Founded in 1876, The University of the Arts (UArts) is the nation’s only comprehensive arts university. The school serves 1,900 students enrolled in 46 undergraduate and graduate programs, and more than 30 minors, through the College of Art, Media & Design, the College of Performing Arts, the Division of Liberal Art, and the Division of Continuing Studies (Grad Programs).
The College of Art, Media & Design houses the School of Design, which offers a BFA in Graphic Design and a BFA in Illustration with eight concentration options including Graphic Design Communication, Graphic Design Typography, Printmaking, Animation Movement, Animation Visual Development, Game Art, Photography, and Painting.
The BFA in Graphic Design prepares students for employment in fields ranging from publication design to motion graphics to branding and more. This cross-disciplinary program offers courses such as Advanced Digital Interactive Techniques, Communication Media and Strategies, Digital Interactive Techniques, Visualizing Language I: Typographic Hierarchies, and Electronic Media/Production. During the final year of the program, students will take Senior Studio, Design Strategies: Nonlinear Narratives, Design Strategies: Brand Identity, Applied Design Laboratory, and the Design Internship.
The BFA In Illustration program blends creative visual problem solving, digital experiences, drawing, figure modeling, illustration, painting, picture making, digital experiences, as well as specialized graphic design courses, self-discovery through mentor-student relationship, and history of pictorial image making. Course highlights include Communication Design, Figure Anatomy, Illustration I-IV, Image/Time, Materials, Responsive Drawing, and Words, Images & Idea.
Graduates of the Illustration Program at UArts have gone on to create illustrations for The New Yorker, New York Times, Rolling Stone, ESPN, Random House, Ralph Lauren, Fortune and others.