Creative Arts
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Unlock your creativity with our dynamic arts programs and turn your talent into a thriving career! Whether you’re drawn to the expressive world of Art & Design, the transformative power of Art Therapy, or the innovative realms of Fashion Design and Fashion Merchandising, we offer hands-on learning, expert faculty, and a supportive environment to nurture your artistic vision. With state-of-the-art facilities, internship opportunities, and a focus on both technical skills and critical thinking, our programs prepare you to excel in the ever-evolving arts industry. Join a community that values creativity, leadership, and social impact–your future starts here!
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Spotlight on the Ursuline Art Scene Inscape Inscape, Ursuline’s award-winning fine arts annual, is edited and designed by students to showcase the powerful works of creative writing and visual art of the entire campus community. It’s a tradition dating back to 1945! The Florence O’Donnell Wasmer Art Gallery Nestled in the heart of the Ursuline College Campus of Gannon University, the Wasmer Art Gallery is a vibrant space where art, education, and inspiration come together. Featuring rotating exhibitions of student, alumni, and regional artists’ works, the gallery offers a chance to explore the artistic talents of the community. Student Fashion Show Imagine your creations coming to life on the runway! At the Ursuline College Campus of Gannon University, our annual Student Fashion Show is where emerging designers like you get to shine. Whether you’re sketching your first designs, already sewing stunning pieces, or interested the behind-the-scenes production, this electrifying event gives fashion students the chance to showcase original work to peers, faculty, and guests. Music Lessons and Recitals Do you have a song in your heart that you want to share with the world? Students are encouraged to take music lessons in piano, guitar, or vocal arts for credit from one of our esteemed faculty. Whether you are just starting your studies or you’re an accomplished performer on your own, you can join the Campus Chorus or play your favorite tune in the Annual Holiday Concert and Spring Recital.
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Liberal Studies Core Curriculum Gannon University, a Catholic institution of higher learning, empowers individuals and strengthens communities through an inclusive, holistic education that cultivates academic excellence, professional formation, and social responsibility.
“Ursuline has taught me to stand up for the things I believe in and encourage others to do so as well. I have done my absolute best to serve this community. It feels like home.” Alivia R. Art & Design and Art Therapy
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Foundational Core 9 credits
Provides the initial (essential) critical knowledge, skills, and competencies for integrated learning across disciplines and within a student’s area of study. The foundational core will be required in a student’s first year of study and provides a common starting point for engaging with Liberal Education at a Catholic University. In particular, students will develop foundational knowledge, skills, and competencies in writing and communication, critical thinking, ethics, faith and reason, and Catholic Social Teaching. The Foundational Core consists of three prescribed courses.
Integrative Core 21-28 credits
Supports learning across the curriculum by connecting, synthesizing, and transferring knowledge, skills, and competencies to new and complex situations and experiences. The Integrative Core builds on the knowledge, skills, and competencies introduced in the Foundational Core and seeks to deepen, integrate, and develop them into a student’s life, career, and sense of citizenship. The Integrative Core is made up of requirements that can be fulfilled through a variety of courses. Each course in the Integrative Core can only fulfill a single designated requirement. Up to 7 credits of the “Reasoning” requirements may be met in a student’s major.
Vocational Core 6 credits
Connects the knowledge, skills, and competencies developed in Foundational and Integrative Cores with learning experiences within a student’s particular field of study or other professional courses.
Requirements
Courses offered that also meet the designation of “Writing Intensive” or “Wellness.” Both requirements are met through courses that have the necessary additional objectives and can be taken in the Integrative Core, Vocational Core, or major course work.
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Art & Design
Explore traditional and contemporary art as you prepare for a career in a creative field. The Art & Design degree program provides students with the opportunity to explore multimedia approaches to bring their art to life. With foundational learning and advanced level courses that include drawing, printmaking, glass working, ceramics, and more, you’ll develop technical and conceptual skills. This program emphasizes critical thinking and problem-solving to expand your abilities to successfully realize your artistic vision.
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As a student with an Art & Design major, you’ll have multiple opportunities to show your art at the acclaimed Wasmer Art Gallery. You’ll find yourself prepared for the next step in your creative pursuits, whether you continue your studies at the graduate level or enter the creative workforce to launch your career. Art & Design Bridge Programs Art & Design students can easily bridge to either our 4+1 Master of Education program or our 4+1 Clinical Mental Health Counseling & Art Therapy program. In both programs, students will begin taking graduate-level courses in the final year of their undergraduate degree. This allows them to complete their master’s degree in one year instead of the typical two. Students interested in a career in Special Education or Art Education should double major in Art & Design and Art Therapy and pursue the Master of Education, where they’ll learn valuable sensitivity to the unique social, emotional, and creative needs of youth. Students interested in careers as nationally credentialed, state licensed art therapists and counselors should pursue the Master of Clinical Mental Health Counseling & Art Therapy, where they’ll learn skills used in a variety of clinical, educational, and human service institutions.
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Fine Artist
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Animator
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Craftsperson
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Cinematographer
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Fundraisers
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Concept Artist
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Archivist
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Graphic Designer
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Curator
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Multimedia Designer
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Museum Technician
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Photographer
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Postsecondary Teacher
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Videographer
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Art Therapy
Harness the healing power of art to prepare for an art therapy career. Art therapy is a mental health profession that uses art to promote wellness and facilitate change. We offer multiple career pathways and cutting-edge instruction, leading to pre-professional employment and graduate bridge programs for accelerated professional advancement in the licensed fields of Art Therapy, Counseling, and Special Education. You’ll develop the competence and compassion needed to become an effective human service professional. Students graduate with real-world experience, selecting field placements from partner organizations, teaming up with graduate students for international service-learning trips, and developing leadership skills within our art therapy student organization.
Potential Employers of Art Therapy Graduates Our graduates are hired to work with children, adolescents, adults, and older adults within mental health, health care, education, social services, and community arts agencies such as:
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Art Therapy Studio
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Signature Health
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Beck Center for the Arts
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Ohio Guidestone
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Jewish Family Services Association
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Kendall at Oberlin
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Gross Schechter Day School
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St. Columbkille School
Bridge Programs to Advance Career Opportunities Our bridge programs allow undergraduate Art Therapy students to begin taking graduate-level courses while completing their bachelor’s degree. You will not only be able to complete your master’s program faster, you’ll also receive a lower tuition rate on graduate courses taken as an undergraduate student! Education 4+1 Bridge Prepare for a teaching career in Special Education or Art Education with an understanding of the unique social, emotional, and creative needs of youth. While pursuing your Art Therapy degree, students take 12-15 credits of graduate education courses. After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree, students enter our one-year Master Apprenticeship Program to earn a Master of Arts in Education and qualify for teaching licensure in Ohio. Clinical Mental Health Counseling, with Art Therapy concentration Bridge Students may bridge from the Bachelor of Arts in Art Therapy program into the Clinical Mental Health Counseling, with Art Therapy concentration program by completing all the requirements for the undergraduate major plus up to 28 CMHCAT graduate credits. Some students may elect a 3+3 bridge, spending three years in the undergraduate program followed by three years in the graduate program. Potential Employers for Graduates With Clinical Mental Health Counseling, with Art Therapy concentration, you’ll be eligible for licensure as both an art therapist and clinical mental health counselor in a variety of clinical, educational, and human service institutions, such as: •
The Cleveland Clinic
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Julie Billiart Schools
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University Hospitals
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Art Therapy Studio
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Akron General & Akron
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Cleveland Rape
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Ravenwood Health
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Fashion Design You’ll immerse yourself in the artistry and innovation of the fashion industry. From the first sketch to the final stitch, you’ll refine your creative abilities through hands-on exploration of illustration, patternmaking, sewing, drafting, and the sculptural beauty of draping. Your skill building will culminate in a final presentation of a designed collection at your Senior Collection Fashion Show. Our curriculum balances creativity with business and technology skills, ensuring your success beyond Ursuline. Our facilities include a 3D printer, Adobe Creative Cloud programs, and access to online fashion resources. You’ll also work with sewing, industrial sewing, cover stitch machines, multi-thread sergers, and standard dress forms.
3+1 Bridge with Fashion Institute of Technology Students in Fashion Design may choose to spend their third year at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City. Students who choose this track may apply for housing on campus after acceptance to FIT. Students will receive an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology in addition to their Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Design from Gannon University. Potential Career Paths for Fashion Majors
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Apparel Designer
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Apparel Manufacturer
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Brand Manager
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Marketing Specialist
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Costume Designer
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Stylist
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Fashion Buyer
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Visual Merchandiser
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Patternmaker
Fashion Merchandising
You’ll be prepared for a wide variety of careers in this $1.7 trillion dollar industry. At the heart of fashion lies creativity and self-expression, but brands and designers will only thrive and be successful with strategic business decisions in a competitive market landscape. We provide valuable connections with industry consultants and local professionals that can help you gain the experience you need to build a career in the fashion industry. Courses like Principles of Retailing, Product Development, and Merchandising & Buying provide students with a holistic understanding of finance, marketing, legal regulations, and industry trends. Many graduates of the Fashion Merchandising program go on to enroll in MBA programs, at Gannon University and beyond.
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