2010-2011 HBU Catalog - Houston Baptist University

MFA 6338 Graduate Ceramics VIII
These courses combine, through experimental processes, glaze variations and clay body recipes for low and high range
firing temperatures. These courses in Ceramics will require a high level of traditional skills in building 3-Dimensional
clay sculptural forms in addition to traditional ceramic techniques such as throwing, and hand-building. A student‘s
work will master a number of new challenges in artistic focus by the end of the semester.
MFA 6345 Graduate Sculpture V
In this course, students will begin to master learning how to translate drawings into 3-Dimensional media such as steel,
bronze, assemblage, found objects, wood, plaster, film, and installation including video and audio. Students will be
expected to continue their development of a high level of drawing skill and materials and methods of sculpture both
subtractive and additive techniques. All techniques used in this course and the resulting projects culminate towards
each student‘s thesis content.
MFA 6346 Graduate Sculpture VI
In this course, students will continue to master learning how to translate drawings into 3-Dimensional media such as
steel, bronze, assemblage, found objects, wood, plaster, film, and installation including video and audio. Students will
be expected to continue their development of a high level of drawing skill and materials and methods of sculpture both
subtractive and additive techniques. All techniques used in this course and the resulting projects culminate towards
each student‘s thesis content.
MFA 6347 Graduate Sculpture VII
In this course, students will master learning how to translate drawings into 3-Dimensional media such as steel, bronze,
assemblage, found objects, wood, plaster, film, and installation including video and audio. Students will be expected to
continue their development of a high level of drawing skill and materials and methods of sculpture both subtractive and
additive techniques. All techniques used in this course and the resulting projects culminate towards each student‘s
thesis content.
MFA 6348 Graduate Sculpture VIII
In this course, students will explore new challenges in learning how to translate drawings into 3-Dimensional media
such as steel, bronze, assemblage, found objects, wood, plaster, film, and installation including video and audio.
Students will be expected to continue their development of a high level of drawing skill and materials and methods of
sculpture both subtractive and additive techniques. All techniques used in this course and the resulting projects
culminate towards each student‘s thesis content.
MFA 6355 Graduate Printmaking V
This course will allow a student to begin to master one or more of the following drawing and printmaking techniques:
etching, silkscreen, woodblock printing, intaglio, mono printing in the traditional and digital processes. Students will
discover a personal voice in preparation for the development of their thesis content.
MFA 6356 Graduate Printmaking VI
This course will allow a student to continue to master one or more of the following drawing and printmaking
techniques: etching, silkscreen, woodblock printing, intaglio, mono printing in the traditional and digital processes.
Students will discover a personal voice in preparation for the development of their thesis content.
MFA 6357 Graduate Printmaking VII
This course will allow a student to finally master one or more of the following drawing and printmaking techniques:
etching, silkscreen, woodblock printing, intaglio, mono printing in the traditional and digital processes. Students will
discover a personal voice in preparation for the development of their thesis content
MFA 6358 Graduate Printmaking VIII
This course will allow a student to explore new and exciting challenges in one or more of the following drawing and
printmaking techniques: etching, silkscreen, woodblock printing, intaglio, mono printing in the traditional and digital
processes. Students will discover a personal voice in preparation for the development of their thesis content.
MFA 6361 Graduate Gallery and Museum Practices I
This Gallery and Museum Practices course will begin to introduce the MFA student to a conceptual and practical
understanding of art exhibitions and their importance in the careers of visual artists, as well as their contributions to
contemporary society. Visitations to Houston area museums and galleries will be an important component of this
course. Lectures will be offered on the history of fine art venues from the late 19th century to the present.
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