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Bachelor of Studio Art and the Expanded Field

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

  • Dartmouth, United States
  • 4 years
  • English
  • On campus
  • Bachelor

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University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus

About the program

BFA in studio art across painting, Drawing, Sculpture and emerging genres.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: yes
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (1 year): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Explain key concepts in Studio Art and the Expanded Field. Apply subject knowledge to relevant academic or practical questions and communicate informed findings. Relevant syllabus content includes: students acquire core skills and contemporary practice in painting
  • Drawing and sculpture while exploring emerging genres.

Career outcomes

  • Potential pathways: Creative practitioner
  • Production assistant
  • Design roles
  • Further specialist study. Some roles require additional qualifications or professional registration.

Curriculum

  • Students acquire core skills and contemporary practice in painting
  • Drawing and sculpture while exploring emerging genres. Grant-supported projects
  • Internships
  • Faculty-led field trips
  • Study abroad and visiting artist critiques support the programme
  • And students present a BFA exhibition.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Sealed secondary transcripts with at least three years of grades
  • Translated into English
  • SAT/ACT optional
  • Recommendation and essay optional
  • Portfolio or audition for visual and performing arts (not Art History)
  • Transfers need a foreign credit evaluation.

Minimum GPA

2.5

Accepted academic background

Secondary school transcripts (sealed, Translated into English), Optional SAT/ACT, Optional recommendation and essay, Transfers need a WES/CED/TEC foreign credit evaluation, Portfolio or audition for visual and performing arts

Language tests

  • TOEFL iBT 79
  • IELTS 6.0
  • Duolingo 105
  • PTE Academic 53

Other requirements

  • Portfolio required

Documents you’ll need

  • Secondary School Transcripts
  • Portfolio

How to apply

  1. Check the entry requirements and deadlines: rolling
  2. fall July 15
  3. spring December Apply online with the Common App or the UMass Dartmouth application and pay the 60 USD fee. Send sealed official transcripts translated into English and English scores (TOEFL 79
  4. the applicable IELTS score
  5. Duolingo 105
  6. PTE . SAT/ACT and essay are optional. Visual and performing arts applicants submit a portfolio or audition. After admission receive the I-20 and apply for the F-1 visa with a bank statement showing at least 54
  7. 000 USD.

Other costs

Tuition per year$36,415 USD
Application fee$60 USD
Deposit_

Program details

CampusDartmouth campus
Faculty or schoolCollege of Visual and Performing Arts
DepartmentArt
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value_
Study pace_
Post-study stay1 year
Scholarship noteEligible international first-year undergraduates with at least a 2.75 high-school GPA are considered for merit scholarships of USD 10,000–15,500 per academic year. Eligible international transfer students with at least a 3.0 transfer GPA may receive USD 10,000 per year, Renewal requires full-time enrollment and a 3.0 GPA.

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    January 2027

    Apply by

    1 Dec 2026

    17 days left

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 4 years.