Academic Spine for Undergraduates

SOPHSEM + RST•2017

ACADEMIC SPINE FOR UNDERGRADUATES SOPHSEM 2900 PROFPRAC 3900 CAPSTONE 4900

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INTERDISCIPLINARY FUTURES

“My name is Luke Pelletier (BFA 2015). I’m currently living in Los Angeles. I've been able to make a full living off of my art. I show mostly in galleries, but I also do freelance design work for skate/surf brands. I've been flown to France and Hawaii to paint murals.

I've worked with brands like Gatorade, Nike, Darkstar, HUF, and many others. I opened a coffee shop with one of my collectors recently in West Hollywood…”

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WHAT SHOULD EVERY STUDENT KNOW WHEN THEY ARE AWARDED AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE FROM SAIC? FIRST YEAR SCHOLARS PROGRAM (FYSP)

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(BFA) LEARNING GOALS

Creative Production Students will create work that demonstrates perceptual acuity, conceptual understanding, and technical facility ready for professional practice in their chosen area(s) of study.

Critical and Analytical Thinking Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze and construct arguments critically engaging with ideas, artifacts, and events.

Contextualization Students will develop cultural literacy and the ability to integrate and synthesize knowledge from multiple disciplines and contexts.

Communication Students will be able to think, listen, speak, and write effectively, communicating with precision, cogency, and r hetorical conviction.

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DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ASSESSMENT INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAM (DEGREE) DEPARTMENTAL COURSE

Assessment of Student Learning

THE SPINE

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ADDING STRUCTURE AND PURPOSE TO AN OPEN CURRICULUM Wh a t d o e s t he A ca d em i c S pi ne o f f er?

- In te rd i sc ip li na r y di a l og ue and mento rship - Sc a f f o ld e d st ru ct u r e t o open c urric ulum - Ite ra t iv e b uil d t o a ca p s t on e experienc e

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SOPHSEM S C2900 HOLARS

PROFPRAC PRO GRAM 3900

CAPSTONE 4900

One-on-one mentoring:

Meetings with faculty, writing fellow, and peer Meetings with faculty Meetings with faculty mentor

Critique + Discussion:

Emerging direction of your creative practice

Online engagement + Content and context research context for of your capstone work your developing / exhibition creative practice

Writing for and about your art practice

Looking outward; finding the ideal context for your creative practice

“Curricular Mapping” essay

Curated group Collaborate to create exhibition within an augmented reality “Undergraduate online exhibition Exhibition”

Emphasis on:

Sample projects:

Documentation and exhibition of your capstone work

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REQUIREMENT If you are watching this presentation in your Research Studio: Transfer or Sophomore Seminar class, you are required to complete this class, PROFPRAC, and CAPSTONE, before you can graduate.

Trust us, it’s required.

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F I R S T Y E A R S C H O LCapstone ARS PROGRAM

SPINE

CAPSTONE 4900 (Year 4; FINAL FALL/SPRING SEMESTER)

Professional Practice Experience PROFPRAC 3900 (Year 3; FALL OR SPRING SEMESTER)

Sophomore Seminar SOPHSEM 2900 OR Research Studio for Transfers (Year 2)

FIRST YEAR FOUNDATIONS: CONTEMPORARY PRACTICES Research Studio I + II CP 1020 AND CP 1022 (Year 1, First Year Students)

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F I R S T Y E A R S C H OSome L A Rstudio S P Rdepartments O G R A M may have

recommended pathways for students to follow that include specific 2900, 3900, and 4900 options. For example: ARCHITECTURE DESIGNED OBJECTS FASHION INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN Students should contact an individual department or an academic advisor to ensure they understand their options and choose the one that best fits their degree and creative practice.

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FIRST YEAR SCHOLARS PROGRAM Some degree programs require specific Spine courses. For example: BFAAE, Art education BAAH, Art History BAVCS, Visual and Critical Studies BFAW, Writing Students should contact an individual department or an academic advisor to ensure they understand their options and choose the one that best fits their degree and creative practice.

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W H AT T H E N U M B E R TELLS YOU

3900: This course will fulfill the Junior Professional Practice Requirement 4900: This course will fulfill the Senior Capstone Requirement

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W H AT T H E N A M E T E L L S YOU…

PROFPRAC , CAPSTONE: Course is interdisciplinary and open to all students Example: PROFPRAC 3900: Working Artist, OPEN TO ALL “DEPARTMENT 3900/4900”: Course is specialized towards a specific discipline and has pre-requisites Example: FASHION 3900: Fashion Construction/Design IV, OPEN ONLY TO FASHION CORE

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COURSE STRUCTURE + CONTACT HOURS THREE-HOUR STUDIO-SEMINAR COURSE Talking about “Making” Critiques, discussion, etc.

SIX-HOUR BLOCK FOR HOME STUDY AND INDEPENDENT WORK

SIX-HOUR STUDIO COURSE “Making” time in class

THREE-HOUR BLOCK FOR HOME STUDY AND INDEPENDENT WORK

Assessment of Student Learning

PROFPRAC 3900 Course learning goals

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DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ASSESSMENT INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAM (DEGREE) DEPARTMENTAL COURSE

Assessment of Student Learning

FP I RR S TOYFEP A RR SACCH O3 L A9R0S 0P R O G R A M Students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate the ability to think, speak, and write clearly and effectively with regard to the creative and/or scholarly practice.

For example: Lora Lode, Arts Administration—Students engaged in a mock-interview with Sarah Skaggs

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FP I RR S TOYFEP A RR SACCH O3 L A9R0S 0P R O G R A M Students will be able to: 2. Present a professional body of work in an online context, demonstrating a critical awareness of audience and selection of work.

For example: Claudia Hart, FVNMA —Students created an augmented reality online gallery of art inspired by the 19th century AIC collection. http://romanticapp.tumblr.com/

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FP I RR S TOYFEP A RR SACCH O3 L A9R0S 0P R O G R A M Students will be able to: 3. Implement a well-planned creative project, applying professional skills relevant to their artistic, creative, and/or scholarly practice.

For example: Danny Floyd, Visual and Critical Studies: Students planned and curated a show at Ballroom Projects, down to the level of designing a show card.

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FP I RR S TOYFEP A RR SACCH O3 L A9R0S 0P R O G R A M Students will be able to: 4. Create connections and linkages with relevant practitioners, organizations, and institutions in students’ field(s) of interest, with an attention to identifying key players as well as situating their own work within these fields.

For example: Oliver Sann, Photography—Students prepare questions in class to ask curators on site-visits to gallery

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PROFPRAC 3900 EXAMPLES

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FP I RR S TOYFEP A RR SACCH O3 L A9R0S 0P R O G R A M AIADO/Fashion: Runway Meets Runway Faculty: Jim TerMeer, Tommy Walton

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FP I RR S TOYFEP A RR SACCH O3 L A9R0S 0P R : OFGaR Al M l

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Art and Technology Studies: Technology and Media Faculty: Heather Dewey-Hagborg

R adic al Lov e (2015) i s an homage and e x pl o ra ti o n o f gen der i den ti ty s te re ot y pes in for en sic D NA phenotypi ng. T he 3d pr i n ted po r tr a i ts o f C he lse a Ma nn ing were generated from an al ys es o f h er DN A , extr a c ted fr o m h air clipping s sent to the arti st from C h el s e a th r o u gh th e ma i l .

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GR PF IRR SOTFYPE ARRASCC H3O L9A0R S0 :P RSO p r Ai Mn g 2 0 1 8 Fiber and Material Studies : Every Day I’m Hustling Faculty: Aram Han

T he Pr o t e st Ban ne r Lendi ng Li brary i s m ad e u p o f th r ee pa r ts : (1) pr o tes t b a nn er ma k ing worksh ops for the pub l i c; ( 2) pr o tes t ba n n er ma ki n g w or ks hops f or non -ci ti zens; and (3) a p hys i ca l P r o tes t Ba n n er L en di n g L ib r ar y , w he re th e publ i c i s wel come to ch ec k o u t a n d bo r r o w pr o tes t b a nn ers.

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FP I RR S TOYFEP A RR SACCH O3 L A9R0S 0P R : OFGaR Al M l

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Arts Administration: What’s My Job? Faculty: Ann Chen

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FP I RR S TOYFEP A RR SACCH O3 L A9R0S 0P R : OFGaR Al M l

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CAPX: Internship as Professional Experience Faculty: Lora Lode

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CAPSTONE 4900 Course learning goals

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K ayl a Anderson , U nd er gra dua te E x h ib i ti o n, 2013

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FC I RA S TP YSETA R O SNCEH O4L A9R0S 0P R O G R A M Students will be able to: 1. Document a body of focused, self-initiated work that demonstrates conceptual understanding and technical ability.

2. Engage in practices of critique that position one's own and others’ work in a diverse range of practices and their histories.

3. Demonstrate the ability to think, speak, and write clearly and effectively with regard to the creative and/or scholarly practice.

4. Prepare a plan to display work in a capstone exhibition, OR other culminating end-of-year event, OR show work in an off-campus venue.

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CAPSTONE 4900 EXAMPLES (coming soon)

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A RNSEC H4 O L9A0R 0 S :P RSO p GR CF IAR SPTSYTE O r Ai Mn g 2 0 1 8 Painting and Drawing : Capstone Seminar Faculty: Michelle Grabner

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A RNSEC H4 O L9A0R 0 S :P RSO p GR CF IAR SPTSYTE O r Ai Mn g 2 0 1 9 Performance : Night Practices Faculty: Robin Deacon

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A RNSEC H4 O L9A0R 0 S :P RSO p GR CF IAR SPTSYTE O r Ai Mn g 2 0 1 9 Art and Technology : Advanced Art and Technology Projects Faculty: Christopher Baker

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STUDIO SYMPOSIUM 4900 CAPSTONE 4900: Fast Time/Slow Time: Creative Practice in a World Without Classes Team taught Studio Symposium: 3 credits Humanities; 3 credits “spine� Studio Faculty: Judith Brotman (FIBER) and Jeremy Biles (Liberal Arts) In this Capstone class, students will develop a focused/independent body of work and will be asked to participate in a range of self-selected activities that support work/working process.

Some activities will relate directly to studio practice; others will focus on life outside the studio.

Critique groups and research are potential examples of the former; meditation, walking, or yoga are examples of the latter. In support of both kinds of activities, students will read and respond (in writing and in discussion) to a variety of literary readings as well as texts drawn from art theory and criticism, religious studies, and psychology. Emphasis will be placed on texts that foster a synthesis of theory and practice, particularly through attention to habit, attention/awareness, labor, and discipline. Required projects include an in-process and final critique of studio work and a formal presentation describing/discussing impact of selected activities on working process. This is a six-credit Studio Symposium course that meets once per week for six hours, and students fulfill three studio credits and three LAS/Humanities credits.

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QUESTIONS?

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