Liberal Arts Overview

Art history, humanities, science; these courses are essential to your growth as an artist and as a well-rounded individual.

Liberal Arts courses encourage critical thought and an expanded world view, while building academic self-assurance and intellect. You need to build your portfolio of knowledge so you don't repeat the past, you create the future.

CCAD offers a range of liberal arts classes, many of which are developed to relate directly to the visual arts curriculum. A growing area of liberal arts curriculum is online classes, which offer students a flexible, independent option to traditional in-class study. Online courses are currently available in art history, history of design, human anatomy and physiology and cultural anthropology.

A strong Liberal Arts education has highly practical applications. This is true for a fashion designer who needs to research and understand market psychology when forecasting fashion trends, to the fine artist who needs writing skills when applying for a grant.