MA Degree Requirements and Courses
The master of arts degree in visual arts with emphasis in studio art requires 33 credit hours, which includes graduate core courses (15 hours), studio/lecture electives (12 hours), and a final thesis/creative project (6 hours).
Required Core Courses
ART 600 - Colloquium in the Visual Arts
Examination and discussion of contemporary theoretical issues in the visual arts. 3 credit hours required.
ART 601 - Visual Arts Seminar
Seminar for group and individual investigation/discussion of a variety of visual art-related topics; studio practice, criticism, education, community outreach, grant writing, etc. Taught by department faculty and/or visiting artists, scholars. Exact content announced before each offering. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned, but no more than 3 in any one semester or term. Open only to art majors.
AHS 501 - Special Topics in the History of Art
Investigation of a particular topic, problem, or issue in art history, with content for any particular term to be announced. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned, but no more than 3 in any one semester or term. Topics may not be repeated for credit.
AHS 698 - Seminar in Art History
Applications of art historical concepts and skills for the studio artist and community arts advocate. 3 credit hours required.
THES 698 - Thesis
Must be taken for a total of 6 hours of credit. Offered credit/no credit only. Prerequisite: permission of the graduate advisor.
Elective Courses
ACR 511 - Advanced Ceramics
A continued study in ceramics for advanced ceramics students. A total of 9 hours of credit may be earned.
ACR 521 - Advanced Metals
Advanced work in metals that assumes a proficiency in basic techniques. Student and instructor will work together to establish an individual direction, emphasizing experimentation along with investigation of contemporary and historical trends. A total of 9 hours of credit may be earned.
AFA 501 - Advanced Drawing
Advanced drawing, stressing individual problem-solving with greater expectations of proficiency in each successive course. A total of 9 hours of credit may be earned.
AFA 511 - Advanced Painting
Advanced painting, stressing continued individual growth in technical proficiency and personal creative and conceptual progress with each successive course. A total of 9 hours of credit may be earned.
AFA 521 - Advanced Sculpture
Advanced sculptural study. Follows specific needs and encourages individual direction. A total of 9 hours of credit may be earned.
AFA 531 - Advanced Printmaking
Study in printmaking techniques. Emphasis on the ability to deal creatively and conceptually with the technical process. A total of 9 hours of credit may be earned.
ART 511 - Advanced Animation
Advanced graduate-level study within animation. A total of 9 hours of credit may be earned, but no more than 3 in any one semester or term.
ART 521 - Advanced Video and Intermedia Art
Advanced graduate-level study within video and intermedia art. A total of 9 hours of credit may be earned, but no more than 3 in any one semester or term. Open only to art majors.
ART 531 - Advanced Photography
Advanced study of photography or photo-related studies. More than one 3- hour increment may be taken simultaneously with permission of the department chairperson. Prerequisite: sponsorship by an art faculty member; permission of the department chairperson. A total of 9 hours of credit may be earned.
ART 515 - Independent Study in Visual Arts
Selective and intensive exploration of problems pertaining to the visual arts. Prerequisite: sponsorship by a faculty member and permission of the graduate coordinator. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned, but no more than 3 in any one semester or term.
ART 600 - Colloquium in the Visual Arts
Examination and discussion of contemporary theoretical issues in the visual arts. 3 credit hours required.
ART 601 - Visual Arts Seminar
Seminar for group and individual investigation/discussion of a variety of visual art-related topics; studio practice, criticism, education, community outreach, grant writing, etc. Taught by department faculty and/or visiting artists, scholars. Exact content announced before each offering. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned, but no more than 3 in any one semester or term. Open only to art majors.
AED 604 - Curriculum Methods in Art Education
Developing concepts for the implementation, evaluation, and change of the art education curriculum. Teaching innovations, functional methods, and criteria for theory, content, practice, and program development in public schools.
AED 608 - Workshop in the Visual Arts
For classroom teachers: exploration of current concepts in basic arts education in a workshop setting. Explores contemporary techniques and theory in arts teaching, emphasizing the elementary school. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned.
AED 655 - Teaching Art Awareness in Public Schools
An analysis of current thinking, approaches, and methodologies to foster art appreciation in elementary and secondary schools, emphasizing instructional strategies.