Course Descriptions

Continual development in the creative language of photography both expressive and technical. Includes black and white, and colour photography, both chemical and digital. Theory and practical application will be approached through assigned projects and independent work.

Weekly hours: 3 Practicum/Lab hours
Prerequisite(s): ART 216.6.
Note: Costs in addition to tuition may apply to this course.

This course is designed to allow students continual development in the creative language of photography both expressive and technical building on skills learned in previous courses. Theory and practical applications will be approached through assigned projects and independent work. Advanced techniques will be introduced such as large format cameras, advanced editing techniques, alternative processes and mural printing. Students will complete an independent project to present in final class critique.

Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours
Prerequisite(s): ART 217.3
Note: Costs in addition to tuition may apply to this course. Students with credit for ART 316.6 may not take this course for credit.

This course is designed to allow students continual development in the creative language of photography both expressive and technical building on skills learned in previous courses. Theory and practical applications will be approached through assigned projects and independent work. Advanced techniques will be introduced such as large format cameras, advanced editing techniques, alternative processes and mural printing. Students will complete an independent project to present in final class critique.

Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours
Prerequisite(s): ART 317.3.
Note: Costs in addition to tuition may apply to this course. Students with credit for ART 316.6 may not take this course for credit.

Continued identification of concepts and methods as they relate to visual perception and expression through drawing, compositional design, graphic media, and skills. Use of diverse media coupled with invented and observed form is encouraged.

Weekly hours: 3 Practicum/Lab hours
Prerequisite(s): ART 221.3.
Note: Drawing students must provide their own drawing materials. Students with credit for ART 312, ART 381, or ART 382 may not take ART 320 for credit.

Continued identification of concepts and methods as they relate to visual perception and expression through drawing, compositional design, graphic media and skills. Use of diverse media coupled with invented and observed form is encouraged.

Weekly hours: 3 Practicum/Lab hours
Prerequisite(s): ART 320.3.
Note: Drawing students must provide their own drawing materials. Students with credit for ART 312, ART 381, or ART 382 may not take this course for credit.

Continued identification of concepts and methods as they relate to the expression, structure, media and skills of pictorial art. Students may experiment with painting media and work from any subject matter. Students must acquaint themselves with the materials of their craft and its correct use in producing technically sound works of art. Emphasizes the student's artistic growth and development.

Weekly hours: 3 Practicum/Lab hours
Prerequisite(s): ART 223.3.
Note: Painting students must provide their own painting materials. Students with credit for ART 311, ART 371 or ART 372 may not take this course for credit.

Continued identification of concepts and methods as they relate to the expression, structure, media and skills of pictorial art. Students may experiment with painting media and work from any subject matter. Students must acquaint themselves with the materials of their craft and its correct use in producing technically sound works of art. Emphasizes the student's artistic growth and development.

Weekly hours: 3 Practicum/Lab hours
Prerequisite(s): ART 322.3.
Note: Painting students must provide their own painting materials. Students with credit for ART 311, ART 371 or ART 372 may not take this course for credit.

Explores the conceptual, expressive and technical processes of all areas of printmaking, including digital media. Advanced concepts and processes are all part of choices students can make concentrating in two or more distinct areas of printmaking.

Weekly hours: 3 Practicum/Lab hours
Prerequisite(s): ART 213.6 or ART 251.3.
Note: Costs in addition to tuition may apply to this course. Students with credit for ART 313 may not take this course for credit.

Continuation of the exploration of the conceptual, expressive and technical processes of all areas of printmaking, including digital media. Advanced concepts and processes are all part of choices students can make concentrating in two or more distinct areas of printmaking.

Weekly hours: 3 Practicum/Lab hours
Prerequisite(s): ART 326.3.
Note: Costs in addition to tuition may apply to this course. Students with credit for ART 313 may not take this course for credit.

Continued exploration and expansion of video and sound potentials, contextualizing digital media within contemporary installation and art practice. Technical production will be situated alongside experimental fine art thinking in two to three term projects. Reading and discussion of related texts, artists' work and supplementary audio/visual material will accompany production of artworks.

Prerequisite(s): ART 230
Note: Adobe Software: Premiere Pro, Audition and After Effects will be used in the production of projects and assignments. No previous experience with this software is required. Software will be available to all registered students throughout the term in the Arts Media Lab (Murray 184). If students wish to use their own laptops/computers they will need to purchase a software license to run on their home device.

Animation and Digital Space proposes and explores the rich potential of animation, digital motion graphics and 2.5D and/or 3D digital environments as viable art mediums in contemporary art practice. This course will use a combination of live video capture, still imagery, green screening, rotoscoping, masking and digital animation techniques to manipulate, collage and build 2.5D digital spaces, concepts and/or narratives using After Effects. Following a sequence of technically-based exercises and thematic lectures, each student will create a video installation that uses the skills and concepts introduced in class.

Prerequisite(s): ART 231.3.
Note: Software to be covered: Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects. Photoshop and Illustrator will also be used in the building of assets. Software will be available to all registered students throughout the term in the Arts Media Lab (Murray 184). If students wish to use their own laptops/computers they will need to purchase a software license to run on their home device.

Continued exploration of interdisciplinary and digital approaches to contemporary art making including video, projection, installation, sound, digital animation, performance, relational aesthetics and other forms of extended media. Reading and discussion of related texts and audio/visual material, technical tutorials and critique will accompany production of artworks.

Weekly hours: 3 Practicum/Lab hours
Prerequisite(s): ART 236.3 or ART 237.3
Note: Students with credit for ART 335.3 may not take ART 338.3 for credit.

Continued exploration of interdisciplinary and digital approaches to contemporary art making including video, projection, installation, sound, digital animation, performance, relational aesthetics and other forms of extended media. Reading and discussion of related texts and audio/visual material, technical tutorials and critique will accompany production of artworks.

Weekly hours: 3 Practicum/Lab hours
Prerequisite(s): ART 236.3 or ART 237.3
Note: Students with credit for ART 335.3 may not take ART 339.3 for credit.

Continued identification of the concepts, materials and means of sculpture and related three-dimensional form. Methods of construction (casting, carving, building, assembling, etc.) and presentation, both traditional and experimental, will be encouraged. This includes a wide exploration of materials and combination of materials (such as wood, metal, cement, plaster, found objects, etc.).

Weekly hours: 3 Practicum/Lab hours
Prerequisite(s): ART 214.6; or ART 241.3 and ART 242.3
Note: Students with credit for ART 314 may not take ART 341 for credit. Costs in addition to tuition may apply to this course.

Continued identification of the concepts, materials and means of sculpture and related three-dimensional form. Methods of construction (casting, carving, building, assembling, etc.) and presentation, both traditional and experimental, will be encouraged. This includes a wide exploration of materials and combination of materials (such as wood, metal, cement, plaster, found objects, etc.).

Weekly hours: 3 Practicum/Lab hours
Prerequisite(s): ART 241.3 and ART 242.3
Note: Students with credit for ART 314 may not take ART 342 for credit. Costs in addition to tuition may apply to this course.

A practical course which explores the techniques of various historical media. Students will gain experience researching and using these older and sometimes forgotten techniques. Media and emphasis will vary depending on the expertise of the instructor.

Weekly hours: 1 Lecture hours and 2 Practicum/Lab hours
Prerequisite(s): By permission of the department.
Note: ART 350 and ARTH 351 are cross-listed course offerings. Art History and Studio Art majors will receive studio art credit for ART 350, and Art History credit for ARTH 351. Students may not take both versions at the same time. Costs in addition to tuition may apply to this course. Students may take this course more than once for credit, provided the topics covered in each offering differ substantially. In such cases, students must consult the Department to ensure that the topics covered are different.

Identification of the concepts, materials, and means of interdisciplinary art-making using a range of media. A wide range and exploration of materials and combinations of mediums will be emphasized, depending on the expertise of the instructor.

Weekly hours: 0.5 Lecture hours and 1 Seminar/Discussion hours and 1.5 Practicum/Lab hours
Prerequisite(s): 24 credit units ART courses or permission of the instructor
Note: Students may take this course more than once for credit, provided the topic covered in each offering differs substantially. Students must consult the Department to ensure that the topics covered are different.

Offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations to cover, in depth, topics that are not thoroughly covered in regularly offered courses.

Weekly hours: 3 Seminar/Discussion hours
Note: Past courses have included Reconsidering the Spiritual in Contemporary Art; Spectacle: Practices in Art and Drama.

Offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations to cover, in depth, topics that are not thoroughly covered in regularly offered courses.

Weekly hours: 3 Seminar/Discussion hours
Note: Past courses have included Contemporary Video: Critical Issues and Practices; Painting Icons and Thangkas: Tradition and Innovation.