Art and Design Media, B.A.
Contact
Sarah Gorham, M.F.A., M.A.T.
Assistant Academic Director, School of Arts and Humanities
sgorham@une.edu
Michael J. Cripps, Ph.D.
Director, School of Arts and Humanities
mcripps@une.edu
Mission
Arts programs are staffed by a community of professional artists with national reputations. The mission of the faculty is to nurture and encourage students' individual growth, development, and expression while preparing them to pursue a professional career.
After a firm grounding in the foundations, students are mentored in the development of an original body of work in their preferred medium.
Major Description
The School of Arts and Humanities offers a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Art and Design Media.
The Art and Design Media course of study develops intellectual curiosity and critical thinking skills through an active hands-on curriculum taught by professional scholars and artists. While imparting foundational expressive skills in traditional art media, the program encourages students to expand their conceptual and perceptual capabilities and receive training in current technological media that both support the traditional arts and are essential tools in contemporary society.
Developing connections between their personal experience and art, science, social science, and the environment is an important part of the program and is emphasized in a semester long studio concentration seminar experience (required of all majors) where students choose an area of focus ranging from traditional arts such as painting and ceramics to graphic design or video production. Majors will gain a strong understanding of the creative process and their own expressive capabilities culminating in an exhibition of their personal creative work. Whether planning a career in the arts, digital media or developing innovative interdisciplinary work in a double major, the Art and Design Media program will build diverse strengths and skills for the 21st century student.
Program Description
The Art and Design Media program stresses students' acquisition of skills that represent appropriate professional practices and a clear understanding of how to evaluate their own work for accuracy, expression, and clarity. Among these skills students will develop experience in and knowledge of:
- Creative and compositional methods across traditional and digital media.
- The creative process starting from initial sketches and outlines to the finished work. Problem solving is intrinsic to this process.
- The development of their personal voice through intensive study in the senior capstone year.
- The link between concept and media.
- Art history with an emphasis on contemporary practice in Western and non-Western worlds.
- Critical thinking and aesthetic assessment both verbal and written.
The program provides students with hands-on experience with the tools and latest technologies used in the arts professions in which they will work. They study and learn to:
- Appreciate, understand, and utilize methods of craftsmanship in a variety of traditional and digital media.
- Develop their knowledge and abilities in graphic and web design, with commercially viable skills with broad applicability.
- Develop working knowledge of the gallery and museum world.
Students are encouraged to link their study of art with other disciplines, while creating work that expresses their interests. The 36 credits required of an art media major allow them the possibility to double major in a variety of disciplines.
Students can also take three credit internships in art, graphic design, and/or communications organizations as part of their course of study. Faculty will work with interested students to facilitate this option.
Honors Program
We offer qualified students the option of graduating with Honors. This includes significant scholarly, creative, or experiential activity under the direction of a faculty member. Interested students should consult with their advisor.
Admissions
See Undergraduate Admissions for more information.
Transfer Credit
See Undergraduate Admissions for more information.
Financial Information
Tuition and fees for subsequent years may vary. Other expenses include books and housing. For more tuition and fee information, please consult this catalog’s Financial Information section.
Curricular Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Nor'easter Core Requirements | ||
| Nor'easter Core Requirements | 40 | |
| Program Required Courses | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Art History Survey I | ||
| Art History Survey II | ||
| Art in the Modern World | ||
| ART 104 | Painting I | 3 |
| ART 113 | Three Dimensional Fundamentals | 3 |
| ART 118 | Drawing & Design Fundamentals | 3 |
| ART 200 | Advanced Drawing | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Color Digital Photography | ||
| Documentary Video | ||
| Digital Video Production | ||
WRT 304 | (Read & Write in Digital Environments) | |
| ART 230 | Graphic Design | 3 |
| ART 395 | Studio Concentration Seminar | 3 |
| LIL 420 | Arts & Humanities Capstone | 3 |
| Three credits of elective coursework from List A | 3 | |
| Six credits of elective coursework from either List A or List B | 6 | |
| Open Elective Courses (Students complete open elective credits as necessary to meet the University’s 120-credit minimum for graduation. The total number of elective credits required will depend on the student’s completed program, core, and other degree requirements.) | 44 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| List A – Elective Options | ||
| ART 101 | Watercolor | 3 |
| ART 102 | Photography | 3 |
| ART 105 | Elements of Acting | 3 |
| ART 109 | T-Shirt Design | 3 |
| ART 110 | Ceramics I | 3 |
| ART 111 | Scientific Illustration | 3 |
| ART 114 | Printmaking | 3 |
| ART 124 | The Painted Book | 3 |
| ART 130 | The Art of the Letter | 3 |
| ART 199 | Topics in Art (any media) | 3 |
| ART 207 | Landscape Painting | 3 |
| ART 214 | Color Digital Photography | 3 |
| ART 234 | Digital Animation | 3 |
| ART 299 | (Advanced Topics in Arts) | 3 |
| ART 324 | The Painted Book 3D | 3 |
| ART 401 | Creative/Fine Arts Internship | 3 |
| List B – Elective Options | ||
| CMM 115 | Media Production Fundamentals | 3 |
| CMM 120 | Visual Storytelling and the Natural World | 3 |
| CMM 210 | Understanding Mass Media | 3 |
| CMM 300 | Documentary Video | 3 |
| CMM 310 | DV Studio I | 3 |
| CMM 311 | Digital Video Production | 3 |
| CMM 315 | Narrative Production III | 3 |
| CMM 405 | DV Studio II | 3 |
| CMM 430 | Internship in Communication | 3 |
| HIS 345 | (Museums & Public History) | 3 |
| LIL 120 | Introductory Arts and Humanities Seminar | 3 |
| LIL 320 | Topics in Arts & Humanities | 3 |
| WRT 111 | (Topics in Creative Writing) | 3 |
| WRT 211 | Creative Writing: Poetry | 3 |
| WRT 212 | Creative Writing: Short Fiction | 3 |
| WRT 213 | (Creative Writing: Non-Fiction) | 3 |
| WRT 304 | (Read & Write in Digital Environments) | 3 |
| WRT 312 | Fiction Writing Workshop | 3 |
| WRT 317 | Proposal and Grant Writing | 3 |
Please note: While some courses can fulfill both core and program requirements, the credits earned do not count twice towards the minimum total required credits for the degree.
An average GPA of 2.0 or higher is required for this degree.
Students in this major can participate in the pre-health graduate school preparation tracks.
Art Learning Outcomes
At the completion of their Bachelor of Arts degree in Art and Design Media, students will be able to:
- Create works that demonstrate standards of craftsmanship.
- Write, discuss, and critique creative works.
- Develop a distinct personal body of work that emphasizes their interests and experiences.