| ART 1111 Introduction to World Architecture 1 | 4 QH | | Introduces selected examples of world architecture and urbanism. Emphasizes historic development of architecture, building types, stylistic characteristics, and relations between architectural works and the cultures that produce them. (Prehistoric to c. 1300) |
| Art 1112 Introduction to World Architecture 2 | 4 QH |
| Introduces selected examples of world architecture and urbanism. Emphasizes historic development of architecture, building types, stylistic characteristics, and the relations between architectural works and the cultures that produce them. (c. 1300 to c. 1950) |
| ART 1124 Basic Drawing | 4 QH |
| Offers intensive drawing instruction. Focuses on developing a formal understanding of the structure of objects and figures as well as increased dexterity with a variety of drawing tools. Includes experiments with materials such as wash, charcoal, and pencil. |
| ART 1127 Basic Painting | 4 QH |
| Presents an introductory studio course in the fundamental techniques of painting. Formal problems in the study of color, light, space systems, form, and composition establish the foundation for more individual creative expression. Uses critiques and slide lectures as needed. |
| ART 1130 Visual Studies Foundation 1 | 4 QH |
| Offers an introductory lecture/studio course clarifying basic principles, language, and concepts inherent in visual language systems. Concentrates on two-dimensional media including photography, painting, video, and film as related to the fundamentals of composition, space relationships, effects of color, form, pattern repetition, structure, figure-ground relationships, balance, and unity. |
| ART 1131 Visual Studies Foundation 2 | 4 QH |
| Explores three-dimensional form. Examines principles including mass, volume, line, plane, and texture. Introduces basic materials and structure through constructing models and prototypes. Presents sequential exercises with simple eye/hand skills and form recognition. Explores complex projects that require an understanding of context, content, and developing original forms. |
| ART 1132 Principles of Graphics | 4 QH |
| Explores conceptual principles underlying the professional practice of design, including visual problem-solving processes, terminology, and methodology. Offers students the opportunity to learn to determine problem objectives, work to specifications, and investigate creative alternatives through lectures and critiques tied to assigned problems for which students are expected to present professionally crafted solutions. Prereq. ART 1130 or permission of instructor. |
| ART 1133 Graphic Design 1 | 4 QH |
| Applies graphic design principles to the correlation of forms with their function, content, and context. Explores a variety of media, including letterform photographic image-making and manipulation, and 3-D forms as elements of visual solutions. Exposes students to many forms of visual expression, including artists' books and moving images. Prereq. ART 1132, ART 1134, and ART 1160. |
| ART 1134 Typography 1 | 4 QH |
| Introduces letterforms in visual communication. Studies typography as form and explores visual principles affecting organization and access of typographic information. Introduces use of the typographic grid and issues of hierarchy and legibility through assigned projects, readings, and lectures. Includes the historical evolution of typefaces and their classification as a rational system. Guides students in the application of typography as the basis of graphic design. Prereq. ART 1130 or permission of instructor. |
| ART 1144 Typography 2 | 4 QH |
| Builds on the studies in ART 1134, shifting the focus from letterform to text type in a series of projects and exercises that introduce students to generating and manipulating typography on computers. Assignments increase in typographic complexity, bringing into play issues of structure, hierarchy, legibility, and readability in a variety of applications and formats. Prereq. ART 1134. |
| ART 1150 Architectural Design 1 | 4 QH |
| Introduces conceptual thinking about the design of the built environment. Recent studio work has included analyses of germinal modern houses, design projects for memorials, idea-based houses, and the urban landscape. Focuses on integrating imagination into solving these design problems. Prereq. ART 1130, ART 1131, and ART 1156 or GE 1103. |
| ART 1151 Architectural Design 2 | 4 QH |
| Introduces the idea of architectural language. Projects include analysis of a specific building by an important modern architect, the design of a single space within an existing structure, and a new building designed to coordinate with the original modern building. The studio focuses on composition, structure, materials, drawing, and craft. Prereq. ART 1150 and ART 1354. |
| ART 1156 Architectural Drafting | 4 QH |
| Introduces architectural drafting techniques, tools, materials, lettering, and dimensioning. Students will be expected to make orthographic, axonometric, one- and two-point perspective drawings. Prereq. ART 1124 and ART 1130 or ART 1131. |
| ART 1160 Introduction to Photography | 4 QH |
| Explores the basics of black-and-white photography. Introduces the 35-mm camera, manual exposure control, negative processing, and black-and-white printing in the department's state-of-the-art lab. No previous photography experience required. |
| ART 1171 Animation Basics | 4 QH |
| Offers an introductory studio course that explores the creative potential of animation. Exposes students to animation processes and techniques through lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on assignments. Provides a historical survey of animation art through the twentieth century. Emphasizes using the computer to creatively develop concepts while learning the fundamental skills of constructing animated images and forms. Prereq. ART 1130 and ART 1190. |
| ART 1175 Animation Studio 1 | 4 QH |
| Provides intensive introduction to 3-D computer modeling and scene layout. Offers substantial hands-on explorations. Allows students to gain comprehensive skills for formal construction of organic and geometric models. Emphasizes creative development of virtual landscapes, structures, and characters. Cinematic principles provide the foundation for final composition of animated scenes. Prereq. ART 1171. |
| ART 1180 Video Basics | 4 QH |
| Introduces the fundamental nature of the video medium and its creative use. Examines the technological foundation of video, the established conventions of effective field and studio production techniques and postproduction techniques (electronic editing), and explores the aesthetic potential of both the visual and auditory aspects of video. Emphasizes weekly hands-on lab assignments with a final substantive video project required of each student. Facilities and equipment are provided. Prereq. ART 1130 or permission of instructor. |
| ART 1185 Still Digital Imaging | 4 QH |
| Provides the introductory still digital imaging course in the multimedia studies program. Demonstrates and uses scanning, Adobe Photoshop, and outputting. Prereq. ART 1160, ART 1190,or permission of instructor. |
| ART 1190 Introduction to Computer Graphics | 4 QH |
| Extends the study of visual problem-solving by introducing the computer as a tool for design and image-making. Weekly classes and labs in the Electronic Studios allow investigation into the medium's potential, limitations, and relationship to other media. Issues of sequencing, transformation, and motion through time and space are emphasized, with examination of their relevance to a broad spectrum of applications and disciplines. Prereq. ART 1130 or permission of instructor. |
| ART 1195 Intermediate Digital Photography | 4 QH |
| Provides the second level digital photography courses in the multimedia studies program. Offers higher levels of course and lab work involving scanning, Adobe Photoshop, and outputting. Requires a final project for successful completion of the course. Prereq. ART 1185. |
| ART 1204 Renaissance Architecture | 4 QH |
| Focuses on architecture and urban form in Italy between 1400 and 1600, with some emphasis on Renaissance architecture in France and England. |
| ART 1205 Renaissance Art | 4 QH |
| Examines Italian painting and sculpture from the early fourteenth century to the end of the sixteenth century, with emphasis on the art of the great painters and sculptors of the period such as Botticelli, Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Titian. The art will be considered in the context of the social, political, philosophical, and religious issues of the time. (Core Category III) |
| ART 1210 Nineteenth-Century Painting | 4 QH |
| Explores art from 1780 to 1900. Considers developments such as neoclassicism, romanticism, realism, impressionism, and symbolism in terms of major changes in society: the city of Paris, industrialization, Transcendentalism, photography, Japonisme, the portrayal of women, and the Salons. Emphasizes French painting, but important developments in other European countries and America are considered. Museum visits included. (Core Category III) |
| ART 1213 Modern Art | 4 QH |
| Examines the ideas and artists from the 1880s through the 1980s. Focuses on major developments in twentieth-century European and American painting, but also surveys sculpture, design, and related arts. Presents a thematic approach, exploring abstraction, expressionism, surrealism, utopian ideas of pure form, modernism, and postmodernism. Museum visits included. Prereq. ART 1101 or permission of instructor. |
| ART 1216/AFR 1200 Survey of African Art | 4 QH |
| Traces the historical development of African art from traditional to contemporary styles and periods. Emphasizes the study of art objects, the social and historical context in which aesthetic issues are shaped, and the impact of religion and external forces on creativity. Uses lectures, critique, discussions, fieldwork, and hands-on interaction with art objects. |
| ART 1218/AFR 1151 African-American Art History | 4 QH |
| Offers a historical and critical examination of African-American art from the nineteenth century to the present, with special emphasis on the effects of European and African art styles on the black artist in America. |
| ART 1219 Women in Art | 4 QH |
| Examines the role of women in art as creators, subjects, and patrons, and the issues surrounding art, gender, and sexuality. Concentrates on three distinct periods: early modernism through Surrealism; the Renaissance; and contemporary culture. Requires interviewing an area artist and presenting individual projects. (Core Category VI) |
| ART 1220 American Art | 4 QH |
| Offers a broad survey of the history of American painting and sculpture from the seventeenth century to the present. Explores the social and cultural forces as well as the aesthetic and intellectual concerns that shape the evolution of art in America. Includes frequent visits to the Museum of Fine Arts and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. (Core Category III) |
| ART 1221/MUS 1221 Narrative for Multimedia Production | 4 QH |
| Multimedia today demands nontraditional methods of story-telling. Text, video, film, music, audio, graphics-a multimedia narrative must integrate all of these components. Instructs students in the art of developing a story to communicate an idea, explores the process of writing narrative through lectures and in-class workshops, and instructs students in the art of developing narrative specifically for multimedia production. Prereq. Multimedia majors or permission of instructor. |
| ART 1223 American Architecture | 4 QH |
| Offers an introduction to the history, theory, and criticism of American architecture and urban planning from the mid-1600s to the 1930s. Explores the social and cultural forces that shape the built environment. Examines European influences as well as uniquely American contributions. Emphasizes the work of Louis Sullivan, H. H. Richardson, and Frank Lloyd Wright. (Core Category III) |
| ART 1225 Modern Architecture: The Nineteenth Century | 4 QH |
| Surveys the development of modern architecture in the United States and Europe from the mid-eighteenth to the late nineteenth century. Discusses architecture and urban design in the context of their cultural responses to society's changing conditions. Includes field trips. A previous course in art or architectural history is recommended. |
| ART 1226 Modern Architecture: The Twentieth Century | 4 QH |
| Examines the forms and principles of European and American architecture of the twentieth century, emphasizing the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, and Louis Kahn; and such influential movements as the Dutch de Stijl, Russian constructivism, and American postmodernism and deconstruction. Includes field trips. A previous course in art or architectural history is recommended. |
| ART 1229 American House Architecture | 4 QH |
| Examines the architecture of American houses from first settlements of European colonists in the sixteenth century to issues in the 2000s. Aims to uncover the ways that architecture, seen through the lens of a particular building type, responds to the demands of materials, climate and geography, ethnic traditions, artistic expression, and changing societal forms. |
| ART 1230 History of Photography | 4 QH |
| Explores photography from its origins in 1839 to its maturity after World War II. Examines technological advances, the documentary aesthetic, art photography, and theoretical approaches to the study of the medium. Photographs are studied as art objects, personal statements, and historical artifacts. Museum visits included. |
| ART 1233 Contemporary Directions in Photography | 4 QH |
| Studies prevailing trends in photographic artistic expression from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present. Examines the importance of photographic imagery in relation to our surroundings through lecture and slide presentations. |
| ART 1235 History of Film | 4 QH |
| Surveys major international developments in film from the late nineteenth century to the present. Examines national movements, technological and aesthetic innovations, important figures, and significant films. Includes films, lectures, and discussions. |
| ART 1236 American Film | 4 QH |
| Surveys the rise of the American film from the late nineteenth century to the present. Examines key films, directors, major themes, and film forms and techniques. Includes lectures, screenings, and discussions. |
| ART 1237 Contemporary Directions in Cinema | 4 QH |
| Provides a comparative study of major international film movements from World War II to the present. Studies selected films by representative contemporary directors. Includes lectures, screenings, and discussions. |
| ART 1240 History of Graphic Design | 4 QH |
| Provides an understanding of the development of graphic design, focusing primarily on the events of the twentieth century that gave rise to the profession and influenced its maturation. Encourages students to interpret the ideas behind the historical record through lectures, readings, discussions, and projects. Considers the context, theories, and issues of graphic design's continuing evolution while exploring the moral and ethical aspect of the designer's role in shaping mass communication. Prereq. ART 1101. |
| ART 1243 Graphic Design 2 | 4 QH |
| Investigates the range of conceptual possibilities inherent in the merging of words/text with images/symbols through the understanding of how their relationship can enhance meaning and comprehension. Explores visual poetry, choices in mark and form, and applied semiotics through projects, readings, and lecture/discussion. Prereq. ART 1133, ART 1250, and ART 1354. |
| ART 1244 Graphic Design 3 | 4 QH |
| Introduces problem-solving methodologies and applies them to complex communications problems of a conceptual nature. Uses research, teamwork, and brainstorming to define the problems, and develops and formally refines the solutions. Prereq. ART 1190 and ART 1243. Junior or senior art majors only. |
| ART 1250 Color Theory and Practice | 4 QH |
| Focuses on the optical phenomena of color and their application in visual communication. Studies hue, value, and saturation, and their implications for color activity, legibility, and spatial illusion in traditional and electronic media. |
| ART 1252 Architectural Design 3 | 4 QH |
| Addresses the issue of building typology. Offers students the opportunity to learn to use, as models in their own work, the formal, organizational, and cultural similarities of buildings from throughout history with similar uses. Gives meaning to the study of architectural history and allows history to inform the current design process. Prereq. ART 1151. |
| ART 1253 Architectural Design 4 | 4 QH |
| Introduces the study of urban design. Students learn to analyze the structures and ordering systems of both historical and contemporary cities. Projects include urban analysis (frequently focusing on the Boston area) and proposed solutions. This studio addresses the problems associated with designing at several different scales at one time. Prereq. ART 1252. |
| ART 1254 Intermediate Drawing | 4 QH |
| Focuses on heightening the student's understanding of spatial awareness, scale, movement, and expression. Students are asked to create unusual environmental situations for their figurative compositions. A variety of media are used, including wash, pen and ink, watercolor, chalk, charcoal, and pencil. Prereq. ART 1124 or equivalent. |
| ART 1256 Theory of Structures 1 | 4 QH |
| Introduces the theory of materials and structures. Examines basic structural elements in masonry and wood construction. Uses historic and current building types to explore the relationship between structure, materials, construction process, and architectural space. Includes lectures, discussions, field trips, and student presentation of structural models and diagrams. Prereq. PHY 1222. |
| ART 1257 Theory of Structures 2 | 4 QH |
| Continues ART 1256, combining the basic structural elements to develop structural systems. Explores form, stability loading, and materials in relation to the design of foundation, structural steel, reinforced concrete, timber frame, space frame, and shell systems. Prereq. ART 1256. |
| ART 1261 Intermediate Black-and-White Photography | 4 QH |
| Emphasizes combining personal aesthetic choices with work to refine photographic skills. A second-level black-and-white photography studio/lab course. The zone system for roll-film cameras, toners, fiber-based papers, and alternative film choices are demonstrated and assigned. A final portfolio is required for successful completion of the course. Prereq. ART 1160 or permission of instructor. Junior or senior art majors only. |
| ART 1263 Introduction to Color Photography | 4 QH |
| Introduces shooting, processing, and printing color negative films. Lectures cover basic color theory in photography and contemporary color photographic processes. Working with color negative films, students get hands-on experience with the RA-4 color print process. Assignments emphasize solving technical and aesthetic problems inherent in color negative materials and include weekly lab sessions. Color chemistry and facilities are provided. Prereq. ART 1160. |
| ART 1264 Color Photography 2 | 4 QH |
| Allows students to explore and develop their personal photographic style, with an emphasis on experimentation. A second-level color course. Studies historical perspective of color photography contrasted with contemporary color work. Offers students the opportunity to develop the necessary foundation for critical analysis of their own work through required reading. Includes weekly assignments and critiques. Students develop a cohesive portfolio of photographs. Prereq. ART 1261 and ART 1263. |
| ART 1275 Animation Studio 2 | 4 QH |
| An intermediate computer course that focuses on 3-D animation. Emphasizes character animation and continued investigation of modeling, lighting, and surfacing techniques. Students are required to produce original projects based on well-established cinematic themes. Class demonstrations and lectures are followed by substantial hands-on exploration. Lectures present a survey and analysis of computer-generated animation. Prereq. ART 1175. |
| ART 1280 Media Graphics | 4 QH |
| An intermediate computer-based course in creating moving images. Time-based sequencing and characteristics of motion and transformation are explored in a series of digital projects and lab workshops. Projects increase in length and complexity, and may have a basis in instructional or information design, entertainment, or artistic exploration. Analogies between digital moving image and other time-based arts are explored through assignments, lectures, demonstrations, and visits to professional studios. Introduces interactivity and multiple media. Prereq. ART 1133, ART 1180, and ART 1190. |
| ART 1281 Video Project | 4 QH |
| Offers in-depth exploration of the video medium. Students research, write, and produce a documentary, fictional narrative, or experimental video project. Emphasizes innovation, personal authorship, effective research, sound conceptual development, formal and technical skills, and imaginative and creative soundtracks and visuals in video. Prereq. ART 1180 or equivalent. |
| ART 1285 Interarts | 4 QH |
| Introduces nontraditional art concepts in an intensive studio course. Includes categories of performance art, installation art, electronic art, multimedia and kinetic art. Using their own frames of reference and experience, students contribute to a collaborative project and are responsible for keeping a journal that will help them formulate their ideas. Students reflect upon their co-ops, internships, and other art-related experiences in a written essay that accompanies their final product. Arts and Sciences experiential education option. |
| ART 1290 Electronic Publishing Design | 4 QH |
| Investigates publication and periodical design issues including concept development, sequence, organization, page design, typography, and the typographic grid. Includes assignments using page layout software in the computer labs. Prereq. ART 1133, ART 1134, and ART 1190. Junior and senior art majors only. |
| ART 1291 Computer Graphics Workshop | 4 QH |
| Builds on the visual and technical experience of ART 1190 in a sequence of applied projects integrating word and image. Emphasizes imaginative and effective use of digital input and output devices, in conjunction with conventional media, to develop unexpected visual language. Portions of weekly classes are conducted as collaborative workshops and supported by labs, with students encouraged to interact with each other to enhance technical, problem-solving, and effective critiquing skills. Prereq. ART 1144, ART 1190, and ART 1243. Senior art majors only. |
| ART 1295 Computer-Aided Design | 4 QH |
| Introduces CAD processes for two- and three-dimensional modeling for architectural design. Studies computer-aided design techniques that support site and program analysis concept and schematic design, and design development and construction drawing applications. |
| ART 1296 Advanced Studio in Computer Visualization | 4 QH |
| Continues ART 1295. Offers detailed, hands-on instruction in computer modeling and rendering. Offers students the opportunity to learn to manipulate two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and video images using IBM computers and AutoCAD. Includes topics such as ray tracing, solid modeling, and image synthesis. Prereq. ART 1295. |
| ART 1305 Alternative Photographic Processes | 4 QH |
| Provides students with an intensive introduction to a variety of nonsilver photographic processes. Prereq. Minimum of three photography courses, including ART 1261. |
| ART 1310 Seminar in Modern Architecture | 4 QH |
| Explores contemporary issues in architectural theory, design, and practice. Examines historical forces and contemporary criticism to define the nature of modernism, postmodernism, and deconstruction. Focuses on the work and ideas of such architects as Le Corbusier, Louis Kahn, IM Pei, Philip Johnson, Robert Venturi and Denise Scott-Brown, Peter Eisenman, Frank Gehry, and Rem Koolhaas. Prereq. ART 1226 or permission of instructor. |
| ART 1324 Thesis in Art History | 4 QH |
| Focuses on the production of a 20- to 30-page thesis. Students undertake individual research, under the direction of a faculty member, on art-historical topics appropriate to their personal and professional interests. Conceived for art majors who are completing the BA degree and whose primary interest is in art history. Arts and Sciences experiential education option for general art/art history. Prereq. ART 1100, ART 1101, 20 QH in other art history courses, departmental permission. |
| ART 1330 Advanced Visual Communication | 4 QH |
| Presents an advanced seminar in the area of information design whose development sequence mirrors that of complex professional design projects. Extends a single applied project theme in phases through an entire term. Central to the course is a substantive written problem definition and program development integrating academic and applied design experience. Arts and Sciences experiential education requirement for media arts and design majors. Prereq. ART 1144, ART 1244, and ART 1280. Senior art majors only. |
| ART 1341 Architectural Design 5 | 6 QH |
| Introduces the issues of "tectonics," or the logic and order of assembling a building's parts. Looks at the different characteristics of materials and how they can be combined to achieve different effects. Students work on a single project throughout the term, focusing first on the specific connections of building parts and moving later to the general order of the project. Prereq. ART 1253. |
| ART 1342 Architectural Design 6 | 6 QH |
| Requires students to integrate previously acquired knowledge in the resolution of a specific building program for a specific site. Provides students with the opportunity to investigate the relationship between the different aspects of design and how it leads to the resolution of architectural forms. Incorporates the issues of context, tectonics, and typology into the design of a single building. Prereq. ART 1341. |
| ART 1344 Project Case Studies 1 | 4 QH |
| Focuses on understanding the complex nature of the design, approval, funding, and public review process as it relates to architecture. Exposes students to contemporary issues in architecture and teaches them how to understand and address these issues. Begins with a case study of a house. Explores the phases of the design process in a real-world setting, from presentation and marketing, to predesign and programming, to contract drawings and construction administration. Exposes students to a complex large-scale suburban development project and a major, mixed-use urban development. Exposes students to situations that complement their cooperative education experience. Focuses on the interplay of different issues and on comprehensive solutions. Prereq. ART 1253. |
| ART 1345 Project Case Studies 2 | 4 QH |
| Continues teaching students the complex nature of the design, approval, funding, and public review process as it affects architecture and development. Teaches students to understand and address issues in contemporary architecture. Reviews a major public works project (such as the Central Artery Tunnel Project or the New South Boston Waterfront) and clarifies how the project's structures and methods affect design and outcome. Evaluates a number of newer design strategies, including the New Urbanism; Rem Koolhaas and Euro Lille; Las Vegas and Orlando; Bilbao, Spain; Transportation-Oriented Development, and contemporary transportation and infrastructure. Exposes students to case studies that complement their cooperative education experience. Focuses on the interplay of different issues and on comprehensive solutions. Prereq. ART 1355. |
| ART 1352 Architectural Thesis 1 | 6 QH |
| One of two final studio courses. Provides an opportunity for students to investigate different sites around Boston and to synthesize knowledge from previous design studios, history and technical courses, as well as various co-op work experiences. Students are expected to develop design strategies through drawings, models, and writings toward the creation of a well-developed architectural project. Arts and Sciences experiential education requirement for architecture. Prereq. ART 11501151,ART 12521253, ART 1341, and ART 1342. |
| ART 1353 Architectural Thesis 2 | 6 QH |
| The second part of the capstone course in studio architecture, following upon Architectural Thesis 1. Provides an opportunity for students to research a site and define the terms of their design solution. Students are expected to develop a complete architectural proposal in writing, drawing, and model form. Prereq. ART 1352. |
| ART 1354 Portfolio Review | 1 QH |
| Requires students to prepare and submit a portfolio of work completed in their required studio foundation courses and the first studios of their concentration areas. Offered as a pass/fail course and acts as a filter for more advanced courses and is a prerequisite for all upper-level studio courses. Prereq. 36 QH in ART courses including ART 1124, ART 1130, ART 1131, and specific courses according to concentration. |
| ART 1355 Environmental Systems | 4 QH |
| Surveys the environmental systems of power, air, water, waste, and light as integral elements of architecture. Discusses the theory and practice of these systems in architectural design. Considers historical and contemporary examples of building systems that illustrate the function, technology, and aesthetics of environmental systems. Includes field trips, lectures, and individual student research projects. Prereq. ART 1252 or permission of instructor. |
| ART 1356 Integrated Building Systems | 4 QH |
| Explores a synthetic theorem and praxis of building, drawing from the general knowledge of previous technological courses. Analyzes the holistic and in-depth meaning, and the contemporary and historic architectural precedent, of intertwined building systems, including structure, enclosure, and spatial and environmental systems. Includes the exploration of material, form, and detail in architecture. Prereq. ART 1355. |
| ART 1363 Advanced Photography Seminar | 4 QH |
| Requires that students refine their technical skills, master the 4 ¥ 5 inch view camera (supplied), and make meaningful decisions about their relationship to the world around them through the use of black-and-white and/or color photography. The capstone course to the Photography Program, this course stresses individual direction and a qualitative approach to substantive photography. Arts and Sciences experiential education requirement for photography concentration. Prereq. Permission of instructor. Junior or senior art majors only. |
| ART 1713 Modern Art (Honors) | 4 QH |
| Combines in-depth investigation of selected modern artists and movements with an overview of the diverse meanings and functions of modern art. Involves developing and presenting individual research projects. Prereq. Honors status or permission of instructor. |
| ART 1800, ART 1801, ART 1802 Directed Study | 4 QH each |
| Offers independent work under the direction of members of the department on a chosen topic. Prereq. Junior and senior art major or department approval. |
| ART 1803, ART 1804, ART 1805 Directed Study | 6 QH each |
| Offers independent work under the direction of members of the department on a chosen topic. Prereq. Junior and senior art major or department approval. |
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| | ART 1810, ART 1811, ART 1812, ART 1813 | 4 QH each |
| Junior/Senior Honors Program For details, contact the honors office. |
| ART 1814, ART 1815, ART 1816, ART 1817, ART 1818 |
| Directed Study | 1 QH each |
| Offers independent work under the direction of members of the department on a chosen topic. |
| ART 1888, 1889 Experiential Education Directed Study | 4 QH each |
| Draws upon the student's approved experiential activity and integrates it with study in the academic major. Restricted to those students who are using it to fulfill their experiential education requirement. |
| ART 1899 Advanced Television Production | 4 QH |
| Provides students the opportunity to produce a half-hour television show for air on Cable Vision of Boston. Students are responsible for creating, shooting, and editing the show, as well as assembling necessary cast and crew. Students should have a fundamental knowledge of both videotape shooting and editing. Prereq. ART 1180 and ART 1281 or permission of instructor. |
| ART 1900, 1901, 1902 Directed Study | 4 QH each |
| Offers independent work under the direction of members of the department on a chosen topic in graphic design or photography. |