A variety of workshops on special topics within the discipline. Goals and objectives will emphasize the acquisition of general knowledge and skills in the discipline.
Design and assembly of hand-built ceramic forms at an advanced level. An exploration of stoneware, raku and sodium vapor firing processes.
ART 311: with minimum grade of C
Develop an individual approach to wheel thrown ceramic forms at an advanced level. Exploration of various methods of ceramic decoration and firing.
ART 312: with minimum grade of C
Update skills and knowledge of professionals in the discipline. Goals and objectives will be specifically directed at individual professional enhancement rather than the acquisition of general discipline knowledge or methodologies. S/U or letter graded.
Advanced design techniques in fibers.
Concentrate in a selected area of weaving on an advanced design concept.
Arts Critique artwork produced, presentations on and discussion of contemporary artists, ideas and theory in art.
Students will learn about the history, philosophy, and current issues of Museum Leadership and arts administration.
Advanced life drawing emphasizing development of personal interpretations of the human form.
ART 333: with minimum grade of C
Further exploration in applying computer graphics to the visual arts and integrating computer-based technologies related to design, desktop publishing and page layout. Some experience in computer graphics is recommended.
Advanced, individualized or specialized study on specific topics related to computer graphics.
Students investigate thematic interpretation of ideas and express them in a variety of systems. Through conceptual thought & formatting, students will explore an integration of 2D/3D projects.
A critical review and analysis of cultural, social, philosophical, and theoretical art issues. Educational, museum, gallery and visual culture contexts including studio and post-studio practices are interpreted and evaluated.
Advanced investigations in intaglio printmaking techniques, including color printing. Individual imagery and technical mastery will be emphasized.
ART 353: with minimum grade of C
Advanced investigations in relief printmaking techniques. Individual imagery and technical mastery are emphasized.
ART 254: with minimum grade of C
Advanced investigations in monotype and monoprint techniques. Individual imagery and technical mastery are emphasized.
ART 356: with minimum grade of C
Self-directed or assigned work in specific areas of sculpture. Advanced technical skills emphasized.
Provide working knowledge about principles and practices in website design in terms of art applications. Design knowledge related aesthetically to content for Web Page Layout.
(ART 437: with minimum grade of C or ART 471: with minimum grade of C)
Further exploration of computer graphics concepts, application of recently developed techniques to create integrative, interdisciplinary 2-D and 3-D projects, submitting for competitions and professional magazines. Portfolio and paper presentation required.
ART 471: with minimum grade of C
Learn advanced concepts and practices of black and white film photography. Techniques also include controlling a large format camera, close-up/macro photography, processing sheet film, calibrating the film/paper system for the individual, printing on fiber based paper and toning prints.
ART 274: with minimum grade of C
Study the history and arts of Africa, South Seas and Mesoamerica.
Students will learn about the arts traditions of East Asia and the aesthetic underpinnings of traditional EastAsian culture.
Study in detail the humanistic aspects of the renaissance art 1250-1600, including the evolutionary developments of Mannerism and the beginnings of Baroque Art.
In depth study of postmodern art to the present.
In depth study of art in Europe and the Americas from 1900 through post-modernism.