To meet this need all 300 level and above courses include a computer lab component. The easy access to digital technology has made ethical considerations increasingly important to visual communicators. This fact has prompted our faculty to place renewed emphasis on ethical discussions and classroom exercises. As a professional program technical skills are always present in classroom instruction and assignments. All professional course grading includes a visual creativity score to ensure aesthetic growth and development.
Employers demand the ability to make quick intelligent decisions.
Each course has a realistic problem-solving component. The student is required to determine their own creative approach to class assignments. Student Projects School-wide student projects offered outside of the classroom environment encourage crossover between the school's major sequences. These projects offer students an opportunity to work in a team on an active learning project. All classes above the 300 level require portfolio submission at the completion of the class.