Courses
All courses carry 3 credits unless otherwise specified.
501 Advanced Drawing
Investigation and development of various techniques and media. Emphasis on figure drawing.
502 Advanced Drawing Problems
Advanced work in traditional and contemporary drawing media. Independent exploration of thematic concepts and graphic problems. Solutions to problems sought in relation to student’s personal objectives.
(Art Ed) 501 Student Teaching Practicum PreK-8
Art Education student teaching in grades PreK-8. Taken in conjunction with ART 761. Prerequisites: Art Education major, ART 510, 512, 515 or 516, and consent of instructor. Credit, 3-12.
(Art Ed) 502 Student Teaching Practicum 5-12
Art Education student teaching in grades 5-12. Taken in conjunction with ART 761. Prerequisites: Art Education major, ART 510, 512, 515 or 516, and consent of instructor. Credit, 3-12.
505 Visting Artist Lecture Series
Each semester, the Department of Art offers a series of lectures by nationally recognized artists, scholars, curators, critics, gallerists, and writers. In addition to the noontime public lectures, the guest speakers may also conduct studio visits. The lecture series broadens and deepens contemporary discourse in art practice and theory. Credit, 1.
510 Visual Arts and Human Development I (1st sem -Fall)
Exploration of art as taught in public schools and community settings. Topics include: introduction to art education, artistic and aesthetic development, teaching methods for diverse student populations, special education in art classrooms, and lesson planning. Readings, written assignments, class presentations. Prerequisite: MA in Art Education student or consent of instructor. This course is open to other graduate students.
512 Visual Arts and Human Development II (2nd sem- Spring)
Exploration of art as taught in public schools and community settings. Topics include: studio materials for elementary and secondary classrooms, artistic development, teaching methods for diverse student populations, art curriculum development, and evaluation and assessment. Requirements include: readings, studio and written assignments, class presentations. Prerequisite: MA in Art Education students or consent of instructor. This course is open to other graduate students.
515 Advanced Problems in Art Education PreK-8 (Fall)
Three components: curriculum development, special needs students, and pre-practicum to be arranged in area schools. Prerequisites: Art Education major, completion of ART 510 and 512; or consent of instructor.
516 Advanced Problems in Art Education 5-12 (Fall)
Three components: curriculum development, special needs students, and pre-practicum to be arranged in area schools. Prerequisites: Art Education major, completion of ART 510 and 512; or consent of instructor.
520 Painting I—Representation I
Basic practice and theory of painting developed through the study of traditional and contemporary procedures used in the development of pictorial form. Emphasis on still life, landscape, and the human figure. Materials: oil.
521 Painting—Representation II
Basic practice and theory of painting developed through the study of traditional and contemporary procedures used in the development of pictorial form. May include non-western approaches. Materials: aqueous media.
522 Painting - Intermediate
Thematic and serial development based upon the study of objects, the environment, the human figure, and non-objective vocabularies. Related contemporary and historical issues included. Group and individual critiques used to develop continuity of work.
523 Painting - Advanced Materials and Techniques
Study of formal and informal painting procedures. Focus on development of form as content. Information provided regarding painting processes and associated materials. Related contemporary and historical theoretical issues included. Introduction to self-directed projects. Prerequisites: ART 521, 522, or consent of instructor.
ART 530 - Graduate Photography I
This graduate beginning course will focus on analog capture, film development and printing. As you develop the skills needed to create images you will apply them to concepts and projects. In addition to slide lectures and reviews of projects we will also look at a range of historical and contemporary international artists, whose diverse practices conceptually and theoretically situate assigned projects.
ART 531 - Graduate Photography II
This graduate intermediate course is designed to support you in achieving technical and conceptual depth and complexity in your projects. You can choose to work with analog and/or digital tools, depending on your project. In addition to slide lectures and reviews of projects we will also look at a range of historical and contemporary international artists, whose diverse practices conceptually and theoretically situate assigned projects.
540 Printmaking: Relief I
Techniques and aesthetic considerations of the woodblock print and related media. Emphasis on drawing and on understanding technical procedures.
541 Printmaking: Intaglio I
Techniques and aesthetic considerations of techniques, engraving, aquatint, and related media. Emphasis on drawing and on understanding technical procedures.
542 Printmaking: Lithography I
Techniques and aesthetic considerations of making lithographs. Emphasis on drawing and on understanding technical procedures.
543 Printmaking: Advanced Monotype
The focus of this class is on the immediacy of the monotype, a crossover discipline combining skills of drawing, painting, and printmaking in independent projects involving a sustained inquiry into self-selected themes.
ART 548 - Collographs Printmaking
Graduate level -A collagraph plate is made the same way a collage is made, and it's then printed as an Intaglio or Relief print. A collagraph print is made from a collage of various materials glued together to a rigid substrate such as a board, creating multiple tactile surfaces that can extend to three-dimensional relief. In this class, students will explore different ways to develop plates using acrylic mediums, carborundum, an assortment of found material; learn printing techniques on an etching press for relief, intaglio and embossing to create dimensional prints. Using a multidisciplinary approach to printmaking to take advantage of a collagraph plate's highly textured surface, generate prints that have different tonal effects, use vibrant colors, and due to the depth of relief and differential inking process embossed surface with colors. This course offers a creative, experimental, and aesthetic explorations in printmaking with an emphasis on individual development and criticism that leads personal experimentation and refinement of students' work.
560 Sculpture 1: Introduction to Sculpture
Introduction to a range of basic sculptural processes and materials with an emphasis on formal investigation and intellectual query. Projects cover basic sculptural principles and hand skills with an emphasis on working from observation. This course will introduce basic additive and reductive processes, including wood, metal, clay, and plaster.
561 Sculpture 2: Construction Sculpture
A deeper investigation into the methods and strategies for creating constructed sculpture. This course will focus on developing technical ability while incorporating a variety of traditional and non-traditional materials with an emphasis on wood and metal construction.
562 Sculpture 3: Moldmaking and Casting
A deeper investigation into the methods and strategies for moldmaking and casting. This course will focus on developing technical ability with a range of contemporary molding and casting materials and techniques.
574 Animation Fundamentals
With studio. Introduction to methods and techniques of animation, as well as history of experimental film. Hands-on work with object, sand, line, and clay animation, among others. Basic audio and video skills. Students develop projects of their own design resulting in a fully edited videotape of their work. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
575 Digital Imaging
Explores the creative possibilities of digital image creation and manipulation. Through demonstrations, creative technical assignments, students explore the digital workflow in independent projects involving sustained inquiry into self-selected themes.
580 3-D Studies/Ceramics—Handbuilding
Introduction to all basic methods of handbuilding and decorating techniques. Focus on both vessel tradition and ceramic sculpture. Introduction to glazes, slips, and firing. Overview of ceramic historical traditions.
581 3-D Studies/Ceramics—Wheelthrowing
Emphasis on multiples and ceramic surface solutions. Personal solutions to assignments highly encouraged. Introduction to temperature glaze, slips, and clay making. Overview of contemporary ceramic history.
582 3-D Studies/Ceramics—Moldmaking
Introduction to plaster moldmaking for use in slip, paper, and metal casting. The use of slip casting and the making of slip and press molds. Emphasis on modular units, multiples, and production.
583 3-D Studies/Ceramics 4
Focus on representing the human figure using clay as the primary material. Introduction to building techniques in clay. Focus on observation and elements of three-dimensional form.
ART 589 - Graduate Advanced Ceramics
Graduate level advanced ceramics covering mold making, extruded forms, assisted forming, development of body of work, historical and technical research.
ART 590C - Graduate Intermediate Ceramics
Graduate level intermediate ceramics covering mold making, extruded forms, assisted forming, development of body of work, historical and technical research.
630 Image Capturing
Students submit a proposal outlining a semester-long project. An audio-visual presentation focusing on all the influences related to the project also required. Class time divided between critiques, discussions based on readings, presentations, and technical demonstrations. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
633 Art in the Expanded Field
This course explores photographically derived images as device and strategy, potentially lending themselves to photo-sculpture, photo-text, photo-installation and photo-performance. Work discussed through readings, lectures, and visual presentations.
640 Printmaking: Relief II
Advanced study of materials, techniques, and aesthetic considerations relevant to relief printmaking.
641 Printmaking: Intaglio II
Advanced study of materials, techniques, and aesthetic considerations relevant to etching, engraving and aquatint.
642 Printmaking: Lithography II
Advanced study of lithography. Emphasis on concepts and techniques of color lithography.
645 Digital Media: Printmaking
This class explores digital image manipulation using the printmaking technique of Photopolymer Gravure within the context of contemporary art practice. Independent projects will be assigned involving a sustained inquiry in to self-selected themes.
646 Digital Media: Printmaking Offset Lithography
Through demonstration, technical assignments, the possibilities of digital image creation and manipulation using Photoshop, and the photolithographic process is explored in independent projects involving sustained inquiry into self selected themes.
647 Digital Media: Silkscreen
Through demonstrations, technical assignments, the possibilities of digital image creation and manipulation using photo Silkscreen process is explored in independent projects involving sustained inquiry into self selected themes.
671 Writing Seminar
This required seminar will examine the elements of the essay form to prepare for the written component of your MFA thesis. The course will take you through the stages of researching and writing a thesis: defining the field of research, formulating a thesis question, developing a bibliography, detailing artistic process, organizing material, revising, and preparing a scholarly manuscript. The class will review research and style components of a well-constructed thesis text, making use of exemplary papers from past years. The course will also address thesis writing on an individual basis through both one-on-one consultations with the instructor and group work in class. You are encouraged to utilize the Writing Center.
674 Computer Animation I
With studio. Principles and applications of computer animation in film, video, music and technology. Introduction to 2-D and 3-D animation programs. Skills acquired in preparation for production in second semester. Emphasis on professionalism and quality. Prerequisite: ART 597Q or consent of instructor.
675 Moving Image
Explores experimental digital video and sound within the context of contemporary art practices in projects involving a sustained inquiry into self-selected themes.
684 Computer Animation II
With studio. Animation production using both 2-D and 3-D software, video and audio editing equipment. Includes a group project and a personal animation submitted on fully edited, individual videotape. Emphasis on professionalism and quality. Prerequisite: ART 674.
689 Introduction to Visual Culture: Theory and Practice
Visual culture can be roughly defined as material artifacts, buildings and images, plus time-based media and performances, produced by human labor and imagination. These serve practical functions, aesthetic, symbolic, ritualistic or ideological ends, and, to a significant extent, address the sense of sight. Visual Culture Studies draws from a number of multi-disciplinary fields such as Cultural, Media and Performance Studies. This course touches upon discourses within these fields, including semiotics, structuralism, post-structuralism, feminism, political economy, post-colonialism, psychoanalytic and queer theory. Class time will be dedicated to lectures, discussions, film and video screenings.
691A Professional Practice
This course will offer a holistic view of life after an MFA. It will explore topics such as making Art/making community; understanding funding ecosystems; understanding the exhibition complex; artistic labor; and artistic research. In addition to learning necessary skills to survive as an artist, the course will introduce various practices, factors, and entities that are relevant to supporting emerging artists in navigating multiple art worlds and sustaining careers in the arts.
696 Independent Study
Credit, 1-6.
697WS Special Topics - Graduate Teaching Workshop
Required for Teaching Assistants and Associates in Studio Arts. General discussion of educational principles and philosophy, art education theory and practice, lesson development, interpersonal relationships, classroom management, critiquing methods. Credit, 1
761 Seminar—Student Teaching Seminar in Art Education
Seminar, lecture, discussion. Evaluation of student teaching experiences. Problems and procedures. Assigned readings. Participation required. Prerequisites: ART 510 and 512.
792L Graduate Seminar in Studio Art and Art Education
Required for all students in the M.A. in Art Education Program. Current issues in art education. Readings, discussions, and lectures. Graduate Art Education majors and MFA only.
792M Research in Art Education
Research methodologies and problems in art education. Designing of a research problem/study and engaging in a pilot study for further research. Graduate Art Education majors only.
792N Independent Research Project in Art Education
An extensive research paper and/or art project in art education. Graduate Art Education majors only.
795 Graduate Critiques
Required for all first- and second-year MFA candidates, the course is primarily a forum for development and discussion of your studio practice. It is intended to deepen and broaden your understanding of art; introduce a range of contemporary critical paradigms; and to situate and contextualize your practice by examining and clarifying systems of understanding that inform your practice. The course is also a platform to learn about and assist your peers’ studio practice and research interests, and to become part of a community of practicing artists.
796 Independent Study
Credit, 1-6.
799 Master’s Thesis
Credit, 1-18.