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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 with an opportunity to complement their major or pursue areas of personal interest. Prerequisites: ARTH 110, ENGL 123.

ARTH 255 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. Prerequisites: ARTH 110, ENGL 123.

DRAW 300 Advanced Drawing and Painting
This course synthesizes the hands-on creative component of drawing and painting used in the classical world with the intellectual exploration of that world from a historical perspective. Students have the unique opportunity to create art on location at historically significant and visually stimulating sites. The major concentration is on architecture, landscapes and architectural and local details. Prerequisite: DRAW 100. This course may serve as a substitute for DRAW 101, DRAW 102 or DRAW 201.

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. Prerequisites: DRAW 100, DSGN 100, DSGN 101.

DRAW 708 Graduate Drawing
This independent studio course approaches drawing as a unique fine art medium, as well as a means for building momentum for works in other media. Students explore drawing both as a process through which ideas may be presented, and as a finished product with renewed relevance in contemporary art. The course encourages students to establish a working method in drawing unique to their respective studio practice.

FASH 303 The Business of Fashion
This course is directed toward the commercial and professional elements of fashion. Students are expected to analyze all aspects of merchandising and marketing within fashion and its related industries. Prerequisites: FASH 220, FASH 300.

FASH 333 Knitwear Design for Fashion
Students are introduced to the processes of creating fully-fashioned knitwear. Assigned projects support the development of a knitwear sample book, and students explore various techniques and processes needed to create finished apparel. Prerequisite: FASH 315.

FASH 335 Decorative Surfaces
In this study of fabrics, students manipulate fabrics and textures to produce special decorative effects for detailing fashion apparel at all levels of the marketplace. Prerequisite: FASH 315.

FILM 224 History of Film
The development of the motion picture medium is examined through lectures, readings and screenings of landmark works. Students are expected to analyze film as an art form, a communications tool and an entertainment source. Technological developments and sociological influences are considered, as well as the present and future directions of the medium. Prerequisite: ARTH 110.

FILM 305 Directing the Narrative
This course combines hands-on exercises, screenings and demonstrations of the fundamental directing skills required for visual storytelling. Students are introduced to plot development, scene continuity, dramatic motivation of talent, the main narrative models and the language of various narrative structures. Prerequisites: ENGL 180 or FILM 106, FILM 210, SNDS 201.

FILM 453 International Video Seminar
This course allows students to produce a videotape, utilizing the architectural backdrops of Provence as a stimulus for creating unmatched footage for a sample reel. Prerequisite: FILM 101 and permission of the professor.

FILM 729 Directing for Film and Television
This course focuses on the theoretical and aesthetic challenges faced by the director. Students screen and discuss selected films, analyzing specific issues related to framing, screen direction and camera placement. Strategies for preparing actors, character development and casting are addressed through a survey of various schools of acting theory. Workshops provide students with practical experience in staging dramatic narrative scenes. This hands-on experience emphasizes dialogue analysis, dramatic script content and shot design. The class is conducted in a collaborative environment to reflect the director-actor working relationship. Prerequisites: FILM 710, FILM 717.

FILM 753 International Video Seminar
In this course, students are directed to produce a videotape using the architectural and natural backdrops of foreign locations. Students are expected to use the footage to produce a sample reel.

PNTG 203 Oil-based Media Exploration
This course explores versatile processes for planning and developing a visual idea using oil-based media. The class examines both traditional and contemporary applications of media, including under-painting, fat over lean paint application, glazing, scumbling, impasto and alla prima. Students construct and prepare sound painting supports for canvas and panel as well as an oil-primed, sized linen support, and are taught safe handling of solvents and mediums. Prerequisites: DSGN 101, DRAW 101.

PNTG 361 Painting: Developing a Personal Vision
Students create a cohesive body of work based on a studio proposal. Students develop appropriate goals in coordination with the professor to explore the language of color, shape and texture in relationship to expanded concepts. Prerequisites: DRAW 101, DSGN 100, DSGN 101.

PNTG 728 Painting Studio I
With coursework structured according to the goals and needs of each students, this studio course is designed to refine students’ personal direction and critical vocabulary. Both individual and group critiques support the projects.

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: 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: 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: PNTG 758.