ILU 275
Illustration Special Topics - Watercolor
1.5 credits, 3 hours
Special topics, watercolor for illustration is an introduction to the medium of watercolor with an emphasis on creating narrative and abstract images with a concentration on painting images that could ultimately be used for print, digital or internet illustrations. Even though this is a techniques course, concept will be integral to the outcome.
The techniques and tools required will be compatible with traditional watercolor courses with a focus on understanding the medium’s capabilities to get predetermined results. Standard techniques to be covered will include: various wash applications, including continuous blends and wet on wet approaches, blending, vignettes, dry brush, masking, rub-outs, sponging and other special effect techniques. Tools, paper, paints and brush selection will be integrated into the students skill set to provide avenues to achieve professional outcomes.
Prerequisite: Foundation Program or or permission of the department.
David Wenzel  Tuesdays, 9am - 12pm

ILU330
Digital Illustration II
3 credits, 5 hours
An exploration of time-based illustration projects with special application to the web utilizing a variety of software including Flash.
Prerequisite: ILU130 or permission from instructor.
Paul Sewyn  Wednesdays, 10am - 4pm

ILU 355
Illustration III
3 credits, 6 credits
In this course students begin to identify areas of special interest that they will explore more extensively in the Senior Studio. The instructor will assist each student with project development and in identifying further skills needed for effective realization.
Prerequisite: ILU250 or permission of the instructor.
Richard Rose  Mondays, 4pm - 7pm & Fridays, 9am - 12pm

Painting

PT105
Painting I
3 credits, 6 hours
This is the second semester of a two-semester foundation course which provides students with the skills necessary to paint convincing forms in space. Using oil paint, students proceed through a series of sequential assignments designed to promote a thorough understanding of value, temperature, and color and introduce them to other formal conventions employed by painters. Students develop an intelligent, reliable approach to painting, a familiarity with basic materials and techniques, and an understanding of composition and color theory.
Prerequisite: PT100 or permission of the instructor.
Nancy Gladwell  Thursdays, 8:30am - 4pm
Nancy Gladwell  Fridays, 9am - 4pm

PT 230
Pastel
1.5 credits, 3 hours
This course addresses the formal and practical construction of a pastel painting. Color theory and mixing will be explored though various methods and techniques unique to the pastel media. Practical application of color, value and compositional strategies will be developed through still life, landscape, and figure studies. Students will be encouraged to identify and pursue spatial organization and chromatic contrasts consistent with their own expressive needs.
Prerequisites: DR155 and PT105 or permission of the department.
Nancy Gladwell  Mondays, 6:30pm-9:30pm

PT265
Painting II: Figure
3 credits, 6 hours
This course aims its sight at composing and constructing figure paintings. Using a variety of poses and durations, students will learn essential strategies to interpret the figure, first in gestural terms and then more fully realized forms. Using multiple poses students will develop multi-figure compositions solving problems of equilibrium, pattern, spatial relationships and movement. Geometric projections and perspective will be applied to aid in organization of forms as applied to both observed and imported environments.
Prerequisite: PT260 or permission from the instructor.
Susan Stephenson  Thursdays, 8:30pm - 4pm

PT285
Still Life
1.5 credits, 3 hours
This studio course addresses the application of various painting, color, and design conventions through still life subjects. Uses of color, composition, juxtaposition of subject articles, text, and their effect on content will be examined.
Prerequisites: DR155 and PT105 or permission of the department.
Susan Stephenson  Mondays, 1pm - 4pm

PT295
Egg Tempera
1.5 credits, 4.5 hours
EggTempera is an ancient luminous medium that emphasizes pure color and fine drawing. Made with egg yolk as binder and mineral pigments as color, Tempera has many of the glazing qualities of oil paint, yet is water-based, fast drying and optically brilliant. This class is a comprehensive study of the technique of egg tempera and its unique properties, geared to give students a deep understanding of both traditional and contemporary methods. This includes preparing wood panels from start to finish: traditional gesso preparation; creating egg tempera paint from dry pigments and egg yolk; recipes and techniques for egg and oil mediums; multiple techniques of applying egg tempera; as well as a wealth of historical information surrounding the tradition. Students will complete several paintings, from life and/or independently conceived ideas.
Prerequisites: DR155 and PT105 or permission of the department.
Patricia Miranda  Tuesdays, 1pm - 5:30pm

PT335
Large Scale Painting
3 credits, 6 hours
Students apply various compositional strategies to develop dynamic and imposing images. Issues of appropriation as well various methods of portraying imagery including diptych formats and various projections will be addressed. Art historic and contemporary examples will be studied.
Prerequisite: PT265 or permission from the department.
Roland Becerra  Tuesdays, 1pm - 7pm

PT365
Painting III: Junior Project
3 credits, 6 hours
Building on sketches developed in fall semester Painting III students will develop a small body of realized work. Questions of “finish/resolution”, surface treatment and other uses of visual vocabulary will be discussed. Studio work time and instructional periods will be designated. Team and visiting artist critiques augment the course, which culminates with an informal exhibition.
Prerequisite: Successful (a C- or above) completion of PT360. or permission from the department.
Roland Becerra  Thursdays, 8:30am - 4pm

PT373
Figure Painting
1.5 credits, 3 hours
Historically the figure has played a central role in visual expression. As such, students of artistic practice have struggled with various technical and aesthetic problems inherent in representing the human form in a meaningful and competent manner. This course is structured to address these ancient objectives in contemporary studio practice. Students will work through various methods and approaches to gain intentional characterization of the figure in space. At the same time the student will address more advanced formal strategies concerning illumination, surface quality and color harmony. Through the advancement of craft along with formal compositional strategies students will consider content along with their own expressive intentions through studio instruction and critiques.
Prerequisite: PT105 or permission from instructor.
Nancy Gladwell  Mondays, 1pm - 4pm

PT380
Portrait
1.5 credits, 3 hours
This course offers the student a systematic approach for the drawing and painting of portraits in a carefully controlled environment. The initial focus is on, but not limited to, the study of the clothed model as sculptural form in space. Light reflecting off the various planes of the subject are translated first into patterns of value, then into color. Resemblance is a natural by- product of the process. As students progress and display basic competence in generating a recognizable image, they will be encouraged to explore the use of social and painting conventions in making paintings that reflect more than a subject’s physical characteristics. The role of the portrait and its changing stature will be discussed. Students may work in any medium, but oil or watercolor is recommended.
Prerequisites: DR155 and PT105 or permission of the department.
Peter Zallinger Wednesdays, 1pm - 4pm

Printmaking

All printmaking courses are open to all beginning students as well as advanced students. A student does not need to have previous printmaking experience to take any section of printmaking. The courses can be taken in any order in any semester. Previous drawing study is needed. The focus is on several different printmaking techniques in each class. If a student takes two classes in either order, he/she will have a good survey of most printmaking methods.


DR241
Printmaking B, Monotype and Lithography
1.5 credits, 3 hours
As a base for drawing exploration, monotype and lithography offer special qualities in the print medium. Monotype is a singular print that offers flexibility and a more immediate translation of a drawing while stone lithography offers a slower more modulated technique with a repeatable print result. Both mediums can result in a luminous surface and be effective means to translate and create drawing concerns of the artist. Progressively complex monochromatic methods will be introduced including additive and subtractive and ghost image techniques in monoprint and crayon and maniere noire drawings in lithography. Focus is on composition and expression of graphic ideas. Five resolved prints in portfolio presentation is the final goal. Repeatable for Credit.
Nancy Friese  Tuesdays, 1pm - 4pm

DR242
Printmaking C, Relief and Intaglio
1.5 credits, 3 hours
Progressing from simple monochromatic and tonal parameters in both relief and intaglio, the course investigates color mixture in reduction relief prints and multi-plate intaglio prints. The goal is to examine color mood, color mixture, and color spatial readings in each. Methods include woodcut, linocut, drypoint, line etching, soft ground etching prints and aquatint. A final portfolio of five resolved images is the outcome. Repeatable for Credit.
Nancy Friese  Tuesdays, 7pm - 10pm

Sculpture

SC155
Sculpture I
3 credits, 6 hours 
This is the second semester of a two semester introductory course explores the observation and duplication of three-dimensional form and composition. This course also serves as an introduction to the tools, materials and techniques of modeling the human figure. The history and traditions of sculpture will be discussed as a foundation and context for understanding class exercises. Observation of basic forms will begin the systematic study of convexity, concavity, planar orientation, projection, volume, silhouette, line, symmetry and proportion. These foundational concepts will be coupled with methods for accurately observing, measuring and depicting an object in three-dimensions. The synthesis of these methodologies will be the cornerstone for assessing figural archetypes and anatomical structures.
Prerequisite: SC150 or permission from the instructor.
Peter Muehlhaeusser  Tuesdays, 10am - 5pm
Randolphlee McIver  Wednesdays, 1pm - 7pm

SC166
3D Design
1.5 credits, 3 hours
3-D Design introduces students to basic principles, processes and materials used in 3-D design and concept generation. Students learn to define space through the use of line, planes and solid forms, and to manipulate mass, volume and void through a series of projects that encourage drawing, experimentation and construction. Presentation skills and craftsmanship will be developed, as well as creativity and critical judgment.
Stephen Shaheen  Wednesdays, 9am - 12pm
Stephen Shaheen  Wednesdays, 1pm - 4pm

SC225
Sculpture II
3 credits, 6 hours
This two-semester sequence provides a structured transition from Sculpture I, offering a systematic method and further development of modeling, casting and finishing a sculptured figure. Demonstrations are given on constructing the total figure with additional methods of modeling feet, hands and head. Frequent class critiques are held. Various methodologies are explored in constructing a figure from memory as well as from the model with particular emphasis on producing a finished sculpture. Composition is discussed with emphasis on constructing the figure using composition concepts and devices.
Prerequisite: SC155 or permission from the department.
Randolphlee McIver  Thursdays, 8:30am - 4pm

SC255
Portrait Sculpture
3 credits, 6 hours
Students model from life, at first using points and measurements. By training the eye in this way, the student begins to see and understand three-dimensional planes, forms, and the construction of the head and works toward achieving a likeness reflecting the character of the model posing. Throughout the course, students are encouraged and guided in developing their own interpretation of the model through a pose of the head and its expression.
Prerequisite: SC155 or permission from the department.
Brian Craig-Wankiiri  Mondays, 1pm - 7pm

SC275
Sculpture Composition II
3 credits, 6 hours
This course is an introduction to the process of concept formation and the manifestation of the concept into three-dimensional, compositional projects within the parameters of a set format. During the first semester projects are assigned to enable the student to see the various elements that constitute composition. The elements that will be addressed are rhythm, space vs. mass, alignment, timing, contained shapes, and more which are presented through the means of lectures and critiques. The projects of the second semester are treated as commissions and all the necessary requirements of such can be demonstrated through the use of the creative process. The creative process includes, but is not limited to, the following steps: concept formation, written proposal, drawings, primary maquettes, and a final enlargement. With this knowledge of translating an idea into three-dimensional form, the student gets a sense of what it is to be a professional sculptor as well as becoming prepared to enter and manage the upper division classes with confidence.
Prerequisite: SC220 or permission from the department.
Stephen Shaheen  Tuesdays, 10am - 5pm

SC335
Mold and Casting Workshop
1.5 credits, 3 hours per semester
Mold making is explored through the various techniques and methodologies of constructing a mold incorporating the various materials such as plaster, silicone, latex, polyurethanes and alginates. Positive form or the cast from the mold is explored through use of various materials such as plaster, ultracal, FGR95 used with polymers, cement, epoxy, polyester resin, polyurethane resin and wax which is used for the lost wax bronze casting process. The foundry process of the “raw cast” is explored to facilitate learning in welding, chasing and the patina process in finishing a bronze sculpture. Students are required to make a mold and finish a cast in the materials of their choosing.
Prerequisite: SC225 or by permission of the department.
Peter Muehlhaeusser  Tuesdays, 6:30pm - 9:30pm

SC360
Figure Sculpture
3 credits, 6 hours
A systematic approach to modeling a sculptured figure. Proportions, modeling techniques and anatomy are explored with emphasis on gesture and composition. Once the student has constructed a basic figure, various finishing techniques are discussed. The work of noteworthy sculptors from the past and present will be addressed, exploring the many methodologies used in sculpting the human form.
Prerequisite: SC155 or permission from the department.
Peter Muehlhaeusser  Wednesdays, 9am - 4pm

SC375
Sculpture Composition III
3 credits, 6 hours
This course is intended for Junior Sculpture majors in the BFA program. It is also open to students who have had at least a full year of figure study and two years of anatomy. The course involves students working with compositional concepts from ancient masters to contemporary sculptors. Assignments will be given which will be followed with a critique at the end of each assignment. This course will end with the completion of a project chosen by the student involving his or her own creative ideas that would prepare the student for the senior project.
Prerequisite: SC275 or permission from department.
Stephen Shaheen  Tuesdays, 10am - 5pm

LIBERAL ARTS

Art History

AHS175
Survey of Western Art History
3 credits, 3 hours per semester
This is the second semester to a two-semester required course examining major periods, styles, and themes in Western Art. Lectures and readings are devoted to presenting students with a repertoire of significant painting, sculpture, and architecture, and an understanding of the meanings of these works within their original cultural
contexts. Students are also challenged to expand their observation and vocabulary skills through close formal analysis of the visual properties of art. Exam essays and writing assignments develop research skills and promote the development of analytic and critical thinking. Requirements each semester: purchase of textbook, assigned readings, museum visit, two exams, a short presentation and essay. Completion of both semesters of this course is required for entry into all upper level Art History courses. 
Kathleen MacQueen  Mondays, 1pm - 4pm

AHS 375
Contemporary Art and Art Criticism
3 Credits, 3 hours
This course will explore movements in visual art from the turn of the twentieth century to the present, concentrating on post 1945 approaches, with special interest in post 1980 approaches. In addition to examining modern and contemporary art, the course will survey a variety of critical and scholarly methodologies of modernist and postmodernist viewpoints. Assignments will include written and verbal critiques of this artwork and its critics in the form of essays, presentations, and classroom debates. It is the intention of this course to develop an in-depth visual knowledge of modern and contemporary art, long with a close familiarity with the writings of influential contemporary art critics, and to develop strong written and verbal skills in art criticism.
Prerequisites: AHS170, AHS175. or permission from department.
Kathleen MacQueen  Mondays, 9am - 12pm

AHS 482
History of Narrative Film
3 Credits, 3 hours
Viewing iconic film texts in the context of the artistic, social and national milieus which fostered them, this course will cover the history of film from its abstract beginnings to its primarily narrative present. Important film techniques and national film movements will be introduced as we discuss individual film texts; weekly film viewings will include POTEMKIN, CITIZEN KANE, A BOUT DE SOUFFLE and METROPOLIS among others.
Maureen Kiernan  Wednesdays, 5:30pm - 8:30pm

Humanities

ENG105
English Literature & Composition
3 credits, 3 hours
This is an introductory literature course, with an emphasis on twentieth-century modernism, and its roots in certain foundational works by Goethe, Shakespeare, and Sophocles. We will read and discuss nine works of fiction and drama in terms of their historical context and continuing cultural relevance. Students will be introduced to traditional scholarly views and encouraged to explore their own personal responses to these works. Each student will give an oral presentation elucidating aspects of the work discovered through additional research. Requirements will include formal essays expressing original ideas and following the conventions of literary analysis, as explained in the class.
Jennifer Burke  Mondays, 6:30pm - 9:30pm

Science and Math

MAT105
Mathematics
3 credits, 3 hours
Introductory and intermediate approaches to mathematical and geometrical problems. Topics include: sets, logic, ancient number systems, number theory, algebra, trigonometry, statistics, as well as business math with the goal to improving quantitative reasoning and approaches to business applications.
Elizabeth Hart  Wednesdays, 4:30pm - 7:30pm

PER155
Perspective
1.5 credits, 3 hours per semester
This two-semester lecture course studies spatial illusion with specific reference to the convention of linear perspective. In the first semester, students learn to represent simple geometric forms on a two-dimensional surface as they would appear in a three-dimensional space. Homework assignments allow them to apply the various methods to more complex figures. The second semester surveys cast shadows and reflections.
Peter Zallinger Tuesdays, 9am - 12pm

Social Sciences

SOC 103
Documentary Film
3 credits, 3 hours
This course examines the place of the non fiction film in the examination of social practices and communities from the late 19th century through the present. Beginning with the earliest ‘documents’ of the Lumiere Brothers, we view and examine important texts in the most important international film movements, from the visual anthropology of Robert Flaherty to the cinema verite of Rocha and Maysles Brothers. Topics to be examined include the ethics of documentary, the camera as participant/observer and the role of documentary in social action and change. Films include NANOOK OF THE NORTH, MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA, DON’T LOOK BACK, GREY GARDENS
Maureen Kiernan  Thursdays, 5:30pm - 8:30pm