Department Description:
The Arts Department: Experiences in the arts play a valuable role in the education of all students. The arts nourish the imagination and develop a sense of beauty, while providing unique ways for students to gain insights into the world around them.
Students enrolled in Arts Department courses will:
- use complex symbols to understand aspects of life in different ways
- gain insights into the human condition through exposure to works of art.
- identify common values, both aesthetic and human, in various works of art and thereby increasing their understanding of others and learn that the arts can have a civilizing influence on society
- produce their own works to communicate their insights while developing artistic skills and aesthetic judgement
- students experience a sense of wonder and joy which can motivate them to participate more fully in cultural life and in other educational opportunities
- students develop their ability to reason and think critically and creatively, develop communication and collaborative skills and use different forms of technology
- deepen their appreciation of diverse perspectives and flexibility students learn to approach issues in new ways to teach, persuade, to entertain and to make designs with aesthetic considerations.
- develop their ability to listen, observe and become more self-aware and self-confident - be encouraged to take risks, solve problems in creative ways and be resourceful
- learn about artistic principles and elements that are common to all the arts. All the arts reflect historical periods and cultural values.
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