The background of Yale University itself goes without saying. As an Ivy League school that has produced five American presidents, 15 Supreme Court justices, many national political figures and 13 living billionaires, Yale University itself is a symbol of the top universities in the United States. Let's talk about Yale's pure art major. Don't be frightened by its history of more than three hundred years. In fact, Yale University's School of Arts keeps pace with the times and is very creative. The geeky GIF on the official website of Yale University School of Arts proves this. It is definitely not as "cold" as it seems.
The Yale School of Art is the first professional art school in the United States, founded in 1869. American News and World Report ranked Yale University School of Arts as the first school of fine arts. In terms of specialty, it ranks first in the field of painting and photography, and second in the field of sculpture and design. Although the University is managed by the Yale Council, each college has the right to prepare, modify and monitor its own degree programs, which means that the University gives each college great freedom. It should be noted that the Yale School of Arts only provides graduate MFA courses, and undergraduate study is still within the scope of Yale University.
How about the pure art major of Yale University?
Curriculum
Yale University Undergraduate art courses are open to all majors, that is to say, all students can take art courses with sufficient resources. But for students in the pure arts direction, they must complete four entry-level professional courses before their sophomore year, of which visual thinking and painting are compulsory.
Overview of Basic Courses of Visual Thinking and Painting
From the two compulsory courses of basic majors, we can see the importance Yale University attaches to theoretical knowledge. It can also be seen that Yale University's undergraduate study of pure art is very rigorous and logical. From the history of fine arts to the foundation of popular culture, and even the foundation of painting that is taught as a practical course in general schools, all contain documentary research contents such as "conceptual problems in art practice".
Yale University coincides with SAIC in the need for paper. What is slightly different is that SAIC pays more attention to the interdisciplinary collision research of art itself, while Yale University pays more attention to dialectical thinking, conceptual and philosophical exploration.
Among other courses, the more special one is the advanced project course, which takes two semesters to complete. The first semester is used to let students find the direction of interest, put forward concepts and review by teachers; The second semester is used to complete the project under the guidance of teachers. This setting gives students enough time to complete a complete high-level work, and is also conducive to teaching students the complete mode of output work.
Overview of Yale University School of Arts
On the other hand, the curriculum of Yale University School of Arts is much more free than that of undergraduate courses. The Graduate School has a total of four disciplines. Apart from graphic design, painting, sculpture and photography are all pure arts majors.
In a word, the Academy of Arts summarized their postgraduate courses with "the teaching process is based on students' own studio activities", and repeatedly stressed that teachers only "assist students to stimulate creativity". This shows that Yale University School of Art attaches great importance to students' autonomy.
Graduate student of Yale University School of Arts official website
PAINTING/PRINTMAKING Curriculum
Taking PAINTING/PRINTMAKING as an example, we can find that in addition to the theoretical foundation courses on painting, the school has set up a large number of literature and philosophy courses, including gender dialectics, "truth and fact", individual criticism, etc.
Recalling the Slogen written by the dean of Yale University School of Arts on the homepage of the official website - "Art is the basic force of national and international culture, and the quality of art, creative freedom, critical insight, and form and technological innovation are one of the main criteria for judging society", it seems that Yale University wants to cultivate more than just artists, It is more like a great man who has dialectical philosophical thinking and is conducive to the times and society.
Resource allocation
Official website of Yale University
Yale University Art Museum is the oldest university art museum in the United States so far, with more than 20000 ancient and modern works of art, including Van Gogh. The Yale Art Museum is free for students.
The Yale University School of Art also has its own independent art gallery - Green Gallery. The Green Gallery is open to all students of Yale University, but specially invites graduate students from four majors of the Academy of Arts to participate. Excellent student works will also be exhibited here. This kind of exhibition hall is very conducive to academic interaction among students within and among the four majors, so that students can concentrate on their own majors without being out of touch with the general trend of the art industry.
The official website of Yale University School of Arts
Yale University School of Arts also has an open studio, which regularly invites high-level full-time artists in the industry to give lectures, OPEN-STUDIO It is also the educational tradition of Yale University School of Art to cultivate the highest level artists in the past century. According to the official website, Yale University School of Art hopes to introduce the "studio" mechanism of art colleges under the framework of comprehensive universities, aiming to cultivate creative artists.
Application difficulty and tuition
Yale University Bachelor of Arts Application Requirements:
First of all, all students who apply need to choose one of the above ways to register. The Coalition Application is applicable to our art students. In addition to submitting the collection of works online, we need to answer some questions briefly; The Common Application needs to write papers; The QuestBridge Application with Yale QuestBridge Questionnaire is an online test. Another requirement is
1. $80 application fee
2. Two letters of recommendation from teachers and one letter of recommendation from learning consultants
3. School reports and official high school transcripts
(No minimum GPA requirements)
4. Standardized examination results
(SAT or ACT scores)
5. Interim report
(The school has the first semester/semester for senior students)
In addition, TOEFL, IELTS or PTE scores should be attached, and finally an interview is required.
Yale University Pure Art Graduate Application Requirements:
1. $100 application fee
2. Three letters of recommendation from teachers
(to prove the strength of the applicant in the art field)
3. Two or three collections representing one's best level
4. Undergraduate College Transcript
(No minimum GPA requirements)
5. One page article statement
(The content includes influence, interest, current work direction, short life history related to art/design practice and the reason for applying for graduate student at this time. The statement shall not exceed one page or 500 words.)
6 IELTS/TOEFL scores
(Recommended 7 points/100 points or more)
There are no detailed grade or grade requirements in all application procedures, but few students can apply to Yale University every year. The admission of graduate schools is even more rigorous, and the quota can be finally determined after three rounds of review.
Home page of NICHE Yale University
In terms of tuition, the average undergraduate tuition of Yale University is about 18000 dollars. Postgraduates, on the other hand, show a fluctuating upward trend, with tuition fees of nearly 40000 dollars per academic year.
Employment prospects
Home page of NICHE Yale University
The employment prospects of Yale students who enter, study and graduate under high standards and strict requirements can be described as a green light. The data of going to Yale University at NICHE ranks first among all schools. The average salary in the six years after graduation is as high as $83200, nearly three times that of SAIC. The employment rate and student employment confidence are also among the best in American universities.
How about the pure art major of Yale University? Today, Natural Light gives you a detailed introduction to courses, application requirements, employment prospects and other aspects. If you have more majors and colleges you want to know, please come to Natural Light for free consultation.
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