Studio art prerequisite a mistake
Course hasn't been offered since 1993
by Timothy Cama | Llama Ledger Staff
Issue date: 12/5/07 Section: News
Students wishing to register for some studio arts classes next semester may be disappointed to find that one of the prerequisite classes hasn't been offered in over a decade.
Studio Art 101 is listed as a prerequisite for SART 235/435: Painting Studio, but "equivalent background" is also listed as another option.
The same course is listed as a prerequisite for SART 263/463: Sculpture Studio, and students are also required to have taken Studio Art 104, 105 or 106. Bill Jackson teaches both Painting Studio and Sculpture Studio.
But Studio Art 101 hasn't been in course guides in years, nor is it listed in the course catalog. In fact, it hasn't been offered since Fall 1993, according to Registrar Rochelle Duffy.
When the class was offered, it was offered as one of a variety of introductory drawing courses such as Figure Drawing, according to Arthur Hillman, head of the Division of Arts and Aesthetics.
But the professor who offered those courses retired long ago, according to Hillman, though the prerequisite still appears in some course descriptions.
Studio arts courses in the 200 level or above have very little instruction, according to Hillman, and are more geared toward students who don't need basic instruction. Therefore, professors require that students already have the basic instruction and can work on their own.
"It's really a mistake," Hillman says about the prerequisite. "It should read 'a 100 level studio course'."
Such courses including two modular drawing courses, Introduction to Photography, Graphic Design, Video Production, Assemblage and others.
Other high-level studio arts courses may require more specific 100 level courses, Hillman says. For example, high-level photography classes require Introduction to Photograph or some other formal photography instruction or experience.
Hillman plans to have the mistake fixed, and allow faculty to dictate other prerequisites for their classes.
"I doubt it has discouraged any students from registering," added Duffy.
Contact the author: tcama@llamaledger.com
Studio Art 101 is listed as a prerequisite for SART 235/435: Painting Studio, but "equivalent background" is also listed as another option.
The same course is listed as a prerequisite for SART 263/463: Sculpture Studio, and students are also required to have taken Studio Art 104, 105 or 106. Bill Jackson teaches both Painting Studio and Sculpture Studio.
But Studio Art 101 hasn't been in course guides in years, nor is it listed in the course catalog. In fact, it hasn't been offered since Fall 1993, according to Registrar Rochelle Duffy.
When the class was offered, it was offered as one of a variety of introductory drawing courses such as Figure Drawing, according to Arthur Hillman, head of the Division of Arts and Aesthetics.
But the professor who offered those courses retired long ago, according to Hillman, though the prerequisite still appears in some course descriptions.
Studio arts courses in the 200 level or above have very little instruction, according to Hillman, and are more geared toward students who don't need basic instruction. Therefore, professors require that students already have the basic instruction and can work on their own.
"It's really a mistake," Hillman says about the prerequisite. "It should read 'a 100 level studio course'."
Such courses including two modular drawing courses, Introduction to Photography, Graphic Design, Video Production, Assemblage and others.
Other high-level studio arts courses may require more specific 100 level courses, Hillman says. For example, high-level photography classes require Introduction to Photograph or some other formal photography instruction or experience.
Hillman plans to have the mistake fixed, and allow faculty to dictate other prerequisites for their classes.
"I doubt it has discouraged any students from registering," added Duffy.
Contact the author: tcama@llamaledger.com
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