Art programs are designed to develop the student's creative faculties, a sense of critical judgment, and fundamental skills and techniques. In each of the concentrations within the art major, the principal and supporting courses have one general purpose: to instill a mature, professional attitude toward the process of artistic creation and expression.

Students enrolled in the Department of Art at PSU will acquire:

Knowledge and experience of the creative problem solving processes.
Knowledge of discipline-specific skills and vocabulary.
Knowledge of art history and design.
Knowledge of critical theories in art.
Knowledge and experience to formulate a cumulative body of work in their discipline.