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ART 110RA 2-D ART FUNDAMENTALS
ART 111RA 3-D ART FUNDAMENTALS
ART 112RA 3-D DRAWING FUNDAMENTALS
ART 202IA ANCIENT THROUGH MEDIEVAL ART HISTORY
ART 203IA RENAISSANCE THROUGH MODERN ART HISTORY
ART 204IH EXPLORING ARTISTS ON FILM
ART 205 PAINTING
ART 206 METALSMITHING
ART 207 SCULPTURE
ART 208RA CERAMICS
ART 209 PRINTMAKING
ART 223 GRAPHIC DESIGN I
ART 224 GRAPHIC DESIGN II
ART 238RA REPRESENTATIONAL DRAWING
ART 270 INDEPENDENT STUDY
ART 280 SPECIAL TOPICS
ART 289R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
ART 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
ART 302 SURVEY OF ASIAN ART
ART 308 HISTORY OF PRINTMAKING (1450-1945)
ART 312 DECORATIVE ARTS & ENVIRONMENT
ART 315 CERAMICS II
ART 325 METALSMITHING II
ART 327 PRINTMAKING-LITHOGRAPHY
ART 333 SCULPTURE II
ART 338 ADVANCED DRAWING
ART 340 SURVEY OF ANCIENT ART
ART 341 ADVANCED RELIEF PRINTMAKING
ART 344 PRINTMAKING-SERIGRAPHY
ART 348 ADVANCED INTAGLIO PRINTMAKING
ART 350 PAINTING II
ART 355 WATER MEDIA
ART 360 YELLOWSTONE DIGITAL
ART 363 ALTERNATIVE PRINT MEDIA
ART 365 INTERMEDIATE GRAPHIC DESIGN I
ART 366 INTERMEDIATE GRAPHIC DESIGN II
ART 400 SEMINAR
ART 402 GREEK ART AND ARCHITECTURE
ART 403 DRAWING
ART 406 ROMAN ART & ARCHITECTURE
ART 410 CAREERS IN ART
ART 411 PAINTING
ART 412 SCULPTURE
ART 413 METALSMITHING
ART 414 PRINTMAKING
ART 415 CERAMICS
ART 416 GRAPHIC DESIGN
ART 417 INTERMEDIA
ART 418 BEGINNINGS OF MODERN ART
ART 419 20TH CENTURY ART
ART 425 FIELD STUDY IN ART AND ART HISTORY
ART 435 ART OF EGYPT & NEAR EAST
ART 436 LATE GOTHIC PAINTING
ART 440 ART IN THE AGE OF REVOLUTION
ART 442 MEDIEVAL ART
ART 446 EARLY RENAISSANCE ART
ART 448 HIGH RENAISSANCE AND MANNERISM
ART 450 CONTEMPORARY ART
ART 457 BAROQUE ART IN ITALY & N. EUROPE, 1600-1700
ART 459 BAROQUE ART IN NORTHERN EUROPE
ART 463 19TH CENTURY ART
ART 465 ADVANCED GRAPHIC DESIGN
ART 468 GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATION
ART 470 INDEPENDENT STUDY
ART 476 INTERNSHIP
ART 480 SPECIAL TOPICS
ART 489R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
ART 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
ART 500 SEMINAR
ART 505 PAINTING
ART 515 CERAMICS
ART 524 METALSMITHING
ART 526 DRAWING
ART 527 PRINTMAKING
ART 529 SCULPTURE
ART 530 INTERMEDIA
ART 570 INDEPENDENT STUDY
ART 575 PROFESSIONAL PAPER
ART 580 SPECIAL TOPICS
ART 588 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ART 589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION
ART 590 MASTER'S THESIS
ART 110RA 2-D ART FUNDAMENTALS
F 4 cr. RCT 1 STU 3
-- The development of basic two-dimensional technical and aesthetic concepts through an emphasis on design elements and principles. Visual problem-solving in 2D pictorial construction and color theory. Critiques develop student's ability to formulate and verbalize knowledgeable responses to visual production. Required weekly lecture on various aspects of visual arts practice.
ART 111RA 3-D ART FUNDAMENTALS
S 4 cr. RCT 1 STU 3
-- The development of basic three-dimensional technical and aesthetic concepts through an emphasis on design elements and principles. Visual problem-solving in 3D form and space through various processes and materials. Critiques develop student's ability to formulate and verbalize knowledgeable responses to visual production. Required weekly lecture on various aspects of visual arts practice.
ART 112RA DRAWING FUNDAMENTALS
F,S 3 cr. STU 3
-- The development of basic drawing skills and concepts through an emphasis on observation and visual problem-solving. Representation and expression are explored through black and white drawing media. Critiques develop student's ability to formulate and verbalize knowledgeable responses to visual production.
ART 202IA ANCIENT THROUGH MEDIEVAL ART HISTORY
F 3 cr. LEC 2 RCT 1
-- This course examines the visual arts from their beginnings to ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome through the Medieval period. It focuses on an understanding of art as the nonverbal expression of universal cultural concepts.
ART 203IA RENAISSANCE THROUGH MODERN ART HISTORY
S 3 cr. LEC 2 RCT 1
-- A survey of Renaissance, Baroque, and 19th and 20th century art which focuses on the evolution of humanistic expression and the emergence of the artist as an individual responding to the impact of modern society.
ART 204IH EXPLORING ARTISTS ON FILM
F 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Analyzes a variety of portrayals of art and artists throughout history in Hollywood and foreign feature films. Artists and their works will be studied in their historical context, and in terms of how history is mediated by fictional depiction in film.
ART 205 PAINTING
F,S 4 cr. RCT 2 STU 2
PREREQUISITE: ART 110, ART 112.
-- Introduction to oil and/or acrylic painting. Exploration of basic aesthetic and technical concepts in painting. Primarily representational subject matter. Understanding and developing individual stylistic tendencies. Individual and group critiques.
ART 206 METALSMITHING
F,S 4 cr. RCT 2 STU 2
PREREQUISITE: ART 111.
-- A beginning course in basic metalsmithing techniques and three-dimensional design skills. Design concepts, small metal fabrication methods and practical demonstrations.
ART 207 SCULPTURE
F,S 4 cr. RCT 2 STU 2
PREREQUISITE: ART 111.
-- Introduction to three-dimensional form through projects involving plaster, woodworking, welding, and non-traditional materials. Introduction to tools, materials, processes, and safety procedures with a conceptual approach to problem solving.
ART 208RA CERAMICS
F,S 4 cr. RCT 2 STU 2
PREREQUISITE: ART 111.
-- Contemporary ceramics - the history, development, and aesthetics of ceramic vessels and sculpture. The technical aspects of clay, glazes, and the firing of ceramic objects. Problem solving and the development of ideas.
ART 209 PRINTMAKING
F,S 4 cr. RCT 2 STU 2
PREREQUISITE: ART 110.
-- A beginning course in which multiple original prints are made from a variety of blocks and plates. Emphasis on relief and intaglio history and processes including woodcut, lino cut, engraving, etching, and aquatint.
ART 223 GRAPHIC DESIGN I
F 4 cr. RCT 2 STU 2
PREREQUISITE: ART 110.
-- Introduction to fundamental design principles, basic layout, tools and techniques, and creative thinking.
ART 224 GRAPHIC DESIGN II
S 4 cr. RCT 2 STU 2
PREREQUISITE: ART 223.
-- Further exploration of design principles with increased emphasis on typographic skills and visual communications.
ART 238RA REPRESENTATIONAL DRAWING
F,S,Su 4 cr. LEC 2 STU 2
PREREQUISITE: ART 110, ART 112.
-- Introduction to the basic vocabulary of drawing, observation, problem solving, and personal expression. Critiques develop student's ability to formulate and verbalize informed analysis of the completed projects.
ART 270 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Consent of instructor and approval of the director.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
ART 280 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: None required but some may be determined necessary by each offering department.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number.
ART 289R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
F,S 1-3 cr. RCT may be repeated
-- Classroom instruction associated with directed undergraduate research/creative activity projects.
ART 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
F,S 1-6 cr. IND may be repeated
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in a written work or other creative project.
ART 302 SURVEY OF ASIAN ART
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ART 202 or ART 203.
-- The purpose of this course is to offer students a broad exposure to art and architecture produced in China, Japan, Southwest Asia and India from the Neolithic period through the 20th century with special emphasis placed on Chinese developments.
ART 308 HISTORY OF PRINTMAKING (1450-1945)
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ART 203.
-- This course introduces students to the vocabulary, techniques and history of printmaking in the western world from the mid-fifteenth century to end of World War II.
ART 312 DECORATIVE ARTS & ENVIRONMENT
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ART 203.
-- This course introduces students to the history of decorative arts in western Europe and the United States from the Renaissance through the early 20th Century. Emphasis will be placed on major media and stylistic trends. Attention will also be given to the use of objects in their original spatial environments.
ART 315 CERAMICS II
F,S 5 cr. RCT 2 STU 3 Maximum 15 cr.
PREREQUISITE: ART 208.
-- Advanced problems in ceramics.
ART 325 METALSMITHING II
F,S 5 cr. RCT 2 STU 3 Maximum 15 cr.
PREREQUISITE: ART 206.
-- Advanced course designed around a set of specific problems and demonstrations for advanced jewelry and metal forming concepts. Emphasis will be placed on technical development and personal imagery.
ART 327 PRINTMAKING-LITHOGRAPHY
F alternate years, to be offered even years 5 cr. RCT 2 STU 3 Maximum 15 cr.
PREREQUISITE: ART 209 and ART 238.
-- An intermediate course in which multiple original prints are made from hand-drawn images on lithographic limestone. Editioning in black and multicolor using crayon, tusche, transfer, and photo methods.
ART 333 SCULPTURE II
F,S 5 cr. RCT 2 STU 3 Maximum 15 cr.
PREREQUISITE: ART 207.
-- Development of concept, creative thinking and problem solving in sculpture. Advanced experiences of materials and methods within three-dimensional form.
ART 338 ADVANCED DRAWING
F,S,Su 5 cr. RCT 2 STU 3 Maximum 15 cr.
PREREQUISITE: ART 238.
-- Advanced technical and aesthetic concepts in drawing with emphasis on the development of a personal artistic style. Use of traditional and non-traditional subject matter. Individual and group critiques.
ART 340 SURVEY OF ANCIENT ART
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ART 202.
-- This course will examine the art and architecture of ancient civilizations surrounding the Aegean and Mediterranean seas. Beginning with the Aegean civilizations, the course will then examine the rise of the historical Greeks and will conclude with the Roman world.
ART 341 ADVANCED RELIEF PRINTMAKING
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 5 cr. RCT 2 STU 3 Maximum 15 cr.
PREREQUISITE: ART 209
-- An advanced course in which multiple original prints are made using plank and end grain wood and plastic/rubber relief plates. Methods include reductive and multi-plate color, shaped and found object (collapgraph), color overlay, split fountain, roller and brush inking, and various hand and press printing methods.
ART 344 PRINTMAKING-SERIGRAPHY
S alternate years, to be offered even years 5 cr. RCT 2 STU 3 Maximum 15 cr.
PREREQUISITE: ART 209.
-- An intermediate course in which multiple original, multi-colored prints are made using various water-based silk-screen processes. Stencil techniques include paper, screen filler, drawing fluid, and photo.
ART 348 ADVANCED INTAGLIO PRINTMAKING
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 5 cr. RCT 2 STU 3 Maximum 15 cr.
PREREQUISITE: ART 209.
-- Advanced course in which multiple original prints are made using engraved and/or etched copper, zinc, and/or plastic intaglio plates. Methods include spit bite, viscosity, a la poupee, multi plate color, collagraph, and chine colle.
ART 350 PAINTING II
F,S 5 cr. RCT 2 STU 3 Maximum 15 cr.
PREREQUISITE: ART 205.
-- Advanced technical and aesthetic concepts. Emphasis on the development of a personal artistic style. Use of traditional and non-traditional subject matter. Individual and group critiques.
ART 355 WATER MEDIA
Su 5 cr. RCT 2 STU 3 Maximum 10 cr.
PREREQUISITE: ART 205.
-- Painting with transparent watercolors. Introduction of materials, techniques, concepts, and a brief history of the process highlighting major artists. Individual and group critiques.
ART 360 YELLOWSTONE DIGITAL
Su 3 cr. LAB 3
PREREQUISITE: ART 224 or ART 238 or MTA 265 or ARCH 261.
-- A field workshop located along the Yellowstone river using either 35mm or a Digital camera to create fine art digital prints. This course is designed for individuals with a working knowledge of photographic basics and a fundamental familiarity with their own equipment that desire to explore the new media of the fine art digital print.
ART 363 ALTERNATIVE PRINT MEDIA
S alternate years, to be offered even years 5 cr. LAB 5
PREREQUISITE: ART 209.
-- An advanced course in which students are offered a wide range of printing processes. These may include monotype, photo techniques, experimental lithography, large format printing, multimedia, and digital printmaking. The structure of the course is based on technical demonstrations, studio assignments, and critiques.
ART 365 INTERMEDIATE GRAPHIC DESIGN I
F 5 cr. RCT 2 STU 3
PREREQUISITE: ART 224, Portfolio review.
-- Graphic production procedures and studio tools and techniques. Projects incorporate communication problem solving with fundamentals of mechanical preparation. Development of computer skills using graphic design programs including QuarkXpress, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Laptop computers are required for all upper level graphic design courses.
ART 366 INTERMEDIATE GRAPHIC DESIGN II
S 5 cr. RCT 2 STU 3
PREREQUISITE: ART 365.
-- A continuation of ART 365, with emphasis on practical application and current design trends. Laptop computers are required for all upper level graphic design courses.
ART 400 SEMINAR
On Demand 1 cr. SEM 1 Maximum 4 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and as determined for each offering.
-- Topics offered at the upper division level which are not covered in regular courses. Students participate in preparing and presenting discussion material.
ART 402 GREEK ART AND ARCHITECTURE
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ART 202 and ART 203.
-- This lecture-based course will present a survey of the art and architecture of ancient Greece from its origins in the Dark ages through the Hellenistic period. Study begins with the Bronze Age of antecedents of Hellenic art and ends with the wide-spread dissemination of Greek material culture after the death of Alexander the Great.
ART 403 DRAWING
F,S,Su 1 - 5 cr. IND Maximum 15 cr.
PREREQUISITE: ART 338.
-- Course in which student will work on an individual basis with a faculty member in developing imagery and appropriate techniques in a particular area of drawing. Written, signed contract required prior to registering for this course.
ART 406 ROMAN ART & ARCHITECTURE
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ART 202.
-- This course is a survey of the public and private art and architecture of Republican and Imperial Rome. The study encompasses both the Etruscan and Republican foundations-cultural, political and artistic-of Rome and then moves on to the period when emperors ruled and the borders of the empire at its height ranged from Britain to North Africa. The course is arranged as a chronological survey moving from the prehistory of the Italic peninsula to the reign of the emperor Constantine in the fourth century CE.
ART 410 CAREERS IN ART
F 1 cr. LEC 1
PREREQUISITE: Junior, Senior, or Graduate standing, or consent of instructor.
-- Presentations by professional artists about important career elements such as resume writing, photographing and marketing your work, making presentations to galleries and design firms, starting a business, researching graduate schools, teaching as a career, and applying for grants and fellowships.
ART 411 PAINTING
F,S,Su 1 - 5 cr. IND Maximum 15 cr.
PREREQUISITE: ART 350.
-- Course in which student will work on an individual basis with a faculty member in developing imagery and appropriate techniques in a particular area of painting. Written, signed contract required prior to registering for this course.
ART 412 SCULPTURE
F,S,Su 1 - 5 cr. IND Maximum 15 cr.
PREREQUISITE: ART 333.
-- Course in which student will work on an individual basis with a faculty member in developing imagery and appropriate techniques in a particular area of sculpture. Written, signed contract required prior to registering for this course.
ART 413 METALSMITHING
F,S,Su 1 - 5 cr. IND Maximum 15 cr.
PREREQUISITE: ART 325.
-- Course in which student will work on an individual basis with a faculty member in developing imagery and appropriate techniques in a particular area of metalsmithing. Written, signed contract required prior to registering for this course.
ART 414 PRINTMAKING
F,S,Su 1 - 5 cr. IND Maximum 15 cr.
PREREQUISITE: ART 327 or ART
344, ART 341, ART 348, ART
363.
-- Course in which student will work on an individual basis with a faculty member in developing imagery and appropriate techniques in a particular area of printmaking. Written, signed contract required prior to registering for this course.
ART 415 CERAMICS
F,S,Su 1 - 5 cr. IND Maximum 15 cr.
PREREQUISITE: ART 315.
-- Course in which student will work on an individual basis with a faculty member in developing imagery and appropriate techniques in a particular area of ceramics. Written, signed contract required prior to registering for this course.
ART 416 GRAPHIC DESIGN
F,S,Su 1 - 5 cr. IND Maximum 15 cr.
PREREQUISITE: ART 366.
-- Course in which student will work on an individual basis with a faculty member in developing imagery and appropriate techniques in a particular area of graphic design. Written, signed contract required prior to registering for this class.
ART 417 INTERMEDIA
F,S,Su 1 - 5 cr. IND.
PREREQUISITE: ART 315 or 325 or 327 or 333 or 338 or 341 or 350 or 365.
-- Course in which the student will work on an individual basis with a faculty member in developing imagery and techniques combining various media including digital technology.
ART 418 BEGINNINGS OF MODERN ART
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ART 203.
-- From Post-Impressionism to World War I. Major artists include Gauguin, Van Gogh, Cezanne, Matisse, Picasso, and the German Expressionists.
ART 419 20TH CENTURY ART
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ART 203.
-- Art from World War I to the present.
ART 425 FIELD STUDY IN ART AND ART HISTORY
S 2-5 cr. LAB 2-5
PREREQUISITE: ART 110, ART 111 or ART 203, or consent of instructor.
-- Course will allow students to study at an off-campus location such as a foreign country under the direction of art faculty member. Includes preparatory meetings, several hours per day of discussion on site, and writing or creative project which assimilates direct experience and research.
ART 435 ART OF EGYPT & NEAR EAST
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ART 202.
-- This course is an exploration of the art and architecture of ancient Egypt and the Near East (Anatolia, Mesopotamia and Persia). Due to the nature of the surviving material, the emphasis will be on the ideas and attitudes of these civilizations about the relationship between humans and divinities, the cult of the ruler/king, and funerary cult and the afterlife.
ART 436 LATE GOTHIC PAINTING
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ART 203.
-- This course will deal with the development of Gothic painting in Italy and its subsequent influence on the Northern tradition of painting in the Netherlands and Germany. Major masters include Giotto, Jan van Eyck, Bosch, Grunewald, Durer, and Bruegel.
ART 440 ART IN THE AGE OF REVOLUTION
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
ART 203.
-- This course offers students an in-depth understanding of painting and sculpture in France and Britain in the 18th century. Through focused lectures, readings and discussions and writing assignments students will learn about the 18th century cultural, philosophical and scientific developments in their original contexts as well as their bearing on the present day.
ART 442 MEDIEVAL ART
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ART 202.
-- Early Christian, Byzantine, Romanesque, and Gothic periods.
ART 446 EARLY RENAISSANCE ART
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ART 203.
-- A study of painting, sculpture and architecture in Italy in the 15th century. Major artists include Donatello, Masaccio, Piero della Francesca and Botticelli, Michelangelo, and Giorgione.
ART 448 HIGH RENAISSANCE AND MANNERISM
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ART 203.
-- This course is a study of the high renaissance in Rome,
Florence and Venice, and the reactions to this in the style of mannerism. Major artists include Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Pontormo and Titian.
ART 450 CONTEMPORARY ART
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ART 419.
-- This course will focus on issues in contemporary painting, sculpture, and related radical art forms. Students are responsible for discussions of assigned readings and presentations of research projects.
ART 457 BAROQUE IN ITALY & N. EUROPE, 1600-1700
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ART 203.
-- This course is a history of painting, sculpture, and architecture produced in Italy during the 17th century. Emphasis will be placed on major artists and stylistic trends as well as the various social, political and religious contexts for viewing art.
ART 459 BAROQUE ART IN NORTHERN EUROPE
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ART 203.
--The purpose of this course is to offer students a more in-depth study of art in the Baroque period in Europe (1600-1700) by focusing on cultural developments in the Republic of the Netherlands and its colonies.
ART 463 19TH CENTURY ART
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ART 203.
-- This course examines the major artists of the 19th century in Europe and America and the development of the styles of Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, and Impressionism.
ART 465 ADVANCED GRAPHIC DESIGN
F 5 cr. RCT 2 STU 3
PREREQUISITE: ART 366.
-- Comprehensive projects dealing with a variety of visual communication applications. Emphasis on high standards of typography and graphic design, computer techniques, and presentation. Laptop computers are required for all upper level graphic design courses.
ART 468 GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATION
S 5 cr. RCT 2 STU 3
PREREQUISITE: ART 365.
-- The fundamentals of illustration concepts, formats, tools, media, and production processes with application to creative projects including small press publications.
ART 470 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor, and approval of the director.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
ART 476 INTERNSHIP
On Demand 2 - 12 cr. IND
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor, and approval of the director.
-- An individualized assignment arranged with an agency, business, or other organization to provide guided experience in the field.
ART 480 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 5 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Course prerequisites as determined for each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number.
ART 489 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
F,S,Su 1 - 2 cr. Rct May be repeated. Max 4 cr.
COREQUISITE: ART 490.
-- Senior capstone course. Classroom instruction associated with directed undergraduate research/creative activity projects. Graphic design students only.
ART 490 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
F,S,Su 1 - 5 cr. IND May be repeated. Max 12 cr.
-- Senior capstone course. Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in a research paper, undergraduate thesis paper, or undergraduate thesis exhibition. Graphic design students must take this course in the spring.
ART 500 SEMINAR
On Demand 1 cr. SEM 1 Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing or seniors by petition. Course prerequisites as determined for each offering.
-- Topics offered at the graduate level which are not covered in regular courses. Students participate in preparing and presenting discussion material.
ART 505 PAINTING
F,S,Su 1 - 5 cr. IND Maximum 15 cr.
PREREQUISITE: ART 411, graduate standing.
-- Course in which the student will work on an individual basis with a faculty member in developing imagery and appropriate techniques in a particular area of painting.
ART 515 CERAMICS
F,S,Su 1 - 5 cr. IND Maximum 15 cr.
PREREQUISITE: ART 415, graduate standing.
-- Course in which the student will work on an individual basis with a faculty member in developing imagery and appropriate techniques in a particular area of ceramics.
ART 524 METALSMITHING
F,S,Su 1 - 5 cr. IND Maximum 15 cr.
PREREQUISITE: ART 413, graduate standing.
-- Course in which the student will work on an individual basis with a faculty member in developing imagery and appropriate techniques in a particular area of metalsmithing.
ART 526 DRAWING
F,S,Su 1 - 5 cr. IND Maximum 15 cr.
PREREQUISITE: ART 403, graduate standing.
-- Course in which the student will work on an individual basis with a faculty member in developing imagery and appropriate techniques in a particular area of drawing.
ART 527 PRINTMAKING
F,S,Su 1 - 5 cr. IND Maximum 15 cr.
PREREQUISITE: ART 414, graduate standing.
-- Course in which the student will work on an individual basis with a faculty member in developing imagery and appropriate techniques in a particular area of printmaking.
ART 529 SCULPTURE
F,S,Su 1 - 5 cr. IND Maximum 15 cr.
PREREQUISITE: ART 412, graduate standing.
-- Course in which the student will work on an individual basis with a faculty member in developing imagery and appropriate techniques in a particular area of sculpture.
ART 530 INTERMEDIA
F,S,Su 1 - 5 cr. IND Maximum 15 cr.
PREREQUISITE: ART 333, ART 338, ART 350 and graduate standing.
-- Course in which the student will work on an individual basis with a faculty member in developing imagery and appropriate techniques in a particular area of intermedia.
ART 570 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, consent of instructor, and Dean of Graduate Studies.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
ART 575 PROFESSIONAL PAPER
F,S,Su 1 - 4 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing.
-- A research or professional paper or project dealing with a topic in the field. The topic must have been mutually agreed upon by the student and his or her major adviser and graduate committee.
ART 580 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Upper division courses and others as determined for each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number.
ART 588 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. May be repeated; maximum 3 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, teaching experience and/or current employment in a school organization, consent of instructor and Dean of Graduate Studies.
-- Courses offered on a one-time basis to fulfill professional development needs of in service educators. A specific focus is given to each course which is appropriately subtitled.
ART 589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION
F,S,Su 3 cr. IND
PREREQUISITE: Master's standing and approval of the Dean of Graduate Studies.
-- This course may be used only by students who have completed all of their course work (and thesis, if on a thesis plan) but who need additional faculty or staff time or help.
ART 590 MASTER'S THESIS
F,S,Su 1 - 10 cr. IND Maximum 15 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Master's standing.
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