Bachelor of Fine Arts

The bachelor of fine arts degree (BFA) is a professional degree in art. With this degree, students may choose to emphasize in one or two of the studio diciplines listed below.

Ceramics
Students working in the ceramics area are introduced to a range of possibilities in terms of forming and firing technologies.

Graphic Design
The Graphic Design program prepares students to enter the dynamic arena of digital communication design, leading to an expanding array of professions, such as art and design director, web content developer, and corporate communications manager.

New Genres
New Genres is an area of study for students interested in explorating the connections between technology and art. Designed for students interested in interdisciplinary, technically-advanced study, New Genres offers courses that cover video, audio, programming, 3d modeling, and electronics/physical computing within a structure of artistic inquiry and exploration.

Painting/Drawing
The painting and drawing program is engaged in providing the technical and conceptual framework for artists interested in examining content through two-dimensional processes.

Photography
The Photography area offers a range of studio courses in darkroom and digital photography that focus on technical, conceptual and aesthetic aspects of the medium as well as photography theory, history, criticism and contemporary practice.

Printmaking
The printmaking program seeks to present the creative potential inherent in all the various print media, including intaglio, lithography, silkscreen, and relief, as well as non-toxic techniques, new technologies, book arts and alternative presentations, and to help expand definitions of the print.

Sculpture
Through a diversity of materials, philosophies and solutions, sculpture students are encouraged to mine the boundaries of their potential, challenge the notions of contemporary art and be a creative force in the evolution of our culture.