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2009-2010 Graduate Catalog 
    
2009-2010 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Art


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322 Willard Hall
785-532-6605
Fax: 785-532-0334
art@k-state.edu
http://www.ksu.edu/art/
 

Department Head:

Gerry Craig

Director of graduate studies:

Elliott Pujol

Graduate Faculty:

Lynda Andrus, M.F.A., University of Iowa.
Dylan J. Beck, M.F.A., Temple University.
Kevin Bernstein, M.F.A., University of Washington.
Thomas Bookwalter, B.A., Emporia State University.
Glen R. Brown, Ph.D., Stanford University.
Gerry Craig, M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art.
Douglas Dow, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.
Daniel Hunt, M.F.A., Southern Illinois University.
Yoshiro Ikeda, M.F.A., University of California, Santa Barbara.
Mike McMann, M.F.A., University of Wisconsin.
Armon A. Means, M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art.
Nancy Morrow, M.F.A., University of Washington.
Duane P. Noblett, M.F.A., University of Iowa.
Mervi Pakaste, M.F.A., Penn State University.
Elliott Pujol, M.F.A., Southern Illinois University.
Jason Scuilla, M.F.A., Temple University.
Jeff Smith, M.F.A., Kansas State University.
Teresa Tempero Schmidt, M.F.A., Washington State University.

Graduate Faculty Emeriti:

LouAnn Faris Culley, Ph.D., Stanford University.
Margo Kren, M.F.A., University of Iowa.
Oscar Vance Larmer, M.F.A., Wichita University.
Judith Love, M.F.A., University of Nebraska.
James C. Munce, M.F.A., Indiana University.
John William O’Shea, M.F.A., State University of Iowa.
Rex Replogle, M.F.A., University of Kansas.
Roger Routson, M.F.A., University of Illinois.
Edward Sturr, Ed.D., Illinois State University.
James P. Swiler, M.F.A., Wichita State University.
John L. Vogt, M.F.A., University of Illinois.
Gary L. Woodward, M.F.A., University of Washington.

As established by the College Art Association and accepted by all accredited universities, the master of fine arts degree is the terminal degree in visual arts education and is equivalent to terminal degrees in other fields, such as the Ph.D. or Ed.D. It is a graduate program wherein the emphasis is placed upon the studio practice of art, with the intent of educating students for professional careers as artists and designers or as university teachers of the visual arts.

First and foremost, the profession demands from the recipient of the M.F.A. a certifiable level of technical proficiency and the ability to make art. When work toward the M.F.A. has been concentrated in a particular medium, there should be complete professional mastery of that medium. The generalist, whose preparation has been broader and less specialized, must still meet the critical demands of the profession by convincingly demonstrating expertise and knowledge in a number of areas. In any case, the need for thorough training of the mind, the eye, and the hand is self-evident.

The Department of Art offers a 60-hour graduate program leading to the master of fine arts degree in the fields of ceramics, drawing, graphic design and digital media, painting, printmaking, photography, metalsmithing and jewelry, and sculpture. There are 18 full-time graduate faculty members who, in addition to their teaching, are active in exhibiting or publishing.

The department has fully equipped workshop facilities and also provides some individual studios for graduate students. Graduate teaching assistantships are available, with the added benefit of 100 percent tuition remission for full-time GTAs.

The university provides a variety of experiences for learning and development through a stimulating series of exhibitions, lectures, theatre presentations, concerts and recitals. Additionally, the art department sponsors its own regular series of visiting lecturers, artists, and critics-including, Julie Heffernan, Mary Elizabeth Brim, Matthew Shlian, Michael Kline, Eric C. Benson, Roger Shimomura, Bilyana Dimitrova, John E. Dowell, Ryan Bussens, Richard Elaver, William Wallace, Benjamin Edwards, Chris Jungjohann, & Robert Rivers.

Admission procedures

Upon receipt of a request, the department will supply application blanks and such supplementary information as may be needed to complete the application.

A complete application file must be received in the Department of Art on or before the following deadlines:

  • Fall admission: the deadline is January 15, preceding the first fall semester the applicant wishes to attend.
  • Spring admission for International students is preceding August 1 (October 1 for Domestic students)

The application file must include all of the following. Absence of any one of the requirements will constitute an incomplete application and will not be processed by the graduate studies committee of the department:

  1. A completed application form, with an indication of a major area of concentration.
  2. Two official copies of transcripts from all colleges or universities attended (transcripts, bearing an official seal, must be sent from each institution directly to the Department of Art).
  3. Three letters of recommendation (preferably from former art instructors) and recommendation form.
  4. A statement of purpose, outlining why the applicant wishes to pursue graduate work in the visual arts.
  5. A portfolio of 15 slides of recent work or a CD of recent work, along with a list of those works by title, date, medium, and size.
  6. An international applicant whose native language is not English must submit his/her TOEFL score.
  7. The Graduate School requires that a signed statement of financial responsibility accompany the application of an international student.
  8. If the applicant wishes to apply for a graduate teaching assistantship, a statement to that effect, along with an explanation of any teaching experience the applicant might have had, should be included.
  9. A $55 fee for international students and a $30 fee for domestic students must accompany the completed application.

Entrance requirements

To be admitted as a graduate student in the M.F.A. program, the applicant must have a B.A., B.S., or B. F.A. degree from an accredited institution, adequate undergraduate education in the visual arts, and an undergraduate average of B (3.0) or better in the junior and senior years. The applicant should have at least 60 undergraduate semester credit hours in visual arts, with a minimum of 20 semester hours in the area of concentration.

All international students applying to the M.F.A. program must meet the same level of achievement as U.S. students.

Applicants with the M.A. degree

Students with an M.A. degree from an accredited institution who wish to apply for the M.F.A. program at Kansas State University should follow the same general application procedures outlined above.

Students who hold an M.A. degree may apply up to 10 hours of that degree toward an M.F.A. The number of hours to be accepted will depend on the relevance of the course work to the M.F.A. After the applicant has been accepted into the M.F.A. program, the director of graduate studies will meet with the graduate studies committee, the proposed major professor and the coordinator of the student’s studio area to evaluate the student’s transcript and to determine the number of credits which may be applied to the M.F.A. degree.

 

 

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