Bachelor's Degrees in Graphic Design (BA or BFA)
Perfect your technique and foster your talent for a career that brings creativity to businesses, marketing and public relations firms and other institutions.
If you want to nurture your artistic talent, William Woods University provides the canvas for you to paint your future.
We offer fine arts majors in art, graphic design, studio art and theatre, with extracurricular learning opportunities that will give you hands-on experience not just in creating work, but in producing, marketing and performing as well. In other words, we provide the tools and coaching you need to make a living through your talent.
The William Woods University campus is rich in studios and facilities for production of graphic arts, digital productions and theatre. In addition, we offer a variety of venues and opportunities for performance, exhibition and experience that you wouldn’t expect in a university our size.
Our Mildred M. Cox Gallery is a museum-quality space that features regular exhibitions staged by professional artists whom you will meet and learn from in our Mentor/Mentee program or Senior Practicum course. And theatre productions on campus engage students at all levels: performing, directing, costuming, set design, lighting, marketing and production. A variety of clubs and organizations support student arts and give you the opportunity to learn and explore beyond the classroom.
Bring your talent to William Woods University. There are so many ways for it to flourish.
William Woods University fine arts alumni are working in creative and management positions, as well as pursuing successful freelance careers in their professions.
Some of our alumni have gone on to receive their MFA to teach college level arts, or combined their bachelor’s degree with non-arts degrees, giving them the opportunity to pursue a career in teaching, public relations, marketing and adding creativity to business teams, and so much more.
William Woods provides a safe environment that challenges its students to attain their chosen dream.
— Gracemarie Serafina Cretella, B.F.A., ’83, professional actress
Opportunities for self-expression are always available for those students who take the initiative and have the drive to make things happen.
— Michael Dodson, B.A. in Theatre Arts, ’11, MBA, ‘13
The professors really cared about the students. This program helped me grow as an artist.
— Jennifer Costello, B.S. in Studio Art, ‘07, founder and owner of Arctic Cards, LLC, St. Louis, Mo.
My professors truly cared about my development as a professional designer and fine artist.
— Holly Dirnberger, B.A. in Graphic Design, ‘05, designer and illustrator for Red Letter Communications, Inc., Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Perfect your technique and foster your talent for a career that brings creativity to businesses, marketing and public relations firms and other institutions.
Get your hands on the tools that can be used to mold your dreams through drawing, painting, sculpting, building, and through simply creating.
Get inspired and gain an understanding of the history and foundational elements of Art. Become an expert in the area where your passion flourishes.
Explore all aspects of theatrical production from acting to directing to stage management while being immersed in famous theatrical literature and history.