2006-2008 Catalog of Courses

Department of Art

College of Humanities and Fine Arts

www.uni.edu/artdept

Staff:

J. Byrd, Acting Head. C. Adelman, R. Behrens, R. Colburn, T. Dooley, E. Duffy, f. echeverria, P. Fass, A. Golczewski, M. Frisbee Johnson, S. Hostetler, J. Petsch, J. Schnabel, T. Stancliffe, C. Streed, D. Webster, A. Wilson.

The Department of Art offers the following graduate programs.  Specific requirements for these programs are listed within this Department of Art section in the following order:

Graduate Majors (M.A.)

Art

Art Education Emphasis

Art Education With Certification for Licensure Option

Studio Emphasis

Master of Arts Degree Programs

Major in Art

This major has a written or creative thesis option. Each student, regardless of emphasis, must complete a minimum of 30 semester hours. A minimum of 15 semester hours of 200-level course work is required for the thesis options.

The Graduate Record Examination (General Test) is not required for admission to the program.

Individualized programs of study are carefully planned and approved in consultation with a graduate advisor. All degree candidates are required to pass a formal Comprehensive Review in partial fulfillment of the Master of Arts degree requirements.

Two emphases are offered: Art Education and Studio.

Qualified applicants are admitted by the Graduate Faculty Admission Committee following selective review of all prior academic and creative achievement. A review of the applicant's undergraduate course work and portfolio is the basis for admission to the graduate program. The Chair of Graduate Studies in the Department of Art should be contacted for specific information regarding the preparation of the applicant's portfolio.

As a general rule, students who have received an undergraduate degree in art will be admitted to the program without additional course requirements. Additional course work may be required of those applicants who meet all other admission criteria but did not complete an undergraduate degree in art. Credit for additional work may not apply toward the degree program.

Art Education Emphasis

Students whose emphasis is Art Education may elect the written or creative thesis option in their individualized area of exploration. Students will complete a written or creative thesis in their individualized area of exploration. The thesis may have theoretical and/or applied emphasis and will result in, for example, a written, visual and/or audio presentation or exhibition. Formal documentation of the thesis will be submitted to the Dean of the Graduate College.

All degree candidates are required to pass a formal Comprehensive Review in partial fulfillment of the Master of Arts degree requirements.

Required: minimum of 30 semester hours of credit with at least a 3.00 GPA while completing the following requirements:

Art Education With Certification for Licensure Option

Students electing to pursue teaching certification for licensure to teach art in grades K-12 need to complete the following College of Education Professional Sequence required for certification in addition to M.A. Art Education course work.  This program is subject to revision due to state licensure requirements and changes in the Teacher Education Program.

Studio Emphasis

In addition to the common core, students may elect specialization in any one of the following studio areas: ceramics, drawing, graphic design, jewelry/metals, photography, painting, printmaking, or sculpture. The degree program is flexible to allow maximum focus upon a specific studio area and/or supportive studio work in several or combined areas.

The creative thesis is required for students pursuing the Studio emphasis. It requires the public presentation of a formal exhibition, performance or project including an announcement, together with a formal documentation of that presentation for submission to the Dean of the Graduate College.

Guidelines, procedures and requirements for each emphasis and program option are available from the Department of Art.

All degree candidates are required to pass a formal Comprehensive Review in partial fulfillment of the Master of Arts degree requirements.