工作室艺术领域提供以下六个专业之一的美术学士学位：绘画，绘画，摄影，版画，平面设计和一般美术。由于BFA要求的课程中有75％是艺术类的，因此该学位被视为艺术专业学位课程以及传统的准备课程，以从事该领域的研究生学习。该部门还提供工作室艺术辅修课程和摄影研究证书。在新装修的美术大楼内教授课程。UMSL与圣路易斯社区大学区有转学协议，该协议直接向三所SLCC学校之一的拥有AFA学位的学生转入高年级BFA课程。工作室艺术系是敬业的教师和忠实的艺术家。他们定期在具有区域，国家和国际意义的展览中展出，已经建立了令人印
The studio arts area offers the Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in one of three emphasis areas: Graphic Design, Art Education, and Studio Practice. Since 75% of the classes required for the BFA are within art, the degree is considered a professional degree program in art, as well as traditional preparation, to pursue graduate studies in the field. The department also offers a Minor in Studio Art and a Certificate in Photographic Studies. Classes are taught in the newly renovated Fine Arts Building. UMSL has a transfer agreement with the St. Louis Community College District, which offers a direct transfer to upper division BFA courses to students who graduate with an AFA degree from one of the three SLCC schools.<br><br>Studio art faculty are dedicated teachers and committed artists. They exhibit regularly in exhibitions of regional, national and international significance, have developed impressive client lists and are sought after to give workshops and oral presentations on their work. Faculty have received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Ford Foundation and been honored by a variety of national and international arts organizations. Their work is included in important public and private collections, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Saint Louis Art Museum, the Library of Congress, Museum of Contemporary Photography, McDonnell Douglas Corporation and Emerson Electric.