ART EDUCATION
Students in the art education major will:
1. Demonstrate the ability to think critically about a variety of visual art.
2. Verify the ability to manipulate elements and principles of design.
3. Verify creativity and productivity in the visual arts.
4. Demonstrate historical knowledge of artists and the visual arts.
5. Demonstrate technical proficiency.
ART & DESIGN
Students in the art & design major will:
1. Formulate the ability to manipulate elements and principles of composition.
2. Understand historical knowledge of visual arts and artists/designers.
3. Employ critical thinking skills in the creation and analysis of visual arts.
4. Demonstrate technical proficiency in a variety of visual arts media.
5. Build creative and productive visual solutions.
6. Construct visual solutions based upon process, research, and materiality.
ENTERTAINMENT DESIGN AND PRODUCTION
Students in the entertainment design and production major will:
- Demonstrate an understanding of all areas of theatrical production.
- Analyze and critique theatrical experiences while applying critical thinking.
- Execute high level techniques pertaining to the area of technical theatre and apply them appropriately to production and classwork.
- Articulate one’s artistic voice while creating, presenting, producing, performing, responding, critiquing, and connecting.
- Incorporate constructive criticism offered by peers and colleagues into their professional practice.
- Identify and explore the roles of theater in the global society’s past, present and future.
- Appraise self in order to design an effective marketing strategy for the individual in the present field.
- Investigate the current human experience and how it informs artistic expressions.
- Appreciate and incorporate unique ways of working while respecting the abilities, races, religions, and cultural traditions of our diverse communities.
- Professionally communicate, interact and network with peers and colleagues throughout the industry.
MUSIC
Students in the music major will:
1. At the completion of the program, students will use performance skills required for artistic self-expression in at least one major performance area at levels appropriate for their degree program, as soloists and ensemble members.
2. At the completion of the program, students will illustrate the skills and knowledge required to work as leaders and in collaboration on matters of musical interpretation and instruction, including rehearsal and conducting techniques.
3. At the completion of the program, students will develop an understanding of the common elements and organizational structures in music which are: aural, composition/improvisation, theoretical, and form analysis.
4. At the completion of the program, students will identify an appropriate knowledge and understanding of music’s historical, cultural, and stylistic foundations.
5. At the completion of the program, students will illustrate the ability to create original and/or derivative music.
6. At the completion of the program, students will develop keyboard proficiency as appropriate to the degree program.
7. At the completion of the program, students will relate the use contemporary music technology as appropriate to the degree program.
MUSIC EDUCATION
Upon successful completion of the program, Music Education graduates will be able to:
1. Demonstrate a mastery of the knowledge and skills required for successful PreK-12 music instruction; with emphasis on advocacy, philosophy, research and organization.
2. Plan and design instruction based on comprehensive knowledge and skills in the music area; teaching that cultivates music literacy and embraces inclusion and engagement.
3. Differentiate instruction by using strategies that support critical and creative thinking, problem-solving, and continuous musical growth.
4. Create safe learning environments that inspire every student to meet high standards, develop independence and become actively involved in the music classroom.
5. Demonstrate performance skills required for artistic self-expression in at least one major performance area at levels appropriate for public school (PreK-12) and studio teaching; keyboard proficiency is required.
6. Use contemporary media and technology to facilitate self-expression and support individualized and differentiated instruction in the music classroom.
MUSICAL THEATRE
Students in the musical theatre major will:
1. Perform a wide variety of musical theatre vocal repertoire.
2. Sing with proper technique and understanding of artistry.
3. Develop proficiency in sight-reading, music theory, terminology and notation.
4. Perform a wide variety of acting styles.
5. Apply acting theory to character study.
6. Act with proper technique and understanding of artistry.
7. Identify and appraise the role of theatre in society.
8. Perform a wider variety of dance forms, including tap, jazz and ballet.
9. Dance with proper technique and understanding of artistry.
10. Develop an understanding of the rehearsal process.
11. Practice combining skills from all three disciplines (singing, acting, dance).
12. Successfully engage in artistic collaboration.
13. Analyze and critique dramatic and theatric content while developing critical- and creative-thinking skills.
14. Comprehend and articulate how theatre can give artistic expression to the human condition.
THEATRE
Students in the theatre major will:
1. Demonstrate the ability to think critically about a play, performance, and/or production.
2. Synthesize research, textual analysis, and theory while actively engaged in the theatrical process.
3. Practice and reproduce precise techniques pertaining to one’s focus area.
4. Articulate the social and/or historical relevance of a play or performance, particularly in relation to issues of community engagement, inclusiveness, and social justice.
5. Appraise oneself as a theatre artist and design an effective and appropriate marketing strategy for one’s chosen field.
6. Successfully engage in artistic collaboration.