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Prerequisite: Art 216. May be repeated for additional credit, addressing
additional interactive digital media.
317 Digital Art &Design IV: Digital Video and Animation (4
credits) This computer course completes the sequence of visual
communication courses and addresses time in design through the study of
linear imaging conventions including natural life cycles, the evolution of
forms over time, historical progressions, story board mapping of space
and time, performance, animation, film and video. Software includes the
use of current industry standard digital video editing and broadcast
animation software. Course work in any of the following is extremely
useful and strongly recommended: film-making, video art, TV production,
dance, theatre, set design, installation art, and performance art.
Prerequisite: Art 316.
321 Painting II (4 credits) Students continue to develop skills learned in
Art 221and/or 222, and/or 223 and they are encouraged to clarify and
cultivate emerging personal approaches to painting while continuing to
experiment. Work can be done in a variety of media such as oils, acrylics
and watercolor/gouache. Prerequisite: Art 221 or 222 or by permission of
instructor.
341 Photography IIA: Black and White (2 credits) This halfsemester
intensive intermediate course allows the student to expand skills
in traditional black and white photography using a straightforward or
documentary approach. Projects include archival processing of fiberbased
prints, use of larger format cameras as well as some work in the
lighting studio. Prerequisite: Art 113 and 115, and Art 241.
342 Photography IIB: Manipulated Image (2 credits) This halfsemester
intensive intermediate course includes an introduction to some
processes by which the artist alters an original black and white image or
simply “draws with light.” Projects include collage, photogram, pinhole,
ortho film, solarization, cyanotype, painted photograph, and more.
Prerequisite: Art 113 and 115, and Art 241.
343 Photography IIC: Color (2 credits) This half-semester intensive
course allows the student to explore color in photography through a
variety of means which may include color negatives, color slides, printing
using chemical processing, digital printing and hand-tinting. Prerequisite:
Art 111 or 112, and Art 241.
350 Topics in Art (3 or 4 credits depending on the course) The art
history or studio topic is announced prior to registration. Previous
courses have dealt with subjects such as Impressionism, jewelry and
metalsmithing, and photo-printmaking. Offered occasionally.
Prerequisites depend on the topic. Permission of instructor required for
enrollment. Please see schedule for current offerings.
361 Sculpture II (4 credits) Students continue to explore basic
sculptural methods. Emphasis is placed on realizing sound threedimensional
concepts, experimenting with diverse materials and
improving skills. Traditional and contemporary sculptural concepts
involving construction, mixed media and environmental works are
presented. Students are encouraged to manipulate various materials such
as wood, metal, plaster, clay, fiber, etc. Prerequisite: Art 262.
371 Ceramics II (4 credits) Students continue to experiment with the
plastic characteristics of clay learned in Ceramics I (271) or Worldwide
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