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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Special lecture, studio, travel and workshop experiences in the visual arts. Recent topics offerings include Book Arts, Landscape Watercolor, Digital Design, and Life as Art: UMM student trip to Italy. In the BAIFA program, these courses may be used as visual art electives and repeated for credit. Prerequisite: ART 101, ART 102, or permission of instructor. 1-3 Cr
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3.00 Credits
This studio course will concentrate on the study of the book as a medium for the expression of the written word. Topics covered in this course include the cultural and historical development of the book artifact, its materials and methods of production, the aesthetic integration of topography, text, page, paper and image; printing and methods of book production, and binding structures. Letterpress printing will be introduced. Books will be editioned in small numbers as prototypes of learning the techniques of production. Prerequisite: ART 101 or ART 102 or permission of instructor. 3 Cr
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3.00 Credits
This studio course will explore making paper by hand as a component for the making of edition of paper and images critical for the making of books. In addition to the exploration of the cooking, beating, and sheet forming of fiber into paper, students will learn about the history of papermaking, the materials used in the history of writing and printing, and the aesthetics of material usage as it pertains to interpreting a specific written text or visual image. The course will also involve a critical analysis of works of art and books using handmade paper and a comparative study of paper made from assorted fibers, historical and modern. Prerequisite: ART 101 or ART 102 or permission of instructor. 3 Cr
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the materials and techniques of fine art print production. Woodcut, linocut, etching, engraving and lithography are some of the processes explored. Class sessions consist of studio work, demonstration, lecture, and group and individual critiques. Prerequisite: ART 101, ART 102, or permission of instructor. 3 Cr
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3.00 Credits
A studio course exploring the process of making art in three dimensions. A variety of materials and techniques are used as the class examines additive, subtractive and cast sculpture. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: ART 101, ART 102, or permission of instructor. 3 Cr
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3.00 Credits
The basic concepts and techniques of drawing are reintroduced through studio sessions. Students draw with a variety of media from life and from conceptual/creative models. Emphasis in this more advanced class is on the development of facility, style and self-expression. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: ART 210 or permission of instructor. 3 Cr
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3.00 Credits
Designed for students who are experienced painters. Through intensive studio practice, students develop their facility with selected opaque and/or transparent media. Emphasis is on the development of an individual vision. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: ART 211 or permission of instructor. 3 Cr
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3.00 Credits
Advanced development of students' photographic skills and understanding. The course explores a variety of equipment, materials and techniques. Students develop an awareness of many variables important to advanced work in photography. Simultaneously, they develop a new awareness of the image and of themselves as image makers. Prerequisite: ART 219 or permission of instructor. 3 Cr
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to rendering the human figure. Students learn how to draw the human figure in action and repose through intensive studio practice. The structure and function of the human skeleton and musculature is taught through lecture, demonstration and discussion. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. 3 Cr
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3.00 Credits
This studio course will continue the study of Book Arts I using the book as a medium for the expression of the written word. The aesthetic integration of typography, text, page, paper and image through letterpress printing and other advanced printing and binding techniques will be explored. A copyrighted book project will be editioned beyond the prototype stage and marketed. Prerequisite: ART 216 or permission of instructor. 3 Cr
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