ART 500. Graduate Seminar (2)
This visiting lecture series will meet weekly during the Summer
Intensive. The series will include six different visiting artists from
around the world. In each of the six weeks with six different artists,
a wide perspective on the various approaches to art making will be
presented and discussed. This course will allow candidates the
opportunity to develop and articulate the writing skills necessary for
MFA level work. May be repeated for credit as cohort experience and
content changes.
ART 510. Process Investigation I (3)
This initial course is designed to offer a
series of experiences that will help redefine and explore different
approaches to artistic processes and to the student’s area of study. The
focus of the component lies clearly in the physical realm of
craftsmanship as artistic-based research.
ART 515. Critical Theory I (2)
Based on a survey of critical theory, this
graduate seminar provides a venue for the analysis of texts, issues and
discourses that inform contemporary visual culture. Emphasis is placed
on examining the role of critical theory in contemporary art, design,
criticism and curating.
ART 520. Contemporary Practices (3)
This core course combines contemporary theory
with practical application to art making and craft. In this applied
(studio) course, candidates will attend seminars during the Summer
Intensive for discussion and experiential work. Students will focus on
ways art practices can influence aesthetics and develop a heighten sense
of proprioception. May be repeated for credit as cohort experience and
content changes.
ART 525. Practical Methodology (1)
The multi-disciplinary nature of current arts
practice suggests that today’s artists need to go beyond their
particular art form, and understand the issues that confront making and
presenting across the arts as a whole. Through a series of lectures-
including those from practicing artists discussing their work in
relation to the tensions of making and presenting - and through
supporting discussions, related activities, and self-directed tasks,
this course is designed to broaden the students understanding of the
other arts, and to familiarize them with issues relating to practice.
This in turn is intended to help students put their work in a broader
arts context, to explore correspondences and differences, and to
question their creative practice in light of other arts practices. May
be repeated for credit as content changes.
ART 530. Intermedia I (3 credits)
This course is a multimedia class that combines
training and experimentation in various types of technology. Including
but not limited to a working knowledge of JU computer systems including
email, Blackboard, Web Advisor, H-drive, and various digital imaging
software.
ART 535. Interdisciplinary Arts Seminar (1)
This course emphasizes the essentially
collaborative nature of artistic practice. It offers the opportunity to
experiment with new kinds of collaborative relationships and to observe,
create and discuss the artist’s role in the transformation of ideas
into collaborative works. Through three intensive collaborative
projects, students engage with other artists and artistic practices
and/or with various practitioners from other disciplines such as:
dancers, scientists, actors, musicians, writers, mathematicians etc. as a
means of realizing their artistic vision. May be repeated for credit as
content changes.
ART 540. Graduate Critique (2)
This course uncovers the various modalities and
underpinnings inherent in producing, showing and spectating; it serves
as an open platform for candidates to create, present, discuss and
critique artwork. May be repeated for credit as cohort experience and
content changes.
ART 545. Art History and Criticism I (2)
This course comprises reading, writing, and
discussion of art criticism and cultural commentary, including a survey
of 20th Century art and many field trips to visit area exhibitions,
curators, and artists.
ART 550. Pedagogy I (3)
This seminar will focus on contemporary and
historical approaches to visual art pedagogy as directly related to
discipline’s techniques and applications.
ART 555. Research and Development I (2)
This course is a student-devised process in
which the exploration of ideas and the use of resources, in preparation
for a project, are key elements. It offers students the opportunity to
further identify their interests and creative focus, and to develop
artistic strategies to explore these concepts in relation to their final
work.
ART 565. Body Politics (2)
This course examines the body in society as
cultural phenomena that are tied to a wealth of complex social
interactions making art a vital discipline in the twenty-first century.
ART 610. Process Investigation II (3)
The multi-disciplinary nature of current arts
practice suggests that today’s artists need to go beyond their
particular art form, and understand the issues that confront making and
presenting across the arts as a whole. Through a series of lectures-
including those from practicing artists discussing their work in
relation to the tensions of making and presenting - and through
supporting discussions, related activities, and self-directed tasks,
this course is designed to broaden the students understanding of the
other arts, and to familiarize her with issues relating to practice.
This in turn is intended to help students put their work in a broader
arts context, and to explore correlations and differences, and to
question their creative practice in light of other arts practices.
ART 615. Critical Theory II (2)
This seminar course continues a survey of
critical theory. The platform is engaged with core and visiting
faculty’s interests and current research, practices and debates in
critical theory based on analysis of texts, issues and discourses that
inform contemporary visual culture. Emphasis is placed on examining the
role of critical theory in contemporary art, through the instructor’s
specialization.
ART 630. Intermedia II (3)
Advance study and implementation of various
types of technology. Including but not limited to a working knowledge of
multimedia software and interactive strategies.
ART 645. Art History and Criticism II (2)
This course investigates the various modalities
of art as a theoretical and practiced discipline grounded in studio
based research.
ART 650. Pedagogy II (3)
Advanced study of contemporary and historical
approaches to art pedagogy as directly related to discipline’s
techniques and applications.
ART 655. Research and Development II (2)
This course is a student-devised process in
which the exploration of ideas and the use of resources in preparation
for the project are key elements. It offers students the opportunity to
further identify their interests and creative focus, and to develop
artistic strategies to explore these concepts in relation to their final
work.
ART 665. Graduate Thesis I (4)
The project is the culmination of the courses
and comprises a significant body of work or works which will be
presented in a public place. After agreement regarding your final
proposal, you will work independently with the support of your mentor
and with technical assistance as negotiated. The project will be a
substantial researched work reflecting the depth of study and
demonstrating a distinctive artistic voice.
ART 675. Graduate Thesis II (4)
Continued development and implementation of Research Project and Thesis.
ART 685. Portfolio (2)
Extensive body of professional work evaluated by
a panel of faculty and artists from the field of Visual Arts. The
portfolio is to include candidate’s curriculum vitae and media.
ART 695. Graduate Thesis Continuous Enrollment (1)
Prerequisite ART 675. This course is Pass/Fail.
May be repeated for credit. Students must enroll in ART 695 each
subsequent semester until the completion of the research-based
project/thesis. Faculty will periodically review individual student’s
progress in meeting course goals and completing the project/thesis. Upon
completion of the project/thesis, faculty will approve the final paper
and arrange for final paper presentation sessions. Students are expected
to complete all objectives for ART 675 and finalize their projects for
committee approval prior to their presentations.