User:Jillian DeGrie/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Bachelor of Fine Arts

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I am working towards a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) right now. My other degree is an art degree as well, but falls under the BS (Bachelor of Science) category. I know a lot about the BA (Bachelor of Art) degrees too. This article seemed like a good one to evaluate due to my background knowledge on their differences without extensive knowledge on the subtle differences at colleges besides mine.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section - gives a simplistic but comprehensive definition of what a BFA is with no other details.

Content- serves as a basic introduction to what it means to earn a BFA. There isn't any extraneous details. It has many links to other wikipedia articles.

Tone and balance- this article does have a neutral tone. There is no inserted opinion.

Sources- One main sentence has no citation for it at all, which means it could be inaccurate. Even if it is deemed "common knowledge," it should have been cited. Another of the articles cited was called "Best Bachelors of Arts in Dance in Europe" which could be a biased source. However, the only piece used from this was a fact on the use of specific dance degrees in Europe so that one piece of information is objective.

Organization and Writing Quality- easy to understand and straightforward. I have prior knowledge in these subjects however and thus might not be the best judge of ease of understanding.

Images and Media- N/A

Talk page- after its founding this page has been pretty inactive. The last edit was made 02/18/2008 and the talk page is empty.

Overall- The article served its purpose to define a BFA and a couple requirements, however I would have liked a little bit more than just a straight definition. I appreciated and learned from the statistical difference mentioned between a BA and BFA. This article would benefit from additional citations and possibly a link to colleges that offer BFAs or colleges most known for their fine art programs. The authors did cite an article about what to do with a fine art degree as well but didn't actually list potential occupations which I also think would have been a nice addition.