NUTN Department of Visual Arts and Design

Graduation Project

The Department Curriculum is Structured into Five Major Systems:

(1) Western Painting Practice
(2) Ink Painting Practice
(3) Mixed Media Practice
(4) Digital Art and Creative Design
(5) Art and Design Theory
These five systems address the needs of both career preparation and further academic pursuits. Students select their area of specialization for the graduation project based on their personal interests and career plans, thereby cultivating professional competencies in the arts.

Prior to the 2010 Academic Year, the undergraduate curriculum adopted a "Dual Graduation Project" system. Students were required to enroll in two separate graduation project courses (one required and one elective), each supervised by a different advisor. Each graduation project group consisted of approximately 8–10 students, with a small group individualized instruction approach. Most students focused primarily on creative production, choosing two artistic or design-based specializations to complete their graduation research. Only a small number of students selected specializations involving both creative production and theoretical research, completing both a graduation project and a bachelor's thesis.

Starting from the 2011 Academic Year, to meet students' needs for deeper specialization, the department adopted a "Single Graduation Project" system. Students are now required to complete only one graduation project course (required), with the option for a few students to take an additional elective graduation project course to cultivate a secondary specialization.

The department stipulates that undergraduate students must pass both preliminary and final reviews with at least one approved work in order to participate in the Graduation Exhibition. The jury panel is composed of that year's supervising faculty members, and approval requires a majority vote. This review system has been implemented since the first graduating class (Class of 2002). Each year's Graduation Exhibition is held at selected venues across the northern, central, and southern regions as part of a traveling exhibition series.