Problem-Solving Skills Problem solving skills are measured in terms of the capacities of MTA seniors in each option to deal effectively with the challenges of taking full technical and artistic responsibility for executing the required senior project effectively. Critical thinking, analytical synthesis, and imaginative creativity are central to success in these endeavors. Quantitative reasoning is rarely of equal importance. Judged in comparison to other undergraduate programs nationally, MTA offers unusual production opportunities to all its students. The ability of graduating seniors to meet the production challenges and opportunities presented to them is high.
Communication Skills By and large, the graduating seniors tend to be highly competent and skilled.
Nonetheless, each of the individual disciplines in the department present specific problem-solving challenges. In particular, both Motion Picture Video Production and Theatre are art forms in which professionals must be able to work collaboratively. Therefore, the faculty puts great stock in the development of interpersonal and communication skills among these students. By the senior year, students are demonstrating realistic expectations and the flexibility and commitment that the faculty generally perceives necessary for success in the profession. Photography students, by contrast, work individually, and they are judged in terms of their capacity to select subjects for their work that are original in a more traditional art sense.