Minors and Certificates
Visual and Performing Arts Proficiencies and CertificatesThe Creative Arts department offers several levels of Visual Arts programs. The Visual Arts Bachelor’s is a four-year program that gives the student training and experience across all forms of church media, design, and digital imaging.
Alternatively, students may take a different bachelor’s and pair it with a proficiency in a particular field of Visual Arts, including Graphic Design, Interactive Design, and Visual Productions. Each of these three minors consists of four core classes (including the Portfolio capstone) along with four classes focused the the student’s proficiency of choice.
Graphic Design
Interactive Design
Visual Productions
Speech
Visual Arts Minors
Graphic Design
16 Credits | 2+ Years | Minor
The proficiency in Graphic Design takes the student through the basics of design technology, layout, and prepress skills needed for designing graphics for print and display, and includes courses like Print Production, Typography, and Branding Design. The Graphic Design Proficiency will equip the student to design brochures, presentation graphics, and logos needed to visually communicate in ministry. This proficiency can be taken with any concentration.
Courses
VA 101 Media Foundations
VA 102 Design Technology
GD 221 Graphic Design I
GD 222 Graphic Design II
GD 323 Typography
GD 324 Print Production
GD 425 Branding Design
VA 498 Visual Arts Portfolio
Interactive Design
16 Credits | 2+ Years | Minor
The Interactive Design proficiency educates the student from the ground up in web design and development using industry standard technology, workflow, and principles. Enrolled students will benefit from courses like Web Development I and II, Interactive Design, and Content Management Systems. Students will be prepared to design, develop, and publish websites and digital content with a distinct ministry focus. This proficiency can be taken with any concentration.
Courses
VA 101 Media Foundations
VA 102 Design Technology
GD 221 Graphic Design I
ID 231 Web Development I
ID 332 Web Development II
ID 333 Interactive Design
ID 434 WordPress Development
VA 498 Visual Arts Portfolio
Visual Productions
15 Credits | 2+ Years | Minor
Students will learn to capture, edit, and produce visual and auditory presentations and will gain hands-on experience and training through courses like Photography I and II and Video Production. This proficiency focuses on equipping students to create visual and auditory content through photography and video that can communicate the purpose and message of the ministry. The Visual Productions proficiency can be taken with any concentration.
Courses
VA 101 Media Foundations
VA 102 Design Technology
GD 221 Graphic Design I
VP 141 Photography I
VP 142 Photography II
VP 244 Video Production
VA 498 Visual Arts Portfolio
Performing Arts Minor
Speech
16+ Credits | 2+ Years | Minor
Students take courses in subjects ranging from Debate to Interpretive Speech to The Art of Storytelling to develop their verbal presentation skills while having the opportunity to participate in dramas and other stage performances throughout their studies. The program culminates with a series of private lessons and a speech recital.
Courses
SPCH 101 Freshman Speech
SPCH 102 Interpretive Speech
SPCH 202 Drama Players
SPCH 211 Play Acting
SPCH 302 Drama Productions
SPCH 310 Debate
SPCH 360 The Art of Storytelling
SPCH 401/402 Private Lessons
SPCH 421 Speech Recital
Online Certificate
Online Church Media Certificate
10 Credits | 1 Year | Certificate
Through the Church Media Certificate, you will gain practical knowledge and experience creating engaging content across media including graphic design, print design, photography, and videos.
Courses
VA 101 Media Foundations
VP 141 Photography I
VA 102 Design Technology
GD 221 Graphic Design I
VP 244 Video Production