Course Descriptions ART 480 Group Critique in Studio Art Group critiques of student artwork organized under the leadership of the instructor in additional to regular individual studio visits between the instructor and each student. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional laboratory hours are also required. Students must take this course each of the four semesters for a total of sixteen semester hours of credit. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in studio art and consent of the graduate adviser. ART X81 Graduate Committee Study in Studio Art Studio hours to be arranged. Work to be reviewed at end of semester by graduate committee with grade submitted by the committee member assigned to oversee that semester. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in studio art and consent of instructor and the graduate adviser. ART 482 Seminar in Studio Art Addresses topics and issues in contemporary art. Uses lectures, readings, guest presentations, discussions, and writings to articulate and discuss the production and reception of culture. 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 484F Master of Fine Arts First Year Seminar Restricted to first-semester graduate students in studio art. Designed as an introduction to the extensive research assets of the university. In addition, the class develops critical assessment skills and develops effective and consistent habits for working in the studio. Four lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in studio art and consent of the graduate adviser. ART 498P Professional Practice for Fine Artists Restricted to second-year studio art graduate students. Designed to help fine art students through lectures, guest specialists, field trips and readings to understand and prepare effective strategies for entering various aspects of the art world. Four 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 Portfolio Report The production of a written interpretation of the artwork created 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 a credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in studio art, passage of the required forty five-hour review, concurrent enrollment in Studio Art 498S, and consent of the graduate adviser. ART 498S Master’s Exhibition Seminar The class is a vehicle for the presentation of a professional exhibition in which significant work from each of the students is displayed. The instructor organizes the exhibition with all students collaborating in its execution. The students’ final review takes place during the exhibition and is individually conducted by faculty committee. At a later dater during the exhibition, students publicly discuss and present their work in a colloquium open to the public. . The equivalent of four lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered on a 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 advise
