The liberal arts curriculum strives to provide a foundation for lifelong learning by fostering cognitive and effective scholarship through course work that teaches good writing, research and reasoning skills. The program seeks to create inquisitive, literate students who possess the ability to integrate knowledge from a variety of disciplines in an ever-evolving global information world. Art history requirements provide context for the specialized training students receive in their majors.
For more information on the liberal arts curriculum or course descriptions, please download our current catalog.
Statement of Goals & Outcomes: Liberal Arts Department
The liberal arts department supports the objectives of the institution's Educational Goals and Outcomes Statement. To that end, the department has determined that students graduating from PCA&D will be proficient in:
• Verbal comunication, both oral and written.
• Scientific and quantitative reasoning.
• Information literacy, critical analysis and reasoning.
• Knowledge of major movements, schools and "monuments" of visual art.
• Techniques and analysis of art criticism.