我们的版画课程根植于版画从最早的形式就已经成为一种记录，交流和散布书面和视觉信息的方式。普拉特学院的版画中心致力于通过作为主要艺术形式的版画媒介来促进视觉表现形式的探索。该程序的结构基于浮雕，凹版印刷，平版印刷和丝网印刷的传统介质，同时鼓励使用照相工艺，数字方法和替代方法。工作室课程培养解决形式，技术和概念创意问题的富有想象力的方法。通过非现场参观纽约市提供的大量印刷品，协作工作室，博物馆和美术馆，课程工作得以增强。版画学院由公认的艺术家组成，这些艺术家鼓励我们的印刷专业学生以概念和理论上的严格性来探索印
Print, from its earliest form, has been a way to document, communicate, and disperse information both written and visual. The printmaking concentration at Pratt explores visual representation through the medium of print as a primary art form. All first-year students take the Foundation program's core curriculum, along with required art history and liberal arts courses, and begin the fine arts major curriculum in the fall of the second year. While continuing with their required art history and general education coursework, second-year students take more focused courses in their chosen area of emphasis, whether painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture and integrated practices, or jewelry. In addition to their studio requirements, all fine arts students take a series of departmental seminars that address social, historical, and critical issues in contemporary art. Beyond their major requirements, students may use elective credits to take courses of their choosing, to pursue a minor in a second field or discipline, or to gain internship experience. The senior year is focused on developing a self-directed body of work for the senior thesis exhibition in the spring semester. Departmental courses in professional practice help students prepare their portfolios and make a realistic plan for sustaining their careers after graduation through approaching funders, galleries, residency opportunities, and employers.<br><br>Students will: Understand basic design principles, concepts, media and formats, Gain advanced abilities in drawing as related to various printmaking techniques, Have the knowledge and skills in the use of basic tools, techniques and processes sufficient to work from concept to finished product, Have knowledge of basic materials and technical procedures such as intaglio, relief, lithography, silkscreen and digital processes, Have a functional knowledge of the history of prints and printmaking, Have mastered at least one printmaking technique, including the ability both to experiment with technical innovation and to explore and develop personal concepts and imagery, Be able to work independently and develop a final project related to the exhibition of original work.