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As an art student, you can explore cartoon illustration, digital art, drawing, fabric art, interactive media, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture, among other media. The department offers a suite of studios and workrooms, including state-of-the-art digital labs; a pristine printmaking studio; photography labs; woodworking, metal, and ceramic facilities; and naturally lit painting studios—all in which you can use to express your creative vision.
With training in studio art, you could go on to be an animator, art director, graphic designer, industrial designer, photographer, or many other professions.
The program information listed here reflects the approved curriculum for the 2024–25 academic year per the Brooklyn College Bulletin. Bulletins from past academic years can be found here.
The art history major is writing intensive.
The department chair, with the approval of the chair of the department’s undergraduate curriculum committee, may allow substitutions for one or more of these requirements consistent with the educational goals of the program.
Art 1050 or [Core Studies 2.1] or Core Curriculum 1120 or Art 1010.
Art 2210, 2211, and 3066 .
Six additional credits in art history courses.
Twenty-four additional credits in studio art courses chosen from at least four of the following subject areas:
Special topics and honors courses in the above subject areas can count toward the fulfillment of the subject-area requirements with permission of the instructor and the chair.
To help you pursue your studies in the most efficient manner, and to maximize your efforts to graduate in four years, Brooklyn College has created four-year degree maps for all its majors.
View degree maps for this major and others.
Contact the Art Department for information on academic advisers and office hours.
Or contact:
222 West Quad Center 2900 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11210 E: adminqry@brooklyn.cuny.edu
To make an appointment with an undergraduate admissions counselor, visit:
Virtual Admissions Counselor Appointments
Fifteen credits in digital art chosen from the courses below:
Art 2560, 2561, 2562, 2723, 2811, 2812, 2820, 2821, 2822, 3812, and 3814
Special topics and honors courses in digital art can count toward the fulfillment of the subject-area requirements with permission of the instructor and the chair.
The digital art concentration credits count toward the studio art course distribution requirement.
Brooklyn College is an integral part of the cultural and artistic energy of New York City. Our faculty members in the Department of Art offer incomparable expertise and tremendous talent, and each brings a unique perspective to their teaching and mentoring in and out of the classroom.
Through job fairs, the internship database, and internship panels, the Magner Career Center gives students in the art B.A. program access to career opportunities at a wide variety of employers, including:
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