UMBC’s B.A. and B.F.A in Visual Arts both offer unique opportunities for you to explore art history, animation, interactive forms, film, graphic design, photography, video, print media and foundation.

As a twenty-first century artist, you will study various media-art forms under the direction of internationally acclaimed faculty. There are various areas of concentration within the degree that allow you to broaden your knowledge and skill sets to achieve your professional goals, including a concentration in photography and cinematic arts. Study photography, film and video history, criticism and theory, and the scriptwriting proposal process, while learning about digital production and post-production tools that will form the foundation for your creative work. The media landscape in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. region is evolving at an explosive rate, and digital video content is at the heart of that growth.