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Is it a bad sign when some art colleges don’t require you to take general education courses?
I was checking out the Graphic Design program for Academy of Art University. Looking at the curriculum, it bugs me that they don’t make you take general courses, like science, communication, humanites, and I didn’t even notice a math requirement. It seems like a decent college to learn art from, but not for an overall good education.
What one of the other posters said about AAU is correct, in part. They do require gen ed classes at AAU. The difference is between a BA in art and a BFA in art. A BA will have more liberal arts requirements. A BFA is a professional degree, and is more focused on art classes.
But then he said this, and I must strongly disagree:
“FYI: Academy of Art University is regionally accredited by the Western Association (WASC) and is among the top schools of art and design (in some areas they are the top) in the United States.”
He may have AAU confused with some of the other excellent art schools in California.
AAU is absolutely, positively NOT one of the top art schools in the US. They actually rank toward the bottom in terms of reputation as an overall art school. However, some of their majors are considered good. But overall, they have a pretty poor reputation in art, both in the business/art world, and in the academic world.
While they are regionally accredited, which is a very strong point in their favor, they are also open admissions, meaning that anyone who applies gets in (and this certainly influences their rep.) They do graduate decent grads in some fields, though. They way they do this is via attrition – they weed out the kids who can’t take it as the classwork goes on. So AAU can actually be a great opportunity for someone who wants to study art and who doesn’t have a portfolio ready. But if you do have a portfolio, you can probably get into some place with a stronger reputation. And if you don’t have a portfolio, you can try the Savannah College of Art and Design, which does admit some undergrad students without a portfolio, but is considered a much stronger school than AAU.
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