The Department of Art's special responsibility is to promote the arts and prepare students at various levels, depending on their intent and level of focus. We offer everything from intense graduate work and professional undergraduate majors to individual sprint courses and non-degree workshops for individuals at more of a hobbyist level.
Explore the connections between creative expression, culture, and history through the Bachelor of Arts in Art. Choose a concentration in Art History, Fashion Design, or Studio Art while developing skills in artistic practice, research, critical thinking, and communication.
Develop your creative practice through the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art, which combines intensive artistic study, hands-on learning, and faculty mentorship to prepare you for professional practice, teaching, or graduate study. Choose a concentration in Art Education, with pathways to Ohio preK–12 visual arts teaching licensure or teaching in other settings, or Studio Art, where you’ll explore traditional techniques and contemporary media while building a professional portfolio and gaining exhibition experience.
Study the practical aspects of the arts, such as branding, user experience design, and graphic design.
The Department of Art’s foundation program is fundamental to all the majors in the department and is optimized to ensure student success within each degree program.
Comparable to a "double major," the co-major at Miami is specifically designed to complement your existing major. By connecting disciplinary skills in the arts and design with areas like business, community engagement, and media, you'll acquire a broad skill set and flexibility that can enhance both educational and career opportunities.
At Miami, our graduate students include artists, designers, and teachers who enjoy being part of an engaged and supportive community while reaching their professional goals. Students are supported by graduate faculty who are practicing, internationally exhibiting artists, researchers, and designers who embrace creativity and innovation.
The Department of Art offers non-degree seeking courses, for a simple course fee and no tuition, through our Art Center in Phillips Hall. These courses are scheduled throughout the year, including winter and summer terms, and for varying lengths of time.
The Department of Art offers several diverse international experiences. In the past we have offered art/design experiences in Paris, London, Italy, Czech Republic, and Korea. Art education majors may elect to student teach in Europe as well.
The John A. and Betty J. Michael Autobiographical Lecture Series in Art Education was in initiated by Dr. John Michael with a generous gift from he and his wife, Betty, in 1972 when Edwin Ziegfeld lectured at Miami University. Outstanding educators who have retired or are near retirement are invited to present autobiographical lectures in the series noting the influences which have shaped their philosophy about art education and the arts.
