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Advertising

Award winning art directors, copywriters, and creative strategists will show you how to create ideas that connect with people. You’ll develop the thinking skills and tenacity it takes to create a competitive portfolio award-winning agencies look for.

Music Production

The Music Production degree programs will give you the production skills that contribute to the overall presentation of any visual image. We offer hands-on, narrative-driven courses taught by professional musicians and sound designers. What will you contribute to the future of visual media.

Game Development

Learn techniques in game design, UI & UX, concept art, 3D character and environmental modeling, rigging, lighting, animation, and more. Gain specialized design skills including monetization, unique control types, rapid development via iteration, and production methods. Graduate with solid game art principles, including game engine technology and pre-production and production environments.

Communications & Media Technologies

Give your passion for media a professional focus. Learn from award-winning industry veterans as you produce and appear on broadcast shows and cutting edge 21st century media platforms. Multiplatform. Cutting edge. Hands-On. Start your career now.

Art Education & Fine Art

The BFA in Art Education and Fine Art (Double Major) program provides a pathway to becoming an art teacher in classrooms, museums and community-based art programs. Through the Art Education coursework and fieldwork, students will learn how to develop successful curricula and art lesson plans for a wide range of audiences. Through the fine art major, students will develop a portfolio that will showcase their high level of artistic skill and their ability to solve creative problems through the synthesis of technical, aesthetic, and conceptual knowledge.

Art History

In the Art History degree programs, you learn to think critically about the visual arts and visual culture. You will study in the classroom, and the studio, to develop your powers of perception, capacity for visual analysis, and knowledge of technical processes. Discover how to place art in its comprehensive historical context, to assess art and the field of art history critically and analytically, and to master research, writing, and presentation skills.

Architecture

The School of Architecture is dedicated to advancing the art and practice of architecture by offering academic programs that foster critical thinking, artistic vision, and responsible leadership.

Landscape Architecture

Landscape Architecture is the perfect combination of art and science, urban and rural, living systems and sculptural form, historical precedent and innovative vision. It is the profession of the future.

School of Graphic Design | Graphic Design

The School of Graphic Design degree programs give you a strong foundation in art and design principles across a broad range of media—including print, traditional, digital, interactive, product, and emerging media. You will develop the problem-solving skills to design critical and thoughtful messages, interfaces, and public spaces.

Acting

Academy of Art University's School of Acting is rooted in developing craft, individual process, and truthful storytelling. By training well-rounded actors, we offer a unique professional environment in classes taught by working professionals. From stage to camera, voiceovers to commercials, the School of Acting is much more than a school—it's your opportunity to bring your passion to life.

Writing for Film, Television & Digital Media

If your goal is to create a body of work that could launch your professional writing career, our program will give you the competitive edge you need. Tap into your imagination. Come up with great ideas. Find your unique voice. Take your writing skills to a new level.

Interaction & UI/UX Design

Courses in visual design, user experience, design strategies, web design, and motion graphics are taught by a faculty that works as creatives professionals.