Undergraduate

Bachelors of Art in Fine Art & Minor in Fine Art

Art is a critical tool with which to understand the world. A goal of the Undergraduate Fine Arts program at the University of Pennsylvania is to facilitate an environment where the potentialities of art are considered in relation to the real life conditions of our students. Encouraged to test themselves against the rigors of divergent artistic approaches and their histories, our students develop a more complex set of skills to creatively and critically negotiate the turbulent shifts taking place globally in terms of human experiences.

The innovative atmosphere of a world-leading research university provides an exciting context for the program. The Undergraduate Fine Arts program BA degree is offered within the excellent College of Arts and Sciences. Our students benefit from a varied arts and sciences education in conjunction with the study and production of art. Additional benefits are accrued from the program’s active relationship to the university’s renowned Institute of Contemporary Art, Penn History of Art, and the many distinguished departments of the School of Design.

The Undergraduate Fine Arts program offers courses in animation, communication design, film and video, painting and drawing, photography, and sculpture and is an integral component of interdisciplinary degree programs in Digital Media Design, Cinema Studies and Visual Studies.

Ken Lum, Professor and Director of the Undergraduate Fine Arts Program

Register Now for Summer and Fall 2013 courses in the Department of Fine Art.

Fine arts courses are open to all students at the University of Pennsylvania - you do not need to be a Fine Arts major, minor or student in the College of Arts and Sciences to take a fine arts course.

Learn more about the Fine Arts course offerings:

Undergraduate Fine Arts Course Descriptions

View the current Course Timetable from the Office of the Registrar.

The Fine Arts Undergraduate Office is located in:
Charles Addams Fine Arts Hall
200 South 36th Street (at Walnut Street)
Office Phone: 215-573-5134

With questions about the Undergraduation Fine Arts Program, to make an appointment or tour the facilities Monday-Friday 9AM-5PM, please contact:

 Kristen Goldschmidt: Undergraduate Fine Arts Program Coordinator (krgold@design.upenn.edu) or 215-898-9680.

Erin Williams:Undergraduate Fine Arts Administrator (erinwill@design.upenn.edu) or 215-573-5134.