University Catalogue: 2007-08
ART & DESIGN
Haas Fine Arts 104
(715) 836-3277
http://www.uwec.edu/Lists/Acad.htm
Steven Terwilliger, Chair
Thomas K. Wagener, Foster Gallery Director
Li-Ying Bao, Michael Christopherson, Ned Gannon, Gene Hood, Lia Johnson, Jian Luo, Susan O'Brien, Karen O'Day, D. Scott Robertson, Sandra L. Starck, Christos Theo.
Honor Societies and Student Organizations:
Students may participate in several student organizations: Art Student Association (ASA), Designer's Ink, and the Art Education Club. NOTA, the campus art and literary magazine, welcomes students' art entries.
From earliest times, human beings have given meaning to life through artistic expression. In our contemporary world, visual awareness and the communication of visual ideas have become increasingly significant. The Department of Art & Design responds to the needs of a visually-oriented world through instruction in graphic design, studio art, art history, art education, and the exhibition of art. The faculty's role is augmented by a program of visiting artists and designers who offer their viewpoints to students and the community at large. The Foster Gallery in the Haas Fine Arts Center serves as the showcase for well-known visiting artists as well as faculty and students.
ART & DESIGN PROGRAMS: LIBERAL ARTS
The Department of Art & Design offers three studio art degrees for liberal arts students: a 36-credit Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.), a 60-credit comprehensive Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.), and a 75-credit comprehensive Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.).
Students enter the department's studio programs in the 36-credit B.A. or B.S. or in the 60-credit Comprehensive B.A. or B.S. The 60-credit comprehensive B.A. and B.S. degrees are offered in: ceramics, drawing, graphic design, illustration, metals, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture. The 36-credit B.A. or B.S. is not titled in any area.
The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is a nationally recognized degree with high standards for excellence. It is the degree students take to prepare for graduate studies and for the most immersive studio experience. Students seeking the B.F.A. degree must apply to the program as explained below under Additional B.F.A. Requirements. The B.F.A. is offered in the following areas: ceramics, drawing, graphic design, illustration, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture (but not metals).
PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENT
An essential part of effective art study is the development and maintenance of a portfolio of creative work. This portfolio is required for entrance into the B.F.A. program and will be requested by course instructors as well to help advise students in their studies. A portfolio is the central tool students use to access and guide their development and eventually present themselves to the art and design world.
INFORMATION FOR ART & DESIGN STUDENTS
NOTE 1: A student may take a maximum of nine credits of advanced studio courses in one semester. Some advanced studio courses are offered on a variable credit basis and may be repeated for additional credit. The total number of advanced studio credits which may be applied to a degree program will vary and is to be determined through consultation with the major adviser.
NOTE 2: Students must be prepared to pay for any materials, supplies, equipment, and/or services deemed in excess of the amount and kind the University provides for necessary instructional purposes.
NOTE 3: Information about suggested year-by-year course sequences for each major and minor program is available in the Art & Design office, Haas Fine Arts 104.
NOTE 4: Art education students who wish to earn Teaching Licensure in Special Education-Art must complete CI 350 and seven to nine additional credits in Special Education. (See Special Education section for listing of other required courses.)
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
Information on the Certificate in Fine Arts Administration is listed in its entirety in the Department of Music and Theatre Arts section of this Catalogue.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Art History courses are listed under the prefix ArtH immediately following Art courses and are open to all students.
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science
MAJOR: ART, Liberal Arts (Code 020-201)
Thirty-six semester credits, including:
1. Foundations Courses: 15 credits: Art 107, 108, 109, 110; ArtH 201.
2. Art History Requirement: six credits: ArtH 111 and 112.
3. Studio Sequence: nine credits. Choose one three-course sequence from one of the following studio areas:
Ceramics: Art 357, 358, 458
Drawing: Art 240, 340, 402, or 240, 341, 441
Metals: Art 367, 368, 405
Painting: Art 244, 344, 349, or 247, 347, 348
Photography: Art 281; one of these 300-level courses: 381, 382 or 383; and 481
Printmaking: one pair of these courses: Art 250 and 350, or 251 and 351, or 252 and 352, or 253 and 353; and 402 for the third course in the sequence
Sculpture: Art 264, 364 and 405
4. Electives in any studio Art or Art History courses: six credits.
COMPREHENSIVE MAJOR: ART, Liberal Arts
Minimum sixty semester credits, including:
1. Foundations Courses: 15 credits should be completed by all majors in the first year of study, Art 107, 108, 109, 110; ArtH 201.
2. One of the emphases described below.
3. Electives in each emphasis must include one course in each of three studio areas outside the emphasis. These must include both two-dimensional and three-dimensional studio art areas except graphic design which can include one course in each of any three studio areas outside the emphasis.
Graphic Design (Code 020-062)
Art 274, 275, 276, 281, 374, 375, 376, 474 or 476 (three crs.); ArtH 111, 112, 225; 12 credits of electives in studio or Art History (Art 382 recommended).
Illustration (Code 020-069)
Art 240, 244, one of these four courses: 250, 251, 252, 253; 312, 332, 341, 342, 345, 443; nine credits of Art History, including ArtH 111, 112 (ArtH 225 recommended); 12 credits of electives in studio or Art History (Art 281 and 340 recommended).
Photography (Code 020-068)
Art 281, 381, 382, 383, 481 (three crs.), and 481 or 402 for an additional three credits; ArtH 111, 112, 227; 18 credits of electives in studio or Art History; (Art 312 or 274 recommended).
Painting (Code 020-066)
Art 240, 244, 247, 344, 347, 349, 402 (three crs.); ArtH 111, 112, 333; 15 credits of electives in studio or Art History; (Art 340 or 341 recommended).
Sculpture (Code 020-067)
Art 264, 341, 357, 364, 367, 405 (six crs.); ArtH 111, 112, 333; 15 credits of electives in studio or Art History.
Ceramics (Code 020-061)
Art 264, 357, 358, 458 (nine crs.), 405 (three crs.); ArtH 111, 112, 333; 15 credits of electives in studio or Art History; (Art 240 or 341 recommended).
Drawing (Code 020-070)
Art 240, 244 or 247, 249 or any 200-level printmaking, 340, 341, 402 (three crs.), 441; ArtH 111, 112, 333; 15 credits of electives in studio or Art History; (Art 332 recommended).
Printmaking (Code 020-071)
Art 240; six credits selected from Art 250, 251, 252, 253; six credits selected from Art 350, 351, 352, 353; Art 402 (three crs.); ArtH 111, 112, 333; 18 credits of electives in studio or Art History; (Art 340 or 341 recommended).
Metals (Code 020-065)
Art 264, 341, 367, 368, 405 (nine crs.); ArtH 111, 112, 333; 15 credits of electives in studio or Art History.
MINOR: ART HISTORY, Liberal Arts (Code 030-401)
The Art History minor is open to all University students.
Twenty-four semester credits in Art History courses. ArtH 111 and 112 must be completed as the first two Art History courses. Independent Study, ArtH 399, 499, cannot exceed three credits total and can only be taken after the accumulation of 12 earned semester credits of Art History and with the written approval of the Art History faculty.
Bachelor of Arts
COMPREHENSIVE MAJOR: ART AND DESIGN EDUCATION, Comprehensive Teaching (Code 020-072)
Fifty-five semester credits, including:
1. Foundations Courses: 15 credits should be completed in the first year of study, Art 107, 108, 109, 110; ArtH 201.
2. Studio Requirement: 21 credits, including Art 244, 249, 264, 281, 312, 357, 367.
3. Art History Requirement: nine credits, including ArtH 111, 112, and ArtH/AIS 324 or 335.
4. Electives in Studio or Art History: ten credits.
This major is restricted to students in the College of Education and Human Sciences: Curriculum and Instruction: Option C and leads to licensure to teach Art in Early Childhood through Adolescence classrooms.
NOTE 1: CI 350 and CI 354 are required but not included in the 55-credit major.
NOTE 2: At least 21 credits of upper-division (300-400 level) art courses must be included in the major.
NOTE 3: Internships, directed and independent studies, and special topics courses will count as elective credit.
NOTE 4: ArtH/AIS 324 and 335 will satisfy the Cultural Diversity requirement.
Bachelor of Fine Arts
COMPREHENSIVE MAJOR: ART
This degree is a specialty in studio arts and is the appropriate program for art students planning careers in Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography, Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking, Drawing, and Ceramics, as well as for art majors who are planning to attend graduate school.
Minimum seventy-five semester credits, including:
1. Foundations Courses: 15 credits should be completed by all majors in the first year of study, Art 107, 108, 109, 110; ArtH 201.
2. One of the emphases described below.
3. Electives in each emphasis must include one course in each of four studio areas outside the emphasis. These must include both two-dimensional and three-dimensional studio art areas except for graphic design electives which must include one course in each of any four studio areas outside the emphasis.
Graphic Design (Code 020-012)
Art 274, 275, 276, 281, 374, 375, 376, 476 (three crs.), 477; ArtH 111, 112, 225, and three credits of Art History electives; 21 credits of electives in studio or Art History; (Art 382, 474 recommended).
Illustration (Code 020-019)
Art 240, 244, one of these four courses: 250, 251, 252, 253; 312, 332, 341, 342, 345, 443; ArtH 111, 112, and six credits of Art History electives (ArtH 225, 333 recommended); 24 credits of electives in studio or Art History; (Art 281 recommended).
Photography (Code 020-018)
Art 281, 381, 382, 383, 481 (six crs.), 481 or 402 for an additional three credits; ArtH 111, 112, 227, and three credits of Art History electives; 27 credits of electives in studio or Art History; (Art 312 or 274 recommended).
Painting (Code 020-016)
Art 240, 244, 247, 344, 347, 348, 349, 402 (three crs.); ArtH 111, 112, 333, and three credits of Art History electives; 24 credits of electives in studio or Art History; (Art 264, 340 or 341, 441 recommended).
Sculpture (Code 020-017)
Art 264, 341, 357, 364, 367, 405 (nine crs.); ArtH 111, 112, 333, and three credits of Art History electives; 24 credits of electives in studio or Art History.
Ceramics (Code 020-011)
Art 264, 357, 358, 458 (nine crs.), 405 (three crs.); ArtH 111, 112, 333, and three credits of Art History electives; 27 credits of electives in studio or Art History; (Art 240 or 341 recommended).
Drawing (Code 020-020)
Art 240, 244 or 247, 249 or any 200-level printmaking, 340, 341, 402 (three crs.), 441; ArtH 111, 112, 333, and three credits of Art History electives; 27 credits of electives in studio or Art History; (Art 342 recommended).
Printmaking (Code 020-021)
Art 240, six credits selected from Art 250, 251, 252, 253; and six credits selected from Art 350, 351, 352, 353; 402 (six crs.); ArtH 111, 112, 333 and three credits of Art History electives; 27 credits of electives in studio or Art History; (Art 341 recommended).
Additional B.F.A. Requirements
1. To be in the B.F.A. program, students must have and maintain a GPA of 3.00 or higher in Art and Art History courses.
2. Students in the B.F.A. program must participate in a B.F.A. Review and Senior Review.
3. Guidelines for the full B.F.A. process, including the reviews, are available from the main Art & Design office, HFA 104.
NOTE: Transfer students must check with the department and their newly assigned advisers to determine their position within the department programs and what requirements they will need to meet if they are interested in pursuing the B.F.A. degree.
Art Education Requirements
Students who wish to earn Comprehensive Art Teaching licensure in addition to the B.F.A. degree must complete additional credits in education, psychology, and communication as well as Art 244, 249, 357, and 367.
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