Art Institutes International Minnesota

Art Institutes International Minnesota

Infobox School |name = The Art Institutes International Minnesota


established = 1964
type = Culinary, Animation, Computer Graphics, Advertising, Hospitality, Interior, Visual Effects, and Web Designing College
location = 15 South 9th Street
Minneapolis, MN, USA 55402-3137
website = http://www.artinstitutes.edu/minneapolis
footnotes = The Art Institutes International Minnesota is a for-profit school operated by EDMC located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota on the corner of Hennepin Ave. and 9th Street. AI Minnesota is part of many other Art Institute schools throughout the United States, with Art Institutes headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The school is convenient to entertainment, corporations, restaurants, and the light rail which travels from downtown Minneapolis to Mall of America. Unlike traditional 4-year colleges, students attend The Art Institutes International Minnesota and other Art Institute Schools for 2-3 years. Instead of vacations, days off, and semesters as at traditional schools, Ai Minnesota is based on11-week "quarter semesters." After each quarter semester, students have at least one to three weeks off; there are a total of 12 quarter semesters. These are named by seasons: Winter Quarter (January-March), Spring Quarter (April-June), Summer Quarter (July-September), and Fall Quarter (October-December).

Entertainment

Target Center: Minnesota Timberwolves (National Basketball Association)
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome: Minnesota Twins (Major League Baseball), Minnesota Vikings (National Football League)
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Minneapolis Convention Center
Hennepin Theatre District

Corporations

Target Corp.
U.S. Bancorp
Wells Fargo

Restaurants

Applebee's
NBA City
Rock Bottom Brewery
Hard Rock Cafe

History

The school was founded in 1964 by Petrena Lowthian of London, England and was established as Lowthian College to offer post-secondary education programs. In 1981, it was authorized to award the Associate of Applied Science degree, and in 2000 it was approved to award the Bachelor of Science degree. The school prepares its students for careers in the visual and practical arts.

Programs

Advertising
Bachelor of Science

Art of Cooking
Certificate

Baking & Pastry
Certificate
Associate of Applied Science

Culinary Arts
Associate of Applied Science

Culinary Management
Bachelor of Science

Fashion & Retail Management
Bachelor of Science

Graphic Design
Bachelor of Science
Associate in Applied Science

Hospitality Management
Bachelor of Science

Interior Design
Bachelor of Science
Associate in Applied Science

Interior Planning with AutoCAD
Associate in Applied Science

Media Arts & Animation
Bachelor of Science

Photography
Bachelor of Fine Arts

Visual Effects & Motion Graphics
Bachelor of Science

Web Design & Interactive Media
Bachelor of Science
Associate in Applied Science


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • The Art Institutes — This article is about the chain of for profit art schools. For the stand alone art college in Boston, see The Art Institute of Boston; for the stand alone art college in Chicago, see the School of the Art Institute of Chicago; for the stand alone …   Wikipedia

  • Minneapolis, Minnesota — Infobox Settlement official name = City of Minneapolis settlement type = City nickname = City of Lakes, Mill City, Mini Apple, Twin Cities (with St. Paul, MN) motto = En Avant (French: Forward ) imagesize = image caption = Downtown Minneapolis in …   Wikipedia

  • List of colleges and universities in Minnesota — …   Wikipedia

  • Minneapolis (Minnesota) — Minneapolis Pour les articles homonymes, voir Minneapolis (homonymie). Minneapolis …   Wikipédia en Français

  • University of Minnesota Duluth — Motto A great university on a great lake Established As a normal school: 1902 As a university: 1947 Type Public …   Wikipedia

  • Minneapolis — This article is about the city in Minnesota. For other uses, see Minneapolis (disambiguation). Minneapolis   City   City of Minneapolis …   Wikipedia

  • University of Minnesota — This article is about the oldest and largest campus of the University of Minnesota. For the entire system, see University of Minnesota system University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Seal of the Regents of the University of Minnesota Motto Commune… …   Wikipedia

  • Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes — Established in 1988, the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes serves as a site for the discussion of issues germane to the fostering of crossdisciplinary activity and as a network for the circulation of information and the sharing of… …   Wikipedia

  • Burnsville, Minnesota — Infobox Settlement official name = Burnsville, Minnesota settlement type = City nickname = imagesize = image caption = Grande Market Square at Nicollet Avenue and Burnsville Parkway is the cornerstone of the Heart of the City project. mapsize =… …   Wikipedia

  • Winona, Minnesota — Infobox Settlement official name = Winona, Minnesota settlement type = City nickname = The Island City imagesize = image caption = imagesize = image caption = mapsize = 250px map caption = Location within the state of Minnesota mapsize1 = map… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”