阿宾顿,爸爸. — Penn State 阿宾顿 students may enroll in a new 艺术小 beginning in fall 2017.
The 艺术小 is especially suitable for those with substantial interest in art 和 design but who intend to pursue careers in other fields. 艺术 minors have distinct advantages that can be utilized in a wide variety of career paths. It is ideal for students:
- in a STEM (science, 技术, 工程, math) field wishing to evolve toward a STEAM (STEM + art) model;
- aiming for an interdisciplinary occupation that incorporates visual skills;
- adding a toolkit that facilitates design thinking; or
- simply seeking an avocation.
Requiring a total of 18 credits to complete, the minor offers a flexible structure. Each student must elect a concentration from one or more of the following areas: ceramics, drawing 和 painting, 新媒体, 摄影, printmaking or sculpture. A portfolio is not needed.
"We live in an increasingly visual culture, 和 visual literacy has never been more essential. There is no better way for a non-art major to attain it than through the art 和 art history minors.”
—威廉Cromar, art program chair
威廉Cromar, program chair 和 senior lecturer in 阿宾顿艺术, said the new art 和 art history minors "unlock the gate" at 阿宾顿 to upper-level courses that explore everything from contemporary art history to 3D modeling; book making to graphic novels; art installation to raku pottery; or darkroom 摄影 to figure drawing.
"We live in an increasingly visual culture, 和 visual literacy has never been more essential,他说. “There is no better way for a non-art major to attain it than through the art 和 art history minors.”
除了, for students who want to enroll in the 阿宾顿 art program's interdisciplinary curriculum collaboration initiatives —TransMedia Narratives 和 Book, Archive, + Museum — the minor eliminates an enormous barrier, answering the question: "Does this course count toward my degree?"
Penn State 阿宾顿, formerly the Ogontz campus, offers baccalaureate degrees in 18 majors at its suburban location just north of Philadelphia. Nearly half of our 4,000 students complete all four years at 阿宾顿, with opportunities in undergraduate research, the Schreyer honors program, NCAA Division III athletics, 和更多的. Students can start the first two years of more than 160 Penn State majors at 阿宾顿 和 complete their degrees at University Park or another campus. 狮门, our first residence hall, opens this month.
