Senior Seminar

Catalog description

Senior Seminar is the “senior capstone” course for the Visual Arts major. Topics in this course will include contemporary issues and career opportunities in the arts, and information concerning graduate school choice and application. This course will assist the visual arts major to develop a professional portfolio of their creative works and/or academic research. Both Studio Arts and Museum Studies track students will make a formal presentation of their senior thesis topic to coincide with their senior thesis paper. Student’s writing portfolio will also include résumé, artist’s statement and additional writing samples. Studio arts track students will also create a holistic digital portfolio of their creative output. Exhibition methodology as well as pragmatic issues concerning an exhibition of art works will be covered. Prerequisites: Completion of 4000 level studio, Pass or Conditional Pass of Writing Proficiency Portfolio and/or approval from major advisor and department chair.