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2017-2018 UMass Dartmouth Graduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 UMass Dartmouth Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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  • ACT 500 - Financial Accounting

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Pre-req: Business graduate students onlyLecture / 3 hours per week
    Stresses the principles and practices of external financial reporting, with particular emphasis on balance sheet valuations and their relationship to income determination. Reviews basic accounting concepts and the essentials of the accounting process. Covers the application of present value techniques to accounting valuations. Studies in depth the measurement and disclosure problems associated with cash, receivables, inventories, fixed assets and intangibles. Alternative accounting procedures and their impact on financial statements are also examined.
    Graded
  
  • ACT 511 - Intermediate Accounting I

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: ACT 500 (C or Better)Lecture / 3 hours per week
    First of two professional courses that provide a comprehensive treatment of financial reporting topics. Both courses focus on the conceptual, procedural and regulatory issues involved in preparing and understanding corporate financial statements. ACT 511 includes a review of the accounting cycle, accounting theory, classification and presentation requirements for the income statement and balance sheet and a detailed examination of rules and principles pertaining to current assets and fixed assets. (The second course, ACT 512, in this sequence includes a study of liabilities and stockholders’ equity.)
    Graded
  
  • ACT 512 - Intermediate Accounting II

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: ACT 511 (C or Better)Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Second of two professional courses provides a comprehensive treatment of financial reporting topics, focusing on the conceptual, procedural and regulatory issues involved in preparing and understanding corporate financial statements. ACT 512 includes a detailed examination of rules and principles pertaining to intangible assets, investments, liabilities, stockholders’ equity and statement of cash flows.
    Graded
  
  • ACT 596 - Directed Study

    Credits 3
    Independent Study / 3 hours per week
    Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
    Graded
  
  • ACT 601 - Auditing

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: ACT 511 (C or Better)Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Practical application of standards and techniques in audit and assurance engagements. It will extend your fundamental knowledge in this area and seeks to develop judgment and analytical skills that apply to a variety of audit objectives and settings.
    Graded
  
  • ACT 611 - Federal Taxation

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: ACT 511 or EquivalentLecture / 3 hours per week
    A study of federal income taxes. Topics will include history and background of the federal income tax system, taxable items, and methods of computation. Research skills will be taught and competency will be developed using both paper and electronic sources.
    Graded
  
  • ACT 621 - Advanced Financial Accounting

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: ACT 512 or EquivalentLecture / 3 hours per week
    Advanced topics in financial accounting. It is structured to make students get familiar with accounting for business combinations, inter-corporate investments, consolidated entities, transfers of assets between members of a corporate group and accounting for international transactions and subsidiaries.
    Graded
  
  • ACT 650 - Accounting For Decision Making

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Interpretation of corporate financial reporting by external users of financial statements. Students examine the form and content of financial statements and the methods used to account for assets, liabilities, capital, cash flows and other information reported in conformity with accounting principles. While pure financial accounting focuses on the external interpretation of corporate financial reporting, this course includes internal reporting for managerial decision-making. Management planning and control techniques, basic cost analysis, capital budgeting and activity-based management are encompassed in the course.
    Graded
  
  • ACT 670 - Financial Statement Analysis

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Pre-req: ACT 650Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Analysis of financial statements. This course will provide a solid foundation in financial statement analysis for professional accountants, business managers, financial analysts, investors, creditors, and lenders.
    Graded
  
  • ACT 671 - Strategic Cost Management

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Illustration of the importance of management accounting information in strategic business decisions. The main purpose of Strategic Cost Management (SMC) is to support decision-makers in developing, communicating, implementing, evaluating and modifying organizational strategy. We develop the role of cost management in making strategic decision using three tolls: value chain analysis, strategic positioning analysis, and cost driver analysis (activity-based costing).
    Graded
  
  • ACT 672 - International Accounting

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Study of increasing globalization of business and capital markets, emphasizing the quintessential position of International Accounting as a discipline. More than before, multinational corporations and many of their stakeholders continue to use cross-border financial information in their strategic corporate and investment decision making. International Accounting as a vehicle for international financial reporting has become indispensable in such a global context. Topics in this course, including international harmonization of reporting standards will enhance students’ understanding of the dynamics of financial information that crosses national borders.
    Graded
  
  • ACT 673 - Government and Non-profit Accounting

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: ACT 512 or EquivalentLecture / 3 hours per week
    Study of non-corporate organizations with primary focus on governments, hospitals, college and universities and voluntary health and welfare organizations. Coverage will include principles of fund accounting, financial reporting, budgeting and auditing governmental and not-for-profit organizations. In addition, topics related to operating a business as a partnership will be included.
    Graded
  
  • ACT 680 - Forensic Accounting

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: ACT 601 or EquivalentLecture / 3 hours per week
    Study of fraud examination as performed by forensic accountants. All stages of the fraud examination process are covered: a review of the legal system and civil and criminal proceedings, review of internal control processes, the application of auditing processes in fraud investigation, valuing a business, computer investigation and expert testimony, discussing means of information security, identifying methods of dispute resolution, and analyzing various types of fraud, including tax fraud, financial statement fraud, identify theft, and organized crime. Ethics of the accounting profession are stressed throughout the course providing study of the new Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
    Graded
  
  • ACT 681 - Advanced Managerial Accounting

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: ACT 650 or EquivalentLecture / 3 hours per week
    Advanced concepts and methods of the flow of accounting information through the organization. This course emphasizes uses of accounting so that managers can effectively make plans to control resources, including planning and controlling of business activities and managerial decision making.
    Graded
  
  • ACT 690 - Special Topics

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    An opportunity for the faculty to propose a course and teach it as an elective to students who express interest in a particular subject. Topics will vary and be announced before registration is completed in the previous semester; may be repeated with change of content.
    GradedMay be repeated with change of content.
  
  • ACT 695 - Independent Study

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 6.00
    Independent Study
    An opportunity for the student to propose a course and study with a particular professor who agrees to participate in it as an elective for the student. This course series is a particularly useful way to engage a student in a thesis. Topics will vary and be announced before registration is completed in the previous semester. Students can earn three to six credits.
    Graded
  
  • ACT 696 - Directed Study

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 6.00
    Independent Study
    Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Terms and hours to be arranged.
    Graded
  
  • ACT 699 - Internship in Accounting

    Credits 3
    Other / 3 hours per week
    Internship course. Students will undertake relevant work experience while working with a faculty sponsor for credit.
    Graded
  
  • AED 500 - Methods and Materials: Curriculum Methods in Art Education

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    Experimental uses of materials and methods and their didactic implications. This course seeks to develop skills in designing curricula for varied age groups which focus on the expressive range of each media. Students will meet for studio-based sessions to explore alternative media and techniques and pursue ideas to create art objects and design lessons and units with which these same ideas may be taught to others. In accordance with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, students seeking teaching certification in either PK-9 or 5-12 will have readings and field practicum specifically for the intended age range. Students aiming for careers other than teaching will do readings and a field practicum appropriate to those career goals. AED 200
    Graded
  
  • AED 501 - Development and Assessment in the Arts

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    Field-based pre-practicum opportunities for students to conduct and assess observations of learners and teachers. Students will record, interpret, and analyze behavior in written or digital form. Emphasis is placed on expanding the student’s view of the relationship between the environment, developmental stages, and learning objectives. Fifteen practicum hours required outside of class. AED 201
    Graded
  
  • AED 505 - Social Philosophy and History of Art Education

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    Relationships between philosophical influences and historical practices in art education. Writing by prominent educators that provide a philosophical framework for analysis of theories and current trends in teaching art will be discussed. Theories will be set in a social context in order to describe how the general period and the specific history shaped the field of art education. Comparative historical and contemporary interpretations will also be explored along with a written review of the literature. Fifteen practicum hours required outside of class. AED 305
    Graded
  
  • AED 510 - Curriculum Design

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    Development of curriculum units in the visual arts applicable to educational settings in public schools as well as other selected institutions. From a basis in understanding the broad goals of art education, students plan appropriate learning experiences. Curricula will be designed based upon traditional concepts and principles of art in a context of human development, physical and social environment, and aesthetics. Students learn to define overarching concepts, developing lessons that are standards-based and content specific. Students work both independently and collaboratively to construct a conceptually based curriculum using the “backward design” model in which assessment criteria guides the development of learning activities. In accordance with the recommendations of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, students seeking teaching certification in either PreK-8 or 5-12 will have readings and field practicum specifically for the intended age range. Fifteen practicum hours required outside of class. AED 410
    Graded
  
  • AED 511 - Practicum/Seminar - Elem

    Credits 6
    Requirements: Prereqs: AED 500, 501, 505, 510, 515Seminar / 6 hours per week
    In this practicum experience, teaching licensure candidates are assigned to a school where they work with and are supported by a Supervising Practitioner. Under supervision of an assigned university instructor (Program Supervisor), the student conducts art experiences under actual classroom conditions including teaching and classroom management responsibilities. This practicum is a fifteen-week, full-time classroom experience at the elementary level PreK-8. A weekly seminar at the University provides opportunity for the student teacher to share insights and concerns. Students seeking careers other than teaching take this course but are placed in a non-school setting and do not qualify for state licensure.
    Graded
  
  • AED 512 - Practicum/Seminar - Sec

    Credits 6
    Requirements: Prereqs: AED 500, 501, 505, 510, 515Seminar / 6 hours per week
    In this practicum experience, teaching licensure candidates are assigned to a school where they work with and are supported by a Supervising Practitioner. Under supervision of an assigned university instructor (Program Supervisor), the student conducts art experiences under actual classroom conditions including teaching and classroom management responsibilities. This practicum is a fifteen-week, full-time classroom experience at the secondary level 5-12. A weekly seminar at the University provides opportunity for the student teacher to share insights and concerns. Students seeking careers other than teaching take this course but are placed in a non-school setting and do not qualify for state licensure.
    Graded
  
  • AED 515 - Special Needs: Current Issues

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    Introduction to current issues in special education as applicable to teacher preparation in art education. Learning styles, multiple intelligences and learners with varying special needs are discussed. State and national legislation and the resultant mandated specific accommodation and lesson modification strategies are considered and designed. A key goal is to promote understanding in dealing with special needs students in grades PreK-8 and 5-12. Classroom observations are integral component to the course. Fifteen practicum hours required outside of class. AED 415
    Graded
  
  • AED 521 - Art Therapy II

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    A continuation of AED 531 with greater emphasis on field work and case presentations.
    Graded
  
  • AED 530 - Graduate Studio Art Practice as Research

    Credits 3
    Graduate studio work on a tutorial basis, with a required final show. The student may work in any medium providing that s/he has shown a sufficient portfolio of work indicating real promise for study in an area. An Art Education faculty member will supervise the project and help secure space and equipment. The studio experience includes regularly scheduled meetings a least five times a semester and individual consultations.
    GradedNot open to BFA students.
  
  • AED 560 - Arts For The Elem School

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Students preparing to teach grades K-6 will learn how to integrate art into the curriculum. Methodologies, media, and techniques will be explored to help the classroom teacher who is not an arts specialist extend and integrate art lessons. AED 460
    Graded
  
  • AED 570 - Special Topics in Art Education

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    This course satisfies the Art Education Electives. Offered as needed to present advanced material to advanced undergraduate students. The specific topic is stated when the course is scheduled. Maybe repeated with change of content. AED 470
    GradedMay be repeated 3 times for a total of 9 credits with change of topic and be offered in lecture or seminar format. An additional AED 570, 3 credit course, may be taken for the aesthetic/art history/criticism requirement with approval of the MAE Graduate Director if the topic satisfies the program requirement.
  
  • AED 595 - Independent Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
    Independent Study
    Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area not otherwise part of the discipline’s course offerings. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
    Graded
  
  • AED 596 - Directed Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
    Independent Study
    Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered.
    Graded
  
  • AED 600 - Research:Current Issues

    Credits 3
    Seminar / 3 hours per week
    Introduction to research techniques and methodologies in arts education, including various structures in qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research. Topics include problem definition, research design, data collection and analysis, and methods of presenting findings. Students explore current issues relevant to art education and related fields through lecture, seminar, and field trip components.
    GradedNot open to BFA students.
  
  • AED 616 - Action Research: The Reflective Practitioner

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Pre-req: AED 600 (formerly AED 541)Seminar / 3 hours per week
    Focuses on action research, the study of one’s classroom practice. Students design study models and implement them in their own classrooms or in other situations with K-12 learners (for those who are not currently teaching). The premise of this course is that teachers are change agents in their own classrooms who must engage in reflective practice to become more effective educators.
    GradedNot open to BFA students.
  
  • AED 618 - Community Partnership: Beyond the School

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Pre-reqs: AED 600, 616Practicum / 3 hours per week
    Students work with teachers in regional schools or educational agencies and with college faculty to create and implement new program models that improve school-based experiences. Students make connections to a site and build a working relationship with the staff there; write a proposal; design and plan a program; carry out their collaborative plan; and evaluate its effectiveness. The course provides students with opportunities to grow professionally through sharing, modeling, research, and reflection. It consists of five seminars, site implementation, a supervisory visit, and individual consultations. Not open to BFA.
    GradedNot open to BFA students.
  
  • AED 630 - Graduate Studio:Art Practice as Visual Research

    Credits 3
    Requirements: AED 530Studio
    Application of visual studio skills in the exploration of student developed inquiry question. Rigorous examination of studio practice from a research and theoretical perspective is designed to help students apply their studio practice to their teaching practice, thus informing both methodologies. Visual documentation analysis is explored from the perspective of artist/researcher/teacher through utilization of the Arts-based research paradigm in arts education.
    Graded
  
  • AED 640 - Advanced Capstone Project-Theoretical or Applied

    Credits variable; .00 to 6.00
    Requirements: Prereqs: AED 541, 616 or 617, and 618Practicum
    Capstone project with seminar. The student meets every other week in the Capstone seminar while writing a proposal and draft. The student then makes individual arrangements to meet with the Capstone instructor to ensure that the project is developed well and on time. The student is responsible for securing one other AED faculty as second reader. The Capstone instructor decides when the project is ready for a second reader/evaluator, and the student presents the work to them as a committee for correction and final approval. Capstones may be either Theoretical/Applied or Visual: (a) Theoretical/Applied: Students intending to implement a theoretical or applied Capstone must complete 9 credits of studio and 12 credits in Advanced Topics. Students present a final paper/project and presentation. Recommended paper length is 30 pages. (b) Visual: Students intending to implement a visual Capstone must complete 15 credits of studio and 6 credits of Advanced Topics. After completing 9 credits of studio course work, the student’s visual work is reviewed for approval by the committee to ascertain proficiency in the visual area before embarking on the visual Capstone. The work is reviewed again by committee before scheduling a Visual Capstone Exhibition. Recommended paper length is 15 pages. Graded A-F; if more than a semester is required for completion, the work may initially be graded IP. The student must register for Continuation of Capstone for as many semesters before completion. There is a limit of 3 semesters of continuation before the paper is deemed out of date.
    Multi-Term Course: Not GradedAED 640 has been replaced by sequence of AED 642, 643, and 644 starting with students entering Fall 2009.
  
  • AED 641 - Adv Capstone Proj Prac/Studio

    Credits 6
    Practicum
    Capstone project with seminar. The student meets every other week in the Capstone seminar while writing a proposal and draft. The student then makes individual arrangements to meet with the Capstone instructor to ensure that the project is developed well and on time. The student is responsible for securing one other AED faculty as second reader. The Capstone instructor decides when the project is ready for a second reader/evaluator, and the student presents the work to them as a committee for correction and final approval. Capstones may be either Theoretical/Applied or Visual: (a) Theoretical/Applied: Students intending to implement a theoretical or applied Capstone must complete 9 credits of studio and 12 credits in Advanced Topics. Students present a final paper/project and presentation. Recommended paper length is 30 pages. (b) Visual: Students intending to implement a visual Capstone must complete 15 credits of studio and 6 credits of Advanced Topics. After completing 9 credits of studio course work, the student’s visual work is reviewed for approval by the committee to ascertain proficiency in the visual area before embarking on the visual Capstone. The work is reviewed again by committee before scheduling a Visual Capstone Exhibition. Recommended paper length is 15 pages. Graded A-F; if more than a semester is required for completion, the work may initially be graded IP. The student must register for Continuation of Capstone for as many semesters before completion. There is a limit of 3 semesters of continuation before the paper is deemed out of date.
    Multi-Term Course: Not GradedAED 640 has been replaced by sequence of AED 642, 643, and 644 starting with students entering Fall 2009.
  
  • AED 642 - Thesis/Proposal

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 3.00
    Requirements: Pre-reqs: AED 600 (formerly AED 541), AED 616, and AED 618Seminar
    Guides students in the development of a thesis inquiry demonstrating mastery in an area of individual focus in art education. Inquiry through a multitude of contemporary art education research methodologies, includes grounded theory, visual documentation analysis, action research, program evaluation, quasi-experimental design, meta-analysis of art education studies, historical methodologies, and various other aspects of qualitative and quantitative inquiry. Methodological selection fitting the investigation is guided by the instructor, but is ultimately made by the student.
    GradedNot open to BFA students.
  
  • AED 643 - Thesis/Documentation

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Pre-reqs: AED 600 (formerly AED 541), AED 616, AED 618, and AED 640Seminar
    Finalizes all documentation of the study in a written paper connecting their investigation to historical and contemporary theory in art practice. In addition to the completed thesis, the student will present work to members of the art education community through participation in symposia or other presentation venue, including but not limited to professional conference, UMD graduate symposia, or article submission for publication review. Two copies of the thesis will be archived in the UMD library.
    Multi-Term Course: Not GradedNot open to BFA students.
  
  • AED 644 - Documentation Alternative

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Pre-reqs: AED 600 (formerly AED 541), AED 616, AED 618, and AED 640Seminar
    Students complete the investigation initiated in Thesis/Proposal, finalize all documentation of the study in an alternative to the published thesis. In addition to the completed documentation, the student will present work to members of the art education community through participation in symposia or other presentation venue, including but not limited to professional conferences, UMD graduate symposia, or article submission for publication review.
    Multi-Term Course: Not GradedNot open to BFA students.
  
  • AGH 590 - Topics In Gerontology

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Graded
  
  • ARH 500 - Meth&Theory In Art Hist

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    An introduction to art historical methodology with application to studio problems. Oral reports and research papers are required.
    Graded
  
  • ART 500 - Concepts In Design

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prereq: MFA candidates onlyStudio
    Graded
  
  • ART 501 - Grd Std I:Wood/Furn Des

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    The major studios involve intensive work and research in the student’s area of concentration. Students investigate the aesthetic, conceptual, technical, and structural properties of chosen media through an individualized study program developed under the guidance of their major advisors. Through questioning and experimentation, students are expected to consolidate technique with the development of strong, expressive ideas. Informal critiques and individualized discussions are scheduled.
    Graded
  
  • ART 502 - Grd Std II:Wood/Furn Des

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    Continuation of major and elective studios.
    Graded
  
  • ART 505 - Graduate Seminar I

    Credits 3
    Seminar / 3 hours per week
    Forum for exploring contemporary art and design issues and learning from peers about developments in various art fields. Representative critical writings are discussed.
    Graded
  
  • ART 506 - Graduate Seminar II: On Creativity

    Credits 3
    Seminar / 3 hours per week
    Continuation of ART 505.
    GradedART 531 On Creativity is accepted as an alternative to ART 506 Graduate Seminar II.
  
  • ART 508 - Portfolio Intensive Studio I

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Permission of InstructorStudio
    A preprofessional portfolio intensive course in one of the four studio areas of specialization in Artisanry (Ceramics, Metals, Fibers, Wood.) Coursework includes individual advisement, critique, professional practice and topically based seminars, and an expectation of comprehensive portfolio development by each student. Students submit formal applications to Graduate Programs, Artist Residencies, or Apprenticeship opportunities across the country.
    Graded
  
  • ART 509 - Portfolio Intensive Studio II

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 6.00
    Requirements: Pre-req: ART 508 or permission of instructorStudio
    A continuation of the focused studio and portfolio development from ART 508. Students are guided to critically view their work from the perspective of conceptual and visual content, develop best practices towards exhibition, including installation, gallery contracts, shipping and promotion. Students give a Sources Presentation on the motivating factors in their work, and produce a thesis portfolio to accompany their final exhibition.
    Graded
  
  • ART 510 - Selected Topics

    Credits variable; .00 to 3.00
    Studio / 3 hours per week
    Offered as needed to present material in the Graduate MFA program. The specific topic is stated when the course is scheduled. May be repeated with change of content.
    Graded
  
  • ART 512 - Visual Thesis

    Credits variable; .00 to 6.00
    Studio
    The preparation of a body of conceptually focused, original, and innovative visual work for exhibition or presentation. Graded A-F.
    Multi-Term Course: Not Graded
  
  • ART 515 - Writing Seminar

    Credits 3
    Seminar / 3 hours per week
    Organizational tools for thesis preparation, with analysis of content and style of theses by recent graduates and other writings. Writing begins with a revision of the thesis proposal as the introduction to the thesis. A preliminary draft is prepared by the end of the semester. Significant class time is devoted to group critiques of student writing.
    Graded
  
  • ART 516 - Thesis Report

    Credits variable; .00 to 3.00
    Thesis
    The completion of the written thesis, a verbal explanation of the visual thesis which includes research of sources and a discussion of pertinent aesthetic issues, materials, and processes. Graded A-F.
    Multi-Term Course: Not Graded
  
  • ART 521 - Grad Studio I:Drawing

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    The major studios involve intensive work and research in the student’s area of concentration. Students investigate the aesthetic, conceptual, technical, and structural properties of chosen media through an individualized study program developed under the guidance of their major advisors. Through questioning and experimentation, students are expected to consolidate technique with the development of strong, expressive ideas. Informal critiques and individualized discussions are scheduled.
    Graded
  
  • ART 522 - Grad Studio II:Drawing

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    Continuation of major and elective studios.
    Graded
  
  • ART 523 - Grad Studio I:Illustratn

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    The major studios involve intensive work and research in the student’s area of concentration. Students investigate the aesthetic, conceptual, technical, and structural properties of chosen media through an individualized study program developed under the guidance of their major advisors. Through questioning and experimentation, students are expected to consolidate technique with the development of strong, expressive ideas. Informal critiques and individualized discussions are scheduled.
    Graded
  
  • ART 524 - Grad Studio II:Illustrat

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    Continuation of major and elective studios.
    Graded
  
  • ART 533 - Grad Studio I:Sculpture

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    The major studios involve intensive work and research in the student’s area of concentration. Students investigate the aesthetic, conceptual, technical, and structural properties of chosen media through an individualized study program developed under the guidance of their major advisors. Through questioning and experimentation, students are expected to consolidate technique with the development of strong, expressive ideas. Informal critiques and individualized discussions are scheduled.
    Graded
  
  • ART 534 - Grad Studio II:Sculpture

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    Continuation of major and elective studios.
    Graded
  
  • ART 541 - Grad Studio I:Painting

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    The major studios involve intensive work and research in the student’s area of concentration. Students investigate the aesthetic, conceptual, technical, and structural properties of chosen media through an individualized study program developed under the guidance of their major advisors. Through questioning and experimentation, students are expected to consolidate technique with the development of strong, expressive ideas. Informal critiques and individualized discussions are scheduled.
    Graded
  
  • ART 542 - Grad Studio II:Painting

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    Continuation of major and elective studios.
    Graded
  
  • ART 551 - Grd Studio I:Graphic Des

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    The major studios involve intensive work and research in the student’s area of concentration. Students investigate the aesthetic, conceptual, technical, and structural properties of chosen media through an individualized study program developed under the guidance of their major advisors. Through questioning and experimentation, students are expected to consolidate technique with the development of strong, expressive ideas. Informal critiques and individualized discussions are scheduled.
    Graded
  
  • ART 552 - Grd Std II:Graphic Des

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    Continuation of major and elective studios.
    Graded
  
  • ART 553 - Grad Studio I:Typography

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    The major studios involve intensive work and research in the student’s area of concentration. Students investigate the aesthetic, conceptual, technical, and structural properties of chosen media through an individualized study program developed under the guidance of their major advisors. Through questioning and experimentation, students are expected to consolidate technique with the development of strong, expressive ideas. Informal critiques and individualized discussions are scheduled.
    Graded
  
  • ART 554 - Grad Std II:Typography

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    Continuation of major and elective studios.
    Graded
  
  • ART 555 - Information Architecture

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Pre-reqs: Graduate Level (MFA, MAE, Grad Cert); Co-req: ART 556 or permission of instructorStudio / 3 hours per week
    Introduction to the founding principles and methodologies that encompass Information Architecture. This course emphasizes the visualization and management of content through the deployment of both static and dynamic digital media with intent for a wide range of contexts and audiences.
    Graded
  
  • ART 556 - Typographic Web Design

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Pre-reqs: Graduate Level (MFA, MAE, Grad Cert in Web & Interaction Design); Co-req: ART 555 or permission of instructorStudio
    Brings typographic thinking to web design, providing students the opportunity to apply typographic lessons (from choosing a font to designing a complex layout with type) in html and css, two essential tools for today’s web designer. Students learn typography and html/css simultaneously, thus reinforcing the importance of sensitive web typography, while providing them the necessary skills to create it.
    Graded
  
  • ART 557 - Designing User Experiences

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 6.00
    Requirements: Pre-reqs: ART 555, ART 556; Graduate Level (MFA, MAE, Grad Cert in Web & Interaction Design); or permission of instructorStudio
    Defining principles for developing effective and memorable user experiences. Through this course students engage in processes and methodologies that aim to enrich web and interactive media for both the content designer/developer and the end user. Studies in advanced webpage structure and presentation, content management systems, the application of video, animation, audio and images are core components of this course.
    Graded
  
  • ART 573 - Grad Studio I:Fibers

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    The major studios involve intensive work and research in the student’s area of concentration. Students investigate the aesthetic, conceptual, technical, and structural properties of chosen media through an individualized study program developed under the guidance of their major advisors. Through questioning and experimentation, students are expected to consolidate technique with the development of strong, expressive ideas. Informal critiques and individualized discussions are scheduled.
    Graded
  
  • ART 574 - Grad Studio II:Fibers

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    Continuation of major and elective studios.
    Graded
  
  • ART 581 - Grad Studio I:Photography

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    The major studios involve intensive work and research in the student’s area of concentration. Students investigate the aesthetic, conceptual, technical, and structural properties of chosen media through an individualized study program developed under the guidance of their major advisors. Through questioning and experimentation, students are expected to consolidate technique with the development of strong, expressive ideas. Informal critiques and individualized discussions are scheduled.
    Graded
  
  • ART 582 - Grd Std II:Photography

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    Continuation of major and elective studios.
    Graded
  
  • ART 583 - Graduate Studio I: Digital Media

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    The major studios involve intensive work and research in the student’s area of concentration. Students investigate the aesthetic, conceptual, technical, and structural properties of chosen media through an individualized study program developed under the guidance of their major advisors. Through questioning and experimentation, students are expected to consolidate technique with the development of strong, expressive ideas. Informal critiques and individualized discussions are scheduled.
    Graded
  
  • ART 584 - Graduate Studio II: Digital Media

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    Continuation of major and elective studios.
    Graded
  
  • ART 585 - Grd Studio I:Printmaking

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    The major studios involve intensive work and research in the student’s area of concentration. Students investigate the aesthetic, conceptual, technical, and structural properties of chosen media through an individualized study program developed under the guidance of their major advisors. Through questioning and experimentation, students are expected to consolidate technique with the development of strong, expressive ideas. Informal critiques and individualized discussions are scheduled.
    Graded
  
  • ART 586 - Grd Std II:Printmaking

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    Continuation of major and elective studios.
    Graded
  
  • ART 590 - Instructional Development

    Credits 3
    Seminar / 3 hours per week
    Provides fundamental knowledge needed to develop course content, curriculum, and project planning for studio classes taught in the foundation program.
    Graded
  
  • ART 591 - Grad Studio I:Ceramics

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    The major studios involve intensive work and research in the student’s area of concentration. Students investigate the aesthetic, conceptual, technical, and structural properties of chosen media through an individualized study program developed under the guidance of their major advisors. Through questioning and experimentation, students are expected to consolidate technique with the development of strong, expressive ideas. Informal critiques and individualized discussions are scheduled.
    Graded
  
  • ART 592 - Grad Studio II:Ceramics

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    Continuation of major and elective studios.
    Graded
  
  • ART 593 - Grd Std I:Metals/Jewelry

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    The major studios involve intensive work and research in the student’s area of concentration. Students investigate the aesthetic, conceptual, technical, and structural properties of chosen media through an individualized study program developed under the guidance of their major advisors. Through questioning and experimentation, students are expected to consolidate technique with the development of strong, expressive ideas. Informal critiques and individualized discussions are scheduled.
    Graded
  
  • ART 594 - Grd Std II:Metals/Jewelry

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    Continuation of major and elective studios.
    Graded
  
  • ART 595 - Independent Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 9.00
    Independent Study
    Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area not otherwise part of the discipline’s course offerings. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
    Graded
  
  • ART 596 - Directed Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 9.00
    Independent Study
    Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
    Graded
  
  • ART 601 - Grd Std III:Wood/Furniture Design

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    Final major studio/continuation elective studio.
    Graded
  
  • ART 621 - Grad Studio III:Drawing

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    Final major studio/continuation elective studio.
    Graded
  
  • ART 623 - Grad Studio III:Illustrn

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    Final major studio/continuation elective studio.
    Graded
  
  • ART 633 - Grd Studio III:Sculpture

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    Final major studio/continuation elective studio.
    Graded
  
  • ART 641 - Grad Studio III:Painting

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    Final major studio/continuation elective studio.
    Graded
  
  • ART 651 - Grd Std III:Graphic Design

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    Final major studio/continuation elective studio.
    Graded
  
  • ART 653 - Grd Std III:Typography

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    Final major studio/continuation elective studio.
    Graded
  
  • ART 673 - Grad Studio III:Fibers

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    Final major studio/continuation elective studio.
    Graded
  
  • ART 681 - Grd Std III:Photography

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio
    Final major studio/continuation elective studio.
    Graded
  
  • ART 683 - Graduate Studio III: Digital Media

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio / 3 hours per week
    Final major studio/continuation elective studio.
    Graded
  
  • ART 685 - Grd Std III:Printmaking

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio / 3 hours per week
    Final major studio/continuation elective studio.
    Graded
  
  • ART 691 - Grad Studio III:Ceramics

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio / 3 hours per week
    Final major studio/continuation elective studio.
    Graded
  
  • ART 692 - Ceramic Traditions

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    A survey of the individual artists and philosophies responsible for the development of 20th century American studio ceramics. Contemporary ceramics and its relationship with technical, historical and philosophical concerns will be presented. ATR 303
    Graded
  
  • ART 693 - Grd Std III:Metals/Jewelry

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 9.00
    Studio / 3 hours per week
    Final major studio/continuation elective studio.
    Graded
  
  • ART 694 - Clay and Glazes I

    Credits 3
    Studio
    Individual clays, clay body formulation, and engobes. Various physical properties of clay materials that determine color, firing temperature, and plasticity will be discussed, along with the formulation of specific clay bodies for a variety of forming methods and firing techniques. ATR 304
    Graded
  
  • ART 697 - Clay and Glazes II

    Credits 3
    Studio / 6 hours per week
    The physical properties of glaze materials used in the ceramic process. Through lectures and lab assignments, students will learn to translate technical information into visual and tactile objects while exploring glaze surface, color, and transparency. ATR 307
    Graded
  
  • ART 698 - Kiln Building

    Credits 3
    Studio / 6 hours per week
    The information and skills necessary to design and build a variety of ceramic kilns. Discussion will include fuel sources, burner design, and combustion needs for these fuels, and how these factors affect kiln design. ATR 308
    Graded
 

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