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The following studio/performance-oriented courses require the consent of the instructor for admission and may be repeated for additional credit.
Independent research or creative project under the guidance of a member of the Art faculty. Emphasis maybe in any of the disciplines with the department. May be repeated for credit. Requires the submission of a signed Independent Study form to register.
Credit Hours: 1-6
(A) (HFA/ST)
Prerequisites
Instructor and Chair signature.
This studio/performance-oriented course involves placement in an advertising agency, magazine or related enterprise for hands-on work experience. May be repeated for additional credit.
Credit Hours: 1-4
(A) (HFA/ST)
Prerequisites
Junior and senior art majors only, with consent of instructor.
This internship is designed to give students hands-on experience using art in a therapeutic capacity. Students may select from a number of agencies and work under the supervision of art therapists, artists in residence, art educators, child life specialists, activity therapists or counselors. May be repeated for credit.
Credit Hours: 3
(A)
Prerequisites
Any two of the following courses:
ART 230,
ART 330,
ART 331,
ART 333. Juniors and seniors only, or permission of the instructor.
This studio/performance-oriented course explores sustainability issues as they relate to graphic design. Special emphasis is placed on specific aesthetics relative to graphic design, as well as the many forms of sustainable inks, materials and paper. Laboratory fee required.
Credit Hours: 4
(A) (HFA/ST)
Prerequisites
ART 318 with a C or higher to take ART 420
This course explores art since 1980, covering the major themes of contemporary art focusing on a wide range of artworks that explore an even wider variety of materials, stylistic approaches, techniques, technologies and theories. This course requires a significant amount of writing, both formal and informal.
Credit Hours: 4
(A) (HFA) (IG) (W)
Prerequisites
Junior/Senior standing, or ART 101, or ART 277
This studio/performance-oriented course offers an approach to learning how humans communicate through computers that starts by considering how we express ourselves physically. This course explores the nature of transduction, the usage of microcontrollers and their communication with other computers, and advances in human-computer interfaces and digital art. It requires a hands-on approach to writing code, soldering and building circuits and controls to determine how best to make these components relate to personal expression.
Credit Hours: 4
(HFA/ST)
Prerequisites
ART 210,
ART 310,
ART 311 or permission of the instructor
Students will participate in an intensive three-day workshop with an internationally renowned artist through our Visiting Artist Program. The practicum will provide an experience-based learning opportunity to enrich the student's artistic knowledge, process and growth as they work and collaborate with these professionals. May be repeated for credit.
Credit Hours: 2
(A)(HFA/ST)
Prerequisites
Any 100/200-level art course and permission of the Department Chair.
Students will work with faculty on their professional research and scholarship in a capacity that involves hands-on experience in research, pre-production, production, and post-production aspects of being an art professional. The practicum will provide an experience-based learning opportunity to enrich the student's knowledge, process and growth as they work and collaborate with these professionals. May be repeated for credit.
Credit Hours: 2
(A)(HFA/ST)
Prerequisites
Permission of the Department Chair.
Students will participate as an assistant during an intensive project with an internationally renowned artist through our Meridian Scholar 10-day residency program. The practicum will provide an experience-based learning opportunity to enrich the student's artistic knowledge, process and growth as they work and collaborate with these professionals. May be repeated for credit.
Credit Hours: 2
(A)(HFA/ST)
Prerequisites
Any 100/200-level art course and permission of the Department Chair.
This studio/performance-oriented course explores issues concerning media and methods relevant to individually designated concepts in order to encourage students to develop their own vision and style. This course provides the time and focus to develop a significant and fully realized body of work while exploring the intellectual connections between work in the studio and readings, writings and discussions in contemporary art and culture. The objective is for students to develop, through research and practice, a personal vocabulary of imagery and ideas regarding painting. May be repeated for credit.
Credit Hours: 4
(A) (HFA/ST)
Prerequisites
Two of the following:
ART 201,
ART 251,
ART 252,
ART 350,
ART 351.
This course introduces students to contemporary multimedia and installation art through both the study of the cutting-edge practitioners within the field and through the production of artwork. More specifically, the course provides students with an in-depth study of the development of multimedia art over the last 50 years and also teaches the tools for the production of such works. Modes of production covered include video projection, audio installation, site-specific works, land art and hybrid combinations of the above modes incorporating sculpture and other traditional media such as painting.
Credit Hours: 4
(A) (HFA/ST)
Prerequisites
COM 241 or
COM 242 or permission of the instructor
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of ethical practices in art therapy in educational, healthcare and clinical settings. Students will learn responsible practices relating to the use of client art work, working diverse communities, and the professional boundaries. In addition, students will explore other human service professions using the arts and engage in discussions on moral complexities addressing professional identity, credentialing, and advocacy for patients and the practice of art therapy as a profession.
Credit Hours: 3
(A)(HFA)
Prerequisites
ART 230 or Permission of the Instructor
This course will focus on the mechanics, logistics and documentation of developing a portfolio of work that best demonstrates the student's proficiency with a variety of art materials used for therapeutic purposes. Selections of work from this portfolio will be made for inclusion in a culminating Art Therapy Senior Exhibition. Participating students will be responsible for all aspects of the preparation, publicity, display and documentation of the exhibition.
Credit Hours: 2
(A)(HFA)
Prerequisites
ART 398
This course is the Senior Capstone experience in which students concentrate their focus and attention on producing a cohesive body of artwork specifically designed for inclusion in the Senior BFA Exhibition. This experience is offered in each studio area and counts toward the concentration. Students will learn the proper techniques and procedures for planning, presenting and mounting an organized body of work. Emphasis also is given to the development of an artist's statement and the proper techniques for photographic documentation. Students are encouraged to take an additional advanced level course in their area of concentration simultaneously.
Credit Hours: 4
(HFA/ST)
Prerequisites
ART 398 BFA Proficient and permission of instructor
Mandatory for Graphic Design. Can be taken in conjunction with ART 498 in order to participate in the BFA Senior Art Exhibit. The Senior Project is a capstone class where students produce professional projects that summarize what they have learned in their area of concentration within their declared major. A faculty member with sufficient experience in the subject matter teaches the class as an independent study or as a full course, depending on the number of students interested in similar topics.
Credit Hours: 2-4
(A) (HFA/ST)
Prerequisites
Senior standing and permission of the instructor.