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If you’re seeking an affordable, high quality arts education that will provide you with the experience, mentorship and resources needed to pursue a hands-on career in art and design, the Studio Art BFA in Printmaking at the University of Central Missouri may be right for you!

UCM's printmaking facilities are equipped with all of the tools and equipment needed to produce work and build a diverse portfolio in traditional print media such as lithography, relief printing, screen printing, intaglio and letterpress, combined with a curriculum that actively integrates various digital media and techniques.

What you will study

Our Studio Art BFA in Printmaking program curriculum begins with a solid foundation in fine arts. Study fundamentals like composition, art history, application and diverse cultural contributions of traditional print media. You’ll learn to think critically about what you’re trying to communicate with your work.

Once you master core competencies, you’ll be encouraged to explore new applications of printmaking art. Projects in lithography, serigraphy, intaglio and relief printing will prepare you for advanced study of printmaking techniques and for working with complex content.

As you build your unique visual language and create a cohesive body of work, you'll receive technical and creative coaching from our faculty dedicated to fostering innovation and personal expression in contemporary practice. You might innovate a technique or reimagine a printmaking tradition to make it your own the way some past students have done with projects like:

Letterpress-printed promotional materials using custom-made plates

Screen-printed comics and zines

Sculptural prints that break artistic boundaries, where a print becomes a building block for larger installation work

You’ll thrive as an artist and as a student with one-on-one faculty mentorship, a collaborative artistic environment and small class sizes centered around our students’ needs.

What can you do with a Printmaking Art degree from UCM?

Printmaking is a vocation, as well as an artistic discipline. You can expect a strong career built on your BFA degree from the University of Central Missouri. You will be poised to enter the job market and establish a career as soon as you graduate. Printmaking skills are in demand by many industries, including fashion, event management and retail.

As a BFA Printmaking major, you will graduate with directly marketable skills that combine aspects of Studio Art, Illustration and Graphic Design into a unique form of artistic expression with numerous commercial applications.

Your Printmaking BFA will qualify you for a job as a press operator in a commercial print studio, but many of our students take their bachelor’s degree further. You may decide to be an entrepreneur or small business owner with your own print shop, a freelance graphic artist or an educator who trains others in printmaking art.

If you want to pursue further study in printmaking after you achieve your Studio Art BFA, our faculty and the Career and Life Design Center can work with you to identify the right internship or graduate program that fits your goals.