艺术与艺术史系提供的课程可通往艺术学士学位和美术学士学位，课程包括基础，艺术史，绘画，绘画，摄影，版画和雕塑课程。本科学位是为希望将通识教育与艺术专业相结合的学生而设计的。BFA学位是为想要追求更激烈的专业工作室课程的学生而设计的。该系还提供艺术史，工作室艺术和BFA学位的未成年人，让学生在辛克莱社区学院完成一系列课程后可获得平面设计或室内设计证书。因为自我表达和自我学习是该计划的最终目标，所以学生在很大程度上负责确定最能满足其个人需求和兴趣的选择。艺术学位的候选人可以为研究生学习，教学职业，博物馆和画廊
You can combine a liberal arts education with your art studies and a concentration in studio art in Wright State's Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree program. You can pursue a concentration in painting, photography, printmaking, or sculpture during a more intense and professional program in Wright State's Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) programs. You will be largely responsible for determining the options that best meet your individual needs and interests because self-expression and self-learning are the ultimate goals of the B.F.A. program. You can combine your B.F.A. degree with an art education component or supplement your fine arts education with a certificate in graphic design or interior design from nearby Sinclair Community College. Many graduates of these programs are successful applicants to graduate programs in fine and applied arts and education. Begin your studies with introductory courses in drawing, 2D and 3D foundations, photography and art history. These courses are designed for the beginning artist and guide your development in the visual arts. You will expand and express your knowledge and grow in self-expression by exploring the processes and language basic to all visual arts. Instead of following a system of independent courses in a given medium or discipline, you will investigate issues and ideas in a variety of visual modes.<br><br>Earn your degree from Wright State's Department of Art and Art History go on to an exciting career in education, commercial art and photography, museum and gallery administration, or fine arts. Successful graduates of our programs have found rewarding careers in many non-art related fields as well. Recent graduates have been accepted into a number of prestigious M.F.A. programs, including those at Boston University, University of Pennsylvania, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, University of Georgia, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and the University of New Hampshire.