Yes, in this online program, art studies students will get to make art. This art studies program is about looking, making, thinking and communicating. While most online art programs have a design or graphic design focus, this online art program is a studio arts program for students wanting a broad survey of art practices.
This hands-on art studies program looks to expand beyond the traditional fine arts degree pathway by offering experimental processes across a vast array of mediums and materials with the goal of pushing you into new generative thinking and problem-solving modes, by allowing you to discover rather than merely replicate.
What is studio art?
Studio art is defined as the practice of visual art made in a studio. This online art degree’s curriculum includes studio art courses, taught by professional artists, in the areas of printmaking, painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, animation and illustration. While a large focus of this art studies program is studio art, you do not need any prior experience in it, as the program’s courses are built to bring everyone up to the same level of skills.
What skills will I gain from the art studies degree concentration?
In this online art degree, you’ll gain a wide range of career-focused skills, such as creative thinking, ethical reasoning, problem solving, verbal and written communication, cultural awareness and quantitative reasoning.
Additionally, through making and discussing art, you’ll become knowledgeable in a range of artistic practices, materials and processes, including:
- Creating artistic and visual designs or displays.
- Designing merchandise or product displays.
- Developing graphic art, artistic content and marketing or promotional materials.
- Learning about bookbinding.
- Telling stories through visual art.
- Understanding the composition and elements of design.
- Writing material for artistic or commercial purposes.
The online Bachelor of Arts in art with a concentration in art studies program focuses on creating something original, working with your hands and getting messy. In this online art degree, you’ll learn how to investigate, analyze, discover, make unexpected connections and communicate your ideas, ask questions and respond to feedback. Upon graduation, you’ll have the knowledge and skills needed to professionally create art of your own.
This online art degree is one of a kind, in that it offers a variety of art courses with numerous electives for students to shape their curricular track. With a course dedicated to preparing you to successfully enter the professional world of art, this unique art studies program teaches you how you can shape your life to sustain your artistic practice after graduation.
Please note, this art studies program does not include business courses. If you’re interested in pursuing a business course, we recommend taking one as an elective. Core courses include:
ASU’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts is home to world-class scholars, artists and designers who inspire students to shape the future. Our faculty’s research is grounded in the transformative power of art and its ability to change the world. Faculty research areas include:
- Arts and design for social justice.
- Arts, education and arts-integrated education.
- Arts, entrepreneurship and cultural policy.
- Community engagement and public policy.
- Creative health collaborations.
- Design, arts, science and engineering.
- The study of creative work.
ASU’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts is the home to top-ranked programs from a variety of disciplines ranging from the arts, media and engineering to film, dance and theater. We train artists and designers to leverage their creativity and problem-solving abilities to advance culture, build community and transform society.
students
internationally recognized faculty members
programs in arts, media and engineering, design, dance and theater, film and music
among fine arts schools in the nation, ahead of Cornell University, Parsons School of Design and the University of California
No, Arizona State University’s diplomas don’t specify whether you earn your degree online or in person. All diplomas and transcripts simply say “Arizona State University.”