Academy of Art University
79 New Montgomery Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105.
Website: www.academyart.edu
A free-standing art college.
Date of Initial Accreditation: 9/1/1985
Year of Most Recent Comprehensive Review: 2013
Academic Year of Next Scheduled Comprehensive Review: 2024-2025
Degree-Granting, Non-Degree-Granting, WSCUC, For-Profit, Private.
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Degree and Program Listing
Certificate-4 years: Advertising; Fashion; Fine Art (Sculpture); Graphic Design; Illustration; Interior Architecture and Design; Photography.
Associate of Arts-2 years: Advertising; Animation and Visual Effects; Fashion Journalism; Fashion (Merchandising); Fashion Merchandising; Fashion Styling; Fine Art (Drawing and Painting, Sculpture); Game Design; Graphic Design; Illustration; Industrial Design; Industrial Design (Transportation Design); Interaction and UI/UX Design; Interior Architecture and Design; Jewelry and Metal Arts; Motion Pictures and Television; Photography; Visual Development.
Associate of Arts (Distance Learning)-2 years: Advertising.
Bachelor of Arts-4 years: Fashion Journalism.
Bachelor of Fine Arts-4 years: Advertising; Animation and Visual Effects (3-D Animation, General); Art Education; Art History; Fashion (Fashion Design, Merchandising, Textile Design); Fashion Communication and Styling; Fashion Merchandising; Fine Art (Drawing and Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture); Game Design; Graphic Design; Illustration; Industrial Design (General, Transportation Design); Interaction and UI/UX Design; Interior Architecture and Design; Jewelry and Metal Arts; Motion Pictures and Television; Photography (Documentary, Fine Art Photography); Visual Development (General).
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Distance Learning)-4 years: Advertising; Art History.
Master of Arts-1 1/2 years: Art Education.
Master of Arts-2 years: Art History; Fashion Journalism; Graphic Design; Interaction and UI/UX Design.
Master of Arts (Distance Learning)-2 years: Art History.
Master of Arts-3 years: Art Education (Studio).
Master of Fine Arts-2 years: Animation and Visual Effects (3-D Animation); Advertising; Fashion; Fine Art (Drawing and Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture); Game Development; Graphic Design; Illustration; Industrial Design; Interaction and UI/UX Design; Interior Architecture and Design; Jewelry and Metal Arts; Motion Pictures and Television; Photography; Visual Development (General).
Master of Fine Arts-2 to 3 years: Animation and Visual Effects (General).
Master of Fine Arts (Distance Learning)-2 1/2 to 3 1/2 years: Advertising.
Certificate-4 years: Animation and Visual Effects; Industrial Design; Motion Pictures and Television; Interaction and UI/UX Design.
Associate of Arts-2 years: Animation and Visual Effects (Visual Effects); Fashion (Technical Fashion Design); Fashion Marketing; Fashion Product Development; Fashion Visual Merchandising; Fine Art (Printmaking); Knitwear Design; Motion Pictures and Television (Cinematography, Directing, Editing, Producing, Production Design, Screenwriting); Studio Production for Advertising and Design.
Associate of Arts (Distance Learning)-2 years: Animation and Visual Effects (Visual Effects); Fashion (Technical Fashion Design); Fashion Journalism; Fashion Marketing; Fashion Merchandising; Fashion Product Development; Fashion Styling; Fashion Visual Merchandising; Fine Art (Drawing and Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture); Game Design; Graphic Design; Illustration; Industrial Design (Transportation Design); Interaction and UI/UX Design; Interior Architecture and Design; Jewelry and Metal Arts; Motion Pictures and Television (Cinematography, Directing, Editing, Producing, Production Design, Screenwriting); Photography; Studio Production for Advertising and Design; Visual Development.
Bachelor of Arts-4 years: Art History.
Bachelor of Arts (Distance Learning)-4 years: Art History; Fashion Journalism.
Bachelor of Fine Arts-4 years: Animation and Visual Effects (2-D Animation and Stop Motion, 3-D Modeling, Storyboarding, Visual Effects); Costume Design; Fashion (Patternmaking and 3-D Design); Fashion Product Development; Fashion Visual Merchandising; Footwear and Accessory Design; Illustration (Comics); Knitwear Design; Motion Pictures and Television (Cinematography, Directing, Editing, Producing, Production Design, Screenwriting); Photography (Advertising/Photo Illustration); Textile Design; Visual Development (Digital Art).
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Distance Learning)-4 years: Animation and Visual Effects (2-D Animation and Stop Motion, 3-D Animation, 3-D Modeling, General, Storyboarding, Visual Effects); Art Education; Costume Design; Fashion (Fashion Design); Fashion Communication and Styling; Fashion Marketing; Fashion Merchandising; Fashion Product Development; Fashion Visual Merchandising; Fine Art (Drawing and Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture); Game Design; Graphic Design; Illustration (Comics); Industrial Design (Transportation Design); Interaction and UI/UX Design; Interior Architecture and Design; Jewelry and Metal Arts; Motion Pictures and Television (Cinematography, Directing, Editing, Producing, Production Design, Screenwriting); Photography (Advertising/Photo Illustration, Documentary, Fine Art Photography); Visual Development (Digital Art, General).
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Distance Learning)-5 years: Art Education and Art History; Art Education and Fine Art.
Art Teaching Credential (Distance Learning)-1 year (Post-Baccalaureate).
Master of Arts-2 years: Animation and Visual Effects (2-D Animation and Stop Motion, 3-D Animation, 3-D Modeling, Visual Effects); Costume Design; Fashion (Fashion Design); Fashion Art Direction; Fine Art (Drawing and Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture); Game Development; Illustration; Industrial Design; Interior Architecture and Design; Jewelry and Metal Arts; Photography; Visual Development (Entertainment Art, General).
Master of Arts (Distance Learning)-2 years: Animation and Visual Effects (2-D Animation and Stop Motion, 3-D Animation, 3-D Modeling, Visual Effects); Art Education (General); Costume Design; Fashion (Fashion Design); Fashion Art Direction; Fashion Journalism; Fine Art (Drawing and Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture); Game Development; Graphic Design; Illustration; Interaction and UI/UX Design; Industrial Design; Interior Architecture and Design; Jewelry and Metal Arts; Photography; Visual Development (Entertainment Art, General).
Master of Arts (Distance Learning)-3 years: Art Education (Studio).
Master of Fine Arts-2 years: Footwear and Accessory Design; Illustration (Comics); Knitwear Design; Textile Design; Visual Development (Entertainment Art).
Master of Fine Arts (Distance Learning)-2 years: Game Development; Illustration (Comics); Jewelry and Metal Arts; Visual Development (Entertainment Art, General).
Master of Fine Arts-2 to 3 years: Animation and Visual Effects (2-D Animation and Stop Motion, 3-D Modeling, Visual Effects); Fashion (Fashion Design, Merchandising).
Master of Fine Arts (Distance Learning)-2 1/2 to 3 1/2 years: Animation and Visual Effects (2-D Animation and Stop Motion, 3-D Animation, 3-D Modeling, Visual Effects); Fashion (Fashion Design, Merchandising); Fine Art (Drawing and Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture); Graphic Design; Illustration; Industrial Design; Interaction and UI/UX Design; Interior Architecture and Design; Motion Pictures and Television; Photography.
Master of Fine Arts-3 years: Costume Design.
Master of Fine Arts (Distance Learning)-3 years: Costume Design.