~EGULAR SESSION - University of Oregon

ARCHITECTURE AND ALLIED ARTS 241
The curriculum is designed to acquaint the student with the general character,
techniques, and materials of applied design.
The upper-division major program in applied design, leading to a bachelor's
degree, includes the following required courses;
Third Year Term Hours
Advanced applied design.............................................................................................. 12
Advanced studio course (drawing, painting, or sculpture)...................................... 6
Art history 9
Art electives 9
Fourth Year
Advanced applied design................................................................................................ 18
Advanced studio course.................................................................................................. 9
Background of Modern Art (AA 476, 477, 478)........................................................ 9
For the requirements for the Master of Fine Arts degree with a major in
ceramics or weaving, see pages 228-229.
LOWER-DIVISION COURSES
AA 255. Ceramics. 2 to 4 hours any term.
Introduction to ceramic techniques and materials. Throwing, molding, and
hand building. Surface decoration of two- and three-dimensional surfaces.
Students participate in stacking, firing, and drawing the kilns. Open to nonmajors.
Victoria Ross, James.
AA 256. Weaving. 2 to 4 hours any term.
Introduction to basic weaving techniques. The dressing, care, and manipulation
of several types of looms. Experimentation with a wide variety of fibers.
Production of textiles of original design on 4- and 8-harness looms. Nixon.
AA 257. Jewelry and Meta1smithing. 2 to 4 hours any term.
Introduction to the handworking of nonferrous metals-copper, brass, bronze,
silver, gold; practical information about making jewelry and metal objectssoldering,
stone setting, centrifuge casting, forging, raising. Nixon.
AA 293. Elementary Sculpture. 2 to 4 hours any term.
Introduction to materials. Elementary considerations of form; technical and
compositional exercises in clay, plaster, wood, and stone. Sections for predental
students and other nonmajors. Zach, Buckner.
UPPER-DIVISION COURSES
AA 393. Techniques of Sculpture. 2 to 6 hours any term.
Modeling problems in portraiture, figure study, and group composition. Technical
and aesthetic considerations of the several sculptural media. Buckner,
Zach.
AA 401. Special Studies. Hours to be arranged.
AA 405. Reading and Conference. Hours to be arranged.
AA 407. Seminar. Hours to be arranged.
UPPER-DIVISION COURSES CARRYING GRADUATE CREDIT
AA 455. Advanced Ceramics. (G) 2 to 4 hours any term.
Advanced studio work; individual projects. Emphasis on creative form. Study
of material, texture, and functional relationships. Body and glaze making;
earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain. Kiln atmosphere and effects on body
and glaze. Students assume responsibility for firing their own work. 30 term
hours required for majors. Prerequisite; 6 term hours in AA 255. James,
Victoria Ross.
AA 456. Advanced Weaving. (G) 2 to 4 hours any term.
Emphasis on creative work. Production of a wide variety of handwoven
fabrics. Historical studies, fabric analysis, spinning, dyeing. 30 term hours
required for majors. Nixon.