Musicology

To cultivate qualified art talents for the demanding society, this major integrates the professional strengths of music performance, music education and musicology. Relying on the rich humanistic heritage of Shandong University, and in accordance with the new concept of music education, this major cultivates composite music talents with systematic music professional knowledge and high artistic theoretical literacy. After graduation, students have the ability to engage in performing, editing, commenting, teaching, research, art management and other occupations in colleges and technical secondary schools, professional performance groups, cultural institutions, film and television and broadcasting departments, educational institutions and other organizations.

Main courses:

vocal(bel canto singing, folk singing), keyboard(piano, Bayan), western orchestras, folk orchestras, chamber music rehearsal, opera rehearsal, chorus conductor, chorus rehearsal, music production, basic music theory, harmonic, polyphony, musical form analysis, theory of composition, solfeggio and ear training, the introduction to art, Chinese and foreign music history, national folk music, body and performance.

Degree conferred: Bachelor of Arts

Dance Choreography

This major cultivates high-level specialists with basic dancing theory and professional skills, high cultural and artistic literacy, strong aesthetic sense and creative thinking, who can be engaged in Chinese classic dance, ballet, modern dance, and other dance choreography, teaching, performance, and research work in professional performance groups, schools, arts agencies, large enterprises, and institutions. It’s the special major of Shandong Province, which is specified into two directions: choreography, dance performance and education. The team of dance teaching is awarded as an excellent teaching team by SDU.

Main courses:

Choreography : choreographer skills, basic training of ballet, basic training of classical dancing, theory of choreography, dance repertory, music basis, musical form analysis, history of Chinese and foreign dance, introduction to the art of dance, appreciation and analysis of Chinese and foreign dance works, material of folk dance, material of body charm, course of modern dance fundamental, etc.

Dance performance and education : training of basic skills in dance, dance repertory rehearsal, dance pedagogy, technical skills, history of Chinese and foreign dance, introduction to the art of dance, appreciation and analysis of Chinese and foreign dance works, music basis, material of folk dance, material of body charm, course of modern dance fundamental, choreography skills, etc.

Degree conferred: Bachelor of Arts

Fine Arts

In accordance with the characteristics of the art talents needed by the society, this major cultivates specialists with professional knowledge and skills in oil painting and Chinese painting, and with high artistic theoretical literacy, who can be engaged in painting creation, design, teaching, research, editing, management, and other work in the departments of culture and art, fine arts, art education, press and publication, etc, integrating the specialities of painting, art education, fine arts(historical theory), as well as giving consideration to techniques, historical theory, and humanistic cultivation. It is specified into two directions: oil painting and Chinese painting.

Main courses

Oil painting: sketch, colorific course, oil painting scenery sketch, oil painting portrait and sketch of human body, comprehensive material, study of modern painting, proposition creation, history of Chinese and foreign art, basis of computer engineering, etc.

Chinese painting: copy of traditional Chinese painting, landscape sketch, flowers and birds sketch, figure line painting sketch, comprehensive material, ink figure sketch, creation of traditional Chinese painting, basis of computer engineering, history of Chinese and foreign art, etc.

Degree conferred: Bachelor of Arts

Visual Communication

This major is an important part of the art of design, cultivating specialists with professional knowledge and skills in visual communication design, graphic design, packaging design, corporate image planning and design, advertising creativity and other aspects, and with high academic theoretical literacy, who can be engaged in design, teaching, research, management, and other work in advertising design, packaging design, graphic design, decoration design, printing and publishing as well as enterprises and institutions related to art design.

Main courses:

Modeling basis, design basis, art theory, logo design, format design, font design, professional photography, packaging design, advertising design, CI design, printing process, computer aided design, copy writing, history of Chinese and foreign art design, etc.

Degree conferred: Bachelor of Arts

Environment Design

This major is an important part of the art of design which is the key discipline of the Twelfth Five-Year Plan in the culture and art of Shandong Province. It cultivates high-quality applied and research talents of environmental art who will master the basic theory of landscape design and interior decoration design, theoretical knowledge and professional skills of related disciplines, and have the ability of innovation and design practice. Those talents can be engaged in environmental design or teaching and scientific research work in art colleges and universities, and landscape design, garden design, interior decoration design, interior design, architectural design in art environment design institutions, having the ability of project planning and management. This major is divided into two directions: landscape art design and interior decoration art design.

Main courses:

Landscape art design: modeling basis, design basis, art theory, landscape design of residential area, architectural design, garden design, interior design, park planning design, city square design, architectural history of Chinese and foreign countries, landscape engineering and construction, etc.

Interior decoration art deign: modeling basis, design basis, art theory, architectural design, interior design, furniture design, lighting design, furnishings design, basis of interior design, decorative sculpture design, decorative mural design, lacquer painting technique, ceramics, material and technical aesthetics, history of design, etc.

Degree conferred: Bachelor of Arts