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trial. The methodologies used to
teach this course include lectures,
laboratory work, PowerPoint
presentations, videotapes, case
studies, and class discussions.
Prerequisite: SA 161 Photography I
SA 351
Museum as Medium
3 credits (CS)
This course is designed for students
who are interested in all aspects of
gallery work and museum collections
and those who are preparing for future
opportunities in exhibiting their own
work. It is structured as a shared
research and gallery practicum course
that directs a critical lens on the use
and function of exhibition space and
the museum and gallery as spatial
material and framework for culture.
SA 361
Site and Space
3 credits (CS)
This course stresses advanced work in
the concepts and techniques involved
in making 2-D and 3-D works of art
that respond to the issues of site and
space. Students are introduced to
pertinent contemporary artworks and
are required to be innovative in their
own art making. For advanced work in
Site Space, this course can be "stacked‖
(taken multiple times by taking
Research Topics in the Visual Arts
FA371/372/471 or 472).
Prerequisite: SA 131 Design and Color
Theory, SA 132 Structuring Human Space
or SA 111 Drawing: Composition and
Perception, or permission of the instructor
SA 365
Alternative Processes
3 credits (CS)
This course introduces students to a
wide range of alternative, experimental
and historic photographic processes
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including transfers, cyanotypes,
VanDyke Brown, and Gum
Bichromate printing. Students will learn
to achieve stunning and unique
photographic effects utilizing these
unusual techniques. In addition to
weekly assignments, each student will
realize a major project using the
process of his or her choice.
Prerequisites: SA 161 Photography I or
permission of instructor
SA 381
Internship
3 credits (CS)
Studio Art and Photography
internships consist of off-campus
fieldwork based on a learning contract
signed by the student, agency
supervisor, and faculty sponsor. An
orientation session is required prior to
fieldwork. Work is supervised by the
program field work director and a
faculty adviser. A written evaluation of
the experience is required of the
student and the agency. The student
develops a written document that
synthesizes the internship and academic
activities. (Offered spring term)
Prerequisites: Junior status and permission of
the instructor and academic advisor.
SA 393
Internship Preparation
1 credit (CS)
This course, taken at the end of the
sophomore year or fall term of the
junior year, readies students for
interviewing for and getting the most
out of their junior year internships.
SA 410
Professional Photography
Practices
3 credits (CS)
In addition to teaching the practical
aspects of setting up and maintaining a
profitable photo business, this course