Page 83 of Saint Anselm College 2002 - 2003 Catalog by Saint Anselm College Manchester New Hampshire

84 Fine Arts and Music Chairperson: Katherine A. Hoffman Professors: Katherine A. Hoffman, Joseph E. Scannell; Associate Professors: Donald R. Cox, Landis K. Magnuson; Assistant Professor: Steven J. Polacco; Lecturers: Betsy Sterling Benjamin, Lisa A. Cleveland, Murray W. Dewart, Adrienne LaVallee, Rev. Iain G. MacLellan, O.S.B., Elsa Voelcker. Fine Arts courses are designed to introduce students to the languages of music and the visual arts, and the cultures and contexts in which they have arisen and developed. Opportunity is provided to sharpen perceptual skills and delve more deeply into personal, as well as larger, cultural identities. Historical courses explore the variety of musical and visual forms which civilizations have devised as means of self expression and describe how they reflect the culture which gave them birth. The historical forces which have shaped artists, their processes of working, and their interaction with society are reviewed. Studio courses, through the hands-on study of techniques and modes of artistic expression, allow exploration of potential for creative expression as a facet of personal development or as preparation for professional training after graduation. Students are given opportunity to work under practicing artists in a setting which facilitates discussion of technical problems and critique of artistic performance. Courses in music and the visual arts provide a valuable and oftimes an indispensable complement to work in other humanistic disciplines. They assist students to prepare for graduate studies and for a variety of career possibilities, including arts administration, museum and gallerywork, arts education, art therapy, graphic design, and work in the mass media. Internships are available through the Fine Arts department. The Fine Arts major is interdisciplinary. The student majoring in Fine Arts will complete twelve courses offered by the department, including Introduction to Art, Drawing, Junior/Senior Seminar and a music course. Five courses will be taken in the field of the visual arts, at least three of which must be in history or criticism. The remaining three courses will be electives within the major and may include visual arts, theater, and/or music. If possible a student should take one course in Ancient or Medieval Art, one course in Renaissance or Baroque Art, and one course in 20th Century Art. Students will complete and defend a senior project/paper under the guidance of an advisor, and take a written, more general, departmental comprehensive examination. Students will select courses in conjunction with an advisor, selecting courses in appropriate areas of language, philosophy, theology, etc., to fit the individual students interests and field of concentration.

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