The graduate program has gone from two students its first year to 11 today. Both programs concentrate on the creation of story using new technology. These technologies include digital video, audio, multimedia, and web-based work. At the master s level, students are trained in the area of story creation through on-going project work that pushes their creative thinking skills to higher levels as they acquire new technological tools. They also spend much of their time involved in collaborative group processes in the realization of their work.
All work is assessed in relation to current professional standards.
The graduate program involves three years of study, with a qualifying project at the end of the third semester for movement forward in the program and a thesis project required for completion of the degree. The undergraduate minor is meant to service the broader campus needs of programs with students who wish to work in new technology and explore the uses of story within their given area of study. The minor is made up of four classes plus a final project and six credits required in the area of art criticism and appreciation. The Museum of Fine Arts is an independent program for research, museum studies, and cultural and art exhibits housed in the School of Fine Arts. Its vast archive of original art objects is a laboratory from which it conducts research credits in art history and museum internships.