Art Theory & Practice - Northwestern University

Art Theory & Practice from Northwestern University is a Campus Bachelor Study of Art degree that prepares you for a Art and Design career. Our department believes in the inherent unity between the practice and theory of art . Beyond the development of skills and training in techniques, the study of art involves gaining both an understanding of visual thinking and an awareness of the histories, issues and concepts that bear on the direction and role of the visual arts in our culture today. Most of our courses are designed to serve all students regardless of their major area of study. AT&P enrolls about 80 undergraduate art majors, while approximately 1,000 non-majors take our classes every year. Our undergraduate courses cover both traditional approaches and newer media and alternative strategies. Painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture and photography form the core of the undergraduate curriculum, giving students the opportunity to develop a solid foundation in the field\\\'s traditions and established media. The department also looks forward to experimental approaches and future developments in visual art making. We incorporate digital technology, video and conceptual art practice into our curriculum, thus blending newer trends with established practices. Also integral to our program are seminars in art theory, as well as critique classes in which enrolled students present new work for prolonged, in-depth analysis by the class. By the senior year, each department major is encouraged to elaborate his or her own self-motivated, individual studio practice in which artworks are produced independently of classroom assignments. View more details on Northwestern University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Study of Art courses.