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As an art student, you can explore cartoon illustration, digital art, drawing, fabric art, interactive media, painting, photography, printmaking, photography, and sculpture, among other media. At the B.F.A. level, you can expand your artistic studies and further refine your voice, through additional seminars that prepare you for a culminating senior thesis exhibition. 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 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, 3066, 4290, and 4291.
Nine additional credits in art history courses.
Forty-two additional credits in studio art courses subject to the following:
Special topics and honors courses in the above subject areas can count toward the fulfillment of the subject-area requirement with permission of the instructor and the chair.
Exhibition of the student’s art work, following approval by the Art Department. (The exhibition will normally be held during the semester preceding graduation.)
Admission to the B.F.A. degree program should be obtained prior to the completion of 26 credits in studio art. An art portfolio is required. Consult the Art Department for procedures.
View all past degree maps.
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
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.F.A. program access to career opportunities at a wide variety of employers, including:
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