Ceramics & Sculpture: The Ceramics/Sculpture emphasis leads to a professional BFA degree intended for students wishing to work in three-dimensional media, particularly ceramic materials. Both sculptural and vessel approaches are explored in this degree program. Candidates generally choose one area in which to focus on for the final portfolio and senior exhibition. Students achieving the BFA will either work as studio artists, in cross disciplines, or continue their studies in graduate degree programs (SUU ceramics students have a high record of acceptance in graduate programs since 1997). Those choosing a ceramics focus will know and understand advanced throwing and hand building skills, kiln firing in gas, electric, sodium vapor, wood-fire, and other kilns; and will know studio safety and hazard prevention, glaze and clay formulation, and post firing techniques. is placed on creative problem solving and expression, creative thinking and spatial reasoning.

Illustration: The illustration program leads to a professional BFA degree that focuses on combining an individual artistic voice with the power of story; making it unique within the intermountain west. Completing the professional illustration degree requires students to spend extensive time developing their talents in the use of digital and traditional media to create a portfolio focused on individual goals. The illustration faculty are successful professionals who are committed to leveraging their networks for the benefit of students. Many students publish professionally before graduation and alumni enjoy success throughout the profession.

Painting, Drawing & Printmaking: This program leads to a professional BFA degree for students who wish to pursue a career as a studio artist and/or continue their education by completing an MFA graduate degree. Students at SUU receive a solid foundation in the fundamentals of two-dimensional design, painting, color theory, drawing, figure drawing and anatomy, printmaking, and art history. They are continually guided by faculty and are encouraged to develop their own artistic voice by exploring their personal interests in image making. At the end of four years, students will have a body of work that permits them to gain acceptance into a gallery or continue their education with an MFA. Many graduates are currently teaching as professors across the United States and are represented in professional galleries and venues.

Photography: This professional BFA degree has an integrated approach to fine art practice and professional skills combining both the processes of the past with the technology of the future. We prepare the photographers of tomorrow to enter a wide range of photographic specialties from gallery art to commercial photography as well as hybrids of photography and design. Students will gain experience in studio lighting, large format photography, alternative photographic processes, digital capture and printing, and traditional black and white techniques. With close proximity to some of the greatest national parks in America, and access to dedicated photographic equipment and facilities, our students are able to explore their creativity as well as the inspiring natural beauty of the region.