2019-20 Undergraduate Art + Design Viewbook: Sam Fox School at Washington University in St. Louis

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ART + DESIGN 2019–2020

Join our community of artists and designers.

The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts is all about making. You can earn a degree with a deep studio focus or one with a broader liberal arts orientation. Whether you want to make illustrated books, create sculptural installations, design for public health initiatives, or launch your own fashion line, you can create an educational path to pursue a career in any field you choose.

Our students are bright and driven, but they are also incredibly supportive of one another.

Studio is a place for collaboration and creative development. You will learn to make exceptional visual work with technical and conceptual depth, working with faculty who are nationally and internationally recognized in their fields.

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student-faculty ratio in most studio classes promotes individualized attention and a positive creative culture.

DEGREES We offer two degree tracks that allow students to individualize their educational experience. Students on both tracks may pursue minors, second majors, and dual degrees. And you can take courses in many fields that interest you—environmental science, art history, engineering, psychology, literature, computer science, and more.

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS PROGRAM

The BFA program is ideal for students who strive for professional careers as designers or artists. You will develop a creative capstone project for public exhibition your senior year. We offer the following majors:

Art. Optional concentrations in painting, photography, printmaking, or sculpture. Additional coursework in digital media, video, and experimental practices.

Communication Design. Informal concentrations in graphic design, illustration, or interaction design. Coursework includes motion graphics, designing for social impact, visual journalism, and book design.

Fashion Design. Coursework includes patternmaking, experimental fabrication strategies, textile design, digital fabrication, fashion design history, and illustration.

BACHELOR OF ARTS PROGRAM

The BA program is designed for students who want to apply creative skills to their future career, while balancing those pursuits with other fields of study. We offer the following majors:

Art. Coursework integrates painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture, as well as hybrid and digital media.

Design. Coursework includes graphic design, illustration, fashion, and interaction design. Optional concentrations in communication or fashion.

Our six-building complex includes the recently completed Weil Hall, which provides new spaces for design, installation, and collaboration. It is adjacent to the Kranzberg Art & Architecture Library and the recently expanded Kemper Art Museum, where students enjoy free membership.

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of alumni reporting are employed in creative professions, or enrolled in graduate programs or residencies, by the fall after they graduate.

The first-year experience immerses students in an innovative drawing program and foundational courses that build skills in making and design thinking.

Electives include: Comics Typography Design for Social Impact Drone Photography Art + Feminism Blacksmithing Digital Game Design Visual Reportage Sound Art Textile Design Urban Books Art-ivism Ceramics Digital Filmmaking Animation

We have state-of-the-art facilities for digital design, film production, largescale fabrication, and an expansive integrated printmaking studio for letterpress, etching, lithography, and illustrated books. Juniors and seniors have their own individual studios.

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Spend a semester or the summer in Florence, Italy, where the curriculum includes intensive studios, Italian language, and Renaissance art and architecture history, with field trips around the region and Europe.

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