studio art minor
Minor
The Studio Art minor curriculum is an excellent accompaniment to any major as it instills and enhances the career readiness skills future employers will be looking for such as critical thinking, collaboration, creative problem solving, time management, visual communication, perseverance, and dedication to a finished product. In addition to these career skills, the arts instill lifelong curiosity and encourage individual imagination. Students learn the value of commitment to a vision, while staying open to the importance of changing course when beneficial to the end result.
This course introduces students to a variety of drawing tools and media. Drawing from life, line, tonality, illusional space, and perspective are explored. Creativity and individual expression are stressed.
This course is an introduction to the basic principles and strategies for visual art-making and art appreciation, with an emphasis on developing an awareness and sensitivity to art as an integral part of one's life and as a way to complement one's aesthetic needs. This is a lecture course with studio art-making modules designed to complement visual material, critical essays, museum/gallery trips and impart basic skills in visual communication.