(See also Art History 082)

Department of Visual Arts, Mason Gross School of the Arts

See the Mason Gross School of the Arts section for faculty listing and bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.) program information.

The bachelor of arts (B.A.) program in the visual arts explores techniques and materials, places, events, and images that are the basis of creative work. The program offers a curriculum that seeks to develop professional skills as well as an understanding of the cultural and social implications of art. The visual arts program offers studio and critical study courses. Studio courses focus on the mastery of skills within specialized media such as ceramics and sculpture, drawing and painting, design, photography, print, and video. Critical studies courses focus on art in relation to social, environmental, psychological, and philosophical systems. This focus provides a basis for understanding the position of the artist in the modern world.