The United States is a country with strong economy and technology, and there are many excellent universities in the world. Therefore, many domestic students are eager to study in the United States. So, how about graphic design for American art students? Today, let's follow the natural light to learn about the graphic design major of American art students.
There are mainly two kinds of graphic design majors for American art students: two years and three years. For most schools, applicants can apply for two-year courses if their professional background is graphic design and the curriculum is roughly the same. If the professional background is other humanities not related to graphic design, the school will generally encourage students to apply for a three-year graphic design major. After enrollment, students need to study basic courses for one year.
American schools cultivate students' abilities in two aspects. On the one hand, they offer courses on art history, theory, criticism and methodology to cultivate students' research ability. On the other hand, the school cultivates students' practical ability through PROJECT. For example, the University of North Carolina. The curriculum of graphic design specialty of the school is divided into three parts, namely project, seminar (papers) and final project.
For international applicants majoring in graphic design studying abroad in the United States, their application materials are similar to each other, mainly including personal statements, letters of recommendation (generally three letters), resumes, university transcripts, application forms, application fees, language scores and collections of works. Whether GRE scores are required depends on the individual requirements of the school. Comprehensive universities require more GRE scores, but in most cases there is no minimum requirement. Few art schools require GRE.
Regardless of the specific requirements of each school for the collection of works, its purpose is to show the enrollment committee the innovative potential and rich experience of applicants. Therefore, it is one of the most important components in the enrollment review process. It must be carefully planned and typeset to show the applicant's talents, interests, skills and experience in the most vivid and effective way. In the process of preparing the collection of works, the applicant should attach great importance to the quality of its expression form and reproduction. Obviously, the school does not encourage the submission of the original work, but the high-quality reproduction of the original.
The number of works included in the collection of graphic design professional works of American art students is basically within the range of 10-20 pages, which can be said to be paintings, videos, photographic works, or even short essays. The school generally requires that the title of the work, the name of the creator, the creation time, the creation background and the creation idea be marked in detail on each/page of the work. The submission method of the collection of works depends on the school. Most schools require that the collection of works in paper or CD/DVD version be mailed by letter.
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