Graduate Catalog 2010-12
Art
Faculty
Cora Marshall (Chair, Maloney 151),
Meyer Alewitz, Cassandra Broadus-Garcia, Jerry Butler, James Buxton, Sherinatu
Fafunwa-Ndibe, Sean Patrick Gallagher, Vicente Garcia, Elizabeth Langhorne, Rachel Siporin, Mark Strathy, Ron
Todd (Dept. phone: 860-832-2620)
Department Overview
In
the Department of Art, academic experiences are intended to broaden
individual talent and artistic abilities; stimulate creative
processes; develop skills needed to accomplish career objectives as
practicing art professionals or art educators; and afford
opportunities to work with dynamic, energetic faculty members who are
also active, exhibiting artists. The Department of Art faculty
combines a commitment to teaching with a dynamic program of
professional activities in the local area, throughout the state of
Connecticut, in other regions of the U.S., and abroad. Professional
participation includes solo and group exhibitions, conference
presentations, and grant receipt and operation, as well as
consulting. The Department of Art offers two programs of study: a
Master of Science in Art Education degree and a Post-Baccalaureate
Teaching Certification program.
Admissions
Masters
of Science in Art Education
In addition to fulfilling the admission
requirements of the School of Graduate Studies, applicants must
successfully pass a portfolio review and essay evaluation to be fully
admitted into graduate programs in the Department of Art. For
complete information regarding the format and content of the
portfolio and essay requirements, interested applicants should visit
the School of Graduate Studies’ website at www.ccsu.edu/grad and
click on “Additional Application Materials” or visit the
Department of Art’s website at www.art.ccsu.edu/masters.htm. Interested applicants may also contact the Department of Art
directly at 860-832-2620.
Post-Baccalaureate
Teacher Certification Professional Program
Admission to the
Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification Professional Program depends
upon and follows admission to the Graduate School. Post-baccalaureate
students must meet all course and fieldwork requirements specified in
the Art Education teacher preparation programs and governed by State
of Connecticut regulations. This includes satisfying certain general
education and subject matter major requirements. For complete
information regarding the format and content of the portfolio and
essay requirements, interested applicants should visit the Department
of Art’s website at www.art.ccsu.edu/postbac.htm.
General
Portfolio Requirements for All Applicants
The
portfolio must consist of 15–20 slides or digital images of the
applicant’s artwork in a variety of media that demonstrate the
applicant’s best studio practice. It is important that no work
submitted be copied from photographs or other works of art. Multiple
views are recommended for original work in sculpture, ceramics, 3D
design and/or crafts.
Post-Baccalaureate
Certification Portfolio Requirements
Applicants
to the Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification program must submit a
portfolio that contains examples of all of the following:
Still-life
drawings and/or paintings that illustrate accurate depictions of form
and space.
Landscape
and/or architecture (indoor or outdoor) showing successful
descriptions of form and space. These must be drawing and/or
painting.
Images
(any 2D and/or 3D) that illustrate convincing knowledge and
translation of the elements and principles of design.
Tonal
drawings in pencil, charcoal, or ink, that were executed from life
and that depict figure, landscape, or still life, as well as
successfully describe the illusion of light defining 3D volume.
Master
of Science in Art Education Portfolio Requirements
Applicants
for Master of Science in Art Education must submit a variety of media
that demonstrate their best studio practice.
Applicants
who intend to focus on a particular studio area, such as drawing,
ceramics, or painting, should also include a series of at least five
pieces that show a consistent direction, for example, invented figure
compositions, portraits, landscapes and/or abstractions.
Graduate
Admission Essay for both the Master of Science in Art Education and
Post-Baccalaureate Programs
Applicants
must submit a completed essay describing their backgrounds and
interest in the program. On the initial page, an applicant should
include his or her name and the program to which he or she is
applying (Master of Science in Art Education or Post-Baccalaureate).
The essay should be two pages, double-spaced. In the essay,
applicants should:
give
a brief account of their backgrounds in relation to education,
occupation, and activities relevant to the field of art and art
education;
discuss
the reasons for choosing an advanced degree in art, some of the ideas
in which they are currently interested, and future areas they would
like to explore; and
include
a brief discussion of the work that was submitted for the portfolio
review.
Where
to Submit Additional Application Materials
The
portfolio and essay should be sent as a package directly to the
Department of Art at the same time that materials are submitted to
the Graduate Admissions Office. Send the portfolio and essay package
to:
Central
Connecticut State University
Department
of Art, Maloney Hall
RE:
Graduate Admission Materials
1615
Stanley Street
New
Britain, CT 06050
Programs
Master
of Science in Art Education
Program
Rationale:
The
Department of Art presently offers a broad-based master’s degree
which accommodates specializations in art education and/or studio
arts (ceramics, painting, illustration, sculpture, printmaking, or
others). Both concepts and technical excellence are stressed. The
M.S. in Art Education program is designed primarily to meet the needs
of experienced art educators who have completed an undergraduate
program in the field. The program does not lead to teaching
certification.
Program
Learning Outcomes:
Students
accepted into the program are expected to:
engage
in aesthetic inquiry to understand their creative practice and the
practice of other artists through the process of creating, looking,
reading, and writing about these practices; and
increase
or develop an understanding of creative idea development, direction,
and production by either: a) creating a significant, coherent, highly
resolved body of work for exhibition, with accompanying exegesis,
(Plan C) or b) writing a traditional thesis that applies
methodologies appropriate for art education to examine topics and/or
issues within the discipline (Plan A).
Course
and Capstone Requirements:
33
credits, including thesis/Plan A or exhibition or project/Plan C
Professional
Education (12 credits):
ART
500 Problems in Art Education 3
ART
598 Research in Art Education 3
Art
597 Exhibition Research (Plan C) 3
or
Art
599 Thesis (Plan A) 3
and
one of the following:
EDF
500 Contemporary Educational Issues 3
EDF
516 School and Society 3
EDF
524 Foundations of Contemporary Theories of Curriculum 3
EDF
525 History of American Education 3
EDF
538 The Politics of Education 3
EDF
583 Sociological Foundations of Education 3
Art
Concentration (21 credits):
Department
offerings, as approved by faculty
advisor
Note:
No more than nine credits at the 400 level, as approved by the
graduate advisor, may be counted toward the graduate planned program
of study.
Degree
Candidacy
After
completing 15 credits of coursework, the student must apply for
Degree Candidacy. The student must present a resume, statement of
purpose, and a portfolio of at least five pieces to a committee of
the advisor and two other faculty members selected by the student and
approved by the advisor. After 27 credits, the student must undergo a
final review, including committee approval of the thesis (Plan A) or
exhibition/special project (Plan C). The comprehensive exam option
(Plan B) is not available. Please follow the directions on the
Policies and Degree Requirements page, linked
here,
concerning the planned program.
Post-Baccalaureate
Teaching Certification Program in Art Education
Program
Rationale:
Students
who already hold a bachelor’s degree may pursue teacher
certification through our post-baccalaureate program. This program
prepares students for teacher certification in Art Education (PK–12)
and does not result in a master’s degree.
Program
Outcomes:
In
the post-baccalaureate program, art teacher candidates will:
- develop
or increase appropriate techniques and processes in a variety of
visual media;
- acquire
knowledge of art forms, artists, and art works from diverse
historical and contemporary contexts;
- experience
a variety of teaching strategies by designing comprehensive,
sequential curriculum that is developmentally appropriate; • use a
variety of teaching strategies to promote a high level of student
understanding and artistic achievement during select field and
student teaching experiences; and
- engage
in self-evaluation and analysis of their field and teaching
experiences to identify areas for personal growth.
Planned
Program of Study:
Persons
holding a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with an
art-related major or concentration must follow a planned program of
graduate study leading to certification in art education NK–12.
The
Planned Program of Study is determined and filed with the advisor or
chair of the department and must be approved by the office of the
School of Graduate Studies to ensure that all certification
requirements are satisfied. The Planned Program becomes a contract
between the student and his or her advisor.
Post-baccalaureate
students must meet the following general education requirements: at
least 39 credits of liberal arts course work, including a U.S.
history survey course, and coursework in each of the following
areas—English, mathematics, natural sciences and social sciences,
and one course in foreign language or fine arts. Coursework in
developmental or life span psychology is a prerequisite for the
Professional Program. These candidates are required to have the
equivalent of 45 credits in art-related courses and fulfill
departmental admissions requirements which include a portfolio
review.
Post
Master's Study
Thirty-credit
planned programs of post-master’s study in specific studio areas
are available with the consent of the chair.
