Departments & Areas of Study

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago's (SAIC) core values inform every facet of the SAIC experience. Central to these values is the dedication to exploration, challenging the notion that any field is never beyond rediscovery. Our interdisciplinary curriculum supports students who choose to explore and develop a hybrid practice between multiple disciplines as well as those who choose to concentrate their studies in one discipline. This approach uniquely prepares SAIC students to be sophisticated artists, writers, designers, scholars, educators, and creative leaders. SAIC's departments and interdisciplinary areas of study provide a rich diversity of curricular offerings to support the undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs. Through faculty and academic adviser guidance, students can customize their education within an open framework tailored to their creative goals.

Explore the comprehensive list of SAIC departments and interdisciplinary areas of study below to learn more about the curricular diversity that SAIC has to offer.