Studio Art Degrees - B.F.A. AND B.A.
In the UToledo Department of Art, you will learn artistic expression and design aesthetics, while developing media skills, a personal vision, and conceptual language from award-winning faculty. Our faculty are not only passionately committed to their own scholarship and studio practices, they are focused on your growth and success. Our students hone their proficiencies in design, drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, installation, ceramics, photography, digital arts, and interactive media. The study of studio art also provides a special avenue of liberal arts education for knowledge, discovery, cultural engagement, and creative skills that can be applied to a range of careers or toward graduate study in art.
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS - B.F.A.
If you are interested in a studio-focused, professional experience, you should choose the Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) program with concentrations in 2D Studies, 3D Studies, Photography and Digital Media, and Graphic and Interactive Design.
Our unique museum campus, featuring the award-winning Center for the Visual Arts and Center for Sculptural Studies, allows students to take advantage of outstanding studio and research facilities. Experiences beyond the classroom often include field trips guided by the Department of Art faculty to national museums, galleries, and historical sites.
B.A. IN VISUAL ARTS
Our B.A. degree in visual arts will provide you with a broad liberal arts education and studio experience. The department provides unique opportunities to gain “real world” experience through internships which may include: gallery management at non-profit organizations, community businesses, art museums, and within the university. The B.A. in Visual Arts degree program does not require a portfolio for entry.
The B.A. in Visual Arts is a special liberal arts degree based in studio art. This program is deeply integrated within the general education of the university’s colleges using visual art as an instrument for cognitive growth, knowledge discovery, and cultural engagement. Though there are no concentrations in the degree, students take a variety of courses in 2D studies, 3D studies, graphic and interactive design, or digital and photographic art for their advanced studio course work.
MINORS IN ART
The UToledo Department of Art offers four minor degree programs, two of which are
in studio art
Art Students can also select an Interdisciplinary Minor in Sound Production and Design, Visual Effects and Animation, Digital Arts and Visual Communication, or Documentary Theory and Production.