Painting Courses

Program of Study

Writing + Inquiry I: Basic Composition + Contemporary Ideas

A composition-intensive course that emphasizes basic composition skills, while introducing basic research and documentation skills. Along with cultivating the concomitant skills in critical reading and thinking, this course also introduces an explicitly theoretical approach to contemporary culture. Twenty pages of student expository writing will be required. Offered fall.

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Christopher Whittey

Senior Vice President of Faculty Affairs + Chief Academic Officer, Professor

Christopher Whittey is Vice President of Faculty Affairs and Chief Academic Officer at the Cleveland Institute...more

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Cores + Connections

Our connections are your connections.

While at CIA, you'll learn from the masters through our rigorous, world-class curriculum and connect with working professionals to begin your career.

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Pre-College Program

Focus on your art at CIA's Pre-College Program this summer.

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