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Courses

As a reminder, all courses have been renumbered beginning with the Fall 2018 semester. Click on Course Number Look-up Tool.
 
  

  • ANIM 373D Advanced Topics in Computer Animation

    This course continues to refine and advance the aesthetic understanding and technical abilities needed in advanced Computer Generated (CG) animation through a series of rotating topics courses. Computer Animation software such as Autodesk’s Maya will be used for classroom review, professional examples and student assignments.

    Repeatable: Y
    Prerequisites ANIM 240 Computer Animation  
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • ANIM 374A Advanced Topics in Traditional Animation

    This is an advanced topics course in traditional animation. Different sections of this course will focus on different topic areas related to Traditional Animation that are not taught in other classes. Please contact the department for specifics on the content of each topic.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly ANIM 374
    Prerequisites ANIM 210 Drawing for Animation I  
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ANIM 374B Advanced Topics in Traditional Animation

    This is an advanced topics course in traditional animation. Different sections of this course will focus on different topic areas related to Traditional Animation that are not taught in other classes. Please contact the department for specifics on the content of each topic.

    Repeatable: Y
    Prerequisites ANIM 210 Drawing for Animation I  
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ANIM 374C Advanced Topics in Traditional Animation

    This is an advanced topics course in traditional animation. Different sections of this course will focus on different topic areas related to Traditional Animation that are not taught in other classes. Please contact the department for specifics on the content of each topic.

    Repeatable: Y
    Prerequisites ANIM 210 Drawing for Animation I  
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ANIM 374D Advanced Topics in Traditional Animation

    This is an advanced topics course in traditional animation. Different sections of this course will focus on different topic areas related to Traditional Animation that are not taught in other classes. Please contact the department for specifics on the content of each topic.

    Repeatable: Y
    Prerequisites ANIM 210 Drawing for Animation I  
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ANIM 375A Advanced Topics in Stop Motion Animation

    This is an advanced topics course in stop motion animation. Different sections of this course will focus on different topic areas related to stop motion that are not taught in other classes. Please contact the department for specifics on the content of each topic.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly ANIM 375
    Prerequisites ANIM 121 Stop-Motion Animation  
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ANIM 375B Advanced Topics in Stop Motion Animation

    This is an advanced topics course in stop motion animation. Different sections of this course will focus on different topic areas related to stop motion that are not taught in other classes. Please contact the department for specifics on the content of each topic.

    Repeatable: Y
    Prerequisites ANIM 121 Stop-Motion Animation  
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ANIM 375C Advanced Topics in Stop Motion Animation

    This is an advanced topics course in stop motion animation. Different sections of this course will focus on different topic areas related to stop motion that are not taught in other classes. Please contact the department for specifics on the content of each topic.

    Repeatable: Y
    Prerequisites ANIM 121 Stop-Motion Animation  
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ANIM 375D Advanced Topics in Stop Motion Animation

    This is an advanced topics course in stop motion animation. Different sections of this course will focus on different topic areas related to stop motion that are not taught in other classes. Please contact the department for specifics on the content of each topic.

    Repeatable: Y
    Prerequisites ANIM 121 Stop-Motion Animation  
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ANIM 382 Animation Preproduction

    In this course, students develop the stories for their animated thesis solo films required for the BFA degrees in both Traditional and Computer Animation. Students create storyboards and story reels, model sheets, explore art direction, timing, and various other aspects of preproduction that will lead to green-lighting the production of their films in either Traditional or Computer Animation Studio. Animation Preproduction & Story Development must be taken by both Traditional and Computer Animation students pursuing BFAs in their respective areas.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 26-3051
    Prerequisites ANIM 201 Storyboarding for Animation  and ANIM 210 Drawing for Animation I  or ANIM 201 Storyboarding for Animation  and ANIM 240 Computer Animation  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ANIM 399A Advanced Topics in CVFX

    This is a topics course in CVFX. Different sections of this course will focus on different topic areas related to CVFX that are not taught in other classes. Please contact the department for specifics on the content of each topic.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly ANIM 399
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ANIM 399B Advanced Topics in CVFX

    This is a topics course in CVFX. Different sections of this course will focus on different topic areas related to CVFX that are not taught in other classes. Please contact the department for specifics on the content of each topic.

    Repeatable: Y
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ANIM 399C Advanced Topics in CVFX

    This is a topics course in CVFX. Different sections of this course will focus on different topic areas related to CVFX that are not taught in other classes. Please contact the department for specifics on the content of each topic.

    Repeatable: Y
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ANIM 399D Advanced Topics in CVFX

    This is a topics course in CVFX. Different sections of this course will focus on different topic areas related to CVFX that are not taught in other classes. Please contact the department for specifics on the content of each topic.

    Repeatable: Y
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ANIM 451 Advanced Character & Environmental Design

    Course continues to refine and advance the design and technical abilities needed to model 3D characters and non-character 3D objects. Using industry standard software for 3D modeling and advanced texture-mapping, students will design and build either characters or environments based on industry standards.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 26-4089
    Prerequisites ANIM 352 Character Design and Modeling  or ANIM 351 Environmental Design & Modeling  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ANIM 470 Motion Graphics III

    Students in this course complete a series of projects modeled upon current professional practices while refining design and research skills. Student projects include a team-based client work, an independent textual interpretation or research-inspired animation, and additional short animations. The team-based projects will include interaction with the client/s. Research, ideation, prototyping, production and evaluation will be a collective and collaborative process. Students develop a portfolio-based web site that includes video samples, a personal statement and resume.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 24-4422
    Prerequisites ANIM 370 Motion Graphics II  or ANIM 240 Computer Animation  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ANIM 480 Animation Production Studio I

    This course is the first of two semesters in which students will be working collaboratively with classmates on a single project, the purpose of which is to simulate an actual production environment that they might face once having left academia. Each participant will be assigned a particular production role based on a portfolio review at the beginning of the class in which each student will be asked to share portfolio work from previous classes with the executive producer (the instructor) and fellow classmates. This first semester of pre-production includes screenplay, design of characters and backgrounds, storyboards, recording of vocal talent, and completion of a story reel.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 26-4085
    Prerequisites ANIM 210 Drawing for Animation I  or ANIM 350 Computer Animation: Keyframing II  or ANIM 351 Environmental Design & Modeling  or ANIM 352 Character Design and Modeling  
    Requirements Senior Standing (SR)
    Minimum Credits 6 Maximum Credits 6



  

  • ANIM 481 Animation Production Studio II

    In this course students continue working on the project started in Animation Production Studio I. This class is primarily devoted to production and post-production, with the students embarking on traditional and/or computer animation production, generating visual effects, and working with a sound designer and composer. The goal of this course is to complete production and screen the film by the end of the semester.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 26-4090
    Prerequisites ANIM 480 Animation Production Studio I  
    Requirements Senior Standing (SR)
    Minimum Credits 6 Maximum Credits 6



  

  • ANIM 482 Animation Solo Project

    After successfully completing Animation Preproduction and Computer Animation students enroll in this course to begin and subsequently complete production of their solo thesis films required for the BFA degree in Traditional and Computer Animation. Animation Solo Project is a repeatable course offering students sufficient time to complete production of their animated films.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 26-4060
    Prerequisites ANIM 382 Animation Preproduction  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ANIM 485 Animation Portfolio Development

    Course will help students prepare for work in the field of animation by providing weekly insight and guidance as they develop a working portfolio, resume, and video/DVD with work they’ve completed. In addition to weekly in-class work, several professional animation studio student recruiters will come to campus throughout the 15-week class to present portfolio examples and discuss the field. They will meet with each of the students one on one to discuss their particular situation and to give them their advice and direction.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 26-4048
    Prerequisites ANIM 480 Animation Production Studio I   
    Requirements Senior Standing (SR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ANIM 495 Directed Study: Animation

    Course consists of learning activities involving student independence within the context of regular guidance and direction from a faculty advisor. Directed Studies are appropriate for students who wish to explore a subject beyond what is possible in regular courses or for students who wish to engage in a subject or activity not otherwise offered that semester by the College. Directed Studies involve close collaboration with a faculty advisor who will assist in the development and design of the project, oversee its progress, evaluate the final results, and submit a grade.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 26-1080
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ANIM 496 Independent Project: Animation

    Course is an individualized project in Animation, determined by interest and ability of the student, and carried out under the direction, guidance, and supervision of an instructor.

    Repeatable: Y
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ANTH 101 Introduction to Anthropology

    Using ethnographic readings and films, course explores central questions in study of social organization and customs of various cultures. Topics of study include: anthropological methodologies, comparison of cultures, ethnocentrism and relativism, language and symbolism, family and kinship, power and control, peace and violence. The impact of Westernization and modernization on traditional cultures is considered, with particular reference to American conventions and values. Course will enhance students’ understanding of their own social and cultural lives.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 50-1101
    SS
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ANTH 211 Ethnographic Films

    Customs and cultures from around the world are explored through films on societies and their cultures made by anthropologists and filmmakers. Course will investigate the history and purposes of ethnographic films, and will address questions of ethics, politics, finances, and techniques as they impact creation of these visual representations. Different approaches and problems faced by filmmakers and anthropologists in documenting and describing social groups and their cultures will be studied.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 50-2101
    SS GA
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II 
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ANTH 213 Anthropology of Tourism

    Studying tourism is no vacation. To study one of the fastest growing international industries means understanding that tourism has tremendous impacts on the global economy, on the natural and cultural environments, and on the individual lives of the tourists and those they visit. This course will investigate what motivates tourists to travel and also what enables them to do so. We will examine not only the social, economic, environmental and cultural consequences of tourism on host communities but those communities’ responses to it as well. Is there such a thing as culturally and environmentally sustainable tourism The course will explore key research in the field, using case studies in the Pacific, Asia, Africa and the Americas to anchor our investigations

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 50-2171
    SS GA
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ANTH 310 Visual Anthropology

    Course examines ways in which visual representations are manifestations of cultural values, customs, and actions. By exploring films, photographs, and material arts of a variety of cultures, course encourages discussion of key anthropological theories and concepts. Students will investigate relationships between what is seen and what is known, between sign systems and the communication of meaning, and between societies and their representations of self and other. Readings in anthropological literature on arts and semiotics, films on cultures (their interactions and their objects), and graphic representations from a variety of human societies are included in the coursework.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 50-3102
    SS GA
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ANTH 311 Writing Anthropology

    Anthropologists communicate about cultures in many forms: visual, aural, written. Ethnography refers to both the act of studying a culture in its own setting and the actual written description of a culture. Here, we’ll explore ways to responsibly describe culture through words. We’ll investigate the connection of politics and ethnography, the meaning of author

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 50-3105
    SS GA
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ANTH 312 The Artist in Society

    This anthropology course examines artists’ purposes, society’s perceptions of artists, and the creation of society and culture by artists. Readings, films, and project presentation will explore questions such as the evolutionary and social functions of art, the use of art for advocacy by social groups, and the patronage of the arts in the United States and India. Students should be prepared to consider their own artwork in the context of the course materials and issues.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 50-3101
    SS
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ANTH 312H The Artist in Society: Honors

    This anthropology course examines artists’ purposes, society’s perceptions of artists, and the creation of society and culture by artists. Readings, films, and project presentation will explore questions such as the evolutionary and social functions of art, the use of art for advocacy by social groups, and the patronage of the arts in the United States and India. Students should be prepared to consider their own artwork in the context of the course materials and issues. This course is part of the Honors program and requires, at a minimum, a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher to register.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 50-3101HN
    SS
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARAB 101 Arabic I: Language and Culture

    This course for beginners introduces basic grammar and vocabulary to develop proficiency in understanding, reading, speaking, and writing Arabic. Cultural appreciation is enriched through Chicago-area resources.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 47-1340
    HU GA
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARAB 102 Arabic II: Language and Culture

    Continued study of basic structures and vocabulary further develops proficiency in understanding, reading, speaking, and writing Arabic. Cultural appreciation is enriched through Chicago resources.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 47-1341
    HU GA
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 105 Introduction to Visual Culture

    In this course, students will refine their skills of seeing, discussing, and writing about visual culture. Structured according to methodologies for visual analysis rather than chronology or artistic style, the course introduces students to critical approaches that can be applied to a wide range of images, objects and spaces. Through assignments that emphasize writing, research and presentation skills, students will explore a broad range of perspectives on visual literacy.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-1105
    HU DEI
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 105H Introduction to Visual Culture: Honors

    In this course, students will refine their skills of seeing, discussing, and writing about visual culture. Structured according to methodologies for visual analysis rather than chronology or artistic style, the course introduces students to critical approaches that can be applied to a wide range of images, objects, and spaces. Through assignments that emphasize writing, research, and presentation skills, students will explore a broad range of perspectives on visual literacy. This is an Honors course and in addition to any pre-requisites, students need a minimum 3.50 GPA to enroll.

    Repeatable: N
    HU DEI
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 110 Art History Survey: Prehistoric to Modern

    This introductory course is a global survey of the history of visual arts from pre-historic times through the nineteenth century. Students study examples from Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe in an overall chronological order. Class lectures and discussions focus on various civilizations, periods, and styles around the world including Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome, Early Chinese, Early Christian, Early Islamic, Early Buddhist, Niger Valley, Pre-Columbian, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Impressionism and Post-Impression. Students explore the aesthetic values of these diverse cultures in relation to historical, socio-political, religious, and other contexts for the creation of art.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-1101
    HU
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 210 20th Century Art History

    This course surveys the history of modern art and critical theories from Post-Impressionism in the 1890s, covering major subsequent currents such as Cubism, Expressionism, Surrealism, Dada, The Harlem Renaissance, Abstract Expressionism, The Black Arts Movement and Post-modernism. Developments in design and architecture, such as the Bauhaus, International Style, and Post-modernism, will also be addressed.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-2110
    HU
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 220 Global History of Architecture

    In this course, students study the history of architecture from a global perspective. From prehistoric settlements to the architecture of today, the course will examine a wide variety of structures, spaces, decoration and furniture. Students will examine examples of world architecture through lectures, class discussions, documentary films, and field trips. This course is designed to give students a foundation of knowledge regarding the change and development of architecture over time and the relationships between architecture, interior planning, and the decorative arts.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-1131
    HU
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 225 History of Communication Design

    This course introduces students to the history of visual communication, including text and image. Lectures, slides, and discussions focus on the work of important practitioners in the field and on the historical and cultural significance of design, technology, and innovation. Materials in this course are especially relevant to the fields of graphic design, advertising, and illustration, and may also be of interest to students of photography, journalism, and the history and criticism of graphic design.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-2170
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 230 Craft Culture and History

    In this course, the history of creative making is broadly explored from the point of view of Craft as Cultural Expression, Chicago histories in Craft, Transmaterial Craft, Contemporary Making, and Microindustry. The course is committed to a study of non-dominant narratives in Craft, including, among others, Black, Indigenous, and feminist contributions to the field. Students will have the opportunity to contextualize regional foci with international movements in a project of their own direction guided by course discussions and site visits. Studio visits to regional makers may also take place.

    Repeatable: N
    HU
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 234 Queer Visual Culture

    This course surveys visual culture in the US through the lens of Queer Theory, exploring issues of sexuality, gender, race, class, and ability that historically and currently inform representations of Queerness in the public sphere. Students will examine germinal writings from cultural theorists to understand the historical framework of Queer visual culture. Students will explore concepts around subjectivity, referencing the dynamics between the ways we see ourselves and others.

    Repeatable: N
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 236 Black Art and Visual Culture

    This course surveys global art and visual culture, analyzing issues of class, gender and sexuality that historically and currently inform competing notions of blackness within the public sphere. Students examine germinal writings from various cultural theorists, artists and critics within the movements and historical framework of the art world- at-large. The art, representation and production of diaspora creative practices are reviewed within the construct of race and identity.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-2135
    HU DEI PL
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 237 Art of Islam

    This course examines Islamic Art and its transformation over fourteen centuries through contributions of various cultures and civilizations. Structured within a chronological frame, the course will provide a discussion of creative process, experience and perception of images (calligraphy and manuscript illuminations), objects (textiles, pottery and decorative arts) and spaces (architecture) in historical and contemporary cultures of Islam. Through assignments that emphasize research and presentation skills, students will explore a broad range of perspectives.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-2143
    HU DEI GA
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 238A Studies in Global Art History:

    This rotating topics course focuses on specific themes, regions, or periods in the global history of art that are not addressed in the regular course offerings. As well as introducing different material to grow global awareness, this course may engage new, experimental, or highly interdisciplinary approaches to issues in an area of global art history.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly ARTH 238
    HU GA
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 238B Studies in Global Art History:

    This rotating topics course focuses on specific themes, regions, or periods in the global history of art that are not addressed in the regular course offerings. As well as introducing different material to grow global awareness, this course may engage new, experimental, or highly interdisciplinary approaches to issues in an area of global art history.

    Repeatable: Y
    HU
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 239 Image + Object: Postpunk

    In this course students will study the intersection of punk, fashion, music, art/design, theory, and economics. This is not a course about the history of punk (although that history will be present); rather it is a course about the anti-aesthetics and effects of punk, especially as a mechanism for critiquing social control. Noisy and anarchic, punk grappled with an everyday reality saturated with contradiction and dilemma, turning mundane things like safety pins and plaid into objects of social critique. This course follows the trajectory of that critique circa 1979 in the music of the Sex Pistols, the fashion of Vivienne Westwood, the record sleeves of Jamie Reed and Raymond Pettibon, the poetic/violent refusals of Black Flag, to present concerns with DIY projects and culture, struggles for autonomy, and critical making in the work of designers and artists operating post punk. Related topics include postmodernism, youth subcultures, the music industry, and issues of politics, race, and gender.

    Repeatable: N
    HU
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 299A Topics in Art History:

    This is a rotating topics course that features innovative ideas and formats emerging in the field of Art History.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly ARTH 299
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 299B Topics in Art History:

    This is a rotating topics course that features innovative ideas and formats emerging in the field of Art History.

    Repeatable: Y
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 299H Topics in Art History: Honors

    This is a rotating topics course that features innovative ideas and formats emerging in the field of Art History.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 22-3100HN
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP) and Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 310 Contemporary Art: 1980 to the Present

    This course surveys the history of art and its critical discourses from 1980 to the present, including Post-modernism, the challenges of globalism, the rise of the biennials, relational aesthetics, and other current developments in current art practice and theory.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-3115
    HU PL
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 311 Histories of the Graphic Novel

    This course will explore the multifaceted development of the graphic novel as an artistic form. The term “graphic novel” may have been coined in 1964, but the form itself has reached its current state from a variety of historical and cultural developments. Topics covered will range from Tijuana Bibles to Jack Chick tracts, from Classics Illustrated to the “Black-and-white Boom” of the 1980s, and from underground comix to the New York Times bestseller list. Readings will be a mixture of comics and secondary literature. Students will gain an understanding the of various artistic movements, publishing strategies, and cultural discourses which have led to wide-ranging possibilities exhibited in the graphic novels of today. 
     

    Repeatable: N
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 315 Art Theory Seminar

    This seminar is a reading and writing intensive course in which students discuss major concepts and methods of art theory from modernist formalism to contemporary issues of race, gender, globalism, and feminism. Other topics addressed may include: semiotics, structuralism, Deconstruction, medium, object, social practice, identity politics, relational aesthetics.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-3110
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 339 Dada, Surrealism, Futurism

    This course surveys the avant-garde art movements of the early 20th century with particular focus on Futurism, Dada, and Surrealism. Special emphasis is given to avant garde challenges to the traditional canon of art and to its democratization of art practice. Lectures and discussions follow an interdisciplinary approach to the analysis and comparison of painting, sculpture, typography, music, fashion, performance, film, photography, and writing. The course also provides a historical frame for understanding the experiments and investigations of avant-garde artists who challenged and redefined the traditions of art in response to social upheaval and to political conditions of mechanization and war.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-3105
    HU
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 343 Art as Spiritual and Social Practice

    This course focuses on practices of contemporary artists, who recognize the spiritual and social transformative power of their art and utilize their creative skills to challenge oppressive and destructive attitudes such as racism, sexism, consumerism, authoritarianism, and otherizing. Organized in a thematic structure with student-led presentations and discussions, it focuses on human-centered (versus object-centered) art-making practices of diverse American and international artists including Kum-Hwa Kim, Pablo Amaringo, Dawoud Bey, Kathleen Petyarre, and Lalla Essaydi.

    Repeatable: N
    HU DEI
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 346 Gender, The Body, and Representation

    This course offers a history of the representation of the human body with a focus on traditions of figuration that have shaped and disrupted understandings of the body and gender. The historical relationship between the human body and the social body has formal and ideological implications still felt in the 21st century. In this course, students will study and question the effects of the canonical body on contemporary concepts of gender, beauty, desire, perfection, and athleticism. The perspective of the course will be global, transcultural, and will consider the body in art, performance, and as a vehicle for aesthetic, spiritual, political, and economic meanings.

    Repeatable: N
    HU DEI
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 347 Portraiture + Self + Society

    This upper division art history course explores the recent resurgence in practice and performance of portraiture. From venerated oil paintings to family snapshots to social media profiles, this course investigates the practice, performance, and social function of the portrait. Students query the role that portraits play in the formation of individual and collective identities from the late 19th to 21st centuries. Considering the histories of representation, we critically examine the ways in which the social constructs of race, gender, class, and orientation determine how we look at others and ourselves.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-2180
    HU DEI PL
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 348 Art and Ritual

    This course focuses on ritual as a critical tool to understand historical and contemporary visual arts of various cultures around the globe. Students study examples of art and ritual from the Middle East, the Mediterranean, Africa, Asia, and the Americas, recognizing the importance of contextuality with a special emphasis on cultural constructs of religion, the cycle of life, power, and sexuality. Student-led discussions, peer-to-peer activities, and presentations create opportunities for further exploration of art and ritual.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-2141
    HU DEI GA
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 410 Art Discourse and Research

    This seminar is open to all majors; it is recommended for students intending to write a thesis, extended essay, or writing sample. The course engages advanced students in the study of contemporary discursive conditions, disciplinary conventions, and professional practices under which objects, performances, and other forms enter the category of “art.” Through intensive reading, seminar discussions, and writing, students deepen their understanding of and ability to employ critical methods and research in the analysis of art. Additionally, students will work on their professional portfolio, which many include CVs, resumes, artist statements, or statements of purpose. This course is required of Art History majors and serves as the first semester of the Art History capstone.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-3190
    Requirements Senior Standing (SR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 420 Modern and Contemporary Art History and Theory

    This seminar surveys 20th and 21st century art and its critical discourses. The course provides historical and theoretical frames for understanding the experiments and investigations of modern, postmodern, and contemporary artists working in painting, sculpture, installation, media art, performance, sound and olfactory art, among other forms. Work by historians and theorists will be inclusive and diverse, centering the writing and practices of women, people of color, and others historically under-represented or excluded in the study of modern and contemporary art. The core experience of the class includes reading, writing, research, and presentations. This course is intended for seniors.

    Repeatable: N
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 491 Written Thesis

    This practicum is open to upper-division undergraduates of all majors who are interested in producing a written thesis or a substantial writing sample. Based on individual interests, research, and interactions with the instructor, other faculty members, and fellow students, each student will produce a research-based thesis. This course provides an excellent opportunity for students to develop and refine a professional writing sample to be used in applications for grants, fellowships, graduate programs, and other professional opportunities. This course is required of Art History majors and serves as the second semester of the Art History capstone.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-3120
    Requirements Senior Standing (SR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 495 Directed Study: Art History

    This course consists of learning activities involving student independence within the context of regular guidance and direction from a faculty advisor. Directed Studies are appropriate for students who wish to explore a subject beyond what is possible in regular courses or for students who wish to engage in a subject or activity not otherwise offered that semester by the College. They involve close collaboration with a faculty advisor who will assist in development and design of the project, oversee its progress, evaluate the final results, and submit a grade.  

    Repeatable: Y
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6



  

  • ARTH 496 Independent Project: Art History

    This course is an independent project designed by the student, with the approval of a supervising faculty member, to study an area that is not presently available in the curriculum. Prior to registration, student must submit a written proposal that outlines the project. 

    Repeatable: Y
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6



  

  • ARTH 520 Modern and Contemporary Art History and Theory

    This seminar surveys 20th and 21st century art and its critical discourses. The course provides historical and theoretical frames for understanding the experiments and investigations of modern, postmodern, and contemporary artists working in painting, sculpture, installation, media art, performance, sound and olfactory art, among other forms. Work by historians and theorists will be inclusive and diverse, centering the writing and practices of women, people of color, and others historically under-represented or excluded in the study of modern and contemporary art. The core experience of the class includes reading, writing, research, and presentations. 

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly ARTH 510
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTH 599 Topics in Contemporary Art History and Theory:

    This rotating topics seminar provides opportunities for students and instructors to explore the interdisciplinarity of contemporary art practices around a particular thematic concern. These might include topics such as the environment collaboration, social practice, diversity, gender, etc.

    Repeatable: Y
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTS 103 Art Now! Art and Art History Speaker Series

    ART NOW! is the Art and Art History Department’s curricularized one-credit Speaker Series. Over the course of a semester, students attend no fewer than six sessions sponsored by the department, where they learn about and engage with a diverse mix of art makers, curators, critics, historians, and entrepreneurs. Students hear directly from the unique individuals–international, national, and Chicago-based–who are actively authoring the culture of our times, and gain exposure to the rich range of perspectives, practices, and professional pathways possible for the contemporary creative. In addition to attending the lectures, students prepare by reviewing materials that provide background and context for each speaker and students participate in a digital discussion forum, where they critically engage current issues facing contemporary art and culture and present informed positions and assessments of contemporary art practice. This course provides an accessible, timely, and lively introduction to the multiple worlds of contemporary art and current art discourse, as well as being an excellent way to stay current with the latest developments.

    Repeatable: Y
    DEI
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • ARTS 105 Foundation Studio

    Foundation Studio teaches students how to solve art and design problems. It introduces critical strategies common to major areas of study offered within the departments of Art and Art History and Design, but is also applicable to many other fields in the creative sphere. Students are exposed to a diversity of materials and methods, and are encouraged to develop their own unique solutions through experimentation and collaboration. Assuming the role of problem-solver, students work on increasingly complex projects that culminate in a formalized demonstration of the ability to forge their own creative solutions.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-1925
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTS 106 Fundamentals of Visual Design

    This course introduces students to elements and principles of visual design. While handling digital media through the use of industry-standard software (for example, Photoshop, Illustrator, and other Adobe Creative Suite programs), students investigate connections between formal analysis, concept, and ideas in pixel, vector, and motion-based imagery. Lectures and critiques advance verbal communication skills to cultivate facility with the formal language of art and design, building understandings of the relationships of perception, process, and presentation.

    Repeatable: N
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTS 110 Drawing I

    This course teaches students how to represent accurately and proportionately objects, planes, and volumes through line and tone by developing hand-to-eye coordination. Basics of form development, 1, 2 and 3 point perspective, composition, texture, and modeling through various shading techniques are explored in various exercises augmented by critiques, slide lectures, and discussions.  

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly ARTS 210
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTS 113 Foundation Skill: Ideation Sketching

    This course will help students develop their visual skills through rapid sketching and ideation which helps visualize the design process. Students will be introduced to strategies for flat mapping, three dimensional object sketching, and temporal sequencing.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-1964
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • ARTS 120 Foundation Skill: Color Theory

    This course will focus on learning and applying color theories and systems. Students will solve color problems in traditional and digital formats.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-1965
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • ARTS 130 Foundation Skill: Silkscreening

    This course introduces the student to the techniques of screen printing through a series of exercises designed to integrate the core concepts of editions, stencils, photo stencils, half tones, color layers, and key plates, to produce a series of prints on paper.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-1962
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • ARTS 131 Foundation Skill: Stamps and Stencils

    This course introduces the student to techniques for making stamps and stencils through a series of exercises designed to integrate the core concepts of image replication, from hand-cut stamps and utility (X-Acto) knife-cut paint stencils to images that originated in software and are output via laser cutter.

    Repeatable: N
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • ARTS 135 Foundation Skill: Papermaking

    In this course students will be introduced to the papermaking studio and learn to make pulp with a variety of plant fibers, using them in collage, lamination and simple 3-D construction methods. Additionally, students will learn the possibilities for hand papermaking as an artistic medium and in collaboration with print and book possibilities.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-1976
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • ARTS 141 Foundation Skill: Laser Cutter

    This course introduces students to laser cutting technology. Students use two-dimensional design skills to convert two-dimensional planar material into three-dimensional form and engage in a process that includes: visual research, designing work in scale, manual and digital drafting using Adobe Illustrator and digital output using laser technology.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-1977
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • ARTS 143 Foundation Skill: Mold Making

    This course introduces students to techniques in mold making for the creation of multiples. Students will create traditional one- and two-piece molds and explore the production of multiples utilizing press molding and slip casting.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-1975
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • ARTS 144 Foundation Skill: Wood

    This course will introduce students to the basic properties, characteristics, sizes, and connection requirements of wood in its natural and man-modified states (lumber, plywood, etc.). Students will also learn a wide variety of basic tools to modify and manipulate this material.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-1974
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • ARTS 145 Foundation Skill: 3D Printing

    This course introduces students to the basics of 3D Printing technology. Students learn how to create digital models using 3D modeling tools; how to prepare those digital models for 3D printing; and how to use 3D printers to create physical versions of their digital models. Students will additionally consider uses of 3D printing in a range of creative practices.

     



    Repeatable: N
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • ARTS 150 Foundation Skill: Digital Camera

    Using a digital camera with manual controls students will be introduced to the process of making correct exposures. Basic techniques such as composition, depth of field, file management and lighting will also be covered. As this is a screen-based class, students will need access to a digital Single Lens Reflex Camera (dSLR), which can be checked out from the Art & Art History Media Center for short periods of time.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-1967
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • ARTS 151 Foundation Skill: Web Design

    This course introduces students to the use of HTML (hyper text markup language) and CCS (cascading style sheets) for web design.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-1961
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • ARTS 152 Foundation Skill: InDesign

    This course will introduce students to the basics of Adobe Indesign software, a layout and design tool used to create publications such as graphic novels and page layouts for portfolio presentations.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-1968
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • ARTS 153 Foundation Skill: Photoshop

    This class explores the basics of Adobe Photoshop, a software used for image editing and compositing. Image selection, layers, resolution, color correction, and image repair are among the topics covered.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-1969
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • ARTS 154 Foundation Skill: Illustrator

    This course introduces students to Adobe Illustrator, a digital application used to create illustrations and technical drawings. The creation of vector paths, as well as the application of strokes and fills, will be demonstrated. Students will explore use gradients, blends, and effects.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-1970
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • ARTS 155 Foundation Skill: Digital Video Editing

    In this one-credit course students use editing software like Adobe Premier to create their own short, polished videos. Technical topics include media importing, digital file formats, effects, color correction, keyframing, compression schemes, export, and more. Lectures and screenings will touch upon essential editing techniques to demonstrate the “why” in addition to the “how.”

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 22-1275
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • ARTS 199A Topics in Foundation Skill:

    This course will focus on a specific foundational topic in art and design. The course will cover different material that might not be included in the permanent course offering.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly ARTS 199
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • ARTS 199B Topics in Foundation Skill:

    This course will focus on a specific foundational topic in art and design. The course will cover different material that might not be included in the permanent course offering.

    Repeatable: Y
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • ARTS 199C Topics in Foundation Skill:

    This course will focus on a specific foundational topic in art and design. The course will cover different material that might not be included in the permanent course offering.

    Repeatable: Y
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • ARTS 211 Drawing Studio

    This course introduces historical and current themes in drawing. Techniques using a variety of materials and methods will be demonstrated, discussed and practiced. Students will produce a series of drawings through studio activity. This course will engage students with the discipline of drawing and prepare them for more rigorous exploration. Students learn techniques of building form, representing visual concepts, texture and color.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-2211
    Prerequisites ARTS 105 Foundation Studio  or 22 1920 Making 2  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTS 220 Painting I

    This studio course introduces the artistic medium and discipline of painting. Students learn painting materials, techniques, and its technical vocabulary through direct, hands-on experimentation with a broad range of painting media, tools, and processes (for example, oil, acrylics, ink, etc.). Studio instruction may be augmented with field trips, slide lectures, readings, critiques, and discussion that help critically, currently, and historically situate painting as a fine arts practice

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-2220
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTS 226 Color Strategies

    In this course, you will study the application and effective use of color. We will explore a range of historical and contemporary case studies, examining global and culture-specific color theory and color systems. You will utilize the knowledge and techniques covered throughout the semester in the production of a body of work related to your major area of study.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-2960
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTS 230 Printmaking I

    In this studio course students are exposed to a broad range of basic traditional and innovative printmaking techniques including block, etching, lithography, RISO and the use of these skills to produce independent work within the context of contemporary art and design. This course will include the use of Photoshop and Illustrator in the production of stencils. Students will be introduced to skills and techniques, experiment with the medium, and think creatively and critically. Studio instruction may be augmented with field trips, slide lectures, readings, critiques, and discussion that help critically, currently, and historically situate printmaking as a fine arts and design practice.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-2224
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTS 231 Papermaking

    This class will qualify students in the basic techniques, materials, processes, and concepts used in the Papermaking Studio. Technique will be taught as a method of investigation and a material exploration of ideas. Projects will focus on using papermaking as an image making tool and sculptural material. Projects engaging micro-industry, environmental, and community-building models will also be considered. Students will gain skills in beating a variety of fibers, sheet forming, and other papermaking techniques.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 66-2100
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTS 239 Artists’ Books

    In this studio course you will be introduced to the tools and techniques of book construction as well as the conceptual possibilities and concerns of the book as a significant contemporary art form. You will construct a variety of blank book models, learn simple image transfer techniques, engage digital and risographic printing techniques, and produce your own artists’ books. We will reflect on the artistic cultures of publication from mass produced offset runs to DIY zine cultures to one of a kind objects.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-2239
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTS 240 Sculpture I

    This studio course introduces students to the tools, materials, and processes used in the creation of sculptural objects. With particular focus on learning by doing, projects will revolve around a variety of additive, subtractive, mold and computer methods. Studio instruction may be augmented with field trips, slide lectures, readings, critiques, and discussion that help critically, currently, and historically situate sculpture as a fine arts and design practice.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-2251
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTS 250 New Genres I

    This course provides students with opportunities to explore inter- and multi-disciplinary art forms in both a studio and discussion context. Students create performance, installation, and site-specific works dealing with issues of time and space in non-traditional ways. Video, sound, performance, site-specific installation, photography, non-material approaches, and other contemporary means of communication are possible media. Studio instruction may be augmented with field trips, slide lectures, readings, critiques, and discussion that help critically, currently, and historically situate new genre work as fine art practices.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-2258
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTS 251 Digital Media

    This course investigates issues of art and technology, and introduces digital devices and software for the production of image and time-based art works. Students will extend their understanding of the Adobe Creative Suite, and the digital processes artists use to extend their art practices using contemporary tools. The course will introduce history and current theory related to digital art making, sound and video art, and their broader application in art contexts. Students may also have the opportunity to extend their digital creations into physical space.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 22-2219
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTS 299A Topics in Studio Art I:

    This rotating topics course introduces topics not addressed in the regular course offerings, and may engage new, experimental, or highly interdisciplinary approaches to art practice. This is a vital, open space for experimentation and for representing a diversity of art media, practices, and  themes. Studio instruction may be augmented with field trips, slide lectures, readings, critiques, and discussions that help critically, currently, and historically situate the course topic. 

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly ARTS 299
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTS 299B Topics in Studio Art I:

    This rotating topics course introduces topics not addressed in the regular course offerings, and may engage new, experimental, or highly interdisciplinary approaches to art practice. This is a vital, open space for experimentation and for representing a diversity of art media, practices, and themes. Studio instruction may be augmented with field trips, slide lectures, readings, critiques, and discussions that help critically, currently, and historically situate the course topic. 

    Repeatable: Y
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTS 303 Art Now! Art and Art History Speaker Series

    ART NOW! is the Art and Art History Department’s curricularized one-credit Speaker Series. Over the course of a semester, students attend no fewer than six sessions sponsored by the department, where they learn about and engage with a diverse mix of art makers, curators, critics, historians, and entrepreneurs. Students hear directly from the unique individuals–international, national, and Chicago-based-who are actively authoring the culture of our times and gain exposure to the rich range of perspectives, practices, and professional pathways possible for the contemporary creative. In addition to attending the lectures, students prepare by reviewing materials that provide background and context for each speaker and students participate in a digital discussion forum, where they critically engage current issues facing contemporary art and culture and present informed positions and assessments of contemporary art practice. Students enrolled in the upper-division section of Art Now! will take into special consideration career and professional implications and opportunities by productively relating aspects of current art production and discourse to the development of their own work. This course provides an accessible, timely, and lively introduction to the multiple worlds of contemporary art and current art discourse, as well as being an excellent way to stay current with the latest developments.

    Repeatable: Y
    DEI
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • ARTS 320A Painting and Drawing II:

    In this intermediate/advanced studio course students have the opportunity for a focused, in-depth engagement with painting and drawing. Students will receive advanced instruction in a more specialized area of or approach to painting and drawing practice. Studio instruction may be augmented with field trips, slide lectures, readings, critiques, and discussion that help critically, currently, and historically situate painting and drawing as fine arts practices. Topics include: Painting at Mural Scale; Painting and Projection; Painting the Figure; Storytelling; Abstraction.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly ARTS 320
    Prerequisites ARTS 220 Painting I  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTS 320B Painting and Drawing II:

    In this intermediate/advanced studio course students have the opportunity for a focused, in-depth engagement with painting and drawing. Students will receive advanced instruction in a more specialized area of or approach to painting and drawing practice. Studio instruction may be augmented with field trips, slide lectures, readings, critiques, and discussion that help critically, currently, and historically situate painting and drawing as fine arts practices. Topics include: Painting at Mural Scale; Painting and Projection; Painting the Figure; Storytelling; Abstraction.

    Repeatable: Y
    Prerequisites ARTS 220 Painting I  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTS 331 Silkscreen

    This course will explore more intermediate and advanced level silkscreen printing techniques including cut, hand drawn and photographic stencils and printing on a variety of surfaces. Students will explore innovative and experimental fine art editioning practices in silkscreen and build a body of work that is conceptually, as well as technically, proficient.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 22-3226
    Prerequisites ARTS 230 Printmaking I 
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • ARTS 333 Letterpress Studio

    Letterpress is the original broadcast medium: printing from movable type is a technological innovation that has had huge, far-reaching effects. Only a tiny percent of commercial printing is done using hand-set metal type anymore, but the entire discipline of typography was invented by the technological innovation of letterpress printing, and all the terms of typography have their genesis in metal, movable type. This class focuses on learning the printing techniques used in letterpress, understanding how the fundamental concepts in typography have their origins in metal type, and as opportunity to create a series of projects informed by these ideas and techniques. Students will learn letterpress printing through a series of demonstrations and studio projects.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 66-3426
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



 

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