Areas of Study

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Office of Undergraduate Admissions
36 S. Wabash Ave., suite 1201
Chicago, IL 60603 
Phone: 800.232.7242 or 312.629.6100
Fax: 312.629.6101
Email: admiss@saic.edu

Office of Graduate Admissions
Sullivan Center
36 S. Wabash Ave., suite 1201
Phone: 800.232.7242 or 312.629.6100
Fax: 312.629.6101
Email: admiss@saic.edu

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SAIC is closely monitoring the COVID-19 outbreak. While our physical offices are currently closed, our entire Admissions team is working, and ready to help you navigate your college search and selection process. Please feel free to call us at 312.629.6100, 800.232.7242, or email admiss@saic.edu with any questions you may have. SAIC is here for you!

At SAIC, our curriculum is interdisciplinary, which means you don't declare a major and are free to study among any of our departments and areas of study. The following areas of study are available through curricular paths that often cross departments. These are by no means the only paths available to you as an SAIC student.

Animation Graphic Design
Art/Design and Politics Gender and Sexuality
Art and Science Historic Preservation
Architecture Illustration
Arts Administration and Policy Interior Architecture
Art Education Liberal Arts
Art History, Theory, and Criticism Museum Studies
Art and Technology Studies New Arts Journalism
Art Therapy Painting and Drawing
Books and Publishing Performance
Ceramics Photography
Costume Design Playwriting/Screenwriting
Comics and Graphic Novels Printmedia
Community and Social Engagement Product Design
Designed Objects Public Space, Site, Landscape
Digital Imaging Race & Ethnicity
Digital Communication Sculpture
Economic Inequality & Class Social Media and the Web
Exhibition and Curatorial Studies Sound
Fashion Design Sustainable Design
Fiber and Material Studies Teaching
Film, Video, New Media, and Animation Visual and Critical Studies
Furniture Design Visual Communication Design
Game Design Writing