization APLOMB: Audience, Program, Leadership, Outreach, Mission, and Balance

Choose 1 additional three-credit course in arts management.

Choose the following course in four different semesters:

IART 101 (1) - Fine Arts Workshop

Note: Successful completion of at least 3 semesters of this course is required. A maximum of 8 credits of IART 101 may be counted toward the degree.

Senior Exercise

IART 452 (3) - Senior Thesis

Note: IART 452 is required in addition to the senior seminar or exercise required in the major area.