2009-10 Undergraduate Catalog
Course Descriptions
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 the 2000-level courses need written permission from the instructor no earlier than the end of Drop/Add. Each semester the school offers non-major courses in ceramics and graphic design. The latter's courses are graduate level and restricted to advanced standing and seniors, graduate students and upper-division art history majors.
ARE 2045 Introduction to Teaching Art
Credits: 3.
Overview of art teaching field. Study of rationales for teaching art, contemporary art teaching practices, community art experiences and alternative career options.
ARE 2456 Digital Media in Art Education
Credits: 3. Prereq: art education majors only.
This course will introduce 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 on art curriculum, planning, art instructional strategies, art room management and methods of evaluation in art.
ARE 4243 Principles of Teaching Art
Credits: 3; Prereq: art education majors only, junior level.
This course investigates 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 be taken with this course in fall and spring semesters.
To help the preparing classroom teacher to develop a basic knowledge of art and the teaching of art at the elementary level.
ARE 4934C Student Teaching Seminar
Credits: 1; Prereq: senior-level art major; Coreq: ARE 4940.
This course addresses various issues and problems associated with student teaching with an emphasis on teaching methods, classroom management and assessment as they arise from actual classroom practice.
ARE 4940 Student Teaching in Art Education
Credits: 4 to 12; Prereq: minimum 2.5 GPA, art education major. (S-U)
ARH 2000 Art Appreciation
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 by examining different ideas, approaches and purposes of art. Not counted for major. (H, N)
ARH 2050 Introduction to the Principles and History of Art 1
Credits: 3.
Principles of art. Relation of styles to cultural context. 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)
ARH 2401 Non-Western Art (changing to ARH 2500 Fall 2010)
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)
ARH 2930 Special Topics in Art History
Credits: 3.
Special topics in art history. (H)
ARH 3100 Art of Early Civilizations
Credits: 3.
Comparative analysis of forms and their meanings in the visual arts of pristine and urban societies focusing on ancient Near East including Egypt and pre-Columbian America. (H, N)
ARH 3115 Egyptian and Near Eastern Art
Credits: 3. Prereq: ARH2050, art major or art history minor.
The art and architecture of Egypt and the Near East from the beginnings of civilization until the Persian period. (H, N)
ARH 3130 Greek Art
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)
ARH 3171 Etruscan and Roman Art
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)
ARH 3412 Art in the Age of Revolution
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051, or art major or art history minor.
Topics in the late 18th and early 19th century European art, a period include Neo-Classicism and Romanticism. Works of art to 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)
ARH 3413 The Beginnings of Modernism
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)
ARH 3522 Contemporary African Art
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.
ARH 3525 The Arts of West Africa
Credits: 3.
A survey of the traditional arts of the Western Sudan and the Guinea coast. (H, N)
ARH 3526 The Arts of Central Africa
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)
ARH 3585 The Arts of Oceania
Credits: 3.
A survey of the visual arts of Oceania (Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia) within the context of the cultures which produced them. (H, N)
ARH 3605 American Indian Art
Credits: 3.
A survey of the visual arts of the American Indians north of Mexico from the prehistoric era to the present. (H, DI)
ARH 3610 American Art
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051, art major or art history minor.
Architecture, painting, sculpture and decorative arts in Anglo-America from the 17th century beginnings to the end of the 19th century. (H) (WR)
ARH 3620 American Art 1876-1945
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)
ARH 3652 Ancient Andean Art
Credits: 3.
Art and architecture of Pre-Columbian Lower Central and South America, focusing on the Andean Indian civilizations. (H, N)
ARH 3653 Mesoamerican Art
Credits: 3.
Art and architecture of Pre-Columbian civilizations of Mexico and the Maya area from about 3000 B.C. until the Spanish Conquest in A.D. 1521. (H, N)
ARH 3661 Latin American Art
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)
ARH 3664 Colonial Art of New Spain
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051, with 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.
ARH 3665 Colonial Andean Art
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.
This course introduces 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.
ARH 3800 Criticism of Art
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)
ARH 4135 Greek Sculpture
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)
ARH 4251 Romanesque and Gothic Art
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)
ARH 4310 Early Renaissance Art in Italy
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)
ARH 4312 Late Renaissance Art in Italy
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050-2151, 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 2050-2501, 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, 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.
ARH 4350 Baroque Art in Europe
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050-2051, 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)
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.
ARH 4450 Early Twentieth Century Art
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)
ARH 4453 Mid-Twentieth Century Art
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)
ARH 4471 Late Twentieth Century Art
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.
This course will introduce students to the theories and basic issues in the studies of monuments in Asian art, and provide them with 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 (800BCE-200CE) 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.
ARH 4710 History of Photography
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)
ARH 4744 History of Art Film and Video
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051.
An introduction to the history of art film and video art practices in the 20th century.
ARH 4905 Individual Study
Credits: 3; Prereq: a major in art and department permission.
With consent of faculty, students should be granted permission to take this course only under special circumstances: 1) a special case in which a student needs a specific course for the degree and the class in not offered; 2) if a student (senior) wishes to explore area of inquiry in greater depth after they have completed all of the 3000 level courses in their major.
ARH 4930 Special Topics in Art History
Credits: 3; can be repeated with change in content. Prereq: art major or art history minor.
Rotating special topics in art history.
ARH 4931 Art History Seminar
Credits: 3; can be repeated with change in content. Prereq: art history survey (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.
ARH 4940 Internship
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.
This 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.
ART 2305C Perceptual Drawing
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Introduction to descriptive drawing. Basic theories of observation and depiction including perspective and chiaroscuro.
ART 2330C Figure Drawing I
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.
ART 2374C Drawing: Movement and Motion
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.
ART 2401C Printmaking: Color Theory
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Basic monoprint technique, methods and materials.Color theory as applied to printmaking and other art media.
ART 2468C Printmaking: Figure Ground
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Exploration of Figure Ground theory as related to 2D visual design and picture making. Basic skills in relief printing; 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.
ART 2501C Painting: Investigations in Color
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.
ART 2510C Painting from Observation
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Exercises and projects in seeing and painting. Emphasis on depicting of form, space and light.
ART 2701C Sculpture: Shaping Form and Space
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.
ART 2702C Sculpture: Gravity and Buoyancy
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Based on objects that float, inflate or suspend. This course examines weight, mass, and space as artistic phenomena. Instruction in appropriate construction techniques.
ART 2704C Figurative Ceramics
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 2757C.
An introduction to figure sculpture and life modeling using fired clay; including building, surfacing and firing techniques. Class includes perceptual studies from the 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.
ART 2752C Throwing: Skills and Concepts
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 2757C.
Introduction to wheel throwing, pottery from, functional design and aesthetics.
ART 2757C Ceramics: 3D Concepts
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
An introduction to three-dimensional form and design concepts using fired clay: including hand forming techniques, an introduction to glazing (fired color) and electric kiln firing.
ART 2930C Special Topics in Art
Credits: 3; can be repeated with different content. Prereq: ART 1803C.
Rotating special topics in studio art and studio practice.
ART 2933C Digital Art and Animation
Credits: 3.
Basic principles of animation with traditional paper and pencil drawings, digital imaging, 2 and 3D software applications, lecture screenings and reading provide technical information, inspiration, critical thinking and guidance into world of animated image.
ART 3310C Color Drawing
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.
ART 3332C Figure Drawing 2
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.
ART 3380C Experimental Drawing
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.
ART 3420C Printmaking: Lithography
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.
ART 3433C Screen Printing
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; ART 2401C and ART 2468C.
Exploration of screen printing techniques utilizing drawn and photo-generated stencil processes.
ART 3442C Printmaking: Intaglio
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.
ART 3462C Print Photo Intaglio
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; two out of three of the following courses: 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.
ART 3522C Painting: Exploring the Series
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; two out of three of the following courses: ART 2500C, ART 2501C and ART 2510C.
Development of idea through the creation of series, groups and suites.
ART 3560C Figure Painting
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; two out of three of the following courses: 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 out of the following ART 2500, ART 2501 and ART 2510 or permission of the instructor.
Students contract with their instructor to create a body of work in painting. In this process, students experiment with materials and methods related to the discipline of painting.
ART 3615C Digital Art and Animation 2
Credits: 3; Prereq: DIG 3305C.
Course will explore 3D modeling techniques and tools; Students will learn advanced animation techniques using 3D software that builds upon skills acquired from Digital Art and Animation 1.
ART 3711C Sculpture: Materials and Methods
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; ART 2701C or ART 2702C.
Problems in sculptural form and composition. Work in plaster, clay, metal and other materials.
ART 3712C Sculpture: Concepts and Strategies
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; ART 2701C or ART 2702C.
Continuation of ART 3701C. Emphasis upon sculptural materials. Mixed media, metal fabrication and casting.
ART 3715C Sculpture: Metals
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; ART 2701C or ART 2702C.
This intermediate level course will teach students the materials and methods of fabrication in metals with a primary focus on steel. We will explore the expressive potential of metals in relation to ideas that trace the history of twentieth century sculpture in metals.
ART 3730C Machine Sculpture
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.
ART 3764C Ceramic Sculpture 1
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 2757C.
An introduction to ceramic sculpture including an overview of historic precedents and contemporary examples. Concept development, and sculpture techniques including modeling, carving and plaster mold-making are introduced. Projects focus on low-fire materials, glazes which enhance sculpture and electric kiln firing.
ART 3768C Ceramic Sculpture 2
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.
ART 3783C Vessel Aesthetic 1
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 2752C and ART 2757C.
An investigation at the intermediate level of technical, aesthetic and conceptual issues in the pottery language. Students study the formulation of clay and preparation of glaze materials. Development of personalized expression through vessel form is emphasized.
ART 3784C Vessel Aesthetic 2
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 2752C and ART 2757C.
An investigation at the intermediate level of technical, aesthetic and conceptual issues in the pottery language. Students study the formulation and use of color in glaze materials. Development of personalized expression through vessel surface techniques is emphasized.
ART 3807C Interdisciplinary Studio
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major.
Critical thinking, problem solving and creative activity in collaboration and cross media art-making.
ART 3842C Performance and Installation
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 2701C or ART 2702C.
An exploration of the complex relationships existing among object, body, site, space and architecture using various visual media in the creation of installation and performance art.
ART 3959C Video 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.
ART 4312C Advanced Drawing
Credits: 6; Prereq: ART 3310C, ART 3330C, ART3380c and ART3381C. Can be repeated for credit.
Emphasis upon individual and creative expression.
ART 4402C Advanced Printmaking
Credits: 3 to 6; can be repeated for credit.Prereq: ART 3442C, ART 3420C and ART3443C.
Advanced problems in creative printmaking.
ART 4505C Advanced Painting
Credits: 6; can be repeated for credit. Prereq: ART 3522C, ART 3560C and ART 3561C.
Emphasis upon individual creative expression.
ART 4612C Digital Media Workshop
Credits: 3; Prereq: DIG 4527C and DIG 4528C.
Bridges the study of digital media and the broadly envisioned professional practices in the field. Emphasis on portfolio and project development for the transition to advanced study, or professional, expressive or applied practices in integrated media.
ART 4630C Video Art: Advanced Projects
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 3959C.
Focus on the completion of larger scale student directed projects with a special emphasis on pre-production planning and advanced editing techniques.
ART 4631C Computer Art: Advanced Projects
Credits: 6.
Advanced work in computer-mediated art including animation and interactive works in both the physical and virtual domain with a special emphasis on the completion of larger scale student-directed projects.
ART 4710C Advanced Sculpture
Credits: 6; can be repeated for credit. Prereq: ART 3711C and ART 3712C.
Advanced problems in sculptural form with further development of processes and techniques.
ART 4760C Advanced Ceramics
Credits: 3 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.
Allow students to focus on advanced technical and creative concepts with a focus 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.
ART 4905C Individual Study
Credits: 3; Prereq: senior-level art major. Arrangements by and permission of the art adviser and director.
With consent of faculty, students should be granted permission to take this course only under special circumstances: 1) a special case in which a student needs a specific course for the degree and the class is not offered; 2) if a student (senior) wishes to explore area of inquiry in greater depth after they have completed all f the 3000 level courses in their major.
ART 4930C Special Topics in Studio Practice
Credits: 3; can be repeated with change in content.
Rotating special topics in studio art and studio practice.
ART 4940 Internship
Credits: 3; Prereq: arrangements with art adviser and chair and permission of 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 4955C Senior Project
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: open only to art majors.
Introduction to the language and applications of digital media. Expect to achieve competency level in the basic use of technology through application and process.
DIG 2020 Foundations of Digital Culture
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.
DIG 2131C Digital Imaging
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. This course emphasizes color theory and its application for image construction and expression.
DIG 2282C Time-based Media
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. Basic production techniques, project planning, linear and non-linear narrative, and the integration of various media to explore the possibilities of time based experiences are fundamental components of this course.
DIG 2930 Special Topics
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.
DIG 2931C Special Topics
Credits: 1 to 6; Course may be repeated for up to 6 credits with a maximum of 3 credits per semester; Prereq: Admission into the MA in DAS program as a fulltime major or with written consent of the instructor.
The special topics designation provides a necessary flexibility in addressing contemporary Digital Arts and Sciences issues in a timely fashion. This flexible pedagogic mechanism provides DAS a dimension of vitality that compliments theory-based offerings with an up-to-the-minute examination of emergent cultural and technological events and developments.
DIG 3110C Imaging Processes 1
Credits: 3; Prereq: DIG 2131C and DIG 2282C.
Advanced 2D imaging processes will be explored from a conceptual perspective. Use of traditional and digital sketchbook, scanners, cameras, and other input devices and processes will be explored as well as a variety of challenging output options. Focus is on "out of the box" exploration using two-dimensional media.
DIG 3133C Programming for Artists
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.
DIG 3305C Digital Animation 1
Credits: 3; Prereq: DIG 2131C and DIG 2282C.
Exploration of time-based computer art, including animation, interactive and Internet-based projects.
DIG 3745C Sensors and Electronics-Based Art: Introduction to Physical Computing
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior level in digital media art area, DIG 3130 and/or consent of instructor.
Physical computing/HCI (Human Computer Interaction) explores how devices respond to and interact with human physical action. In this class, students will create artwork that explores physical interfaces beyond mouse/keyboard/screen interactions through the use of microcontrollers and sensors.
DIG 4483C Advanced Experiments in Digital Media
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 emergent forms of digital media.
DIG 4903C Hypermedia
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3525C and senior-level digital media major.
An exploration of the practical and theoretical issues related to the Internet as a medium for making art rather than as a tool for delivering information. Emphasis on creating dynamic and interactive experiences on the Web, and integrating video, graphics, sound, image and typography.
GRA 2111C Visual Methods and Processes
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Emphasis on design process, methodologies and communication theories in order to foster the relationship between content and meaning. Experiences in visual analysis, symbol conceptualization, figure-ground, spatial concepts, and compositional dynamics and an introduction to Semiotics, Design Principles and Design Methods.
GRA 2208C Typography 1: Letterform
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.
GRA 3194C Technologies and Processes
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.
GRA 3198C Image, Form and Meaning
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.
GRA 3209C Typography 2: Composition
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.
GRA 4000C Senior Project in Design
Credits: 1; Coreq: GRA 4187C; GRA 4186C.
Emphasizes the development of a personal Web site to showcase the student's professional portfolio, design philosophy and credentials. Students enrolling in this course will be required to launch a Web site with a proprietary URL on a commercial server prior to the completion of the course. Students are evaluated based on the appropriateness and level of completion of the Web site, and on their conceptual, formal and technical development to these ends.
GRA 4186C Senior Design Studio
Credits: 3; Prereq: GRA 4100C and GRA 4196C.
Emphasis on self-directed design, research and study leading to the development and realization of complex design projects. Public dissemination of final projects.
GRA 4187C Design Workshop
Credits: 3; Prereq: GRA 4100C and GRA 4196C.
Bridges the study of design and professional practice. Emphasis on practical graphic design issues applied to real-world experiences.
GRA 4196C Design: Ideas and Styles
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; Course may be repeated for up to 6 credits with a maximum of 3 credits per semester; Prereq: Advanced standing and portfolio review.
This course provides advanced study in graphic design and professional practices of design, business and multi-disciplinary learning experiences. Students who will repeat this course will have demonstrated excellence during the first semester and be selected for their demonstrated leadership abilities and assigned advanced roles in the studio environment.
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 the 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.
PGY 2101 Visual Literacy: Photography
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Introduction to the practices, theories and histories of photography. Acquisition of bask 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.
The use of nontraditional light-sensitive processes to explore aspects of image manipulation.
PGY 2442C Photography: Figure and Ground
Credits: 3; Prereq: PGY 2101.
The light and shape aspects of photographic images. Theories of space and 2D composition. Basic camera and darkroom techniques.
PGY 3410C Photography: Color
Credits: 3; Prereq: PGY 2441C and PGY2442C; junior-level art major.
A consideration of the use and technique of color photography. Cameras, films and darkroom developing techniques are covered.
PGY 3421 Large Format Photography
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.
PGY 3444C Photography: Black and White
Credits: 3; Prereq: PGY 2441C and PGY 2442C; junior-level art major.
Fundamentals of photography. Operation of camera. Developing, printing, and enlarging. Principles of photography as a means of personal expression.
PGY 3801C Photography: Digital
Credits: 3; Prereq: DIG 2131C, PGY 2441C and PGY 2442C; junior-level art major only.
Studio methods and techniques in creating still images using electronic digital technology.
PGY 4420C Advanced Photography
Credits: 6; can be repeated for credit. Prereq: PGY 3410C, PGY 3421C, PGY 3444C and PGY 3801C; senior-level art major.
Use of the camera as a medium of individual creative expression. Experimental projects in black and white and color photography.
General Education Categories
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- Biological Sciences (B)
- Composition (C)
- Diversity (D)*
- Humanities (H)
- International (N)*
- Mathematics (M)
- Physical Sciences (P)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (S)
* Students who entered UF prior to Summer B 2007 and/or whose catalog year is not 2007-08: Current students who have not already completed six hours of "I" - international/diversity credits can do so now by taking "D" and "N" courses.
Symbols Used in Course Descriptions
- (WR) indicates the course satisfies the writing requirement.
- (MR) indicates the course satisfies the math requirement.
- (S-U) indicates the course may be taken on a satisfactory-unsatisfactory basis.
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