Students demonstrate an ability to identify, formulate, and strategically address artistic problems. (nurturing creativity, visual perception and literacy, excellence in liberal arts, best practice)
Student work demonstrates technical proficiency appropriate to purpose. (artistic process, best practice)
Student work shows relevance to culture at large and disciplinary dialogue. (build the church and benefit society worldwide, provides access to artistic heritages of diverse cultural traditions, and explores these traditions through varied interpretative lenses)
Student work shows concern to integrate Christian faith with practice. (serves Jesus Christ and advances His Kingdom through excellence in liberal arts, creating redemptive visual metaphors rooted in a Christian vision of life)
Demonstrates understanding and active engagement with art history, art historical methods, and contemporary art and theory. (excellence in Liberal Arts, educating the whole person, engaging historical and contemporary viewpoints in art theory and art practice, best practice)
Demonstrates appropriate collaborative skills and/or community engagement. (educate the whole person to build the church and benefit society worldwide, encourage students to make art that is culturally relevant, while seeking out beauty and significance, celebrating individual uniqueness, and participating in community, best practice)
Students will be able to define multiple theoretical perspectives for interpreting human symbol use.
Students will be able to develop and deliver other-centered strategic messages (in face-to-face, public, or digital contexts).
Students will be able to work collaboratively with others for problem-solving and creative project development.
Students will be able to conduct research and participate in scholarly communication conversation.
Students will be able to explore and articulate foundational principles guiding Christian communicative practice in local and global interactions.
Demonstrates competency in aural skills.
Demonstrates an ability to describe and analyze a wide variety of music.
Understands essential vocabulary and concepts of music theory.
Understands essential vocabulary, repertoire, and concepts of music history.
Understands various perspectives of music cultures throughout the world.
Demonstrates technical achievement in the applied musical area appropriate to the student's degree.
Demonstrates competency in aural skills.
Demonstrates competency in music-related technology.
Demonstrates the ability to improvise in the major performance area.
Demonstrates an ability to describe and analyze a wide variety of music.
Understands essential vocabulary and concepts of music theory.
Understands essential vocabulary, repertoire, and concepts of music history.
Understands various perspectives of music cultures throughout the world.
Demonstrates an ability to listen and understand music.
Demonstrates technical achievement in the applied musical area appropriate to the student's degree.
Humanities
Analyze literature using methods of close reading and other discipline-specific critical approaches
Compose clear and persuasive arguments about literature; critically evaluate their own and others’ arguments about literature.
Draw upon literature to engage life’s enduring questions.