Crafts curriculum
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As a Crafts major
students will be required to take the following courses:
ART 230. INTRODUCTORY CERAMICS. pottery making; coil, slab, and wheel
methods employed. Study of various decorating and glazings process. Prerequisite:
ART major, minor, or permission of instructor. Lecture-laboratory 6 hours. 3
ART 364. ART MATERIALS AND METHODS. Materials and methods for the presentation
of art works. Stretcher construction, mat cutting, frame making, finishing,
and gold leafing. Craftsmanship stressed for three-dimensional, graphic design,
and craft works. Prerequisite: ART 151. Lecture-laboratory 6 hours. 3
ART 406. FIBER DESIGN I. Off-loom processes such as papermaking, basketforms,
stitchery, and felting. Prerequisite: ART 159. Lecture-laboratory 6 hours. 3
ART 407. FIBER DESIGN II. Weaving on the loom and related structural
media. Surface design on textiles including dyeing and printing. Prerequisite:
ART 159. Lecture-laboratory 6 hours. 3
ART 430, 431. CERAMICS. Practice in pottery making, glazing, decorating,
and firing methods. Emphasis on three-dimensional design in ceramic materials.
Prerequisites: ART 230 and permission of instructor. Lecture-laboratory 6 hours.
3
Select 3 hours
from:
ART 408. FIBER DESIGN III. Experimentation with fiber-related media in
off-loom, on-loom or surface design processes and the development of individual
aesthetic concepts in fiber. Prerequisites:ART 406, 407. Lecture-laboratory
6 hours. 3
ART 433. POTTERY WORKSHOP. Prerequisites: ART 230 and permission of instructor.
Laboratory 6 hours. 3
ART 434. ART INSTITUTE. Theory and practice in an area of arts and crafts
in a workshop setting. Prerequisite: ART 222 or permission of instructor. Lecture-laboratory
6 hours. 3
ART 492. SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART. Current developments in Art. 1-6
Elect 15 Studio Hours: studio hours can be any art studio class the student
wishes to take that is not in their major or minor.
ART 498. ART SEMINAR. Directed individual problems in art of particular
interest to students of advanced levels of development. Prerequisite: junior
or senior art major standing. 3
ART 499. SENIOR THESIS. Exit interview with Art Faculty and Senior Exhibit.
Required of all concentrations except Graphic Design, Interior Design, and Art
Education. 3
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