Course Description
Project of original creative works of high professional standards, together with a written report in which use is made of photographs or drawings or both and a comprehensive exhibition of creative work.
Athena Title
Graduate Exit Studio
Non-Traditional Format
Independent creative work for master's exhibition.
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall, spring and summer
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Student learning Outcomes
- Students will produce a sustained body of original creative work that demonstrates advanced technical proficiency, conceptual rigor, and professional standards of execution.
- Students will integrate critical inquiry and reflective analysis into creative practice, demonstrating the ability to frame, develop, and resolve complex artistic problems.
- Students will conduct independent research that situates the creative project within relevant historical, theoretical, cultural, and disciplinary contexts.
- Students will articulate the intellectual, methodological, and aesthetic foundations of the creative work through a substantial written report that effectively incorporates photographs, drawings, or other visual documentation.
- Students will design and present a comprehensive public exhibition that communicates conceptual intent, process, and outcomes clearly and professionally.
- Students will defend creative and scholarly decisions orally through a formal presentation and critique process, demonstrating clarity, coherence, and responsiveness to critical feedback.
- Students will demonstrate ethical responsibility and professional standards in research, authorship, collaboration, exhibition practices, and the use of sources and materials.
- Students will evaluate their own creative practice through reflective assessment, identifying strengths, limitations, and future directions for research and professional development.
Topical Outline
- Development of an individualized plan of study in consultation with the instructor, defining project scope, research questions, methodologies, and professional objectives.
- Advanced conceptual and creative development of an original body of work supported by independent and directed research.
- Iterative production and critical refinement of creative work through experimentation, critique, and faculty guidance.
- Integration of visual documentation and research materials as tools for analysis, reflection, and communication.
- Preparation of a substantial written report situating the creative project within relevant scholarly, disciplinary, and professional contexts.
- Planning, realization, and public presentation of a comprehensive exhibition, including a formal oral defense of the completed work.
Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes
Communication
The ability to effectively develop, express, and exchange ideas in written, oral, interpersonal, or visual form.
Creativity & Innovation
The capacity to combine or synthesize existing ideas, images, or expertise in original ways and the experience of thinking, reacting, and working in an imaginative way characterized by innovation, divergent thinking, and risk taking.
