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Independent Study
HA-699 | 3 CR Independent study in art history is
available to graduate students who develop a contract
with the appropriate professor in art history to do
research in an area not covered in the courses offered
or that grows out of and goes beyond work already
done in a 500-level art history course. The professor
chosen must be an expert in the material to be studied
and the contract must specify regular advisement ses-
sions. The paper must be the product of the research.
No student may take HA-699 more than once.
Thesis in Progress
HA-700 | 0 CR If the thesis course is not completed
in the initial semesters, students can continue working
in HA-700 for no more than five semesters. Prerequi-
sites: take HA-605 HA-605B.
Art History Internship
HA-9603 | 3 CR Allows a graduate student to
work in a museum or a gallery for credit. The proposed
assignment must be approved by the chairperson of
Art History, and the work done must involve training
relevant for an art historian. A specific program of hours
and supervision must be developed with museum
personnel and the chair of the Art History Department,
and the student must report in writing to the Art History
Department on his/her work.
Art History Internship II
HA-9603B | 3 CR Graduate students work in a
museum or gallery for credit. The requirements to enroll
and to complete the course work are the same as for HA
- This course is required and only open to MS candi-
dates in the History of Art andDesign with a certificate in
Museum Studies. Prerequisites: take HA-610.
HD/History of Design
Survey Design History (1750-Pres)
HD-501 | 3 CR This lecture course concentrates
on the history of mass produced designs, from the
Industrial Revolution to the present, with an empha-
sis on the general tendencies of the periods and the
social contexts in which the designs were conceived.
Examples representing links between design disciplines
are compared and analyzed for a better understanding
of the cross influences and interactions taking place.
History of Modern Design
HD-505 | 2 CR The design of useful objects, interior
design, and graphic design are surveyed in chronologi-
cal order. The early beginnings of modern design are
examined briefly. Developments since 1850 are treated
in greater depth with a focus on the evolution of mod-
ernism leading to current practice.
Concepts of Design
HD-506 | 2 CR Contemporary design has its roots in
the development of theories about what good design
is or should be. This course explores the theories of
pioneer and recent modern designers and critics from
Ruskin to William Morris to the post-moderns currently
in practice. Students read selected materials and meet
in seminar discussion groups to review and evaluate the
ideas they have studied. The aim is to encourage the
student to develop a philosophical direction.History of Illustration
HD-511 | 2 CR After a brief survey of early examples
of illustration and the effects of new reproductive tech-
niques on the development of illustration, this course
explores significant illustrations from the eighteenth
through twentieth centuries. Beginning with the social
and narrative commentaries of William Holgrath,
through to the present, successive styles, trends,
subjects, and advances in reproductive techniques
are explored. Students examine and discuss the work
of major artists and illustrators, focusing on how an
awareness of the legacy of the past can be an influence
on the present and future of illustration.Issues in Design History
HD-551 | 3 CR This course provides both advanced
undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity
to study in depth a particular research problem or
theme in design history. The format used will be primar-
ily lectures with follow-up discussions. The course
topics will vary as determined by the instructor and the
department chair.Problems in Design History
HD-561 | 1 CR Offered to graduate students
and focused on the in-depth study of problems in
design history. The seminar format of the course may
also include lectures, class discussions, and student
presentations. Course topics vary as determined by the
instructor and the department chair.Concepts of Design II
HD-606 | 3 CR In this seminar course, students
study theories and concepts of design. Issues important
to all fields of design will be discussed in the historical
context based on original writings and theories of the
most influential thinkers/ designers of the 19th and
20th centuries. Individual examples of design, including
students’ own designs, will be considered in relation to
these theories. Field trips will provide opportunities to
explore libraries and to apply the theories to practical
examples. Prerequisites: take HD-506.History of Industrial Design
HD-608 | 2 CR Students will study pre-industrial
beginnings in primitive and ancient design. Medieval
and Renaissance preludes to the design in the Industrial
Revolution and its development to the present time
are reviewed. Products, transportation, packaging, and
graphics from 1850 to the present will be emphasized.
The course will include slide lectures, seminar sessions,
and research assignments.History of Interior Design I
HD-609 | 2 CR This course presents interior design
in relation to its architectural context, from primitive
and prehistoric beginnings to the Renaissance. Interior
spaces, furniture, and other interior elements in typical
uses are studied. Class format includes slide lectures,
seminar sessions, assigned reading, and research
assignments.History of Interior Design II
HD-610 | 2 CR This course presents interior design
and its relationship to architecture from the eighteenth
century to the present, with a special emphasis on
design since the beginning of the Industrial Revolu-
tion. Furniture, textiles, and other interior elements and
related products in typical uses are studied. The leaders
of the modern movement are examined in terms of
their works, writing, and theories. Class format includes
slide lectures, seminar sessions, assigned reading, and
research assignments. Prerequisites: take HD-609.Aspects of Japanese Design
HD-640 | 3 CR Students are introduced to Japanese
designs of recent production in thefields of graphic,
fashion, product, and interiors. Students are led to
actively interpret the designs from both Eastern and
Western viewpoints. Traces of sociological, philo-
sophical, and religious history visible in contemporary
Japanese designs are examined and discussed. This
course is only open to graduate students, as experience
in understanding design as part of culture is required
in order to be able to do the complex visual analyses
appropriate to Japanese design.Problems in Design History
HD-651 | 3 CR Offered to graduate students
and focused on the in-depth study of problems in
design history. The seminar format of the course may
also include lectures, class discussions, and student
presentations. Course topics vary as determined by the
instructor and the department chair.History of Communications Design
HD-662 | 2 CR This course provides students with
a view of the history of communications design and
the designers who influenced it. The course includes
analytical and critical examinations of modernist and
post modernist developments through class lectures.
Readings and videos emphasize the diverse roles that
designers have played in their complex social and
cultural environments.