Program Learning Outcomes: Studio Arts

• Learn to analyze works of art/design perceptively and to evaluate them critically.
• Present work that demonstrates perceptual acuity, conceptual understanding and technical facility at a professional entry level in their chosen field(s).
• Develop an understanding of the common elements and vocabulary of art/design and of the interaction of these elements and be able to employ this information in analysis. Acquire the ability to place works of art/design in historical, cultural, and stylistic contexts.
• Gain functional competence with principles of visual organization (two-dimensional design), including the ability to work with visual elements in two and three dimensions; color theory and its applications; and drawing.
• Become familiar with the historical achievements, current major issues, processes, and directions of their field(s).
• Be afforded opportunities to exhibit their work and to experience and participate in critiques and discussions of their work and the work of others.
• Acquire the ability to place works of art/design in historical, cultural, and stylistic contexts. In certain areas of specialization, it is advisable to require that students study the historical development of works within the specialization.
• While synthesis is a lifetime process, by the end of undergraduate studies students should be able to work independently on a variety of art and/or design problems by combining, as appropriate to the issue, their capabilities in studio, analysis, history, and technology.
• Students must acquire a working knowledge of technologies and equipment applicable to their areas of specialization.