School selection guidance:
The achievements of American art education are mainly in the field of modern art, and the avant-garde and diverse artistic atmosphere radiates to the colleges around the three major art capitals, drawing a splendid "art kingdom". The characteristics of American art education system are: advocating individualized development, implementing multi-level teaching interaction between teachers and students, and keeping up with the pace of art trends. Although the national history of the United States is not long, it is a country full of rivers and seas, and its achievements in the field of art are remarkable. If you want to take the road of liberal arts study abroad, American art education will certainly give you many unexpected surprises.
American art education model: general education+professional skills training+humanistic quality
Nowadays, most education in the world tends to be utilitarian. However, undergraduate education in the United States still insists on "general education", which is also called "general education" in China. American universities require students to receive a comprehensive general education before choosing a major for in-depth study according to their own interests. This educational model is more conducive to training comprehensive talents. To cultivate an artist in the United States, we should not only pay attention to his professional knowledge and skills, but also pay more attention to cultivating students' basic humanistic quality.
Fine arts majors pay attention to students' individualized pursuit.
When students first entered the university, the school did not emphasize that you must be an art major at all, but only asked students to take various courses. On this basis, by choosing a major, students can clearly understand whether this major is compatible with their own quality and ability, and whether it is their own interest strength. Students can also talk to the tutor directly, and the tutor will analyze the advantages and disadvantages of choosing this major according to the specific situation of the students for students' independent consideration. If you still feel that the chosen major is not suitable in the future practice, you can transfer to other majors as long as you meet certain requirements, and students have great freedom and flexibility in learning. In American art education, art students can only choose their major for further study according to their interests after receiving a comprehensive general education. When studying art majors in the United States, students will experience a unique educational method, which encourages innovative and independent thinking teaching style, so that students can learn, develop and achieve in ideas, academics, personality, majors and other aspects, boldly display their creativity and skills, fully stimulate their inspiration space, and maximize their different advantages.
American art majors are all-encompassing
American art education institutions have the largest number of majors in the world, except sketch, painting, sculpture, pottery and printmaking, as well as fiber art, industrial design, photography art, and even film science and architecture ... In the United States, not only many universities have art departments or affiliated art design colleges, but also many museums have affiliated famous art colleges, so there are quite a few opportunities for artistic talents to receive education. The main courses of art major include art creation, art history, art education, art therapy, art management and other branches. General art colleges will offer five directions: sketch, painting, sculpture, pottery and printmaking. If the school is big enough and there are enough teachers, it will also offer fiber art, glass art, graphic design, industrial design, interior design, jewelry design and photography art. In some colleges and universities, these categories also include architecture and film photography.
In addition, learning art is closely related to social atmosphere. American social culture is the pioneer of openness and tolerance. Studying in the United States can experience multi-cultural and multi-ethnic exchanges around the world, get in touch with art from different cultural backgrounds, broaden your horizons, emancipate your mind, and practice boldly, which are also very important for students' artistic innovation and inspiration cultivation. In American art education, the study of art majors has a strong artistic atmosphere and romantic personality.
Three famous cities of American art education
Around new york, the capital of modern art in the world, Los Angeles, the core of high-tech and film entertainment industry, and Chicago, a famous historical and cultural city, three powerful artistic cyclones have formed. New york in the east, Los Angeles in the west and Chicago in the middle are the centers of American art development. As the capital of modern art in the world, new york on the east coast, with its geographical advantages, is a place where tradition and avant-garde blend and old and new art coexist, gathering top artistic resources. In new york and its surrounding areas, there are Rhode Island School of Design, Yale University Art College ranked second, Maryland College Art College and virginia commonwealth university Art College ranked fifth and sixth in the Graduate School of Fine Arts of 20 10 US News and World Report.
The philosophy of Rhode Island School of Design is: "Cultivate students' artistic creativity and appreciation ability, discover and spread new knowledge, and make lasting contributions to the globalized society. There, teachers conduct art education in a special and practical way, encouraging students to create innovative works with their own styles. Yale University School of Art belongs to the Ivy League Yale University. Its advantage is that it often cooperates with other departments of Yale University to build a communication platform in the art field and provide students with a more three-dimensional and broad perspective. Maryland institute college of art firmly believes that art plays an important role in society and is committed to creating an academic atmosphere that can lead artistic innovation. Its curriculum integrates writing, liberal arts subjects and studio practice. While advocating students' hands-on operation, students are also encouraged to question what they have learned in order to obtain the best learning effect. Virginia commonwealth university Art College is famous for its rigorous teaching methods, and its teaching staff aims to shape and train students who can combine science and technology with art, so as to improve the level of the public.
San Francisco and Los Angeles, two big cities in California, are important artistic towns on the west coast. As the core city of high-tech and film entertainment, they have a strong absorption of new art and various cultures, which makes the art development in this area quite prosperous and ahead of the times.
Art colleges in central Illinois and its neighboring States rely on strict teaching and training, and the high quality and professional level of their graduates are widely recognized. In this respect, art institute of chicago ranked third in the 20 10 Graduate School of Fine Arts and cranbrook academy of art, Michigan ranked fourth.
Art institute of chicago has a liberal school spirit, using interdisciplinary teaching methods to teach art and design, and encouraging students to think critically. Located in the famous cultural city of Chicago, it also provides opportunities for students studying here to broaden their knowledge. Cranbrook academy of art was once called "the cradle of modern American designers" by The New York Times. It is famous for its unique "apprenticeship" teaching. There is no "course" in school. Students study independently under the guidance of a resident artist during their study, and the school's studio can also make students' designs into finished products.
Of course, art schools in many other parts of the United States are also very academic, not identical, not conservative and equally attractive. The disadvantage is that it can't compare with the geographical advantages of big cities. They also made great contributions to American art education.
Art education in the United States has always been recognized as focusing on the cultivation of application and innovation ability, which is different from the educational methods and concepts in Asia. Because American education started early, many majors (including art majors) have been leading the world trend. Studying in the United States, you will find that many art schools pay attention to providing students with various internship or job opportunities, so that students can keep close contact with society at all times. Appreciating the true meaning of American education will benefit students majoring in fine arts.
What are the admission requirements for graduate students in the United States? When should I start preparing? Experts studying abroad will give you a brief introduction about applying for graduate students in the United States.
Characteristics of graduate students' interest.
Generally speaking, there are several conditions for applying for graduate students in the United States: first, the average score of students in four years, followed by TOEFL or IELTS scores, GRE or GMAT scores, and finally, the projects that students participated in during their undergraduate years, various community and volunteer activities in the school, and the accumulation of relevant work experience. The above is a rough measure of the admission of students to American schools, because the American education system is very flexible and attaches great importance to the overall quality of students, not just your grades. Therefore, if you participate in various social practices, social or school activities, it will be helpful to apply for schools.
Exam to take
Postgraduates applying for the United States must take IELTS or TOEFL, which is a language proficiency test for international students. In addition to IELTS or TOEFL, students in the United States also need to choose GRE or GMAT according to their major. GMAT is an entrance examination for graduate students of American School of Management and Law School. In addition to these two institutions, other institutions and majors need to take GRE, GMAT or GRE.
Generally speaking, to apply for a prestigious American university, the average score should be at least 85-90, TOEFL 100, GRE 1300 (reading part should be above 550, writing part should be around 4.5) and GMAT700. If students can basically meet this requirement, then apply for graduate students in the United States, no matter from the school.
Study abroad planning at the beginning of entering the university
As can be seen from the above, it takes a long time to plan for applying for American graduate students. Experts suggest that you should start planning your study abroad at the beginning of entering the university.
College students should work with experts from the beginning of their freshman year to draw a blueprint for studying abroad after four years according to their own personality characteristics, professional direction and economic ability. At the same time, we should learn every course well, because most universities have high requirements for students' undergraduate grades. At this time, even if the result is not ideal, it can be rebuilt.
When I was a sophomore, I participated in more social activities. Because the phenomenon of "high scores and low abilities" is widespread, overseas universities also attach great importance to the comprehensive quality of applicants during their four years in university. Therefore, students should try their best to accumulate practical experience in the process of study, such as usual club activities and teachers' evaluation and recommendation, which are indispensable factors for entering famous overseas schools. If the applied master's major is the same as the undergraduate major, you need to study more professional courses. If you plan to change your major, experts suggest that you can take more courses related to your chosen major.
Junior year: preparation materials+TOEFL or IELTS and GRE or GMAT. We should make good use of the summer vacation of sophomore and junior, choose different foreign language courses according to our actual situation, and finish TOEFL or IELTS test at the latest in the summer vacation of junior. After successfully passing the exam, students can carefully revise and improve their blueprint for studying abroad and prepare to start a formal application for studying abroad.
Senior year: application for studying abroad+visa. As soon as the senior year starts, you can officially start applying for studying abroad. Specifically, it also includes asking professors to write letters of recommendation and start submitting visa applications.
It can be seen that the planning of applying for graduate students in the United States can run through the whole university for four years. Experts point out that correct planning is the most critical factor for the success of studying abroad.