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1010 Introduction to the Visual Arts (3) Cross
listed as UGS 1010. Fulfills Fine Arts Exploration.
Three basic content areas: the creative process, art criticism, and
aesthetics, along with a chronological history of art. The content within
these three areas is designed to be gender-conscious, cross-cultural, and
discipline-correlated--meaning that visual art is introduced to include
filmmaking, computer graphics, architecture, sculpture, painting, drawing,
graphic design, and photography. The creative process, aesthetics,
composition, and history draw upon all of the diverse interests mentioned
above.
1040 Basic Design (3) Fulfills Fine Arts
Exploration.
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
Exploration.
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 Exploration.
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 Exploration.
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 Nature Photography (1 to 4)
Introduces photographers, beginning to advanced, to all aspects of nature
photography. Using color slide film, students explore the world of nature to
produce scenic, close-up and wildlife images. Prior technique and the use of
a variety of equipment is helpful.
2001 Continuing Education: Painting (1 to 4)
Special topics in painting for non-art majors.
2002 Figure Drawing (1 to 4)
A dynamic and interactive approach to figure drawing. Develop quick
sketching techniques and sharpen observational skills. Learn to see a fluid
continuity of movement with in the figure. Characteristics of folds and
drapery on the human form are explored. Students work in a variety of
drawing media. Live are models are used.
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 Exploration.
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 Exploration.
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 Exploration.
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) Prerequisite:
Art 2200
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 2200
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 2300.
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 Color Media Drawing (3)
Beginning painting develops a solid technical base for students who have
previous drawing experience. Color theory, mixing and painting terminology
are covered through the study of impressionistic and contemporary abstract
painters.
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 Beginning Letterpress Printing (non major)
(1 to 4)
Using movable type and hand-operated printing presses, students design
and print several projects. Through discussion and critique, students learn
basic elements of design and typography, and how to integrate other printing
processes into letterpress work. At the end of the semester, each student
walks away with a class portfolio. This class includes a brief introduction
to the history of the book, using examples from the rare book collection.
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)
This class explores the basic elements of bookbinding, including design
and construction of the traditional book as well as materials and their
properties. Students construct and take away a variety of bookbinding
models. A brief introduction to the history of the book, using examples from
the rare book collection and focusing in particluar on historical and
contempory book binding, is part of the course.
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)
This course is designed for the student who wishes to continue in
ceramics, increase his or her wheelthrowing skill level and undertake more
difficult and complex forms. Emphasis will be on design principles and
critical evaluation of form. Technical aspects of clay and clay bodies,
decoration, glazing and firing will be further explored. Lab hours are
required.
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 Exploration.
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: First Year Studio Program.
This class explores the basic elements of bookbinding, including design
and construction of the traditional book as well as materials and their
properties. Students construct and take away a variety of bookbinding
models. A brief introduction to the history of the book, using examples from
the rare book collection and focusing in particluar on historical and
contempory book binding, is part of the course.
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 Printing (4)
Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program.
Using movable type and hand-operated printing presses, students design
and print several projects. Through discussion and critique, students learn
basic elements of design and typography, and how to integrate other printing
processes into letterpress work. At the end of the semester, each student
walks away with a class portfolio. This class includes a brief introduction
to the history of the book, using examples from the rare book collection.
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.
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.
3450 Sculpture Processes (4) Prerequisite:
First Year Studio Program.
Students focus on acquisition of technical skills relate to plastic
fabrication, thermoforming, moldmaking, casting, and the historical art
contexts in which these materials and methods have come to importance.
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 Digital Studio Practices (3)
Prerequisite: First Year Studio Program and acceptance into Graphic
Design/Illustration.
Fundamental design methods and processes will be explored through the
development of a series of graphic exercises and assignments. Problems will
provide students with a basic technical understanding of the digital; along
with the manual skills necessary for visual communication and personal
creative expression.
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 for Visual Artists (4)
Prerequisite: ART 2200, 2250, 2300, 2350, 2400.
An introduction and exploration into the use of the computer as an art
making tool and as a medium for visual communication within the arts. This
course promotes increased computer literacy while providing a thorough
introduction to the use of digital technology. Emphasis is on Adobe
Photoshop image editing software as the center of the digital imaging
process. Students will learn to scan film and two and three dimensional
artwork for specific output. Output to a variety of printers and other
devices is explored providing the student with experience in the complete
digital imaging cycle. The research and communication needs of artists in
the use of internet tools such as ftp, email and the world wide web are
addressed. Page layout in the production of posters, flyers, exhibition
announcements and class handouts is part of the coursework.
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.
3820 Art in the Community: Art Education Beyond
School Walls (3)
This course will provide students with an opportunity to explore
community-based art education through the theoretical exploration and
practical application of art that creates community while affecting positive
change. Students will explore the aesthetic, historical, political and
sociocultural aspects of community-based art education and will work
collaboratively with other students and community members to plan and
implement a community-based art work. Students in the course will gain
experience planning, implementing and evaluation innovative arts
programming.
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.
This class continues the exploration of letterpress printing. Students
work with the instructor to design their program of study. Students are
expected to work at a more advanced level.
4057 Intermediate Bookbinding Non-Major (4)
Prerequisite: ART 3057.
This class continues the exploration of bookbinding. Students work with
the instructor to design their program of study. Students are expected to
work at a more advanced level.
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
3120 and 3130.
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.
4180 Painting Special Topics (4) Prerequisite:
First Year Studio Program.
A course which focuses on a specialized aspect of art making. The
topic of this specialization may change each time the course is taught.
Types of investigation may include site-specific mural, fresco, computer
generated painting, traditional/non-traditional painting materials, and
community-based projects.
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 3350.
This class continues the exploration of bookbinding. Students work with
the instructor to design their program of study. Students are expected to
work at a more advanced level.
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 3355.
This class continues the exploration of letterpress printing. Students
work with the instructor to design their program of study. Students are
expected to work at a more advanced level.
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.
4455 Kinetic Sculptures (4) Prerequisite:
First Year Studio Program.
Starting with basic mechanical and electronic theory, and progressing to
include sensing, motion control and computer applications. Students will
explore the physical and conceptual aspects of machine making as a sculpture
process.
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 Digital Imaging and Video (4)
Prerequisite: ART 2200, 2250, 2300, 2350, 2400.
This course develops an understanding of digital technology as a means of
creating art works in conjunction with other 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional
media areas. It explores technology aesthetics and conceptual aspects of
digital processes and imagery, with a focus on integration of these
processes with more traditional art formats. Having prior computer skills is
not a prerequisite. Technology demonstrations provide necessary information
and skills. Technology components include digital input, output and image
manipulation processes in both single image and digital video formats.
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.
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 3720.
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: Admittance into the Graphic Design Program.
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)
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.
6180 Graduate Special Topics-Studio/Critique (4)
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing required.
A course that connects both the individual's studio production and a
communities engagement in-group critiques. Work from a personal space is
exposed to broader considerations from the varied perspectives of the group.
This analysis and criticism expands our focus to explore historical and
contemporary issues as they relate to our singular experience. Class members
will attend/visit University and community visiting artist's and theorist's
presentations, profit and non-profit galleries, artist's studios and
community art centers.
This course is offered only fall semester the faculty will rotate creating
an inventive and challenging curriculum for both students and professor.
Painting/Drawing and Printmaking areas require this course once a year; any
enrolled MFA or MA students are invited to participate.
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.
6975 Final Project: MFA (1 to 6) Prerequisite:
Admission to ART MFA Program.
Non-thesis project
6980 Research Consultation: MFA (3)
Prerequisite: Admission to ART MFA Program.
7810 MFA Graduate Seminar (3) Prerequisite:
Admission to ART MFA Program.
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