Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, United States

Degree BFA
Study Level Bachelors
Study Mode On Campus
Duration 48 months
Scholarships Yes
Start date Aug

Our Studio and Humanistic Studies major has been carefully crafted to help you create a conceptual and critical framework for inquiry into art and design. This integrated major fully combines in-depth coursework in academics and studio to prepare practicing artists who will contribute to our culture as creators and thinkers. Under the guidance of an impressive faculty of scholar-teachers, you gain first-rate liberal arts education and build a depth of understanding in such areas as philosophy and ethics or social sciences and political history, while pursuing advanced artistic investigations in a studio major. In four years, you will complete all requirements for a BFA in a studio discipline simultaneously with a challenging liberal arts major in Humanistic Studies, allowing you to begin graduate study a year earlier than 5-year BA/BFA programs. Through electives, you can personalize your major, build a wealth of knowledge in subjects that will complement your artmaking. If you are interested in illustration, you may focus on creative writing, or a painter might focus on philosophy. And if your studio component is photography, you might focus your liberal arts study on social and political history. The possibilities are almost endless.

About University

Based in Baltimore, an artist-run mecca of DIY culture, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is the oldest independent university of art and design in the US. MICA has created a model for the education of artists and designers. Our transformative education encourages originality, nourishes creativity, inspired innovation and challenges your intellect. MICA offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in: Fine arts Design Electronic media Art education Liberal arts Why MICA? Top 10 - MFA programs in the visual arts, #3 in Graphic Design and Sculpture, and #4 in Painting and Drawing according to US News & World Report Ranked 3rd - MICA is ranked 3rd among the top 50 graphic design schools and colleges in the US, Animation Career Review 2015 Top Producer - MICA is a top producer of Fulbright Scholars among specialty schools, Chronicle of Higher Education Best Northeastern College - for the last nine years, Princeton Review MICA is - an "education powerhouse," Fast Company Magazine; "world class," Huffington Post; "highly esteemed," Washington Post Unique Partnerships - with Johns Hopkins University, including a dual degree program MICA is a diverse and vibrant place to story - it is home to more than 1,200 undergraduate and graduate students from almost every state and more than 40 countries, with international students making up almost a fifth of the student body. Find out about scholarships here! Follow MICA on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram,LinkedIn and YouTube!