Bachelor of Arts - Art

University of Minnesota Duluth's (UMD) B.A. in Art provides a study in art that is coupled with another area of study, to reflect students' professional and personal goals. UMD can help show students how to reinvent and renew themselves over a creative lifetime, beginning with coursework that will challenge them and prepare them for careers limited only by their imagination. 

UMD's deliberate merging of Art and Design in one department stimulates and provokes students as independent thinkers and creators who explore various media and methods. Distinguished faculty continue to create, exhibit, and publish research regularly, in addition to teaching and providing mentorship and career guidance.

UMD Art and Design is accredited by NASAD, the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.

UMD's fine arts area has two state-of-the-art lab spaces for use by students in conjunction with faculty research: the interdisciplinary Visual and Digital Imaging Lab (Viz Lab) and the Motion + Media Across Disciplines Lab (MMAD Lab), which offers students opportunities in 3D motion capture and high definition video production.

 

Acquired Skills

A study of art develops: 

Career Possibilities

Now more than ever, earning an art degree can lead to a number of exciting career fields. As new technologies develop and influence society, new jobs are emerging for all types of creative individuals. Recent graduates have pursued careers as diverse as animator, art director, art historian, art therapist, art educator, floral designer, freelance illustrator, interior designer, graphic designer, photographer, portrait artist, videographer.