Founded in 1883, The University of North Dakota is located in Grand Forks, a college town of 50,000 on the Red River of the North separating North Dakota and Minnesota. 
The University of North Dakota includes ten academic divisions, including the College of Arts and Sciences which is the largest and oldest of nine colleges at the University.
The College of Arts and Sciences include the Department of Art & Design, the Department of Music and the Department of Theatre.

The Edmund Hughes Fine Arts Center houses the Department of Art & Design and the Department of Music and provides more than 35,000 square feet for specialized studios for work in visual arts media.
The Department of Art is the largest art & design department within the upper plains region outside Minneapolis and is the only art and design department within the geographical area of North Dakota and South Central Canada offering the Master of Fine Arts in studio art.
The major facility of Theatre Arts is the Burtness Theatre. Included in this building is a 365-seat proscenium theatre, a flexible-seating laboratory theatre, and scenic and costume shops.
The Department of Music offers degree programs including a Masters of Music, Bachelor of Arts in Music Therapy and a Ph.D in Music Edcuation. The University of North Dakota is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music.

The University of North Dakota was selected to be a recipient of the 2008 Association for General and Liberal Studies (AGLS) Award, a national recognition for improving General Education.(www.und.edu)

U.S. News & World Report Ranks UND one of 'Best National Universities' in its "Best Colleges 2009" edition,and puts UND among the nation's top 193 public and nonpublic colleges and universities.(www.und.edu)

Courses at the University of North Dakota

Bachelor of Fine Arts
Visual Arts (drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, and graphic design, ceramics, sculpture, jewelry and metalsmithing, and fibers)
Art History
Art Education
Graphic Design and New Art Media
Theatre

Bachelor of Arts
Visual Arts
Theatre (directing, set design, lighting design, sound design, costume design, technical theatre, costume construction, dance, playwriting and dramatic literature.)
Music

Bachelor of Music
Music
Music Education
Music Therapy
Performance

Master of Arts
Theatre

Master of Fine Arts
Visual Arts

Master of Music
Choral Conducting
Composition
Instrumental Conducting
Music Education
Pedagogy
Performance

Ph.D.
Music Education

Teacher Licensure
Through a partnership with the College of Education and Human Development and the Department of Teaching and Learning, students may seek secondary licensure in Art.

Non-degree programs
Continuing Education program
Community programs

Past students - established and famous artists
Maxwell Anderson (Pullitzer Prize) Playwright, author, poet
Thomas McGrath (Rhodes Scholar) Poet
Sam Anderson (Actor)
Bennett Brien (Sculptor)

Contact Details for University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND 58202
http://www.und.edu