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The School of Art and Design offers programs in studio art, graphic design, art education, and art history. Explore our programs in the "Areas of Study" tab above or request more information about art at UNC using the link below!
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Areas of Study
Art Education
The art K-12 teacher education program prepares students to teach visual arts in elementary, middle, and secondary schools.
Ceramics
Students are introduced to the process of making ceramics beginning with clay body composition through procedures for firing kilns and glazing techniques & formulas.
Digital Media
Offering state-of-the-art computer imaging, artistic exploration and knowledge beyond visualizing scientific concepts; skills often sought by employers.
Drawing
Emphasis includes composition, content, technical concerns, use of color and a range of material use from traditional to contemporary alternatives.
Graphic Design
Work as creative visual thinkers and communicators using a variety of traditional print and emerging digital media.
Metals
Classes offered in basic and advanced techniques and processes for the creation of wearable art.
Painting
Teaching technical painting ability and vocabulary, development of individual expression leading to thematic connections.
Photography
Provides fundamentals of photograpic imaging that aides in understanding of traditional techniques, experimental and non-traditional digital imaging.
Sculpture
Learn a variety of sculpture making techniques including welding, ceramic shell casting, assemblage in a studio spaces indoors and outdoors.