Winthrop University (College of Visual and Performing Arts)

Mission Statement

As the only comprehensive collegiate arts program nationally accredited in all the arts in the State of South Carolina, public or private, the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Winthrop University offers majors in art, design, music, theatre, and dance.

The College also offers teacher licensure curricula in art, music, dance, and theatre and is the only school in the State to do so. With a full-time faculty of over fifty artist/teachers and a student body of over eight-hundred enrolled in a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate professional degree and liberal arts programs, the College of Visual and Performing Arts provides high quality arts instruction in a comprehensive teaching university setting. The College also provides the broader Winthrop community with a vast array of outstanding performances and art exhibitions annually.


Department of Design
The Department of Design is part of the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Winthrop University including programs in Interior Design and Visual Communication Design. The department offers BFA, BA, and BS degrees within the design disciplines that are accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (formerly FIDER) and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).


Fine Arts
The Department of Fine Arts of the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Winthrop University is one of the most comprehensive fully accredited programs in the Southern Region. Through its B.A., B.F.A, M.A., and M.F.A. programs, the department aims to provide a challenging art and design education to over 300 majors that will lead to a lifetime of learning and growth for students as confident, independent artists, scholars and teachers.

In addition, intensive professional training is provided to ensure the development of highly motivated, self-disciplined graduates. Students can be assured their Winthrop degree meets the rigorous professional standards of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), of which the university is an institutional accredited member.


Fine Arts
The Department of Fine Arts of the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Winthrop University is one of the most comprehensive fully accredited programs in the Southern Region. Through its B.A., B.F.A, M.A., and M.F.A. programs, the department aims to provide a challenging art and design education to over 300 majors that will lead to a lifetime of learning and growth for students as confident, independent artists, scholars and teachers.

In addition, intensive professional training is provided to ensure the development of highly motivated, self-disciplined graduates. Students can be assured their Winthrop degree meets the rigorous professional standards of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), of which the university is an institutional accredited member.

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