Spring 2020/Fuller Online

TC591

Fee

TC591: THEOLOGY AND THE ARTS CAPSTONE COHORT (4 units: 160 hours). Maria Fee.

DESCRIPTION: The master’s project is an integrative and culminating portion of the MA-WTA, MA-WMM, and MAT-TA degree programs. It provides students the opportunity to carefully and reflectively integrate their course work with their particular areas of artistic, ministerial, and/or cultural interest. The incorporation of applied fine and worship arts, course work, research, spirituality, and theological reflection lead to the development of a summative thesis or project proposal (which can be undertaken in a different quarter as a Directed Reading).

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students who pass this course will have demonstrated that they (1) know the work of others in the integration of theology and the arts; (2) understand the range of artistic identities and vocations within the church and can articulate their own relationship to these vocations; (3) recognize theological themes and issues relating to the production of artistic and/or liturgical projects; (4) can think critically and theologically in the production of their own creative projects; and (5) are prepared to move forward in the development of a summative project or final paper.

RELATIONSHIP TO PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES: Fulfills the MAT PLO that states “Students will have demonstrated academic capacities appropriate to an area of focus in a theological discipline or to interdisciplinary theological study.”

COURSE FORMAT: This course will be conducted online on a ten-week schedule aligned with Fuller’s academic calendar for a total of 40 instructional hours. Students are required to interact with the material, with each other, and with the instructor regularly through online discussions, reading, and other assignments that promote active learning.

REQUIRED READING: 500 pp. required by instructor, 500 pages independent research reading (bibliography must be approved by the instructor).

Helguera, Pablo. Education for Socially Engaged Art: A Materials and Techniques Handbook. Jorge Pinto Books, 2011. ISBN: 978-1934978597, Pub. Price $9.95 [90 pp. assigned].

Schneider, Laurel C. and Stephen G. Ray Jr., Awake to the Moment. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2016. ISBN: 978-0664261887, Pub. Price $35.00 [160pp. assigned].

Holmes, Barbara. Joy Unspeakable: Contemplative Practices of the Black Church. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2004. ISBN: 978-1506421612, Pub. Price $29.00 [140pp. assigned].

Course Reader [110 pages assigned].

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

Weekly lessons that are usually in the form of transcribed lectures with PowerPoint slides. [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, #2 #3]. [20 hours].
250-word/video weekly forum posts (20%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1,#2,#3,#4] [12 hours].
250-word/video weekly forum responses (20%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1,#2,#3,#4] [12 hours].
1000pp. of required reading [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1,#2,#3,#4] [58 hours].
DLAs-Research in action for proposal/project. This includes readings, sketches, models, and preliminary drafts, field trip. (5%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, #4, #5]. [13 hours].
Class presentation (15%). Present research materials and theological assessment of artistic influences, art/artist examples in the student’s genre/art form. [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1, #2]. [10 hours].
Proposal for Master’s project. This includes artist statement, annotated bibliography, resource list, and timeline dates (3500 words). (40%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1, #3, #4, #5]. [35 hours].

PREREQUISITES: Students are eligible (and encouraged) to take this course after completing 40 units of their degree program.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Option to meet the TH5 requirement in the 120 MDiv Program.

FINAL EXAMINATION: None.