ART & DESIGN

Students in the art & design major will:

  1. Formulate the ability to manipulate elements and principles of composition.
  2. Understand historical knowledge of visual arts and artists/designers.
  3. Employ critical thinking skills in the creation and analysis of visual arts.
  4. Demonstrate technical proficiency in a variety of visual arts media.
  5. Build creative and productive visual solutions.
  6. Construct visual solutions based upon process, research, and materiality.

 

 

 

 

ART EDUCATION

Students in the art education major will:

  1. Demonstrate the ability to think critically about a variety of visual art.
  2. Verify the ability to manipulate elements and principles of design.
  3. Verify creativity and productivity in the visual arts.
  4. Demonstrate historical knowledge of artists and the visual arts.
  5. Demonstrate technical proficiency.

 

 

 

 

COMMUNICATION & MEDIA

Students will demonstrate the following:

  1. Ability to analyze and synthesize materials from a variety of source to construct sound arguments using critical thinking
  2. Ability to identify and describe several foundational theories across the communication discipline
  3. Proficiency in public presentations, including organization, research, argumentation, delivery, visual aids, and audience adaptation
  4. Ability to locate and utilize a variety of research materials to construct arguments and support positions
  5. Proficiency in written communication, including the ability to write a discipline-specific research paper
  6. Ability to recognize and solve problems related to everyday communication