Welcome to the Department of Art & Design+
We offer a wide variety of exciting career oriented degrees housed within state of the art facilities taught by award winning faculty.
Career Oriented Degrees in Art & Design+
The Department is home to four distinct degrees offering exciting career opportunities.
- Graphic Design
- Apparel, Retail Merchandising and Design
- Art Education
- Fine Art Studio Practice - Ceramics, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Digital Media, Drawing and Photography
Hands On Learning
From the moment you arrive at NDSU you will always be in a studio class supporting your degree. In addition to the intensive hands-on learning in Renaissance Hall, there are a number of opportunities to learn and grow outside of our studios!
- Field trips and courses that travel to places such as New York City and Minneapolis
- Attend National Conferences such as NCECA for ceramics, most recently in Utah.
- Participate and win awards at the annual ADDY awards! (the American Advertising Awards for Graphic Design and Illustration)
- Host a professional fashion show each spring!
- Studio and Firm Crawls to learn from professionals in our fields
- Study Abroad opportunity each fall for a semester abroad in Germany and Italy run by the School for 3rd year students.
Engaged and Award winning faculty
From the moment you arrive you are taught by full time faculty who are engaged in their teaching and professions. We have multiple faculty with National and International level awards in their disciplines and they bring that experience back to the studio.
Inspiring Facilities
We have state of the art facilities that are available 24/7 for students in our programs. Teaching takes place within individual studio areas that are all equipped with the newest technology and equipment to support your production!
