Courses in Art
A Art 105 (formerly A Art 105A) Beginning Drawing (3)
Drawing encompasses all the visual disciplines; it will be taught as a way of thinking and planning for other fields of creative endeavor. Drawing is a way of seeing, thinking, and feeling through making marks. Students will be exposed to objective drawing techniques with an emphasis on two- dimensional design.A Art 110 (formerly A Art 110A) Two-Dimensional Design (3)
The principles of two-dimensional design and composition intended primarily as a preparatory course for all other courses concerned with the two-dimensional approach.A Art 115 (formerly A Art 110B) Three-Dimensional Design (3)
A problem-solving introduction to the principles and elements of three-dimensional design. Demonstrations and implementations of equipment, methods and materials encourage students to develop their interpretive and technical facility, while solving problems that deal with form, space, structure, scale and volume.A Art 205 (formerly A Art 105B) Life Drawing (3)
A studio course for students with one semester of drawing experience. This course offers extended opportunities to draw the human figure. Emphasis will be placed on the underlying conceptual structures of perceptual relationships. Students will be asked to master the description of bodily forms deployed in a coherent pictorial space. Prerequisite(s): A Art 105. A Art 220 Beginning Sculpture (3)
Modeling in clay from the figure. Projects include building armatures, modeling portrait heads, doing full figure studies and making a waste mold. Prerequisite(s): A Art 115 or permission of instructor.A Art 230 (formerly A Art 230A) Beginning Painting (3)
An introduction to the language of painting through studio practice. Students will work toward mastering the skills of color mixing as they apply to painting from life. This course stresses the discipline of perceiving the optical effects of light and color in nature and translating them into a pictorial space. Prerequisite(s): A Art 205 or permission of instructor.A Art 240 (formerly A Art 240A) Beginning Etching (3)
Studio course using processes of graphic reproduction with concentration on etching, both linear and tonal. Prerequisite(s): A Art 105 or permission of instructor.A Art 242 (formerly A Art 242A) Beginning Lithography (3)
Introduction to the materials and the process of lithography. Emphasis is on plate printing. Prerequisite(s): A Art 105 or permission of instructor.A Art 244 (formerly A Art 244A) Beginning Photography (3)
Photography as fine art; covers basic black and white processing techniques and darkroom skills. Principles of photographic composition and introduction of important work by photographers. Prerequisite(s): one studio art class and permission of instructor.A Art 298 Topics in Art (3)
Introductory study of a special topic in fine arts not otherwise covered in the curriculum. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies.A Art 300 Art and Psychology (3)
This course explores the influence of 20th Century psychological thought on the contemporary creative process. We will investigate the works of art and explore creative processes that are directly related to the mapping of the modern psyche. Readings will include writings by both artists and psychologists, including texts by Freud, Lacan, Jung, Breton, Miro, etc. Students will be expected to make class presentations and produce visual projects. Prerequisite(s): A Arh 170L, 171L and A Art 205.A Art 305 (formerly A Art 305A) Intermediate Drawing (3)
A studio course for students with two semesters of drawing experience. This course offers extended opportunities to draw from life combined with an awareness of various pictorial traditions and procedures. The development of a personal direction is strongly encouraged through challenging projects. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite(s): A Art 205.A Art 310 (formerly A Art 310A) Studio Experiments in Visual Thinking (3)
An idea-oriented course designed to help students solve visual and artistic problems through invention and interpretation. Emphasis will be placed on imagination and experimentation with alternative and traditional materials, and students will work toward developing an expanded, personal, visual vocabulary. May be repeated once for credit.A Art 320 (formerly A Art 321) Intermediate Sculpture (3)
An exploration of traditional and nontraditional materials, processes and concepts of sculpture with an emphasis on fabrication, assemblage and installation ideas and actualization of finished sculptural pieces. Prerequisite(s): A Art 115.A Art 321 (formerly A Art 320A) Welding and Foundry (3)
Exploration of metalworking sculpture processes. Fall semester course concentrates on bronze and aluminum casting and finishing using ceramic shell and classic investment mold methods. Spring semester focuses on metal fabrication: cutting, bending, forming and MIG, TIG, arc and oxyacetylene welding techniques. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite(s): A Art 115 or permission of instructor.A Art 330 (formerly A Art 230B) Intermediate Painting (3)
A studio course for students with one semester of oil painting experience. This course offers extended opportunities to paint from life combined with an awareness of various pictorial traditions and procedures. The development of a personal direction is strongly encouraged through challenging projects. Prerequisite(s): A Art 205 and A Art 230.A Art 331 (formerly A Art 330A) Painting in Water-Based Media (3)
A studio course for students with two semesters of drawing experience. An introduction to the language of painting through the use of a variety of water-based media (ink, gouache, watercolor, egg tempera). Students will be asked to master several media-related procedures and develop coherent pictorial constructions. Prerequisite(s): A Art 205.A Art 335 Color Theory and Pictorial Tradition (3)
In this combined studio/lecture course, students will examine a range of color theories and their application to specific works of art. Emphasis will be on the expressive role of color in various pictorial traditions. Students will be given an extensive vocabulary of color concepts and related studio exercises. Prerequisite(s): A Art 110.A Art 340 Intermediate Etching (3)
Studio course with concentration on color etching collagraphs and other advanced techniques. Prerequisite(s): A Art 240.A Art 342 Intermediate Lithography (3)
Emphasis on combining ideas with the medium of lithography both on plates and stones. Prerequisite(s): A Art 242.A Art 344 (formerly A Art 244B) Intermediate Photography (3)
Advanced darkroom skills and introduction to non-silver techniques and analysis of important work by representative studio and photographic artists. Prerequisite(s): A Art 244.A Art 345 (formerly A Art 345A) The Monotype (3)
Studio experience in most processes in the making of monotypes. Emphasis is on water- based, nontoxic materials. Prerequisite(s): A Art 105 or permission of instructor.A Art 346 Introductory Film Production (3)
Seeing and thinking in cinematic terms, with an introduction to the process and equipment with which the filmmaker works. Cameras, lenses, film emulsions and editing procedures are studied in the making of short silent films. Prerequisite(s): A Arh 260, or A Com 238 and permission of instructor. May not be offered during 1999-2000.A Art 347 (formerly A Art 246) Non-silver Photography (3)
Exploration of the various methods of applying light-sensitive emulsions to materials (cloth, paper) and printing from them rather than from the traditional silver- based photographic paper. This method enables the student to work in a more painterly- printmaking manner. Prerequisite(s): A Art 344.A Art 348 Color Photography (3)
Utilization of transparency and negative materials in color photography with emphasis on color printing. Prerequisite(s): A Art 344 and permission of instructor. A Art 110 recommended.A Art 390 Topics in Printmaking (3)
Special projects in print processes ranging from relief printing to color viscosity etching. May be repeated for credit when topic varies (up to 12 credits). Prerequisite(s): A Art 240 or 242.A Art 405 Advanced Drawing (3)
A studio course for students with two or three semesters of drawing experience. Individual attention is combined with technical and formal criticism in the development of a personal visual idiom. In this course, stress will be placed on how the history of drawing helps to reveal a student's potential. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite(s): A Art 305.A Art 420 (formerly A Art 420A) Advanced Sculpture (3)
A focus on contemporary concerns and attitudes in three-dimensional work and media requiring an application of concepts and experience learned and acquired in prerequisite courses and through research, which results in finished sculptures. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite(s): A Art 320 and A Art 321 or permission of instructor.A Art 421 (formerly A Art 421A) Topics in Sculpture (3)
Further exploration of sculptural concepts with a focus on individual problems, covering a wide range of media, methods and techniques. An emphasis is on the development, interpretation, realization and presentation of one's ideas. May be repeated for credit when topic varies (up to 12 credits). Prerequisite(s): A Art 320 and A Art 321 or permission of instructor.A Art 430 (formerly A Art 430A) Advanced Painting (3)
A studio course for students with two or three semesters of oil painting experience. Individual attention is combined with technical and formal criticism in the development of a personal visual idiom. In this course, stress will be placed on how the history of painting helps to reveal a student's potential. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite(s): A Art 330.A Art 434 Topics in Drawing (3)
A studio course for students with at least two semesters of drawing experience. In depth study of selected topics in drawing not otherwise covered in the curriculum. Students will be guided through several pictorial models and procedures, seeking both mastery and a pictorial persona. May be repeated for credit when topic varies (up to 12 credits). Prerequisite(s): A Art 205.A Art 435 (formerly A Art 435A) Topics in Painting (3)
A studio course for students with two or three semesters of oil painting experience. In-depth study of selected topics in painting not otherwise covered in the curriculum. Students will be guided through a variety of pictorial paradigms, seeking both mastery and a pictorial persona. May be repeated for credit when topic varies (up to 12 credits). Prerequisite(s): A Art 330.A Art 440 (formerly A Art 440A) Advanced Etching (3)
Studio course with concentration on advanced etching techniques including photo work. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite(s): A Art 340.A Art 442 (formerly A Art 442A) Advanced Lithography (3)
Advanced course in lithography. Emphasis on color and stone process. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite(s): A Art 342.A Art 444 (formerly A Art 444A) Advanced Photography (3)
Emphasis on aesthetics and archival processing for exhibition-quality work. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite(s): A Art 344.A Art 445 Advanced Monotype (3)
Continuation of A Art 345. Emphasis will be on individual approaches to ideas and various print techniques. Prerequisite(s): A Art 345.A Art 446 (formerly A Art 444B) Topics in Photography (3)
Expansion of camera skills and photographic techniques. Individual interests and abilities play a major role in established course content. May be repeated for credit when topic varies (up to 12 credits). Prerequisite(s): A Art 344.A Art 447 Advanced Film Production (3)
This course builds on filmmaking skills acquired in Introductory Film Production. Students explore cinematic narrative structures, styles of editing, and setting the mise en scène. Students will make a fictional work on film or videotape that focuses on their own life experience. Prerequisite(s): A Art 346. May not be offered during 1999-2000.A Art 492 Internship in Art Museum Management and Operation (3-4)
Designed for undergraduate students interested in pursuing a career in Arts Management or the Gallery/Museum administrative field. Projects may include computer database, archival records retrieval and storage, media relations skills, collections management, and exhibition organization and documentation. A final project will be assigned. Internships are open only to qualified juniors and seniors who have an overall grade point average of 2.50 or higher. Prerequisite(s): interview by gallery administrative staff and permission of Art Department Chair. S/U graded.A Art 496 Mentor Tutorial (3)
A tutorial in which readings, discussions, visits to museums and galleries are assigned to build awareness of the relevant traditions supporting an Honors student's development. This tutorial will also include consultation on graduate school applications and instruction on taking slides of works of art. Prerequisite(s): admission into the departmental Honors Program.A Art 497 Independent Study (1-4)
Studio project in a selected art area. Prerequisite(s): junior or senior class standing and permission of instructor and department chair.A Art 498 Honors Project I (3-6)
Studio project in a selected area of concentration. Topics and issues vary according to the needs and goals set by the students with their mentors. The goal of this project is to allows students adequate space and opportunity to cultivate a distinctive personal direction and generate a significant body of work to pursue graduate study. Students will attend appropriate MFA critiques. Prerequisite(s) admission into the departmental Honors Program and permission of instructor.A Art 499 Honors Project II (3-6)
The continuation and completion of a studio project set forth in A Art 498. Upon completion of the project, the student will be required to make an oral defense of the work before the Honors Committee. Successful completion of the program earns an Honors Certificate in Art and a nomination for graduating with "Honors in Art" from the University. Students will attend appropriate MFA critiques. Prerequisite(s): A Art 498.
