The Artist as Social Sculptor
Art has the potential to transform society and bring about revolutionary change. In the art form called “Social Sculpture,” society is regarded as one great work of art to which each person can contribute creatively. Social sculpture is an activity that strives to structure, shape, and heal society or the environment. In this focal study, students will become social sculptors by working to create new structures in society using language, thought, action and object. It is suggested that students take the civic engagement section of this focal study last.
Instructions for Focal Study 4
Complete at least three courses, one per cluster, and a minimum of 10 credits. No more than two of these courses may have the same disciplinary prefix.
Complete one course from each cluster.
| First Cluster: Arts Foundations (complete 1 course) | ||
|---|---|---|
| ARTST 121 | Studio I (any topic) | 2-4 credits |
| ARTST 206 | Design for Aesthetics | 4 credits |
| ARTST 208 | Design for Function | 4 credits |
| ARTST 221 | Studio II (any topic) | 2-4 credits |
| ARTST 228 | Photography I | 2 credits |
| APTH 212 | Theatre for Gender Equity | 2 credits |
| APTH 272 | Performance as Witness | 2 credits |
| MEDA 153/353 | Video for Community Engagement | 4 credits |
| PHIL 304 | Philosophy of Art | 4 credits |
| Second Cluster: Social Sciences Foundations (complete 1 course) | ||
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 101 | Introduction to Anthropology | 4 credits |
| ANTH 302 | Designing Ethnography (Fall 2018) | 4 credits |
| PH 101 | Public Health | 4 credits |
| POLS 140 | Introduction to US Politics | 4 credits |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology (no longer offered) | 4 credits |
| SOC 102 | Social Problems (no longer offered) | 4 credits |
| SOC 110 | Understanding the Apocalypse | 4 credits |
| SOC 120 | Image, Society, and Identity | 4 credits |
| SOC 130 | Stump the Sociologist | 4 credits |
| Third Cluster: Civic Engagement Experience (complete 1 course) | ||
|---|---|---|
| ARTST 122 | Studio I CE | 2-4 credits |
| ARTST 207 | Design for Sustainability | 4 credits |
| ARTST 222 | Studio II CE | 2-4 credits |
| ARTST 307 | Leadership Through Design | 4 credits |
| ARTST 372 | Interdisciplinary Design Seminar Non-Majors | 2 credits |
| DS 204 | Working with People with Disability | 4 credits |
| POLS 302 | Parties and Elections | 4 credits |
| POLS 304 | Community Politics | 4 credits |
| POLS 321 | Protest, Dissent, and Social Change | 4 credits |
| CIV 105 | Introduction to Civic Engagement | 2 credits |
| PSY 310 | Community Psychology | 4 credits |