All studio art and photography courses, except where noted as non-major courses, are restricted to majors in the School of Art and Art History. Non-majors wishing to register for 2000-level courses need to consult with the undergraduate adviser (FAC 108) to determine possibilities of enrolling in art courses. Each semester the school offers non-major courses in ceramics and some other media.
Credits: 3.
Overview of the art-teaching field. Study of rationales for teaching art, contemporary art teaching practices, community art experiences and alternative career options.
Credits: 3. Prereq: art education majors only.
Introduces pre-service art teachers to computer applications in the fields of art and art education. Can substitute for EME 2040.
ARE 4242 Teaching Art: The Study of Practice
Credits: 3; Prereq: art education majors only, junior level.
The study of art-teaching practices in the public schools. Emphasis is on art curriculum, planning, art instructional strategies, art room management and methods of evaluation in art.
Credits: 3; Prereq: art education majors only, junior level.
Investigation of the contemporary issues in art, education and society that impact teaching art in public schools. Theoretical perspectives and practical strategies are explored for developing content and teaching approaches. (H) (WR)
ARE 4314 Art Education for Elementary Schools
Credits: 2 to 3; Prereq: second-semester standing in the elementary ProTeach program; Coreq: ProTeach field experience must also be taken in the fall and spring semesters.
Helps the preparing classroom teacher develop a basic knowledge of art and the teaching of art at the elementary level.
Credits: 1; Prereq: senior-level art major; Coreq: ARE 4940.
Addresses various issues and problems associated with student teaching with an emphasis on teaching methods, classroom management and assessment as they arise in actual classroom practice.
ARE 4940 Student Teaching in Art Education
Credits: 4 to 12; Prereq: minimum 2.5 GPA, art education major. (S-U)
Credits: 3.
Provides an appreciation and foundation in visual literacy and introduces students to the special character of the visual arts and to a vocabulary critical to analysis and interpretation of the masterworks of art. (H)
Credits: 3.
Study of significant movements in art through the ages. (H)
ARH 2002 Introduction to Art: The Artistic Experience
Credits: 3.
Introduction to the artistic experience through the examination of different ideas, approaches and purposes of art. Not counted toward the major. (H, N)
ARH 2050 Introduction to the Principles and History of Art 1
Credits: 3.
Principles of art and relation of styles to cultural context. Introductory study of art and architecture from ancient times to the end of the Middle Ages. (H, N)
ARH 2051 Introduction to the Principles and History of Art 2
Credits: 3.
Continuation of ARH 2050. Art and architecture from the Renaissance to the present. (H, N)
Credits: 3.
The visual arts seen in the cultural context of Sub-Saharan Africa, the Pacific, Native America, India, China and Japan; prehistoric to recent. (H, N)
Credits: 3. (H)
Credits: 3.
Comparative analysis of form and meaning in the visual arts of pristine and urban societies. Course focuses on the ancient Near East, including Egypt and pre-Columbian America. (H, N)
Credits: 3. Prereq: ARH 2050, art major or art history minor.
The art and architecture of Egypt and the Near East from the beginning of civilization until the Persian period. (H, N)
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050 or CLA 2700, art major or art history minor.
The art and architecture of ancient Crete and Greece through the Hellenistic age. (H, N)
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050 or CLA 3700, art major or art history minor.
The art and architecture of the Italian peninsula from the Etruscan period through the Roman Empire. (H, N)
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051, or art major or art history minor.
Topics in the late 18th and early 19th century European art, including Neo-Classicism and Romanticism. Works of art will be considered in the cultural, political, social and aesthetic contexts in which they were made. Particular emphasis will be given to the politics of style during this period of revolution and resection. (H) (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051, or art major or art history minor.
The visual arts in Europe in the second half of the 19th century, focusing on the emergence of an avant-garde and formulation of a modernist aesthetic with reference to industrialized, urban culture, especially in Paris. Addresses Realism, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. (H) (WR)
ARH 3871 Gender, Representation and the Visual Arts, 1600-1900
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051, or permission of instructor.
A consideration of historical and theoretical issues posed for visual media by attention to issues of gender, with particular emphasis on women artists. (D, H) (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: SAAH major or minor, or consent of instructor.
Examination of contemporary African artistic production and its reception in international markets.
ARH 3523 Clothing and Textiles in Africa
Credits: 3; Prereq: SAAH major or minor, or consent of instructor.
Examination of the techniques, styles and cultural contexts of textiles and other elements of dress in Africa, past and present.
Credits: 3.
A survey of the traditional arts of the Western Sudan and the Guinea coast. (H, N)
Credits: 3.
A survey of the traditional arts of the equatorial forests, the savannahs to the south of them and portions of Eastern and Southern Africa. (H, N)
ARH 3552 Chinese Art and Archaeology 2000 BCE
Credits: 3.
Art and material culture from the Neolithic to the Tang Dynasty: palaces and tombs, religious art and the rise of new media and technologies. (H, N)
ARH 3555 Late Imperial and Modern Chinese Art, 1907 - present
Credits: 3.
The arts and culture of China from five Dynasties to the present in all media, including architecture, painting, sculpture and luxury crafts. (H, N)
Credits: 3.
A survey of the visual arts of Oceania (Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia) within the context of the cultures that produced them. (H, N)
Credits: 3.
A survey of the visual arts of the American Indians north of Mexico from the prehistoric era to the present. (D, H, I)
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051, art major or art history minor.
Architecture, painting, sculpture and decorative arts in Anglo-America from their 17th century beginnings to the end of the 19th century. (H) (WR)
Credits: 3. Prereq: ARH 2051, or art major or art history minor.
Focuses on painting and sculpture as well as architecture, photography and visual culture. (H) (WR)
ARH 3622 Introduction to African-American Art
Credits: 4. Prereq: ARH 2051, or art major or art history minor.
ARH 3631 African American Art 1600 to Present
Credits: 3. Prereq: ARH 2051, or art major or art history minor.
Survey of visual arts produced by people of African descent in North America from colonial era to present. (H, D) (WR)
Credits: 3.
Art and architecture of Pre-Columbian Lower Central and South America focusing on the Andean Indian civilizations. (H, N)
Credits: 3.
Art and architecture of Pre-Columbian civilizations of Mexico and the Maya area from 3000 B.C. until the Spanish Conquest in A.D. 1521. (H, N)
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051, art major or art history minor.
The architecture, painting, sculpture and important minor arts of colonial and modern Latin America. (H, N)
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051, art major or art history minor.
Examination of the colonial art of Mexico and other territories within the Spanish Viceroyalty of New Spain. Focused on the viceregal period (1535–1821), the course also considers art from the periods of European contact and Spanish conquest and concludes with art from the independence period.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051, with art major or art history minor.
Examination of the colonial art of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and other territories within the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru. Focused on the viceregal period (1542–1824), the course also considers art from the periods of European contact and Spanish conquest and concludes with art from the independence period.
ARH 3727 History of American Illustration
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051 recommended.
Introduction to the history of illustration in America from the colonial period to the present. In addition to presenting major illustrators, the course provides artistic, technological and cultural contexts for understanding the functions and meaning of illustration at different historical moments.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050 and ARH 2051, art major or art history minor.
Review of principal theories in the history of criticism. Analysis and evaluation of works of art. Problems in the criticism of contemporary art. Required for art history majors. (H)
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050 or CLA 3700, art major or art history minor.
Greek sculpture from its beginnings in the Geometric period through the Hellenistic period. (H, N)
ARH 4200 Early Medieval and Byzantine Art
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050, art major or art history minor.
The art and architecture of Europe and the Mediterranean region from approximately the 4th to the 14th centuries A.D. (H, N)
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050, art major or art history minor.
The art and architecture of Europe during the Romanesque and Gothic periods. (H, N)
ARH 4304 Italian Renaissance Architecture
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050 and ARH 2051, art major or art history minor.
The architecture of the Italian Renaissance from the mid-14th century through the mid-16th century. (H, N)
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050 and ARH 2051, art major or art history minor.
Italian art from 1200 to 1500. Emphasis upon painting and sculpture. (H, N)
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050 and ARH 2051, art major or art history minor.
Continuation of ARH 4310. Italian art and architecture from 1460 to 1590. Emphasis on painting and sculpture. (H, N)
ARH 4331 Renaissance Art in Northern Europe
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050 and ARH 2051, art major or art history minor.
Sources and development of late 14th, 15th and 16th century art outside Italy. Emphasis on painting and prints. (H, N)
ARH 4332 The Religious Image in the Renaissance and Reformation
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050 and ARH 2051, art major or art history minor.
Art produced for devotional and liturgical use in the 15th and 16th centuries with particular attention to the period debate over the proper role for images in worship and society. Addresses altar pieces, personal devotion, pilgrimage, iconoclasm and the Reformation.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050 and ARH 2051, art major or art history minor.
Continuation of ARH 4311-4331. European art and architecture in the 17th and 18th centuries. Emphasis on painting and sculpture. (H, N)
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050 and ARH 2051, art major or art history minor.
Course examines sculptors, painters and architects working in Rome between the period of 1564 and 1750 and considers the art of Bernini, Caravaggio and Borromini and many more major artists who made Rome the art capital of the world in the seventeenth century. (H, N)
ARH 4356 French Art of the Ancient Regime 1650-1780
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051, art major or art history minor.
This course deals with major artists, artistic movements, works and issues in art theory and criticism in Europe from the late 17th century to the 1780s. Special emphasis will be given to paining in France and to the reaction against the Rococo. (H, N) (WR)
ARH 4359 Eighteenth Century European Art Seminar
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051, art major or art history minor.
Topics in 18th century European art.
ARH 4370 European Decorative Arts 1400-1600
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051, with art major or art history minor.
Tapestry, ceramics, glass, metalwork, furniture and interior design considered in the cultural, social and economic context of Renaissance, Baroque and Enlightenment Europe. Examines role of objects in the arrangement and use of spaces designed for daily and ceremonial life.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051, art major or art history minor.
European and American art from Post-Impressionism to 1945. Emphasis on painting and sculpture. (H)
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051, art major or art history minor.
Continuation of ARH 4452. Emphasis on American art from the 1940s through the 1960s. (H)
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051, art major or art history minor.
Continuation of mid-twentieth century art (ARH 4453). Main movements in international art since about 1970 to the present. Focus is on the theory and various expressions of Post-Modernism. (H, N)
ARH 4533 Asian Monuments and Heritage Conservation
Credits: 3.
Introduction to the theories and basic issues in the studies of monuments in Asian art. Course provides a solid grounding in both the theories and practices of heritage conservation so that students can reach a better understanding of the artistic, social and political elements in the making of monuments.
ARH 4559 Archaeology of Death in Ancient China
Credits: 3.
This course explores death-ritual and burial in China’s classical period (800 BCE-200 CE) from archaeology’s comparative perspective. It offers an interdisciplinary approach to the religious dimensions of mortuary practices in the Warring States, Qin and Han China.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051, art major or art history minor.
Survey of major technical, stylistic and critical directions in photography, 19th century on. (H, N)
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051.
An introduction to the history of art, film and video art practices in the 20th century.
Credits: 1-3; Prereq: a major in art or art history and department permission.
With consent of faculty, students can take this course under special circumstances: student needs a specific course for the degree and the class in not offered or student (senior) wishes to explore an area of inquiry in greater depth after completing all 3000-level courses in their major.
Credits: 1-3; can be repeated with change in content. Prereq: ARH 2050 or ARH 2051; art major or art history minor.
Rotating special topics in art history.
Credits: 3; can be repeated with change in content. Prereq: ARH 2050 and ARH 2051, art major or art history minor.
In-depth discussion of selected field of art, either a period and area or a topic. Analysis of art-historical writings through class presentations and written papers. Offered by members of the art history faculty on alternating basis.
Credits: 3; Prereq: arrangements with art adviser and permission of chair and dean.
Supervised practical experience with an art, graphic design or museum facility according to an approved program. Special seminar and evaluation sessions with faculty adviser and art facility manager. (S-U)
ART 1802C Workshop for Art Research and Practice: Lecture
Credits: 3; Coreq: ART 1803C, art major.
Course introduces the concepts, theories and information for development in ART 1803C, the studio component linked with this visual arts foundation course. It is a forum for demonstrations, seminar activities and visiting speakers, as well as the more traditional lecture and visual aid format.
ART 1803C Workshop for Art Research and Practice: Studio
Credits: 6; Coreq: ART 1802C, art major.
Small enrollment sections. Interdisciplinary, team taught introductory studio experiences in a wide variety of media. In-depth exploration of creative processes principles of artistic integrity and the nature of artistic meaning.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Introduction to descriptive drawing. Basic theories of observation and depiction including perspective and chiaroscuro.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 2305C.
Introduction to drawing the male and female figure from a live model using a variety of art materials, techniques and artistic approaches.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 2305C.
Introduction to the principles of visual movement in 2D art as well as the depiction of figurative gesture in drawing.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Basic monoprint technique, methods and materials.Color theory as applied to printmaking and other art media.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Exploration of figure ground theory as related to 2D visual design and picture making. Basic skills in relief printing and Linocut-woodcut.
ART 2500C Painting: Investigations in Black and White
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
The organization of lights and darks in design and pictorial applications. Basic painting techniques in oil, acrylic and gouache.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Investigation of color interaction and its role in pictorial composition. Exploration of color and light as well as the expressive use of color in painting.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Exercises and projects in seeing and painting. Emphasis on depicting of form, space and light.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
An investigation into the co-shaping of form and space in full three dimensions. Emphasis on additive and subtractive processes.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Based on objects that float, inflate or suspend. Course examines weight, mass, and space as artistic phenomena and includes instruction in appropriate construction techniques.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 2757C.
An introduction to figure sculpture and life modeling using fired clay; techniques include building, surfacing and firing. Includes perceptual studies from model and concept development, centering on using the figure as a vehicle for personal expression. Class format includes slide and video presentations, a life model sequence and critiques.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 2757C.
Introduction to wheel throwing, pottery from, functional design and aesthetics.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
An introduction to three-dimensional form and design concepts using fired clay; includes hand-forming techniques, an introduction to glazing (fired color) and electric kiln firing.
Credits: 3; can be repeated with different content. Prereq: ART 1803C.
Rotating special topics in studio art and studio practice.
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; ART 2305C and ART 2374C.
Explores color theory and color usages in drawing. Emphasis on techniques, strategies and materials.
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major, ART 2330C.
Comprehensive study of the figure from observation of live models. Study of anatomy, composition and conceptual strategies.
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; ART 2305C and ART 2374C.
Exposure to unfamiliar materials and techniques both antique and modern. Invention strategies and contemporary motivating factors explored.
ART 3381C Sketch Journal: Uses and Development
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; ART 2305C and ART 2374C.
Historic and contemporary uses of sketch journals. Exploration of notation, studies, invention and conceptualization in sketchbook drawing techniques.
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; ART 2401C and ART 2468C.
Studio and print shop training in lithographic technique, including plate and stone methods. Emphasis on continued conceptual development.
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; ART 2401C and ART 2468C.
Exploration of screen printing techniques utilizing drawn and photo-generated stencil processes.
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; ART 2401C and ART 2468C.
Studio training in this basic printmaking process including dry point, etching and color intaglio. Continued emphasis on artistic inquiry.
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; ART 2468C and ART 2401C.
Application of film and digital photography to printmaking media utilizing intaglio printmaking.
ART 3504C Painting: Structure and Transformation
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major and two of three of the following: ART 2500C, ART 2501C and ART 2510C.
An examination of form and structure theory in painting and its application in development of idea and painterly process.
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major and two of three of the following: ART 2500C, ART 2501C and ART 2510C.
Development of idea through the creation of series, groups and suites.
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major and two of three of the following: ART 2500C, ART 2501C and ART 2510C.
The human figure serves as a formal and expressive motif as well as a departure point for creating individual painting statements.
ART 3561C Projects in Painting: Experiments in Media
Credits: 3; Prereq: two of the following: ART 2500, ART 2501, and ART 2510 or consent of instructor.
Students contract with their instructor to create a body of work in painting, experimenting with materials and methods related to disciplines in painting.
Credits: 3; Prereq: DIG 2131C and DIG 2282C.
Exploration of time-based computer art including animation, interactive and Internet-based projects.
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level digital/new media major and DIG 2131C or consent of instructor.
Exploration of practical and theoretical issues related to the Internet as a medium for making art rather than as a tool for delivering information. Emphasis is on the creation of dynamic and interactive experiences on the Web that integrate video, graphics, animation, sound, image and typography.
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; ART 2701C or ART 2702C.
Problems in sculptural form and composition with work in plaster, clay, metal and other materials.
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; ART 2701C or ART 2702C.
Continuation of ART 3701C. Emphasis upon sculptural materials such as mixed media, metal fabrication and casting.
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; ART 2701C or ART 2702C.
Intermediate-level course on the materials and methods of fabrication in metals with a primary focus on steel. Course explores the expressive potential of metals in relation to ideas that trace the history of twentieth century sculpture in metals.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 3958C or a 3000-level sculpture course.
An exploration of the boundaries of physical and electronic media including the use of sound, light, computers and motion in sculpture.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 2757C.
An investigation at the intermediate level of technical, conceptual and aesthetic issues involved with sculpting using ceramic materials. Students will learn to use sculptural form to convey ideas based on contemporary culture. Projects focus on the use of low-fire materials, image development and glaze electric fired to enhance sculpture.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 2757C.
An investigation at the intermediate level in experimental sculpture processes using fired clay, plaster and latex mold-making as well as technical and aesthetic explorations with large scale works. Historical and contemporary precedents of ceramic sculpture are presented. Concept development and expression through sculptural form are core elements in the course.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 2752C and ART 2757C.
An investigation at the intermediate level of technical, aesthetic and conceptual issues in pottery. Students study the formulation of clay and preparation of glaze materials. Emphasis on personalized expression through vessel form.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 2752C and ART 2757C.
An investigation at the intermediate level of technical, aesthetic and conceptual issues in pottery. Students study the formulation and use of color in glaze materials. Emphasis on personalized expression through vessel surface techniques.
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major.
Critical thinking, problem solving and creative activity in collaboration and cross media art-making.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 2701C or ART 2702C.
An exploration of the complex relationships among object, body, site, space and architecture using various visual media in the creation of installation and performance art.
Credits: 3; Prereq: DIG 2131C and DIG 2282C; junior-level digital media major.
An exploration of video with an emphasis on editing and building a personal vocabulary through the electronic image.
Credits: 3 to 6; can be repeated for credit; Prereq: ART 3310C, ART 3330C, ART 3380C and ART 3381C.
Emphasis upon individual and creative expression.
Credits: 3 to 6; can be repeated for credit; Prereq: ART 3442C, ART 3420C and ART 3443C.
Advanced problems in creative printmaking.
Credits: 6; can be repeated for credit. Prereq: ART 3522C, ART 3560C and ART 3561C.
Emphasis upon individual creative expression.
Credits: 3; Prereq: DIG 4527C and DIG 4528C.
Bridges the study of digital media and broadly envisioned professional practices in the field. Emphasis on portfolio and project development for transition to advanced study or professional, expressive or applied practices in integrated media.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 3959C.
Focus is on completion of larger scale student-directed projects with special emphasis on pre-production planning and advanced editing techniques.
Credits: 6.
Advanced work in computer-mediated art, including animation and interactive works in both the physical and virtual domain with special emphasis on completion of larger scale student-directed projects.
ART 4639C Advanced Experiments in Digital Art
Credits: 3; Prereq: DIG 3525C, DIG 3526C, senior-level digital media major.
A special topics class that explores new forms of digital media production. Topics reflect emerging forms of digital media.
Credits: 3: Prereq: SA+AH third or fourth year undergraduate student, DIG 2131 or approval of instructor.
Interdisciplinary studio combines in-depth analysis of the role of the physical object in diverse conceptual art practices with project-based experimentation using rapid prototyping and manufacturing technologies.
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior level in digital media art area, ART 3133C and/or consent of instructor.
Physical computing HCI (human computer interaction) explores how devices respond to and interact with human physical action. Students will create artwork that explores physical interfaces beyond mouse/keyboard/screen interactions through the use of microcontrollers and sensors.
Credits: 3 to 6; can be repeated for credit; Prereq: ART 3711C and ART 3712C.
Advanced problems in sculptural form with development of processes and techniques.
Credits: 1 to 6; can be repeated for credit (Majors - 6 credits; Elective - 3 or 6 credits); Prereq: ART 3762C, ART 3764C, ART 3768C and ART 3784C.
Students focus on advanced technical and creative concepts with emphasis on developing personal work and professional practices preparation.
ART 4848C Installation Using Digital Processes
Credits: 3; Prereq: DIG 4527C and ART 3959C
Students explore site specificity and intervention in 3D space through installation, using digital media to understand concepts such as sequence, narration, scoring, interactivity, motion and recursion.
Credits: 1 to 3; Prereq: senior-level art major; Arangements by and permission of the art adviser and director.
With consent of faculty, students can take this course for special circumstances: student needs a specific course for the degree and the class is not offered or student (senior) wishes to explore an area of inquiry in greater depth after completing all 3000-level courses in their major.
Credits: 1 to 6; can be repeated with change in content.
Rotating special topics in studio art and studio practice.
Credits: 3; Prereq: arrangements with art adviser and consent of chair and dean.
Supervised practical experience with an art, graphic design or museum facility according to an approved program. Special seminar and evaluation sessions with faculty adviser and art facility manager. (S-U)
Credits: 1 to 3. Prereq: senior-level art major.
Visual verification of artistic qualifications for BFA degree. Preparations and activities (exhibition, portfolio, installation, etc.) to be determined in consultation with faculty adviser.
DIG 1000C Workshop in Fundamental Digital Technologies
Credits: 3; Prereq: art majors only.
Introduction to the language and applications of digital media. Expect to achieve competency level in the basic use of technology through application and process.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Emphasis on the aesthetic and conceptual practices of image making using digital media. An exploration of a range of processes, concepts and theories including scanning, printing, image manipulation and color correction. Course emphasizes color theory and its application to image construction and expression.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
An introduction to the basic practices of time-based media, including animation and video with emphasis on narrative, planning of action and sequencing of images. Fundamental components include basic production techniques, project planning, linear and nonlinear narrative and the integration of various media to explore the possibilities of time-based experiences.
Credits: 3
An in-depth examination of the technological and cultural underpinnings that continue to shape current electronic media, including video games, the Internet, computer-animated movies and virtual reality.
Credits: 3; Prereq: DAS major or consent of instructor.
Practical principles and techniques of 2D software environments for animation. Includes keyframe-based techniques for web and other interactive environments, and vector-valued image processing, representation and major file formats, user-driven interactive animations and algorithm-driven digital animation for game design.
DIG 3506 Interdisciplinary Design Methods for Digital Arts and Sciences
Credits: 3; Prereq: DAS major or consent of instructor.
Comprehensive overview of industry- and academy-standard design methods and processes. Interdisciplinary design practices from process-focused fields like interaction design, human-centered design, design research and computer-supported collaborative work. Construction and delivery of needs analyses, audience analyses, and design documents, and iterative design practices including rapid prototyping, user-testing, real-time research, conceptual design and agile development. Students will use one of these design frameworks to take a DAS design prototype from conceptualization to user-testing.
Credits: 3; Prereq: DAS major or consent of instructor.
An interdisciplinary design and production studio environment exploring linear narrative techniques found in both traditional and emergent media forms. Collaborative teams will create a major digital media artifact incorporating diverse and effective narrative devices and techniques to persuasively tell a complex story.
Credits: 3; Prereq: DIG 3525C or consent of instructor.
Working within an interdisciplinary digital arta and sciences (DAS) design and production studio environment, students will focus on network and internet-based technologies, delivery systems and content generation. Students will participate in the creation of two major collaborative group projects or one major semester-long project.
Credits: 3; Prereq: DAS major or consent of instructor.
Fundamentals and core practices of traditional game design. Course includes theories and organizing frameworks of game design and the “how to” of the technical and organizational process of creating a game. Students build technical skills in conceptualization, visualization, prototyping and user-testing of digital games. While game design is primary, the skills and knowledge acquired will apply to design-centric activities and constructs in the digital arts and sciences.
Credits: 3; Prereq: DIG 3713C, DAS major or consent of instructor.
Elaborates on the game design concepts, processes and technical practices introduced in Game Design Practices 1. Students learn how to use their understanding of game design fundamentals to craft effective digital games. Course is built around the detailed examination of conceptual techniques in game design and their use in DAS design practice; a comparative introduction of different frameworks for game design; and introduction to the technical components of 2D and 3D game design.
Credits: 3; Prereq: DAS 3526C or consent of instructor.
Conceptual design and production of content and technologies for mobile and ubiquitous digital delivery systems. Emphasis on rapid prototyping, agile design, interdisciplinary collaboration and project management in a relatively short development cycle.
Credits: 3; Prereq: DIG 4527C or consent of instructor.
As the capstone academic experience resulting from work within the interdisciplinary DAS environment, students will choose their own semester-long project that solves a problem or presents a new technical or cultural capability via enhanced human-computer interaction.
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level digital media major and MAC 1147.
This introductory course focuses on understanding interactivity as an art form, providing an in-depth exploration of the tools, theories and applications of interactive media as they are used for creative inquiry, research and production.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Emphasis on design process, methodologies and communication theories that foster the relationship between content and meaning. Course includes experiences in visual analysis, symbol conceptualization, figure-ground, spatial concepts and compositional dynamics and an introduction to semiotics, design principles and design methods.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Exploration of the expressive potential of letter form as visual art. Emphasis on shaping and spacing forms into meaningful communications.
GRA 3193C Design: Visualization and Creativity
Credits: 3; Prereq: GRA 2111C and GRA 2202C; junior-level graphics design majors only.
Creative thinking and form making in design. Emphasis on visual invention and compositional dynamics.
Credits: 3; Prereq: GRA 3138C and GRA 3193C; junior-level graphic design majors only.
Training in tools and materials of graphic design, including printing processes, computer and video processes, photographic and electronic media.
Credits: 3; Prereq: GRA 3138C and GRA 3193C; junior-level graphics design majors only.
Emphasis on development of concepts, metaphors, narratives and visual translations. Projects in line art, screen process, photography and color.
Credits: 3; Prereq: GRA 2111C and GRA 2202C; junior-level graphics design majors only.
Explores the visual organization and integration of typographic information with images in printed documents. Nomenclature, mechanical processes, design and historical contexts are emphasized.
Credits: 3; Prereq: GRA 4196C and GRA 4197C.
Emphasis on self-directed design, research and study leading to the development and realization of complex design projects. Public dissemination of final projects.
Credits: 3; Prereq: GRA 4196C and GRA 4197C.
Bridges the study of design and professional practice. Emphasis on practical graphic design issues applied to real-world experiences.
Credits: 3; Prereq: GRA 3112C and GRA 3194C.
Special emphasis on history and theories of graphic design including innovations and contemporary issues.
GRA 4197C Graphic Design: Visual Systems in Design
Credits: 3; Prereq: GRA 3112C and GRA 3194C.
Self-directed complex and integrated design projects.
GRA 4923C Design and Professional Practice Studio
Credits: 3 to 6; can be repeated up to 6 credits with a maximum of 3 credits per semester; Prereq: advanced standing and portfolio review.
Advanced study in graphic design and professional practices of design in business and multidisciplinary learning experiences. Students repeating this course will have demonstrated excellence during the first semester, been selected for their leadership abilities and assigned advanced roles in the studio environment.
Credits: 1; Coreq: GRA 4187C and GRA 4186C.
Emphasizes the development of a personal website to showcase the student's professional portfolio, design philosophy and credentials. Students will be required to launch a website with a proprietary URL on a commercial server prior to completing the course. Students are evaluated on the appropriateness and completion level of the website as well as their conceptual, formal and technical development.
HUM 2500 A Taste of the Arts: Behind the Scenes
Credits: 3.
Online course where students develop basic art vocabulary and aesthetic tools in visual arts, theatre, dance and music. They will view rehearsals and installations and learn about the back-stage preparations involved in creating arts exhibitions and performances from actors, artists, designers, producers and other arts professionals. This basic arts appreciation course is for non-arts majors who want to develop cultural awareness that will accentuate any major and career. (H)
HUM 2510 Design for Understanding the Visual and Performing Arts
Credits: 3.
An analysis of the basic elements and concepts of the visual arts, music, theater and dance to establish a fundamental base from which decisions can be made about what one sees, hears and feels. Understanding, appreciation and literacy in the arts are developed and are strengthened by participating in arts experiences. (H) (WR)
HUM 2511 Basic Fundamentals and Skills in the Visual Arts and Music
Credits: 3.
Fundamentals of visual arts and of music needed by the classroom teacher for teaching art and music in the elementary school. Students with sufficient background may exempt the course by examination.
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Introduction to the practices, theories and histories of photography. Acquisition of basic darkroom skills and key elements of contemporary theoretical approaches to visual art. (H)
PGY 2441C Photography: Images, Order and Idea
Credits: 3; Prereq: PGY 2101.
Use of nontraditional light-sensitive processes to explore aspects of image manipulation.
Credits: 3; Prereq: PGY 2101.
Light and shape aspects of photographic images; theories of space and 2D composition; and basic camera and darkroom techniques.
Credits: 3; Prereq: PGY 2441C and PGY 2442C; junior-level art majors.
A consideration of the use and technique of color photography. Cameras, films and darkroom developing techniques are covered.
Credits: 3; Prereq: PGY 2441C and PGY 2442C; junior-level art majors.
Fundamentals of photography, operation of a camera including developing, printing and enlarging. Principles of photography as a means of personal expression.
Credits: 3; Prereq: DIG 2131C, PGY 2441C and PGY 2442C; junior-level art majors.
Studio methods and techniques in creating still images using electronic digital technology.
Credits: 3; Prereq: PGY 2441C and PGY 2442C.
Advanced study in artificial lighting, color balancing of mixed light sources, view camera techniques to control distortion, focus and painting with light.
Credits: 3 to 6; can be repeated for credit; Prereq: PGY 3410C, PGY 3421C, PGY 3444C and PGY 3820C; senior-level art majors.
Use of the camera as a medium of individual creative expression. Experimental projects in black and white and color photography.