The Studio Art and Design program offers two Bachelor degrees, the B.A. and B.F.A., and one graduate degree, the M.F.A., that cover seven areas of specialization: ceramics, drawing, graphic design + illustration, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture.
Learn more about the professional skills you will build in each of our Studio Art degree programs and how you can use your degree as the foundation for a successful future.
Graduates with a major in studio art are attractive to employers due to their abilities in the following areas:
- Visual literacy and artistic skill
- Self-discipline
- Collaboration/teamwork
- Critical thinking/analytical reasoning
- Applied technology
- Time management
- Imagining creative solutions
- Working well with subjective and abstract concepts
- Attending to detail
- Clarity and intelligence in written discourse
- Appreciating diverse communities
- Decision making and ethical judgment
- Artist
- Creative Director
- Illustrator
- Graphic Designer
- Art Educator
- Animator
- Museum or Gallery Professional
- Art Consultant
- Art Therapist*
- Art Appraiser*
- Art Critic*
- Art Curator*
*Note that some of these careers may require an advanced degree.
- Creative Industries
- Art Studios
- Design Firms
- Education
- Museums and Galleries
- Nike
- Richland Library
- Hubbell Incorporated
- University of South Carolina
- Gupta Media
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Studio Art, B.A.
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Ceramics: Studio Art, B.F.A.
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Drawing: Studio Art, B.F.A.
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Graphic Design and Illustration: Studio Art, B.F.A.
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Painting: Studio Art, B.F.A.
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Photography: Studio Art, B.F.A.
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Printmaking: Studio Art, B.F.A.
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Sculpture: Studio Art, B.F.A.
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Studio Art, M.F.A.