A series of graduate courses address historical and contemporary issues in art theory, studio, and art education, bridging the connection between individual artistic process and creative development through enhanced teaching practices. Drawing on a wide range of studio areas, over half the program is reserved for work in one or more areas. 

Students completing the program will be able to:

• Understand and skillfully apply selected media, techniques, and technology in the production and presentation of artwork.
• Use knowledge of characteristics of visual art to effectively convey their ideas.
• Effectively choose and evaluate selected subject matter, symbols and ideas as content for works of art, and develop unified bodies of work.
• Reflect upon and assess the characteristics and merits of their work in relationship to the visual arts, history, culture and other disciplines.
• Communicate in a professional setting, in written and oral form, about a unified body of work selected for exhibition.