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theorists, students develop a range of analytical skills that
enable them to think critically about the arts and artistic
experience. Main topics to be addressed include
understanding the nature of aesthetic experience, the
"essence" or defining characteristics of the work of art,
artistic creativity and genius, and our understanding of
aesthetic concepts such as beauty, horror, tragedy, and the
sublime. Throughout these investigations, close attention
will be paid to the question of how our experience of art
and sense experience in general factors into broader –
sociological, political, moral – questions of human life and
existence.
FA 471 Research Topics in the Visual Arts II
3 credits (AS)
This "stacked" course allows students to do advanced
work in selected Studio Art, Photography and Fashion
Studies courses. During the senior year Studio Art and
Photography majors must take either FA 471 or FA 472,
and students may take both. (Offered fall term)
FA 472 Research Topics in the Visual Arts II
3 credits (AS)
This "stacked" course allows students to do advanced
work in selected Studio Art, Photography and Fashion
Studies courses. During the senior year, Studio Art and
Photography majors must take either FA 471 or FA 472,
and students may take both. (Offered spring term)
FA 473 Research in the Performing Arts II
3 credits (AS)
See FA 373 Research in the Performing Arts I
FA 485 Internship II
3 credits (CS)
Internships consist of off-campus fieldwork based on a
learning contract signed by the student, agency supervisor
and faculty director. The student participates in internship
seminar meetings and an annual group presentation of
internship experiences. A written evaluation of the
experience is required of the student and agency. The
student develops a final report that synthesizes the
internship and academic activities. (Arranged)
Prerequisite: FA 385 Internship I
FA 489 Independent Professional Study
3 credits (CS)
This course may take a variety of forms: studio, portfolio,
research project, or intense reading and a major paper.
Characterized by a mentoral or preceptoral relationship,
the course places significant demand on the students’
capacity for independent critical thought. (Arranged)
FA 499 Capstone Seminar in the Humanities
3 credits (AS)
Principally designed for students completing course work in a
humanities-oriented area (literature, performing arts,
communication), the Capstone Seminar allows students to
propose and carry out specific academic projects that build
on the knowledge and skills emphasized in previous course
work. Projects may be individual or team-based. The course
stresses written, oral, and visual communication, problemsolving,
setting and achieving specific goals, teamwork, and
self-assessment. The overall goal is to prepare for the next
stage of students’ education or professional development.
The course culminates with a public presentation of the
finished project. (Offered fall and spring terms) Prerequisite:
Student must be eligible for graduation at the end of the term
in which seminar is taken.
Fashion Design/Merchandising
FD designates courses required for Fashion Design students;
FM designates courses required for Fashion Merchandising
students. Courses listed as FD/FM are required courses for
both Fashion Design and Fashion Merchandising programs.
FD 110 Clothing Construction I
3 credits (CS)
Students will learn the techniques of sewing machine
operation and garment construction needed to master the
basic principles of clothing construction required for fashion
design courses. A series of sample projects will be
demonstrated and students will complete sample projects in
muslin. Students will also construct garments from
commercial patterns. Students are expected to purchase their
own supplies and fabric for this class.
FD 111 Clothing Construction II
3 credits (CS)
Students will further their knowledge of the sewing and
garment construction fundamentals taught in FD110
Clothing Construction I. Students will complete garments
from commercial patterns and will complete sample exercises
as demonstrated by the instructor. There will be an emphasis
on more complex sewing concepts as well as memorization
of the fashion vocabulary necessary to communicate
effectively in the fashion industry. Prerequisites: FD 110
Clothing Construction I or permission of instructor
FD 113 Fashion Drawing
3 credits (CS)
Students will learn to use basic fashion drawing as it is used in
the apparel industry today. They will learn how to create and
use the basic croquis and technical flats to visually
communicate design concepts, finished garments, fabric and
construction details to a product development team. Students
will be introduced to principles of design relating to the figure
and the elements of line, shape, color and texture in designing
and drawing. A variety of media and techniques will be
explored as means to present three-dimensional designs in a
two-dimensional format. Emphasis will be placed on keeping
a sketch journal and developing drawing skills which are
aesthetically pleasing and technically accurate.
FD/FM 131 Survey of the Global Apparel Industry
3 credits (AS)
This is an introductory course that establishes the various
product categories in apparel and the innovative processes
that sustain the global apparel industry. Students will acquire
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