The goals of the Department of Art are to ensure the cultivation of intellectual curiosity and critical thinking, to encourage the acquisition of the prerequisite knowledge, attitudes and skills for ones vocation, to ensure that students meet the requirements of accrediting agencies and professional groups, to offer programs that provide high returns on college investments. The Visual Communications Concentration prepares the student for fields of specialization in graphic design, advertising, and other associated areas of commercial communication. Students investigate the use of art as a means of communication in these specialized areas.