Art, Art History and Design
The Department of Art, Art History and Design offers degrees and minors in art history, studio art and graphic design. And as part of the College of Arts and Sciences, our pristine metropolitan campus is just 30 minutes from Detroit’s rich cultural center.
The OU Pledge is the university’s commitment to providing undergraduate students with the opportunity for meaningful, hands-on learning. Art, Art History, and Design students in OU’s College of Arts and Science engage in experiential learning through their participation in various opportunities such as:
- Hands-On Courses such as:
- ART4999 Senior Thesis in Studio Art, where students exhibit their work in the Oakland University Art Gallery.
- Various art courses include field trips to locations such as Signal Return Press to learn printmaking, commercial photography studios, working artist studios, art museums / galleries, and private collections such as the Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation.
- AH3800 Museum Studies in Art History, where students learn an overview of the museum profession, management and care of collections, and the registration, conservation, exhibition and interpretation of art objects in a museum setting.
- Various art history courses include field trips to art museums in locations such as Toledo, Ohio, Chicago, and Toronto, Ontario, Canada, as well as attend industry conferences such as the College Arts Association annual conference.
- DES3900: Entrepreneurial Design, where students produce products and bring them to market.
- Various graphic design courses provide real-world client projects, such as recent work for Detroit Baseball Dinner, OU Men's and Women's Basketball teams, Hope Shelter, Oakland Forward, and the OU Center for Civic Engagement.
- Study Abroad Experiences
- Student Organizations
- StudiOU (student art club)
- GraphixOU (student graphic design club)
News
- Oakland University selects four as recipients of Doris and Paul Travis Professorship
- Book launch party to celebrate OU professor’s ‘essential how-to guide’ to finding success in the design industry
- Art history professor awarded Luce/ACLS Early Career Fellowship in China Studies
- OU Art Gallery to present ‘Nightshade’ exhibition Jan. 16-March 30
- OU art student’s photos appear in Vogue
- Department of Art, Art History and Design updates name to reflect design program growth
- OU to recognize honorary degree recipients at fall commencement ceremonies
- OU student’s artwork on display in Michigan capitol as part of ‘Art in the Legislature’
- OU’s Braun Memorial Lecture to feature artist, author and curator Dr. Deborah Willis
- OU Art Gallery exhibition to feature work from Wendel A. White
- OU graphic design student awarded Detroit Society of Women Painters and Sculptors Scholarship
- OU, HOPE Shelters collaborate on rebranding project
Oakland University Art, Art History and Design
Oakland University Art, Art History and Design
