College of Visual and Performing Arts - Learning Outcomes
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BFA in Applied Digital Arts
- Engage the elements and principles of the digital arts.
- Demonstrate proficiency in the tools and techniques used to create digital artworks.
- Develop knowledge of the history and critical theory of the digital arts.
- Execute the stages of the digital art production process in professional-level work.
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BA in Art History
- Critically evaluate cultural artifacts according to the principles of Formal Analysis.
- Employ the language of Art History to communicate effectively.
- Apply diverse critical methodologies to the analysis of cultural artifacts.
- Execute a professional-quality art historical research project.
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BFA in Studio Art
- Demonstrate competency with the elements and principles of visual art.
- Develop knowledge of art history.
- Demonstrate technical proficiency in the production of art.
- Create a professional presentation of artwork.
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BFA in Crafts
- Make works of art that demonstrate technical proficiency, design principles, and an understanding of historical and contemporary practices.
- Write and speak analytically and critically about works of art in ways that articulate the concepts and design principles.
- Develop a professional self-promotion strategy of one's artwork for exhibitions, presentations, and digital media.
- Develop a body of work that demonstrates originality and relevancy to the larger crafts community.
- Make works of art that demonstrate technical proficiency, design principles, and an understanding of historical and contemporary practices.
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BFA in Communication Design
- Solve communication problems through research and development.
- Describe and respond to the audiences and contexts that shape design decisions.
- Create and develop visual form in response to communication problems.
- Apply tools and technology through the creation, reproduction, and distribution of visual messages.
- Employ professionalism and best business practices through presentation.
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MFA in Communication Design
- Solve communication challenges by identifying the issues, targeting audience, researching, and/or developing innovative solutions.
- Create and develop visual solutions in response to communication challenges.
- Determine audience objectives based on a spectrum of human factors; test audience response; and/or assess the outcomes.
- Apply the contexts of past, current, and future design.
- Communicate with other creative professionals through research-based, cohesive, and persuasive rhetoric.
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BA in Communication Studies
- Deliver formal and informal oral presentations within varied contexts.
- Compose written communication appropriate to specific contexts.
- Apply communication concepts to the praxis of communication.
- Create research projects guided by communication theory.
- Analyze communication norms through diverse points of view.
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BS in Cinema, Media, and Television Production
- Students will know the history, fundamental concepts, business practices and structure of the CTM industry.
- Students will be proficient in the technical processes of cinema, television and media production.
- Students will write and produce for various forms of media.
- Students will critically analyze and evaluate various forms of media.
- Students will collaborate and work in a team environment.
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BA in Music
- Perform with competence as soloist and ensemble members.
- Identify, define, and engage the elements of music in sound and notation.
- Describe current practices and historical trends in music.
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BA in Music: Commercial
- Perform with competence as soloist and ensemble members.
- Identify, define, and engage the elements of music in sound and notation.
- Describe current practices and historical trends in music.
- Demonstrate technology-based skills used in the music industry.
- Describe the management and operating systems of the music industry.
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BA in Music: Performance
- Perform with competence as soloist and ensemble members, and self-assess performance for continued improvement.
- Identify, define, and engage the elements of music in sound and notation.
- Describe current practices and historical trends in music.
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BS in Music Education
- Perform with competence as soloist and ensemble members.
- Identify, define, and engage the elements of music in sound and notation.
- Describe current practices and historical trends in music.
- Demonstrate current pedagogical practices.
- Conduct musical groups with attention to artistic concerns.
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M.Ed. in Music Education
- Articulate, reflect upon and implement knowledge of historical and contemporary trends in the development of music education.
- Articulate current developments and changes in the field of Music Education.
- Apply research and data-gathering tools to assess teaching and learning.
- Analyze musical compositions in the context of historical periods or current trend.
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BS in Social Media Theory and Strategy
- Analyze and recommend appropriate social media marketing communication options.
- Design effective social media content strategies.
- Construct high-quality social media projects in multiple modes.
- Analyze and interpret patterns and trends in social media data.
- Apply social media content and structures based on ethical and theoretical approaches.
- Appraise the benefits and drawbacks of specific social media approaches and platforms.
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MA in Arts Administration
- Explain the administrative complexities of arts organizations in public, private, and non-profit sectors.
- Analyze financial management and effective fundraising practices of arts organizations.
- Assess the civic engagement and impact of arts organizations on communities.
- Evaluate and apply research methodologies.
- Analyze the ethical and legal responsibilities governing and impacting arts organizations.
- Develop a personal philosophy based on historical, theoretical, and cultural influences in the arts.
- Explain the administrative complexities of arts organizations in public, private, and non-profit sectors.
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BS in Art Education
- Investigate purposes and practices of art education.
- Apply art processes and practices to make works of art.
- Apply and analyze diverse critical methodologies to the analysis of cultural artifacts.
- Demonstrate dispositions of a professional practitioner.
- Design a curriculum with strategies to deliver instruction and assess learning.
- Deliver art instruction that reflexively assesses teaching and learning.
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BS in Art Education/Alternative Settings
- Investigate purposes and practices of art education.
- Apply art processes and practices to make works of art.
- Interpret and analyze works of art as they relate to historical and contemporary contexts.
- Demonstrate dispositions of a professional practitioner.
- Design a curriculum with strategies to deliver instruction and assess learning.
- Deliver art instruction that reflexively assesses teaching and learning.
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MEd in Art Education
- Analyze historical, theoretical, and philosophical issues in art education.
- Develop a personal philosophy based on historical, theoretical, and cultural influences of the arts.
- Evaluate and apply research methods and methodologies.
- Demonstrate knowledge of curriculum and pedagogical practices.
- Identify how research informs advocacy, policy and one's artistic and pedagogical practices.
- Analyze historical, theoretical, and philosophical issues in art education.