Graduate Courses
The faculty has approval to offer the following courses in the academic years 2013–2014 and 2014–2015; 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.
Studio Art: 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. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional laboratory hours are also required. 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. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in studio art and consent of the graduate adviser.
ART 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.
ART 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. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in studio art and consent of the graduate adviser.
ART 383. Graduate Independent Study outside Student's Concentration.
Studio hours to be arranged. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor and the graduate adviser.
ART 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. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in studio art and consent of the graduate adviser.
ART 384S. Master of Fine Arts Assembly.
Restricted to second-semester graduate students in studio art. Continuation of Studio Art 384F. Focuses on critiquing skills, talking and writing about artwork, and defining effective studio practices. Students work with peers and faculty from across the studio disciplines. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Studio Art 384F with a grade of at least B.
ART 398P. Professional Practices for Fine Artists.
Restricted to second-year studio art graduate students. Designed to help fine art students through lectures, guest specialists, and readings to understand and prepare effective strategies for entering various aspects of the art world. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in studio art, and consent of instructor and the graduate adviser.
ART 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.
ART 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.
ART 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. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in studio art, or graduate standing and appointment as a teaching assistant.