All programs in the School of Art & Design are housed in the College of Arts and Media with the exception of Art Education, which is housed in the College of Education.
The Foundation Program prepares students for entry into their chosen artistic discipline. Courses teach concepts and terminology as well as pertinent techniques. The sequence culminates with Foundations Review where each student presents work to a faculty panel and prepares and exhibition in one of our galleries. You will utilize the skills you develop in the Foundations sequence throughout your artistic career.
Bachelor of Arts: BA degree
The Art Education area of study prepares students for teaching art in elementary and secondary settings. Students complete foundation courses in general studies, education and in art and design. The art education program of study provides students with a strong studio foundation. Courses in the School of Art & Design include: drawing, painting, graphic design, photography, sculpture, and ceramics. Students also complete courses in art history and art education methods.
The BA in Art History offers an interdisciplinary approach toward understanding art and its history. Students in this degree may also pursue degrees in a foreign language, philosophy, psychology, anthropology, or sociology.
The BA in Visual Art and Design is best suited to students who wish to combine studio art, and a minor or second degree in another discipline. This degree pairs well with a second major in Art Education, Creative Writing, Psychology, and more.
Bachelor of Fine Arts: BFA degree.
The BFA in Studio is a studio degree with 73-75 credits in art.
Explore cinematography, photography, animation, video art, motion design, screenwriting, acting, and post-production in a studio art environment. Develop hands-on skills and build a career through industry internships and professional on-set experiences!
Graphic designers use images and media to communicate. They work in publishing, merchandising, marketing, animation, print, motion graphics, web design, or any of the many emerging fields. Students apprentice on campus or with a local business.
The Studio Art is a hands-on, interdisciplinary program mirroring the breadth of contemporary art practice. Explore fields such as animation, industrial design, and apparel design while shaping a personalized academic path. Build a program tailored to your artistic vision and career goals.
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- Ceramics
Work with varied materials and techniques and learn to become a successful studio artist or small business entrepreneur. Ceramic artists create works ranging from sculptural pieces to functional pottery.
- Fibers
Study weaving, felting, dying, silkscreen printing, rug tufting, and pattern-making through 2D and 3D projects. Fiber artists embrace traditional weaving, quilting, and embroidery practices, expanding upon these to create contemporary art.
- New Media
Explore the intersection of technology, digital media, and artistic expression through interactive installations, performance art, video art, sound, virtual reality, and multi-disciplinary techniques.
- Painting
Painters explore traditional methods and expansive approaches of 21st century art making. Develop your creative voice in a nurturing and challenging environment.
- Photography
Study black and white photography, digital photography, studio lighting, 19th Century Processes, and the history of photography in Marshall’s
state-of-the-art facility. - Printmaking
Traditional techniques are integrated with new technologies and conceptual frameworks. Classes focus on the investigation of form and content as it relates to processes in intaglio, lithography, relief, serigraphy, letterpress, and papermaking.
- Sculpture
Sculptors shape materials and use critical thinking to solve problems to inform and develop their creative voice. Students learn to make work in our wood and metal shops, and safe practices are taught and strictly maintained in every course.
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