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Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts

The B.A. in Visual Arts program has two concentrations that offers production-based courses founded on the concepts, skills and cultural viewpoints that characterize contemporary art practice. Our goal is to educate students in the craft, culture, and theory of current fine art practices to prepare them for successful careers as artists.

About This Program

Visual Arts program is designed to develop in-depth skills in more than one area of the visual arts. It emphasizes the expressive potential of an integration of media, often via a cross-disciplinary, interactive path. Through collaboration and connections with scientists, engineers, and humanities scholars, the program addresses a breadth of topical and artistic concerns central to a vital undergraduate education. Students are exposed to a range of practices early in their development in order to have a good basis of comparison if they choose to focus on a particular medium. This sequence of courses also broadens the students’ skills and enables them to combine materials and methods.

Concentrations

Students in the Visual Arts degree program must choose from two concentrations: Graphic Design or Studio (2-D or 3-D).

A graphic design student works with image-editing software

Graphic Design

Combining and refining pictures and text for print and/or online media.

A studio-art student sculpts objects from clay

Studio Art

Drawing, painting, sculpting, and more.

Career Fields

A degree in Visual Arts will prepare you for a variety of fields. Depending on your concentration, there are several employment options to persue.

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    256-372-4800
    Morrison Building
    Room 100

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