艺术吸引，启发和娱乐我们。它们使我们对不同的观点睁开了眼睛，并且是任何全面教育的重要组成部分。视觉与表演艺术学院提供艺术，舞蹈，电影和视频研究，音乐，戏剧，艺术管理，艺术教育和计算机游戏设计的学位。学生有机会与国际知名的访问艺术家一起学习，在公共展览中展示他们的作品，并在包括艺术中心在内的许多校园场所之一上台表演。此外，您可以在附近的华盛顿特区找到大量的艺术灵感。艺术与视觉技术学士学位（AVT）是一门通识教育课程，强调在通识教育而不是专业专业的背景下积累经验。除了完成大学范围内的通识教育要求，选修课程以及
The arts engage, inspire and entertain us. They open our eyes to different points of view and are an important component of any well-rounded education. The College of Visual and Performing Arts offers degrees in art, dance, film and video studies, music, theater, arts management, art education, and computer game design. Students have the opportunity to study alongside internationally renowned visiting artists, showcase their work in public exhibits, and perform onstage at one of our many campus venues, including the Center for the Arts. In addition, you can find plenty of artistic inspiration in nearby Washington, D.C.The Bachelor of Arts in Art and Visual Technology (AVT) is a liberal arts program that emphasizes breadth of experience in the context of a liberal arts education rather than professional specialization. In addition to completing the university-wide general education requirements, electives, and either a foreign language through the intermediate level or a minor, AVT majors must complete our core foundations experience, breadth and experience, art history and critical theory requirement, and required concentration courses. Students choose from one these concentrations: Drawing, Graphic Design, New Media, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture. A list of approved concentration courses is available from the department.Painting undergraduates undergo a four-semester sequence, which begins with an introduction to the basic methods, materials, and techniques of painting, while building a student's formal, observational, and conceptual skills. As the sequence progresses, students become more self-directed and begin to develop a personal language and approach to painting. Painting students are exposed to, and are encouraged to investigate, a wide variety of painting practices rooted both in historical precedent and cutting-edge contemporary trends. In that spirit, painting embraces the School of Art's commitment to cross-disciplinary experimentation and encourages its students to explore diverse media.