The Global Arts Studies Program (GASP) and the Media Arts Program (MAP) Minor in Arts provides a unique cutting edge integrated curriculum by offering subjects conventionally housed in disparate departments, underscoring the integrated primary agenda of promoting interdisciplinary study of the arts. The GASP course offerings familiarize students with a number of critical approaches and theories currently debated in the arts, while the MAP course offerings provide students with the opportunity to sample multiple art techniques, from traditional to experimental. The blending of scholarship and technique and practice in multiple art disciplines within one minor is designed to allow students the opportunity to develop holistic understanding of the arts as a form of human expression.
Minor in Arts
A minor is by definition a form of study that can truly be referred to as enrichment. The minor in Arts provides students the opportunity to explore courses from the three parallel tracks in the Arts curriculum: history (interpreting works of art from all media within their context and purpose), theory (concentrating on research) and art technique and practice (acquiring and applying art techniques in visual arts, music and performing arts). Satisfactory completion of any of the GASP 1 - 5 courses will fulfill the introductory coursework for an Arts Minor and will be considered an equivalent substitute for the Arts 7 course.
Minimum Requirements
ARTS 7 or any GASP 1 - 5 course
One additional lower division ARTS course
A minimum of four upper division ARTS or GASP courses
Minor in Arts Program Learning Outcomes
Global Arts Studies Program
The content of Global Arts Studies Program (GASP) courses is designed to guide students to:
1. Describe art works in technical or theoretical terms
2. Enlarge technical/theoretical vocabulary
3. Analyze art works
4. Engage art works critically
Media Arts Program
The content of Media Arts Program (MAP) courses is designed to guide students to:
1. Demonstrate understanding and acquisition of (through hands-on projects) the principal attributes and mechanics of art technique(s) in medium of choice
2. Demonstrate enhancement of visual, aural, and physical perception and cognition through the acquisition of art technique
3. Demonstrate the ability to communicate the aesthetic, historical, cultural, social and contemporary aspects of the medium(media) they are studying
4. Express ideas through an art medium