With programs that vary in length and concentration, the WKU Department of Art supports and challenges students along a variety of life-enriching paths. The BFA degree in studio art or graphics is a comprehensive, focused program for students interested in pursuing a professional creative career. Our range of BA programs in art education, art history, and studio art introduce our students to a variety of career paths that benefit from studies in the visual arts. The sculpture curriculum offers an outstanding range of possibilities for learning and fabrication in a variety of media and formats. The program offers traditional techniques in a facility equipped to handle metal fabrication, gas/arc/MIG and TIG welding, wood carving and construction, mold-making and metal casting, ceramic sculpture: computer-aided 3-D modeling and printing, and 4-D media. Intermediate and advanced students are actively involved in contemporary, broad-based studies that include performance, video, mixed-media formats, and public art installation. Advanced courses conclude with emphasis in the development of a personal conceptual language, well supported by technical facility.