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  • CHEM 6013 Laboratory Research III

    This course is third in the series of laboratory research courses and is designed to train students to critically fuse ideas, implement new protocols, and bring projects to their fruition, culminating in a dissertation. In this course, emphasis is placed on mastery of the skill sets gained in previous research courses, as well as development of creative and ethical research practices. Emphasis is also placed on the continued development in the areas of synthesis, properties, characterization
    and theoretical approaches to materials and biomaterials. The major goal is to build on the skill sets students have obtained in the other courses of this series and independently start consolidating research, synthetic, and analytical skills for careers in the global chemical and materials industry. This course continues to educate students in peer review publishing procedures, publication writing, and transmittal protocols. Students start honing the ability to summarize research findings
    in the form of research report, oral and poster presentations.


      Prerequisite(s):
    CHEM 6012   or instructor’s permission
    Credits: 3.0

  

  • CIEC 6150 Strat for Early Childhood Teachers Support Learning for Children with Special Needs in Incl P3 Class

    This course is designed to provide teachers in P-3 settings with knowledge of best practices for working with students with diverse needs and abilities, including those with disabilities, in the range of preschool-grade 3 settings. The focus will be on adapting the physical classroom environment and specific teaching and learning methodologies to support specialized needs for students to meeting academic standards in developmentally appropriate ways.  Topics will include, developmental screening, the implementation of Individualized Educational Programs (IEPs); ADHD, Autism, Down Syndrome, as well as other low incidence disabling conditions including neurological, visual, hearing, and orthopedic impairments; the exceptionally bright child; sensory integration; working collaboratively with special education professionals and families; selecting and adapting curriculum materials and play experiences; assessing learning for the specialized learner; supporting appropriate behavior; and creating classroom environments that encourage collaboration among typically developing students and students with special needs.  Prerequisite(s): Permission of the department is required.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ELLM 5190 Classroom Management for School Librarians

    This online course provides prospective school librarians with an understanding of theories of student/learning development and their behavioral implications in the library and classroom. Methods for adapting instruction and managing the classroom and library to benefit diverse learners are explored. It provides an introduction to techniques for classroom and library management, and expectations and rules in the school library and classroom. Principles, procedures, and strategies for classroom behavior management, social skills development, assessment of social behavior, and learning environment enhancement are explored. 
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • SPC 5710 Specially Designed Instruction

    This course is designed to provide students with knowledge of the best practices for working with students with diverse needs and abilities, including those with disabilities, in a variety of educational settings. Emphasis will be placed on adapting specific teaching and learning methodologies to meet the needs of students with disabilities in meeting academic standards. Topics will include: the development, implementation, and accountability to Individualized Education Programs (IEPs); the selection, adaptation, and development of instructional materials and assessment across curricular areas; as well as the role of the special educator in the school community.


      Prerequisite(s): SPC 5010  
    Credits: 3.0


Accounting
  

  • ACCT 5990 Selected Topic

    A topic not covered by an existing course is offered as recommended by the department and approved by the dean. Prerequisite: Permission of the chairperson 1-6 credits
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ACCT 6060 Financial Accounting for Managers

    The course will focus on how to organize, present, analyze, and interpret financial accounting information. Accounting information is organized in the form of journals, special ledgers, and the general journal. Financial information is presented in the form of financial statements, principally, the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statements and statement of retained earnings. Management input in financial statements relates to interpretation of accounting numbers. Ethical issues are covered in this course on topics relating to control of cash and receivables, recognition of revenues and expenses, and separation of duties in relation to custody of assets and record keeping. Global and diversity issues will be covered when discussing valuation of assets and liabilities of foreign operations, recognition of foreign exchange gains and losses, and the repatriation of dividends. The course also integrates International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and although U.S. GAAP and IFRS use the same concepts but sometimes they use different methods and the differences are discussed and illustrated. The impact of technology on accounting and financial information systems will be incorporated in the course in discussions relating to management of cash and accounts receivable, valuation of inventory, and management of fixed assets.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ACCT 6070 Accounting for Strategic Business Decision Making

    The course is designed to offer management accounting and costing tools for decision-making and business strategy. Some examples of these tools are: cost-volume-profit analysis, product costing, incremental analysis, investment and operational budgeting, and standard costing. Real world cases and examples will be used extensively. Students will learn how financial and non-financial information can be integrated in areas such as strategic positioning and value-chain analysis to gain and enhance competitive advantage in the market place. Prerequisite(s): ACCT 6060  Financial Accounting for Managers
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ACCT 6990 Internship in Accounting

    This is a cooperative education / field work experience. The mission of the intership program is to provide students with a valuable employment experience by working, uninterrupted for a significant amount of time, with a public, private, or governmental entity in the student’s geographical area.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ACCT 7000 Independent Study

    Arranged with a faculty sponsor and agreed upon by the department chair and dean.
    Credits: 1.0 - 6.0
  

  • ACCT 7100 Financial Accounting and Reporting I

    This is an intensive M.B.A. course geared towards students committed to take the CPA examinations. It studies in-depth specific accounting subjects such as assets and liabilities and equity, revenue and expense recognition, accounting changes and error analysis, and preparing income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement for business entities. Prerequisite(s): ACCT 606 or ACCT 6060  or 212 or 2120
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ACCT 7200 Financial Accounting and Reporting II

    This is an intensive M.B.A. course geared toward students committed to take the CPA examinations. It studies in-depth specific accounting subjects such as deferred taxes, pension, leases, business combinations and consolidations, partnership, foreign currency transactions and translation, and accounting for government and not-for-profit entities. Prerequisite(s): ACCT 710 or ACCT 7100  or 312 or 3120
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ACCT 7260 Current Financial Accounting Problems

    This course reviews the most recent pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and selected regulatory bodies. Emphasis is on the application and limitations of the pronouncements using a case and problem approach. Prerequisite(s): ACCT 606 or ACCT 6060  or both BSCO 601 or 6010 and BSCO 606 or 6060
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ACCT 7270 Advanced Cost/Managerial Accounting

    Provides an in-depth study of complex cost problems with emphasis on profit planning and control. Among the topics covered are budgeting, standard costing, cost and profit analysis, differential and comparative cost analysis. Prerequisite(s): ACCT 606 or ACCT 6060  or both BSCO 601 or 6010 and BSCO 606 or 6060
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ACCT 7280 Current Tax Problems

    Looks at tax-minimizing decision making of individuals and corporate managers. The course is a practical study of federal income taxes and estate and gift taxes and emphasizes research techniques and tax planning principles. Prerequisite(s): ACCT 606 or ACCT 6060  or both BSCO 601 or 6010 and BSCO 606 or 6060
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ACCT 7290 Advanced Auditing

    Examines the most recent pronouncements of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, application of computerized techniques to auditing, use of statistical sampling and certain aspects of management auditing. Emphasis is on the study of the topics through cases and problems.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ACCT 7300 Auditing and Attestation

    This is an intensive M.B.A. course geared towards students committed to taking the CPA examinations. The course is designed to provide the student with in-depth understanding of all aspects of auditing. These include accepting and planning the audit, evaluating internal controls, verifying account balances and financial statement assertions, reporting on audited financial statements, as well as auditing standards, and the legal liabilities and professional and personal ethical responsibilities of auditors. Prerequisite(s): ACCT 720 or ACCT 7200  or 312 or 3120
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ACCT 7310 International Financial Statement Analysis

    This course examines the financial and management accounting problems of international entities, the structuring of external and internal reporting and the application of recent accounting pronouncements. This course also applies some of the many accounting and economic concepts to the analysis of a firm’s financial position and performance as shown in published information, primarily focusing on financial statements. Prerequisite(s): ACCT 606 or ACCT 6060  or both BSCO 601 or 6010 and BSCO 606 or 6060
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ACCT 7400 Regulation:Federal Taxation

    This is an intensive M.B.A. course geared towards students committed to taking the CPA examinations. The course provides a study of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code with emphasis on income taxation of individuals and corporations. The course looks at tax-minimizing decision-making of individuals and corporate managers. The course is a practical study of federal income taxes and estate and gift taxes and emphasizes research techniques and tax planning principles. Provides practice in the preparation of tax returns and solution of case problems. Prerequisite(s): ACCT 606 or ACCT 6060  or 312 or 3120
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ACCT 7420 Taxation of Individuals

    This is an intensive MBA course geared towards students committed to taking the CPA examination. The course provides a study of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code with emphasis on income taxation of individuals.  The course looks at tax-minimizing decision making of individuals. The course is a practical study of federal income taxes and emphasizes research techniques and tax planning principles; it provides practice in the preparation of tax returns and solution of case problems.

      Prerequisite(s): ACCT 6070  
    Credits: 3.0

  

  • ACCT 7440 Taxation of Business Entities

    This is an intensive MBA course geared towards students committed to taking the CPA examination. The course provides a study of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code with emphasis on income taxation of business entities.  The course looks at tax-minimizing decision making of entities and their owners. The course is a practical study of federal income taxes as they relate to business entities, such as C Corporation, S Corporation, Partnerships and LLCs with emphasis on research techniques and tax planning principles; it provides practice in the preparation of tax returns and solution of case problems.  

      Prerequisite(s): ACCT 7420  
    Credits: 3.0

  

  • ACCT 7500 Regulation: Business Law and Ethics

    The course is designed to equip students with an understanding of complex concepts and ethical problems in business organizations from a legal perspective. The course will survey various available business entities, including different types of partnerships, C corporation, S corporation and LLCs. Knowledge of the property law and contracts under both common and UCC will be emphasized. This course is designed teach students analytical ability to organize, process and interpret law and to develop and evaluate opinions for decision making.  The course is designed to enhance students’ research ability to locate and extract relevant information and to effectively elicit and express information or judgment through written or oral means. Real world cases and examples will be used extensively. Students will learn how business law concepts can be applied to solve some of the most complex ethical dilemmas.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ACCT 7600 Financial Analysis and Decisions

    This course is an in-depth study of the information contained in financial statements and the techniques to analyze corporate profitability and risk, and to make credit and investment decisions. Prerequisite(s): ACCT 606 or ACCT 6060  or 212 or 2120 Cross Listed Course(s): FIN 7600 
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ACCT 7990 Selected Topics

    A topic not covered by an existing course will be offered as recommended by the department and approved by the dean. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the department chairperson
    Credits: 1.0 - 6.0

Anthropology
  

  • ANTH 5950 Graduate Field Study in Anthropology

    The Graduate Anthropology Field Study provides fieldwork and research opportunities for graduate students who seek to develop practical skills in any of the subfields of general anthropology. Students select specific field school programs in consultation with instructors and based on the availability of projects; these programs are hosted by accredited academic/research institutions, or initated by WPUNJ faculty. In addition to providing hands-on experience, the course seeks to foster international exchanges and promotes collaboration on a variety of research projects. Graduate students will receive one credit for every 45 hours of field study accumulated and may registe for Graduate Anthropology field Study repeatedly, for a maximum of 6 credits. Graduate Field study programs may require travel, room and board fees.
    Credits: 1.0 - 6.0
  

  • ANTH 5990 Selected Topics

    A topic not covered by an existing course is offered as recommended by the department and approved by the dean. Prerequisite(s): Permission of program director
    Credits: 1.0 - 6.0
  

  • ANTH 6010 Theory Comparative Religions

    Focus is on such major theorists as Spencer, Lang, Malinowski, Durkheim, Mauss, and Freud in an analysis of the important role of religion in traditional societies. A multidisciplinary approach and analysis of conflicting theories are included in this cross-cultural study.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ANTH 6030 Power and Influence in Cultural Perspective

    Analyzes power and influence in cross-cultural perspective, showing the significance of these concepts at every level of socioeconomic development.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ANTH 6040 Ecological Anthropology

    Studies the complex interactions between culture and the environment from a global perspective.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ANTH 6050 Comparative Enculturation

    Designed to study the enculturation of the child, utilizing a cross-cultural perspective. Factors in sociocultural conditioning that make the child’s environment meaningful are analyzed. Specific cultures are explored, focusing on such factors as social class, socioeconomic conditions, and stages of the socialization process.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ANTH 6070 Values and Social Change

    Analyzes the ways in which cultural values affect the acceptance or rejection of social change in a given society. The meaning of values and the ways in which various disciplines have approached the study of situations involving social changes in various societies are discussed.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ANTH 6080 Educational Anthropology

    This seminar provides the tools for the application of anthropological principles and methods to education as part of the enculturative process and as an agent for cultural stability and change in both simple and complex societies. Basic anthropological concepts are utilized in the analysis of specific systems of both formal and informal education with a view to acquiring a deeper understanding of the role of education in the socialization of the individual within a specific cultural context.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ANTH 6090 History of Anthropological Theory

    Examines the influence of classical and modern anthropological theorists upon the discipline today. Included are the contributions of Benedict, Mead, Levi-Strauss, Malinowski, Boas, Radcliff-Brown, Maine, and Frazer. Areas of study include comparative law, cultural evolutionism, religion, functionalism, ethnology, and diffusionism.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ANTH 6100 Changing Sex Roles

    Analyzes the effect of sociocultural influences on the determination of sex roles within specific social settings. Includes cross-cultural data and approaches the subject from many viewpoints. The effects of social change on women’s roles and the changing sex emphasis in modern society are discussed from the point of view of society and its requirements.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ANTH 7000 Independent Study

    As approved and to be arranged.
    Credits: 1.0 - 6.0

Art History
  

  • ARTH 5100 Graduate Seminar in Modernism

    This graduate seminar–Part I–is devoted to issues in the history of Modernism from late nineteenth century to World War II. Begin with a rigorous examination of Cubism and its ancestry in Cezanne and Manet. Discuss the political implications of avant-garde movements in the period of World War I. The seminar examines the implications of the rise of an American art scene. Discuss the meanings of great artists such as Picasso, O’Keefe, and Duchamp, and also the value of an art history of style without names and heroes. The problems of the architecture of modernism also are investigated.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTH 5110 Graduate Seminar in Modern and Contemporary Art

    This graduate seminar–Part II–in modern and contemporary art focuses on World War II and its traumatic aftermath. There is a rigorous examination of the French surrealist influence on American Abstract Expressionism in New York. The role of the political from the Great Depression forward is scrutinized, as well as the Mexican muralists and their influence. Movements in art since 1960 are also investigated: Pop, Minimalism, Neo-expressionism, Graffiti, Trans-avant-garde, etc. The impact of contemporary feminism and ecological movements is considered. The major goal of the class is to map out honestly the contradictory and bewildering maze of contemporary art movements with attention to the theme of pluralism. Prerequisite(s): ARTH 5100 
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTH 5120 Graduate Seminar in art Criticism and Theory

    This course is a seminar in the fundamental problems and theories of modern and contemporary art. The student reads basic texts by artists and examines major philosophical and aesthetic statements from Dewey to Schapiro, Rosalind Krauss, and Susan Sontag. The emphasis is on style, the nature of critique, and the ideas of our epoch. Poet-critics such as O’Hara and Ashbery are scrutinized in the light of their precursors from Baudelaire to Breton and Apollinaire.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTH 5310 Art in New York

    Explores New York City as an international center in the visual arts. Each week students visit world-famous and less familiar museums, galleries, and architectural landmarks.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTH 5580 History of Photography

    This course will provide an overview of photography as a fine art and medium of communication. Starting as a tool for documentation to its use by artists, photography has provided us with an unprecedented device for “seeing” the world. The aim of this course is not encyclopedic knowledge but a critical understanding of photography, its evolution, key innovators and artists, all within the context of the Modern and Postmodern experience.

     
    Credits: 3.0

  

  • ARTH 5700 American Art

    A study of the major movements and individuals in painting, sculpture, and architecture in the United States, from the turn of the 20th century until the post-modern period.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTH 5900 Gallery Worshop

    An introduction to the world of galleries and museums, this course includes hands-on experience working in the University galleries. Students will learn how exhibits are organized, assist with the design and installation of an exhibit, and learn about basic publicity packets and other essentials of gallery work.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTH 5990 Selected Topics

    A topic not covered by an existing course is offered as recommended by the department and approved by the dean. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the chairperson
    Credits: 1.0 - 6.0
  

  • ARTH 7000 Independent Study

    Conduct an independent research study in art history proposed by the student under a specific faculty member. The topic is to be approved by the supervising faculty member, the graduate program director, the department chair, and the dean.
    Credits: 1.0 - 6.0

Art Studio
  

  • ARTS 5010 Studio Practice/Critique I

    Studio Practice and Critique I is a weekly interdisciplinary studio critique course which clusters related disciplines in the MFA program, allowing the weekly presentation and discussion of media specific work. The critique setting creates an open forum for the free exchange of ideas regardless of concentration. Course work involves the production and presentation of original work in progress for review and discussion. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5050 Advanced Drawing Studio

    This course is a graduate level course open to graduate students. Emphasis is placed upon self-expression and experimentation with materials. This intensive studio course focuses on content and process. After much creative seaching, through small-scale drawings and experimentation, a cohesive body of work will be produced. Students will create challenging works that express their personal vision and challenge their preconceived ideas about what drawing is. Developing and fulfilling individual project goals, with the continuous imput of both professor and class peers through group and individual critiques, will be stressed. The process of sorting through ideas, writing a plan of action, and producing mature works based on that plan will be taught. A sense of commitment to the process of self-motivation necessary for maturing as professional artists will be the main emphasis. Students are expected to experiment with methods and materials in order to find the best venue for their personal voice. Weekly outside assignments as well as readings and field trips required. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5100 Sculpture

    Graduate-level sculpture studio for which sculpture training at the undergraduate level is required. Problems in the execution and the aesthetics of sculpture are approached on both a group and an individual basis. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course. Prerequisite(s): Previous study in sculpture
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5110 Sculpture/Digital Media I

    Sculpture is a kind of physical philosophy. It becomes particularly interesting when it loses all of its physical attributes and becomes virtual. Digital media is a utopian representational system. We will study the ways that computers deal with Form making and apply it to the development of sculptural concepts via software. This a preparatory course for Scupture and Digital Media and introduces students to the various software philosophies for modeling for sculpture.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5115 Hack and Make

    Advanced studio course in interactive sculpture and physical computing. The course introduces single-board programming, basic and intermediate electric circuits, controllers, sensors, and kinetic components through a series of workshops. During the course students develop their individual projects and apply their learned approaches and techniques to expand the body of work related to their graduate thesis. They become accomplished at integrating digital components into physical objects enabling their work with function, behavior, and interactivity.
      May be completed twice for a total of 6 credits
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5130 Sculpture: Foundry

    This course is designed to introduce students to the methodologies of casting metal. It will explore the historical placement and inherent cultural references of metal as a sculptural medium. This course will develop students’ skills in casting metals with an emphasis on advanced pattern-making, mold-making, sprueing, patination, and casting techniques. Aluminum, Bronze, and Iron will be explored as well as non-traditional casting media as well. Students will develop their concepts through casting their work in metal. Safe practices and procedures are demonstrated and emphasized throughout the semester. In addition to lectures, presentations, and demonstrations students will have the opportunity to cast their own works in a variety of media.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5200 Painting

    Laboratory experience supplemented with discussion of contemporary painting concepts and the analysis of visual structure and materials. Major emphasis is on a student-determined work program in selected painting media and problems. Specific painting assignments depend upon individual needs. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course. Prerequisite(s): Previous study in painting
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5210 Graduate Watercolor

    This course is an advanced level painting course open to graduate students. Students will learn how to work with watercolor, either representationally or abstractly, while experimenting with source material of personal interest. Students will learn how to manipulate the fluidity of the paint, use wet on wet, dry brush, dripping and layering techniques, while creating challenging work in a cohesive series. Developing and fulfilling individual project goals, with the continuous input of both professor and class peers through group and individual critiques, will be stressed. Weekly outside assignments are required. Readings and field trips may be required as well. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5230 Chinese Ink Painting

    Emphasizes the creative aspect of Chinese art. This course applies Chinese artistic theories in artistic practice; it is not a Chinese art history course. Particular emphasis is placed on painting materials and techniques, as well as learning how to appreciate Chinese painting and its characteristics. This course enables students to view a unique Asian culture from a new perspective and to absorb elements from a different cultural tradition into their own artistic articulation and elaboration. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5250 Figurative Painting

    Through the uninterrupted history of painting, the human figure has been showcased time and time again, and still it remains relevant today as many painters breathe new life into figuration. Portraying a human body is a nuanced and often overwhelming task which is why it is a class in itself. This class focuses strictly on painting the human body using oil paint. All in class paintings will be done from observing a live nude model. Proportional accuracy is expected as well as sensitivity to light and color. The course will not only provide students with instruction on painting the figure, but - due to its fixed subject matter- it acts as a platform for a painter to experiment with the formal properties of painting. Prerequisite(s): ARTS 5200 
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5300 Printmaking-Intaglio

    Studies intaglio printmaking techniques using etching, hard and soft grounds and aquatint. Emphasis is on black-and-white hand-printing and experimentation in methods of color printing. Woodcut and nonferrous plates for color printing are also employed. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course. Prerequisite(s): Previous study in printmaking
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5310 Printmaking-Lithography

    An in-depth study of aluminum plate lithography printing techniques. Introduction to color, photo, and digital processes. Emphasis is placed on the use of this technology as a tool to extend the personal development of the student’s own work. Problems are more individualized. Outside assignments required. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course. Prerequisite(s): Previous study in printmaking; repeatable twice.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5320 Printmaking-Screenprinting

    An exploration at the graduate level, of screen printing techniques and multiple color printing, along with approaches to the printing, handling, and signing of editions. The student learn the basic technical procedures through a series of specific problem solving assignments. Overall emphasis is on personal growth through individual image-making and group interaction. Outside projects required. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course. Prerequisite(s): previous work in printmaking; repeatable once.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5330 Printmaking-New Media Etching

    This course is a study of new techniques of photo intaglio such as ImagOn film etching and Solar plate etching as a tool for the personal expression of ideas. Combining images from other media such as digital imaging, drawing, painting, photography, and sculpture are encouraged. Outside assignments required. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course. Prerequisite(s): previous experience in printmaking; repeatable twice.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5400 Ceramics

    In this graduate-level ceramics studio, ceramic forming and fabricating techniques, as well as glaze formation, are included. Outside work required. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course. Prerequisite(s): previous study of ceramics
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5500 Design Methodology

    this course is a comprehensive exploration of the graphic design discipline through theory and innovation. combining multiple artistic disciplines, students will analyze and author solutions for potential large-scale print, interactive and multimedia experiences. Emphasis will be placed on student concepts, design exploration, research and theoretical development. Students own design aesthetic will be realized in a final project which will require intense analysis in relationship to both method and form.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5520 Typographic Exploration

    This course is a comprehensive overview using type as a form of visual and personal interpretation. Students will investigate typography in both traditional and experimental communication, as well as historical and current trends in design. Students will also analyze and create typographic solutions for interactive and multimedia experiences. Emphasis will be placed on student concepts, design exploration, research and innovation. Students will gain a greater understanding of typographic principals and will continue to develop a personal and professional design aesthetic.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5600 Fibers Textile Design

    Design and execution of art fabrics are considered primarily for their aesthetic qualities. Each fabric is developed as a one-of-a-kind art object. All media and techniques appropriate to the design are employed. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5610 Fibers Weaving

    Graduate-level studio in multiharness weaving. Emphasis on pattern drafting and exploration of color and texture. Repeatable twice Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course. Prerequisite(s): Previous weaving experience
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5700 Photography

    Develops techniques to express aesthetic ideas in black-and-white photography. A series of problems that relate to a central idea is emphasized, as well as group critiques to discuss aesthetic and technical aspects of work accomplished. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course. Prerequisite(s): Previous study in photography
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5730 Projects in Photography

    Advanced graduate projects in photography. Primarily a critique course, the goal of this class is to formulate and create a body of work that explores a personal vision and develops a personal work method through the commitment of a long-term project. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course. Prerequisite(s): previous experience in photography; repeatable three times.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5740 Photography as Tool for Artist

    Introduces photography as a way of making images for documentation of art and capturing images for use in other media. Includes introduction to basic camera use, exposure measurement, lighting and techniques for preparing the slide or print portfolio. This course includes instruction on using commercial photographic imaging service bureaus and does not include instruction in film and print processing. Students are introduced to both digital and emulsion technology. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5750 Projects in Digital Photography

    Projects include digital image processing and manipulation through the use of Adobe Photoshop while practicing traditional camera work. Lens art topics emphasize capturing live images through the creative uses of moment, frame, viewpoint, perspective, and lighting rather than appropriating images. Coursework includes an exploration of digital printing techniques. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5820 Projects in 2D Digital Arts

    Advanced aspects of paint, drawing, and photo digital systems are studied. Electronic painting, compositing, collaging, and typographic techniques are explored in depth. Complex methods and new functionalities of software are applied to projects relevant to the student’s evolving work. Each student is expected to seriously investigate one or more areas of digital art’s role in the art or media design areas, while simultaneously developing a body of work conveying a personal aesthetic. Repeatable twice.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5830 Projects in Web Design

    Explore design on the Web through the creation of interesting, intelligent, usable, and well-designed Web sites. Students enhance their dexterity in HTML and their understanding of the history of the Internet and the aesthetics of Web design through the use of user-friendly features and navigation techniques. Work with several graphic, animation, sound, and Web programs. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5850 3-D Computer Graphic I - Modeling

    This course is involved in the use of advanced software and hardware for the production of computer art and animation. The course builds upon the 3-D modeling experience of the student by developing technical skills and aesthetic judgements in a series of projects that involve complex mdoels, rendering, systems administration, paint systems, etc. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5860 Compositing, Edit, Motion

    This course covers advanced projects in editing, compositing, and motion graphics. Students are exposed to, and master, the concepts and techniques of nonlinear editing, compositing of layers of computer generated imagery and live action video, and design of titling and motion graphics. Emphasis is placed upon skill, craft, and development of visual and heuristic comprehension. Repeatable once. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course. Prerequisite(s): ARTS 5850  
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5870 Projects in Storyboarding and Design

    Projects in design techniques and narrative storytelling used by animators and filmmakers to create and execute animated films on a professional level. Brainstorming, script writing, production design, storyboarding, and animatics fill the balance of assignments, reinforced by classroom critique, lectures on cinematic technique, film history, and film and animation screenings in class. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5880 Cell Animation Projects

    Projects involve the concepts and techniques used in the art of traditional cell animation. Study the in-depth and practical use of methods to extend drawing into kinetic motion with an emphasis on the development of an understanding of physics, kinetics, as well as cause and effect in the contest of animated film. Develop the ability to communicate psychological and emotive characterization through drawing and animation. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5890 Projects Drawing for Animators

    Draw advanced projects for animation that follow the twelve principles of animation. The course covers creation and development of character and the expression of emotion and personality through projects in drawing. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5900 Tracking the Artist’s Way

    Lectures, discussions, readings and assignements are intended to strengthen the development of a methodology for evolving one’s personal creative process. This is a study of noteworthy historical examples of tracking one’s artistic life through notebooks, journals and sketchbooks. Journal/sketchbook work with the intent of learning stimulates creative energy and uncovers clues toward the development of a personal style. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5910 Visual Literacy and the Interpretation of Meaning

    Through lectures, discussions, readings, and assignments in visual literacy, study visual language and how meaning is expressed archetypally in formalist, symbolist, surrealist, conceptual, psychological, mythological, and transcendental art. Interpret the meaning of peer work through guided practice. Oral presentation and written paper are required. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5950 Internship

    As approved and to be arranged.
    Credits: 1.0 - 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5980 Graduate Studio Projects

    Independent investigation through the development and execution of a defined visual arts project related to student’s area of emphasis or specialization. Work to include defining a project, structuring a schedule, documentation of visual and traditional research through the development of a notebook, and execution and production of the project to completion. Students work independently out of class and meet with instructor via a combination of individual meetings, group critiques and an online blog.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 5990 Selected Topics

    A topic not covered by an existing course is offered as recommended by the department and approved by the dean. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course.
    Credits: 1.0 - 6.0
  

  • ARTS 6010 Studio Practice/Critique II

    Studio Practice and Critique ii s a weekly interdisciplinary studio critique course which clusters related disciplines in the MFA program, allowing the weekly presentation and discussion of media specific work. The critique setting creates an open forum for the free exchange of ideas regardless of concentration. Course work involves the production and presentation of original work in progress for review and discussion. This course is to be team taught each semester by multiple faculty with diverse expertise. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 6100 Advanced Projects: Sculpture

    Advanced sculpture projects and further development enhances this individual approach to sculptural media. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course. Prerequisite(s): ARTS 5100 
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 6110 Sculpture Studio

    This course is intended to be a summation of the student’s studies in sculpture. Projects should be of an independent nature and synthesize techniques and visual judgement in a cogent body of work. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course. Prerequisite(s): ARTS 6100 
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 6120 Sculpture And Digital Media II

    This course is a continuing study of sculpture and digital media using diverse software and hardware to engage conceptual and technical issues in sculpture. Prerequisite(s): ARTS 511
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 6200 Advanced Projects: Painting

    This is a means of clarifying an artist’s objective in pictorial formthrough advanced painting technique. A student determined program of work is essential. Discusses and critiques current ideas relevant to the student’s aesthetic interests. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course. Prerequisite(s): ARTS 5200 
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 6210 Painting Studio

    Independent projects in painting that emphasize the synthesis of aesthetics and technique and the production of a cohesive body of work. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course. Prerequisite(s): ARTS 6200 
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 6300 Advanced Projects: Printmaking

    Advanced printmaking projects that emphasize the development of a personal aesthetic and advanced printmaking. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course. Prerequisite(s): ARTS 5300 
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 6310 Printmaking Studio

    Independent projects in printmaking that emphasize the synthesis of technique and the production of a cohesive body of work. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course. Prerequisite(s): ARTS 6300 
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 6400 Advanced Projects: Ceramics

    Examines advanced individual ceramics problems. Outside work is required. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course. Prerequisite(s): ARTS 5400 
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 6410 Ceramics Studio

    This course involves independent studio work. Projects done by candidate should lead to the final thesis exhibition. Works should synthesize philosophical, technical, and creative aspects of the student. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course. Prerequisite(s): ARTS 6400 
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 6600 Fibers Textile Studio

    Design and execution of fabrics related to a specific theme or concept based on research and student interest. Paramount consideration is given to both function and aesthetic qualities. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course. Prerequisite(s): ARTS 5600 
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 6620 Advanced Surface Design Studio

    This course involves design and execution of prints, fabrics, paper, synthetic, natural and plastic surfaces, as they relate to the student’s creativity and philosophical attitudes. Patterning, layout, color “forecasting” and presentation are covered at an advanced level. Designs are both developed through computer painting, drawing, digital photography, and hand-drawn for translation to digital formats, for further manipulation and to be “set” into innovative patterns. Contemporary work, as well as student work-in-progress, will be researched and critiqued. Individual projects and research should lead to a solid final body of work. Prerequisite(s): ARTS 6600 
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 6700 Advanced Project: Photography

    A classroom experience involving a sharing of individual explorations of photography as an art form. Emphasis is on development of the student’s special interest area and the continued development of one’s personal vision through photography. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course. Prerequisite(s): ARTS 5700 
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 6740 Alternative Photo Methods

    An interdisciplinary graduate seminar about using photography, its methods, materials, and processes to make art in forms other than the framed print on the gallery wall. The course surveys alternative methods of presentation including the page, the book, the projection or computer screen, photo-sculpture, installation, and environmental work. Students explore the techniques of direct manipulation of the image before, during or after photographing, and the use of photographically derived images combined with other media. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 6770 Professional Practice: Photography

    In this course, students will develop their personal work and create professional presentations. Critique topics include contemporary and historical practices and their implementation in students’ work, how photography functions in the art world as well as popular culture, and issues relevant to emerging photographers including recent technological changes in photo practice. Visiting artists share how students can utilize their photography skills in professional practice after graduation. A final presentation of work from this class is required in the form of a self-published book, a portfolio, or an exhibition.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 6800 Advanced 3-D Computer Animation

    This course deals with advanced 3-D computer animation. The student develops practices that deepen software skills and professional techniques. Aesthetic issues are also discussed. Projects vary from individual to group animations. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 6810 Advanced 3-D Computer Modeling

    Continued 3-D modeling experience in the development of advanced technical skills and deepening of aesthetic understanding through projects that involve complex models, renderings, and systems administration. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course. Prerequisite(s): ARTS 5850 
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 6830 Interactive Online Media Projects

    Projects explore the aesthetics and techniques of creating interactive content for the Web. Students create animations and interactive experiences such as games, stories, personal portfolios, presentations, Web toys, etc., using Web and multimedia authoring tools. Emphasis is on navigation techniques, user-friendly features, interface, design, basic programming, creativity, and the history and future of the Internet and multimedia. Repeatable once. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 6840 Interactive Multimedia Dvd Project

    Projects exploring the aesthetics and techniques of creating interactive content for output to DVD. Student can create DVDs, multi-user environments, Web games, interactive video, virtual environments, as well as projected art installations using multimedia authoring tools. Emphasis is on navigation, user-friendly features, interface design, basic programming, creativity, and the history and future of mulitmedia. Repeatable once. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 6850 3-D Computer Graphic II - Animation

    Introduces the principles and techniques of 3-D computer animation. Students acquire a strong foundation in the concepts of 3-D animation and a practical application of the software. The course follows the process of 3-D animation from storyboards through actual animation. Aesthetic issues are discussed. Software covered is Maya on the SGI. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course. Prerequisite(s): Previous study in 2-D and 3-D modeling
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 6860 Character Animation Projects

    Through the creation of projects in character animation, the course explores the fundamental principles, concepts, and processes used to develop characters and create computer animated sequences. Skills and knowledge gained in Advanced 3-D Computer Graphics are applied to the animation processes. Classwork includes the production of several short computer animated pieces that are output to videotape. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course.
    Credits: 3.0
  

  • ARTS 6870 Advanced Character Animation Projects

    Continue an advanced exploration of character animation through the creation of advanced animation projects. Focus on character driven computer animated sequences, combined with pre-and post-production techniques, applied to planning and execution of advanced animated pieces. repeatable twice. Students will be charged an additional Studio Art Fee when enrolling in this course. Prerequisite(s): ARTS 6860 
    Credits: 3.0
 

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