education in a foreign institution

international students); and

term goals

5. A portfolio of 10-15 slides of the applicant's most recent work, presented in a clear

plastic slide sheet with each slide labeled and identified on a separate slide list (for

minor in Studio Art only)

Minor in Studio Art: The MA in Art Education with a minor in Studio Art requires 33 graduate-level credit hours (with at least 27 semester hours at the graduate level) that include 12 hours in Art Education, 12 hours in studio (to be determined by the student and the Graduate Committee chairman), 3 hours of Graduate Seminar, 3 hours in Art History, and 3 hours of Graduate Exhibition with exhibition report. All upper-division undergraduate-level work proposed for inclusion in this graduate degree must be eligible for graduate credit and recommended for approval by the graduate advisor of the department.

Minor in Education with Thesis: This degree plan requires 36 graduate-level semester hours (with at least 27 semester hours at the graduate level) which include 12 hours of Art Education, three hours of Art History, three hours of Graduate Seminar, 12 hours of Education, and six hours of thesis (with oral defense). A thesis, satisfactory to the Graduate Committee and the Graduate School, must be completed before the degree will be awarded. All upper-division graduate work proposed for inclusion in this graduate degree must be eligible for graduate credit and recommended for approval by the graduate advisor of the department.

Minor in Education without Thesis: This degree plan requires 36 semester hours (with at least 27 semester hours at the graduate level) that include 18 hours of Art Education, three hours of Art History, three hours of Graduate Seminar, and 12 hours of Education. Graduate students will be required to successfully complete both a written and oral comprehensive examination in Art Education and Education before the degree will be awarded. Candidates will be required to write several scholarly papers, one of which must be presented to the Graduate Advisor for inclusion in the student's file. All upper-division undergraduate work proposed for inclusion in this graduate degree must be eligible for graduate credit and recommended for approval by the graduate advisor of the department.

Organization and presentation of a one-person exhibition. This effort includes the planning, promotion, design, installation, and verbal defense of the exhibition to the selected graduate committee. Prerequisite: Department approval. Supplemental Tuition and Coaching fee required.

Conference and discussions of various topics in Art by faculty, graduate students, and outside speakers. Required of all graduate Art majors. May be repeated one time.

Literature and current research in art education, with exchange of ideas and discussion of problems in the field.

Identification of principles, problems, and issues affecting visual arts curriculum in the schools. Examination of rationale and philosophies of various models of art education programs in the U.S.

Examination of the history, philosophies, theories, and practices of visual arts criticism in American schools. Identification of problems and issues which center on the application of art criticism approaches affecting today's schools.

Exploration of a variety of media in the crafts. Emphasis on media most adaptable to the public school art room. Problems and projects tailored to the students' needs. Course may be repeated when problem varies. Laboratory fee required.

Independent research in art education with regular consultation between student and assigned professor. Course may be repeated when problem varies.

Initial work on the thesis. Supplemental Tuition and Coaching fee required.

Continuous enrollment required while work on the thesis continues. Prerequisite: ARTE 5398. Supplemental Tuition and Coaching fee required.

This course surveys the art and civilization of the Maya, the Aztecs, and their predecessors from 1800 BC to the present. In addition to large scale art and architecture, the invention of writing, funerary ceramics, and the use of art as both religious and political art will be examined.

The course explores the history of art and its role in the civilizations of the El Paso/Northern Chihuahua region, from Hueco Tanks to the rise of Modernism and the mural renaissance. Using the rich artistic legacy of this area, the class examines the way art functions across borders and how borders have been constructed, debated, and lived through in the art of the past.

A seminar that reviews art theory from Kant to Baudrillard. Issues such as art-for-art's sake, Marxism, phenomenology, interpretation, deconstruction, multiculturalism, and hypereality will be discussed. Course fee required.

Independent creative research with regular consultation between student and assigned faculty member. Prerequisite: Department approval. Fees required.

Independent creative research with regular consultation between student and assigned faculty member. Fees required.

This course stresses individual direction and achievement in drawing. May be repeated for credit. Supplemental Tuition and Coaching fee required.

Independent creative research with regular consultation between student and assigned faculty member. Supplemental Tuition and Coaching fee required.

Independent creative research with regular consultation between student and assigned faculty member. Fees required.

Independent creative research with regular consultation between student and assigned faculty member. Department approval required. Fees required.

Independent creative research with regular consultation between student and assigned faculty member. Fees required.

This course stresses individual direction and achievement in Sculpture. May be repeated for credit. Fees required.

Independent creative research with regular consultation between student and assigned faculty member. Fees required.