Graduate Courses
The faculty has approval to offer the following courses in the academic years 2007–2008 and 2008–2009; however, not all courses are taught each semester or summer session. Students should consult the Course Schedule to determine which courses and topics will be offered during a particular semester or summer session. The Course Schedule may also reflect changes made to the course inventory after the publication of this catalog.
Unless otherwise stated below, each course meets for three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Studio Art: ART
380. Critique in Studio Art. Critiques of student artwork, organized under the leadership of the instructor. Students also produce artwork in their area of concentration. Additional laboratory hours are also required. May be repeated for credit. Students must take this course when it is offered in their area of concentration, for a total of nine semester hours of credit. When Studio Art 380 is not offered in the student's concentration, he or she may take Studio Art 380 in another concentration; these courses may be counted toward the required total of nine semester hours. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in studio art and consent of the graduate adviser.
381, 681. Graduate Independent Study in Student's Concentration. Studio hours to be arranged. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in studio art and consent of instructor and the graduate adviser.
382. Seminar in Studio Art. Addresses topics and issues in contemporary art. Uses lectures, readings, guest presentations, discussions, and writings to articulate and define contemporary art practices. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in studio art and consent of the graduate adviser.
383. Graduate Independent Study outside Student's Concentration. Studio hours to be arranged. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in studio art and consent of instructor and the graduate adviser.
384F. Master of Fine Arts Forum. Restricted to first-semester graduate students in studio art. Designed to help students develop and practice skills of art theory and criticism and to encourage and define effective and consistent habits for working in the studio. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in studio art and consent of the graduate adviser.
398R. Master's Report. Written discussion of the work undertaken in the graduate program, addressing concepts of and influences on the work, and including a digital portfolio of major works. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in studio art, passage of the required thirty-hour oral diagnostic examination, concurrent enrollment in Studio Art 398S, and consent of the graduate adviser.
398S. Master's Exhibition. Exhibition of work undertaken in the graduate program, including display of an original copy of the Master of Fine Arts exhibition statement. The sixty-hour MFA oral examination is conducted prior to the exhibition. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in studio art, passage of the thirty-hour MFA oral examination, concurrent enrollment in Studio Art 398R, and consent of the graduate adviser.
398T. Supervised Teaching in Studio Art. Training in teaching methods and procedures for studio art classes, including weekly group meetings with the instructor and individual consultations. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in studio art, or graduate standing and appointment as a teaching assistant.