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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ART (ART)

5153 Painting
(0-6) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: B.F.A. or equivalent. The exploration of painting’s broad capacity for conceptual and formal inquiry. May be repeated for credit.

5253 Drawing
(0-6) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: B.F.A. or equivalent. Drawing joins knowledge and imagination with the investigation of materials, ideas, and imagery. May be repeated for credit.

5353 Printmaking
(0-6) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: B.F.A. or equivalent. Emphasis on intaglio, lithography, monotype, relief, and photo processes in black and white and color. Experimentation in processes and imagery is encouraged. May be repeated for credit.

5453 Photography
(0-6) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: B.F.A. or equivalent. Emphasis on the medium as an art form, including black and white, color, and nonsilver processes. May be repeated for credit.

5553 Sculpture
(0-6) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: B.F.A. or equivalent. Emphasis on the creative development of sculptural ideas in a variety of materials and technical methods and approaches. May be repeated for credit.

5753 Ceramics
(0-6) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: B.F.A. or equivalent. Emphasis on the discipline as an expressive art form, using a variety of technical processes and materials and approaches to ceramics. May be repeated for credit.

6013 Practicum in the Visual Arts
3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Students participate in projects on an individual basis. These may include community-oriented activities such as workshops for community centers, special art programs for public or private educational organizations, service projects for displays, murals and exhibitions for special environments, or supervised assistance in instructional activities. The instructor supervises and evaluates the student’s activities. May be repeated once for credit.

6023 Graduate Studio Seminar
(0-6) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. An organized class concerned with the exploration of current formal and conceptual problems in art through discussions, critiques, and work executed for the class in the student’s major field: painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, photography, or ceramics. May be repeated for credit.

6843 Master of Fine Arts Exhibition
3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Completion of studio course requirements in the major. Concentrated studio activity in the major field of study emphasizing preparation of work for the concluding exhibition, in consultation with the Graduate Advisor of Record and upon approval of the Graduate Program Committee in the program. Enrollment in this course is required each term in which the exhibition is in progress.

6953 Independent Study
3 hours credit. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission in writing (form available) of the instructor and the Graduate Advisor of Record. Independent reading, research, discussion, and/or writing under the direction of a faculty member. For students desiring specialized work not normally or not often available as part of the regular course offerings. May be repeated for credit, but not more than 6 hours, regardless of discipline, will apply to the Master of Fine Arts degree.

6973 Special Problems
(0-6) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. An organized course offering the opportunity for specialized study not normally or not often available as part of the regular course offerings. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary, but not more than 6 hours, regardless of discipline, will apply to the Master of Fine Arts degree.

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