The discipline of art

The visual arts area serves five main purposes:
(1) to prepare competent professionals in various fields of two- and three-dimensional visual arts;
(2) to qualify designers to solve problems inherent in two-and three-dimensional visual arts:
(3) to train art students to critically assess and discuss works of art:
(4) to prepare art educators for teaching the visual arts at the secondary level; and
(5) to generally develop individuals' aesthetic sense by helping them experience art.