Our Academic Programs
In the freshman year art students begin a five-course visual foundations sequence in drawing and design. Students complete a five-course art history sequence and pursue visual studies in one of several areas of concentration. Students may also choose to major in Pre-professional Art Therapy or minor in Digital Media Studies and/or Visual Theory and Aesthetics. An art major who wishes to teach art grades K-12 may receive licensure.
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Graduates of the department may continue studies at the graduate level or pursue work in a variety of areas such as graphic design, UX design, ceramics, sculpture, illustration, independent studio art, museum and curatorial, gallery sales, photography, teaching, or web design.
Students desiring consideration for transfer studio credit, advanced placement, department scholarships, and workshops must submit a portfolio for review by the art faculty. Awards are based on this review and outstanding performance in art coursework.
Study affiliations include the University of Georgia (Cortona, Italy) and Union in the Rockies, a bronze casting program in Colorado, as well as Union term courses in Italy and Oxford, England, and summer backpacking in Europe. Students make field trips to locations such as New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Dallas and Nashville and participate in an extensive internship program nationwide. The Department Faculty also encourage participation in regional and national conferences.
Union University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (or of NASAD).
