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University Bulletin: Undergraduate Programs 2003-2004 The George Washington University  

 
   
 

FINE ARTS AND ART HISTORY


Professors L.F. Robinson, J.F. Wright, Jr., T. Ozdogan, J.C. Anderson, B. von Barghahn, D. Bjelajac (Interim Chair)
Associate Professors J.L. Stephanic, P. Jacks, T. Brown
Assistant Professors E. Speck, D. Kessmann, A.B. Dumbadze, S.A. Sodaro-Spomer, S.A. Rigg

Master of Arts in the field of art history
—Prerequisite: a bachelor's degree in an appropriate field, such as art history, history, literature, or religion.

Required: the general requirements stated under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences; 36 credit hours of course work at the 200 level. During the first year of study (18 credits), students are encouraged to take up to 9 credits in proseminar courses and are required to complete the art historiography seminar (AH 258) during the first semester. As many as 6 credits of graduate course work may be completed outside the department with approval of the graduate advisor. Students must submit two qualifying papers, the first after the completion of 18 credits and the second after 36. A reading knowledge examination in French, German, Italian, or Spanish must be passed upon completion of the first 9 credits of course work.

Master of Arts in the field of art history with a concentration in museum training—
Prerequisite: a bachelor's degree in an appropriate field, such as art history, history, literature, or religion.

Required: the general requirements stated under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences; 36 credit hours of course work at the 200 level, including 6 credits of internship credit. During the first year of study (18 credits), students are encouraged to take up to 9 credits in proseminar courses and are required to complete the art historiography seminar (AH 258) during the first semester. As many as 6 credits of graduate course work may be taken outside the department with approval of the graduate advisor. Students must submit two qualifying papers, the first after the completion of 18 credits and the second after 36. A reading knowledge examination in French, German, Italian, or Spanish must be passed upon completion of the first 9 credits of course work. Satisfactory completion of 18 credits of graduate art history courses is required before internships may begin.

Master of Fine Arts in the fields of ceramics/sculpture, drawing/painting, interior design, new media, or photography—
Prerequisite: a bachelor's degree with a major in the field of ceramics, design, digital arts, drawing, film, interior design, new media, painting, photography, sculpture, or video. For the field of interior design, a minimum of 6 credit hours each in fine arts and in art history is a prerequisite. For all other fields, departmental approval of the applicant's work is required. This must consist of examples of work in the area of application, as well as examples of work in other areas. Applicants to the photography program should submit photographic works only.

Required: the general requirements stated under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences. A minimum of 60 credit hours of course work is required (with the exception of the interior design program, which requires a minimum of 45); the number of required credits and their distribution are determined in consultation with advisors. For interior design as a first professional degree, 39 credit hours are in required courses (including the two courses taken concurrently at the end of the program), with a minimum of 6 credits as elective courses.

Except for interior design, a creative thesis consisting of the execution and exhibition of original works of art in ceramics/sculpture, drawing/painting, new media, or photography, along with a critical statement about this work, must be completed under the supervision of a thesis committee consisting of two or three full-time departmental faculty members.

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