About Art & Design

The Department of Art & Design at the University of Alberta brings together three practices - Design Studies, Fine Arts, and the History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture. A breadth and depth of teaching, research, and creative endeavour supports collaborations in design thinking, hands-on studio practice, and critical visual and historical analysis.

Learn about our undergraduate programs:

• Bachelor of Design (BDes)
• Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
• BA (Honors) in History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture (HADVC)
• BA Major in Art & Design
• BEd Major in Art & Design

Learn about our graduate programs:

• Master of Design (Industrial Design and Visual Communication Design)
• Master of Fine Arts (Drawing/Intermedia, Painting, Printmaking, and Sculpture)
• PhD and Master of Arts in the History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture (HADVC)

Graduates from the Department of Art & Design find career opportunities across a broad spectrum of the cultural sectors. Former students work as museum and gallery curators, university professors, exhibition designers, art administrators, art and design educators, full time artists, arts writers, and independent designers.