Undergraduate : Graduate

Core Curriculum : Foundations : Academic : Design : Studio

Undergraduate
School of Art and Design offers two undergraduate degrees, the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) and the Bachelor of Arts (BA). The BFA, a professional degree, includes eleven specializations: art education, ceramics, communication design, drawing, glass, industrial design, metalsmithing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture. Under the BA degree there are two majors: art and design. The BA degree in art includes three specializations: art education, art history and general studio; and the BA in design includes three programs: general design, industrial design and communication design.

Graduate
In coordination with SIUC's Graduate School, the School of Art & Design offers a graduate degree, the Master of Fine Arts and a graduate Certificate in Art History. It also offers coursework in support of a teaching specialty in art for the Master of Science in Education degree. The MFA program at SIUC is one of the leading graduate programs in the country, as recognized by US News & World Report's ranking of graduate programs. For the MFA degree, students may specialize in the following areas: drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture/foundry, ceramics/glass, and metalsmithing/blacksmithing.

SIUC's School of Art and Design is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). SIUC as a whole is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.