ART 5000 Graduate Seminar in Art (3)

Students examine contemporary issues in art and art criticism. This seminar is necessary for advancement to candidacy in the graduate program in art. Prerequisite: admission to the graduate program in art.

ART 5110 Drawing Studio (3)

This course provides advanced problems in techniques of figure drawing, gesture, contour, chiaroscuro, and long drawing. Prerequisite: admission to the graduate program in art. May be repeated for credit.

ART 5270 Graphic Design Studio (3)

Graduate projects in graphic design, layout, display, research, and production are central to this course. Studio work includes theoretical and practical exploration of design concepts. Prerequisite: admission to the graduate program in art. May be repeated for credit.

ART 5340 History of Renaissance Art (3)

This course is the study and exploration of art of Italy and Northern Europe from the thirteenth century to the art of mannerism in the sixteenth century. The course includes a significant research project and an oral presentation. Prerequisite: admission to the graduate program in art.

ART 5350 Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Art (3)

This is a study of the art and architecture of the Baroque period including the study of the Academy and the development of the artist as a reformer/conformist. Course includes a significant research project and an oral presentation. Prerequisite: admission to the graduate program in art.

ART 5360 History of Modern Art (3)

The study and research of art created in Europe and America in the nineteenth century and the early modern period is central to this course. Developments include early twentieth-century art as it relates to political forces of the day, the Russian Revolution, and World War I. The course includes a significant research project and an oral presentation. Prerequisite: admission to the graduate program in art.

ART 5370 Art Since 1945 (3)

This is a study of art from the pre-World War II migration of European artists until the present. Special focus includes Social Realism, the WPA, and the Harlem Renaissance as influential trends of the second half of the twentieth century. The course includes a significant research project and an oral presentation. Prerequisite: admission to the graduate program in art.

ART 5390 Art and Cultures (3)

Students study a variety of topics including subjects chosen from the arts of Africa, Oceania, and pre-Columbian Americas, etc., as they relate artistically, sociopolitically, and geographically to these cultures. The course includes a significant research project and an oral presentation. Prerequisite: admission to the graduate program in art. May be repeated for credit if the content differs.

ART 5400 History of Architecture (3)

This is the study of the history of architecture as it relates to the aesthetic and socioeconomic aspects of the built environment. The course includes a significant research project and an oral presentation. Prerequisite: admission to the graduate program in art.

ART 5410 Painting Studio (3)

This studio course explores the spatial organization of various media as related to the expressive aspects of painting. Prerequisite: admission to the graduate program in art. May be repeated for credit.

ART 5510 Sculpture Studio (3)

Advanced study of traditional and contemporary materials, concepts, and techniques involving the three-dimensional use of space is the central focus of this studio. Prerequisite: admission to the graduate program in art. May be repeated for credit.

ART 5530 Ceramic Studio (3)

This course involves advanced problems in techniques and concepts of clay-related arts. Prerequisite: admission to the graduate program in art. May be repeated for credit.

ART 5620 Printmaking Studio (3)

Students explore the advanced techniques, the growth and refinement of imagery, and creative options available through printmaking. Prerequisite: admission to the graduate program in art. May be repeated for credit.

ART 5630 Papermaking Studio (3)

This course covers the development and exploration of advanced concepts and techniques of paper-related arts. Prerequisite: admission to the graduate program in art. May be repeated for credit.

ART 5710 Photography Studio (3)

Students concentrate on advanced study of the techniques and concepts of color and of black-and-white photography. Prerequisite: admission to the graduate program in art. May be repeated for credit.

ART 5730 Seminar in Art Theory and Criticism (3)

Students explore the theoretical issues and related historical framework in the critical interpretation of art. Prerequisites: admission to the graduate program in art and permission of the instructor.

ART 5750 Topics in Art History (3)

In-depth study of particular issues in the history and criticism/theory of art is the central focus of each offering. Prerequisite: admission to the graduate program in art. May be repeated for credit if content differs.

ART 5810 Conceptual Art (3)

This course presents special problems in conceptual, idea, or process art that explore relationships between ideas and the creative process. This advanced study is based on assumptions that inform perception and the relationship between life and art. Prerequisite: admission to the graduate program in art. May be repeated for credit.

ART 5820 Performance Art (3)

This studio creates challenges to traditional art objects and concepts by exploring multimedia performance works that include body, time, and space. Prerequisite: admission to the graduate program in art. May be repeated for credit.

ART 5830 Alternative Media (3)

This course provides advanced study of the history, concepts, and processes involved in alternative approaches to art making. Prerequisite: admission to the graduate program in art. May be repeated for credit.

ART 5950 Advanced Study in Art (3)

This course provides for individual projects for developing professional skills in art or art history. Prerequisites: admission to the graduate program in art and ART 5000. May be repeated for credit.

ART 6250 Thesis (6)

Prerequisite: completion of other art program requirements.

ART 6500 Graduate Internship in Art (3)