Studio Art

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About Studying Studio Art

Build a strong visual arts foundation that will prepare you to become a working professional with our Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art degree. Multiple studio concentrations give you both the opportunity to dig deep into your passion and the flexibility to explore your interests. You’ll get a foundation in creativity, problem-solving, critical thinking and both digital and traditional art skills. You can choose to focus in one or more studio areas for a personalized combination of courses.

Ready for the next level? Our mostly online Master of Arts or Graduate Certificate in Studio Art will deepen your artistic practice and enhance your career. These programs are designed for current art educators and artists who wish to build upon their credentials while developing as studio artists, teachers and leaders in art practice and education. Choose your studio art focus with multiple options for coursework in ceramics, drawing, integrated media arts, metals, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, digital fabrication and more.

Consider adding the Arts Entrepreneurship Certificate into your undergraduate major to get yourself more ready for the professional arts world. It’s just 15 credits that you choose according to your interests.

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Choose Your Artistic Passion

Focus in one or more of the following areas for a personalized combination of courses.

Ceramics

Explore clay body composition, firing kilns, and glazing techniques.

Drawing

Focus on composition, content, technical concerns, and a range of materials.

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Integrated Media Arts

Delve into cutting-edge tools like Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), video projection, digital illustration, and game design, with pathways in Game Design, Digital and Time-Based Arts, Immersive Media and Photography.

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Painting

Develop technical ability in acrylic and mixed-media painting, with a focus on individual expression and visual vocabulary.

Printmaking

Offers courses in Relief Printmaking, Monotypes, Screen Printing, and Letterpress.

3D printed artwork from digital fabrication students.

Sculpture + Digital Fabrication

Learn various sculpture-making techniques, including woodworking, mold-making, casting, 3D printing and mixed media. You can also choose classes in metal smithing to learn about creating wearable art and historical and contemporary design concepts in fine art jewelry.

Foundations Courses

Foundations classes are exciting explorations of art history, design and studio techniques that everyone takes during their first year to build a strong knowledge and skill base for more advanced art classes. You’ll take 2D Design, 3D Design, Drawing 1 and Contemporary Art History.

Studio Art

About Studying Studio Art