Where Applied Sciences and the Arts Meet
Department of Art
Department of Communication
Department of Military Science and Leadership
Department of Technology
Department of Theatre and Dance
College of Fine & Applied Arts
The College is the second largest of
Appalachian’s six colleges and schools.
We house the following departments:
•Art
•Communication
•Military Science & Leadership
•Technology
•Theatre & Dance
College of Fine & Applied Arts
We offer BS, BA, and BFA
degrees in 35 academic
concentrations, MA and MS
degrees in 3 concentrations, and an
Army ROTC program.
Our Students
“Everything else that goes on in
a university is peripheral to the
core business--the students.”
--Dr. Peter Flawn, president emeritus, The University of
Texas at Austin
Our Students
•In spring 2010, the number of majors
in the College stands at over 2,700
students.
•The College enrolls nearly one-fourth
of all University undergraduates.
Our Students
Department Undergraduate Graduate
ART
547
COM
961
TEC
1,102
43
T&D
150
Total
2,760
43
Art
Location: Herbert Wey Hall
Chair: Prof. Michael Grady
•Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic
Design
•Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio
with concentrations in clay, drawing,
fibers, metals/jewelry, painting,
photography, printmaking and
sculpture
•Bachelor of Science in Art
Education (K-12)
•Bachelor of Science in Arts
Management
•Bachelor of Arts
with concentrations in Arts History
and Studio
Art
Admission requirements:
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Portfolio review
Fundamentals courses
Student teaching/internships required for:
•
•
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Art Education
Art Management
Studio Art
Art
Highlights
•Select student artists participate in the International Artist Residency Program at
University of North Carolina Center for Craft, Creativity and Design in
Hendersonville.
•Art professor named Higher Education Art Educator of the Year for 2008-09 by
the North Carolina Art Education Association. The award is based on significant
contribution to an individual’s division in the visual arts.
•The department provides many opportunities for students to display art through
the Catherine J. Smith Gallery and the university’s Turchin Center for the Visual
Arts as well as the Looking Glass Gallery.
Communication
Location: Herbert Wey & Walker Halls
Chair: Dr. Janice Pope
•Bachelor of Science in
Advertising
•Bachelor of Science in
Communication Studies
•Bachelor of Science in Electronic
Media/Broadcasting
•Bachelor of Science in Journalism
•Bachelor of Science in Public
Relations
Communication
Admission requirements:
•By application
•If more applications received than space allows, admission is
based on overall GPA and GPA in COM 1200.
•83% acceptance rate
•Advertising: 96%
•Communication Studies: 96%
•Electronic Media/Broadcasting: 63%
•Journalism: 75%
•Public Relations: 84%
Internships:
•encouraged but not required.
Communication
Highlights
•Appalachian electronic media/broadcasting students took seven Student Audio
Competition awards, including the Audio Best of Festival award, from the Broadcast
Education Association (BEA).
•Entrepreneurial success by students – Sports Yapp Radio Show, Pitch Your Idea Contest
•International, national and regional awards won in advertising
•Four Communication Studies students invited to present papers at the 2010 Theodore
Clevenger, Jr., Undergraduate Honors Conference of Southern States Communication
Association (SSCA) in Memphis.
•Award-winning Journalism alumni –American Academy of Religion Awards Best InDepth Reporting on Religion Award; several alumni recognized with NC Associated Press
Awards.
Military Science &
Leadership
Location: D.D. Dougherty Hall
Chair: LTC. Haimes A. Kilgore
•Commissioned as a 2nd
Lieutenant
•Financial aid incentives
•Receive a monthly stipend and
money for books
•Can be completed in just two
years by attending a 5-week
Leadership Training Course
•If interested in the Reserves or
National Guard…can complete
the ROTC program in 2 years
while serving with unit and
receive drill pay, stipend, book
money and full tuition.
Military Science
& Leadership
Highlights
•The Mountaineer Battalion’s Ranger Challenge Team has taken top
honors at the annual Victory Brigade Ranger Challenge Competition held
at Fort Jackson, S.C.
•Appalachian alumna Maj. Michele P. Harper ’93 is the first female Black
Hawk pilot in the N.C. Army National Guard.
•Our “Pershing Rifles” teams have been the national champions 11 times
in the past 18 years.
•Scholarships created to honor fallen soldiers provide financial assistance
to ROTC students.
Technology
Location: Katherine Harper Hall
Chair: Prof. Jeff Tiller
Undergraduate degrees:
•Appropriate Technology
•Building Science
◦Construction Management
◦Architectural Design & Technology
•Graphic Arts & Imaging Technology
•Industrial Design
◦Product Design
◦Furniture Design
•Interior Design
•Technical Photography
•Technology Education
◦Secondary Education
◦Trade & Industry
Graduate degrees:
•Master of Arts - Industrial Technology
•Master of Arts - Industrial Technology,
Thesis Option
•Master of Arts - Technology Education
Technology
Admission Requirements:
•Complete university admission procedure.
Internships or Student Teaching
required in:
•Tech Ed, Secondary Ed
•Tech Ed, Trade and Industry
•Interior Design
•Graphic Arts and Imaging Technology
•Industrial Design/Furniture Design
•Industrial Design/Product Design
•Building Sciences/Architecture Tech & Design
•Building Sciences/ Construction Management
Technology
Highlights
•Selected to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 in
Washington D.C.
•Student team won first place in the national Juicy Ideas
Entrepreneurial/Environmental Contest, a competition in which college students from
across the United States created something of value from an item that is typically
thrown away as trash.
•Student teams have won Phase I and Phase II awards during the past four
Environmental Protection Agency’s national P3 competition. Students in the 2009-10
academic year have won three P3 awards…another ASU 3-peat.
•Award-winning and internationally recognized work by both faculty and students in
sustainability and environmentally-friendly design and construction.
•Numerous faculty members invited to present at international conferences.
Theatre & Dance
Location: Chapell Wilson Hall
Chair: Prof. Marianne Adams
•Bachelor of Arts
•Dance Studies
•Theatre Generalist
•Design/Technology
•Performance
•Bachelor of Science
•Theatre Education
•Licensure Only
•Elementary Education,
Second Area Concentration
Theatre & Dance
Admission requirements:
•Admission to the College of Education is required for the Bachelor of
Science.
•Any student may choose to pursue a Bachelor of Arts General
Concentration.
•Audition/interviews are required for a BA in Performance or
Design/Technology.
•All currently enrolled students are encouraged to audition.
•Do not have to be a declared major to participate in Theatre and
Dance productions.
Student Teaching:
•Required for Elementary Education -- Second Area Concentration
Theatre & Dance
Highlights
•Each year the department holds the Summer Dance Series. This unique series
gives more than 300 people throughout the community the opportunity to
gather and share in the joy of dance in all its forms.
•The department offers a comprehensive teacher-training program in Pilates.
Pilates is a method of body conditioning that develops core strength and
improves flexibility.
•Students and faculty in the program take part in numerous performances both
on campus and at community and regional venues.
•Numerous faculty are published playwrights.
Our Faculty
“A university can be no better
than its faculty.” Peter Flawn
“Scholars are at the heart of
higher education.” Richard Breslin,
former president, College of Charleston, and Drexel
University
Our Faculty
•The College employs 117 full-time and nearly
70 adjunct faculty members.
•17:1 student to faculty ratio (smallest student
to faculty ratio in the UNC system)
•98% of full-time faculty hold terminal
degrees
Our Faculty
•Our faculty enjoy
teaching and put
teaching first in their
responsibilities.
•Academic advising
for students in the
College is done
through each
department. Each
student is assigned a
faculty advisor who
usually teaches in the
student’s major.
Our Faculty
•During this academic year, faculty have received
more than $233,000 in grants for research.
•Grant funds have resulted in faculty displays at
nationally prominent art exhibitions, book and
scholarly journal article publication, design studios,
community and corporate needs assessment
completion, sustainable design projects, renewable
energy and energy efficiency projects, annual
conferences and meetings, campus presentations by
national and international speakers, international
scholarly exchange, support for media literacy for
elementary and middle school students and the
attainment of equipment and software.
Office of Student Research
•The Office of Student Research (OSR) was
established in 2005 to expand the
opportunities for undergraduate and graduate
students to engage in research and mentored
scholarship.
•Students who understand how discoveries
are made in their chosen fields are wellprepared to address the unsolved problems of
the future. The OSR has a variety of
resources, including financial support, to help
research become a distinctive feature of the
undergraduate and graduate experience at
Appalachian.
•Faculty also may apply for undergraduate
research assistants.
Community Service
•The “After School Art” program, sponsored by
the Art Dept., consists of weekly art classes for
young people ages 6 to 15 years. The classes are
designed to encourage creativity and visual
awareness and develop basic art skills.
•Craft Enrichment Workshops, sponsored by the
Technology Dept., provide students, including
home-schooled children and community people,
with a hands-on experience with many forms of
creative expression through arts and crafts.
•Interior Design students select a non-profit
community organization to work with each year.
Industry & Community Involvement
Each department has an advisory
board of industry professionals
that assist in program
development, internships, job
placement, and fund raising.
International Education
•International opportunities exist in the
forms of summer courses abroad, short
term class travel, oversees internships, or
courses taken at other institutions and
transferred to Appalachian.
•Fine and Applied Arts has offered
programs in Africa, Costa Rica, Cuba,
the Czech Republic, England, France,
Greece, Italy, the Middle East,
Nicaragua, Panama, Poland and
Scotland.
College of Fine & Applied Arts
Thanks for
selecting
Appalachian State
University!!