Art & Design

Enjoy the exploration of many types of art in WOU’s Art & Design program. Not only will you master key principles and skills in art and visual communications design, but you’ll also learn creative problem-solving processes along the way. The program combines art theory and studio practice as well as art history, graphic design, interactive media and much more! Get practical skills that are in demand in a wide range of industries and settings.

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Four-year degree plan

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of students are assigned multiple advisers devoted to guiding them through their four years at WOU

Sample four-year degree plan

Learning outcomes

Cultivate lifelong strategies for creative thinking, skill-building, and active practice of art and design.
Engage in the world through critical inquiry and design process and analyze art and design in context.
Integrate vision, language, form, and materials for communication and self-expression.

Career opportunities

Graphic designer
Art teacher
Sculptor
Painter
Ceramist
Printmaker
Photographer
Illustrator/animator

Art & Design minor

You’ll work with your adviser to choose your ideal combination of upper- and lower-division classes for this minor. You might explore drawing, design, art history, exhibition design or non-Western art — this minor is what you make it!