Think, Design, Conceptualize
The Bachelor of Arts degree is designed to provide students with experiences in a range of visual arts and knowledge of contemporary and historical artists. It will also prepare students for success in one of several disciplines within the visual arts, including Photography, Two-dimensional Art, and Three-dimensional Art.
As a student in the 3D emphasis, you will add a new dimension to your thinking. The classes you take will give you hands-on experience in creating and innovating. The 3D experience will help broaden how you think, design, and conceptualize.
As a student in the 3D emphasis, you will add a new dimension to your thinking. The classes you take will give you hands-on experience in creating and innovating. The 3D experience will help broaden how you think, design, and conceptualize.
Highlighted Career Paths
Graduates with a degree in Fine Arts have a wide array of rewarding careers before them. Check out some of the top careers students get with this degree or explore more career options in I-Plan.
Fine Artist
You will create original works of art using a variety of materials and techniques for sale and exhibition. Fine artists may sell and exhibit their work in galleries, art fairs, museums, and other venues.
Teacher/Professor
By obtaining an art education degree, you will be able to teach art in a K-12 setting. To teach in a higher education setting, a graduate degree is required. Alternatively, you may choose to create your own business centered around teaching classes on specialized or general topics, which would not require an education degree.
Customize Your Career
If you have a specific direction or specialty that you wish to pursue, faculty will work with you in developing that direction. Many art careers combine a variety of disciplines/interests including selling art in galleries, creating commission work, working for artists, teaching workshops, creating instructional videos, working in the entertainment industry, etc.
Getting Started in this degree
If you are interested in Fine Arts with a 3D emphasis, start with one of the following major-specific courses
Related Majors
As an Art Education Major, you will have the opportunity to study a variety of art studio processes as well as how to teach them. You will learn how to inspire future students in art techniques, self-expression, and creativity.
In the Fine Art Major, 2D Emphasis, students will master the skills and concepts required to become confident and productive professional artists. Students will be prepared for a lifetime of involvement in the arts and create a portfolio of work from still life, landscape, figurative, and abstract works. You will explore a variety of techniques. With the expert faculty's guidance, you will develop technical and creative thinking skills and discover new possibilities that strengthen your work.
As a student in photography, you will learn the technical and creative skills that allow you to develop a portfolio. These skills will also prepare you to teach photography or work in commercial photography or fine art photography. They also prepare you for small business ownership.
As an Art Education Major, you will have the opportunity to study a variety of art studio processes as well as how to teach them. You will learn how to inspire future students in art processes, self-expression, and creativity. This emphasis will prepare students to teach in a Drawing and Painting program and other forms of art instruction.
With this emphasis, you can share your passion for the incredible world of illustration with students as you teach them. Inspire students to become more creative and find interest in art. This emphasis will prepare a candidate to teach in an illustration program as well as general art teaching jobs.
In the Illustration BA with an Entertainment Emphasis, students will be introduced to the entertainment industry markets. Students will be taught necessary skills and practices as they develop a portfolio, network, and work towards employment after graduation.
Students will be introduced to the publishing industry markets and taught necessary skills and practices as they develop a portfolio, network, and work towards employment after graduation.
In this emphasis, you will be prepared to teach graphic design with a versatile curriculum. You will learn about how to employ various mediums of art and about relevant skills for graphic design. This emphasis will prepare a candidate for teaching in K-12 programs and for other endeavors in art and graphic design.
As a Graphic Design student, you’ll develop typography, composition, design process, and visual communication skills. You will learn to think like a designer, give visual form to your ideas, and become adept at solving visual and conceptual problems.
As a Graphic Design student, you’ll develop typography, composition, design process, and visual communication skills. You will learn to think like a designer, give visual form to your ideas, and become adept at solving visual and conceptual problems.
As a Graphic Design student, you’ll develop typography, composition, design process, and visual communication skills. You will learn to think like a designer, give visual form to your ideas, and become adept at solving visual and conceptual problems.
As a student in photography, you will learn technical and creative skills that allow you to develop a portfolio. These skills will also prepare you to take advantage of careers in commercial photography, fine art photography, and small business ownership.
Do you want to teach the next generation about your passion for creating 3D art? In 3D studies, you will be taught basic technical skills in ceramics and sculpture, including throwing, hand-building, etc. This emphasis will prepare a candidate to teach 3D studies and other art teaching jobs.
The visual communication emphasis trains content creators to communicate clearly and effectively for careers requiring broad graphic skills.