258 courses
Directed Research
FA-611 | 1–3 CR Focuses on direct research related
to previously-taken formal courses of study with the
instructor in question. The permission of both the fac-
ulty member and the chairperson is required to pursue
Directed Research.
First Yr. MFA Print Seminar
FA-612F | 3 CR This course will provide first year
Printmaking students with a forum for discussion and
critique of their work. Artists/curators and members
of the professional printmaking world will make guest
visits to the class and the class will visit printmaking
facilities in the NYC area.
First Yr. MFA Print Seminar
FA-612S | 1 CR This course will provide first year
Printmaking students with a forum for discussion and
critique of their work. Artists/curators and members
of the professional printmaking world will make guest
visits to the class and the class will visit printmaking
facilities in the NYC area.
Painting & Drawing
FA-613A | 3 CR Examines the interactions between
drawing and painting through group seminars, indi-
vidual critiques, and studio practice. Drawing sessions
featuring poses of varying duration will allow the
student to study gesture, contour, composition, and
modeling. The drawing seminar will alternate with
four-hour painting problems from the figure and from
the landscape.
Painting & Drawing
FA-613B | 3 CR Examines the interactions between
drawing and painting through group seminars, indi-
vidual critiques, and studio practice. Drawing sessions
featuring poses of varying duration will allow the
student to study gesture, contour, composition, and
modeling. The drawing seminar will alternate with
four-hour painting problems from the figure and from
the landscape.
MFA 1st Yr. Printmaking Survey
FA-613P | 3 CR A first year graduate seminar taken
in the student’s chosen area of study. The course is
designed to introduce and promote an engagement
with the New York City Art World, promote a self-
reflective study of work influences and studio practice,
and foster a sense of community for students during
their first year of graduate study.
Painting & Drawing
FA-614A | 3 CR Examines the interactions between
drawing and painting through group seminars, indi-
vidual critiques, and studio practice. Drawing sessions
featuring poses of varying duration will allow the
student to study gesture, contour, composition, and
modeling. The drawing seminar will alternate with
four-hour painting problems from the figure and from
the landscape.
Painting & Drawing
FA-614B | 3 CR Examines the interactions between
drawing and painting through group seminars, indi-
vidual critiques, and studio practice. Drawing sessions
featuring poses of varying duration will allow the
student to study gesture, contour, composition, and
modeling. The drawing seminar will alternate with
four-hour painting problems from the figure and from
the landscape.Drawing
FA-617 | 3 CR Students explore advanced studio
problems in drawing with an emphasis on the figure.
Seminar discussion and criticism are included. Some
sections emphasize practice and others focus on
discussion.Painting
FA-621 | 3 CR Students explore advanced studio
problems with an emphasis on independent creative
work. Seminar discussion and criticism are included.Photo Methods: Experimental
FA-625 | 3 CR This course is an examination of
non-silver processes (platinum, gumbichromate, etc.)
and their extension into non-traditional photographic
presentation. Construction techniques and object-
making, done in both studio conditions and daylight, as
well as the use of lighting set-ups and the human form
to study the experimental tradition in photography, will
be examined. Incorporation of other media is stressed
in both group and individual projects.Digital Photography
FA-627 | 3 CR Digital Photography I is an introduc-
tion to the ideas and skills of digital imaging. Students
are instructed in the beginning digital techniques of
Adobe Photoshop, using them to create a body of work.
The objective of the course is to introduce the technical
aspects of digital photography along with aesthetic
concerns and to create a portfolio based in digital
photography.Sculpture
FA-631 | 3 CR Advanced studio problems in sculp-
ture are pursued with an emphasis on independent
creative work in media of the candidate’s interest.Ceramics
FA-641 | 3 CR Advanced studio problems and
projects in ceramics are pursued with an emphasis on
independent creative work.Drawing Into Sculpture Seminar
FA-648 | 3 CR This course explores the relation-
ship between drawing and sculpture in a conceptual
framework.Art & Culture Seminar
FA-649 | 3 CR Provides for an interdisciplin-
ary dialogue between artists and anthropologists,
psychoanalysts, sociologists, philosophers, and other
practitioners from various fields. These bi-weekly dia-
logues will be complemented by class discussions and
assigned readings. A final paper is required.Thesis I
FA-650A | 5 CR This course ends with an exhibition
of creative work. The approval of the Graduate Fine Arts
Faculty Committee is required. Prerequisites: take 30
credits.Thesis II
FA-650B | 5 CR This course ends with an exhibition
of creative work. The approval of theGraduate Fine Arts
Faculty Committee is required. Prerequisites: take 30
credits.Theories of the Avant-Garde
FA-657 | 3 CR Theories of the Avant Garde will focus
on the history and practice of time-based works of art
since the late fifties. Emphasis will be given toVideo
(DVD) and Performance Art. The course will begin with
examination of Fluxus (Maciunas, Ono, Young, Beuys), the
Happenings and Environments (Kaprow, Cage, Kusama,
Warhol, Schneemann), and the body art of the sixties
(Nauman, Oppenheim, Acconci). Video art will be intro-
duced from the perspectives of Nam June Paik, Bill Viola,
Joan Jonas, Mary Lucier, and Gary Hill. The performance
art of the seventies and eighties will focus on anarchism,
feminism, simulationism, and multiculturalism. These
developments will be investigated historically, theoreti-
cally, ironically, poignantly, and—most of all—critically.Intaglio Printmaking
FA-661 | 3 CR This course will cover a wide range
of traditional and experimental intaglio techniques,
including dry point, line etching, soft ground, and
aquatint. Based on these techniques, the students will
explore both traditional and non-traditional materials
and methods. Regular critiques and discussions will be
held during class.Relief Printmaking
FA-662 | 3 CR This course will instruct students
on the process of relief printmaking, one of the oldest
and most direct forms of printmaking. Instruction
will include carving and printing images from wood,
linoleum, and birch plywood, among other surfaces.
Techniques will include reduction, multiple block, and
experimental printing.Silkscreen Printmaking
FA-663 | 3 CR This course will instruct students on
the process of silkscreen printmaking. Techniques cov-
ered will include photo-emulsion stencil, hand drawn
stencil mono-printing, and printing on experimental
surfaces. Artistic and commercial uses of silkscreen will
be discussed, including digital applications.