Catalog - Virginia Intermont College

Programs of Study 95
260-THE FIGURE IN ART. A study of the human form in visual art from the
prehistoric to the contemporary. The course explores the continued relevance
and meaning of the figure as subject matter and metaphor.
Credit, one semester hour. Offered spring semester.
261-FORM AND SPACE. A study of the history of three dimensional fine art,
functional applied art, and architecture.
Credit, one semester hour. Offered as needed.
262-HISTORY OF GRAPHIC DESIGN. A study of graphic design both historical and
contemporary, from manuscripts to Macintoshes.
Credit, one semester hour. Offered as needed.
300-INTERMEDIATE PAINTING. Prerequisite: Art 200. Further development of
painting processes and techniques.
One lecture hour and four studio hours a week. Credit, three semester hours.
Offered fall and spring semesters.
302-INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING. Prerequisite: Art 202. Further development
of printmaking processes and techniques.
One lecture hour and four studio hours a week. Credit, three semester hours.
Offered fall semester.
306-INTERMEDIATE DRAWING. Prerequisite: Art 105, 206. Further development
of drawing processes and techniques.
One lecture hour and four studio hours a week. Credit, three semester hours.
Offered spring semester.
307-OUTER BANKS WORKSHOP. Consent of instructor required. This workshop
is a fourteen-day field trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. For the serious
student, this is an excellent opportunity to work in all two-dimensional media
from both life and the landscape. The Outer Banks area offers miles of unspoiled
beaches, marshlands, sounds, as well as fishing piers, boat docks, and numerous
other interesting places where one can interact with the landscape and the people
of this coastal area.
Credit, three semester hours. May be repeated once for credit. Offered May Term
and Summer Term.
308-ART SEMINAR II. A keystone course focusing on self directed portfolio
development. Students will work under faculty supervision to conceive and
execute a cohesive thematic body of work.
Credit, one semester hour. Offered fall semester.
Virginia Intermont College 2012–2013 College Catalog