University of Richmond Fsvp Field of Study Visual and Performing Arts

University of Richmond

About this programme

Visual and Media Arts Practice

The mission of the visual and media arts practice program is to educate both not-majors and majors about the importance and vitality that creative creative practice has in contemporary life and has had historically. The visual and media arts do major nurtures students' creative and critical growth through interdisciplinary approaches to traditional and gimmicky media. Foundation courses and art history surveys provide the basis for conceptual and creative engagement with a variety of media and prepare students for developing individually conceived projects at the intermediate and advanced level. Our capstone sequence, which consists of the Interdisciplinary Arts Seminar, Advanced Studio Seminar, and Senior Thesis Exhibition, challenges students to independently conceive, propose and develop a body of work for the Thesis Exhibition while gaining exposure to historical and gimmicky art and fine art theory. In these courses students are also challenged to develop skills and practices that volition serve them in one case they graduate: documentation of piece of work, writing of artists' statements, grants and professional person resumes, networking with other artists and art professionals.

Access requirements

Candidates for admission must have a high school diploma (or recognized equivalent), and must take completed a minimum of sixteen units of secondary school coursework. Minimum requirements include 4 units in English, three in college preparatory mathematics (including Algebra I, Ii, and Geometry), and at least two each in history, laboratory scientific discipline, and a second language (two units of the same language, including American Sign Language).

International Admission Requirements

English Proficiency Policy

You can demonstrate English proficiency by:

Having been enrolled in an academically rigorous, English-medium secondary school for four years.
Obtaining a score of 660 or higher on the Saturday evidence-based reading and writing department.
Obtaining a score of 28 or higher on the Deed English section.
Obtaining a score of 7.5 or higher on the IELTS.
Obtaining a grade of A or B in Avant-garde Placement, International Baccalaureate or A-Level English course(south).

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Program content

Introduction to Drawing
Introduction to Painting
Introduction to Sculpture
Introduction to Printmaking
Introduction to Photography
Introduction to Motion-picture show, Sound and Video
Foundations in Visual and Media Arts Exercise A
Foundations in Visual and Media Arts Practice B
Drawing Techniques and Concepts
Human Figure Cartoon
Observational/Representational Painting: The Figure and Its Spaces
Painting: Abstract, Conceptual, Procedure, and Material
Sculpture Methods: Materials and Processess
Sculpture Methods: Computer Modeling and Fabrication
Printmaking Techniques and Concepts
Artist's Book
Darkroom Photography
Digital Photography
Thematic Explorations in Sound and Video Art
Indepdendent Flick and Video: Curatorial Exercise and Presenation
Digital America Journal and Internet Art History
Digital America Journal Pattern and Production
Selected Topics
Drawing Media Studio
Painting Media Studio
Sculpture Media Studio
Printmaking Media Studio
Photography Media Studio
Time-Based Media Studio
Contemporary Theory and Exercise for Artists
Contextual Practice
Individual Internship
Independent Written report
Summer Undergraduate Research
Advanced Studio Practice
Senior Thesis Exhibition

Scholarships & funding

Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.

Tuition

The tuition fee for this program is $56,860 per year.

Qualification

Skills of Visual and Media Arts Practise Majors

Visual and Media Arts Exercise majors at the University of Richmond develop skills that are highly sought after in today's changing work environments. Employers in many fields are looking for:

Critical, belittling, and independent thinking
Creative trouble-solving skills
Projection planning and development
Constructive advice through voice communication, writing and imaging
Integrated apply of contemporary video, imaging and information processing tools
Ability to read, clarify and present visual information
Theoretical approaches to interpreting visual information
Visual and media literacy
Lifelong learning and experimental attitude

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