{"id":712,"date":"2022-12-13T08:52:25","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T13:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/art\/?page_id=712"},"modified":"2022-12-13T10:51:35","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T15:51:35","slug":"programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/art\/programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Art Department offers three programs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/academics\/programs\/art-visual-arts\/\">Associate in Science in Visual Arts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/academics\/programs\/art-visual-arts-masstransfer\/\">Associate in Science in Visual Arts MassTransfer Option<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/academics\/programs\/visual-arts-certificate\/\">Certificate in Visual Arts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students completing a program of study in art will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Work hard, in depth, and take risks in relation to new concepts, content, techniques, and processes<\/li>\n<li>Produce a strong thematic body of work<\/li>\n<li>Be able to extend investigative work on projects over a period of time<\/li>\n<li>Display growth in the understanding of the visual language, issues, and concepts<\/li>\n<li>Develop competence in the manipulation of materials and media (craft)<\/li>\n<li>Be able to discuss their own work and the work of others within the context of art discourse and visual literacy<\/li>\n<li>Develop a critical way of seeing, understanding, and interpreting space<\/li>\n<li>Understand the place and role of the artist in society and culture<\/li>\n<li>Develop a level of critical thinking that will enable them to continue to develop their ideas<\/li>\n<li>Develop a level of independence and self-motivation to continue working outside of the academic environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The level to which students develop in these areas will be determined by the art program they complete and their individual commitment to that program of study.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text\">Programs including study in the Liberal Arts (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/academics\/programs\/art-visual-arts\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Visual Arts<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/academics\/programs\/art-visual-arts-masstransfer\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Visual Arts MassTransfer Option<\/a>) provide students with a set of experiences designed to strengthen their general education abilities.<\/p>\n<h3>Which program is right for you?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"text\">While the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/academics\/programs\/art-visual-arts-masstransfer\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">MassTransfer Option<\/a> is primarily designed for transfer to UMass and other state universities, the regular\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/academics\/programs\/art-visual-arts\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Visual Arts<\/a>\u00a0degree program is designed to transfer to any art school across the country. Schools we frequently transfer students to are listed on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/art.gcc.mass.edu\/transfer.html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Transfer Options<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text\">Students seeking transfer into architecture, design, fashion, and illustration programs at MassArt and other schools will be best served by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/academics\/programs\/visual-arts-certificate\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Visual Arts Certificate<\/a>\u00a0and transferring as sophomores. 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