Art,
Art History, and Design
Chair:
Charles
E. Barber, Ph.D.
Dept. Tel.: (574) 631-7602
The
Program of Studies. The
summer program in art offers
undergraduate level courses leading to the bachelor of arts (B.A.) and
the
bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.) degrees, and graduate level courses
leading to
the master of fine arts (M.F.A.) and the master of arts (M.A.) degrees.
Students
seeking degrees in the summer session are not able to earn the degrees
solely
by summer attendance. All courses taken in the summer session are fully
applicable toward the academic year graduate and undergraduate degree
programs.
The M.F.A.
degree is for the artist of
exceptional talent. The bachelor of fine arts degree or its equivalent
and an
entrance portfolio are prerequisites for admission to the M.F.A.
program.
Degree requirements for the M.F.A. are 60 graduate credit hours in art,
12 of
which will be in art history, a thesis, and a project of artistic
significance.
The M.A. (in
studio) is a nonresearch degree for
advanced students of art. Entrance requirements are a bachelor’s degree;
32 credits in art, nine of which
will be in art history; and a portfolio of the applicant’s art work.
Degree
requirements for the M.A. are 32 graduate credit hours in art,
including six in
art history, plus a culminating portfolio and essay.
Two-by-two-inch
transparencies of an applicant’s
artwork may be used for the entrance portfolio.
Course
Descriptions. The
following course descriptions give the
number
and title of each course. Lecture hours per week, studio and/or
tutorial hours
per week, and semester credit hours are in parentheses. The University
reserves
the right to withdraw any course without sufficient registration.
CRNs
for independent study courses may be obtained from the department
office, from
the Summer Session office, or from insideND.