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Credits Required
120
33
9
Format
Face To Face
Location

Undergraduate students in this major study at the Grand Valley Allendale Campus.

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Classes for this program are offered fully online.

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Classes for the program are a combination of online and in-seat on the GVSU Health Campus, near the Grand Rapids Medical Mile.

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Coursework

Studio art majors are introduced to the technical and conceptual approaches to the visual arts through a suite of foundation courses. As students continue in the program, they create a personal body of work under the supervision of faculty in their emphases areas.

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All Master of Education (M.Ed.) programs require a minimum of 33 semester hours.

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Pre-requisite: Applicants without healthcare experience as defined by the admission requirements will be required to take PHN 630 - Health Administration and Service.

The certificate content will be delivered in a series of three courses. Choose one of the following three credit courses:

  • CIS 661 - Introduction to Health and Bioinformatics, OR
  • CIS 665 - Clinical Information Systems, OR
  • NUR 703 - Health Care Informatics

Two elective courses, six credits:

  • CIS 635 - Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
  • CIS 660 - Information Management and Science
  • NUR 705 - Healthcare Decision Support
  • NUR 706 - Telehealth
  • PHN 646 - Managerial Epidemiology for Health Administrators
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Career Options

Students may pursue a variety of career paths, including:

  • Entrepreneur
  • Jewelry designer
  • Printmaker/screen printer
  • Painter/muralist
  • Sculptor/installation artist
  • Performance artist
  • Graphic/web designer
  • User experience designer
  • Ceramist
  • Illustrator/cartoonist
  • Exhibition planner
  • Arts organization leader
  • Gallery/museum work
  • Community/public art

Majors also build the transferable skills of entrepreneurship, creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, innovation, digital literacy, and communication, all necessary for professional careers outside of the arts.

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  • P-12 teaching
  • School administration
  • College level professional and administrative positions
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Application Deadline
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Deadline for fall semester is July 15; winter, November 15; spring/summer, March 15. Early application is strongly encouraged to secure course enrollment. Those applications received after the deadline will be considered on an individual basis and program availability. Late applicants should contact program director Kelly Margot, [email protected]. The $30 nonrefundable application fee is waived if you have previously applied to GVSU.

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Skills Employers Want

The B.A., B.S., and B.F.A. in Studio Art at GVSU will develop the skills you need to land the job you want. Whether the skills are advanced or general, you will build a resume of qualifications that are sure to attract employers. The following skills correlate with those pulled from actual job postings.

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Photography
  • Typography
  • Branding
  • Problem Solving
  • Innovation
  • Presentations

Source: EMSI, 2020

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Educational Differentiation graduates will leave with the following skills:

  • Educational policy and practice
  • Social/Cultural foundations of education
  • Research
  • Educational inquiry and evaluation
  • Assessment models and practices
  • Facilitating school environments
  • Talent development
  • Special education foundation
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