The majors offered prepare students for entry into careers as professional artists, art educators, or for?graduate study.

JU's?faculty, with an impressive listing of artistic and scholarly achievements, are dedicated to the success of their students. From year one, students practice their craft amid professional venues, undergo yearly reviews with faculty, and as seniors,?journey through senior year experience as a cohort with?peers. Majors are considered professionals in training and as majors, students have access to?studios and personal reflective spaces. Finding individual artistic voice is paramount no matter which studio concentration is chosen.?Time in class and in the studio, is the key to understanding artistic intent.

The glass studio is one of the only and largest glass facilities in the Southeast, has?four glory holes, two furnaces,?eight kilns and?a large, well equipped coldshop.

The glass degree track?is where students explore a variety of glass forming techniques to create functional and sculptural objects.