Design Degrees Online

Montserrat’s Painting and Drawing curriculum focuses on both traditional and contemporary practices. These courses explore a range of media while building formal, technical, and conceptual skills yet allow students to develop their artistic points of view.

As students progress through the Painting and Drawing program, they work more intensely and independently. The Senior Fine Arts Seminars are a particularly good means of helping students develop connections within their imagery, expand their artistic horizons, gain valuable studio experience, and greatly increase their abilities to analyze and discuss their work.

The final year of study demands self-motivation and self-awareness as students embark upon enriching careers as visual artists. This artistic experience is supported by a diverse faculty and frequent visiting artists, who offer specialized courses and workshops for advanced and self-directed study. The quality of faculty-student interaction enables students to fully experience the painting medium while establishing distinctive, personal forms of expression.

Required Documentation for the Undergraduate Program

Concentrations:
Costume Design and Technology
Lighting
Scene Design
Scene Painting
Sound
Stage Management
Stage Properties
Technical Direction
Wig & Makeup

Statement of Purpose:

All undergraduate applicants must submit a Statement of Purpose expressing their interests, goals and other information that gives insight into their work.

Resume:
All applicants must submit a resume detailing their artistic experience and educational objectives.

Undergraduate Portfolios:

An original portfolio of work is required at the time of interview. Examples of work the portfolio might contain are:
photographs of productions
drawings or paintings from arts classes (not necessarily related to theatrical design)
three-dimensional work, models, sculpture
production books
production draftings
scene, costume or lighting examples, renderings and sketches
visual examples showing the applicant’s highest level of achievement and training, graphic abilities and artistic vision.
sketchbooks, preliminary sketches (your process)
sound systems diagrams, audio examples on CD, notation of cues.

Recommendation Letters:
Two (2) letters of recommendation are required.
One (1) letter is to come from an arts instructor
One (1) letter is to come from an academic instructor.
If not currently enrolled in school a letter may come from aan employer, mentor, instructor, director, etc.
All letters are to be mailed directly to the Office of Admissions to be placed in the applicant’s file. Always list the Office of Admissions as the recipient.

Note: No form is provided for recommendations. All recommendations should be dated and signed by the writer and mailed directly to the Office of Admissions. Materials that do not bear the Office of Admissions as the recipient may be sent to other departments.

Transcripts:
Official transcripts and courses in which the applicant is enrolled at the time of application are required.
All transcripts must bear a validation seal or signature of a school official or registrar.
Transcripts sent under separate cover must come in a sealed envelope and should be mailed directly to the Office of Admissions. Always list the Office of Admissions as the recipient.
Undergraduate applicants who have been home-schooled must provide proof of graduation from home school along with titles and course descriptions in each year of home-schooling, tests used and evaluation of knowledge that the applicant has completed the equivalent of the University of North Carolina’s Minimum Course Requirements
College transfer applicants must supply their official college transcript along with an official list of courses the student is taking at the time of application.
A high school transcript or GED is required of all applicants who are applying as a first time freshman or undergraduate transfer.
SAT or ACT. Official scores from the testing agency are required of all applicants to the Bachelor of Fine Arts