Student Learning Outcomes
Student Learning Outcomes:
The student will demonstrate:
The ability to make visually sophisticated judgments in the development of creative work and communication on the computer.
A comprehension of the fundamentals of design and composition in various media and their application to electronic media.
The ability to observe and reproduce visual phenomena and anatomy in repose or in movement as stationary or animated graphics on the computer.
The ability to develop a career plan that includes electronic files of their computer graphics work and the development of web pages for the presentation and promotion of their work.
The development of a body of electronic graphics work that demonstrates a developing maturity of artistic thought through the use of various computer graphics applications, such as photographic images, electronic drawing and painting, web site design, animation, and digital video films. The student will choose the theme and focus of this work.
Senior Thesis-Capstone (senior project): the development of a professional quality, sophisticated body of electronic art that will be uploaded to the Internet, showcasing work developed for the senior thesis.
Note: Entering transfer students will present portfolios as well as transcripts for advising and placement in upper division courses of the program. Admission into the program is not contingent on review of these portfolios.
Storage: Entering students will be required to purchase their own personal portable USB flash memory storage, to be used throughout their course of studies in the Graphic Art and Design Program. The memory should have a minimum of 128 MB.
