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450 Topics in Art (3 or 4 credits depending on the course.) The topic of
this advanced seminar is announced prior to registration. Previous
courses included “Advanced Foundry,” “Impressionism,” and “American
Art.” Offered occasionally. Prerequisites depend on topic. Permission
required. Please see schedule for current offerings.
461 Sculpture III (4 credits) The course is designed to broaden the
advanced art students’ knowledge of three-dimensional aesthetic
concepts, materials and techniques. Students concentrate on refining
individual attitudes through involvement with sculptural form and
process. In class, students explore current issues and trends through art
periodicals and field trips. Completed projects are expected to exhibit
high-quality workmanship and profound treatment of aesthetic issues.
Can be repeated as Sculpture IV. Prerequisites: Art 361.
471 Ceramics III (4 credits) Clay as an art medium for both pottery and
sculpture is explored by students on an advanced level. Students may
learn basic glaze calculation in order to formulate their own glazes.
Personal, creative ideas are realized in individual projects. Instruction
emphasizes individual concerns. Students participate in all levels of kiln
firing and studio maintenance. Can be repeated as Ceramics IV.
476 Glass III (4 credits) Students explore glass as a medium on its own
as well as in sculptural combinations at an advanced level. Emphasis is
placed on developing personal artistic expression. Students should assist
with equipment and studio maintenance. Prerequisite: Glass II and
permission of instructor.
490 Art History Research and Methods: Senior Thesis (4 credits)
The seminar is designed to improve the art history major’s critical,
analytical, writing and research skills. Stress is placed on development of
library skills, analysis of visual and written material, and the study of art
history as a discipline. Students are introduced to the history of art history
by studying how the various methods of and approaches to art history
were invented, developed or adopted. The course is mandatory for all art
history majors and includes the senior thesis in art history. However, nonart
history majors who are interested may take the topics course The
History of Art History, which is offered concurrently. Non-majors will not
be expected to do a senior thesis. The course will be taken for 4 credits—
two will be earned in Fall Term and two in Spring Term. The course
culminates with the presentation of the senior thesis in the spring term.
Prerequisites: Art 102, 103, 104, and at least one additional art history
course at the 300 level.
490 Senior Project in Art: The Senior Project (4 credits) required
of all studio art majors, represents a culmination of the student’s studies.
A proposal conceived and written in consultation with the student’s
academic advisor and two project advisors, must be reviewed by the entire
department before work is begun on the project. An exhibition of the
completed studio work is presented in the late spring at the Senior
Projects Exhibition in Foreman Gallery. Questions about developing a
Senior Project should be directed to the student’s advisor. Prerequisite:
Successful completion of Junior Review.
495 Senior Internship in Art or Art History (credit variable
probably 3 or 4 credits) An internship in an art- related field. The student
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