ART DEPARTMENT
College of
Liberal Arts
310 Fine Arts
Complex Telephone
(907) 474-7530
P.O. Box 755640 Fax (907) 474-5853
Fairbanks, AK.
99775-5640 email: fyart@uaf.edu
ACADEMIC OUTCOME ASSESSMENT PLAN
UAF Art
Department, BA Degree Program
Mission of the Art Department:
To encourage independent,
original, creative/critical thinking skills, and to prepare students for a
career in art.
Goal of Assessment:
To determine if UAF Art
Department students have received a quality, undergraduate education that has
prepared them to be contributing reflective members of society.
Intended outcomes of
assessment:
(1) Students will develop critical thinking skills.
(2) Students will develop written and oral skills
(3) Students will develop skills in their area of concentration
Assessment
Criteria and Implementation Procedures
Entry Level Assessment:
(1) Students must be accepted to the university.
Exit Level Assessment:
(1) Students must complete the general
university requirements.
(2) Students must complete the BA degree requirements.
(3) Students must complete a minimum of 39 art credits.
Timeline:
The
Art Department will be implementing these requirements with the Fall 2002
semester.
ACADEMIC OUTCOME ASSESSMENT PLAN
UAF Art Department, BFA Degree
Program
Mission of Art Department: To encourage independent, original, creative/critical
thinking skills, and to prepare students for a career in art.
Goal of Assessment: To determine if UAF Art Department students have received a quality,
undergraduate, art education that has prepared them to be contributing,
reflective members of society capable of functioning as working artists.
Intended outcomes of
assessment:
(1) Students will
develop critical thinking skills.
(2) Students will
develop written and oral skills
(3) Students will develop and enhance skills in their
area of
concentration—ceramics,
computer art, drawing, fiber arts,
metalsmithing,
Native Arts, painting, photography, printmaking,
and
sculpture.
Assessment Criteria and Implementation
Procedures
Entry Level Assessment:
(1) Students must be accepted to the university.
(2) Students must complete general university
requirements for a liberal arts
degree.
(2) Students must apply and be accepted into the Art
Department’s BFA
program (this usually occurs during students’ junior
year).
(3) Students must submit a letter of intent, three
references, and a portfolio
with
a minimum of three pieces of artwork done in any medium, and/or
color
slides.
Exit Level Assessment
(1) Students must maintain a 2.5 GPA in general art
courses.
(2) Students must maintain a 3.00 GPA in their
major/minor areas
of concentration.
(3) Students must mount a solo thesis exhibit in the UAF
Art Department gallery.
(4) Students have a maximum of three years to complete
the BFA degree requirements.
Timeline:
The
Art Department will be implementing these requirements with the Fall 2002
semester.
ACADEMIC OUTCOME ASSESSMENT PLAN
UAF Art Department, MFA Degree
Program
Mission of Art Department: To encourage independent, original, creative/critical
thinking skills, and to prepare students for a career in art.
Goal of Assessment: To determine if UAF Art Department students have received a quality,
undergraduate, art education that has prepared them to be contributing,
reflective members of society capable of functioning as working artists.
MFA graduates typically
choose these career paths: College art instructors, Museum and Gallery
positions, Independent curators, Arts Administrators, Elementary and Secondary Teachers,
Workshops and Residences, Graphic Designers/Computer Graphic Artists, Art
Therapy, and Artists.
We will send questionnaires
to employers of our graduates after they are placed to assess the type of
education they received to determine where our strengths and weaknesses are in
the program. Specific data from the
information received will be analyzed for curricular improvement.
We supply the necessary
background for students to participate in state, national, and international
art competitions and exhibitions. This
can be evaluated by the criteria outlined in our own unit criteria that state
the level of professional standard for each type of exhibition. These criteria are also the standard
outlined by the College Art Association.
We will provide access and
overall site maintenance for a departmental web site that will help track our
graduates. This web site will provide a
means to check on employment and progression of their careers.
We will send questionnaires
to all graduates after completion of the program requesting information
assessing the program impact on the students’ lives and on the advancement of
their careers.
Intended outcomes of
assessment:
(1) Students will
develop critical thinking skills.
(2) Students will
develop written and oral skills.
(3) Students will
develop and enhance skills in their area of
concentration—ceramics, computer art,
drawing, fiber arts,
metalsmithing, Native Arts, painting,
photography, printmaking,
and sculpture.
Assessment Criteria and Implementation Procedures
Entry Level Assessment:
(1) Students must be accepted to the university graduate
school.
(2) Students must apply and be accepted into the Art
Department’s MFA
program.
(3) Students must submit a letter of intent,
three references, and a portfolio
that includes 20
slides of artwork done in any medium, or the appropriate
equivalent.
(4) Students must select an area of
concentration: ceramics, computer art,
drawing, fiber arts, metalsmithing, Native
Arts, painting, photography,
printmaking, and sculpture.
Exit Level Assessment:
(1) Students must show an ability to synthesize and
integrate ideas and
concepts
in their work.
(2) Students must show an ability to use materials,
tools, and/or various
technologies
in a studio setting.
(3) Students must be able to display a high degree of
aesthetic appreciation in
their
chosen field.
(4) Students must display a clearly developing personal
style as an artist.
(5) Students must mount a solo gallery exhibit.
Timeline:
The
Art Department will be implementing these requirements with the Fall 2002
semester.