CER 401 - Senior Studio: Portfolio

Senior Studio serves as a pair of capstone courses. In the Portfolio semester, students will develop a full professional portfolio that will culminate a small body of work suitable for digital portfolio documentation. Students will be expected to develop a working plan in conjunction with the faculty member that includes setting and meeting ongoing artistic goals and demonstrating the ability to work independently to solve creative problems. Students ability to think critically about their own work and to accept and solve challenges that are presented will be expected. The course will include directed lectures and critiques to support the critical awareness necessary for becoming an accomplished professional artist. Students will be expected to do directed writing toward support and completion of a Capstone Paper that is a critical evaluation and response their personal exploration. Attendance at lectures and presentations by visiting artists will be mandatory. (3 Credits )