Undergraduate Programs and Concentrations

Rhode Island School of Design offers undergraduate students the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree, which is usually completed in four years of study. Also offered is a professional Bachelor of Architecture (B.ARCH) degree, usually completed in five years of study.

In addition to pursuing a major, students may also choose a concentration (like a minor). Concentrations may only be pursued concurrently with the degree.

Liberal Arts Concentrations:

• Theory and History of Art and Design

• History, Philosophy, and the Social Sciences

• Literary Arts and Studies

Interdisciplinary Concentrations:

• Computation, Technology, and Culture

• Drawing

• Nature-Culture-Sustainability Studies

Students pursuing concentrations are reminded that concentrations may not be declared in order to extend their anticipated graduation date. Students that have completed all degree requirements are not eligible to remain enrolled in order to fulfill concentration requirements. Concentrations that remain incomplete at the time of graduation will be removed from the student record. Upon graduation, successful completion of a concentration is noted on the student’s official transcript, and a physical certificate is also issued along with the diploma.