General Catalog - John F. Kennedy University

School of Holistic StudiesSchool ofHolistic StudiesA&C _____________________________________________________________________5800 Studio Critique Seminar 3The Studio Critique Seminar allows students an ongoing criticaldialogue with their peers under the supervision of an experiencedartist. Students present original artwork to the group and receivein-depth responses regarding issues of technical and formalresolution as well as more profound insight into issues ofmeaning and culture. Students work to develop critical awarenessand a sense of community as well as fostering the development oflanguage for the examination of issues critical to a fully functioningartist. The course is repeated eight times, with the possibilityof different instructors and seminar members each time.A&C _____________________________________________________________________5805 MFA Review: Final 1In the final quarter of enrollment in the MFA program (completionof 83 units), a review is required to ensure the candidate’scompletion of a body of original artwork that meets the department’sstandards for technical resolution, academic insight, andauthentic personal expression. The candidate submits the finishedartist’s statement as a definitive assertion of his or her personalphilosophy of art and artistic ambition.A&C _____________________________________________________________________5900 Topics in Arts and Consciousness 1–3Topics in arts and consciousness vary and may be repeated forcredit with a change in topic.A&C _____________________________________________________________________5981 MFA: Final Project A 2This project is the first part of a two-quarter sequence tocomplete the MFA in Studio Arts. Final Project A consists ofindividual meetings with a faculty advisor to complete the firstdraft of the MFA corollary statement, an integral aspect of thefinal exhibition, offering a clear academic and artistic contextfor the artwork being exhibited. The preliminary draft of thestatement is submitted to the faculty review committee at thefinal review. In this review, the original artwork which will bethe core of the final exhibition is also presented for facultyinput. The student then works with the final project advisor tointegrate the comments of faculty into the final version of theexhibition and corollary statement, to be refined and completedin the next quarter.A&C _____________________________________________________________________5982 MFA: Final Project B 2This project is the second part of a two-quarter sequence requiredto complete the MFA in Studio Arts. Final Project B consistsof individual meetings with a faculty advisor to complete thefinal draft of the MFA corollary statement (see above). The finalexhibition is mounted during Final Project B. The final versionof the corollary statement is also presented for approval by thefinal review committee which meets with the student to offerfinal comments and critique.A&C _____________________________________________________________________5988 Transformative Arts: Final Project A 2The project is the required first of a two-part sequence to completethe MA in Transformative Arts. It consists of individual meetingswith a faculty advisor that initiates the final paper and completesthe student’s experience in the program. A final review of thestudents’ artwork and a first draft of the final paper is also required.Final Project A supports the student’s integration and resolutionof the issues of personal inquiry, creative self-expression,community involvement and transformation as integral aspectsof the creative journey.A&C _____________________________________________________________________5989 Transformative Arts: Final Project B 2This project is the second part of a two-quarter sequence tocomplete the MA in Transformative Arts. Final Project Bconsists of continued individual meetings with a faculty advisorto finish the final paper which completes the student’s experiencein the program. This portion focuses on the finalization andapproval by faculty review committee of the final paper. It isalso a period in which issues of career and personal growthare considered deeply.A&C 5995 Independent Study inArts _____________________________________________________________________& Consciousness 1–6To be arranged with consent of instructor and approval of thedepartment chair and dean. May be repeated for credit with achange of topic.130 School of Holistic Studies John F. Kennedy University