Southwest Minnesota State University is a four-year public university offering a high quality education in the liberal arts and professions to prepare you for a life that is successful both personally and professionally. SMSU has grown into a university of choice with high national rankings, producing scholars who become the leaders, thinkers, and entrepreneurs of the future. Students and faculty alike come here to engage in the rich "Southwest Experience," which starts with strong academics, fulfilling social opportunities and support from fellow Mustangs. We invite you to visit SMSU and to experience for yourself all that it has to offer.

Students with all levels of experience, and non-majors, may enroll in the Art Studio courses as electives to enrich their liberal arts educational experience after completing ART 100: Intro to Art, or ART 101: Foundations of Art and Design Art, or Art 102: Foundations of Art and Design 2-D, or Art 103: Foundations of Art and Design 3-D , or see individual studio instructors for permission and availability.?

Our BA in Art:?Graphic Design graduates have found jobs working in:

  • advertising design
  • web development
  • newspaper publication design
  • catalog publication design
  • freelance designers