This concentration is intended for students who desire graduate-level coursework that prepares them for various art-related careers and/or further advanced studies in art. It offers students progressive coursework in their chosen media and critical studio theory.

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.