Visual Arts (B.F.A.)

Visual Arts (B.F.A.)

For more information: art.nku.edu

visual arts BFA

The Department of Visual Arts is a community of students and teachers committed to the advancement of creative expression and scholarly research in the visual arts. The faculty and staff place a high value on innovation, experimentation, and critical thinking as the cornerstones of a professional studio education.

We provide comprehensive training in the visual arts, art history and art education within the learning environment of a metropolitan, liberal-arts university. The average advanced studio class has an average 10:1 student to faculty ratio.

What can you do with a degree in Visual Art?

  • Art Historian
  • Museum Art Curator
  • Museum Art Educator
  • Museum Art Director
  • K-12 Art Teacher
  • Art Therapist
  • Art Writer/Critic
  • Ceramic Artist/Potter
  • Fiber Artist
  • Graphic Designer
  • Gallery Director/Owner
  • Illustrator
  • Jeweler/Silversmith
  • Fine Artist
  • Professor of Art/Art History
  • Photojournalist
  • Art Buyer
  • Web Designer
  • Merchandise Display

Contact Us: Department of Visual Art    |    College of Arts & Sciences    |   (859) 572-5421    |    visualarts@nku.edu