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Art, Design & Graphics

Our art, design and graphics graduates are in high demand. Students talk about their Art, Design & Graphics programs - watch the video!
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Enhance your love of printing, web, animation, fashion, textiles, graphics, design, sculpture, painting or other artistic pursuits through this cluster. Your career options will be limited only by your imagination.

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B.F.A. Animation & Digital Media

Do you love to create your own characters or animated films? Combine your passions for art, design, and technology while enjoying collaborative and cross-disciplinary projects.
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B.F.A. Game Design and Development - Art

Do you want to learn what it takes to make video games? Do you want to be game artist? With core skills in art and design, you'll create visual elements like 3D characters and environments, levels, and animations.
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B.F.A. Graphic Design and Interactive Media

Do you like designing posters, packaging, logos and websites? You can be a professional designer of posters, packaging, logos, and websites.
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B.F.A. Industrial and Product Design

Use your creativity to design products that solve problems. Combine your passion for art and engineering by designing products to improve the lives of consumers.
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B.F.A. Interior Design

Do you want to create safe, artful and life-enhancing interiors? You will learn the principles of space planning, lighting design, construction and sustainability for residential and commercial spaces.
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B.F.A. Studio Art

Are you ready for your art to change the world? Do you want to be a successful studio artist? Apply your knowledge, techniques, and methods while pursuing a concentration in one of six studio art areas.
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B.S. Arts Administration and Entrepreneurship

Engage with artists, build artistic communities and promote the industry of the arts. Through experiential learning the program provides you with a broad foundation across diverse fields in arts and design.
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B.S. Graphic Communications

Are you interested in design, visual communications, graphic arts, digital software or printing?  You will learn the technical and management skills needed to design, develop, produce and distribute omni-channel marketing campaigns.
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B.S. Video Production

Learn to create and edit video and media in a team environment. You can have the advanced technical knowledge and skills to create and edit your video and media products. Our team environment will teach you how.
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2021–2022 Art, Design & Graphics Career Outcomes

Hands-on curriculum, co-op/internship experiences, and industry partnerships lead to successful outcomes.

  Total Degrees % Employed or Continuing Education Average Salary
B.F.A. Animation & Digital Media 31 100% $34K
B.F.A. Game Design & Development  35 94% $46K
B.F.A. Graphic Design & Interactive Media 45 97% $40K
B.F.A. Industrial & Product Design 35 100% $45K
B.F.A. Interior Design 28 100% $47K
B.F.A. Studio Art 15 90% NA
B.S. Graphic Communications 18 100% $42K
B.S. Video Production 3 100% NA
Total 210 98% $42K

Partial List of Employers

    
  • 3M
  • Abbott
  • Activision Blizzard
  • Adelyn Charles Interiors
  • Allobee
  • Ardisam, Inc.
  • Ashley Furniture Industries
  • BCI Burke Company
  • BKV Group
  • Bolger
  • Cambria
  • Colder Products Company
  • DAS Group, Inc.
  • ESG Architecture and Design
  • Ghidorzi Companies
  • Gray Television
  • Heinzen Printing
  • Japs Olson Company
  • Kalco Lighting
  • King Show Games, Inc.
  • Linhoff Photo
  • Mayo Healthcare
  • Mercyhealth
  • MGS Mfg. Group
  • Mittera
  • Mood Interior Design
  • MSR Design
  • Nordic Ware
  • Oshkosh Corporation
  • Pablo Center at the Confluence
  • PBS Wisconsin
  • Plaudit Design
  • Raven Lousie Designs
  • Realityworks, INC
  • REM5 Virtual Reality Laboratory
  • Rogue Productions
  • SAS Architects & Planners, LLC
  • Sign Art
  • Stocks Design Co.
  • Target
  • The Waraksa Group
  • TTX
  • UNO Branding
  • Vela Creative Interior Design
  • VKB Homes
  • Vomela Speciality Company
  • Walt Disney Imagineering
  • Whitewater Community Television
  • World Architects and Engineers
  • Worzalla
  • WXOW/WQOW TV, Inc.

Typical Job Titles

    
  • 3D Animator
  • Animator/Illustrator
  • Assistant Project Manager
  • Concept Artist
  • Content Producer
  • Creative Associate
  • Custom Furniture Designer
  • Design Associate
  • Designer
  • Digital Artist
  • Digital Designer
  • Fabrication and Production Assistant
  • Fabricator
  • Freelance Artist
  • Graphic Artist
  • Graphic Designer
  • Industrial Designer
  • Interior Designer
  • Junior Environment Artist
  • Junior Industrial Design
  • Junior Interior Designer
  • Junior Product Designer
  • Labeling Specialist
  • Lead Designer
  • Marketing Assistant
  • Marketing Coordinator
  • Media Specialist
  • Motion Design
  • Multimedia Designer
  • Owner
  • Pre-Press Operator
  • Product Designer
  • Production Assistant
  • Production Designer
  • Project Coordinator
  • Project Manager
  • Promotion Producer
  • Quality Assurance
  • Radio and Television Technical Director
  • Sales Design Consultant
  • Sales Floor Team Member
  • Stop Motion Animator
  • Technical Designer
  • Videographer
  • Web Designer

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Professor Williams re-creates area landscape features to inspire award-winning digital art

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