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experience of art and sense experience
in general factors into broader –
sociological, political, moral – questions
of human life and existence.
FA 471
Research Topics in the Visual
Arts II
3 credits (AS)
This "stacked" course allows students
to choose to do advanced work in
selected Studio Art, Photography and
Fashion Studies courses. During the
senior year Studio Art and Photography
majors must take either FA 471 or FA
472, and students may take both.
(Offered fall term)
FA 472
Research Topics in the Visual
Arts II
3 credits (AS)
This "stacked" course allows students
to choose to do advanced work in
selected Studio Art, Photography and
Fashion Studies courses. During the
senior year, Studio Art and
Photography majors must take either
FA 471 or FA 472, and students may
take both. (Offered fall term)
FA 473
Research in the Performing
Arts II
3 credits (AS)
See FA 373 Research in the Performing
Arts I
FA 485
Internship II
3 credits (CS)
Internships consist of off-campus
fieldwork based on a learning contract
signed by the student, agency
supervisor and faculty director. The
student participates in internship
seminar meetings and an annual group
presentation of internship experiences.
205
A written evaluation of the experience
is required of the student and agency.
The student develops a final report that
synthesizes the internship and academic
activities. (Arranged)
Prerequisite: FA 385 Internship I
FA 489
Independent Professional Study
3 credits (CS)
This course may take a variety of
forms: studio, portfolio, research
project, or intense reading and a major
paper. Characterized by a mentoral or
preceptoral relationship, the course
places significant demand on the
students‘ capacity for independent
critical thought. (Arranged)
FA 499
Capstone Seminar in the
Humanities
3 credits (AS)
Principally designed for students
completing course work in a
humanities-oriented area (literature,
performing arts, communication), the
Capstone Seminar allows students to
propose and carry out specific
academic projects that build on the
knowledge and skills emphasized in
previous course work. Projects may be
individual or team-based. The course
stresses written, oral, and visual
communication, problem-solving,
setting and achieving specific goals,
teamwork, and self-assessment. The
overall goal is to prepare for the next
stage of students‘ education or
professional development. The course
culminates with a public presentation
of the finished project. (Offered fall
and spring terms)
Prerequisite: Student must be eligible for
graduation at the end of the term in which
seminar is taken.