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 University of Tennessee Knoxville

University of Tennessee Knoxville

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville(UTK)
Knoxville, Texas, USA
Application deadline: December 1
Advantage Major: Pure Art | Interior Design
six point five
IELTS
seventy
TOEFL
Not required
SAT
public
Nature of institution
$31,798
tuition
four
Application difficulty
College Profile
Professional Introduction
Application requirements
Application Experience

College Profile

University of Tennessee (University of Tennessee Knoxville) Abbreviated as UTK, was founded in 1794. In a narrow sense, the University of Tennessee generally refers to the University of Tennessee Knoxville. It is the oldest university in Tennessee, located in Knoxville, with a mild climate. The school has 25000 students, including more than 6800 graduate students. The school is cheap.


The University of Tennessee at Knoxville has powerful and perfect laboratory research equipment. Among all the new equipment, the "pearl on the crown" is the split neutron source research equipment, which is used to study the basic structure, development process and transformation of neutrons. These studies are unimaginable even in the past few years. The University of Tennessee has 20 disciplines ranking among the top 100 in the world. Its comprehensive strength is also among the top 500 universities in the world. It is a public university in Tennessee with the strongest scientific research strength, the most complete disciplines, and the best student life happiness.


Professional ranking:


The University of Tennessee and ORNL (the famous National Oak Ridge Laboratory) have established a joint research institute in biotechnology, computer science, heavy ion research, neutronics research, etc. These joint institutes can make use of the laboratory equipment and research materials of schools and countries together. The University of Tennessee utk and ornl will also jointly manage a $125 million bioenergy research center to study alternatives to oil. In 2006, the University of Tennessee utk received a total of 307.9 million construction and research funds from the state, enterprises and individuals. With the deepening of the University of Tennessee utk research project, more investment and opportunities will be brought.


The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, UTK ranked 101 in the United States, and computers ranked 53-70 in the United States. The world ranking is around 350.


School of Architectural Design:


Undergraduate: Architecture, Interior Design


Master: Landscape Design, Architecture


how:


The University of Tennessee is close to the famous Fog Mountain, and it is less than an hour's drive to the Fog Mountain National Park. Excellent professors and students from all over the world come together to live and work together in this friendly and safe town.


The University of Tennessee has become a top public university due to its good academic reputation, outstanding students and outstanding research achievements. The school has recruited a large number of excellent students every year. Among the 4100 undergraduate freshmen in 2007, one third of the students had a GPA of 4.0 in the core curriculum of high school.


In 2006, the famous kiplinger's personal finance magazine evaluated the University of Tennessee utk as one of the top 50 "most valuable" schools in the United States by comparing tuition fees, scholarships, and teaching quality.


Expenses of the University of Tennessee: average annual tuition: 31798 dollars, average annual living expenses: 9170 dollars, other expenses: 1270 dollars

subject

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA:


Undergraduate major:


Graphic design, studio art, art history;


Postgraduate major:


Architecture, landscape architecture, ceramics, oil painting/sketch, printmaking, sculpture, cross media design;



Undergraduate major

Graphic Artist Designer


University of Tennessee Knoxville Graphic Design It is especially designed for students who are eager to develop careers in screen design related fields, such as advertising, art planning, 3D design, public relations planning, or electronic media, to provide basic visual art education.


Studio Art


Studio Art BFA offers degrees to students who are looking to develop a career in the field of visual arts or continue their postgraduate studies. Students need to meet certain requirements when choosing specific directions, and need to contact teachers in specific professional fields to better understand different requirements, curriculum plans and details in different directions.


Art History


The BA in art history can fully lay the foundation for the development of undergraduate students after graduation, including continuing study in graduate schools, professional development in college education and research, museum curation, etc. As a comprehensive major, students of this major also have the opportunity to continue to study some related majors, such as archaeology, anthropology, religious research, art education and criticism after finishing this major. In addition, this major focuses on detailed visual analysis, writing, and oral expression, which can also help in the future study of law and business.


Postgraduate major

architecture


The graduate program characterized by project-based learning and research has recently added high-performance building and maintenance and management to the existing curriculum focusing on urban design and sustainability. These research fields provide a broader choice for graduate students of architecture at the University of Tennessee.


Landscape Architecture


The landscape architecture major of the University of Tennessee is an interdisciplinary major jointly taught by the School of Architecture and Design and the School of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources, integrating the well-known professor resources, teaching equipment resources and strategic cooperation between the two colleges. Such a subject that spans the fields of art and science can give students the best landscape architecture education. This cooperative relationship also cultivates the cooperative spirit of students, which is very important for contemporary research and professional practice.

This major offers three degrees: Master of Landscape Architecture, Master of Arts in Landscape Architecture,Master of Science in Landscape.


ceramics


In the graduate stage, the University of Tennessee provides MFA programs focusing on sculpture. This MFA degree is a three-year program, which encourages students to have higher aesthetic and artistic achievements through self guided exploration. Professional dialogue, discussion and critical thinking are the core of this major. In this project, independent studio work is matched with intensive research on critical, conceptual and historical issues. Graduate students can not only learn together with the teachers of the Department of Ceramics and Sculpture, but also have access to the outstanding professors and visiting artists of the entire art school.


Oil painting/sketch


The MFA project of oil painting and sketch aims to guide students to become professional practical artists. This major emphasizes exploration and analysis, and studies oil painting and sketch with an open attitude. This major has been seeking to help students consider the personal environment, social environment and historical environment of their works. Through course learning, the aim is to cultivate students' ability to think independently, orally and write about their artistic practice. The teachers of oil painting and sketch also have their own artistic creation characteristics, but they are also very professional and active, and have held many personal exhibitions at local, national and international levels.


Printmaking


The regular courses of print production project include intaglio printing, lithography, paper making, silk printing, etc., with emphasis on traditional and exploratory technologies and concepts. In judging the achievements of students' academic works, we do not particularly emphasize one aspect of style, technology or aesthetics, but pay attention to the quality of individual works, which is regarded as the judging standard. Students of the University of Tennessee's School of Arts can enjoy all the printmaking tools provided by the school, from traditional to digital. Mastering the use of these tools enables artists to choose the appropriate media and skills needed to make prints for a particular concept.


Sculpture


The Sculpture Department has many well-equipped studios, including digital media laboratories, timber shops, large foundries and metal shops, and has dedicated personnel for long-term maintenance. The faculty members of the Sculpture Department of the University of Tennessee also provide students with rich resources, giving them more opportunities to participate in off campus sculpture activities, public art projects and local community activities.


Cross media design


The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, majoring in cross media design, is the combination of graphic design and 4D project. This three-year MFA program encourages students to conduct independent research and exploration on contemporary design and contemporary media events, and to explore the relationship between tradition and emerging for a long time. The work of the studio involves interaction design, design strategy, social change, video, film, performance, sound effect art and so on. After further study, there are some more advanced research courses on systems, sequencing and spatial theory.


Admission requirements

undergraduate


University of Tennessee Knoxville undergraduate application conditions:


closing date

December 1st


Application requirements

Language requirements: IELTS 6.5; TOEFL 70


Other performance requirements:

The American Language Center (ELS) has passed grade 112.


graduate student


Postgraduate application conditions of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville:


closing date

December 1st


Application requirements

Language requirements: IELTS 6.5; TOEFL 80


Collection requirements

undergraduate


Undergraduate portfolio requirements of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville:


The type of works can be paintings, works of art, photography, or any works that can prove the ability of visual creativity;

Creative works include graphic design, clothing design, industrial design, furniture design, etc;

The creation of works needs to be completed independently.


graduate student


Postgraduate portfolio requirements of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville:


Quality vs number


Postgraduate works pay more attention to quality. They need to apply for visual representation of things with critical thinking and can touch people's hearts. A good collection of works does not contain many pictures, but provides more value for thinking about problems.


written words


It is recommended to make a brief description in the works collection. The text description shall include the place, name, date, media, etc.


Format and Submission


The collection of overseas art works used shall be submitted in PDF format. The size is limited to 10MB.


Application Experience

University of Tennessee Knoxville Application Guide:


About GPA, the following are the FAQs on the official website of the University of Tennessee:

Art graduate students must have a recognized bachelor's degree to apply for studying abroad. GPA of undergraduate courses shall be at least 2.7, and GPA3.0 of graduate courses (if any). For international students, they should meet the same requirements, have a four-year bachelor's degree, and achieve at least grade B in their undergraduate courses, and grade B+in their graduate courses (if any). Many majors may require higher GPA and other application conditions. See the official website for details.


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