Department of Art and Design

Artists and designers are born to create. 

Renowned History

The renowned Mount St. Joseph University Department of Art and Design offers degrees in art education, fine arts, and graphic design. We also offer minors in art, art history, graphic design, and photography. These advanced programs of study offer many opportunities for customization and specialization. Our highly accomplished faculty is committed to helping you reach your fullest potential so that you may achieve your goals upon graduation. The Mount Art and Design programs are not cookie-cutter or one-size-fits-all. At the Mount, we want you to be you.

Mount Art and Design students:

• Engage in the creative process to solve problems, communicate ideas, express feelings, and create experiences.
• Learn to use the latest digital technologies and traditional methods to turn their ideas into professional quality 2D images and 3D structures.
• Develop the ability to identify the formal, technical, and expressive elements in art and design pieces.
• Understand and appreciate the historical, social, and cultural contexts in both past and present art and design works.
• Are well prepared to begin rewarding careers in art education, graphic design, or the visual arts upon graduation.
• Are thoroughly equipped for additional study at the graduate level.

Faculty 

Our highly accomplished faculty is committed to helping you reach your fullest potential so that you may achieve your goals upon graduation. The Department of Art & Design faculty are highly qualified professionals dedicated to preparing future artists and designers for the dynamic creative environment.

Facilities

Entering the Dorothy Meyer Ziv Art Building you immediately encounter the Studio San Giuseppe art gallery. It has an open floor plan with professional, updated lighting and wall space for art and design displays. You're guaranteed to find a wide range of media on display at Studio San Giuseppe, from paintings to sculpture to photography to design.

The Dorothy Meyer Ziv Art Building offers a creative and modern learning atmosphere that readies you for a professional career.