3 credit hours

Students continue to develop the independent studio practice which began in Senior Thesis I, working toward a formal body of work and Senior Exhibition including a comprehensive oral defense in front of a panel of faculty. Throughout the course, students will work independently, but closely with two faculty members, one of which must be from within the major, who will manage the oral defense and administer the grade. The panel critique will constitute 50% of the course grade. Senior Thesis will challenge students to exercise their work ethic, develop and resolve concepts to completion, exhibit, and ultimately prepare them to work as professional artists.