Overview

As an Art and Design major at Bucknell University, you'll study painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, graphic design, multimedia, and video and performance art — and show your culminating work at the Samek Art Museum.Art history majors explore art from prehistory to the present through classes and experiences that include trips to museums and galleries around the Northeast and the U.S. Arts Merit Scholarships in both art & design and art history for incoming students, internships and study-abroad opportunities further strengthen the learning experience.

Many Bucknell art & design and art history majors have gone on to pursue careers in fields including museums, galleries, auction houses, advertising, business, education, film and entertainment.

Degree Programs

The Department of Art & Art History offers a bachelor of arts degree as well as minors in both art & design or art history. Majors in each course of study complete a culminating experience. In art & design, seniors create final projects and exhibit their work in on-campus galleries, including the Samek Art Museum's Campus Gallery and the 103 exhibition space in Holmes Hall. Art history majors write an original research paper, which they present at a departmental symposium.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Art History

Art and Design

Visual Arts

History of Design

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-10 00:00:00

Language

English

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100

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Lewisburg, United States

Disciplines

Design Visual Arts View 1644 other Bachelors in Visual Arts 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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130

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Submit your personal essays electronically through the application website you choose.

Pay the nonrefundable $40 application fee electronically when you apply or request a fee waiver through the application website.

Official secondary school transcript in certified English translations, if applicable.

Mid-year Report and/or copy of your updated transcript, if applicable.

Common Application teacher evaluation form in English.

Early Decision Agreement form, including all required signatures (for early decision applicants only).

Copy of biographical photo page of passport.

All applicants to all of Bucknell's degree programs are required to have completed a minimum of two years of a foreign language (in the same language) in secondary school.

All applicants to all of Bucknell's degree programs are required to have completed a minimum of two-and-a-half years of college-preparatory mathematics.

Tuition Fees

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

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Non-residents

69976 USD / year

≈ 69976 USD / year
Out-of-State

69976 USD / year

≈ 69976 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

69976 USD / year

≈ 69976 USD / year

Living costs

Lewisburg

United States

1000 - 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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Scholarships Information

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