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Discover all the places a MassArt education can take you.

At MassArt, you’ll explore art and design across disciplines, develop your creative voice, and produce work that makes an impact. Learn from expert faculty, work in world-class studios, and collaborate with a community of passionate peers.

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Studio Foundation

Your first year lays the groundwork—develop key techniques, explore your interests, and discover your creative voice.

From there, you’ll dive into your chosen major, gaining the knowledge, tools, confidence, and experience you need to push boundaries and hone your creative voice.

Learn about your First Year

BFA Majors

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Animation BFA
  • BFA
  • Undergraduate Major
Students sit around a large work table in the architectural design studios.
Architecture BFA
  • BFA
  • Undergraduate Major
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Art Education BFA
  • BFA
  • Undergraduate Major
Students sit at pottery wheels
Ceramics BFA
  • BFA
  • Undergraduate Major
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Communication Design BFA
  • BFA
  • Undergraduate Major
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Fashion Design BFA
  • BFA
  • Undergraduate Major
A faculty member holds up a piece of artwork while chatting with a student in her class.
Fibers BFA
  • BFA
  • Undergraduate Major
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Film/Video BFA
  • BFA
  • Undergraduate Major
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Glass BFA
  • BFA
  • Undergraduate Major
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History of Art BFA
  • BFA
  • Undergraduate Major
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Illustration BFA
  • BFA
  • Undergraduate Major
An industrial design student adjusts her product work on display.
Industrial Design BFA
  • BFA
  • Undergraduate Major
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Jewelry & Metalsmithing BFA
  • BFA
  • Undergraduate Major
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Painting BFA
  • BFA
  • Undergraduate Major
A young woman with long brown hair, pursuing a Photography BFA, sits in the driver’s seat of a car, holding a video camera and looking out the window toward colorful houses. A green jacket is draped over the passenger seat.
Photography BFA
  • BFA
  • Undergraduate Major
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Printmaking BFA
  • BFA
  • Undergraduate Major
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Sculpture BFA
  • BFA
  • Undergraduate Major
SIM Major Studio Class (SIM) in North (Pozen Center) with faculty member Nita Sturiale.
SIM BFA
  • BFA
  • Undergraduate Major
Undergraduate Curriculum

Core curriculum coursework provides a comprehensive academic foundation that will enrich your creative practice and broaden your understanding of the world.

Humanities

Expand your knowledge and perspective through coursework in literature, writing, philosophy, film studies, history, musicology, civic engagement, and more.

Integrative Sciences and Biological Arts

Engage with the social sciences, natural sciences, and mathematics through lab- and field-based courses and research projects.

Minors

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Business of Creative Industries
  • Minor
Riso Training in The Lab
Creative Writing
  • Minor
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Ceramics Minor
  • Minor
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Fibers Minor
  • Minor
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Glass Minor
  • Minor
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Jewelry & Metalsmithing Minor
  • Minor
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Performing Arts
  • Minor
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Sculpture Minor
  • Minor
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