2018-2019 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Department of Art
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Scott Stephens, Chair
Bloch Hall, Second Floor
Mission
The mission of the Department of Art of the University of Montevallo is to educate professional artists, to provide training in art for future art educators, and to enrich the liberal arts experience of the campus through courses and programs open to the university community.
Graduate Offerings
No graduate degree is offered in the department; however students pursuing a Master of Education in Preschool through 12th grade with an Art concentration may take the following courses to fulfill teaching field requirements. Students who have taken courses as an undergraduate may not receive graduate credit for those courses, with the exception of the internships, directed reading, and special topics. Most courses will involve the graduate student in the mastery of skills and techniques available on the undergraduate level. In addition to the knowledge and skills required of every art student involved in the course, all graduate students shall be responsible for a graduate component. For information, see the appropriate section under the Department of Teaching, Leadership, & Technology .
The Department of Art reserves the right to reproduce examples of student artwork in its web page, and any other promotional materials that the department produces or approves.
Courses in Art
Programs
ART 500 - Advanced Graphic Design: Studio
3 credit hours
Tools, methods, and processes of graphic design. A foundation for technical and creative process of graphic design with an emphasis on computer methods. Course continues the development of skills utilizing the Adobe® Creative® Suite.
ART 502 - History of Italian Renaissance Art
3 credit hours
History of painting, sculpture, and architecture produced in Italy from the early to high Renaissance.
ART 503 - Contemporary Art
3 credit hours
Survey of production, theory, and criticism of contemporary art.
ART 505 - Art and the Environment
3 credit hours
Exploration of the pictorial development of landscape and the development of new approaches to art during times of growing awareness of ecology and sustainability.
ART 506 - History of Photography
3 credit hours
Survey of the history of photography and contemporary criticism.
ART 508 - Directed Research in Art History
3 credit hours
Reading and research under direction and supervision of appropriate art-history faculty. Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
ART 510 - Mixed Media
3 credit hours
Exploration of different mediums, techniques, and experimental processes for alternative art forms.
ART 514 - Graduate Drawing: Materials and Concepts
3 credit hours
Traditional and alternative technical and conceptual problems in drawing, with emphasis on individual, creative approaches to the assignments, extensive planning and development, technical proficiency in execution, and thoughtful, articulate, critical evaluation.
ART 516 - Graduate Drawing: Color
3 credit hours
Illustrative and narrative drawing with emphasis on color media. Includes compositional study from life and photographic resource material.
ART 524 - Graduate Ceramics I
3 credit hours
Introduction to ceramic processes and techniques. Includes hand building, wheel-throwing, kilns and glazes. Emphasis on creative use of clay.
ART 525 - Graduate Ceramics II
3 credit hours
Advanced study in ceramics, directed and independent study in varied processes and techniques.
ART 526 - Special Topics in Studio
3 credit hours
Studio processes and topics offered on occasion to provide opportunities for students to work in areas not included in the regular curriculum.
ART 528 - Graduate Painting: Materials and Techniques
3 credit hours
Exploration of a variety of different techniques, including historical and contemporary methods as well as alternative painting surfaces and materials.
ART 529 - Graduate Painting: Narrative
3 credit hours
Exploration of narrative, symbol, and metaphor as subjects in painting.
ART 530 - Graduate Printmaking: Lithography
3 credit hours
Concentration on direct lithography from plates, including color and photo-mechanical techniques. Consent of instructor required.
ART 531 - Graduate Printmaking: Relief
3 credit hours
Concentration on relief printing, including color, large format, and non-traditional materials. Consent of instructor required.
ART 532 - Graduate Printmaking: Photo-Etching
3 credit hours
Concentration on the photo-etching printing technique using photopolymer plates and ink-jet transparencies from traditional and digital photographs and drawings. Admission to graduate program required.
ART 551 - Art for Elementary and Secondary Education (P-12)
3 credit hours
Introduction to theory and methods of teaching art in elementary and secondary schools. Includes studio experiences, art education theory and philosophy, and research in curriculum planning.
ART 561 - Graduate New Media: Digital Printing
3 credit hours
Exploration of the aesthetic possibilities of digital imaging and various approaches to creative multimedia printing using multiple modes of print production and dissemination.
ART 562 - Community Art
3 credits
Focuses on art that has a direct impact upon the community. Students will collaborate with community partners on murals, sculpture gardens, community gardens and other community projects. Graduate status required.
ART 570 - Graduate Sculpture: Metal Casting
3 credit hours
Tools, materials, and processes used in the production of cast-metal sculpture; includes mold making and the casting of bronze and aluminum.
ART 571 - Graduate Sculpture: Stone Carving
3 credit hours
Tools, materials, and processes used in the production of stone carving.
ART 576 - Graduate Sculpture: Sheet-Metal Fabrication
3 credit hours
Tools, materials, and processes used in the production of steel sculptures.
ART 580 - Performance and Installation Art
3 credit hours
Students create individual and group performances and installations. Major artists and trends in performance and installation art are studied and discussed.
ART 585 - Graduate Photography I
3 credit hours
Introduction to graduate photography involving the production of a body of work using specific processes and materials determined in consultation with the instructor. Consent of instructor required.
ART 586 - Graduate Photography II
3 credit hours
Advanced study in graduate photography involving directed and independent work in varied processes and techniques. Consent of instructor required.
ART 592 - Graduate Portfolio
3 credit hours
Development of a specific body of advanced studio work to demonstrate mature and independent approach to studio art. Consent of instructor required.
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