Program Overview

Program Overview

The UFV Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) equips students with the practical skills, critical understanding, and industry-related knowledge necessary to succeed as a professional artist.

Program Structure

• The program allows students to broaden their artistic range and explore varied disciplines, including traditional Studio Arts, New Media art, Graphic and Digital Design, Film Studies, and Art History & Visual Studies.
• Students have the option to complete a Visual Arts major or to pair a Visual Arts extended minor with another extended minor in Art History, Creative Writing, Graphic Design, Media & Communications Studies, or Theatre.

Career Opportunities

• Global spending on entertainment and media is expected to rise to $2.1 trillion by 2020.
• The creative economy is one of the world's fastest growing sectors for income generation, job creation, and export earnings.
• Opportunities abound for artists in occupations that support digital media, motion pictures, broadcasting, photography, and the performing arts.
• Other opportunities exist to pursue a career in the field of commercial art and work for design agencies, marketing agencies, photography studios, and publishers.
• Students may also find employment as a gallery curator, art director, or teacher, or opt to be self-employed as a professional artist in their discipline of choice.

Additional Opportunities

• Study tours, study abroad opportunities, and optional paid co-op work semesters are available throughout the program to expand students' horizons and gain life and work experience.