UCLA Graduate Catalog 1980-81 - Registrar - UCLA

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deemed to be of graduate quality/quantity, the which accompanies the final Comprehensive d) Modern European, Modern American, Prints
Guidance Committee may recommend termination. Examination. The number of units of credit attained and Drawings
is irrelevant to this judgment.
Other Relevant Information . The M.A. degree
reflects mature creative achievement demonstrated
For at least three quarters before the M.A. examina-
within the various disciplines of design, identifying tion, the student works under the supervision of a
the degree recipient as having developed an
committee and shows his/her work to the as-
advanced level of original work.
sembled faculty at a series of Thesis-in-Progress
reviews, scheduled three or more times each year.
Painting /Sculpture /Graphic Arts
The student enters the review situation by forming
Admission Requirements . A student seeking a committee at a Graduate or Thesis-in-Progress
admittance to the M.A. program requires the review. Any time prior to a Thesis-in-Progress or
approval of the staff. The general practice is for the Graduate Review, the student may discuss prospec-
student admitted to the program to seek an M.A. tive committee formation with faculty members,
objective. The M.A. degree is not a prerequisite to including selection of a chairperson, or may request
the M.F.A. degree and may be elected by the student entrance into Thesis-in-Progress status at a Gradu-
and/or faculty to be the stated degree objective. ate or Thesis-in-Progress review, at which time
Typically, however, the student proceeds directly to interested faculty members volunteer to serve.
the M.F.A. as the terminal degree.
Once formed, the committee, under the supervision
Review of Entering Graduate Students: This review
of its chairperson, has the authority and responsibility
to advise and guide the student and to grant
consists of a showing of recent work, which must be
submitted in one of two forms, but not a combina-
the degree. Committee members may not be
changed during the last year of residence, except to
tion of the two.
provide for sabbaticals and leaves of absence or
Original Work: A selection of recent original work other emergencies. The M.A. committee shall con-
representing both the media emphasis and the sist of a minimum of three members from the PSGA
potential for advanced specialized study. This curriculum.
means actual examples of original work in the
In the quarter prior to the Comprehensive
media of painting, drawing, sculpture printmaking,
Examination, a preliminary review of the student's
photography. A minimum of ten pieces and a maxi-
work will be held with the student's committee and
mum of twenty should be submitted.
the faculty in the field. The examination, usually
or
oral, is held during the latter part of the student's
Slides, made from Original Work: Applicants may last quarter of attendance, accompanying an exhibi-
submit a maximum of twenty slides using the same tion. A statement by the candidate, and a record of
criteria as above.
work submitted for the degree, including photos
and color slides, is prepared with the chairperson
If an applicant does not have a high enough score in prior to the examination. The record becomes the
the entrance review to qualify for regular admis- property of the University. The chairperson
sion, he/she may be proposed as a special case by a approves the committee members and arranges the
faculty member who sees unusual merit in the stu- date of the exhibition and examination. A statement
dent. The student is then admitted for three quar- of degree completion must be signed by all members
ters on a Provisional basis, to be reviewed at the end of the committee following the examination.
of that period for regular admission.
Time to Degree . From graduate admission to award
The PSGA area of the Department admits new stu- of the degree: six quarters.
dents only once a year, that being for the Fall 500 Series Course Limitations . A maximum of two
Quarter. Portfolios for Fall Quarter admission are 596 courses (eight units) may be applied toward the
reviewed the preceding February. Portfolios for
thirty-six units required for the degree.
those applying for teaching assistantships or
scholarships which are to be awarded for the subse- Teaching Experience . Teaching experience is not a
quent Fall Quarter are also reviewed in February. requirement for the degree.
Graduates who do not register in the quarter for Disqualification and Appeal of Disqualification.
which accepted, drop out or take a leave of absence Students without committees are reviewed twice
during the quarter, must show their work again at yearly by the full faculty. If serious problems are
e) Chinese, Japanese
f) African, Oceanic, Native North America, Pre-
Columbian
g) Islamic, Indian
Applicants demonstrating exceptional promise
who lack some or all of the six required courses
may, at the discretion of the Graduate Review Committee,
be admitted on condition that they make up
those courses. Deficiencies must be made up during
the first two quarters of residence and will not
count toward the ten courses required for the
degree. Instead of taking a course, the student may
elect to substitute a competency examination in the
deficient area.
Applicants are expected to possess some fluency in
at least one of the two languages for which they will
be responsible (see Foreign Language Requirement)
and are encouraged to take either the ETS or the
UCLA Art Department examination in one of those
languages at the time of application.
Prospective students may contact Maggie Keefer,
Graduate Affairs Assistant, Department of Art, for
brochures, etc. The Department has no special
departmental application.
Advising . Address: Graduate Adviser, Department
of Art. Personal advisers are selected thus: By the
end of the third quarter in residence, a student
chooses his/her major and minor advisers; the
choice is determined by the fields of study. Changes
are made by petition to the Graduate Review Committee;
basis for change will normally be change in
field. Internal grading and evaluation consists of
comments made by professors about students' performance
in seminars ; these comments are put into
students' files which are available to them. Overall
assessment of a student 's work is made by the personal
adviser. The major adviser must be consulted
at least once each quarter to review progress and
plan the program. Records are not kept of these
meetings. The student' s major and minor advisers
constitute the guidance committee.
Major Fields or Subdisciplines . Egyptian, Ancient
Near East, Classical, Medieval (Western European;
Byzantine), Renaissance, Baroque, Prints and
Drawings, Modern European, Modern American,
Chinese, Japanese, African, Oceanic, Native North
American, Pre-Columbian, Islamic, Indian.
the next graduate review in order to reenter, unless
an exception has been granted by petition.
Advising . Advisers vary with the area of
specialization. Applicants should contact Maggie
Keefer, Graduate Affairs Assistant, who then can
direct them to the proper person. Advisers are
assigned to new students, by mutual consent of
both adviser and student, depnding upon the area
of specialization. Continuing Graduate Reviews are
held toward the end of each quarter, with the entire
faculty in attendance. Results of these reviews are
placed in the student's file, and available for inspection
by students.
identified at these reviews, students are notified in
writing and verbally that the interval until the next
review is probationary, and that the problems must
be resolved or the student will be terminated. Problems
relate to the amount and quality of creative
work presented for review. Students with committees
are also reviewed but serious problems are left
to committees for resolution. In all cases, failure to
convince a committee that a degree should be
awarded may lead to termination without degree.
Appeals may go to the Vice Chairperson in charge
of the PSGA area.
Art History
Foreign Language Requirement . A reading
knowledge of French and German is required of all
students except those intending to major in Asian
(i.e., Chinese, Japanese, Indian) or Pre-Columbian
art history. Students majoring in Chinese or
Japanese art history (who are not native speakers of
the relevant language) must substitute either
Chinese or Japanese respectively for either French
or German. Those majoring in Indian art history
must substitute, for either French or German, an
appropriate classical research language of India. In
all cases, the final decisions regarding choice must
be made in consultation with, and with the consent
Major Fields or Subdisciplines . Drawing, Painting,
Sculpture, Printmaking, Photography, Video, New
Forms and Concepts.
Admission Requirements . A minimum grade point
average of 3.25 overall and 3.50 in upper division
art history courses is required. The Graduate
of, the major adviser. Students majoring in Pre-Columbian
art history must substitute Spanish for
French. With the exception of Asian art history
majors , all students must demontrate reading
Course Requirements . A minimum total of thirty- Record Examination is required, although no cut- fluency in both foreign languages in any of the folsix
quarter units in the Department of Art, from 100 off score has been established. Three letters of lowing ways: a) by passing the Art Department
to 299, are required, with a B or better average. recommendation (preferably from art historians) language examination, b) by passing the ETS
Within those thirty-six units, a minimum of twenty
quarter units in the 200 series must be taken in the
field of specialization.
are required. The Statement of Purpose submitted
with the application is given weight in the evaluation
and should be as specific as possible about the
applicant's interests in art history. In addition, the
examination with a minimum score of 600, c) by
enrolling in and completing with a minimum grade
of B, the UCLA courses French 3R or 5, German 3R
or 5, and/or Spanish 25. One of these language
A minimum total of thirty-six quarter units must be student must have completed six full courses in the requirements must be satisfied by the end of the
taken in art history, theory and criticism, in undergraduate
and graduate study. Subjects (by petition)
related to the special interest of the student may be
substituted.
history of art, distributed over at least four of the
following seven categories such that three fall
within categories a. through d., and three within
categories e. through g.
second quarter of residence and the other by the
end of the fourth. Students majoring in an Asian art
history area must satisfy their European language
requirement by the end of the second quarter of
Comprehensive Examination Plan . Each degree is
granted upon the basis of the quality of the stu-
a) Egypt, Ancient Near East, Classical
b) Medieval (Western European; Byzantine)
residence and may do so in any of the three ways
listed above. Their Asian language requirement,
however, is normally satisfied by enrolling in an
dent's work as demonstrated in the exhibition c) Renaissance, Baroque, Prints and Drawings appropriate course sequence for six consecutive