Department of

Art and Design

As an art student at ACU, you develop a broad repertoire of skills through the study of painting, sculpture, printmaking and more. This challenging, studio-intensive course of study helps you pave your way to graduate school and build a solid foundation for a career in the arts. The department owes its outstanding reputation to its faculty, facilities and students.
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As an art student at ACU, you develop a broad repertoire of skills through the study of painting, sculpture, printmaking and more. This challenging, studio-intensive course of study helps you pave your way to graduate school and build a solid foundation for a career in the arts. The department owes its outstanding reputation to its faculty, facilities and students.

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As an art student at ACU, you develop a broad repertoire of skills through the study of painting, sculpture, printmaking and more. This challenging, studio-intensive course of study helps you pave your way to graduate school and build a solid foundation for a career in the arts. The department owes its outstanding reputation to its faculty, facilities and students.

Each program offered below will equip you with deep artistic knowledge and practice, valuable career skills and a uniquely Christian perspective on how to serve your community through your creativity and imagination.

On-campus Undergraduate Degrees

Bachelor of Fine Arts
Art (4 tracks)

  • All-Level Teaching
  • Graphic Design
  • Painting
  • Sculpture

Bachelor Science
Graphic Design/Advertising
Art Therapy
Interior Architecture – nationally accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA).

Associate of Art
Architecture (2-year program)

Minors

  • Art
  • Art History
  • Art Therapy
  • Graphic Design
  • Interior design
  • User experience may be added to other ACU majors.

Helping you design your path

Summer Walters Art and Design

We are here to answer your questions and help you find your way.

Summer Walters
Student Success Manager
Art and Design

Popular Programs in the Department of Art and Design

Graphic Design

ACU’s graphic design program offers a world-class education from award-winning faculty in state-of-the-art facilities. Be equipped with the creative, technical and artistic skills necessary for the growing fields of graphic design, digital media and visual communication. Develop your ability to solve creative problems in our Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) or further your skills in marketing with our combined graphic design and advertising Bachelor of Science degree.

 

Students learning interior design

Interior Architecture

A career in interior architecture and design is part creative, part science and part business. It involves designing and decorating functional and attractive spaces – on time and on budget – and knowing why those choices matter. With ACU’s nationally accredited program, you’re prepared to tackle these challenges in creative and innovative ways. To learn more click on the degree names above.

Fine Art

Art has a unique power to change our world, to make it a more beautiful, generous, rich and open place. Realize your potential as an artist and a world-changer at ACU. Our fine arts program develops your artistic skills and fosters your talent into career-building success, setting you forward to enliven the world with your art. Click on the degree names above to learn more about each opportunity.

Student Groups

AIGA

The American Institute of Graphic Arts is a professional organization for design. Its members practice all forms of communication design, including graphic design, typography, interaction design, user experience, branding and identity. AIGA student groups offer future art and design professionals the opportunity to get involved, create community, and build leadership skills within the industry and alongside successful mentors in the field.

More about AIGA

Fine Arts Organization (FAO)

Our Fine Arts students are encouraged to join our organization. We are dedicated to community building within our concentration, equipping, mentoring and connecting to professionals in our field.

Membership fee: $10
For more information on joining please contact:
Hayley Middlebrook (President)
Email: hmm12a@acu.edu

Talented Alumni Making their Mark

Jeff Rogers photo

Successful Alumni

Jeff Rogers (’02) pushes beyond the scope of pen, chalk or paint to create graphical masterpieces for many internationally recognized brands. His career has taken him through various studios and ad agencies as a designer and art director in Dallas and NYC before returning home in Dallas where Jeff works on design, branding and typographic assignments in the thriving arts scene of Oak Cliff.

Watch Jeff Make Magic

Let Your Future Take Fire

Discover amazing classes led by stellar professors who inspire your excitement for diving deep into your studies. With graphic design, you will find opportunities for hands-on learning and experiences that place you in the field, around the world, across the state and right on campus.