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The Master of Arts in Art program offers three concentrations: art history, studio art, and art education. For detailed information about the programs, visit the M.A. in Art website. The program is housed in the Department of Art, which is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.
Art history is designed for persons interested in professional, academic, museum studies, or arts management careers and prepares students for doctoral study. It offers a broad-based study of the history of visual expression and opportunities for advanced research projects. Art historians analyze and articulate the meaning and form of human experience as embodied in works of art. The field encompasses the world of art and architecture as it exists today and has been understood visually and verbally in the past.
Art education provides advanced experiences specific to art instruction for persons who come from a wide range of educational settings. Students gain a better understanding of the history of art education, various teaching philosophies and curricular approaches, theories of teaching and learning, assessment of children’s art progress, teacher and program assessment, and research. This concentration does not lead to teaching licensure.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to schedule an interview with the program coordinator before applying, although this is not required. All application materials are due by April 1 for the fall semester and November 1 for the spring semester.
Official transcripts, GRE scores (if used), and letters of recommendation should be sent to the UALR Graduate School. Other requirements should be sent to the program coordinator in the Department of Art.
Baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (4.0 scale). A B.A. or B.F.A. in art is preferable but other experiences will be considered.
18 undergraduate art history hours.
21 hours of studio art and a minimum of 9 hours in art history.
*To be considered for admittance, the portfolio must show proficient skills indicating the ability to conduct self-directed work in the intended area of focus. The applicant may choose to include work from additional mediums. The portfolio should be of an overall high quality in every medium show.
**Admittance requires 9 hours of art history. Students that do not have the prerequisite hours will be required to complete these prior to enrolling in the seminar. Remedial hours cannot be counted as credit hours toward the M.A. degree.
Up to six graduate hours with grades of B or greater earned in the past five years may be transferred from another accredited institution.
Students admitted to the Graduate School as a special student, but not the art program, may enroll in courses only with the coordinator’s and instructor’s permission. If later admitted to the art program, the student may not apply more than six hours (with grades of B or greater) toward program requirements.
A limited number of graduate assistantships are available. Contact the program coordinator for information.
All students must maintain at least a 3.0 GPA. Only twelve hours at the 5000 level may count toward the degree; all remaining hours must be 7000-level. Grades of “incomplete” are discouraged, and students with one or more “incompletes” may be restricted in the number of hours they may take in a subsequent semester. An Advancement to Candidacy Examination or Critique is required. Students are also expected to participate regularly in special seminars and workshops and to attend lectures and gallery openings organized by the department.
The art history concentration requires 30 graduate credit hours, including 5300 Studies in the History of Art; 9 additional 5000-level art history lecture hours; 3 hours each in Renaissance and Baroque, 18th- and 19th-century, and 20th-century art; 6 approved elective hours; and a thesis with oral defense.
The thesis topic must be selected before completing 21 hours and must be approved by the thesis advisor and program coordinator before it is submitted to the Graduate School dean. The thesis must demonstrate the candidate’s capacity for high-level, independent research. In addition, it must conform to the deadlines, requirements, and standards of the Department of Art and Graduate School. Thesis regulations are available from the program coordinator.
Students who intend to complete degree requirements during the summer must anticipate professional absences for at least part of the summer.
In addition, students must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language. A reading knowledge of French or German is normally expected. Proficiency may be demonstrated by successful completion of an undergraduate intermediate level course, or showing that level of proficiency on an examination approved by the Department of International and Second Language Studies. This should be done as early as possible in the course of study.
The Advancement to Candidacy Exam must be taken when the student has successfully completed between 9 and 15 program hours. It includes slide identifications of major monuments from all periods and several essays covering material from various periods. Upon completion of the exam, the faculty may advise the student to continue in the program or repeat earlier course work, or the student may be dismissed from the program.
The 3D Studies program requires 30 graduate credit hours, including 15 hours in graduate studio, 6 hours in art history, 3 hours of graduate seminar, and 6 hours of approved elective hours. Students work with a faculty advisor in the area of focus to design a course of study. The Advancement Review must be passed before enrolling in ARAD 7354 Graduate 3D Studio IV.
The Advancement Review, which is open to all faculty, is scheduled when a minimum of 15 credit hours have been successfully completed with a cumulative 3.0 GPA, and while the student is enrolled in ARAD 7353 Graduate Studio III. The student’s portfolio and all work in the program are reviewed by a faculty committee of at least three persons selected by the student in consultation with the focus area faculty and M.A. program coordinator. The committee may recommend that the student continue on to ARAD 7354 Graduate Studio IV, repeat some or all of previous coursework, or be dismissed from the program. Student has two attempts to pass the Advancement Review.
The Project and Exhibition conducted in ARAD 7355 Graduate 3D Studio: Exhibition must be proposed to, and accepted by, the student’s advisory committee before Advancement is granted. The exhibition must be organized and scheduled according to departmental policies, and the student must document the exhibition and include required written materials specific to each focus area, following departmental guidelines and standards.
The M.A. in Art 3D Studies is designed to be completed in four successive semesters of study. Students are required to maintain continuous minimum enrollment of six hours per semester. Should there be a break in enrollment, the student may be required to reapply to the program.
May be adapted to individual student’s qualifications.
The studio art concentration requires at least 36 graduate credit hours, including 18 hours in a major studio field (or 12 major and 6 minor hours); 9 art history hours; 3 approved liberal arts hours (may be upper-level undergraduate); 3 elective hours; and ARST 7399 Thesis. A foreign language is not required.
Students work with a faculty advisor in the major studio field to design a course of study. Courses are divided into Level I and Level II. The Advancement to Candidacy Critique must be passed before enrolling for ARST 7399 Thesis.
The Advancement to Candidacy Critique, which is open to all faculty, is scheduled when all Level I courses have been completed with a cumulative 3.0 GPA. The student’s portfolio and all work in the program are reviewed by a faculty committee of at least three persons selected by the student in consultation with the major field advisor and program coordinator. The committee may recommend that the student continue to Level II, repeat some or all of Level I, or be dismissed from the program.
The thesis topic must be approved by the candidate’s advisory committee. Thesis includes a written component, an exhibition, and oral defense. Each of these components must follow departmental guidelines and Graduate School thesis standards.
The art education concentration requires at least 36 graduate credit hours, including 9 hours of art education; 9 hours of studio art (may be in one or more disciplines); 9 hours of art history; 6 hours of electives (to be approved by advisor); and 3 hours of thesis with oral defense. A foreign language is not required.
The Advancement to Candidacy Exam must be taken when the student has successfully completed between 21 and 27 program hours. All student work in the program is reviewed by a faculty committee of at least three persons selected by the student in consultation with the major advisor and program coordinator.
The topic for the thesis project must be selected before completing 21 hours and must be approved by the thesis advisor and program coordinator before it is submitted to the Graduate School dean. The thesis project must demonstrate the candidate’s capacity for high-level independent inquiry and research. In addition, it must conform to the deadlines, requirements, and standards for the Department of Art and the Graduate School. Thesis regulations are available from the program coordinator.
Students may enroll in ARST 7355 Field Study and complete approved coursework at other institutions during the summer semester, or enroll in ARST 7356 Internship and complete 120 hours of approved internship hours for elective credit.
Prerequisite: admission to graduate program in 3D Studies and instructor approval. For first semester graduate students in 3D Studies. Individual research in consultation with instructors and area faculty; emphasis on personal expression and content of work. All students will meet on a weekly basis for group discussions and critique; this aspect of the course is focused on assisting students in understanding and articulating the substance of their work, and provides the structure for understanding the critical issues of art and craft within the context of students’ studio practice. Required number of substantive pieces completed under faculty supervision/advisement. Offered in fall and spring. Three credit hours.
Prerequisite: ARAD 7351. Continuation of Graduate 3D Studio 7351. Individual research in consultation with instructors and area faculty; emphasis on personal expression, and content of work. All students will meet on a weekly basis for group discussions and critique. Required number of substantive pieces completed under faculty supervision/advisement. A requirement of the course is to apply to and participate in a minimum of one exhibition opportunity off-campus. Offered in fall and spring. Three credit hours.
Prerequisite: ARAD 7352. Continuation of Graduate 3D Studio 7352. Individual research in consultation with instructors and area faculty; emphasis on personal expression, and content of work. All students will meet on a weekly basis for group discussions and critique. Required number of substantive pieces completed under faculty supervision/advisement. An Advancement Review will be conducted during Graduate 3D Studio III. Offered in fall and spring. Three credit hours.
Prerequisite: ARAD 7353 and having passed the Advancement Review. Continuation of Graduate 3D Studio 7353. Individual research in consultation with instructors and area faculty; emphasis on personal expression, and content of work. All students will meet on a weekly basis for group discussions and critique. Development of professional portfolio; includes curriculum vitae, digital or video portfolio of work/process, exhibitions, pertinent publicity; requires oral presentation of work. Offered in fall and spring. Three credit hours.
Prerequisite: ARAD 7353 and having passed the Advancement Review. The final project will culminate in an exhibition in one of the University Galleries or other approved venue. A public oral presentation and written presentation of work is required. May be taken only once for a grade. Offered in fall and spring. Three credit hours.
Prerequisite: ARAD 7352 and departmental approval. This course allows students to conduct approved coursework at other institutions during summer semesters. Three credit hours.
Prerequisite: ARAD 7351 and departmental approval. This course allows students to conduct an approved internship with an appropriate artist, designer, or institution. Minimum internship hours are 120. Three credit hours.
Prerequisite: 9 hours of art history including a course on the topic of Art History from 1945-Present. Art theoretical seminar covering contemporary art and craft topics from varying sources. This course will also focus on students’ own inspirational sources and offer ways to engage in meaningful discourse about a personal body of work. Offered in spring. Three credit hours.
Prerequisite: instructor consent. Special project course on varying topics not usually covered in regular course offerings.
Prerequisite: approval of art education advisor, consent of instructor. Research on a subject selected in consultation with the instructor. Variable credit of one to three hours. Offered in fall, spring, and summer.
History of art education; emphasis on changing philosophies, theories of learning, subsequent goals and objectives made apparent in curriculum development. Offered in spring.
Studio-based art experiences for students of all ages, ability levels; emphasis on individual student’s studio strengths; augmented by curriculum in drawing, painting, printmaking, three-dimensional materials. Offered in spring and summer.
Past, present curriculum, instruction; includes historical component as foundation for understanding current teaching strategies; various teaching approaches are analyzed and formalized into applicable classroom art experiences. Offered in fall and spring.
Prerequisite: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Topics may include past, present approaches to curriculum development; special populations; aesthetics; art history, criticism; art and technology; art and society; critical analysis; philosophic reflections on art, art education; others. May be repeated for credit when topic changes. Offered in fall, spring and summer.
Past and present art education research; emphasis on understanding the nature of educational research in art, various research methods, how research translates into practical classroom application; includes review, critique, application, development of research topics. Offered in fall.
Prerequisite: 27 graduate hours. Prepare and complete final thesis project. Offered in fall and spring.
Individual artists, particular periods, geographic areas, media, especially those not covered by normal course offerings. Content, subtitle, and organization change each time offered. Offered on demand.
Required for art history concentration. Art historical methodology; directed readings, research on topics, selected in consultation with the instructor, to be presented in class. Offered in fall on even years.
Policy development, museum administration, staff management, operations funding, budgeting, collection organization, program design. Offered in spring on odd years.
Painting, architecture, sculpture in Italy from c. 1300 to c. 1600; emphasis on major Florentine, Roman, Venetian artists.
Painting, sculpture, architecture, graphic art in Northern Europe (especially Low Countries, France, England) from end of Gothic period through Reformation.
Painting, architecture, sculpture in 18th-19th-century Europe. Offered in fall on odd years.
Major artists, movements; emphasis on 1945 to present; importance of new materials, techniques; critic’s role. Offered in fall on even years.
Development of architecture in Arkansas from origins through contemporary period.
Major developments in European and American architecture from 1900 to present; focus on European from 1900 to 1930, United States from 1930 to 1970; includes technological innovations, current design issues (e.g., preservation, adaptive reuse of historic buildings).
Painting, sculpture, architecture in Northern Europe (Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy) from 1600-1725. Offered in spring on odd years.
Painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture from Post- Impressionist period until World War II. Offered in spring on even years.
Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Content, length varies.
Personalities, theories, styles of specific 18th-, 19th-, and 20th-century architects.
Directed reading, research on selected topics in Italian Renaissance, Baroque art.
Directed reading, research on selected topics in Northern European art.
Directed study, seminar presentations on topics in 19th-century painting, sculpture, architecture.
Selected problems in 20th-century art.
Prerequisites: 21 graduate hours, consent of coordinator. Concentrated program of practical experience (paid or volunteer), under professional guidance, with a museum, gallery, or other arts organization; requires a journal of internship activities; final written report. Offered on demand.
Prerequisite: 24 graduate hours. (Required for art history concentration.) May be repeated once for credit. Offered fall and spring.
Experimental materials, techniques in two- or three-dimensional design; includes correlation of visual design elements with those of various multidimensional work not usually covered in normal course offerings. Content, subtitle, and organization change each time offered. Offered on demand.
Prerequisites: graduate standing; consent of coordinator, instructor. Content, length varies.
Various drawing media, techniques as resource for expression; philosophical, historical roots of contemporary drawing; students encouraged to pursue drawing that incorporates or is tangential to their major area of study. Offered in fall and spring.
Prerequisite: Studio Art 7311. Continuation of Studio Art 7311. Offered in fall and spring.
Prerequisite: Studio Art 7312. Continuation of Studio Art 7312. Offered in fall and spring.
Prerequisite: Studio Art 7313. Continuation of Studio Art 7313. Offered in fall and spring.
Prerequisite: Studio Art 7314. Continuation of Studio Art 7314. Offered in fall and spring.
Prerequisite: Studio Art 7315. Continuation of Studio Art 7315. Offered in fall and spring.
Contemporary painting concepts, techniques; emphasis may be on oil, acrylic, watercolor, or mixed media. Offered in fall, spring, and summer.
Prerequisite: Studio Art 7321. Continuation of Studio Art 7321. Offered in fall, spring, and summer.
Prerequisite: Studio Art 7322. Continuation of Studio Art 7322. Offered in fall, spring, and summer.
Prerequisite: Studio Art 7323. Continuation of Studio Art 7323. Offered in fall, spring, and summer.
Prerequisite: Studio Art 7324. Continuation of Studio Art 7324; emphasis on development of personal direction or style. Offered in fall, spring and summer.
Prerequisite: Studio Art 7325. Continuation of Studio Art 7325. Offered in fall, spring and summer.
Production of prints using various print processes, including relief, intaglio, planeographic process; research of printmaking techniques’ historical development; museum visits, print workshop participation encouraged. Offered in fall and spring.
Prerequisite: Studio Art 7331. Principles, characteristics of printing element as surface for direct drawing; studio workshop productions generated conceptually or with aid of outside references; basic black-and-white prints, multiple color-separation methods for fine art print (all color-separation positives produced by hand methods). Offered in fall and spring.
Prerequisite: Studio Art 7332. Principles, chemistry of printmaking techniques; includes drawing materials, printing elements, printing papers, solvents, inks, ink modifiers; preservation, print publishing practices. Offered in fall and spring.
Prerequisite: Studio Art 7333. Technological developments in commercial industry; their application to fine art printing processes; includes technology primarily designed for photocopy, word processing industries, computer-generated designs, color photography and color separation methods. Offered in fall and spring.
Prerequisite: Studio Art 7334. Experience working with other artists; includes printer working with non-printmaker artist, printmaker working with non-artist printer; insight into complex community of atelier environment dependent on collaboration. Offered in fall and spring.
Prerequisite: Studio Art 7335. Selected special research topics; may include health hazards in printmaking, development of printmaking as a fine art, acceptance and controversy of chroma-lithography in the 19th-century, nontraditional metals used in printmaking processes, other areas of interest to students; student research presented in text with supporting visuals. Offered in fall and spring.
All aspects of graphic design for the print medium; emphasis on creating professional graphic design works within restricted time periods. Offered in fall and spring.
Continuation of Studio Art 7341; more complex projects with strict deadlines.
Student works as an assistant director at UALR Graphic Design (campus studio that does work for Arkansas nonprofit organizations); duties include work with undergraduate designers on their roughs, comprehensives, mechanicals; working with studio’s clients. Offered in fall and spring.
For advanced graduate students in ceramics. Individual research in consultation with instructor; emphasis on personal expression in form, content of work. Offered in fall and spring.
Prerequisite: Studio Art 7351. Continuation of Studio Art 7351. Offered in fall and spring.
Prerequisite: Studio Art 7352. Continuation of Studio Art 7352. Offered in fall and spring.
Prerequisite: Studio Art 7353. Continuation of Studio Art 7353. Offered in fall and spring.
Prerequisite: Studio Art 7354. Continuation of Studio Art 7354. Offered in fall and spring.
Prerequisite: Studio Art 7355. Continuation of Studio Art 7355. Offered in fall and spring.
Serial development of student-generated concept; required number of substantive pieces completed under faculty supervision, advisement. Offered in fall and spring.
Prerequisite: Studio Art 7361. Continuation of Studio Art 7361. Offered in fall and spring.
Prerequisite: Studio Art 7362. Continuation of Studio Art 7362. Offered in fall and spring.
Prerequisite: Studio Art 7363. Continuation of Studio Art 7363. Offered in fall and spring.
Prerequisite: Studio Art 7364. Continuation of Studio Art 7364. Offered in fall and spring.
Prerequisite: Studio Art 7365. Development of professional portfolio; includes curriculum vitae, 8”x 10” photographs or color Xerox reproductions, slide plates, exhibitions, pertinent publicity; requires oral presentation of work. Offered in fall and spring.
First of six consecutive photography courses. Student writes proposal for a body of creative work to be completed in the course series. Up to six hours may be taken concurrently. Offered in fall and spring.
Prerequisite or corequisite: Studio Art 7371. Continuation of Studio Art 7371. Offered in fall and spring.
Prerequisite or corequisite: Studio Art 7372. Continuation of Studio Art 7372. Offered in fall and spring.
Prerequisite or corequisite: Studio Art 7373. Continuation of Studio Art 7373. Offered in fall and spring.
Prerequisite or corequisite: Studio Art 7374. Continuation of Studio Art 7374. Offered in fall and spring.
Prerequisite or corequisite: Studio Art 7375. Continuation of Studio Art 7375. Offered in fall and spring.
All aspects of illustration for print medium; emphasis on creation of professional illustration works within strict deadlines. Offered in fall and spring.
Continuation of Studio Art 7391; more complex projects. Offered in fall and spring.
Student prepares, for faculty review, a portfolio of work of a quality to compete in today’s graphic design/illustration job market. Offered in fall and spring.
Students will undertake a scholarly investigation of their art studio production as related to art historical, social, and cultural influences. This investigation will culminate in an exhibition, a written thesis and oral defense. May be taken only once for a grade. Offered in fall and spring.

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