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Lithography Printmaking
FA-665 | 3 CR This course will instruct students
on the process of lithography printmaking problems
dealing with stone, plate, and mylar printing. The
course beings with an emphasis on positive work-
ing photo litho plates with various methods of image
making, including photographic, hand drawn on mylar,
computer generated, and/or manipulated and found
objects. Stone lithography concludes the course with
an emphasis on preparing the stone, materials, and
methods of drawing on the stone, the stone etching
process, and printing.
Contemporary Photo Seminar
FA-669 | 3 CR A survey of contemporary photo-
graphic work, criticism, issues, and problems through an
examination of current museum and gallery exhibitions,
magazine reviews, and recently published books.
Emphasis will be on developing a critical viewpoint and
vocabulary, but relevant technical issues will not be
slighted. In addition to oral and written reports, students
may expect assignments in techniques and procedures
not generally used but which are employed by certain
contemporary photographers.
New Forms
FA-671 | 3 CR An examination of new media,
processes, and combinations, and non-traditional
investigation.
Contemporary Abstraction
FA-678 | 3 CR This course traces two lines of inquiry
in abstraction, one based on observation (Picasso) and
one based on concept alone (Mondrian).
Contemporary Art (1960–Pres)
FA-680 | 3 CR Students examine the major devel-
opments in art since 1960, including lyrical abstraction,
pop, minimalism, conceptual art, earthworks, post-
minimalism, new painting, and sculpture as seen by
artists and critics.
Photography
FA-681 | 3 CR This course involves advanced work
in an area of the student’s interest, individual problems
in original concepts, basic research, and techniques.
Development of an idea into final form must be suitably
presented.
Photography for Non-Major
FA-685 | 3 CR Photography for Non-Majors is
designed for students who have an interest in learning
basic photography techniques and concepts utilizing
the artistic content of their major area of emphasis. The
course will include an exploration of both traditional
darkroom techniques and digital photography meth-
ods. The class will culminate in portfolio presentations/
critiques and a research paper.
Critical History of Photography
FA-688 | 3 CR This course deals with the critical
issues surrounding the invention of photography
and its development as a medium, an art form, and a
phenomenon during the 19th century. Photography’s
relationship to the other arts, as well as the events it
recorded, will be discussed.Thesis in Progress
FA-700 | 0 CR If the thesis course is not completed
in the initial semesters, students can continue working
in FA-700 for no more than five semesters. Prerequi-
sites: take FA-650B.FA Internship
FA-9601P | 1 CR Internships are learning experi-
ences in the work place that relate to your major and
career goals. Interns are able to take the skills and theo-
ries learned in the classroom and apply them to real-life
work experience. You have the opportunity to learn new
skills and concepts from professionals in the field and
test career goals and explore career options. Students
also gain a more objective understanding of the experi-
ence through corollary meetings and by recording their
observations and completing exploratory assignments.FA Internship
FA-9602P | 2 CR Internships are learning experi-
ences in the workplace that relate to your major and
career goals. Interns are able to take the skills and theo-
ries learned in the classroom and apply them to real-life
work experience. You have the opportunity to learn new
skills and concepts from professionals in the field and
test career goals and explore career options. Students
also gain a more objective understanding of the experi-
ence through corollary meetings and by recording their
observations and completing exploratory assignments.FA Internship
FA-9603P | 3 CR Internships are learning experi-
ences in the workplace that relate to your major and
career goals. Interns are able to take the skills and theo-
ries learned in the classroom and apply them to real-life
work experience. You have the opportunity to learn new
skills and concepts from professionals in the field and
test career goals and explore career options. Students
also gain a more objective understanding of the experi-
ence through corollary meetings and by recording their
observations and completing exploratory assignments.FASD/Fashion Design
Special Topics
FASD-500 | 2 CR Provides both undergraduates
and graduates the opportunity to be introduced to
various areas of study within the Fashion Industry. The
course of study will incorporate studio visits and work-
shops as well as lectures on each given course. The
curriculum varies as determined by the chairperson.Fashion In Europe
FASD-591 | 2 CR This course of study takes
students through Europe’s fashion capitols: London,
Paris, and Milan. Each city will include on-site visits (by
appointment only) to couture fashion designer ateliers,
ready-to-wear houses, couture fabric mills, couture
beaders, fashion businesses, and visits to fashion
institutions. Private city tours would also be a part of
this program to provide students with a greater cultural
understanding. Students will reside at either three- or
four-star hotels in a highly central location in each city.Fashion in Europe
FASD-592 | 3 CR This course of study takes
students through Europe’s fashion capitols: London,
Paris, and Milan. Each city will include on-site visits (by
appointment only) to couture fashion designer ateliers,
ready-to-wear houses, couture fabric mills, couture
beaders, fashion businesses, and visits to fashion
institutions. Private city tours would also be a part of
this program to provide students with a greater cultural
understanding. Students will reside at either three- or
four-star hotels in a highly central location in each city.FILM/Film
Advanced Studies
FILM-505 | 2–4 CR An elective course for super-
vised research, this course will enable a graduate
student to pursue a learning media project: design,
technique, production, and post-production. The class
can be taken at various levels, but only by graduate
students.Digital Ink & Paint
FILM-530 | 3 CR This digital production course
offers animation students the concepts and techniques
needed to master an important component of modern
animation production: digital ink and paint. This course
is designed primarily for Media Arts and Computer
Graphics Junior and Senior animation majors, as well
as CG graduate animation majors. Prerequisites: take 1
group (take FILM-143 FILM-384 DDA-100 / take 6 cred-
its; from Department DDA; from Levels 500 600 700).