Department of Art + Architecture

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Undergraduate Programs

Department of Art + Architecture

With accomplished faculty, small studio classes, and an innovative focus on social justice and community engagement, the Department of Art + Architecture holds unique appeal among educational institutions in the Bay Area. Committed to the education of students as whole people, the faculty aims to prepare them for a complex world in which their artistic gifts are needed more than ever.

Our Programs

Architecture students at Mission Santa Cruz

Architecture & Community Design

Combining architecture, urban design, city planning, and landscape design in the framework of political, social, cultural, and environmental issues.

Art History & Museum Studies

Providing solid grounding in the history of art as well as theoretical and practical skills to become successful professionals in the art world.

Student building something outside of the Xarts building.

Design

Combining coursework in graphic design, digital media design, and environmental design into a dynamic interdisciplinary studio concentration.

Students painting during class in the Xarts building.

Fine Arts

Providing students with traditional and contemporary skills in a studio setting under the guidance and mentorship of professional artists.

Our Stories

Samantha sitting with a laptop inside Kaiser Permanente Oakland

“Work hard and go get it.”

Engineering the Moon Landing

Shaping the City

Entrepreneurial Spirit

Contact Info

Department of Art + Architecture

Mon-Fri, 9a.m. - 5p.m.

Fromm Hall, XARTS 007 art+architecture@usfca.edu (415) 422-5685