Learning Outcomes

Otis graduates will be able to approach their work in imaginative ways characterized by a high degree of experimentation, risk-taking, and divergent thinking, and be able to produce work that challenges convention.

Otis graduates will be able to produce works of art or design that demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of their particular area of study and indicate their capacity to succeed as creative professionals.

Otis graduates will be able to analyze, interpret, contextualize, evaluate, and create visual materials in both physical and digital formats with well-articulated formal and conceptual choices.

Otis graduates will be able to constructively share ideas, work effectively in teams, and collectively create with others.

Otis graduates will be able to demonstrate an awareness of the social and environmental impacts of art and design, produce creative, sustainable, and ethical solutions in their work, and bring positive change to their communities.

Otis graduates will be able to identify issues clearly, synthesize and contextualize relevant sources, and make connections across experiences and disciplinary perspectives to create well-reasoned and imaginative approaches to issues, problems, and challenges.

Otis graduates will be able to express ideas in a coherent, logical, and compelling way, both orally and in writing.

Otis graduates will be able to assemble, evaluate, and ethically use information from diverse sources to accomplish a specific purpose.

Otis graduates will be able to analyze, interpret, and communicate quantitative information in a variety of formats, and solve relevant quantitative problems using appropriate methods.