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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This studio course gives students a hands-on learning approach to the historical understanding and making traditional/historical folk arts. Various materials will be used including fi ber, wood, metal, paper, natural materials, and more to explore weaving/quilting, carving, tinsmithing/metal tooling, marbling/book binding/band box construction, doll making, and other traditional folk arts and crafts. An element of research will also be included in this course.
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1.00 - 12.00 Credits
Special topics will be studied, to be determined by the instructor and approved by the school’s dean. Credits earned will be applicable as free electives in degree and certifi cate programs.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to conceptual foundations in folklore, such as its social base, tradition, folklore and cultural history, folklore as projection, genre, function, structure, text and context, through a historical and philosophical survey of approaches to folklore topics. Emphasis will be placed on the Appalachian cultural perspective. A fi eld study lab of one hour will accompany this course.
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1.00 Credits
This lab must be taken along with Introduction to Folklore before any of the other courses in the program. It is a study of the theories, techniques and procedures of fi eld research as they apply to all folk study genres, along with the legal and ethical considerations, uses and planning of local oral history projects.
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3.00 Credits
This course allows students to explore all types of museum programming with special emphasis on children’s visitation, special events, adult programming, lecture series, fairs and festivals. Special attention will be drawn to the various educational techniques and tools used as well as evaluation processes. The design and publication of museum materials such as handbooks, exhibit cards, exhibition catalogues, research and information books, journals, and newsletters. will be covered in this course. A major goal of this course is to establish understandings of museum/school relationships as well as an enhancement of general public lifelong learning experiences.
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3.00 Credits
This course will address a variety regarding museum collections including paper memorabilia, three dimensional artifacts, buildings, grounds, and other structures. The technical aspects of managing collections such as acquiring, identifying, processing, cataloging, storing, displaying, preserving, conserving, and researching will be the focus in this course.
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3.00 Credits
This course will include museum exhibit planning, research, text writing, design, construction, and installation of various types of storyline exhibits and presentations. Techniques will include computer graphics, photography, silkscreening, dry mounting, fi xture and kiosk construction, lighting/ventilation/audio visual application, and other technical processes. PR: FOLK 1100
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3.00 Credits
This course explores museum interpretation to the public, researchers, and school children, as well as training museum staff, administration, volunteers, students, and interns. Various avenues of actual interpretation will include the use of the museum facilities, buildings, artifacts, and publications. It may include oral interpretation, fi rst person role play, costumed interpreter/demonstrator, and third person presentations. PR: FOLK 1100
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
This internship course explores will place the student in an handson museum located experience. Students will be placed in the museum type (historical, art, etc.) of their choice and will have as many “real” application experiences with interpretation, exhibit design andconstruction, collections management, public museum educational programming, administrative management, etc. that can be arranged with the museum of choice. Pre-internship conferencing between the student, museum representative, and the program coordinator will be expected. Conferencing will continue during the experience as well. May be repeated up to 6 hours, including a summer placement PR: FOLK 1100.
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1.00 - 12.00 Credits
During these course hours, students will work directly with master craft persons that have been chosen and arranged by Fairmont State Technical and Community College. Students will work in the master craft person’s studio to become profi cient in the folk art/craft media chosen. May be repeated up to 11 hours, including a summer placement. PR: FOLK 1110
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