OVERVIEW
The Creative Arts Program at SUA is linked and contributes to the mission of the university in two specific ways:
- Through the “hands-on” making of art, students experience the artistic process and the discovery of new expressive possibilities first-hand, something which human beings everywhere and throughout time have engaged in, and so can take a step in developing the empathy necessary for global citizenship.
- Creativity and imagination are essential qualities for solving the problems of today and tomorrow around the world, and these qualities are the focus of each of the courses in our program.
The courses in the Creative Arts Program are designed to foster the development of craft and expressive skills in an artistic medium in the context of these holistic goals.
Students can fulfill the Creative Arts requirement by taking the 1-credit Creativity Forum and choosing one 3-credit course in any of the following areas: Ceramics, Computer Music, Dance, Drawing, Music Composition, Music Improvisation, Painting, Photography, Sculpture or Songwriting. Additional courses from any of these areas can be taken as electives, and some intermediate and advanced level courses are also offered, giving more opportunities to students who wish to further pursue artistic endeavor.
All of the introductory 100-LEVEL courses are open to all students, regardless of their level of prior experience.
A range of Music Ensemble courses are also available at various levels for students who wish to learn music performance, but these do not satisfy the Creative Arts requirement.