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Academic Programs

Art

Degrees/Certificates

Certificate of Performance
Associate in Arts
Student Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the Art-Fine Art Program will gain facility with:

Global Awareness:

  • Students will develop the ability to expand the vision of the role of art in the greater culture
  • Students will develop an awareness of cultural diversity (and its use/effect on art-making).

Historical Awareness:

  • Students will develop the ability to engage visual art as defined in a progression of change.

Critical Thinking:

  • Students will develop the ability to affect critical thinking in visual terms.

Visual Literacy:

  • Students will develop the ability to employ art concepts and terminology effectively.
  • Students will develop the ability to understand the creative process of art-making.

Technological Awareness

  • Students will develop the ability to understand materials, methods and techniques both historical and contemporary and the contexts in which they are employed.

Students will be assessed through a combination of performance evaluations, written assignments, and written tests and quizzes.