Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Studio Art] From Oglethorpe University

The bachelor in Studio Art at Oglethorpe University - International Study Centre also supports the fact that at the foundational level, art making isn?t just about how you use your hands; it?s also about how you use your eyes and your brain. So while you?ll put in plenty of hours at the drafting table, honing your craftsmanship and practicing your handiwork, your first task as an art student is learning how to really see.

Oglethorpe studio courses are designed to help you with that task. You?ll develop your visual acuity, and your understanding of visual language. You?ll also begin to consider artwork in its greater aesthetic and cultural context?seeing in a different way.

The course offering is comprehensive, with classes in drawing, painting, figure drawing, photography (darkroom and digital), printmaking, two-dimensional design, color theory, anatomy, and figure sculpture, all the way from the introductory level to the advanced.

Unique Tracks

Oglethorpe?s Studio Art program also allows you to get deep experience in a number of specialized tracks:

• Film Production
• Medical & Scientific Illustration
• Photography

Life After Oglethorpe

Yes, it can be tough to make a living in the arts. But Oglethorpe art graduates have an edge that helps them thrive: our alumni boast an impressively high placement rate of 85 to 90 percent for graduate programs and careers in the arts.

• Career paths for artists include work as arts administrators, art therapists, educators, entrepreneurs, graphic designers, interior designers, illustrators, landscape architects, medical illustrators, personal stylists, and more.