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The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest and most complex of the five colleges at Zayed University in terms

of the number of faculty, fields of study and extent of course offerings. The College plays a central role in Zayed

University’s core curriculum, the Colloquy on Integrated Learning, in which all ZU students study a full range

of subjects recognized as the foundation for modern learning. Specialization through three majors provides

students with the opportunity to apply their knowledge via theoretical and applied research, creative projects, and

internship skills in the community at large.

Through the study of language (English and Arabic), the core curriculum, and the majors, the College seeks to

produce graduates, regardless of the students’ major, who have acquired the knowledge and skills needed for

successful careers, leadership roles, and the capacity for lifelong learning.

Zayed University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (267-284-5000). This means

its programs are recognized internationally as coming from a quality-assured university.

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The College’s mission includes three different but related goals; these are to:

1. Contribute to the general knowledge of all University students by designing and offering

a range of courses that enhance skills development (Core Curriculum) and hone them via

subject (Disciplinary) knowledge.

2. Serve the needs of the professional colleges and support their programs by providing

elective courses in art and design, humanities and social sciences, and natural science and

public health.

3. Offer majors in selected disciplines that hone students’ intellectual and socially meaningful

abilities, and prepare them for careers.

The College of Arts and Sciences offers two Minor

programs.

The College’s Department of Natural Science and Public

Health offers a Minor in Applied Psychology.

The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

offers the Minor in Literature, which provides students

with the opportunity to study a wide array of world

literature and enhance their status as educated people.

Students strengthen and sharpen their intellectual

capabilities that they began developing in the Colloquy

on Integrated Learning (COL) courses and are refining

in their majors. These students improve as readers,

speakers, and writers of English.

“ The College seeks to

contribute to the progress

of the United Arab Emirates

through research, service, and

outreach activities ”

Introduction and MissionThe Department of Art and Design combines the traditional disciplines of painting and drawing, art history, theories of aesthetics,

design and the execution of works of art, together with the disciplines of photography, video, multimedia, computer modeling

and animation. This combination of grounding in the basic fields of art with the skills of the technologist provides students with

the ability to be practicing artists in a wide variety of media and to pursue a lifetime of artistic growth.

Its mission is to enable students to make informed, intelligent decisions about their future career path by:

♦ offering a solid foundation of technical skills from the creative art and design disciplines which will enable them

to work successfully as leaders in the world of art and design, pursue postgraduate studies, and/or establish

themselves as committed artists and designers;

♦ facilitating the successful employment of graduates in art, design and performance fields in the U.A.E.;

♦ promoting the exhibition of student and alumni work in appropriate professional venues throughout

the U.A.E. and the international community;

♦ serving as an academic center for the arts in the community by tracking the development and

growth of the cultural identity of the country through documentation and research;

♦ providing a nexus of exchange for interested parties through the facilitation of international

conferences, exhibitions and lecture series; and,

♦ contributing to the improvement of art education at all levels in the U.A.E.

“Students will enter the major with the intent of concentrating in four areas: graphic design, interior design, motion graphics, or visual arts.”

Three culminating efforts provide the framework within which fourth-year students

mature as artists: the internship, the senior exhibition and the Capstone project.

The internship provides a career-related, experience-centered professional work

opportunity where students gain skills training and professional life experience. The

senior exhibition provides an opportunity for a group show in a public venue which

gives students public recognition for their work. Finally, the Capstone project offers

an opportunity to apply all of the learning which students have achieved, reflect

on their total educational experience, and share with others the essence of that

experience.

In addition to academic and studio work, art students participate in field trips to

museums, galleries, and archeological and architectural sites, and become involved in

various University events and other activities which demonstrate their versatility and

competence.

Students intending to major in Art and Design should begin their art studies in the

first year of baccalaureate level work, taking ART 125 in order to become familiar with

the concentrations available in Art and Design and the variety of art media in the

program, and beginning to prepare work for exhibition.

The curriculum for the major in Art and Design has been developed to be consistent

with the accreditation standards of the National Association of Schools of Art and

Design (NASAD) in the United States.

The Graphic Design program is based on the belief that good design is impactful, universal and timeless; and

so is good design education. In the program, students acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in design

and design practice, and develop a variety of skills in print and media design. Upon graduation, they are ready

to become influential members in the graphic design industry.

Each graphic design project consists of a message, a purpose, and public interaction. Throughout the

curriculum students master design processes; understand project briefs, interact with clients, plan the

procedure, research data, generate ideas, reiterate and refine deliverables, present and interact with the public.

Students are expected to produce their creative solutions through intensive print or media studio work.

Motion Graphics is the art of creating moving

graphics with the use of computers. Students

learn visual design principles and the technology

from basics and develop their way up to

advanced level to reach a competent level that is

required by the industry.

The Motion Graphics program has been

developed in order to provide students with

knowledge, concepts and skills in the areas of

three-dimensional computer modeling, three-

dimensional computer animation, digital video,

etc., using industrial standard software such as

AutoDesk Maya, Adobe Aftereffects/Photoshop,

and Macromedia Flash/Director.

Graduates of the Motion Graphics program find

employment in advertising, television, gaming,

architectural and interior design.

The Interior Design program is accepted by the

Association of Professional Interior Designers of

the U.A.E . The mission of the program is to prepare

students with the appropriate technical skills

and conceptual knowledge to design functional,

safe and aesthetically appealing spaces for their

prospect clients. The program covers all scales of

interior design projects; from small residential to

large commercial projects and covers soft and hard

decorative finishes.

The Interior Design curriculum is comprised of four

core interior design studio courses and a selection

of electives such as color and light design, and

furniture design. Students can work as professional

interior designers after their graduation either in the

private or public sector, or as freelancers.

The Visual Art program is designed with the aim of producing students with the ability to achieve in a wide and balanced variety of areas within the visual art.

The curriculum offers a range of media and methods with core and elective courses that include drawing, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture. Prior to graduation, students will stage a professional exhibition with their Capstone project demonstrating the knowledge and skills they have gained throughout their studies.

Graduates will be multi-skilled and critically informed art professionals, capable of establishing a professional practice in both visual art and media.

Potential careers in cultural programs for government and business exist to support the growing art community in the U.A.E. Opportunities include curatorial and art management, art and design criticism, and publishing. Graduates in visual art also have the advanced standing to continue to postgraduate studies, and compete for government and private funding of major projects and initiatives.

ART 340 Photography I

ART 341 Photography II

ART 345 Digital Video I

ART 346 Digital Video II

ART 351 Graphic Design I

ART 352 Graphic Design II

ART 355 Designing with Color

ART 357 Designing for the Web

ART 359 Information Architecture

ART 360 Printmaking I

ART 363 Printmaking II

ART 365 Digital Printmaking

ART 366 Book Structures I

ART 375 Virtual Environments

ART 376 Three-Dimensional Computer Modeling

ART 377 Three Dimensional Computer Animation

ART 385A Interior Design Studio II

ART 387A Furniture Design

ART 390 History of Interior Design

ART 397 Special Topics in Art and Design

ART 405 The Professional Artist

ART 410 Drawing III

ART 411 Painting II

ART 413 Painting III

ART 415 Mixed Media

ART 421 Material Culture of the U.A.E.

ART 422 Contemporary Art Theory

ART 451 Graphic Design III

ART 452 Packaging Design

ART 460 Printmaking III

ART 486 Interior Design Studio III

ART 489 Interior Design Studio IV

ART 490 Internship

ART 491 Interior Design Methods of

Construction

ART 495 Independent Study

ART 497 Special Topics in Art and Design

ART 499 Capstone

“The internship provides a

career related, experience

centered professional

work opportunity”

HSC 402 Diet and Disease

HSC 403 Practicum in Health Sciences

HSC 412 Advanced Human Nutrition

HSC 422 Nutrition Education and Wellness

Counseling

HSC 440 Clinical Nutrition

HSC 450 Planning and Evaluation in

Health Promotion and Health Education

HSC 466 Research Methods in the Health Sciences

HSC 468 Health and Social Policy

HSC 469 Settings for Health Education and

Health Promotion

HSC 470 Water and Solid Waste Management

HSC 471 Monitoring and Risk Assessment

HSC 475 Quantitative Exposure Assessment for

Health Sciences

HSC 477 Case Studies in Environmental Hazards

HSC 480 Professional Practices in Health Sciences

HSC 490 Internship

HSC 499 Capstone