BFA vs BA or BS for fine artist

College Majors Visual Arts and Film Majors
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<p>Here is an interesting article explaining the benefits of a BFA over a BA or BS for design students.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.aiga.org/resources/content/6/2/7/documents/NASAD_student_brochure.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.aiga.org/resources/content/6/2/7/documents/NASAD_student_brochure.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>This is on a site sponsored by NASAD.</p>

<p>" The AIGA and NASAD do not recognize a four year liberal arts degree in art or design as adequate preparation for entry as a graphic design profession."</p>

<p>Cama</p>

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<p>Thanks, Cama. On a quick read, I think this document classifies programs into basically two types -- full 4-year studio programs in which 65% of coursework is in studio courses, and liberal arts type programs in which about 40% is in studio courses. But there are some schools/programs that are kind of in-between, and also offer BFA.,and in which perhaps 50-60% would be studio courses. I'm thinking of CMU, BU, and Syracuse as examples with 4-year studio programs but probably not quite as intensive in studio courses as, say, Pratt or RISD.</p>