Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art and Design

West Virginia University

Discover your artistic potential and shape your creative journey with WVU’s nationally-accredited BFA program. You’ll gain essential technical and conceptual skills along with a broad knowledge of art and design history, allowing you to craft original works that resonate in diverse professional arenas.Beyond offering training in all areas of studio practice, this program is designed to strengthen your critical thinking and creative problem-solving ability. You’ll also take several studio art courses outside your area of emphasis and Global Positioning Studies courses that invite you to engage creatively with diverse cultures and environments.Our graduates have gone on to lead successful creative lives as artists, art consultants, art directors, educators, animators, gallery directors, cartoonists, curators, exhibition designers, graphic designers, illustrators, multimedia consultants, museum educators, museum preparators, photojournalists, product designers, professional print studio assistants, special effects designers, typographers, videographers, web developers and more.

College of Creative Arts