THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE

 

FACULTY SENATE

 

 Senate Document Number    4111S

 

 Date of Senate Approval      04/07/11

 

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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

 

APC Document 28:          Add ART 401, B.A. Seminar II;

                                                Change the title of ART 400 to reflect addition of new course;

                                                Add ART 401 to required courses for B.A. in Studio Art and Teacher Licensure;

                                                Replace ART 400 with 401 as the course that satisfies competency requirements for B.A. Art students

 

 

Effective Date:  Fall 2011

 

 

1.   Delete:           On page 72, the entry for ART 400:

                                               

400                 B.A. Seminar (3)

B.A. Seminar is the capstone studio course for B.A. candidates. The Senior Exhibitions work is completed with weekly critiques from faculty and peers. Journal, research paper, and oral defense of work required. An IP grade may be assigned at the discretion of the instructor.  Prerequisite: Completion of all other B.A. required courses. Fall and Spring.

 

        Add:              On page 72, in place of deleted entry:

 

                400, 401                B.A. Seminar I, II (3, 3)

The capstone studio courses for B.A. candidates. The senior exhibitions work is completed with weekly critiques from faculty and peers. Journal, research paper and oral defense of work is required. ART 400 pre- or corequisite: completion of all other B.A. required courses. ART 401 prerequisite: ART 400. Fall and Spring.

 

 

2. Delete:            On page 68 under Bachelor of Arts, in item I:

 

                                                                    I.      Required courses in the program—44 hours, including: ART 110, 111, 112, 400

               

Add:              On page 68, in place of deleted entry:

 

                                                                    I.      Required courses in the program—47 hours, including: ART 110, 111, 112, and one course from 113 or 114, 400, 401;

 

 

 

3. Delete:            On page 68 under Art with Teacher Licensure, in item I:

 

                                                                    I.      Required courses in the program—53 hours, including: ART 110, 111, 112, 113, 210, 220, 227, 230, 240, 400, 451;

           

Add:              On page 68, in place of deleted entry:

 

                                                                    I.      Required courses in the program—56 hours, including: ART 110, 111, 112, 113 or 114 (foundation core), 210, 220, 227, 230, 240, 400, 401, 451

 

 

 

4. Delete:            On page 68 under Bachelor of Arts, in item III b):

 

                                                Successful completion of ART 400 demonstrates major, oral and computer competency.

 

        Add:              On page 68, in place of deleted entry:

 

                                                Successful completion of ART 401 demonstrates major, oral and computer competency.

 

 

 

5.    Delete:        On page 68 under Art with Teacher Licensure, in item III b):

 

                                                Successful completion of ART 400 demonstrates major, oral and computer competency.

 

        Add:              On page 68, in place of deleted entry:

 

                                                Successful completion of ART 401 demonstrates major, oral and computer competency.

 

Impact Statement:

There will be no impact at this time with need for additional staffing or studio space/equipment.   The Art 400/Art 401 B. A. Seminar sequence will be modeled after our Art 490/491/492 Senior Exhibitions capstone course for the B. F. A. degree, which is a co-taught sequence.  There will be an increase of 3 credit hours required for a student to graduate with a B.A. major in studio art, increasing the number of credit hours within the major from 44 to 47 credit hours.

 

The addition of a 2nd semester of B. A. Seminar (401) will also result in an increase of 3 hours required for graduation in the B.A. major in studio art with teacher licensure program. Conversations with Mark Sidelnick have indicated that 3 additional hours would be acceptable especially since both 400 & 401 would focus on the development of Undergraduate Research. Also, the Education Department is proposing that, due to the studio competencies that are now fulfilled in the Foundations course sequence (Art 110 and 111), all five studio introductory courses (Art 210, 220, 230, 240, 227) will no longer be required.   Instead the B. A. degree with Teacher Licensure will require only two of these five courses, resulting in an overall reduction of hours required for licensure.

 

Rationale:

This proposal recommends the addition of a second B.A. Seminar (ART 401) to the requirement for the B.A. major in studio art.  Due to the department’s increased emphasis on undergraduate research in capstone courses, our students are finding it problematic to complete in one semester the required number and quality of cohesive art work intended for the required solo exhibition, along with a significant research paper and an oral presentation at a UNCA symposium. Adding a second B. A. Seminar (401) would build on the development of critical thinking and independent visual research begun in B. A. Seminar 400. Last year, we added an IP option to the Art 400 capstone course.  We are finding that almost ˝ of those enrolled will be requesting this designation in Fall 2010.  This is a clear indication that a second semester of this course is needed in order to provide adequate structure and guidance for students to successfully complete capstone requirements. 

 

The B. A. Seminar 400 and 401 course sequence would be set up much like the B. F. A. Senior Exhibitions I, II, and III (Art 490-492) in that students would meet once a week as a group with a “lead” teacher (this would rotate each semester) to focus on writing and research skills.  Also, like the Senior Exhibitions sequence, B.A. students would meet on a weekly basis with faculty for intensive studio critiques focused on the production of work for the solo exhibition.  In addition to the exhibition, the culmination of the B. A. Seminar 400 and 401 capstone courses would be the completion of a research paper and an oral presentation that potentially make each graduate a candidate for University Research Scholar.  Art 401 will now be the course in which students satisfy competencies for graduation.   For the past two years, a “lead teacher” has taught Art 400 on a rotational basis.  Art 401 will be co-taught with 400 as a way to avoid requiring additional personnel—similar to the model used for Art 490/491/492, Senior Exhibitions capstone course, also taught by one lead faculty member.