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Financial Reporting & Analysis
DM-661 | 2 CR Design leaders are required to
understand the way businesses tracks and measures
financial performance. Generally Accepted Account-
ing Principles(GAAP) are introduced together with the
preparation and analysis of financial statements.
Money and Markets
DM-662 | 2 CR This course provides an overview of
macroeconomic concepts relevant to understanding
the cost and use of capital in a business and the impor-
tance of managing return on investment and investor
expectations.
Financing Companies & Ventures
DM-663 | 2 CR This course explores strategies
for funding new ventures and for financing economic
growth. It provides a framework for risk analysis and for
examining the potential return on a new venture.
Managerial Decision Making
DM-671 | 1 CR This course provides a tool box of
techniques, such as decision trees, basic game theory,
and break-even analysis, to help managers evaluate
alternatives and make informed decisions.
Business Strategy
DM-672 | 2 CR The course examines the art and
science of strategic management and business plan-
ning. It also explores the formulation, communication,
and implementation, of both corporate and business-
level strategy.
Capstone Planning: Advisement
DM-673 | 1 CR This course continues the work to
complete the 21st Century Design Agenda capstone
requirement for graduation. Emphasis is on develop-
ing research reports and cases for presentation and
publication in journals or on websites or at major
conferences or in action learning projects which apply
design management principles.
Shaping the 21 Century: Capstone
DM-674 | 2 CR The capstone requirement is
designed to encourage and require the integration of
all course work and the creation of a contribution to the
field of Design Management. Capstone work must be
of professional quality and be able to be submitted for
publication or equivalent. Successful completion of the
capstone is required for graduation from the program.
DRWG/Drawing
Drawing Anatomy I
DRWG-550 | 4 CR Through observation and knowl-
edge of the musculo-skeletal system and its functional
kinetics, the student is encouraged to express the
human form in graphic language. The study of human
structure becomes a comprehensive, informative, visual
experience, subduing copying dependency, and devel-
oping the selective force of expressive drawing. Studies
from anatomical dissections for the artist are an integral
part of this course.Drawing Anatomy II
DRWG-551 | 4 CR Through observation and knowl-
edge of the musculo-skeletal system and its functional
kinetics, the student is encouraged to express the
human form in graphic language. The study of human
structure becomes a comprehensive, informative, visual
experience, subduing copying dependency, and devel-
oping the selective force of expressive drawing. Studies
from anatomical dissections for the artist are an integral
part of this course. Prerequisites: take DRWG-550.FA/Fine Arts
Directed Research
FA-511 | 1–5 CR This course focuses on direct
research related to previously-taken formal courses of
study with the instructor in question. To pursue Directed
Research, the permission of both the faculty member
and the chairperson is required.Seminar: Art Criticism
FA-600 | 3 CR The basic concepts and problems of
modern art as developed and formulated by artists and
critics are examined.Thesis Statement I
FA-601 | 2 CR This course involves a written
corollary documentation to accompany studio work
completed in FA-650A/B, Thesis I and II. Prerequisites:
take 30 credits. Co-requisite: FA-650A.Multimedia Installation
FA-602 | 3 CR This conceptually-based course will
integrate video, photography, objects, performance,
and traditional media (drawing, painting, and sculp-
ture) into an environmental installation. Students are
expected to be proficient in these areas and be willing
to experiment with the nature of media on both a visual
and conceptual level.MFA FA Professional Practices
FA-603P | 3 CR This course is designed to introduce
MFA students to all aspects of the professional art world
and to assist them in acquiring the knowledge and skills
required to navigate that world.Art Criticism/Analysis
FA-605 | 3 CR Students pursuing contemporary art
criticism, analytic photography issues, or non-tradi-
tional critical approaches to art prepare a minor thesis
in this course.Graduate Symposium
FA-609F | 3 CR Second year MFA students consider
cultural context and personal history in order to
investigate their studio practice and work, and its public
reception. The fall semester concludes with the pre-
sentation of brief illustrated lectures and the selection
process for the spring term’s seven participants. Those
seven students, chosen by an external critic, continue
during the spring semester to present their lectures and
exhibit work in a series of academically constructed
public events. Co-requisite courses: FA-650A.Graduate Symposium
FA-609S | 3 CR Second year MFA students consider
cultural context and personal history in order to
investigate their studio practice and work and its public
reception. The fall semester concludes with the pre-
sentation of brief illustrated lectures and the selection
process for the spring term’s seven participants. Those
seven students, chosen by an external critic, continue
during the spring semester to present their lectures and
exhibit work in a series of academically constructed
public events. Prerequisites: take FA-609P.Graduate Internship Seminar
FA-610A | 3 CR The MFA Internship offers valu-
able professional study in college-level teaching or
an internship in a non-profit, museum, art gallery, or
as a studio assistant with a professional artist. It may
be taken for two semesters or for a total of six credits.
Students find internships with artists, museums, and
galleries or to undergraduate classes at Pratt and else-
where to observe and to assist in a variety of capacities.
This course is reserved for graduate level Fine Arts
students. May be taken twice.Graduate Internship Seminar
FA-610B | 3 CR The MFA Internship offers valu-
able professional study in college-level teaching or
an internship in a non-profit, museum, art gallery, or
as a studio assistant with a professional artist. It may
be taken for two semesters or for a total of six credits.
Students find internships with artists, museums, and
galleries or to TA undergraduate classes at Pratt and
elsewhere to observe and to assist in a variety of
capacities. This course is reserved for graduate level
Fine Arts students. May be taken twice.