Program Overview

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking with Entrepreneurial Studies, offered by the Department of Art, is one of the nation's top programs in the discipline and provides students access to exceptional faculty, world-class facilities, and strong regional and national professional networks.

Tyler Printmaking majors join a welcoming community of artists and educators. Bridging tradition and innovation, students learn the full range of printmaking techniques from the simplest to the most technically advanced. Students learn how to think critically and solve problems, working with professors, and side-by-side with graduate students. Tyler provides access to the resources of a large, public research university combined with the intimacy of an art school.

Tyler BFA students take full advantage of the school's location in Philadelphia, a vibrant art center with a strong printmaking tradition, to find internships and jobs, explore museums and galleries, launch creative practices, start businesses and earn placements in the most competitive graduate programs.

Designed to complement the studio experience with tools to support a studio practice or pursue graduate studies, the Entrepreneurship coursework enhances students' career options. Graduates of this degree program will possess requisite business skills to support themselves as visual artists or entrepreneurs in art and related fields.

Each student moves from a common foundation curriculum that introduces materials and processes and prepares them for success in a range of fields of study. Those who select Art as their major will work side-by-side with majors in Visual Studies, Art Education and Art Therapy. The dynamic exchange of ideas that result from these interdisciplinary conversations spur intellectual risk and drive research-based creative concepts.

Upon graduation, students have the practical skill sets and honed aesthetic for successful careers in studio art, art education and design, as well as attend top-tier graduate programs.