reviews of academy of art universityAcademy of Art University Online College Review

  • Originally the Academy of Art Advertising, the Academy of Art University (AAU) was founded in 1929.
  • The Academy of Art University is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), which is one of the six regional accrediting agencies.
  • Some notable alumni include Chris Milk, music video director for U2 and Green Day, and Deanne Fitzmaurice, winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize.
  • AAU has many notable faculty members, including Terryl Whitlatch, creature designer for Star Wars, and Jan Yanehiro, an Emmy awarded broadcast journalist.

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Academy of Art University Online Degrees & Programs

AAU currently has approximately 42 online degree and certificate programs and is continuing to expand their online offerings on a regular basis.

Programs are offered in 16 fields including

  • Advertising
  • Animation & Visual Effects
  • Architecture
  • Art Education
  • Fashion
  • Fine Art
  • Game Design
  • Graphic Design
  • Illustration
  • Industrial Design
  • Interior Arch. & Design
  • Motion Pictures & Television
  • Multimedia Communications
  • Music for Visual Media
  • Photography
  • Web Design & New Media

You can earn an associates, bachelors, or masters degree. There are also awards of completion programs.

Academic Calendar

AAU’s online program follows a traditional academic schedule. There are fall, spring, and summer semesters, as well as a summer intersession. Regular semesters are 20 weeks in length, and the summer intersession is a three-week study abroad course. The summer intersession will vary and can include art and architectural studies in Europe and Italy.

At AAU, artists teach artists.

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