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“Think you can’t do anything with an arts and sciences degree? Think again! I learned essential skills – critical thinking, communication – that apply to so many careers.”

-Ottawa University Arts and
Sciences graduate

Bachelor of Arts in Art

You will study art as a means of visual communication. Explore different media and techniques while developing your own talents in drawing, painting, design, sculpture, and other varied crafts. Courses will foster your individual creativity and cultural identity, as well as promote sensitivity, self-exploration, creativity, and multicultural awareness. Study the aesthetic, psychological, anthropological, historical, religious, social, and commercial significance of different works of art.


Career Opportunities Include

  • Teaching
  • Art history
  • Painting
  • Sculpture
  • Illustration
  • Publishing
  • Advertising
  • Art collection and appraisal
  • Museum management
  • Graphic design
  • Theater, film, or video production
For detailed curriculum and more please visit the Course Catalog entry for this program.

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