Art & Creative Media, Minor
The Art & Creative Media minor functions to enrich the educational experience of a variety of majors. Students benefit from exposure to methodologies and tools to explore creative project solving in the world of creative industries. The Art & Creative media minor is a useful complement to a major in Business, Engineering, History, Media Communication, Music as well as STEM majors.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Exploration of the Creative Process: Experiment with and adopt a variety of processes, methods, and interpretations to explore innovative solutions to creative challenges.
- Development of Skills Techniques: Exhibit sufficient fluency in one or more media to craft work that meets appropriate professional standards for the scale and scope of a project. Demonstrate an ability to adapt techniques and formal methods to serve the objectives of the work.
- Communication of Ideas Context: Clearly articulate visually, orally, and in writing the content and context of art historical research and creative work.
- Demonstrate Awareness Intellectual Maturity: Display a willingness to question one’s own perspective. Approach the creative and scholarly process with curiosity and persistence. Take initiative in working independently or collaboratively to achieve stated objectives.
Outcomes Assessment Activities
- ART 310 Portfolio
- ART 410 Portfolio and senior show
Specific Program Requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations Select 2 courses | 6 | |
| Integrated Studies | 3 | |
| Design Fundamentals for Visual Art | 3 | |
| Digital Techniques for Visual Art | 3 | |
| Drawing I: Observational Drawing | 3 | |
| Fundamentals of Digital Media | 3 | |
| Photography: Expressive Composition | 3 | |
| Explorations Select 2 courses | 6 | |
| ARC: Design Frameworks | 3 | |
| Sculpture I | 3 | |
| Painting I | 3 | |
| Drawing II: Life Drawing | 3 | |
| Ceramics I | 3 | |
| Printmaking I | 3 | |
| Art & Design Essentials | 3 | |
| Photography: Creative Lighting | 3 | |
| Principles of Graphic Design | 3 | |
| Special Topics | 1-3 | |
| Upper-Division Explorations Select 3 courses with advisor approval | 9 | |
| Sculpture II: Site Art | 3 | |
| Painting II | 3 | |
| Drawing III | 3 | |
| Ceramics II | 3 | |
| Printmaking II | 3 | |
| Motion Graphics | 3 | |
| Photography: Digital to Darkroom | 3 | |
| Graphic Design Techniques | 3 | |
| Methods of Character Design | 3 | |
| Studio Series | 3 | |
| Advanced Site Art | 3 | |
| Painting III | 3 | |
| Drawing IV | 3 | |
| Advanced Ceramics | 3 | |
| Printmaking III | 3 | |
| Personal Vision: Digital Art & Animation | 3 | |
| Personal Vision: Filmworks & Photography | 3 | |
| Graphic Design Studio | 3 | |
| Special Topics | 1-3 | |
| Field Experience | 1-6 | |
| Independent Study | 1-3 | |
| Studio Series | 1-3 | |
| Medieval Art | 3 | |
| Renaissance Art | 3 | |
| Baroque & Rococo Art | 3 | |
| Women in Art | 3 | |
| History of Architecture | 3 | |
| History of Photography | 3 | |
| Theory & Methods | 3 | |
| Contemporary Art | 1-3 | |
| Native American Art | 3 | |
| Latin American Art | 3 | |
| Art & Race in the Americas | 3 | |
| Global Encounters & Exchanges 1450-1800 | 3 | |
| Public Art | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 21 | |