Department of Music & Dance
The Department of Music & Dance encompasses traditions that describe design in the past century and embrace emerging paradigms that define design of the future. Faculty members are recruited from nationally prominent institutions and from the most advanced industries. They are award-winning artists and designers.
Students who seek to be art teachers in the public schools K-12 may obtain the Graduate Certification in Art Education as part of the Master's degree. The certification track is designed for individuals with an especially strong academic and artistic background with a completed bachelor's degree in studio art, design, art history, or other art-related fields. Coursework is taken at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Upon completion of this program, individuals will be recommended by the university for K-12 art licensure in Kansas and will have earned a significant amount of coursework required for the M.A. degree in art education.
In addition to coursework, the Design Department offers an internship program for students in graphic design, illustration, industrial design and interior design. Students involved in an in-house graphic design clinic, THE ARTS, provide the graphic services of design and production for various KU schools and departments.
Each year, 14 internationally renowned designers come to campus to present their professional experiences and work with students and faculty, through a lecture series entitled the Hallmark Symposium. This lecture series is complemented by the Hallmark Fellow and Scholar.
- Programs of Study
- Ceramics | BFA | MFA |
- Industrial Design | BFA | MFA |
- Interior Design | BFA |
- Metalsmithing and Jewelry | BFA | MFA |
- Scenography | MFA |
- Textile Design | BFA | MFA |
- Theatre Design | BFA |
- Visual Communication: Graphic Design or Illustration | BFA |
- Visual Arts Education | BFA | MFA |
- Ceramics | BAE | MAE |
The Department of Design does not offer photography as a degree concentration for undergraduates or as an area of specialization for graduate students, but the department offers several photography courses.















