Painting
College/Institution: CPVA
Department/School/Center: Alle School of Fine Arts and Design
Program title: BFA in Painting
Program duration (in years): Four for regular
Study Language: English
Credits and the equivalent ECTS: ECTS – 244
Mode of delivery: Regular
Program Objective
- To train intellectual artists who have the knowledge and skills required in the subject area, can satisfy the demands of the art world and make social contributions to the arts.
- To promote the profession in its wider scope in order to serve the cultural and spiritual life of the nation.
Admission requirements – this program admits candidates who
- Successfully pass the foundation year courses of the school or its equivalent.
- Have a good inclination and performance in painting.
- Gain acceptance of eligibility from the department.
- Have an approval of the Academic Committee of the school.
Graduation requirement – to be eligible for graduation in the regular program, the prospective graduate must:
- Have CGPA and MGPA of at least 2.0
- Pass in his/her graduation project evaluation
- No “F” grade in any course taken
- Take a total of 244 ECTS
Advanced Standing Program – the Advanced Standing Program is designed to be completed in 2 years. Based on the presented documents, the Academic Committee will exempt some courses.
Modules and Courses
Foundation Year (1st Year)
Module Code and Title | Course Code and Title | ECTS |
FAFN-M1011 Basic Design |
FAFN 1012 Basic Design I | 5 |
FAFN 1013 Basic Design II | 5 | |
FAFN-1015 Typography | 2.5 | |
FAFN 1014 Introduction to Computer as a tool | 2.5 | |
FAFN-M1021 Drawing |
FAFN 1022 Drawing I | 5 |
FAFN 1023 Drawing II | 5 | |
FAFN-M1031 Ethiopian Art History |
FAFN 1032 History of Ethiopia Art I | 2.5 |
FAFN 1033 History of Ethiopia Art II | 2.5 | |
FAFN 1034 Indigenous Artistic Discourses | 2 | |
FAFN-M1041 Understanding Visual Arts |
FAFN1042 Concepts of Visual Arts | 4 |
FAFN1043 Introduction to Art Mediums | 4 | |
FAFN-M1051 Drawing II | FAFN1052 Drawing III | 10 |
FAFN-M1061 World Art History |
FAFN1062 World Art History I | 4 |
FAFN1063 World Art History II | 4 | |
FAFN1071 African Art | 4 |
Total – 62 ECTS
Major Area Modules
Module Code | Module Title | Course Code and Title | Allocated
ECTS |
FAPN-M3133 | Introduction to Material & Techniques of Eases and Mural painting | FAPN 3135 Color theory 4 |
14 |
FAPN 3134 Material & Techniques of Fresco Painting and Scraffito 5 | |||
FAPN 3133 Material & Techniques of Easel Painting 5 | |||
FAPN-M 2092 | Figure& Scenery painting | FAPN 2092 Figure Painting 5 | 10 |
FAPN 2093 Scenery Painting 5 | |||
FAPM-M 2081 | Studio Drawing | FAPN 2081 Studio Drawing 6 | 12 |
FAPN 2082 Studio Drawing 6 | |||
FAPN-M 2102 | Mural painting | FAPN 2102 Public Mosaic Art 5 | 10 |
FAPN 2103 Stained Glass 5 | |||
FAPN-M 3172 | Advanced studio painting and Drawing | FAPN3172 Advanced Studio painting 6 | 12 |
FAPN3173 Advanced mural drawing, small and large format 6 | |||
FAPN-M 4192 | Alternative Media Exploration | FAPN4192 Alternative Media Exploration 4 |
10 |
FAPN4193 Digital mural art 4 | |||
FAPN4194 Presentation of site specific art project 2 | |||
FAPN-M 3164 | Multilevel studio painting & site specification project | FAPN3164 Multilevel Studio painting 6 |
12 |
FAPN3165 Site Specific public art project 6 | |||
FAPN-M 3123 | Advanced Figure and conceptual Drawing | FAPN3123 Advanced Figure Drawing 6 |
12 |
FAPN3124 Conceptual Drawing 6 | |||
FAPN-M 2112 | Composition of Easel& mural painting | FAPN2112 Composition of Easel Painting 7 |
14 |
FAPN2113 Composition of Mural painting 7 | |||
FAPN-M 4201 | Graduation project | FAPN4201 Easel painting Graduation Project I 4 |
16 |
FAPN4202 site specific public art Graduation Project I 4 | |||
FAPN4203 Easel painting Graduation Project II 4 | |||
FAPN4204 site specific public art Graduation Project II 4 | |||
Total | 122 ECTS |
General Education Modules
Module Code | Module Title | Course Code & Title | Allocated
ECTS |
EnLa-M1013 | Basic English Skills | EnLa1011 Communicative English Skills 5 |
10 |
EnLa1012 Basic Writing skills 5 | |||
Phil-M1033 | Introduction to Logic | Phil-M1033 Introduction to Logic | 5 |
CESt-M1023 | Civic and Ethics | CESt-M1023 Civic and Ethics 5 | 5 |
Psyc-M2063 | Introduction to psychology | Psyc-M2063 Introduction to psychology 5 | 5 |
Total | 25 ECTS |
Supportive Courses
Module Code | Module Title | Course Code & Title | Allocated
ECTS |
FAPN- M2071 | Comparative studies in lit.& Arts | FAPN 2071 Comparative Studies in Visual Arts & Literature | 6 |
FAPN- M3154 | Writing & Research for Arts | FAED3155 writing for the visual art 5 |
10 |
FAED3156 Principles &application of research 5 | |||
FAPN- M3143 | Resent Art history | FAED 3143 Recent history of art | 7 |
FAPN- M4186 | Aesthetics for visual Arts | FAED4186 Aesthetics for Visual Arts | 7 |
CPVA- M4186 | Aesthetics | CPVA4187 Aesthetics | 5 |
Total | 35 ECTS |