Overview

As an artist or graphic designer, you’ll have the best background and raw material for your original ideas, allowing you to create anything out of your own curiosity and chosen media.

You can major or minor in studio art or graphic design, or choose the art education specialist program if you want to teach art in secondary schools.

Distinctions

Beginning classes have only 15-20 students, and upper-level courses are usually smaller. The close faculty-student relationship is especially important for hands-on work in studio art and graphic design. Students learn to express their own ideas and emotions through art, and at the same time learn about larger social and disciplinary contexts.

The art department is housed in six buildings on campus with separate facilities for painting, fibers, 2D design, weaving, ceramics, sculpture, photography, drawing and wheel-throwing. The ceramics studio has a wood fired kiln and a rolling gas car kiln, high-quality kilns generally available only to graduate students.
Art and Graphic Design majors at Augustana College also take art history courses, and draw from their liberal arts education (valuable background for every academic field). As a result, they develop both deeper perspective and broader awareness, fueling their creativity and originality.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Drawing Inquiry

Design: Three Dimensional

Ceramics: Hand Construction

Ceramics: Wheel Thrown Constr.

Design Sources: Joined by A River

Relief Printmaking

Figure Drawing

Painting

B/W Photography

Digital Photography

Ceramics

Advanced Sculpture

Studio Art of Africa

Art of Americas

Art of the Americas

Fibers

Intaglio Printmaking

Screen Printing

Issues in Contemporary Art

Teaching Elementary Art

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-02-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Rock Island, United States

Disciplines

Visual Arts Graphic Design View 610 other Bachelors in Graphic Design in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

An official high school transcript.

A secondary school report (counselor report).

English language proficiency

Have a teacher, academic advisor or school official send a letter of recommendation for you to Augustana (recommended but not required).

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

53186 USD / year

≈ 53186 USD / year
Out-of-State

53186 USD / year

≈ 53186 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

53186 USD / year

≈ 53186 USD / year

Living costs

Rock Island

United States

1100 - 1500 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

Distinctions

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Rock Island

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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