研究领域

Foundations Graphic Design 绘画/ Sculpture

 

Foundations

The Foundations curriculum is an intensive course series that introduces students 从事视觉艺术的专业研究. 顺利完成第一年的学习 experience is the prerequisite for advancement into all upper-level studio art courses 艺术与设计硕士. 

 

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The Foundations curriculum includes the following courses: 

• 美术101:绘画1
• ART 102:绘画
• ART 111: 2D设计
• 艺术112:色彩理论
• ART 113: 3D设计 

These practice-based studio art courses provide the beginning art student with experiences that teach creative problem-solving, visual syntax, and tactile expression. 学生 produce portfolios of artwork that demonstrate their understanding of creative processes 在绘画、色彩理论和设计方面. 

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Graphic Design  

The Graphic Design program prepares students for 职业al careers as artists and designers in the field of digital communications and graphic design.

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The Graphic Design curriculum focuses on the development of conceptual and technical 技能，创造性地解决问题，和视觉美学. 学生将学习图形 Design skills and principles in identity design and branding, typography, package design, poster design, information design, storyboarding, advertising design, interactive 网页设计和动态图形.

• Instruction is supported by studio and academic courses related to the graphic design 职业. 
• Classroom experience may be broadened through job internships in design firms, advertising 机构和企业设计工作室.
• Field trips, visiting artist presentations, and work on actual, real-world projects 拓展课堂体验.

In sophomore-level courses focus on learning design software, design theory, and tools 视觉交流. Conceptual, technical, and presentation skills, based on commercial expectations and 职业al practice are developed. 

Upper-level courses emphasize the development of communication skills, technical and production skills, and an understanding of marketing and promotion. 

In the final semester, students create an extensive senior capstone project, combining 个人愿景与职业目标. 成功完成该计划提供 students with a strong design portfolio, and the education and skills necessary to 作为Graphic Design专业人士进入该领域. 

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职业选择

The program enjoys an exceptional placement rate, with graduates working in corporate art studios, advertising agencies, design studios, printing and publishing firms, and the expanding electronic publishing and digital art fields throughout the United 州.

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绘画

The objective of the 绘画 program is to teach all students an understanding of the expressive and investigative possibilities of the two-dimensional, formal plastic 艺术. 

For those who are 职业ally oriented, the program provides experiences of sufficient breadth and depth to develop 职业al standards of performance. 

The 绘画 program at USM has a long track record of graduating students who continue to pursue this 职业al studio practice throughout their lives. 画 and Painting students from USM have gone on to advanced studies in some of the best 美国和国外的研究生院.

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Teaching is done by a two-dimensional, visual form problem-solving method using traditional materials on a planar surface to produce visual artwork. 一个开放和持续的对话 about drawing and painting and visual aesthetics is done in both group and individual (一对一的学生/教师)批评会议. 这些组类和个人 projects prepare the student for the senior capstone project and exhibition. 先进的 课程是个性化和高度独立的. 

学生 enter the 绘画 program upon successful completion of the Art and Design Foundations curriculum and should possess a portfolio consisting of examples and performance in all required Foundations courses. 转学生应 have a portfolio based on Foundations course equivalents. 对于转学生，a portfolio review is used to assist 绘画 faculty with advisement and to direct students into courses appropriate to their level of skill and preparation. 

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Sculpture

The objective of the Sculpture program is to offer students a comprehensive education in the three-dimensional 艺术 through a curriculum that includes training in a wide 材料和工艺范围. 

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Sculpture的学生 learn various approaches to creating visual art in three-dimensional form and space, while developing proficiency in a wide range of materials and techniques, for the purpose of building an effective visual language as an expressive tool for 艺术使.

The Sculpture curriculum st艺术 with mastering basic skills in both sculpture and ceramics, through experience in a wide range of mediums and processes including woodworking, metal casting, welding, fabrication, wheel throwing, hand building, glazing mixing, 以及窑炉烧制. Emphasis is placed on learning essential material handling skills 安全的专业实践. 

学生 also learn about contemporary issues and theory related to 艺术使 as well as about historical contributions of artists in the field. Sculpture的学生 develop the skills, knowledge and confidence necessary to enter into creative careers, 和/或研究生学习.  

The 3D 艺术 Building is a stand-alone structure on the north side of campus where students work in a safe, inclusive, and collegial environment that fosters creative 思考与协作. 

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