The College of Liberal Arts at Purdue University houses the Patti & Rusty Rueff School of Design, Art, and Performance, home to the Department of Art and Design. Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), the Department has a Fine Arts Program that offers a Major in Drawing and Illustration. Courses for the program explore illustration, mixed media, art history, computer art, drawing and life drawing, monoprint, printmaking, etching, alternative processes, painting, silkscreen, relief, and lithography.
Leading to a BFA, the Drawing and Illustration Major also provides opportunities to choose electives in areas such as textiles, ceramics, sculpture, and metal.
Graduates of the Drawing and Illustration Program at Purdue University are prepared to pursue careers in Illustration, Animation and Film, Publishing, and Education, as well as at Galleries, Museums, and other cultural institutions.
Purdue University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). Established in 1869, the school opened its doors five years later with a faculty of six and 39 students. Today, Purdue employs nearly 2,300 faculty members that serve close to 50,000 students from all 50 states and 135+ countries.
More than 400 programs are offered across the main campus in West Lafayette, Indiana and three regional campuses, which house eight colleges and schools, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Exploratory Studies, and Veterinary Medicine.