Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art, Sculpture

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art with a concentration in Sculpture provides a practical education in three-dimensional design and conceptualization, hands on contemporary and traditional tool use, fabrication, and professional practices.

Beginning level classes teach students how to work with a broad array of materials, from wood and metal to silicone resins and plastics. Throughout the course of the program students learn safe ways to work with tools from handsaws and chisels, to table saws, bandsaws, welders, laser cutters, 3D printers and CNC routers. In mid-level classes students have the opportunity to focus entirely on methods of metal fabrication including plasma cutting, welding, mold making and metal casting.

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Taylor Ash, "Circle Interrupted", Cast Iron, 2022

Students may design and fabricate permanent public works for the city of ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ by taking classes in the Master Craftsman Program, which counts towards their degree. Upper-level classes offer students the opportunity to engage in an intensive study within their chosen area of specialization. It encourages them to consider what kind of work they want to make, how to create in an efficient and well-crafted way, why their work is important and how that work fits into real world applications.

This program offers small class sizes where students work closely with their professors. During their studies,  students go on field trips to material suppliers, fabrication companies, and the studios of professional sculptors. They often join the sculpture club, which, makes and sells work and attends conferences and workshops. Internships with fabrication companies such as ID3 Group and AFX Studios are available for upper-level students, which may lead to employment with those companies or companies that need employees with a similar skillset. Students may also become studio assistants to nationally recognized sculptors, work in the burgeoning film industry, become wood workers, professional welders or sculptors that create and sell public works.

 

Program Snapshot

pouring metal
Number of Credit Hours: 120 Total Hours

Time to Complete: Four-year Program

Primary Campus: ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ

Program Format: Face-to-Face*

*A limited selection of courses may be available in an online or hybrid format.

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What can you do with a BFA in Art, Sculpture degree?

There are numerous careers for graduates with a Bachelor in Fine Arts in Art with a concentration in Ceramics. Below are a few paths that you can pursue in your career:

  • Art Director
  • Art Handler
  • Art Teacher *
  • College/University Instructor*
  • Freelance Artist
  • Fine Artist
  • Industrial Designer
  • Model Maker
  • Motion Picture Sculptor
  • Museum Curator*
  • Production Designer
  • Prop Designer
  • Public Works Artist
  • Sculptor
  • Set Fabrication/Designer
  • Studio/Business Owner
  • Studio Manager
  • Wood Worker
  • Welder
  • 3D Modeler

* May require additional advanced education

Our Other Degrees and Programs

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art:

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art is a professional degree program with concentrations in Art Education, Art History, Ceramics, Comics and Sequential Art, Graphic Communications, Illustration, Painting and Drawing, Photography and Video, Printmaking, Sculpture, and Textile and Surface Design. 

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Animation:

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Animation prepares students for careers in animation and animation-related industries, or graduate school with a rigorous program in digital animation. This degree focuses on intensive work in digital animation supported by a program of general studies. 

Minor in Art History

Minor in Classical Studies