Senior Seminar

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course is required for senior BFA students and open to BA Honors students completing a senior thesis project. The senior seminar course will provide guidance and preparation for senior BFA students to develop the research, ideation, writing, presentation, and creation of their thesis projects. This class is intended to provide the crucial opportunity for students to develop their projects as a cohort in collaboration, as well as to provide additional support and continuity week-to-week in the progress of individual thesis projects. There will be a specific focus on rigorous inquiry into the critical dialogue surrounding the topics that each thesis project touches upon, exploration of cross-disciplinary dialogue, and introduction to contemporary issues and practices in art, art criticism, and design that are relevant. A focus on research approaches, exhibitions, and curatorial practices will be central to our approach to the various areas. Additionally, this course will provide resources for thinking beyond graduation: students will have the opportunity to hear from and interview working artists and designers, graduate students in studio art and design, and other professionals.