School of the Arts
Below, click on the academic program and learn about what students will know, be able to do or be able to demonstrate after completing the program.
Student Learning Outcomes
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Art History BA/Minor
After completing our program, students will:
- recognize, describe, and apply key elements of design/style in the use of primary (visual) sources.
- demonstrate critical thinking skills in the use of secondary sources in research and writing by recognizing and critiquing the thesis or argument in secondary sources.
- demonstrate skills acquired in the major that will be effective in their professional lives by preparing a professional resume they can use when applying for jobs, internships, fellowships and scholarships.
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Arts Management BA/Minor
After completing our program, students will:
- critically assess social, economic, ethical, and political challenges in arts management and propose solutions through the application of theory and concepts in private, public, and non-profit organizations.
- efficiently synthesize theory and concepts from multiple disciplies, research, the creative process, and knowledge obtained inside and outside of the classroom.
- demonstrate competency in program budgeting and the holistic analysis of a nonprofit organization's financial practices and health.
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Dance BA/Minor
After completing our program, students will:
- apply choreographic principles and communicate and express creativity through their dancemaking(create).
- analyze and critically evaluate dance works (evaluate).
- communicate and collaborate with stage management, designers, technical crew, and other support personnel (collaborate)
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Historic Preservation & Community Planning Minor
After completing our program, students will:
- identify, classify and define specific historic preservation methods and theory, architectural and urgan design ideas and forms as practiced in the United States and internationally.
- recognize urban planning and policy issues and historic preservation challenges that are affected by social, economic, environmental, ethical, scientific and political challenges in the 21st Century.
- critically assess historic preservation and/or urban design challenges and justify solutions to course directors that actively conceptualize, apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate historic preservation and/or community planning theory, concepts and methods in real world scenarios.
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Music BA/Minor
After completing our program, students will:
- treat and explain leading tones (theory and analysis).
- demonstrate advanced performance technique (performance practice).
- demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of advanced musicological topics (cultural context).
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Studio Art BA/Minor
After completing our program, students will:
- collaborate within and beyond the field of theatre by applying skills and knowledge from across theatrical production, design, and performance areas to communicate ideas and negotiate group process.
- interpret dramatic texts, theatrical performances, and cultural histories using the discipline's critical thinking, creativity, and organizational skills in ways that demonstrate an understanding of the multi-faceted nature of theatre as a valuable artistic and social action.
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Theatre BA/Minor
After completing our program, students will:
- produce artwork that exhibits competency with formal elements and principles of visual organization (formal competency).
- produce artwork that reveals understanding of the connection between skillful and thoughtful use of media, techniques and subjects to achieving effective visual outcomes (technical proficiency).
- develop an idea and arrive at original and sophisticated solutions through experimentation, critical reflection and creative problem solving (critical thinking and creative problem-solving).