Do you want to use art to tell stories and help others understand the world around
them?
Augusta University’s Art program offers an opportunity like no other — one that provides
several concentrations to allow you to learn the skills you need to enter the art
career that’s right for you, including general art, animation, digital and visual
storytelling, graphic design, drawing/painting, sculpture/ceramics and printmaking/photography.
This program from Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences’ Department of Art & Design prepares students for many exciting career options.
Follow your artistic passion and join us today.
Art is for you if you consider yourself:
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Creative and Expressive
What You'll Study
Coursework
A Bachelor of Fine Arts has several concentrations, allowing you to have a professional
career in art by giving you hands-on skills in the techniques and technologies of
your chosen field.
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Focal Points
Program Concentrations
Experience-based Education
Outside the Classroom
Dynamic faculty with deep connections in the art world bring in professional artists,
designers, scholars and leaders from an array of fields to interact with students
through lectures, workshops and critiques.
Taking advantage of our designation as one of Georgia’s four research universities,
the department hosts a series of interactive talks sponsored by Leonardo: The International
Institute for the Arts, Sciences and Technology that promote collaboration between
the arts and sciences.
The Mary S. Byrd Gallery of Art is located on campus and supports the arts and the
department by promoting smart and relevant works by contemporary artists in all phases
of their careers.
Research & Innovation
Whether you’re an undergraduate or graduate student, you’ll have opportunities to
create your own research projects or work with faculty to tackle some of the world’s
most complex and pressing challenges.
Research Center
Pamplin College’s Center for Social Science Research involves students as active partners
in research projects that assist local public and nonprofit agencies improve their
effectiveness.
Student Publications
Student publications are an excellent way to find your voice and strengthen your portfolio,
and Pamplin College has a wide range to get involved with.
Clubs & Organizations
Student clubs and organizations help you “plug in” to campus life in a way that can
lead to meaningful connections, new interests and resume-enhancing experiences.
Your Future
Career Options
With the BFA concentrations, graduates are prepared to step into specific careers
associated with their fields of study, including animation, graphic design and photography.
All Art majors graduate with communications and reasoning skills that are critical
to a wide range of careers.
Learning Like No Other
Why Augusta?
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Wide variety of in-demand concentrations prepares you for the career you want.
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Dynamic campus with opportunities to interact in a multitude of collaborative ways.
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State of the art facilities and technology provides the experience needed to step
directly into your career.
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The on-campus gallery and the department’s long history of hosting visiting artists
and lecturers brings the greater art world to you.
Pamplin News
“I always liked the political stories that happened and in different narratives in the theoretical and academic sense. The weight of political matters has always really interested me,” said Grantham Sandlin.
Grace Rolfe is the first student to graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital and Visual Storytelling degree from Augusta University.
Faculty and students from Augusta University's College of Nursing provided preventative exams to the female workers of Costa Layman Farms during the annual free Costa Layman Women's Clinic.
Theatre AUG is presenting an original adaptation of “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,” by Melanie Kitchens O’Meara, PhD, and Augusta University students Amber Jordan and Shiloh Reimche, through Nov. 12 at the Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre.
Creativity, Discovery, Engagement
The Katherine Reese Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences forms
the heart of the liberal arts mission of Augusta University. We foster critical thinking
about complex questions of the human experience; cultivate skills in written, verbal,
and creative expression; promote active citizenship and community engagement; and
prepare graduates for diverse careers in quickly changing globalized environments.