视觉与环境研究系（VES）培养视觉艺术的实践和批判研究技能。它的组成部分包括摄影，电影制作，动画，影像艺术，绘画，素描，版画和雕塑，以及电影和视觉研究，批判理论以及对建筑环境的研究。它的教师包括以所有这些模式工作和教学的个人。该部门致力于促进创作者，评论家和理论家之间的对话。视觉和环境研究的重点在于培养视觉艺术的实践和批判研究技能。它的组成部分包括摄影，电影制作，动画，影像艺术，绘画，素描，版画和雕塑，以及电影和视觉研究，批判理论以及对建筑环境的研究。它的教师包括以所有这些模式工作和教学的个人。该部门致力
The Department of Visual and Environmental Studies (VES) cultivates skills in both the practice and the critical study of the visual arts. Its components include photography, filmmaking, animation, video art, painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture, as well as film and visual studies, critical theory, and the study of the built environment. Its faculty comprises individuals working and teaching in all of these modes. The department has a strong commitment to fostering dialogue among makers, critics, and theorists. The concentration in Visual and Environmental Studies cultivates skills in both the practice and the critical study of the visual arts. Its components include photography, filmmaking, animation, video art, painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture, as well as film and visual studies, critical theory, and the study of the built environment. Its faculty comprises individuals working and teaching in all of these modes. The department has a strong commitment to fostering dialogue among makers, critics, and theorists.