Graduate Catalog: 2012-2013 - Alabama A&M University

ART 505-515 Advanced Ceramics – Threesemester hours. Continued study in ceramics foradvanced students. Prerequisite: One undergraduatecourse in ceramics.ART 506-516 Advanced Fibers – Three semesterhours. The advanced course in fibers emphasizespersonal development of skills and techniques,which exceed basic course requirements. Thestudent may elect a loom or non-loom emphasiswith concentration in one area or several relatedareas; macramé, basketry, batik, tie-dying, weaving.ART 507-517 Advanced Photography – Threesemester hours. Continued study in photography foradvanced students. Prerequisite: One undergraduatecourse in photography.167ART 508-518 Advanced Jewelry – Three semesterhours. Continued study in jewelry for advancedstudents. Prerequisite: One undergraduate course injewelry.ART 520 Art Survey – Three semester hours.Examination of modern and contemporary art styles,movements, and techniques via trips to museumsand galleries, visiting artists, lectures, and slidepresentations.ART 522 Origins of Modern Art – Three semesterhours. A survey of the history of painting andsculpture from the mid-nineteenth century and itsinfluence on twentieth century and contemporaryart. Analysis will include the major artists,beginning with the Impressionists and continuingthrough contemporary conceptual installation art.ART 524 African-American Art – Three semesterhours. The study of major events, personalities, andinfluences germane to the creation of art by blacksin America, including visual slave themes. Pan-African Art, "Black Art", and blacks in mainstreamart.ART 526 Research in Art History – Threesemester hours. Intensive study of selected periods,personalities, styles, and other characteristicsconsidered important in world art history, as well asan examination of bibliographical, photographic,archival, and iconographical materials used in thestudy of art, and methodological approaches forhistorical analysis.ART 528 Primitive Art - Three semester hours. Anexamination of the social and cultural qualitiesdemonstrated in the art of various preliteratecultures throughout the world.ART 532 Teaching and Supervision of Art in thePublic Schools and Practicum – Three semesterhours. Problems, issues, and procedures of artteaching and supervision in the elementary schooland junior and senior high schools; art in life ofschool and community; development of programsand procedures; problems in selecting, organizing,teaching, and evaluating art activities; practicum.ART 534 Art in Childhood Education – Threesemester hours. Readings for and planning theanalysis and development of art programs forchildren in preschools, elementary schools, andother community agencies.ART 538 Workshop – Curriculum Developmentin Art Education – Three semester hours. Providesthe art teacher an opportunity to explore innovativestudio approaches and teaching strategies in aworkshop setting with public school students.Reading, discussion, studio exploration, and actualteaching experience are facets explored.Prerequisite: One year teaching experience.ART 552 Independent Study - Three semesterhours. This course shall be available to all graduateart students who desire to continue work in anygiven area beyond the regular class offerings. Priorconsent of the instructor is required.168ART 595 Internship in Art Education - Sixsemester hours. This course consists of fourteenweeks of full-time teaching under the immediatedirection of supervising teachers in an off-campuspublic or approved private school. Candidates sharetheir experiences, discuss problems, and developnew techniques in a professional seminar for theduration of the teaching experience. The weeklyseminar is required. Prerequisite: Art ProgramapprovalBIOLOGYBIO 510 Radiation Biology - Four semester hours.Characteristics of radioisotopes; detection andcounting techniques and instrumentation; tracertechniques, health and safety system. (Prerequisite:consent of instructor)BIO 511 Biological Control - Four semester hours.Designed to introduce components of resistance, useof parasites, predators and microorganisms’ foreign106