The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Art is a new degree program designed for students who desire a studio education in the visual arts that incorporates substantial study in the liberal arts. Engaging students’ intellectual and creative capacities, the program integrates arts research with broad-based studio art training.

The BA in Art degree offers a range of introductory studio courses, a special topics seminar focused around arts research practices, and a menu of student-selected intermediate courses to prepare each student for a senior capstone project. Drawing upon the School of Visual Arts’ unique position as a premier art school within a major research university, this program allows visual arts students with interdisciplinary interests to more fully explore the offerings of the university.

As a liberal arts degree, the BA emphasizes the integration of work in the studio with the development of intersecting capacities important in study of the arts that are also taught in the BU Hub, including research, creativity, communication, and critical thinking. The BA program emphasizes the importance of creative research across disciplines. It prepares students for graduate work and academic careers in a wide range of arts-related fields, including arts administration, cultural entrepreneurship, museum studies, arts and community development, and other fields outside the arts that require expertise in research, problem solving, and creative thinking.

Degrees Offered

Featured Faculty

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  Deborah Cornell

  Professor of Art, Printmaking; Chair of Printmaking

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  Gregory Gómez

  Associate Professor, Sculpture and Drawing

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  James Grady

  Assistant Professor of Art, Graphic Design; BU Spark! Creative Director; Principal, Design Axl

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  Jill Grimes

  Senior Lecturer in Art, Painting

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  JM Howey

  Assistant Professor of Art, Painting

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  Breehan James

  Assistant Professor of Art, Painting

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  Lucy Kim

  Associate Professor of Art, Painting

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  Toni Pepe

  Assistant Professor of Art; Chair, Department of Photography

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  Richard Raiselis

  Associate Professor of Art, Painting

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  Marc Schepens

  Director, School of Visual Arts; Senior Lecturer in Art, Painting

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  David Snyder

  Assistant Professor of Art, Sculpture; Chair of Graduate Studies in Sculpture

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  Mary Yang

  Assistant Professor of Art, Graphic Design