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 * Note: This is a draft version for the School of Visual Arts at Virginia Tech article that I hope to create.

The School of Visual Arts (SOVA) at Virginia Tech is one of four schools within the top-ranked College of Architecture and Urban Studies (CAUS).

History

 * The School of Visual Arts achieved its position as a school under the College of Architecture and Urban Studies after a gradual evolution.

Arts Courses at the College of Architecture --> Department of Art and Art History in the College of Arts and Sciences --> Department of Art and Art History in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies --> School of Visual Art in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies

The development of the School of Visual Arts at Virginia Tech began with the instruction of elective art courses taught through the Architecture department. Courses in sculpture and drawing instructed by Dean Carter and Preston Frazer were offered to students throughout the University.
 * 1950-1967: Art Classes at the College of Architecture


 * 1967-2003: Department of Art and Art History in the College of Arts and Sciences


 * 2007-Present: School of Visual Art in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies

Programs
The college is home to both undergraduate and graduate programs.


 * Undergraduate
 * Studio Art (BFA)
 * Art History (BA)
 * Visual Communication Design (BFA)


 * Graduate
 * Creative Technologies (MFA)
 * Material Culture (MA) [Announced]

Creative Technologies at SOVA
Over the years, SOVA has embraced Creative Technology in the Arts to deliver students with a cutting-edge curriculum. Through programs like the Collaborative for Creative Technologies in the Arts and Design (CCTAD), classes in digital design and animation, work spaces like the Digital Arts Animation Studio (DAAS), and research conducted by the Digital Art Research Team (DART), SOVA's goal is "to provide the Commonwealth and the larger world with talented, imaginative, and diverse individuals who interface creatively and positively with the society of the 21st Century."* The College of Architecture and Urban Studies' 2009 annual report offers an interactive look into creative technology in the arts at SOVA.


 * Collaborative for Creative Technologies in the Arts and Design