A workshop/seminar devoted to a particular materials practice (e.g., media, painting, digital media, etc.) that engages with critical questions arising within that discipline. Content will vary from quarter to quarter. May be taken for credit two times. (Required, MFA)

Workshop in which students engage in an extensive evaluation of one another’s ongoing work in preparation for either the First Year Review or MFA Review. Offered every winter. May be taken for credit two times (Required, MFA)

Critical evaluation of the methods, practices, and disciplinary commitments of art history, encompassing both revisionist interventions of the late-twentieth century and earlier paradigms, in order to envision new discipline-specific and interdisciplinary directions for the future of art history and visual culture. (Required, PhD)

This seminar introduces art practice students to the graduate program in a workshop environment. Emphasis is on the production of new work and on situating that work in relation to a larger art context. (Required, MFA) Offered every fall and required of all first-year MFA students.

Workshop for PhD in Art Practice concentration students cotaught by PhD and MFA faculty offering extensive evaluation and critique of work. Intended to explore issues associated with artistic practice as a form of research in a university setting. Course is only applicable to VA76 and VA77 PhD programs. PhD students with a concentration in Art Practice my take VIS 207 each year until they qualify for candidacy.

This course includes research and discussion of the required thesis for MFA candidates in visual arts. Advancement to candidacy required. A draft of the MFA thesis paper is required to complete this course. (Required, MFA).

Examines a topic of special interest to permanent and visiting faculty that is not addressed in the regular curriculum. As in other Art Practice/Theory seminars, students will both produce work and read and write critically about the topic. Topics will vary.

Critical study of the ways in which media (film, video, photography) and new media have been theorized. May be taught from a historical or comparative perspective or focus on a single topic or theorist.

Training in teaching methods in the field of visual arts. This course examines theoretical and practical communication and teaching techniques particularly appropriate to studio and production-style courses.