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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Art Department


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Objectives

The visual arts represent one of the basic means of human communication. In its courses, programs, and facilities the Art Department provides undergraduates with a solid foundation in the methods and theories in the creation and study of the visual arts. The department offers a range of experiences from introductory to advanced courses in Studio Art, Art History, and Digital Art. Students explore drawing, two- and three- dimensional design, ceramics, computer art, illustration, sculpture, photography, painting, and printmaking, and they may study major periods, themes, and critical issues of Art History. Students are also exposed to the new technologies and perspectives that are radically changing the way art is being made and studied. State of the art computer art labs supports a rapidly expanding digital art area.

The Art Department is firmly committed to a Liberal Arts Education. It consequently offers a 45 s.h. Digital + Studio Art Major with concentrations in Art History, Design, Drawing and Printmaking, Painting, Photography, 3-D Studio, New Media, Illustration, and General Studio. We offer a B.S. degree in Digital + Studio Art.  An 18 s.h. Foundation Requirement ensures students have a grounding in basic drawing, design, and digital skills as well as exposure to Art History and the critical language of art. The Concentrations allow the student to focus in a particular area.

Additionally, students who focus on digital art are introduced a foundations Computer Art course, and are then allowed to explore the different areas of this rapidly developing field including 3D Animation, Digital Video, Web Design, Digital Print, Graphic/Publication Design, 3D Modeling, and Digital Photography, and Illustration.

Programs

    Bachelor of ScienceMinor

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