Goals

Activities

Careers

Accreditation

Concentrations

General Studies Requirements

Admission

Bachelor Degree Requirements

Transfer

Graduation Requirements

Art Program Goals
The art major prepares students to function in a variety of artistic roles. The major enables students to decipher and interpret the nonverbal language of art and design, develop responses to visual phenomena, organize perceptions, and conceptualize both rationally and intuitively. During the course of study, students will develop competence in a number of art and design techniques. They will become familiar with major achievements in the history of art and demonstrate the ways in which art reflects cultural values. The program goal is for every major to comprehend and evaluate contemporary thinking about art and design and to make valid assessments about quality in art and design works.

Career Opportunities
Many careers in the visual arts make use of the skills and knowledge acquired in the fine arts program. However, some careers require further education, apprenticeship training, or certification. Commercial design and graphics, environmental design and architecture, education, business, crafts, and fine arts all offer an array of possibilities for art graduates. The department or Career Services can provide a more detailed list of careers.

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Concentrations
The Art Department offers the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art in ten studio concentrations: Art Education, Ceramics, Communication Design, Digital Art, Drawing, Jewelry Design and Metalsmithing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture. In addition, there is a Bachelor of Arts in Art with a concentration in Art History, Theory and Criticism, and a licensure program in K-12 Art Education. Minors are offered in Studio Art, Art History, and, in cooperation with the Departments of Technical Communications and Communication Arts and Sciences, Digital Media.

Admission
Admission to the college is all that is required for admittance to the art major. Students should consult an area coordinator and fill out the proper forms to declare a major or minor in art.

Transfers
Transfer students are welcome. In many cases, courses taught in art departments at other accredited colleges and universities can be incorporated into the art program.

Activities
There are a number of clubs in the department; a Visiting Artist and Scholars Program; Student and Faculty Art Exhibits; and internships and field experiences in business, education, and other community organizations.

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Accreditation
The art major program is accredited as part of the college's overall accreditation with North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504, 1-800-621-7440) and by NASAD, the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.

General Studies Requirements

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All Bachelor Degree Requirements

Complete a minimum of 120 semester hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher for all coursework at MSCD, including all major and minor coursework. (See advisor for special GPA program requirements.)

Complete at least 40 semester hours in upper-division courses (3000- and 4000-level).

Graduation Requirements

To ensure the timely completion of graduation requirements, students should consult an advisor early for guidance in the selection of appropriate courses for a major, a minor, General Studies, and general college requirements.

The Metropolitan State College of Denver Office of Admissions | Campus Box 16 | P.O. Box 173362 | Denver, CO 80217 | 303-556-2400.

The Metropolitan State College of Denver does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, or disability in admission to, or operations of its programs, services, or activities.

For an advising appointment with the Art Department, call 303-556-3090.

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