麻省大学波士顿分校的艺术系提供通向文学学士学位的艺术专业。艺术系的教师既包括学者，也包括专业艺术家，其课程旨在结合他们不同的视觉体验方法。创意/工作室课程为创意过程，视觉思维和某些技术技能提供了良好的基础。艺术史课程探索在历史，文化和宗教背景下脉络的艺术品的美学属性。学生可以选择将学习重点放在艺术史或工作室上，也可以选择两者兼顾。艺术系提供从100级到400级的课程。一百个级别的课程是入门课程，提供对该主题的广泛概述。两百门课程将重点放在工作室艺术或艺术史上的特定媒体上，但仍是入门级课程，没有先决条件。3
The UMass Boston Art Department offers a general major in art leading to a BA. The faculty of the Art Department includes both scholars and professional artists, and the curriculum aims to combine their differing approaches to visual experience. The creative/studio curriculum provides a sound basis in creative process, in visual thinking, and in certain technical skills. Courses in art history explore the aesthetic attributes of art objects contextualized in history, culture, and religion. Students may elect to focus their studies in art history, or in studio, or they may chose to balance the two. The Art Department offers courses from the 100-level to the 400-level. One hundred level courses are introductory courses that provide a broad overview of the topic. Two hundred level courses narrow the focus to a specific medium in studio art or topic in art history, but remain introductory and without prerequisites. Three hundred and four hundred level courses are advanced courses requiring previous work in the topic or medium. A major in art takes students from introductory work to the advanced levels as they gain experience and knowledge. All art majors take a capstone course in the last year of their coursework. Many courses in studio art and art history satisfy General Education requirements. Additionally, the Art Department offers opportunities for internships and fieldwork, independent study when primary coursework in regular departmental course offerings are exhausted, and a two-semester course sequence for writing an honors thesis.