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Tyler School of Art 7725 Penrose Avenue Degree Programs: Admission Requirements Crafts Graphic Arts and Design Painting, Drawing &
Sculpture Art History Art Education
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SculptureThe graduate Sculpture program at Tyler School of Art provides an intense and stimulating work environment for the extremely motivated student. There are eight students in the program. Four new students are accepted each year, chosen from a highly competitive pool. We look for focus, energy and maturity in applicants' work. We are interested in maintaining a highly diverse program; performance, video and all new genres are welcome. Tyler has an exceptional visiting artists program. Thirty to forty artists a year are invited to the campus ranging from emerging talents to those internationally recognized in the field. Tyler students take full advantage of the proximity of the many private studios, galleries and museum exhibitions within an easy day drive of campus. All students are provided with private studios and have 24-hour access to the department's well equipped facilities. Sculpture students can use the school's computer lab and video facilities, as well as the complete metal working facility, small foundry, large shop for fabrication and woodshop. Course Descriptions -Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture Painting and Drawing 405-406. Graduate Drawing. (3 s.h.) Exploration of individualized approaches to materials and ideas as they pertain to contemporary issues in drawing. 407. Critical Dialogues. (3 s.h.) Twenty-two visiting artists; sculptors, painters, performance artists, critics or curators are brought to campus, one each week to give a lecture and visit the studios of the students in the class. Seminar discussion follows each lecture. 431-432-433-434-435-436. Graduate Projects, Painting. (3 s.h.) Creative studies for the master's degree candidate whose progress is reviewed in individual and group critiques. 439-440. Graduate Seminar, Painting. (3 s.h.) Individual projects and concepts in contemporary art are discussed, with a view to developing standards of critical judgment. Sculpture 407. Critical Dialogues. (3 s.h.) Twenty-two visiting artists; sculptors, painters, performance artists, critics or curators are brought to campus, one each week to give a lecture and visit the studios of the students in the class. Seminar discussion follows each lecture. 411-412-413-414-415-416. Graduate Projects, Sculpture. (3 s.h.) This class gives the graduate student a chance to formally meet with their peers in a group critique situation to discuss their own work or that of their classmates. Individual meetings with the instructor are another component. The class also makes visits to emerging artists' studios in New York and Philadelphia. 417-418-419-420. Graduate Seminar. (3 s.h.) Various readings in contemporary art issues or art theory are studied and discussed. Students are encouraged to bring up topics of personal interest. Direct inquiries to: Graduate Director, (215) 204-7837; FAX (215) 204-6951, 8th Floor, Ritter Annex (004-00) Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122. Kurt A. Behrendt, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of California Los Angeles; Philip P. Betancourt, Professor and Chairman, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania; Tracy Cooper, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Princeton University; Abraham A. Davidson, Professor, Ph.D., Columbia University; Therese Dolan, Professor, Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College; Jane DeRose Evans, Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania; Marcia B. Hall, Professor, Ph.D., Harvard University; Cynthia Lawrence, Professor, Ph.D., University of Chicago; Gerald Silk, Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Virginia. The Department of Art History offers courses of study leading to the Master of Arts and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees. The M.A. program is intended to provide breadth and thoroughness in the study of art history, either as preparation for future graduate study or as the foundation for careers in related areas. Students planning to enter the field of fine arts administration can choose a special option, combining art history and graduate business courses, that requires an internship. The Ph.D. program is intended to prepare students for college teaching or for other research-oriented occupations. The department's curriculum includes courses in all periods and phases of Western art history, as well as special concentrations in Aegean, Greek and Roman art; Indian and Southeast Asian art and architecture; Medieval art and architecture; Renaissance and Baroque painting, sculpture and architecture; and the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It also introduces a wide variety of critical methods and approaches. Applications must be received for the spring semester by November 15 and for the fall semester by April 15. Late applications may be considered. The Department offers a number of assistantships, each of which carries a stipend plus full tuition. Graduate assistants perform a variety of tasks necessary to the department while at the same time enhancing the student's education and experience. These assignments include teaching and curatorial tasks in the slide libraries of the department. Outstanding applicants are nominated by the department for university-wide fellowships which carry full tuition plus a generous stipend. Applicants to the graduate program must hold a bachelor's degree (any major) with a minimum of five courses in art history above the introductory level, including at least one course in each of the four major chronological divisions (Ancient, medieval, Renaissance/Baroque, and nineteenth/twentieth century art). Applicants meeting the prerequisites except in the number or character of courses can be admitted conditionally. These students will be permitted to enroll in a maximum of four undergraduate courses to complete required prerequisites. Scores from the Graduate Record Examination, two letters of recommendation, and transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate study are required. Candidates for whom English is a second language must submit a TOEFL score of at least 575. If the TOEFL score is below 600, the student must enroll in a remedial English course. Applicants meeting the prerequisites except in the number or character of courses can be admitted conditionally. These students will be permitted to enroll in a maximum of four undergraduate courses to complete required prerequisites. Scores from the Graduate Record Examination, two letters of recommendation, and transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate study are required. Candidates for whom English is a second language must submit a TOEFL score of at least 575. If the TOEFL score is below 600, the student must enroll in a remedial English course. The Master of Arts program can be either terminal or non-terminal. Students who expect to apply later for the doctoral program should indicate this in their application.
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