Professor Janice W. Murray, Chair
206 Bryant Hall

Professors Dale and Temple
Associate Professors Crouther and Dewey
Assistant Professors Kloman, Larson, Rieth, and Zander

The department offers the degrees of Master of Arts in Art Education, Master of Arts in Art History, and Master of Fine Arts, the terminal professional degree in studio art.

Admission Classification
In addition to the Graduate School requirements for master's degrees, to be admitted in FULL STANDING all applicants must submit:
(a) a satisfactory score on the general test of the Graduate Record Examination;
(b) three letters of recommendation;
(c) a statement of intent of approximately 200 words setting forth professional objectives.
(d) portfolios of work as specified below.

Applicants not meeting all of the specified requirements, but who otherwise appear able to fulfill standards for admission in full standing, may be admitted to a degree program on a Provisional or Unclassified basis.

MASTER OF ARTS

Art Education
The degree of Master of Arts in Art Education is designed for teachers of art at all levels and offers thesis and nonthesis options. Applicants should hold a teaching certificate in art, or be in the process of qualifying for the alternate route of certification. A student without a certificate may be admitted to the degree program on a conditional basis to allow completion of the requirements for alternate route certification while pursuing study. All applicants must have a B.A. or B.F.A. in Art or the equivalent and must submit a portfolio of at least 20 slides identified as to media, size, and date of completion. Special interviews may be arranged for those applicants whose work does not easily lend itself to slide portfolio presentation.

The degree requires the successful completion of 24 semester hours: 9 of art education (ART 690, ARED 661), 3 of art history, 6 of studio art, and 6 of education (EDCI 601, EDRS 605). Students must register for one semester of ART 692. Students electing the thesis program must take 6 hours of ART 697; nonthesis students must take an additional 12 semester hours (9 of studio art, 3 of art history) and install an exhibit of creative works of art showing professional competence within a specialized area of inquiry.

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Art History
All applicants for the Master of Arts in Art History must have an undergraduate major in art history or an allied area with no less than 18 hours of undergraduate art history courses. The degree requires the successful completion of 30 semester hours.

The degree requires successful completion of one semester of ART 692; 18 semester hours of art history courses including ARHI 599, which, when combined with previously taken upper-level undergraduate course work, provide a fairly equal distribution among the major periods of art history; 6 semester hours of studio or other approved electives; and 6 semester hours of thesis, ART 697.
In addition, students will be required to establish proficiency in at least one of the following foreign languages: French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, or Spanish.

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MASTER OF FINE ARTS
The degree of Master of Fine Arts is a 60-semester-hour program requiring a minimum of two academic years of residence. All applicants must submit evidence of course work or the equivalent that is comparable to the B.F.A. degree offered at The University of Mississippi, that is, sufficient undergraduate units so that, combined with graduate units, there is a minimum of 24 semester hours of art history and 100 semester hours of studio and related professional requirements. This standard is based on the ratio of allowing one credit per semester for each 3 hours of studio work per week. The applicant must present a portfolio of at least 20 slides identified as to media, size, and date of completion. Special interviews may be arranged for those applicants whose work does not easily lend itself to slide portfolio presentation.

The degree requires the successful completion of two semesters of ART 692, ART 697 (6), ARHI 599 or ARED 661; 9 semester hours of art history; 18 semester hours of a specific studio emphasis (ceramics, graphic design, painting, printmaking, or sculpture); 15 semester hours from two studio areas other than the area of emphasis; and 9 semester hours of electives. A minimum of 6 semester hours must be taken in drawing. After completing at least half of the degree requirements, a student may be advanced to candidacy after being reviewed favorably by the graduate faculty in the general review of all students which takes place each semester.

Thesis
After completion of all requirements and acceptance by the thesis committee, each student taking ART 697 is required to install an M.F.A. exhibition with the advice of the thesis director. The thesis for the M.F.A. degree is an original creative work of art or a group of such works showing professional-level competence in a specific emphasis. A written analytical and critical exposition of the creative thesis is required. The candidate must successfully pass an oral examination, open to all faculty and graduate students, that demonstrates ability to communicate ideas not only in the chosen area of emphasis but in visual arts in general. Apart from the illustrative matter accompanying the written thesis, a minimum of five slides must be deposited with the Art Department collection for purposes of documentation. The candidate's thesis committee may recommend the collection of a thesis work for the University Gallery.

NOTE: All academic work undertaken by students in satisfaction of course assignments is regarded as an exercise in education, not as professional production. The department reserves the right to retain examples of student work for temporary exhibition and to use photographs of students and student work for its educational purposes.

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Course Descriptions

Art - ART

501. DESIGN. Advanced problems in communication design. (9 lab hours). (May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 9 hours). (3).

502. STUDIES IN COMPUTER IMAGE MAKING. Studio investigation in the use of computers with graphics and illustrative capability. Generation and manipulation of pictorial images by using various computer technologies. Aesthetic and conceptual exploration of computer-generated imagery. (May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 6 hours). (3).

511. DRAWING. Advanced problems including special problems designed on an individual basis, with emphasis on drawing as a final form of expression. Mixed media. (9 lab hours). (May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 9 hours). (3-6).

515. THE CRAFT OF OLD MASTER DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS. Technical (studio) exploration and historical appreciation of a variety of drawing and painting media generally uncommon in contemporary art: silver and leadpoint, chiaroscuro, quill and reed pens with bistre and iron-gall inks, natural and fabricated chalks, egg tempera, encaustic, oil glazing and fresco (buon fresco) and hand-made paper. (3).

521. PAINTING. Special problems in painting based on individual studio practice. (9 lab hours). (May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 9 hours). (3-6).

531. SCULPTURE. Independent research and experimentation with emphasis on advanced problems. (9 lab hours). (May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 9 hours). (3-6).

534. STUDIES IN DOCUMENTARY FIELD WORK. Interdisciplinary study of the theory, practice, and tradition of documentary field research through readings, photography, films and video tapes, audio recordings, and field notes. (Same as SST 534, ANTH 534). (3).

541. POTTERY AND CERAMICS. Advanced problems in pottery and ceramics with emphasis on individual development. (9 lab hours). (May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 9 hours). (3-6).

545. ART AND THE COMPUTER. Studio investigation in the aesthetic and perceptual possibilities of using the computer in the art-making process. Prerequisite: ART 502. (3).

551. JEWELRY. Advanced problems in jewelry; special problems on an individual basis. (9 lab hours). (May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 9 hours). (3).

554. CRAFTS. Study of specific art problems relating to various areas of crafts such as textiles, leather, stained glass, constructed wood, and plastics. (3).

571. PRINTMAKING. Special problems in printmaking. (9 lab hours). (May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 9 hours). (3-6).

601. DESIGN. Advanced problems in communication design. (9 lab hours). (May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 24 hours). (3).

611. DRAWING. Advanced problems including special problems designed on an individual basis, with emphasis on drawing as a final form of expression. (9 lab hours). (May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 24 hours). (3-6).

621. PAINTING. Special problems in painting based on individual studio practice. (9 lab hours). (May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 24 hours). (3-6).

631. SCULPTURE. Independent research and experimentation with emphasis on advanced problems. (9 lab hours). (May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 9 hours). (3).

641. POTTERY AND CERAMICS. Advanced problems in pottery and ceramics with emphasis on individual development. (9 lab hours). (May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 24 hours). (3-6).

651. JEWELRY. Advanced problems in jewelry; special problems on an individual basis. (9 lab hours). (May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 9 hours). (3).

671. PRINTMAKING. Special problems in printmaking. (9 lab hours). (May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 24 hours). (3-6).

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Special Areas

508. ARTS ADMINISTRATION. Principles and practices of arts management and administration. Interdisciplinary approach covers museology, fund raising, grant writing, appraising, accounting, laws, and publications. (3).

690. RESEARCH IN ART AND ART EDUCATION. Investigation of research findings and research methods in art and art education; preparation of individual research. (3).

691. DIRECTED INDIVIDUAL PROBLEMS. (1-6).

692. GRADUATE SEMINAR. Selected topics on art as a profession. Required of all graduate students. May not be used to satisfy minimum hours for degree. (1). (Z grade).

697. THESIS. (1-6).

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Art History, Theory, and Criticism - ARHI

505. HISTORY OF INTERIORS I. History of furniture, decorative arts, and interiors from antiquity through the late 19th century. (3).

527. PRE-COLUMBIAN ARTS. Interdisciplinary approach to the history of the arts of middle America from 1500 B.C. to Cortez, covering Olmec, Maya, Mixtec, and Aztec civilizations. (3).

538. AFRICAN AND AFRO-AMERICAN ARTS. Interdisciplinary approach to the continuities between traditional and contemporary African and Afro-American arts, with emphasis on architecture, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, basketry, jewelry, dance, and music. (3).

539. SURVEY OF BLACK AMERICAN ART. Special problems. (3).

548. SOUTHERN FOLK ARTS. Interdisciplinary approach to the history of folk arts in the southern United States. Emphasis on field research and development of exhibits. (3).

549. HISTORY OF SOUTHERN ART AND DECORATIVE ARTS. Southern painting, sculpture, printmaking, and decorative arts from 18th century seaboard culture to the present. Course will stress indigenous Southern characteristics and adaptation of import styles and attitudes. Content will rotate, permitting in-depth coverage of selected mediums. (3).

550. SOUTHERN ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIORS. Southern architecture and interiors from 18th century seaboard culture to the present. Course will stress indigenous Southern characteristics and adaptation of imported styles and attitudes. (3).

557. MODERN ARCHITECTURE. History of modern architecture from 1800 to 1965. (3).

558. CONTEMPORARY ART AND ARCHITECTURE. Art movements since 1965 in America, Europe, Africa, and Asia; illustrated lectures and discussion of individual student research. (3).

577. HISTORY OF PRINTMAKING. Art in the graphic media in western Europe, the United States, and the Orient from the 15th century to the present; illustrated lectures. (3).

581. ANCIENT ART. Special topics within the field of ancient art. Content varies. (May be repeated for credit). (3).

582. MEDIEVAL ART. History of art movements in early Christian, Byzantine, Romanesque, and Gothic periods. Illustrated lectures and individual research. (3).

586. ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART. Major developments in the graphic arts, sculpture, and architecture in Italy from the Dugento (13th century) through 16th-century "Mannerism." Illustrated lectures. (3).

587. NORTHERN RENAISSANCE ART. Significant movements and developments in the graphic arts, sculpture, and architecture in Germany, France, and the Netherlands from 1300 to 1600 A.D.; post-Renaissance "Mannerism." Illustrated lectures. (3).

589. BAROQUE AND ROCOCO ART AND ARCHITECTURE. History and analysis of European art movements from the 17th century to the French Revolution. (3).

592. 19th CENTURY EUROPEAN ART. Analysis of the major European art movements from Neoclassicism through Post-Impressionism. (3).

594. 20th CENTURY ART, 1900-1965. Analysis of European and American art movements from 1900 to 1965. (3).

596. AMERICAN ART TO 1900. History of American painting, sculpture, architecture, interiors, furniture, and other decorative arts and folk art from the colonial period to 1900. Illustrated lectures. (3).

599. ART THEORY AND CRITICISM. Topics and problems surrounding the nature of aesthetic theory are discussed. Interdisciplinary approach, with analysis of specific works of art. (3).

682. MEDIEVAL ART. Special problems. (3).

684. RENAISSANCE-BAROQUE ART. Special problems. (3).

686. MODERN ART IN EUROPE AND AMERICA. Special problems. (3).

688. ART IN AMERICA. Special problems. (3).

689. SELECTED READINGS IN ART HISTORY AND CRITICISM. Readings designed to meet the individual needs of the students. (1-3).

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Art Education - ARED

562. ART FOR ATYPICAL INDIVIDUALS. Appropriate art activities for the elderly, gifted, physically and/or emotionally impaired, and those enrolled in nontraditional learning situations. (3).

564. POTTERY WORKSHOP. (For elementary, secondary school teachers, and others with interest in pottery). Development of individual skills in pottery. (3).

565. ART WORKSHOP. Principles basic to selection of materials and the guidance of activities appropriate to kindergarten through secondary programs. (3).

566. WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP. Development of individual skills in transparent watercolor painting. (3).

567. ART WORKSHOP. Development of individual skills in selected areas of art and crafts appropriate to kindergarten through secondary programs. (3).

569. ART WORKSHOP. Development of individual skills in selected areas of visual communication design. (3).

660. CURRICULUM PLANNING FOR ART EDUCATION. Problems in curriculum development for art programs in public schools. (Same as EDSE 631). (3).

661. PHILOSOPHY OF ART EDUCATION. Philosophies in art education and their relationship to planning, development, evaluation, and administration of art education programs in public schools. (3).

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