Fine Arts
Students exploring the fine arts have many opportunities to study art history, theory, methodology, and traditional studio and digital media work in the arts. Courses offered by the Fine Arts Department - including art and art history, digital media, film and video, music, and theatre - introduce students to the artistic traditions that are their heritage, and enables them to participate in the continuation of such traditions.
The Fine Arts Major in Art and Art History
The major in art and art history gives a broad-based, and a focused, historical education in the arts. General history courses in art (i.e. painting, sculpture, architecture and related media), music, film, photography, and theatre are coupled with studio experience. Specific work is chosen, not in one discipline, but in one era or period.
Courses in art, music, film, photography, theatre and literature are taken in combination so the student develops an informed view of the arts in a given period, such as the Renaissance, the Baroque/Classic, the Romantic, the nineteenth and early twentieth century, and the Modern. A senior seminar with thesis provides the opportunity to relate in a meaningful and substantial manner to the various strands of coursework in the arts.
The Fine Arts Major in Digital Media Arts
The major in digital media arts provides the opportunity to use traditional media such as photography, paint, pencil and charcoal and digital media to produce printed publications, 3D animation and illustration, multimedia CD-ROMs, and web sites. The student will have a grounding in art history to make works intelligent and insightful whether producing quality graphic design, or fine art.