Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art and Design Degree Program Guide

Join the University of Alberta’s BFA in Art & Design program to ignite your creativity, refine your skills, and embark on a rewarding artistic journey in a supportive and resource-rich environment!

Our Fine Art programs will develop your ability to use your technical, formal, and critical thinking skills in order to explore contemporary issues through visual art. Learn to see the world more clearly; investigate video, installation and public art; build your painting skills; learn traditional printmaking techniques and combine them with the latest digital technologies; or sculpt with welded steel, clay, plaster and anything else you can imagine. If you can dream it, this program will set you up with the skills and perspectives that you need to make it your way.

Our BFA Art & Design students can focus on:

Academic Requirements for BFA Art and Design students

  • To learn more about the courses that Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art and Design students are required to complete for their degree program, please visit the department website.

The University of Alberta Calendar will always contain the most up-to-date degree requirements for your program, and your requirements are determined by the calendar year you were admitted in.

What kinds of careers can you pursue with a BFA Art and Design degree?

There are many different fields and career paths that students can pursue with a BFA Art & Design degree. From performing arts to visual communications, graduates are equipped with project management, attention to detail and creative thinking skills to name a few, that are assets in today’s job market. Although there is a list of career options below, it is important to understand that careers are not linear. Intentionally engaging in a variety of activities and following your curiosities will open new opportunities that you might not have expected. To learn more about how you can put your Arts degree to work, stop by the HUB Career Centre (8917 HUB Mall) for more information.

  • Professional Artists
  • Sculptor
  • Painter
  • Illustrator
  • 2D/3D Animation Modeler
  • Multimedia Artist
  • Motion Graphics Designer
  • Interior Designer
  • Exhibit Designer
  • Retail Space Designer
  • Educator (Professor, Secondary or Primary)
  • Graphic Designer
  • User Experience (UX)/User Interface (UI) Designer
  • Web Designer
  • Creative Director
  • Communications and Marketing Consultant
  • +More!

Interested in gaining work experience related to your career goals? If so, apply to Arts Work Experience to gain full-time, PAID, work experience before you graduate!

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