ARTH 240 - Treasures of Provence (two sections to be offered)
This course enables students to gain a deeper appreciation and understanding of the rich artistic traditions and the fascinating history of Provence. Class discussion and site visits focus on many of the art collections and architectural monuments found throughout southern France. Class assignments and research projects provide students the opportunity to complement their major or pursue areas of personal interest. Prerequisite(s): ARTH 110, ENGL 123.

ARLH 308 - History of Urban Form
This course surveys urban form from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the controversies over contemporary urbanism, and also analyzes ideal cities. Architecture, public space, city planning and public works are considered in relation to the social, political, economic and religious context of the city. Prerequisite(s): ARTH 110, ENGL 123.

ARCH 303 - Architecture Design Studio III
This studio course concentrates on the ways in which the nature of structural systems, including long-span structures, affects and informs architectural design. Students design projects that address tectonic and structural issues. Lectures include topics such as structural systems and the tectonic language of architecture. Prerequisite(s): ARCH 302.

DRAW 341 - Travel Portfolio
To draw a place is to know a place. In this course, students develop studies of urban contexts, structures, architectural and sculptural elements, interiors, period furniture and work from historical drawings. A personal focus within the breadth of the portfolio establishes primary motifs, processes and materials. The portfolio is accompanied by related writings and collected materials. Inventive approaches are encouraged. Prerequisite(s): DRAW 100, DSGN 100, DSGN 101.

HIPR 360 - International Preservation Technology
This course is traditionally offered as part of a travel study program and is designed to give students a global perspective of historic preservation and conservation practices. Students are introduced to methodologies utilized by the international community to conserve the built environment. This course addresses the broader issues of preservation theory and planning, as well as the details of analysis and technical intervention. Students meet preservation professionals and participate in a hands-on practical preservation project. Field trips add additional perspective. The course culminates in written documentation of the international preservation experience. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the department chair.

HIPR 407 - Adaptive Rehabilitation
In this studio course students are introduced to specific historic sites in need of rehabilitation for continued use. The students are then responsible for researching the site, conducting feasibility studies, and generating design criteria goals and solutions. Particular emphasis is given to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Rehabilitation of Historic Structures. Prerequisite(s): HIPR 203, HIPR 307, HIPR 322.

HIPR 734 - Preservation Rehabilitation
In this course, students undertake and complete a rehabilitation plan for a specified structure, making use of skills acquired in historic preservation and addressing the needs of commercial viability. Prerequisite(s): HIPR 701, HIPR 706, HIPR 709, HIPR 716.

HIPR 739 - International Preservation Technology
The techniques that are used to preserve cultural heritage vary according to the resource itself. Other influences include the spatial and temporal contexts in which they were created, and the current conditions under which they exist. This course examines the wide range of preservation techniques from around the world as they apply to specific resources, and considers how those techniques might provide insight into addressing preservation issues from other areas. Prerequisite(s): HIPR 700.

INDS 350 - Interior Design Studio IV
This studio course provides a collaborative and multidisciplinary structure for the exploration and application of human-centric design methodology in interior environments. Prerequisite(s): INDS 320.

INDS 413 - Professional Practices in Interior Design
This course presents the professionalism and ethics of interior design. Design practice, public and client relations, administration and procedures, and social responsibilities are discussed. Professional qualifications and organizations are covered, and students set personal goals for achievement in the profession. Prerequisite(s): INDS 320.

ANIM 385 - Concept Development for Animation
Students explore methods for cultivating original ideas suitable for production as a short animated film. Preliminary exercises lead to the development of a production-ready concept package including storyboard, script, animatic with sound, art direction samples and research. Prerequisite(s): ANIM 312 or ANIM 313.

ANIM 434 - Location Research for Animation
Location research and adaption lead to informed animation art direction and inspired storytelling. Through immersion in the visual culture of the course location, students develop concept art that informs the aesthetic of an animated film. Prerequisite(s): ANIM 312 or ANIM 313.

ANIM 459 - The Short Short
Students explore and develop animated film content between five and 15 seconds in length. Emphasis is placed on the development and the production of a short animated format like a television commercial, a viral video, a gag or a Web eCard. Students should complete content intended for portable media and the Web. Prerequisite(s): ANIM 252.

ANIM 721 - Storyboarding and Previsualization
This course examines a number of approaches for adaptation of story content to cinematic form, examining the styles of many films and aesthetic problem-solving particular to animation. Students learn how to transpose ideas through 2-D storyboards and animatics to 3-D asset creation for previsualized story reels, emphasizing deadlines, techniques and alternative methods to communicate ideas.

ANIM 759 - The Short Short
In this course, students explore the possibilities for extreme short-form animated content such as the visual gag or animated conundrum of between 15 and 30 seconds in length. Students develop and complete content intended for portable media and interstitials. Prerequisite(s): ANIM 753.

ANIM 785 - Graduate Independent Study

ARTH 240 - Treasures of Provence
This course enables students to gain a deeper appreciation and understanding of the rich artistic traditions and the fascinating history of Provence. Class discussion and site visits focus on many of the art collections and architectural monuments found throughout southern France. Class assignments and research projects provide students the opportunity to complement their major or pursue areas of personal interest. Prerequisite(s): ARTH 110, ENGL 123.

DRAW 341 - Travel Portfolio
To draw a place is to know a place. In this course, students develop studies of urban contexts, structures, architectural and sculptural elements, interiors, period furniture and work from historical drawings. A personal focus within the breadth of the portfolio establishes primary motifs, processes and materials. The portfolio is accompanied by related writings and collected materials. Inventive approaches are encouraged. Prerequisite(s): DRAW 100, DSGN 100, DSGN 101.

FIBR 308 - 3-D Fibers
Mixed-media and sculptural approaches to fibers lead students to examine the movement away from flat, planar textiles. Various materials and techniques are explored so that students may build a strong visual vocabulary. Prerequisite(s): DSGN 102.

FIBR 334 - Local Cloth, Local Color
This course focuses on the investigation of local resources to examine textiles, processes, environment and media of the area. Students incorporate digital photography, drawings and textile sampling to create a "touch book" to record the local experience that is unique to the regions explored and visited and to develop a personal point of view. Students develop a body of work for critique based on that point of view. Prerequisite(s): FIBR 101.

FIBR 441 - Advanced Travel Studio in Fibers
This course is for the advanced senior-level student who wishes to participate in the Lacoste trip while developing the senior portfolio requirement. Through travel, research and investigation, students widen the scope of their knowledge of working artists and designers within a new cultural context. Students create work for their portfolios based on the research and travel experience. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the department chair.

FIBR 728 - Structural Materials and Processes
Students explore technical and conceptual issues in the construction of three-dimensional fiber structures. Innovative uses of materials and processes are emphasized. Students are introduced to contemporary and historic three-dimensional fiber forms and analyze the context in which the works were produced.

FIBR 730 - Graduate Local Cloth, Local Color
This course focuses on the investigation of the local resources to examine textiles, processes, environment and media of the area as an adjunct to studio work and research. Graduate students incorporate digital photography, drawings, and textile sampling to create a "Touch Book" to record the local experience that is unique to the regions explored and visited and to develop a personal point of view. Students further the investigation in a study of trend forecasting and mood development for textiles, textile design, and fine art. Students develop a body of work for graduate critique based on that point of view. Prerequisite(s): FIBR 704.

FIBR 741 - Graduate Advanced Travel Studio
This course is for the graduate fibers student who wishes to participate in the Lacoste trip while developing works that support graduate level inquiry and investigations. Through travel, research and investigation, students widen the breadth of their knowledge of working artists and designers within a new cultural context. Students create work for graduate critique based on the research and travel experience. Prerequisite(s): FIBR 772, permission of the department chair.

MPRA 240 - French Classical Theater
By reading and performing selections of plays from the classical French canon, students in this course will become thoroughly familiar with the great playwrights of the French classical tradition: Jean Racine, Pierre Corneille, Marivaux and Molière. Special emphasis is placed on the all-encompassing influence of classical culture on the playwrights studied, as well as the performative influences of the Italian commedia troupes. Every opportunity is taken to view plays from the classical canon in performance, and students perform their own scenes from selected plays as part of the school-wide vernissage at the close of the quarter.

MPRA 261 - Improvisation
This course provides an overview of the origins and philosophy of improvisation since the mid-twentieth century, and how it has been a major influence since the 1960's on live performance, film and TV and now as a primary format for digital performance media. Students will learn the basics of improvisation and learn to be fearless and creative on stage using a modern approach to improvisational comedy and how to apply improvisational approach to character creation.

MPRA 310 - Stage Combat I
Using the single-sword and unarmed combat, the actor will develop safe and effective means of demonstrating a believable skill set for the stage audience. This specialized form of actor movement develops physical and spatial awareness, grounding, centering, economy of effort, extension of line, focus, timing, action/reaction, moment to moment and impulse reaction. Prerequisite(s): MPRA 106.

MPRA 465 - Advanced Improvisation
This course is a continuation of improvisation studies that provides undergraduate students the opportunity to move to advanced work in improvisation, investigating alternative improvisational techniques as they apply to media and advanced stage practices. Prerequisite(s): MPRA 261.

MPRA 765 - Improvisation Techniques
This course provides an advanced overview of the origins and philosophy of improvisation since the mid-twentieth century. Students develop improvisation techniques through coaching, warm-up exercises, creative performance games and short-form scene-work, team-building, trust, speed, status, active listening, and agreement.

PRMK 200 - Introduction to Printmaking
This studio course introduces basic printmaking processes and equipment with equal emphasis on concept and technique. Students are introduced to a variety of print media and methods, such as monotype, relief, intaglio and lithography, and various approaches to making and printing plates in each medium. Students are expected to develop an understanding of the medium and to learn good studio habits; safe and responsive handling of tools, materials and grounds; and the knowledge required for basic manipulation of the processes used in the production of a printed image. Prerequisite(s): DRAW 100.

PRMK 320 - Monotype Printmaking
Traditionally offered as part of travel study program, this course provides students an opportunity to explore a mix of print processes that address a broad range of ideas, issues and aesthetics in the depiction and development of form. Such processes may be used by a variety of artists, including painters, designers and illustrators. Students may apply drawing or painting experience to the printed image by using the printmaking process to examine and depict a variety of functional forms in black and white and color. Prints incorporate sketches and photographs from local settings, including landscape and architectural forms, market items, furnishings and garden settings. Prerequisite(s): By permission of the department chair.

PRMK 330 - Intaglio Printmaking
Traditionally offered as part of travel study program, this course is designed to take advantage of the inspiration of a particular location. Drawing on the rich historical traditions of the intaglio process, students explore etching as a means of recording the natural and built environments. Numerous styles are examined, as well as the various ways etching has been used to depict landscape and architecture. Students experience a variety of approaches to intaglio printmaking on different plate materials including zinc, copper and Plexiglas. Work is done both on-site and from sketchbook drawings completed on field trips. Classes include demonstrations of all processes, discussion and critique of print content and technical competency. Prerequisite(s): By permission of the department chair.

PRMK 602 - Graduate Printmaking Processes
Students enhance conceptual and technical skills for printmaking mediums. This accelerated course investigates contemporary trends in printmaking, including the use of digital and photomechanical processes, but is designed for graduate students with limited experience in printmaking.

ARTH 240 - Treasures of Provence
This course enables students to gain a deeper appreciation and understanding of the rich artistic traditions and the fascinating history of Provence. Class discussion and site visits focus on many of the art collections and architectural monuments found throughout southern France. Class assignments and research projects provide students the opportunity to complement their major or pursue areas of personal interest. Prerequisite(s): ARTH 110, ENGL 123.

ARTH 370 - French Modernism
During the 19th century, Paris was the center for artistic change in Europe. This course explores the works and theories of major French painters, sculptors and architects, with special consideration given to history and the emerging technologies. Prerequisite(s): Any 200-level ARLH/ARTH course.

DRAW 341 - Travel Portfolio
To draw a place is to know a place. In this course, students develop studies of urban contexts, structures, architectural and sculptural elements, interiors, period furniture and work from historical drawings. A personal focus within the breadth of the portfolio establishes primary motifs, processes and materials. The portfolio is accompanied by related writings and collected materials. Inventive approaches are encouraged. Prerequisite(s): DRAW 100, DSGN 100, DSGN 101.

PNTG 302 - Intermediate Painting
Using a structure that alternates studio sessions with lessons about practical issues of visual documentation, framing and other professional components, this course enables students to create work in a thematic series that develops their painting methods and personal concepts. Prerequisite(s): PNTG 203, PNTG 206.

PNTG 331 - Landscape Painting
This course provides an overview of landscape in painting, with a focus on the conceptual, perceptual and technical evolution of the landscape image in the history of painting. While the course concentrates on issues specific to this genre, attention is also given to the role of technique and theory in the expression of the masters and contemporary practitioners. Prerequisite(s): PNTG 203 or PNTG 206.

PNTG 409 - Advanced Painting
This open studio course allows advanced students to develop their strengths pertaining to their own interests and choices of materials as they work toward a cohesive body of work. Students have relevant reading and writing assignments and complete a finished artist statement. Prerequisite(s): PNTG 310, PNTG 401.

PNTG 728 - Painting Studio I
With coursework structured according to the goals and needs of each student, this studio course is designed to refine students' personal direction and critical vocabulary. Both individual and group critiques support the projects. Prerequisite(s): PNTG 704.

PNTG 738 - Painting Studio II
Using an individual program designed for each student based on previous coursework, this studio course is designed to further refine students' personal focus and critical vocabulary. Both individual and group critiques support the projects. Prerequisite(s): PNTG 728.

PNTG 758 - Painting Studio III
This studio course is designed to further refine students' personal focus and critical vocabulary. An individual program is designed for each student based on previous coursework. Both individual and group critiques support the development of thesis exhibition and the quality of the work. Prerequisite(s): PNTG 738.

PNTG 768 - Painting Studio IV
This studio course is designed to further refine students' personal focus and critical vocabulary. An individual program is designed for each student based on previous coursework. Both individual and group critiques support the projects. Prerequisite(s): PNTG 758.

PHOT 240 - History of Photography II
This course examines the major issues and artists in photography from the early 20th century to the present. Although the emphasis is on photography as a fine art and its relationship to the other arts, topics include documentary photography and photojournalism, fashion and portraiture, and the use of photography in mass media. Prerequisite(s): ARTH 110.

PHOT 317 - Photographic Travel: The Foreign and the Familiar
This course offers the unique photographic opportunity and challenge of finding intimacy and familiarity in the foreign portrait and the foreign landscape. Slide lectures explore important aspects of traveling with a camera in a foreign country and investigate how other photographers have faced this challenge. Assignments focus on urban and rural landscapes and populations. Students may work in black and white and/or color and may use large- or small-format cameras. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 113.

PHOT 319 - Photography Project Seminar II
This advanced course extends students' exploration of the use of the photographic medium for personal expression. Students devise and produce a photographic project that expands on the techniques and processes mastered in previous courses. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 219, PHOT 240, PHOT 313.

PHOT 324 - Documentary Photography
This course introduces experienced black-and-white photographers to the documentary/journalistic branch of photography. Areas covered include history, major forms, styles, practitioners, techniques and practices of this important use of the medium. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 115.

PHOT 475 - Photography Senior Project
The emphasis of this course is on developing a technically excellent body of work that evidences a strong personal aesthetic and an engagement with conceptual inquiry. Students receive and participate in intensive critique of photographic projects and are provided with personalized guidance and advice regarding careers in the field. Strategies for effective articulation of motivations, concepts, and influences are covered in depth; students gain the ability to situate their work in relation to contemporary and historical trends within the medium. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 319.

PHOT 706 - Documentary Photography I
This graduate course is designed to familiarize students with the practical and historical fundamentals of the documentary photograph. Students learn, through examples and assignments, how to photograph in a documentary manner, and how to develop an authentic style within this genre.

PHOT 719 - Photographic Arts I
This is the first in a series of a flexible, self-directed seminar/critique courses that allow students maximum freedom to define and develop directions in personal artistic growth and evolution while receiving guidance and criticism in different contexts and from multiple viewpoints. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 709.

PHOT 722 - Photographic Arts II
This self-directed seminar/critique course continues the photographic arts series. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 718 or PHOT 719.

PHOT 736 - The Photographic Travelogue
Offering unique opportunities to photograph and learn in a foreign environment, this course gives students in-depth insights on another culture's façade, reality, traditions and values. In an intensive program that deals with both creating photographs and investigating photographic history, there is a focus on comparing students' work to the existing canon as created by previous native (and foreign) photographers.

PHOT 749 - Photography M.A. Final Portfolio
This course focuses on each M.A. student's personal vision and the many ways to present that vision through a final portfolio in printed and/or digital format. Students utilize compositional elements with appropriate descriptive methodologies in order to clearly communicate particular ideas or concepts. Students also are expected to develop appropriate business practices for their chosen field. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 718 or PHOT 722.

PHOT 753 - Photographic Arts III
This self-directed seminar/critique course continues the photographic arts series. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 722.

PHOT 764 - Photographic Arts IV
This self-directed seminar/critique course continues the photographic arts series. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 753.

PHOT 775 Photographic Arts V
This self-directed seminar/critique course continues the photographic arts series. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 764.

SCPT 360 - Installation Art
This course explores many of the 20th-century sculptural issues related to installation art. Topics may include indoor and outdoor site-specific work, sculpture on a grand scale, and 3-D public art. Students are required to execute an installation piece complete with proposals and preliminary models. Prerequisite(s): SCPT 115.