Live, Breathe & Succeed in the Arts
The School of Art & Design is an artistic and intellectual community that fosters creative thinking and lifelong learning. We prepare individuals for leadership and professional careers in the areas of visual art and design.
Our faculty guide aspiring artists and designers to build both theoretical and practical foundations, and encourage personal development in art, design, and the humanities. The art and design programs at ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Polytechnic are unlike any other in the nation.
The creative skill set our students acquire has a unique balance of fine art, design, history, theory, and innovation—all within a hands-on environment where students have opportunities to apply their education to real-world problems and solutions.
All B.F.A. students take first-year foundation core classes that support advanced coursework. As a student, you’ll benefit from instructors who deliver a vast breadth and depth of experiences as working artists and designers. If you are ready to learn and grow beyond your expectations, this is the art and design school for you.
Undergraduate Programs
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degrees
ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Polytechnic's School of Art & Design—one of the largest public art and design schools in the Midwest—is uniquely positioned to elevate our existing strengths and become the premier applied art and design school in the nation.
We provide state-of-the-art programming that creates hands-on opportunities students, exemplified by projects with the Jim Henson Workshop, Target and Trek Bicycles. Our vision for the next 50 years will enable expanded educational experiences provided by highly skilled faculty using exceptional equipment in high-tech labs.
The B.F.A. programs are 120 credits, and offer students a solid foundation in liberal arts, art history and fine arts with a balance of design, theory, conceptual and applied curriculum.
Bachelor of Science Degrees
The School of Art & Design recognizes the need for arts administrators with a refined understanding of how the arts function in society in the 21st century. The arts have the power to shape individuals, engage with current issues, and build communities. To help artists and entrepreneurs achieve these goals, an administrator needs a well-balanced mix of creativity, programming, marketing, community organizing, and collaboration.
Undergraduate Minors
Extracurricular Disciplines
Master of Fine Arts
The M.F.A. Design is a highly flexible, 60-credit terminal degree built on a combination of theoretical and practice-based coursework in design and other fields of study, including but not limited to art, psychology, and business. With a unique focus in applied design, no other regional institution can provide a similar collaborative environment across so many design sub-disciplines. Graduates will have the credentials for a career in higher education and be well-positioned to respond to emerging employer needs in Wisconsin, the region, and around the globe.
