Current and Prospective Students

Mission Statements

Chair's Welcome

Core Mission of the Department of Art and Art History

Core Mission of the College of Fine Arts

Core Mission of the University of Texas at Austin

2007-2008 Academic Year Fact Sheet

The Department of Art and Art History has 35 staff members and 89 faculty: 17 Professors, 26 Associate Professors, 6 Assistant Professors, 3 Senior Lecturers, 24 Lecturers, 13 Assistant Instructors, and 15 Professor Emeriti.

The student-to-teacher ratios for each of the Divisions of the Department are as follows:

Art Education/Visual Art Studies – 11 to 1

Art History – 10 to 1

Design – 10 to 1

Studio Art – 7 to 1

The total student enrollment in the department for the 2007-2008 academic year is 758 divided among the following undergraduate and graduate programs:

Undergraduate Programs

589 total undergraduate students:

Predesign: 33

Bachelor of Arts in Art:

Art History: 107

Studio Art: 114

Bachelor of Fine Arts:

Design: 50

Studio Art: 246

Visual Art Studies: 39

Graduate Programs

169 total graduate students:

Master of Arts in Art Education (M.A.) - 27 students

Master of Arts in Art History (M.A.) - 48 students in ancient, medieval, modern, theory, non-western (Asian, African, Islamic, Native American, Oceanic, pre-Columbian) art history

Doctorate of Philosophy in Art History (Ph.D.) - 52 students in ancient, medieval, modern, theory, non-western (Asian, African, Islamic, Native American, Oceanic, pre-Columbian) art history

Master of Fine Arts in Design (M.F.A.) - 10 students

Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art (M.F.A.) - 32 students in ceramics, drawing and painting, metals, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and transmedia