VAFA250 Fine Arts and Design Portfolio Studio
Department of Arts and Communication: Portfolio Studios
- I. Course Number and Title
- VAFA250 Fine Arts and Design Portfolio Studio
- II. Number of Credits
- 3 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 4050
- IV. Prerequisites
- 24 studio credits and either VAFA191 (c or better), VAFA192 (C or better), or VAFA193 (C or better) or permission of the Arts Department
- Corequisites
- None
- V. Other Pertinent Information
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This capstone course is for students in the Fine Arts transfer major, Graphic Design transfer major, and Fine Woodworking transfer major. Ideally, it should be taken one semester before the student's final semester in the program. Additional lab hours are required. Students may work with nude models. Studio courses can be expensive.
This course meets the General Education requirement for Oral Communication.
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- Students develop and enhance their fine arts and design portfolio for transfer or employment. Also, students prepare and deliver an informative speech describing their work using appropriate vocabulary and/or historical references. Finally, students engage in class critiques of their work and the work of other students.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
Students will:
- deliver an informative speech describing their work, using appropriate vocabulary and/or historical references [Oral Communication];
- prepare a complete portfolio, including resume, cover letter, artist's statement, and samples of their creative work;
- produce personal projects beyond class assignments to further develop their portfolios;
- employ constructive self-criticism and appropriate criticism of the oral presentations of others.
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
Students will:
- identify personal and professional goals
- compose a resume, artist's statement and cover letter
- collect their strongest, most developed examples of artistic and written work from completed studio/art history courses in order to compile a complete portfolio
- develop and present informative oral presentations of their portfolio, explaining their ideas and their work
- attend lectures presented by representatives from transfer institutions and other professionals
- meet with instructor to create a personal plan for improvement and development of work based on specific transfer and/or employment goals.
- use appropriate vocabulary to evaluate and critique personal work and that of their peers
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Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
- Individual meetings with instructor are held to assess students' overall progress
- Students present their portfolios, and these then are critiqued through the use of a rubric by the class and by the instructor.
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Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
Students are expected to research materials, college catalogs, and scholarship information needed to enhance their career choices. See course syllabus.
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Approval/Revision Date: Approved 3/2013; New Core 8/2015; Revised 5/20/2024