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Undergraduate Art Degrees

Studio Art

Pursue a major that focuses on exploring and developing traditional and contemporary visual design and communication skills.

As a Studio Art Major, the World Becomes Your Canvas.

Explore a Studio Art Program That Empowers you to Paint Your Own Path

Art goes beyond a classroom — it tells a story or communicates with its audience. With a Studio Art degree from Mississippi College, you’ll learn how to use art to impact your audience in a powerful way.

Our Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts programs offer you a wide range of disciplines to explore. With our small student-to-instructor ratio, you’ll receive personalized guidance from our experienced faculty, helping you grow and prepare for a successful future in the arts. Whether you’re passionate about traditional media like painting, sculpture, and ceramics or more contemporary fields such as digital art and photography, Mississippi College has something for you.

You’ll start with foundational courses in design, drawing, and color theory — all with a faith-based approach. As you progress, your work will become more complex, allowing you to specialize in a medium that truly excites you.

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Bachelor of Arts

With a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mississippi College, you will take 130 credit hours, giving you an overview of all focus areas in studio art. Learning skills in illustration, painting, ceramics, and sculpture will allow you to excel in the professional field of art. 

Bachelor of Fine Arts

With our Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, encompassing 130 credit hours tailored to meet your artistic aspirations, you will obtain the skillset you need to succeed in your future career. Delve into essential art history courses, fulfilling your fine arts requirements while shaping your expertise in a chosen studio art media.

Focus Areas for Your B.F.A. in Studio Art 

Featured Studio Art Courses 

Papermaking

This class allows you to learn the process of making your own paper from various materials, and then using the paper to either function as an artwork itself, or to be used as paper for other media such as watercolor or ink. 

Art and The Gospel

This course is designed to help you incorporate ministry into art so that you may spread the Gospel and enhance various Christian arenas of service and worship.

The Business of Art

This class teaches all aspects of starting their own business as an artist. Everything from studio setup to marketing to allotment of time and money is covered. Guest artists are often brought in to give their insights.

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“Rarely in one place will you find exemplary art instruction paired with professors who care deeply about you as a person. In the same breath, my art professors pushed my skills to help me grow while also showing the love of Christ simply by the way they interact and instruct in such personal ways. I can confidently say that my greatest growth as an artist and as a person was during my time at MC’s art department.”
— Zoe, 2024

What Can You Do With A Studio Art Degree?

Explore a new world of opportunities with a Studio Art Degree at MC.

Professional Artist 

Create bodies of work for clients and galleries. Commissioned works can be seen in many formats, such as illustrations, sculptures, paintings, and digital formats. 

Studio Instructor  

Teach a variety of media such as painting, drawing, sculpture, and printmaking in galleries, museums, or your personal studio. 

Gallery Owner 

Responsible for all aspects of the business — working closely with the artist to showcase works and managing day-to-day operations.