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2012-2013 University Catalog

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The course catalogue contains information on all active courses offered by the University including: title, course number, credits, contact hours, prerequisites, offering college, priority enrollment, repeatability, and restrictions. Courses listed in the catalogue are not offered every semester. To access a listing of course sections being offered during a particular term refer to the Course Section Offerings page on the Office of the Registrar website.

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	FACR 300 Contemporary Issues College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 45.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course This seminar addresses select theories and critical ideas fine artists should know. Issues include traditional investigations of aesthetics, the history of art movements like Modernism and Post-Modernism, as well as media and visual popular culture. Connections will be made between ideas, theories, and practices that show up in the work of relevant 20th century artists and in all media. Emphasis is on how philosophy, art history, art criticism, and cultural studies can be used by the artist to understand the contemporary climate, not only in the art world at large, but also in the personal world of the individual artist. The goal is the illumination of connections between artists and the ideas and artistic approaches of the modern era with emphasis on the last few decades. Priority enrollment to Fine Arts majors. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course can fulfill an art history elective, liberal arts elective, or free elective requirement.
	FACR 301 Process/Discourse College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course A studio-criticism course that presents issues that cross over the unique domains of the sculptor, the printmaker, and the painter. Fine Arts students from all majors work on projects designed to increase their awareness of the attitudes and strategies embodied in artworks. Building upon Research and Practices and Contemporary Issues students develop an individual studio practice and a visual vocabulary. Lectures, studio projects, and group critiques create a forum for continued study of the purposes and contexts of the Fine Arts. Priority enrollment to Fine Arts majors. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FACR 311 Drawing: Object, Subject, and Metaphor College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course A studio course that treats the recognition of meaning and motive in imagery. How is an image interpreted? What is signified by the mode, the format, and the forms presented? Assignments explore options for investing images with thought and feeling. Priority enrollment to Fine Arts majors. Open to majors in the College of Art, Media, and Design only. Requires completion of 45 credits This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FACR 312 Site-Specific Projects College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course Focus on the production of drawings and models of site-specific projects. Issues related to public art, environmental art, public and private realms, materiality, site selection, and site specificity are explored. Prerequisites *FAPT211** Priority enrollment to Fine Arts majors. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FACR 400 Fine Arts Thesis Groundwork College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course Students will develop a series of projects that stem from an ongoing exploration in the studio. Discussions will encourage students to find relevancy and validity in an analysis of historical precedents and contemporary culture. Critical commentary centers on four areas of concern: 1) The character of the work: its formal properties, its physical properties, aspects of intelligibility; 2) Intention: the investigation of motives and choices; 3) Context: ways that a work relates to a larger body of work, both conceptually and stylistic; 4) Quality: approaches to questions of value. An emphasis will be placed on the individualized development of ideas, content, and presentation in preparation for the students’ thesis project. Prerequisites *FACR301** This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FACR 401 Senior Fine Arts Seminar College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course The artist’s role in historic and contemporary contexts. Issues surrounding the various purposes of art and how culture deals with artists are explored through discussion with visiting artists, alumni, and faculty. Students work toward the acquisition of a professional profile in resume, artist statement, and slide preparation. Discussion of gallery practices and portfolio presentations cultivate an awareness of professionalism and career opportunities in the fields of painting, printmaking, and sculpture. Prerequisites *FAPT302, FAPR301, FASC301, FASC302 or FAMD300** Open to Fine Arts majors only. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FACR 402 The Artists’ Manifesto College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 67.5 hours 400 level undergraduate course Students will read, analyze and discuss the writings of artists throughout history. Readings will include 20th century artist manifestos by the Futurists, the Surrealists and Fluxus, as well as the written reflections of individual artists. The focus will be on the artist’s motivation to make specific work as it relates to their cultural context and to promote their agenda via a written document. Working in conjunction with the Senior Thesis class, students will write a thesis paper based on their studio work in the context of this research and conversation. Corequisite Course(s): FACR400 This course is not repeatable for credit.*
	FACR 403 Professional Practices College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 67.5 hours 400 level undergraduate course Students work toward the acquisition of a professional profile in resume, artist statement, portfolio preparation and artist presentations. Discussion of gallery practices, public commissions, grant writing, and residencies cultivate an awareness of professionalism and career opportunities in the Fine Arts field. Corequisite Course(s): FACR404 This course is not repeatable for credit.*
	FACR 404 Fine Arts Thesis Studio College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course An open studio oriented toward helping the development of individual initiative where concentration in a personal studio practice can be developed to fruition on an advanced level. An emphasis is placed on the development of ideas and content in the individual students work, which is supported by a series of individual and group critiques by faculty and visiting artists. Offers the student the opportunity to develop a body of work in preparation for portfolio and exhibition presentation. Prerequisites *FACR400** This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FACR 411 Advanced Projects College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course Interdisciplinary assignments dealing with the larger issues of the format and language of fine arts. Students are expected to give individualized responses to these issues and convene in group critiques to discuss the results. Prerequisites *FAPR205, FAPT211, or FASC203** This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FACR 490 Independent Study College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 - 6 credits 0.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum. Enrollment is limited, please see the Independent Study policy in the catalogue for more information. Restricted to Undergraduate students. This course may be repeated for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
	FAMD 300 Intermedia College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course This studio course is an advanced version of FACR 215 Subjects/Formats with emphasis on scholarly presentation by Liberal Arts faculty or outside visiting lecturers of significant contemporary topics of cultural interest. Art work formats will explore inter media, trans media, and interdisciplinary approaches. Priority enrollment to Painting/Drawing and Multidisciplinary majors. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAMD 301 Contemporary Issues College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 45.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course This seminar addresses select theories and critical ideas multidiscipline artists should know. Issues include traditional investigations of aesthetics, the history of art movements like Modernism and Post-Modernism, as well as media and visual popular culture. Connections will be made between ideas, theories, and practices that show up in the work of relevant 20th century artists and in all media including: space/time media formats such as performance, collaborations, installation arts, sound and video, etc. Emphasis is on how philosophy, art history, art criticism, and cultural studies can be used by the artist to understand the contemporary climate, not only in the art world at large, but also in the personal world of the individual artist. The goal is the illumination of connections between artists and the ideas and artistic approaches of the modern era with emphasis on the last few decades. Priority enrollment to Multidisciplinary majors. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAMD 400 Projects/Critique College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course This studio course begins with a series of collaborative multi-disciplinary projects in the sense that the issues will be framed in such a way as to admit a variety of media approaches. The second portion of the course will focus on topical discussions encouraging students to find relevancy and validity in an analysis of historical precedents and contemporary culture. An emphasis will be placed on the development of ideas, content, and presentation in preparation for the students’ thesis project. Priority enrollment to Multidisciplinary majors. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAMD 401 Thesis College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 4.5 credits 135.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course An open studio oriented toward helping the development of individual initiative where concentration in multidisciplinary studies can be developed to fruition on an advanced level. This course utilizes the previous instruction and investigation in multidisciplinary studies. Topical discussions encourage students to find relevancy and validity in an analysis of historical precedents and contemporary culture. An emphasis is placed on the development of ideas and content in the individual student’s work, which is supported by a series of individual and group critiques by faculty and visiting artists. This course offers the student opportunity to develop a body work in preparation for portfolio and exhibition presentation. The student is expected to participate in group exhibitions as well as a solo exhibition and to present a professional portfolio of work. Priority enrollment to Multidisciplinary majors. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPR 125 Introduction to Non-Toxic Printmaking College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course This is an introductory overview to printmaking processes that use non-toxic methods. This includes intaglio, (using water process photographic plates), drypoint, relief, collograph, monotype, and paper litho. Emphasis is on the acquisition of personal expression and technical skills, within the capabilities of various non-toxic process. Students will experience the wide possibilities of expression inherent in printmaking. Requires completion of 15 credits This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPR 141 1st Year Screenprinting College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course An introduction to and investigation of various stencil methods, based on three primary types of screen stencils: cut paper, blockout/resist, and photo emulsion, using water-based inks on both paper and fabric. Emphasis is on the acquisition of personal expression and technical skills, within the capabilities of screen-printed opaque and transparent colors, and the use of editions in a collaborative class image exchange. Additionally, the various media unique to printmaking are shown and discussed, to introduce the beginning student to the wide possibilities of expression inherent in printmaking. Requires completion of 15 credits This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPR 143 1st Year Etching College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course This printmaking course introduces the hands-on process used on metal plates to create images with line, tone, and texture. Color and monochromatic idea development is encouraged in this print medium that is a favorite of historic and contemporary artists. A class portfolio of prints are exchanged by the participants. Priority enrollment to CAMD Core Studies Students This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPR 201 Relief/Monotype College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course Introduction to the graphic and expressive qualities of woodcut, linoleum, and collograph processes printed in monochrome and color. Monoprinting with direct drawing and painting on Plexiglas and metal plate are also explored. Prerequisites *IMAG101 & OBJT101 or FNDP111** Requires completion of 15 credits Priority enrollment to Fine Arts majors and Book Arts minors. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPR 205 Concepts/Works on Paper College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course Offers an opportunity for idea development, visual perception, and the organization of experience into compositions. Primary emphasis is on developing visual expression, skill in using various materials, and growth of critical evaluative abilities through group discussions and critiques. Contour drawing, collage, Xerox transfer and other experimental drawing and printing techniques are explored. Students are encouraged to combine media. Prerequisites *FNDP111** Priority enrollment to Printmaking majors. Open to Fine Arts majors only. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPR 206 Screenprinting Studio College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course The graphic qualities of expression in screenprinting are presented through historic and contemporary examples and demonstration of the methods. Various stencil processes from direct-drawn to photographic and computer-generated are explored in water-based opaque and transparent inks. Emphasis is placed on the understanding of the qualities of these methods and the development of personal ideas. Priority enrollment to Fine Arts majors and Book Arts minors. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPR 211 Relief Printing College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course This course offers an introduction to the basic relief printing methods of linoleum cut and woodcut. Black and white and color are explored. Both printing by hand and printing on an etching press is introduced. Special emphasis is placed on personal expression. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPR 212 Screenprinting College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course Introduction and investigation of stencil methods in screenprinting with water-based inks. Idea development and acquisition of visual skills in expression in color, line, and form through drawn, photographic, or computer-generated stencil processes. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPR 213 Etching/Monotype College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course Individual expression with the graphic qualities of etched and directly drawn ideas created on the metal plate by hand or acid etching in color and monochrome. Processes also include printing from drawing and painting directly on Plexiglas and metal plate with oil and water based materials. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPR 214 Nonsilver Printmaking Process College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 - 3 credits undefined hours 200 level undergraduate course Students are introduced to the basic techniques of nonsilver by building images in color with layers of brushed-on light-sensitive emulsion. Light-resists can range from photogram objects to drawings and paintings to film or paper negatives. Processes covered are Vandyke brown, cyanotype, and gum bichromate. Priority enrollment to Printmaking majors. Requires completion of 15 credits This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPR 221 Lithography College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course This course offers students an introduction to lithographic drawing and printing methods using stone and metal plates. Students are encouraged to develop their own ideas through the medium and explore it with regard to their major field. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPR 231 Papermaking College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course Through slide lectures and demonstrations, this studio course introduces students to all aspects of traditional Western and Japanese papermaking techniques including pulp preparation, sheet formation, pressing, and drying sheets. Students learn refined, professional methods as well as explore the creative versatility of pulp. Classes include: casting three-dimensional objects and bowls, building subtle relief images in colored pulp, and painting with pulp. Various fibers explored throughout the semester include garden vegetables and indigenous plants. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course is equated with the following courses: FAPR231,PR207, FAPR231,PR207
	FAPR 233 Bookbinding Methods College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course A workshop class familiarizing the student with the characteristics and handling qualities of materials used in various book structures. Structures covered include pamphlet binding, multi-signature books, clamshell boxes, portfolios, accordion structures, and oriental binding. Emphasis is placed upon both the use of conservationally sound materials and the use of these structures as vehicles for the student’s creative expression. Priority enrollment to Printmaking majors and minors. This course may be completed 3 times for credit.
	FAPR 241 Etching Studio College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course The graphic qualities of expression in etching/intaglio are presented through historic and contemporary examples and demonstration of the methods. Handwork on metal plate includes drawn drypoint, etching, and tonal processes. Emphasis is placed on the understanding of the qualities of these methods and the development of personal ideas. Priority enrollment to Fine Arts majors and Book Arts minors. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPR 300 Print Study Seminar College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 45.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course Students meet at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the Print Study room to discuss and study original prints and rare books from the museum collection. Masters of the 15th through the 18th centuries are introduced and researched, as well as prints from the 19th and 20th century. The print is addressed not only in the context of art history but also in terms of its relevancy to the cultural, religious and political climate of its original time. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course can fulfill an art history elective, liberal arts elective, or free elective requirement.
	FAPR 301 Printmaking Workshop College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course This course concentrates on contemporary printmaking practices. Focus will be on the exploration of a variety of printmaking applications. Students should take at least one area of printmaking and challenge the potential for art making with that medium. Drawings are expected as a way of generating and developing ideas. Open to Printmaking majors only. This course may be completed 3 times for credit. This course is equated with the following courses: FAPR301, PR333, PR333, FAPR301
	FAPR 302 Printmaking Workshop College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course An investigation into the combination of previously studied printmaking media including, but not confined to: relief, intaglio, screenprinting, lithography, and photo & digital imaging. Students are encouraged to investigate unorthodox uses of materials and techniques through the creation of two-dimensional and three-dimensional work. Prerequisites *FAPR201 and FAPR204* Priority enrollment to Printmaking majors. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPR 303 Print Study Seminar I College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course Students meet at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the Print Study room to discuss and study original prints and rare books from the museum collection. Masters of the 15th through the 18th centuries are introduced and researched. Various print processes that parallel the material covered in the course will be researched in the printmaking studios. Open to Printmaking majors only. Requires completion of 45 credits This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPR 304 Book Arts: Concept and Structure College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course An opportunity to explore the integration of type and relief image in unique and editioned book structures. Hands-on experience in dealing with composition (metal) type and computer typesetting is on an intermediate level. Relief printing, photopolymer plates, color reduction printing, and related traditional and contemporary methods of multiple image making are pursued. Special emphasis on development of a personal visual language. Requires completion of 15 credits Priority enrollment to Fine Arts majors and Book Arts minors. This course may be completed 2 times for credit
	FAPR 305 Lithography College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course All of the basic techniques of drawing, imagemaking and printing skills that are necessary to produce hand-pulled lithographs from stones and plates are taught. An emphasis is placed on visual expression and development of ideas through group discussions and critiques. Priority enrollment to Fine Arts majors and Book Arts minors. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPR 314 Advanced Non-Silver College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 - 3 credits 90.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course Opportunity for continued development of images and skills in combinations of non-silver processes. Introduction of palladium printing and the use of the Scitex Image Setter in the Imaging Lab. Prerequisites *FAPR214** Priority enrollment to Printmaking majors. This course may be completed 3 times for credit.
	FAPR 321 Advanced Lithography College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course Students will further investigate and develop image-making, through lithography. In this course students will be encouraged to use lithography in dynamic and unexpected ways. Students at this advanced level in fine arts should expect to focus attention on concept, content and formal concerns and to research historic and contemporary litho prints and practices. The skills learned will include, large format stone printing, multicolor separation and registration, and offset litho techniques. They will have the opportunity to perfect their technical skills thereby producing printed works of greater scope and complexity consistent with their interests and experience. Prerequisites *FAPR305** This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPR 323 Intro to Offset Lithography College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 - 3 credits undefined hours 300 level undergraduate course Students are offered a hands-on course that develops skills in image preparation and printing techniques using offset lithography. An emphasis is placed on personal imagery where both hand-drawn and photographic methods of image making are investigated. Priority enrollment to Printmaking majors and minors. Requires completion of 15 credits This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPR 324 Advanced Offset Lithography College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 - 3 credits undefined hours 300 level undergraduate course Students have the opportunity for a continued investigation of offset lithography with advanced projects. Prerequisites *FAPR323** Priority enrollment to Printmaking majors. This course may be completed 2 times for credit
	FAPR 325 Book Arts: Structures College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course Historical book forms serve as models and as a departure point for innovative new work. Among the new structures presented are accordion bindings and variations, pop-ups, carousel books, tunnel books, and box structures. Students are encouraged to explore new applications and to experiment by combining images and text with book structures. Prior bookbinding experience is suggested. May serve as a follow-up course for FAPR 233. Priority enrollment to Printmaking majors and Book Arts minors. Priority enrollment to Printmaking majors and minors. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPR 326 Advanced Screenprinting College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course Students will further investigate and develop image-making, through screenprinting. In this course students will be encouraged to use screenprinting in dynamic and unexpected ways. Students at this advanced level in fine arts should expect to focus attention on concept, content, and formal concerns and to research historic and contemporary screenprints and practices. They will have the opportunity to perfect their technical skills thereby producing printed works of greater scope and complexity consistent with their interests and experience. Prerequisites *FAPR206** Open to Printmaking majors only. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPR 327 Advanced Etching College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course Students will further investigate and develop image-making, through intaglio printmaking. In this course students will be encouraged to use intaglio in dynamic ways. Students at this advanced level in fine arts should expect to focus attention on concept, content, and formal concerns and to research historic and contemporary intaglio prints and practices. The skills learned will include, relief etching, multicolor separation and registration, stencil techniques, a la poupee, and chine colle. They will have the opportunity to perfect their technical skills thereby producing printed works of greater scope and complexity consistent with their interests and experience. Prerequisites *FAPR241** This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPR 328 Advanced Relief College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course Students will further investigate and develop image-making, through relief printmaking. In this course students will be encouraged to use relief in dynamic and unexpected ways. Students at this advanced level in fine arts should expect to focus attention on concept, content, and formal concerns and to research historic and contemporary relief prints and practices. The skills learned will include, large format carving and printing, multicolor separation and registration, and photographic relief techniques. They will have the opportunity to perfect their technical skills thereby producing printed works of greater scope and complexity consistent with their interests and experience. Prerequisites *FAPR201** Open to Printmaking majors only. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPR 336 Advanced Book Arts: Concepts and Structures College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course Because Artists’ Books function as an “alternative space”, one can examine contemporary, historical, and independent approaches to the printed page and how it represents itself in ways different to painting, sculpture or film. Students will continue to explore the potential of letterpress and other printmaking processes while considering the books structure as an integral part of the process. Emphasis will be on edition work, one of a kind and collaborative book works. Consideration is placed on pace and development of information, in relation to the viewers’ hand. Manipulating word and image in unconventional ways as inventive departures from existing means of describing reality. Prerequisites *FAPR304** This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPR 401 Printmaking Workshop II College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course Students continue to develop their ideas, images, and technique while establishing their direction and personal original expression. The workshop atmosphere permits a comfortable handling of all procedures and printmaking processes. Students are expected to participate in a group exhibition. Prerequisites *FAPR305** Open to Printmaking and Multidisciplinary majors only. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPR 402 Thesis Workshop College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course Offers the student the opportunity to develop a body of work in preparation for portfolio and exhibition presentation. An emphasis is placed on the development of ideas and content in the individual students work, which is supported by a series of individual and group critiques by faculty and visiting artists. The student is expected to participate in group exhibitions as well as a solo exhibition and to present a professional portfolio of work. Prerequisites *FAPR201, FAPR204, and FAPR305** Open to Printmaking majors only. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPR 403 Print Study Seminar II College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course The historical and conceptual context of prints, portfolios and book arts of the 19th and 20th centuries are studied at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Written and printed expression of the ideas and processes involved are integrated into this course of study. Open to Printmaking majors only. Requires completion of 45 credits This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPR 411 Digital Printmaking College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course This course offers the students an opportunity for continued investigation within the various printmaking processes. Photoshop is introduced with an emphasis on using the computer as an imagemaking tool within the context of printmaking. The emphasis is on the integration of idea and process. Graduate students may register for this course under GRPR 633. Priority enrollment to Printmaking majors; Book Arts and Digital Fine Arts minors. Computer Literacy Required This course may be completed 2 times for credit
	FAPR 434 Book Production College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 - 3 credits undefined hours 400 level undergraduate course This advanced course focuses on the development and production of a printed book or portfolio of works: design and formatting of a publication including the investigation of sequence, page design, and binding possibilities; hands-on experience in the preparation of images for press production, pre-press techniques; and assisting the Master Printer in the printing. All work is produced in the Borowsky Center for Publication Arts, the University’s offset lithography facility. Students may choose to collaborate on projects or work independently. Open to majors in the College of Art, Media, and Design only. Requires completion of 45 credits This course may be completed 2 times for credit
	FAPR 481 Collaborative Printmaking College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 - 3 credits 90.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course Students will be involved in the business, technology, and experience of printing limited editions for faculty, other students, or professional artists. During this process they will work with the artist in preparing the idea, then proofing and printing the edition. Advanced students only; they must demonstrate mark-making and editioning abilities. This course may be completed 2 times for credit
	FAPR 490 Independent Study College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours 300 level undergraduate course Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum. Enrollment is limited, please see the Independent Study policy in the catalogue for more information. Restricted to Undergraduate students. This course may be repeated for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
	FAPT 101 Introduction to Painting College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course An introduction to the decisions, general methods, and problems pertaining to the act of painting. Students are introduced to oil painting with both still life and figure subject matter. Technical instruction is given to allow the student to focus on the broad imagery possibilities in painting. This class introduces and encourages the student in the use of oil and acrylic. We work from setups and models and, when weather permits, landscapes. Priority enrollment to CAMD Core Studies Students This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPT 102 1st Year Drawing College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course This course is designed to increase the beginning student’s awareness of and capacity for drawing expressively. It is meant to enrich not duplicate, the Foundation Drawing experience. Students are made aware of the options and issues in responding imaginatively to the visual world. Studio practices include observation and representation of objects and scenes, as well as mark-making composition and style as conveyers of feelings, sensations, and ideas. Emphasis is on awareness of options for expressive approaches. Priority enrollment to CAMD Core Studies Students This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPT 201 Painting Materials, Processes and Concepts College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course This course in studio painting is designed to immerse students in the practice, language, and history of painting. This class aims to meet the expectations of its students by working toward the goals of personal expression and cultural address. Assignments are designed and serve to challenge students to discover possibilities that expand their knowledge, imagination, and technical abilities. The course structure provides two primary functions; one cultivating the craft of painting, developing a technical and formal vocabulary; secondly, painting serves as an idiom for experimentation and innovative testing of perceptual and conceptual problems. Yet another general objective is for students to translate subjective experience into objective form to provide a gift” experience to those encountering the work.” Priority enrollment to Fine Arts majors. This course may be completed 2 times for credit
	FAPT 202 Sophomore Painting College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course A continuation of the practices and purposes of FAPT 201. Priority enrollment to Fine Arts majors. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPT 203 Media/Techniques College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course A studio course of instruction and demonstration in the variety of traditional technical approaches to the handling of paint media, including the preparations of grounds and supports. Media options could include oil, acrylic, encaustic, casein, gouache, gold-leafing, fresco, and egg tempera. This course is unique in its focus solely on physical processes not concept or image development. Prerequisites *FNDP151 and FNDP161* This course is not repeatable for credit. This course is equated with the following courses: FA222B, FAPT203, FA*235
	FAPT 211 Drawing: Form and Space College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course An introduction to the issues of drawing, including perception, analysis, invention, and experimentation. A variety of thematic ideas, structural possibilities, and imaginative interpretations are explored. Students are exposed to a wide spectrum of precedents in the history of drawing and are encouraged to enlarge their working definitions of how form and space can by effectively expressed. Priority enrollment to Fine Arts majors. This course may be completed 2 times for credit
	FAPT 212 Drawing Studies College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course A studio course advancing the objectives of Drawing: Form/Space. Emphasis is on two essential concerns: process and purpose. Students are expected to carry out sustained involvement in specific projects focused on method and content. Studio practices include both open-ended invention and closed-system approaches. This kind of sustained focus on a variety of techniques and themes culminates in a final term project. Prerequisites *FNDP151 and FNDP161* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPT 213 Figure Drawing College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 - 3 credits undefined hours 200 level undergraduate course Students work from the clothed and nude model and are introduced to the range of approaches relevant to the act of direct observation. This course encourages the students to clarify what they are looking for when they are drawing the human body. Proportion, anatomy, psychology, posture, kinetics, weight, volume, tactility, and environment are a few of the considerations that have an impact on the diverse ways in which figure drawings can be made. Prerequisites *FNDP111** This course may be completed 2 times for credit
	FAPT 214 Abstract Drawing College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course An assignment-critique format, which examines the nature of abstraction in the context of drawing disciplines. Options in media, tools, methods, and formats are considered in relation to the purposes of a given project. In general, abstraction calls for an appreciation of the intrinsic properties of the materials used in a work, the formal characteristics of toolmarkings, and the significance of pictorial structures. Prerequisites *FNDP111** This course may be completed 2 times for credit This course is equated with the following courses: FAPT214, PT226, PT*226
	FAPT 215 Figure Composition College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 - 3 credits undefined hours 200 level undergraduate course A drawing course emphasizing the development of images using multiple figure arrangements. Assignments are designed to foster awareness of the significance of poses and groupings relative to formal design virtues, narrative, and symbolism. Prerequisites *FNDP111** This course may be completed 2 times for credit
	FAPT 221 Painting Studio College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course A general study of painting subjects, such as the still life, landscape, the city, the human figure, and its environs. This course usually includes a subtitle, such as Figure in the Landscape, which defines the thematic basis for the studio projects. Prerequisites *FNDP111 and FNDP121* This course may be completed 2 times for credit
	FAPT 222 Watercolor College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course A course in which the preferred medium is transparent watercolor, the particular characteristics of which are explored. Both perceptual and non-perceptual approaches are introduced. Prerequisites *FNDP111** This course may be completed 2 times for credit
	FAPT 227 Figure Painting College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course Painting projects are designed to develop awareness of the many issues to be considered in creating forms that represent the human being. Working from the live models as well as from other visual sources, including photography and fine-art masterworks, students investigate conceptual and stylistic possibilities in depicting the human figure. Concerns for gesture, weight, color, proportion, scale, apparel, portraiture, space and light, composition, and narration can all be circumstances in which the human figure is the center of interest. Prerequisites *FNDP111** This course may be completed 2 times for credit
	FAPT 233 Landscape Painting College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course Projects examine possible ways of seeing and interpreting the traditional components of the landscape: city, country, land, water, sky, light, and atmosphere. Procedures can include working from on-site experience, memory, and other research information. Prerequisites *FNDP111** This course may be completed 2 times for credit
	FAPT 234 Pictorial Elements College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course Projects assignments will explore the potential of form-making through focused study of the abstract elements of line, shape, color, tone, and texture. Prerequisites *IMAG101 & OBJT101 or FNDP111** This course may be completed 3 times for credit.
	FAPT 235 Earthspace College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 - 3 credits undefined hours 200 level undergraduate course This course explores the dynamic forces of nature and their impact on the Earth, including weather activity such as wind, rain, lightning, formation of clouds, tornados, hurricanes, tidal waves, and other dramatic events such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, mudslides, blizzards, dust storms, drought, erosion. Projects are undertaken through imagination, experimentation, as well as through use of both anecdotal and scientific resources and are developed by means of both drawing and painting tools and media. Prerequisites *IMAG101 & OBJT101 or Completion of Foundation* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPT 237 Representational Painting College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course A studio course addressing the traditional and contemporary concepts and approaches to representational images. Emphasis is placed on the relation between content and form. Exploration in color, space, texture, shape, composition, and style are evaluated in the context of intention, aspects of recognition, and precedent. Paintings are generated out of direct observation of nature and human models as well as from the student’s own resources. Projects may focus on contemporary prototypes (paintings since 1945), specific domains such as American Portraiture, or paradigms from the entire lineage of East/West traditions of representational art. Prerequisites *FNDP111** This course may be completed 2 times for credit
	FAPT 238 Abstract Painting College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course The genesis of abstraction can be nature, an idea, or an emotion. An abstract painting is one in which the pictorial form is primarily a product of invention and imagination. It may or may not reflect a reality outside itself. Assignments investigate a range of concepts, sources, and procedures. Prerequisites *IMAG101 & OBJT101 or FNDP111** This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPT 241 Mixed Media College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course A diversity of drawing and painting media and methods, including collage and construction, are explored, discovered, invented, and intermixed in order to develop a versatile repertoire of studio skills. Prerequisites *FNDP111** This course may be completed 3 times for credit.
	FAPT 243 Collage/Assemblage: the Constructed Image College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course Studio projects are assigned that promote the development of images through the aggregation of fragments. Collage as a principle of construction examines compositional notions of unity and harmony and can involve the interaction of diverse and incongruous materials, methods, styles, and/or images. This course may be completed 2 times for credit
	FAPT 301 Concepts in Painting: Window, Mirror, Device College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course Students maintain individual spaces in the Junior Studio where they can develop a more professional working routine. They are expected to show increasing personal initiative and direction. Regular critiques on both an individual and group basis connect the student to the values of the past and the present, stimulate interest in the major questions of our time, and provide resources for progress. This course embraces a plurality of ideas about painting and, linked with the goals of FACR 301, advocates a spirit of experimentation and research. Prerequisites *FAPT201** This course may be completed 2 times for credit
	FAPT 302 Junior Painting College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course Continuation of FAPT 301. Prerequisites *FAPT201, FAPT202, or equivalent* Priority enrollment to Painting/Drawing and Multidisciplinary majors. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPT 303 Color Studies College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course Studio group projects and independent projects consider the purposes and effects of color organization, color perception, and color theory. Color is approached as emotive, symbolic, descriptive, and structural. Prerequisites *FAPT202** Priority enrollment to Painting/Drawing majors. This course may be completed 2 times for credit This course is equated with the following courses: FAPT303, PT241, PT340, GRPT303
	FAPT 306 Junior Seminar College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course A discussion format aimed at investigating and understanding the content of, the motivations for, and the influences on contemporary painting. Emphasis is on exploring the theories, questions, and issues that create the intellectual content for contemporary artists. Students are given reading assignments as preparation for the seminar dialogue. Selected texts include artists’ documents, critical writings, and classic essays covering such areas as aesthetic principles, political and cultural realities, and psychological perspectives. Class sessions emphasize group discussions based on viewing slides, PowerPoint presentations and other appropriate visual material, reading assignments, and various written and oral forms of student presentations. Prerequisites *FAPT202** Open to Painting/Drawing majors only. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPT 307 Junior Drawing College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course This course will be a continuation of information and experiences encountered in FAPT 211: Drawing Form and Space and the introduction of more sophisticated concepts in pictorial art. Drawing will be considered as a preparatory form-making act in the painting process and as expression in its own right. Prerequisites *FAPT211, FAPT212, FAPR205, or equivalent** Priority enrollment to Painting/Drawing majors. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPT 308 Junior Drawing College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course This course will be a continuation of information and experiences encountered in FAPT 211: Drawing Form and Space and the introduction of more sophisticated concepts in pictorial art. Drawing will be considered as a preparatory form-making act in the painting process and as expression in its own right. Prerequisites *FAPT211, FAPT212, FAPR205, or equivalent** Priority enrollment to Painting/Drawing majors. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course is equated with the following courses: FAPT308,FAPT304, FAPT304,FAPT308
	FAPT 401 Senior Painting College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 - 4.5 credits 135.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course Critical commentary centers on four areas of concern: 1. The character of the work: its formal properties, its physical properties, aspects of intelligibility. 2. Intention - the investigation of motives and choices. 3. Context: ways that a work relates to a larger body of work, both generic and stylistic. 4. Quality: approaches to questions of value. There are individual critiques each week and periodic group critiques, sometimes involving the participation of a visiting artist. Prerequisites *FAPT302** Open to Fine Arts majors only. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course is equated with the following courses: FAPT401, PT402A, FAPT401, FAPT401, FAPT*401
	FAPT 402 Senior Painting College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 6 credits 180.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course The Painting major formulates a senior thesis project. Working with senior faculty who read and critique early drafts, the student develops a formal written thesis and a body of artwork to be presented at the end of the term to a review panel. This panel is comprised of Studio faculty, Liberal Arts faculty, and student peers. Prerequisites *FAPT302** Open to Painting/Drawing majors only. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course is equated with the following courses: PT402, FAPT402, PT*402B
	FAPT 403 Drawing References College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course Advanced drawing projects focus on the relation between a given work and its references and resources. Emphasis is on understanding the nature of references or resource material and the manner in which references or resources influence the outcome of a work. This studio/critique course aims at enhancing students’ ability to connect their personal and subjective interests to the larger context of nature, history, and culture. Prerequisites *FAPT307 FAPT308 FAPR301 or FASC301* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPT 404 Drawing References College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course Continuation of FAPT 403. Prerequisites *FAPT307 FAPT308 FAPR301 or FASC301* This course is not repeatable for credit. This course is equated with the following courses: FAPT404, FA424, FA426, GRPT404
	FAPT 405 Senior Seminar College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course This seminar focuses on pictorial art and its role in culture, both in historic and contemporary contexts. Issues surrounding the various purposes of art and how the culture deals with artists will be explored. Emphasis is placed on student participation. Corequisite Course(s): FAPT401 This course is not repeatable for credit.*
	FAPT 406 Advanced Studio Practice College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course This course aims to meet the expectations of its students in working towards the goals of personal development and cultural participation. Advanced Studio Practice is a studio course defined by its independent work. Three instructors conduct individual studio critiques, meeting each senior on a weekly basis. Criteria for excellence center on the following areas of focus: 1. The character of the work-its physical and formal properties, and aspects of intelligibility; 2. Intention-the investigation and assessment of motives and choices; 3. Context-ways that a work reflects a larger framework, both contemporary and historic; 4. Quality-approaches to questions of value; 5. Industry-a consistent and sustained dedication to art practice. The students second semester concludes with a solo thesis exhibition by each senior, a written thesis paper, and a five-member faculty and peer review individualized for each senior. Prerequisites *FAPT301** Open to Fine Arts majors only. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPT 411 Senior Drawing College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course Advanced drawing, specialized projects. Prerequisites *FAPT304** This course may be completed 2 times for credit
	FAPT 421 Advanced Painting Projects College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course Painting assignments deal with the implications of the formats, processes and pictorial structures of painting. Students are expected to give individualized responses to these issues and convene in group critiques to discuss the results. Prerequisites *FAPT302** Open to Painting/Drawing majors only. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FAPT 490 Independent Study College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 - 9 credits undefined hours 300 level undergraduate course Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum. Enrollment is limited, please see the Independent Study policy in the catalogue for more information. Restricted to Undergraduate students. This course may be repeated for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
	FASC 101 1st Year Sculpture-Mixed Media College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course An introduction to sculptural thinking and methods using a variety of materials and processes, including modeling and fabrication. Form-making options are undertaken that are especially suited to acquaint beginning students with the diversity of sculptural activity. Priority enrollment to CAMD Core Studies Students Restricted to Undergraduate students. Only open to students that have not completed 45 credits This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FASC 201 Sculpture I College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course Emphasizes the fundamental and formal aspects of sculpture. Projects are assigned to help the student experience and understand the unique expressive values of mass, space, plane, line, balance, rhythm, scale, movement, and time transformation. This course also serves to introduce the student to a variety of materials and techniques. Assigned projects, group critiques and slide lectures. Priority enrollment to Fine Arts majors. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FASC 202 Sculpture I College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course Emphasizes the fundamental and formal aspects of sculpture. Projects are assigned to help the student experience and understand the unique expressive values of mass, space, plane, line, balance, rhythm, scale, movement, and time transformation. This course also serves to introduce the student to a variety of materials and techniques. Assigned projects, group critiques, and slide lectures. Priority enrollment to Fine Arts majors. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FASC 203 Introduction to Figure Modeling College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course Modeling from life for the beginner, stressing direct observation, eye-hand coordination, and depth discrimination. Both perceptual and conceptual skills are developed and fundamental studio practices are taught, such as armature construction, clay utilization, and modeling techniques. Works are fired in clay or cast in plaster. Priority enrollment to Fine Arts majors. This course may be completed 3 times for credit.
	FASC 204 Intro to Sculpture-Fabrication, Wood, Welding & Found Objects College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course This class is an introduction to the expansive practice of contemporary sculpture. Students will develop proficiency in fabrication techniques with steel and wood as well as create works using non-traditional media and processes. Material selection, material’s contribution to form and the acquisition of basic woodworking and welding skills serve the basis for more advanced sculpture courses. Students will have the opportunity to explore issues of scale and space by creating larger works. Visual analysis, problem solving and critical thinking skills are developed through group critiques, seminars and one on one meetings with faculty. This course may be completed 2 times for credit
	FASC 211 Structure of the Figure College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course Anatomic and morphological analysis of male and female bodies for artists through a three-dimensional constructional method. Proportions, anatomic structure, surface topology, morphological variation, and the body in movement are covered. Directed toward two-dimensional artists as well as sculptors. The means by which the body’s salient features can be recognized from any viewpoint in any pose is stressed. Prerequisites *IMAG101 & OBJT101 or Completion of Foundation* Priority enrollment to Sculpture and Multidisciplinary majors. This course may be completed 2 times for credit
	FASC 212 Structure of the Figure College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course Focus shifts second semester to important, small body parts specifically, the head/neck, forearm/hand and foot. Life-scale skeletal structures are modeled directly in pigmented wax on which all muscle layers are applied. Lectures include skeletal structure, joint construction and limitations of movement, muscular function and form, and superficial structures. Class is divided into two halves - lecture and studio. Prerequisites *IMAG101 & OBJT101 or Completion of Foundation* Priority enrollment to Sculpture and Multidisciplinary majors. This course may be completed 3 times for credit.
	FASC 221 Introduction to Sculpture Projects College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course An open studio oriented toward helping the development of individual initiative. Stress on how ideas are transformed into sculptural statements through aesthetic reasoning and the internal logic of a sculpture’s color, material, and physical construction. Priority enrollment to Fine Arts majors. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FASC 222 Introduction to Sculpture Projects College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course An open studio oriented toward helping the development of individual initiative. Stress on how ideas are transformed into sculptural statements through aesthetic reasoning and the internal logic of a sculpture’s color, material, and physical construction. Priority enrollment to Fine Arts majors. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FASC 231 Molding and Casting College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course Covers processes and techniques utilizing plaster, rubber, plastics, clays, and wax for making hard and flexible molds and for casting sculpture in durable materials. Provides a thorough foundation in foundry practices, including wax preparation, investing, pouring bronze or aluminum, chasing, finishing, and patinating finished metal casts. Priority enrollment to Sculpture and Multidisciplinary majors. This course may be completed 3 times for credit.
	FASC 232 Molding and Casting College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course Covers processes & techniques utilizing plaster, rubber, plastics, clays, & wax for making hard & flexible molds & for casting sculpture in durable materials. Provides a thorough foundation in foundry practices, including wax preparation, investing, pouring bronze or aluminum, chasing, finishing, & patinating finished metal casts. Priority enrollment to Sculpture and Multidisciplinary majors. This course may be completed 3 times for credit.
	FASC 242 Intro to Sculpture-Modeling & Carving Concepts College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course Explore the potential of form making through the processes of modeling and carving. Various materials-plaster, wax, clay, resins, wood, foam, and stone will be investigated and used in traditional and nontraditional ways. Trace the histories of these processes, learn how they are used in contemporary sculpture and invent possible future applications. Perceptual modeling and the creation of abstract forms will reveal the communicative power of form making and develop visual acuity. Visual analysis, problem solving and critical thinking skills are developed through group critiques, seminars and one on one meetings with faculty. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FASC 300 Jr. Sculpture I College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course This course is designed to help each student begin to understand his own aesthetic proclivities, and to place these within an art historical context. The emotional, intellectual, philosophical, and historical implications of various movements in art history are explored in order to begin to understand their relationship to the personal artistic development of each student within the history of sculpture. An emphasis is placed on the development of ideas and content in the individual student’s work, which is supported by a series of individual and group critiques by faculty and visiting artists. Weekly class meetings will include slide talks related to current assignments, films, discussions, and field trips to exhibitions around the Philadelphia area. This will be followed by personal conferences with the instructor. Prerequisites *FASC201 or FASC202* Priority enrollment to Sculpture and Multidisciplinary majors. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	FASC 301 Jr. Sculpture II College of Art, Media & Design School of Art 3 credits 90.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course This course is designed to help each student begin to understand his own aesthetic proclivities, and to place these within an art historical context. The emotional, intellectual, philosophical, and historical implications of various movements in art history are explored in order to begin to understand their relationship to the personal artistic development of each student within the history of sculpture. An emphasis is placed on the development of ideas and content in the individual student’s work, which is supported by a series of individual and group critiques by faculty and visiting artists. Weekly class meetings will include slide talks related to current assignments, films, discussions, and field trips to exhibitions around the Philadelphia area. This will be followed by personal conferences with the instructor. Prerequisites *FASC201 or FASC202* Priority enrollment to Sculpture and Multidisciplinary majors. This course is not repeatable for credit.

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FAPR 125 Introduction to Non-Toxic Printmaking

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FAPR 201 Relief/Monotype

FAPR 205 Concepts/Works on Paper

FAPR 206 Screenprinting Studio

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FAPR 214 Nonsilver Printmaking Process

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FAPR 401 Printmaking Workshop II

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FAPT 101 Introduction to Painting

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FAPT 201 Painting Materials, Processes and Concepts

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