Mission

Advanced undergraduate study to foster lifelong strategies of creative thinking, technique, critical inquiry, and visual literacy for application to art and design. Students engage art and design practices in a studio atmosphere, bringing together form, materials, and meaning to create expressive work. The curriculum integrates a variety of media and technologies. It emphasizes aesthetic awareness, collaboration, problem solving, innovation, and visual communication. An amalgamation of studio practices, art history, and contemporary theory provide contextual basis for creativity. The program equips students with a framework for understanding their place and role as artists and designers in an ever-changing world. Campus galleries exhibit student and professional work, contributing to the cultural environment of the campus and region. Applied projects empower students to address issues that impact their local, global, and online communities.

The optional Art & Design Education Concentration combines a comprehensive Art & Design major with all the Education coursework and classroom experience required for Oregon K-12 teaching licensure. Students who complete the concentration are fully prepared for careers teaching art and/or design in K-12 schools.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate conceptual and technical competence in the active practice of art and design.
2. Show evidence of critical inquiry and design process, and analyze art and design in context.
3. Integrate vision, language, form, and materials for communication and self-expression.