Art (Studio) Learning Goals

Upon completion of the major, graduates must:

1. Be visually literate, including competency with the non-verbal languages of art and design.
2. Develop visual, verbal and written responses to visual phenomena, and organize perceptions and conceptualizations both rationally and intuitively.
3. Develop the capacity to identify and solve problems within a variety of physical, technological, social and cultural contexts.
4. Be familiar with and develop competence in a number of art or design techniques.
5. Be familiar with the major achievements in the history of art/design, including the works and intentions of leading artists/designers in the past and present.
6. Understand and evaluate contemporary thinking about art or design.
7. Make valid assessments of quality and effectiveness in design projects and works of art, especially their own.

As per the National Association of Schools of Art & Design (NASAD) Accrediting Agency Handbook