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The request to revise the Art and Art History undergraduate catalog

Memo Date: 
Monday, March 14, 2011
To: 
College of Arts + Architecture
From: 
Clarence Greene, Faculty Governance Assistant
Approved On: February 3, 2011
Implementation Date: 2011

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs.  Insertions are underlined.

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  1. Students must have a cumulative 2.5 GPA to gain acceptance to the BA in Art and the BFA in Art.  
  2. Students must have a 2.5 GPA in the major to graduate with a BA in Art or a BFA in Art.
  3. Delete one of the 3 mandatory Introductory Studio requirements for BFA in Art with a concentration in Photography:                      
    1. ARTT 2191 Photo Media 1
    2. ARTM 2105 Digital Media
    3. ARTZ 2104 Installation Art

4. ARTZ 2104. Installation Art.  (3)Prerequisites: Art majors only.  C or above in ARTB 1201, 1202 and pre or co-requisite of ARTB 1206.  Techniques and methods of creating Installation Art, from the generation of initial ideas, to experimentation, mockups, and final assembly.   Emphasis on the historical and creative issues surrounding the nature and definition of installation art. May be repeated one time for credit.  Six contact hours.  (Spring)

5. ARTZ 3104. Installation Art 2. (3) Art majors only. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ARTZ 2104. Intermediate level continuation of ARTZ 2104. Emphasis is placed on personal expression, concept evolution and site- specific works. May repeat one time for credit. Six contact hours. (Fall and Spring)

6. ARTA 4600.  Senior Seminar.  (3) (W, O)Prerequisite: ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102 with grades of C or above, Senior level art majors in either of final two semesters in art program. Seminar and intensive writing experience explores a variety of general issues in contemporary art with an emphasis on career questions faced by graduating seniors. (Fall, Spring)

7. ARTB 1206. Conceptual  Practices Studio. (3)Art majors only. This course exposes students to the breadth of makers, means, and modes of expression in the contemporary art world during in-class sessions.  In-class discussions, presentations, guest speakers, written assignments, and/or field trips support independent out-of-class studio projects.  With these projects, students immediately assume full responsibility for acquiring the means, space and material resources to manifest a creative voice.  Experiences are designed to promote the generation of ideas and their integration into objects, sound, digital media, and/or performance. Introduction to the breadth of contemporary art practice in a lecture/lab format. Emphasis on the generation of ideas and their integration into objects, sound, digital media, and/or performance.Four contact hours. (Fall, Spring)

8. ARTH 4601.  Problems in Pre-Columbian Art History.  (3) (W, O)  Prerequisite:  C or above in ARTH 3114 and ARTH 3317, ARTH 3318, or ARTH 3319 or permission of instructor.  A seminar designed around a problem in Pre-Columbian Art History, requiring reading, discussion, reports, and a major paper.  May be repeated for credit as topics vary.  (On demand)

9. ARTH 4603.  Problems in Ancient Art History.  (3) (W, O)  Prerequisite:  C or above in ARTH 3114 and ARTH 3320, ARTH 3322, or ARTH 3323 or permission of instructor.  A seminar designed around a problem in Ancient Art History, requiring reading, discussion, reports, and a major paper.  May be repeated for credit as topics vary.  (On demand)

10. ARTH 4605.  Problems in Renaissance Art History.  (3) (W, O)  Prerequisite:  C or above in ARTH 3114 and ARTH 3350, ARTH 3351, or ARTH 3360 or permission of instructor.  A seminar designed around a problem in Renaissance Art History, requiring reading, discussion, reports, and a major paper.  May be repeated for credit as topics vary.  (On demand)

11. ARTH 4609.  Problems in Recent Art History.  (3) (W, O)  Prerequisite:  C or above in ARTH 3114 and ARTH 3390, ARTH 3393, or ARTH 3394 or permission of instructor.  A seminar designed around a problem in Art History since 1900, requiring reading, discussion, reports, and a major paper.  May be repeated for credit as topics vary.  (On demand)

12. ARTA 3201. BFA Portfolio Review. (1)  Prerequisites: Art major status, 2.5 GPA, C or above in one of the following combination of classes (depending on your concentration):

  • Ceramics Concentration: ARTB 1202, ARTB 1206, ARTC 2171 or ARTC 2172
  • Cross Disciplinary Concentration: see Advisor for permit
  • Digital Concentration:  ARTB 1201, ARTB 1203, ARTB 1206, ARTM 2105
  • Graphic Design Concentration: ARTB 1201, ARTB 1203, ARTB 1206, ARTG 2181
  • Illustration Concentration: ARTB 1201, ARTB 1203, ARTB 1205, ARTB 1206, ARTL 2181
  • Painting Concentration: ARTB 1201, ARTB 1203, ARTB 1206, ARTP 2131
  • Photography Concentration: ARTB 1201, ARTB 1206, ARTT 2191
  • Print Media Concentration: ARTB 1201, ARTB 1203, ARTB 1206, ARTR 2161 or ARTR 2162
  • Sculpture Concentration: ARTB 1202, ARTB 1203, ARTB 1206, ARTZ 2141

ARTC 2171 or ARTC 2172 or ARTF 2151 or ARTG 2181 or ARTL 2186 or ARTM 2105 or ARTP 2131 or ARTR 2161 or ARTR 2162 or ARTT 2191 or ARTZ 2146, depending on concentration. Students will compile a portfolio of work and written information to apply to any concentration in the BFA  track.  A passing grade reflects acceptance of portfolio and admission into the BFA degree program.  Those denied will maintain BA degree status. Repeat for credit when applying to a different concentration area. Graded on a Pass/No Credit basis. (Fall, Spring) 

13. Students must have a cumulative 2.5 GPA to gain acceptance to the BA in Art History.  Students must have a 2.5 GPA in the major to graduate with a BA in Art History