General Catalog 2002-2003
Posted October 24, 2002

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1040  Basic Design (3) Fulfills Fine Arts Foundation.
   For the general University student who desires instruction in the fundamentals of two-dimensional and three-dimensional design. The primary concern will be the application of composition as it relates to all aspects of artistic production. A variety of media will be explored--collage, assemblage, and drawing (pencil, pen, etc.). Problems will be given which investigate negative and positive space relationships, symmetrical and asymmetrical composition, and color-design theory. Concentrates on pure qualities of shape, line, balance, and texture.

1060  Basic Drawing (3) Fulfills Fine Arts Foundation.
   For the general University student who desires instruction in the fundamentals of drawing. Several graphic media are used during the semester: charcoal, pencil, pen and ink. The experience of each medium will apply to the various problems of drawing accuracy. Students will be instructed in the skill of drawing through an understanding of light and shade. Many exercises will engage the student in the various aspects of line as it relates to texture, contour, and form. Design awareness will be developed.

1070  Handbuilding Ceramics (3) Fulfills Fine Arts Foundation.
   Designed to give an overview of working, glazing, and firing of stoneware ceramics. Through the construction of various handbuilt objects, demonstrations, lectures, slides, and critiques, students are introduced to the world of contemporary handbuilt ceramics. This is a comprehensive first course in ceramics. Non-art major class.

1790  Creative Problem Solving (4) Cross listed as UGS 1790. Fulfills Fine Arts Foundation.
   Real-world experience in the creative process using ideas generated by artistic method. Students study the creative process as it applies to invention, art, campus problems, world problems, their careers, and individual problems. Students experience group problem-solving, and they solve one individual problem which they have identified.

2000  Continuing Education in Art (1 to 4) 
   Special topics in art offered through AOCE for non-art majors.

2001  Continuing Education: Painting (1 to 4) 
   Special topics in painting for non-art majors.

2002  Continuing Education: Drawing (1 to 4) 
   Special topics in drawing for non-art majors.

2003  Continuing Education: Ceramics (1 to 4) 
   Special topics in ceramics for non-art majors.

2004  Continuing Education: Fiber Arts (1 to 4) 
   Special topics in fiber arts for non-art majors.

2005  Continuing Education: Computer Arts (1 to 4) 
   Special topics utilizing computer programs in art for non-art majors.

2006  Continuing Education: 3-D Arts (1 to 4) 
   Special topics in 3/D design for non-art majors.

2007  Continuing Education: Design (1 to 4) 
   Special topics in design for non-art majors.

2008  Continuing Education: Photography (1 to 4) 
   Special topics in photography for non-art majors.

2009  Continuing Education: Printmaking (1 to 4) 
   Special topic in printmaking for non-art majors.

2010  Continuing Education: Intermedia (1 to 4) 
   Special topics exploring various mediums in art for non-art majors.

2011  Continuing Education: Book Arts (1 to 4) 
   Special topics exploring book arts for non-art majors.

2012  Continuing Education: Art Workshop (1 to 4) 
   Workshops in art for non-art majors.

2060  Beginning Photography for Non-art Majors (3) Fulfills Fine Arts Foundation.
   Introduction to photography will emphasize the use of camera operation, including shutter speed control, depth of field, lenses, camera format, and films from a personal perspective. The student will be taught how to see photographically, incorporating elements of design, framing, composition, and perspective. Basic black and white film and paper development will be taught. Students are required to have a 35mm manual mode camera, adjustable lens aperture, and shutter speeds.

2070  Wheelthrown Pottery (3) Fulfills Fine Arts Foundation.
   A beginning course in wheelthrown pottery designed to develop fundamental skills in throwing, surface decoration, and glazing of stoneware and porcelain. Provides introduction to the concept of good craftsmanship and the work rhythms of the pottery studio. Non-art major class.

2080  Beginning Painting (3) Recommended Prerequisite: ART 1060. Fulfills Fine Arts Foundation.
   This is a fundamental course in painting that will provide instruction in basic techniques to beginners. Concepts of shape, volume, and color theory are emphasized. Instructors will teach indirect painting (glazes) and direct painting. Some concentrate on representation and others treat the class as a free-form experience. Non-art major class.

2200  First Year Studio 2-D (4) 
   Concentrates on line drawing with emphasis on representational accuracy, linear perspective, hand-eye coordination and skill, expressive qualities of line, and exploration of conceptual ideas in drawing. The final third of the semester shifts the emphasis to a careful study of chiaroscuro, its theory and application. Pre-art major class.

2250  First Year Studio 2-D (4) Prerequisite: ART 1110. 
   The second semester of the Foundation Drawing Program continues the two-dimensional description with form and space using the visual element of value. The final two-thirds of the semester concentrates on color. Students begin with basic color mixing and work through a series of color-theory problems dealing with relativity of color, color illusions, psychological effects, and ideas pertinent to basic color harmony. Problems are both design-oriented and representational in nature. Pre-art major class.

2300  First Year Studio 3-D (4) 
   This foundation course is designed to introduce students to fundamental 3-D design issues and begin explorations into materials and process, as well as tools and construction methods. Projects will focus on 3-D formal applications of line, plane, form, and space, with investigations of positive/negative, interior/exterior, volume/mass, multiple/repetition, scale, color/surface, texture, etc. Pre-art major class.

2350  First Year Studio 3-D (4) Prerequisite: ART 1240. 
   Designed to extend and broaden formal applications of materials and processes, involving a variety of approaches. Students will be familiarized with basic wood-shop techniques. Students will be expected to engage in topical discussions, group critiques, and begin to establish a personal vocabulary. Pre-art major class.

2400  First Year Studio Intro to Visual Language (2) 
   Designed to give art majors at the foundation level a strong initiation to the many facets of art, primarily of the last 100 years, via slides and films supplemented by dialogue to acquaint students with the many traditional forms, procedures, and aethetics that exist today within the field of painting, sculpture, crafts, and graphic design; and to familiarize students with the faculty, curriculum, and language of the department. Pre-art major class.

3050  Special Topics for Non-art Majors (1 to 4) 
   Classes and workshops in various aspects of studio art specifically designed for non-art majors.

3051  Non-major Painting (1 to 4) 
   Special topics in painting for non-art majors.

3052  Non-major Drawing (3) 
   Special topics in drawing for non-art majors.

3053  Non-major Computer Arts (1 to 4) 
   Special topics utilizing computer programs in art for non-art majors.

3054  Non-major Intermedia (1 to 4) 
   Special topics exploring the use of different media in art for non-art majors.

3055  Non-major Book Arts (1 to 4) 
   Special topics exploring book arts for non-art majors.

3056  Non-major Art Workshop (1 to 4) 
   Workshops exploring various topics and media in art for non-art majors.

3057  Fundamentals of Bookbinding Non-Major (4) 
   Non-major course exploring the fundamentals of bookbinding including materials and their properties. Discussions on different binding formats, historical materials and systems and understanding book as an art form.

3060  Advanced Drawing (Non-major) (3) Prerequisite: ART 1060. 
   Advanced problems in drawing ad design for non-art majors. Several graphic media are used during the semester - charcoal, pencil, pen and ink. Exercises include understanding of light and shade and aspects of line relating to texture, contour and form.

3070  Intermediate/Advanced Wheelthrown Pottery (3) 

3110  Painting I (4) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program. 
   This course is an introduction to materials, techniques and the processes of painting.

3120  Figure Structure (4) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program. 
   Anatomy of the human figure is the subject. The forms and functions of the skeletal and muscular systems are explored from the artist's point of view. Weight, balance, and the dynamics of movement are also considered.

3130  Life Drawing I (4) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program. 
   The subject of this course is the human figure. Students will learn a variety of concepts and perceptual techniques designed to enhance their abilities to translate the subject's three dimensions onto the two-dimensional picture plane.

3140  Watercolor (4) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program. 
   Watercolor explored as a spontaneous, aqueous medium with special attention given to the calligraphic properties of the brush, direct color application, and improvisation.

3150  Figure Painting (4) Prerequiste: ART 3120 and 3130. 
   With the human figure as its subject, the class will concentrate on forming and structuring ideas for proper expression of visual literacy.

3200  History of Ceramics (3) Fulfills Fine Arts Integration.
   Study of the historical diversity of ceramics, style, and form, from 6000 B.C. to the present. Includes the Far East, Islam, Europe, Pre- and Post-Columbian, as well as contemporary directions.Not approved for Art History credit.

3210  Handbuilding Ceramics I (4) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program. 
   This course is designed to give an overview of the working, glazing, and firing of stoneware ceramics. Through the construction of various hand-built objects, demonstrations, lectures, slides, and critiques, students are introduced to the world of contemporary hand-built ceramics. This is a comprehensive first course in ceramics.

3211  Handbuilding Ceramics II (4) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program. 
   Investigations into sculptural form, scale, and glazing using personally formulated clay bodies and glazes. Exploration of advanced sculptural work including various handbuilding and wheel techniques.

3220  Wheelthrown Pottery I (4) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program. 
   A beginning course in wheelthrown pottery designed to develop fundamental skills in throwing, surface decoration, glazing stoneware, and the work rhythms of the pottery studio.

3221  Wheelthrown Pottery II (4) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program. 
   Exploration of larger more complex wheelthrown forms in stoneware or porcelain. Development of visual insight in form and surface relationships.

3230  Low-Fire Ceramics (4) Prerequisite: ART 3210 and 3211 and 3220 and 3221. 
   Introduction to and use of low-fire clays, decorating techniques, and firing. Includes exploration of underglaze, china paint, lusters, and ceramic decals on earthenware and stoneware clay. Students learn to fire ware in the area's various electric kilns.

3240  Plaster Mold-Making (4) Prerequisite: ART 3230. 
   Design construction and use of molds, their models and castings. Castings are incorporated into or used as personal form ideas. This course is directed toward the studio artist.

3250  Intermediate Ceramics (4) Prerequisite: ART 3210 and 3211 and 3220 and 3221. 
   Particular investigation of form relationships in wheelthrown and handbuilt ceramics. Includes organic vs. geometric, proportions, etc.

3260  Ceramic Surfaces (4) Prerequisite: ART 3210 and 3211 and 3220 and 3221. 
   Surface treatment of wheelthrown and/or handbuilt forms using a variety of procedures and techniques. Contemporary ceramic form emphasizing surface development.

3270  Glaze Calculation (4) Prerequisite: ART 3210 and 3211 and 3220 and 3221. 
   This class introduces the nature, formation, and testing of clays, clay bodies, and glazes. Includes study of raw oxides, materials, glaze calculation, and safety.

3310  Relief I (4) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program. 
   An exploration of methods of cutting images in wood and printing them on paper, including black and white multi-block color, rice paper, and mold-made rag papers, press printing, and hand burnishing. Woods include solid pine, birch ply, mahogany ply, and others. Insights into the field of printmaking in general. Emphasis on continuing development of the relief print. Evaluation based on a portfolio of work plus general energy and involvement. Students buy a set of Japanese tools (unless they have adequate tools).

3320  Lithography I (4) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program. 
   Survey of technical methods involved in developing, processing, and printing images on lithographic stones (and occasionally plates). Primarily black and white, with some color as well. Insights into the field of printmaking in general. Emphasis on continuing development of individual personal imagery in the context of lithography. Evaluation based on a portfolio of work plus general energy and involvement.

3330  Screenprint I (4) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program. 
   Survey of technical methods involved in developing and printing of screen images on paper. Stencil building methods feature photo film (with photographic, xerox, and drawn imagery) but also include a range of hand-built methods (glue, resist, cut film, paper stencil, etc.). Insights into the field of printmaking in general. Students may build their own screens or use furnished screens. Emphasis on continuing development of individual personal imagery in the context of the screen print. Evaluation based on a portolio of work plus general energy and involvement.

3340  Intaglio I (4) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program. 
   A survey of technical methods involved in developing and printing zinc intaglio plates, including line etch, aquatint, drypoint, soft ground, lift ground, white ground, etc. Brief exploration of color methods in intaglio. Insights into the field of printmaking in general. Emphasis on continuing development of individual personal imagery in the context of intaglio printing. Evaluation based on a portfolio of work plus general energy and involvement.

3350  Fundamentals of Bookbinding (4) Prerequisite: ART 1110 and 1120 and 1240 and 1250 and 1300. 
   Fundamental elements of bookbinding including materials and their properties. Discussions on different binding formats, historical materials and systems.

3351  Mixed Media I (4) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program. 
   This is a mixed media course and includes Monoprinting, Woodcut and Collagraphs. Although individual techniques will be covered, the emphasis will be on combining processes. Different printing and colour techniques will also be included. Beginning level.

3355  Beginning Letterpress (4) Prerequisite: ART 1110 and 1120 and 1240 and 1250 and 1300. 
   Design and produce broadsides and chap books through instruction on use of movable type and hand operated printing presses. Discussions on design typography, history of letter press and contemporary artists' books.

3400  3-D Techniques (4) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program. 
   This course is an introduction to metal fabrication equipment, techniques, materials, and design. Studio works produced in the course will encounter concerns such as scale, structural integrity, and connections or fittings. Projects are designed to establish relationships between materials, structure and space. Oxyacetylene welding, cutting, brazing; operation of MIG, TIG, and stick welder and forge operations are covered. Curriculum includes techniques in basic mold-making. Sculptural works as well as competency tests are required.

3410  Sculpture Problems I (4) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program. 
   This course initiates questions of artistic intent and establishes conceptual premises. Students develop basic research skills, draft proposals and statements, and begin to establish individual artistic vocabulary. It is expected that the students create studio works related to these investigations. Curriculum includes regular seminar discussions and presentations based on assigned readings, local lectures, and visiting researchers. Contemporary issues and ideas in sculpture are a primary focus of these discussions.

3420  3-D Figure Structure I (4) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program. 
   This course focuses on sculpting the figure in clay. Students work directly from the model. Occasional mold-making. Emphasis on anatomy.

3430  WoodShop Techniques (3) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program. 
   This course is required for all intermedia sculpture majors. It is commonly taught by adjunct faculty with expertise in wood as a sculptural material. Comprehensive demonstrations offered. Wood fabrication, joinery, lamination, design, jigs, equipment safety, and operations are covered. This course is an integral component of the intermedia sculpture emphasis designed to support and further develop student studio work.

3440  Small Metals I (4) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program. 
   This is a beginning course with a concentration in the development of technical skills which are specific to small metals (nonferrous metals). Projects are developed to introduce and develop student skills in a variety of nonferrous tools and processes. The course provides instruction in small metals fabrication, centrifugal casting, repousse, and enameling.

3490  Sculpture Special Topics I (4) Prerequisite: ART 3400 and 3410. 

3510  Illustration (4) Prerequiste: ART 3120 and 3130. 
   Commercial illustration in various media.

3600  History of Graphic Design (3) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program. 
   An overview of the history of graphic communication. Topics covered include: the invention of the written language, the origin of printing, graphic design in the Renaissance and Victorian eras, Art Nouveau, Pictorial Modernism, International Typographic Style, Post-Modernism, contemporary conceptual and 'new wave' movements. Emphasis is on the Post-Art Nouveau eras. Not approved for Art History credit.

3610  Visual Communication I (4) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program and acceptance in Graphic Design/Illustration. 
   An introductory exploration into the basic design and hand skills necessary for contemporary typography and graphic design. This studio course addresses visual problem-solving both on and off the computer.

3615  Computer Graphics I (4) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program. 
   An introduction and exploration into the use of the computer as a tool and medium for visual communication within the arts. Students will develop an understanding of the fundamental thinking behind the technical structure and management of image-related programs and documents. Emphasis is placed upon developing, collecting, and translating visual information into an electronic medium both on and off the computer.

3616  Computer Graphics II (4) Prerequisite: ART 3615. 
   An intermediate exploration of the computer as tool and medium for visual communication within the arts. Students will develop an understanding of the appropriate use of software applications in relationship to work. Large scale formats, inter-application development, and coordination with service bureaus will be explored. Emphasis is placed upon developing a working methodology in correlation to theoretical topics within electronic mediums expressed both on and off the computer.

3620  Visual Communication II (4) Prerequiste: ART 3610. 
   An intermediate-level course in graphic design. This course is a continuation of 2640. Through an investigative process the basic design and hand skills necessary for contemporary typography and graphic design are thoroughly explored.

3630  Computer Techniques (3) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program and acceptance in Graphic Design/Illustration. 
   A workshop in microprocessor hardware operations and software procedures necessary for contemporary typography and graphic design.

3640  Design Process I (4) Prerequisite: ART 3610 and 3630. 
   An introductory exploration into the basic formal processes, color, and structural elements utilized within graphic design.

3650  3rd Year Graphic Problems I (4) Prerequisite: ART 3610 and 3620. 
   An intermediate-level course in graphic design. This studio course addresses solving visual communication problems through defining objectives, methods, research, visual thinking, and the exploration of imagery and typography in its two- and three-dimensional state.

3660  3rd Year Graphic Problems II (4) Prerequisite: ART 3650. 
   An intermediate-level course in graphic design. This course stresses developing methodological understanding of visual thinking as it applies to the application of graphic communication in its two- and three-dimensional state.

3670  Electronic Mediums (4) Prerequisite: ART 3610, 3620, 3630, and 3640. 
   An introductory exploration into the use of the computer as a tool and medium for graphic design and personal expression. This studio course addresses design methodology as a practical form of problem solving both on and off the computer.

3680  Typography I (3) Prerequisite: ART 3610, 3620, 3630, and 3640. 
   An exploration of typographic structures, terminology, methods and visual problem solving. This studio course addresses typographic design as a practical form of problem solving both on and off the computer.

3700  Digital Imaging: Tools and Methods (4) Prerequisite: ART 3710 and 3730. 
   This course promotes increased computer literacy while providing a thorough introduction to the use of digital technology as a tool in making of art and editing of images. Emphasis is on the Adobe Photoshop application as an image-editing tool. The Internet, e-mail, and World Wide Web are introduced as research and communication tools. Basic scanning and laser print output are introduced, providing the student with experience in the complete digital imaging cycle.

3710  Basic Photography (4) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program. 
   Introduction to photography will emphasize the use of the camera and its application as a visual art form. Basic photography will emphasize the use of camera operation, including shutter speed control, depth of field, lenses, camera formats, and films from a personal perspective. The student will be taught how to see photographically, incorporating elements of design, framing, composition, and perspective. Basic black and white film and paper development will be taught. Students are required to have a 35mm manual mode camera, adjustable lens aperture, and shutter speeds.

3715  Fine Arts Teaching Methods: Visual Arts (2) 
   This course will assist elementary education majors in becoming familiar and conversant with art mediums and processes. It is a hands-on methods course, designed to give confidence and direction in the planning of art making experiences for Elementary Education majors. Students will be required to design and implement art lessons and experiences to be taught to their peers in the class, and to children in the public school classrooms. Observations and evaluations of art programs in the community will also be required.

3720  Photo Studies I (4) Prerequisite: ART 3710. 
   Intermediate camera and darkroom techniques with heavy emphasis on aesthetic presentation. In this course more advanced levels of photographic concepts are introduced to the student. Various technical controls are investigated, including water-bath developing, bleaching and toning, archival printing and zone system. The student is also made aware of historical and critical issues through a reading list and slide presentations. Group discussions are an integral part of this course.

3810  Individual Studio Problems (1 to 6) 
   Directed study arranged with individual instructors.

3940  Sculpture Issues Seminar (2) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program. 
   Critical and aesthetic discussions on contemporary art, focusing on sculpture and related three-dimensional formats. Debate and discussion based on assigned readings, topical presentations and museum/gallery visits.

4055  Intermediate Letter Press Non-major (4) Prerequisite: ART 3055. 
   Design and produce broadsides and chap books through instruction on use of movable type and hand operated printing presses. Discussions on design typography, history of letterpress and contemporary artists' books. Intermediate level.

4057  Intermediate Bookbinding Non-Major (4) Prerequisite: ART 3057. 
   Non-major course investigating advanced elements of bookbinding, including materials and their properties. Discussions focus on perfecting the architectural structure of the book, use of leather as a binding and understanding the book as an art form.

4110  Advanced Drawing (4) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program. 
   An investigation of drawing as an organizing tool for thorough and personal image exploration.

4120  Life Drawing II (4) Prerequisite: ART 2220 and 2210. 
   This is a continuation of ART 2220

4130  Painting II (4) Prerequisite: ART 3110. 
   A range of materials, scale, forms, and traditions. Both perceptual and non-representational are explored.

4140  Advanced Drawing (4) Prerequisite: ART 4110. 
   An investigation of drawing as an organizing tool for thorough and personal image exploration.

4150  Advanced Life Drawing (4) Prerequisite: ART4120. 
   This is a continuation of ART 3220. The course is concerned with increasing effectiveness in drawing the human figure and increasing the use of the figure as an expressive metaphor. Relative emphases are adjusted to the needs of the individual student.

4160  Advanced Painting (4) Prerequisite: ART 4130. 
   A range of materials, scale, forms, and traditions. Both perceptual and non-representational are explored.

4170  Advanced Figure Painting (4) Prerequisite: ART 3150. 
   With the human figure as its subject, the class will concentrate on forming and structuring ideas for proper expression of visual literacy.

4250  Ceramic Issues (4) Prerequisite: ART 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260, and 3270. 
   Exploration of current issues, ideas, and concerns in the ceramic arts. Advanced focus on individual ceramic refinement through investigations into contemporary aesthetics, imagery, and concepts.

4260  Advanced Ceramics (4) Prerequisite: ART 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260, and 3270. 
   Advanced exploration into ceramic forms and portfolio development. Includes kiln-firing procedures and studio management.

4270  Advanced Handbuilding Projects (4) Prerequisite: ART 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260, and 3270. 
   Advanced individual focus. Exploration of unique, creative work through ceramic handbuilding techniques in the initiation of major form concepts.

4280  Advanced Wheelthrown Projects (4) Prerequisite: ART 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260, and 3270. 
   Advanced individual focus. Exploration of unique, creative work using the wheel in the initiation of major form concepts.

4310  Relief II (4) Prerequisite: ART 3310. 
   Continued development from Art 4340. Greater image maturity assumed. May include student exchange portfolio participation.

4320  Lithography II (4) Prerequisite: ART 3320. 
   Continued exploration of lithography. Greater emphasis on image maturity. Continued growth in technical procedures and skill in printing small editions. Evaluation based on a portfolio of work plus general energy and involvement. May include student exchange portfolio.

4330  Screenprint II (4) Prerequisite: ART 3330. 
   Continued exploration of screen printing. Greater emphasis on image maturity. Continued growth in technical procedures and printing skill. Evaluation based on a portfolio of work plus general energy and involvement. May include student exchange portfolio participation.

4340  Intaglio II (4) Prerequisite: ART 3340. 
   Continued development from Art 4310. Greater image maturity assumed. May include student exchange portfolio participation.

4350  Intermediate Bookbinding (4) Prerequisite: ART 1110 and 1120 and 1240 and 1250 and 1300 and 3350. 
   Advanced elements of bookbinding including materials and their properties. Discussions focus on perfecting the architectural structure of the book, use of leather as a binding, and understanding book as an art form.

4351  Mixed Media II (4) Prerequisite: ART 3350. 
   This is a mixed media course and includes Monoprinting, Woodcut, and Collagraphs. Although individual techniques will be covered, the emphasis will be on combining processes. Different printing and colour techniques will also be included.

4355  Intermediate Letterpress (4) Prerequisite: ART 1110, 1120, 1240, 1250, 1300 and 3355. 
   Design and produce broadsides and chap books through instruction on use of movable type and hand operated printing presses. Discussions on design typography, history of letterpress and contemporary artists' books.

4410  Sculptural Problems II (4) Prerequisite: ART 3400 and 3410. 
   A continuation of ART 2400 offering studio assignments that question and solidify artistic vocabulary and studio work. It is the student's responsibility to develop and maintain research skills, writing skills, and studio work. Curriculum includes regular seminar discussions and presentations based on assigned reading, local lectures, and visiting researchers. Contemporary issues and ideas in sculpture are a primary focus of these discussions. ART 3400 and ART 4400 are typically taught together with a strong emphasis on establishing studio works and complete artist portfolios.

4420  3-D Figure Structure II (4) Prerequisite: ART 3420. 
   A continuation of basic 2420 class. Knowledge of the figure related to three-dimensional form. Work directly from the model. Occasional mold-making. Emphasis on anatomy.

4430  Advanced WoodShop Techniques (3) Prerequisite: ART 3400, 3410, and 3430. 

4440  Small Metals II (4) Prerequisite: ART 3440. 
   This is an advanced course in small-metals techniques. The technical experiences of ART 2520 will be further expanded. Students' efforts concentrate on a more limited number of projects, which are taken to higher level of form exploration and technical execution.

4450  Intermedia Sculpture (4) Prerequisite: ART 3410 and either 3310 or 3320 or 3340 or 3710. 
   This course emphasizes a variety of media, both traditional and nontraditional. Studio pieces produced in the class are expected to have a three-dimensional orientation, and incorporate technique and process from other media areas. Work formats range from objects to installation, and may incorporate video, photography, computer-generated imagery, painting, printmaking. Emphasis is placed on the cultural associations of process, as well as the aesthetic and communicative effects of media.

4460  Intermedia Environments/Installations (4) Prerequisite: ART 3400 and 3410 and either ART 4410 or 4450. 
   This studio course explores the making of installations (art works which are environment-based rather than object-oriented). Discussions and slide lectures investigate different variables in installation including the manipulation of space, sound, movement, and light. Through the construction of environments, students explore different approaches including site specific, multimedia, kinetics, architectural interaction, and interdisciplinary use of media and processes.

4465  Sculpture Problems III (4) Prerequisite: ART 3400, 3410, 4410, and 4450. 
   This course is a continuation of 3400. Students focus on developing a body of studio work. Integration of written statements, research, and verbal skills is expected. Students will be responsible for completion of artist portfolio, including slide documentation, resume, and statements related to works in progress. Exposure to specific sculptural vocabularies include mixed media, architectural, environmental, performance, installation, site work, and political/social. ART 3400 and 4400 are typically taught together with a strong emphasis on establishing studio works and complete artist portfolios.

4470  Intermedia Computer Application (4) Prerequisite: ART 3410 and either 3310 or 3320 or 3340 or 3710. 
   This course develops an understanding of the computer as a means of creating art works in conjunction with other media including photography, sculpture, printmaking, and video. It explores technical, aesthetic, and conceptual aspects of computer processes and imagery. Having prior computer skills is not a prerequisite. Technical demonstrations provide necessary information and skills. Macintosh computers/systems are employed. Students work two-dimensionally and three-dimensionally. Development of individual direction and aesthetic will be emphasized.

4475  Advanced Sculpture Intermedia (4) Prerequisite: ART 4450. 
   This course builds on the ideas and skills achieved in ART 3460. Students work in a variety of media and approaches. This includes sculpture, photo, printmaking, painting, computer processes, and video. Studio pieces produced in the class are expected to have a 3-dimensional orientation. Assimulating and applying intermedia approaches is the basic premise of this class.

4480  Foundry Techniques (4) Prerequisite: ART 3400 and 3410. 
   This course offers experience in foundry procedures. Aluminum and bronze casting techniques are explored through the lost wax process. This includes sprueing, investing, casting, and patination. Mold-making includes standard investment and no-bake-bonded resin sand. It is expected that a variety of media and approaches are integrated with cast elements.

4490  Sculpture Special Topics II (4) Prerequisite: ART 3400 and 3410 and either ART 4410 or 4450. 
   Commonly co-taught with faculty from diverse disciplines and focuses on one specialized aspect of art making. Specialized techniques, site specific environmental installations, architectural designs, community, and social projects are common directives.

4510  Graphic Illustration (4) Prerequisite: ART 3510. 
   An exploration into illustration style, composition, shapes, textures, colors, flow, balance, impact, mood, and symbolic communication, techniques, and execution. For designers and illustrators.

4520  Guest Illustration Workshop (4) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program. 
   A studio course taught by top professional illustrators. The students will explore a variety of 'real life' assignments presented, critiqued, and graded by a different visiting illustrator.

4620  Publication Design Studio (4) Prerequisite: ART 3610, 3620, and 3640. 
   An intermediate-level course in practical illustration and design problems. This studio course addresses illustration, graphic design, and electronic pre-press methods as a practical form for producing contemporary work suitable for publication.

4650  4th Year Graphic Problems I (4) Prerequisite: ART 3650, 3660, 3670, and 3680. 
   An advanced-level course in graphic communications. Using complex and diverse information, students will gain insight into solving graphic problems through the use of personal expression, philosophical research, and visual thinking.

4660  4th Year Graphic Problems II (4) Prerequisite: ART 4650. 
   An advanced-level course. This course stresses comprehension of complex information that is conveyed visually. A visual correspondence of complex information should be obtained through personal expression, design methods, and visual communicative systems.

4670  Electronic Pre-press (2) Prerequisite: ART 3610, 3620, 3630, and 3640. 
   A comprehensive study of electronic methods, tools, techniques, terminology, and equipment used for the production of electronic pre-press output.

4680  Typography II (3) Prerequisite: ART 3680. 
   An advanced-level course in typographic design. This course concentrates on methodology, process, and techniques for resolving complex typographic problems.

4690  Graphic Design Portfolio (4) Prerequisite: ART 3650, 3660, 3670, and 3680. 
   An advanced-level course designed to prepare students for the competitive job market. Students will design portfolios, prepare a portfolio mailer, write and design a resume, and experience a job interview.

4710  Advanced Photo Studies (4) Prerequisite: ART 3720. 
   More advanced levels of photographic concerns began in ART 3690.

4720  Color Photography (4) Prerequisite: ART 4710. 
   This is an introduction to color photography and color theory using slides and the direct printing process of cibachrome. Development of color photography is discussed, and color perception as applied to specific themes is encouraged.

4730  Alternative Photography (4) Prerequisite: ART 4710. 
   Offers an alternative to the traditional silver print. Enlarging negatives, cyanotype, Van Dyke brown printing, and the gum bichromate process are introduced.

4740  Electronic Darkroom (4) Prerequisite: ART 3700. 
   In this course students create images for various output methods while building upon skills and abilities acquired in Art 3700. The full spectrum of concerns from scanning of film, reflective and 3D artwork to output to film, dye sublimation, and inkjet plotter prints will be addressed. Students are encouraged to pursue individual aesthetic concerns. At the completion of this semester, students will have created a portfolio of digital images that exist as prints, images on a floppy disk and in a personal gallery on the World Wide Web designed by student.

4750  Computer Graphics: 3-D (4) Prerequisite: ART 3730. 
   This course introduces the student to the theoretical foundations of three-dimensional modeling, rendering, and motion control using the Macintosh computer (or equivalent). Students are given ample opportunity to realize the potential and the constraints of computer technology as an artistic medium through the creation of three-dimensional art in weekly assignments and a final project. Technical knowledge is assessed through quizzes and a final written exam.

4760  Art Education in the Secondary Schools (4) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program. 
   Issues in contemporary painting. Students must have senior standing as an art major to register for this class.

4810  Individual Senior Projects (1 to 6) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program and senior standing as art major. 
   Directed study arranged with individual instructors.

4830  Graphic Design Internship (3) Prerequisite: ART 1110 and 1120 and 1240 and 1250 and 1300. 
   Advanced-level course in graphic communications. The internship program eases the transition between the educational enviornment and the practicing profession. Reputable graphic design studios, advertising agencies, and in-house design departments are asked by the graphic design and illustration emphasis areas to participate. Internship placement is based upon the students' qualifications.

4980  Senior Studio Seminar (3) Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program and senior standing as art major. 
   Divides itself between two areas: creative process and professional concerns for the working artist. Extensive readings, class discussions, and guests will cover a range of topics from theories on why humans create art, to basic information on graduated study; job and exhibition opportunities; the law. Having read what dozens of contempory artists have articulated about their work, Seminar students will then craft their own Artists' statements.

4999  Honors Thesis/Project (3) Fulfills Upper Division Communication/Writing.
   Restricted to students in the Honors Program working on their Honors degree.

6010  Post-degree Studio (3 to 4) 

6030  Art Making Workshop for Teachers (3) 
   This course is a studio based and action research supported workshop. Students will explore the creative process through one art medium for the entire workshop, e.g. one year ceramics, the next summer painting, then photography, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, and intermedia art.

6110  Graduate Projects in Painting (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6120  Graduate Projects in Painting (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6130  Graduate Projects in Painting (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6140  Graduate Projects in Painting (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6150  Graduate Projects in Painting (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6160  Graduate Projects in Painting (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6170  Graduate Projects in Painting (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6210  Graduate Projects in Drawing (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6220  Graduate Projects in Drawing (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6230  Graduate Projects in Drawing (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6240  Graduate Projects in Drawing (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6250  Graduate Projects in Drawing (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6260  Graduate Projects in Drawing (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6310  Graduate Projects in Printmaking (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6320  Graduate Projects in Printmaking (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6330  Graduate Projects in Printmaking (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6340  Graduate Projects in Printmaking (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6350  Graduate Projects in Printmaking (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6360  Graduate Projects in Printmaking (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6410  Graduate Projects in Sculpture (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6420  Graduate Projects in Sculpture (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6430  Graduate Projects in Sculpture (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6440  Graduate Projects in Sculpture (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6450  Graduate Projects in Sculpture (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6460  Graduate Projects in Sculpture (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6510  Graduate Projects in Ceramics (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6520  Graduate Projects in Ceramics (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6530  Graduate Projects in Ceramics (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6540  Graduate Projects in Ceramics (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6550  Graduate Projects in Ceramics (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6560  Graduate Projects in Ceramics (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6600  Graduate Projects in Computer Graphics (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6610  Graduate Projects in Graphic Design (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6620  Graduate Projects in Graphic Design (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6630  Graduate Projects in Graphic Design (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6640  Graduate Projects in Graphic Design (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6650  Graduate Projects in Graphic Design (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6660  Graduate Projects in Graphic Design (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6700  Graduate Projects in Photography (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6710  Graduate Projects in Photography (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6720  Graduate Projects in Photography (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6730  Graduate Projects in Photography (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6810  MFA Graduate Seminar (3) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6920  Med Exp Computer Graphics (2 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6970  Thesis Research: MFA (1 to 6) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

6980  Research Consultation: MFA (3) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program. 

7810  MFA Graduate Seminar (3) Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program.