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  • 3.00 Credits

    An exploration of the philosophical, sociocultural, and personal issues that shape the teaching of art in schools. Students investigate current issues in education and analyze implications on the study of the arts. This course demonstrates how different philosophical convictions of the meaning of art lead to different curriculum models. Prerequisites: Type: lecture/seminar(3hrs) Culturally Diverse Content Enrollment:
  • 3.00 Credits

    Incoming students in the Artist/Teacher Program develop a proposal for studio work leading to the thesis exhibition, which takes place during the final semester of the program. Studio work supporting the thesis proposal is initiated in the class, resulting in a written thesis proposal at the end of the semester. Faculty and visiting artists critique student work and advise students on subsequent studio work. Students attend campus exhibitions and visiting artists' lectures. Prerequisites: Type: lecture/seminar(3hrs) Culturally Diverse Content Enrollment:
  • 3.00 Credits

    Incoming students in the New Media and Research programs develop area of interest for their research investigations and sample varieties of research directions, methodologies, and final presentation models. Visiting scholars and artists will enrich research possibilities. Faculty will advise on coursework that informs the students' thesis research. Prerequisites: Type: lecture/seminar(3hrs) Culturally Diverse Content Enrollment:
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is a culmination of the specialization studies. The instructor functions as an advisor, suggesting supplemental work, structuring critiques and reviews, helping students further their own critical skills and self-evaluation process. Students provide peer review, working independently and collaboratively toward final exhibition or other presentation of their projects. Prerequisites: Type: lecture/seminar(3hrs) Culturally Diverse Content Enrollment:
  • 3.00 Credits

    The primary goal of this travel option is to prepare students for teaching about other cultures,and with other cultures through the visual arts. This is accomplished in this course by bringing a high degree of critical inquiry to cultural assumptions and perspectives of other cultures. Students use immersice expereinces in another country as the primary source material. They forge humanistic and compassionate cross-cultural relationships with artists and art educators in the host country while being engaged in studio experiences. Students are challenged to adapt to differences and consider carious viewpoints as they deepen awareness of their own cultural perspectives through the reflexive process. Prerequisites: Culturally Diverse ContenType: travel (3hrs) t Enrollment:
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course covers issues of teaching art in new media through project-based inquiry. Students evaluate the role of computers and technology for existing art curriculum and develop projects that support the physical classroom experience. Both interactive screenbased and robotic sculpture assignments are employed. The course covers basics in HTML, Flash software and RCX programming for Lego robotic systems. Prerequisites: Type: lecture/seminar(3hrs) Culturally Diverse Content Enrollment:
  • 3.00 Credits

    Computer aided design for jewelry & metals is a focused elective that covers fundatmental strageies and methods for creating jewelry and metal objects using computer tehcnology. CAD and 3D modeling progjrams are used for developing a series of objects that are desinged to be made with a variety of output including CNC milling and rapid prototyping. Prerequisites: MTL210, MTL200 or permission Type: hybrid studio/critique(5hrs) Culturally Diverse Content Enrollment:
  • 1.00 Credits

    An introduction to the fundamental principles of expression through movement in time, sequential composition, editing, and integration of image sequences and sound. A series of short projects will apply basic animation principles. Presentations and projects involve simple phenomena of cycles, transformations, transitions, sequential structure and the expression of emotional and kinetic states. The use of digital still and video cameras is introduced, as well as sound integration, editing and story structure using current digital software combined with traditional techniques. Prerequisites: None Type: hybrid studio/critique(5hrs) Culturally Diverse Content Enrollment: animation major requirement
  • 3.00 Credits

    Introduction to the CG environment with an emphasis on physical motion, weight, texture, form and strategies for problem solving. Animation principles are translated into established and emerging 3D digital technologies. Prerequisites: Type: hybrid studio/critique(5hrs) Culturally Diverse Content Enrollment: departmental required
  • 3.00 Credits

    Drawing for Animators will build drawn animation skills through inclass exercises and related assignments. Students will animate all their work on paper using a variety of dry and wet media. They will gain knowledge of the physics of motion, squash & stretch, timebased blurring, perspective in motion, kinesthesia, and the use of light and shadow. Observational skills will be enhanced by using a live model, and by analyzing live-action footage and exemplary animation. Animation I, Stop Motion I, or consent of instructor Prerequisites: Type: hybrid studio/critique(5hrs) Culturally Diverse Content Enrollment: departmental required
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