Westphal College of Media Arts and Design Graduate Program Level Outcomes
Upon degree completion, graduates of our programs will be able to...
- Assess and Apply Research. Identify and analyze qualitative and quantitative research. Evaluate research to communicate and support management and leadership decisions in cultural organizations.
- Conduct Primary Research. Conduct qualitative, quantitative, and/or mixed methods original research. Produce research of significant quality that expands the knowledge of the cultural sector.
- Demonstrate competence in interpersonal communication.
- Deliver effective written and oral proposals and presentations addressing a range of audiences and concerns relevant to the culture sector.
- Collaborate in teams applying leadership theories in cultural practice. Demonstrate competence in management techniques.
- Integrate multiple modalities of communications and information sharing for organizational effectiveness and program/service delivery.
- Assess the use of technologies to communicate, collaborate, solve problems, make decisions and conduct research, as well as foster creativity and life-long learning.
- Demonstrate awareness of the changing environment of the sector and use critical thinking skills to identify issues and broad-based policy solutions.
- Compare the particular requirements of managing different types of cultural organizations. Demonstrate knowledge of administrative theories and practices.
- Design and complete a self-directed learning experience, for example practicums and theses.
- Design solutions for the cultural sector and generate new ideas based on theory and practice.
- Develop professional skills through high-quality immersive online and on-site experiences in the culture sector.
- Demonstrate capacity for leadership in the cultural community, utilize leadership strengths, ethical standards, and ability to motivate and engage others to create a more just society through culture.
- Collaborate with colleagues of diverse backgrounds to construct inclusive and antiracist communities in the cultural sector.
- Construct cultural experiences for diverse audiences and stakeholders.
- Drive social change and equity within the cultural sector.
- Demonstrate an innovative and creative approach to problem solving as it relates to diverse research scenarios in the design research field
- Formulate an expressed and observable research strategy
- Demonstrate a knowledge of variety of design and research experiences, approaches and viewpoints
- Display a sensitivity to social, cultural, ethical and environmental values through knowledge and application of design research
- Critically analyze their own work and academic research literature with respect to the global impacts and experimental design research
- Use divergent and convergent thinking to generate novel and relevant ideas, strategies, approaches and outcomes in research
- Distinguish larger, complex societal forces and systems that affect design directions, trends and public policy
- Demonstrate the knowledge and skills to enter the Digital Media industry
- Demonstrate an innovative and creative approach to Digital Media research
- Analyze the cultural impact of digital media
- Explore and embrace emerging technologies in digital media
- Critically analyze their own work and academic research literature
- Communicate design ideas and research results effectively.
- Develop the knowledge and skills to lead change in an evolving industry
- Grow by collaborating with their peers to thrive in the expanding and converging global community
- Cultivate imagination, innovation, technical acumen, and originality to prepare for commercial industry application or entrepreneurship
- Understand the diverse global enterprise devoted to the making and selling of apparel, footwear, textiles and accessories
- Embrace relevant technology in digital tools as they relate to fashion design
- Explore interdisciplinary design research and collaboration opportunities within our comprehensive university setting
- Incorporate the fusion of art, design, science, technology, and commerce into a personal design sensibility
- Create apparel, textile and fashion products that adopt a flexible, ethical and sustainable interdisciplinary approach
- Develop innovative presentations of contemporary contextual design
- Recognize the role of fashion in our cultural heritage
- Demonstrate the knowledge and skills to enter the profession of interior design
- Demonstrate an innovative and creative approach to problem solving and be discerning when making practical, responsible, human centered and aesthetic judgments
- Demonstrate mastery in expression of a variety of design experiences, approaches and viewpoints
- Demonstrate a responsible attitude and awareness toward the safety and well-being of the public and the profession of interior design
- Demonstrate an awareness of community engagement, diversity and social stewardship of the built environment
- Display a sensitivity to social, community, contextual, cultural, ethical and environmental values
- Investigate exploratory approaches to learning through design based on scholarly research, as a means of contributing to the professional body of knowledge
- Demonstrate the ability to analyze and synthesize research to reflect various philosophies, integrate technology and generate insightful design solutions
- Develop a sophisticated and layered design vision, translate that vision into shared goals and effectively work with others as a leader or follower to achieve these goals.
- Demonstrate advanced skills in corporate and market research, wrlitten communication and visual presentation as applicable in the retail industry
- Demonstrate the aptitude to analyze and interpret historical and current retail data integrating theoretical principles, data computationJ pr,oduct evaluation, visual acuity, and retail and consumer analysis
- Demonstrate the ability to assess merohandising technologies and the related impact on development, buying, manufacturing, shipping and retailing
- Demonstrate proficiency of global product supply chains that impact design, production, and consumption
- Demonstrate an understanding of the confJuenoe of corporate culture, retajl management, merchandising strategiesJ sales and retail analysis, product qualityJ and future goals as they relate to leadership in the organization
- Demonstrate the ability to conduct an advanced research project by applying quantitative and qualitative methodologies and then analyze the results using critical analytical thinking skills
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Understand the modern television ecosystem, including multiplatform and multidevice consumption patterns.
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Analyze technological change and innovation and assess emerging TV technologies for strategic decision-making.
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Demonstrate fluency in core business disciplines and effectively apply financial and revenue models used in the television and media industry.
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Understand how television content is created, distributed, programmed, and measured, including strategies and audience analytics across platforms.
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Understand media organizational structures and apply ethical standards in professional decision-making.
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Demonstrate leadership skills suited for creative industries, including the ability to manage creative teams effectively.
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Integrate academic and field experience, demonstrating the ability to develop and execute a complete research thesis.
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Assess the impact of social media and digital platforms on the TV industry, including new audience measurement approaches.
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Understand the legal, regulatory, contractual, and ethical frameworks governing labor, intellectual property, and negotiation in television.
- Problem solving: students will undertake critical analysis and assessment of dynamic urban environments
- Data competency: students will gather and manipulate different types of data, including spatial, cultural, historical and demographic data
- Leadership skills: students will develop capacity for ethical leadership, understand different leadership styles and methods for motivating others
- Cross cultural perspective: students will gain awareness and competence in cross-cultural perspectives, learning how diverse cultures impact urban life
- Communication fluency: students will hone their oral & written communication skills, learning how to interact with and impact a range of audiences through democratic, participatory engagement
- Collaboration in teams: students will learn to collaborate in multi-disciplinary teams to identify and address urban problems
- Grounding in Context: students will understand the role of history and culture in shaping urban institutions and systems
- Urban Awareness: students will investigate how cities are shaped by multiple systems, including public policy, health, economic development, and built environment