Course Description
This studio course facilitates the development of a cohesive body of work for an exit exhibition. Research, creation, and presentation of an exhibition will be required for graduation. Students will also work on a portfolio with a written statement and visual documentation as preparation for professional activities and/or graduate school.
Athena Title
Exit Studio
Pre or Corequisite
ARST 4800/6800
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Finalize and format projects from previous classes into a presentation structure. Learning out come: Editing a personal body of work for accurate representation. Create a personal portfolio using the Internet, print, slide and multimedia disk as publication platforms. Learning out come: Experience in techniques in a variety of marketing forums. Conceptually develop an exhibition to display the accomplishments of the program in a gallery environment. Learning out comes: Understanding the difference between personal work and public representation. Execute the exhibition during the final weeks of the graduating semester. Learning out comes: Experience in public representation.
Topical Outline
This course will be taught as independent study. The student will pick a major advisor and work closely with this person on the developments towards graduation in their final semester. The course will provide 4 areas of judication, one for each of the course objectives. The student will be eligible for graduation in the BFA program with an emphasis in Digital media upon completion of the exit gallery exhibition.