Sep 27, 2024  
2012-2013 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2012-2013 Undergraduate Bulletin [Archived Catalog]

Part 6: Course Descriptions


Part 6 contains course descriptions in alphabetical order.

Standard information for each course includes the number, title, and credits (sometimes called credit hours or semester hours). For some courses, you will find information on the hours of class, laboratory, or studio for which the course is scheduled in each week of a regular semester; these weekly hours are expanded during summer sessions. Fees for courses are assessed on the basis of credits and other factors.

The course-numbering system generally suggests levels of difficulty and appropriateness. Courses at the 100 and 200 levels comprise introductory offerings and those are most commonly taken by freshmen and sophomores. Courses at the 300 and 400 levels are primarily for juniors and seniors. In some Purdue programs, undergraduates take courses at the 500 level, but generally courses numbered 500 and above are for graduate students.

Preparation for courses is indicated as follows:

P: indicates a prerequisite that must precede your enrollment in the course described. You may find one or more specific course numbers, the number of credits you should already have in a subject, a placement-test level, or other conditions.

C: indicates a corequisite that must be taken no later than the same semester in which you take the course described.

R: indicates a recommendation concerning conditions to be met for enrollment in the course.

When no subject code is shown for prerequisites, corequisites, and recommended courses, they are in the same subject area as the course being described. If you lack a prerequisite or corequisite, or if you wish to take a course numbered at a higher level than your present status, you should seek the department’s or instructor’s consent to enroll in the course.

V.T. means Variable Title and is shown for courses for which the title may be changed to specify the topic or other special focus of each offering.

Session indicators (fall, spring, summer) suggest the times at which courses are generally offered. Scheduling patterns may, however, vary.

IPFW reserves the right to add, withdraw, or change courses without notice.

 

 
  
  • ENG W232 - Introduction to Business Writing


    Designed for students pursuing business careers. Practice in clarity, correctness, organization, and audience adaptation in business letters, interoffice memos, and informal and formal reports. Some emphasis on business research methods, research design, collaborative writing, and oral communication.

    Preparation for Course
    P: ENG W131, W135, or W140 with a grade of C or better.

    Cr. 3.
    Session Indicators
    (fall, spring)
  
  • ENG W233 - Intermediate Expository Writing


    Instruction and practice in producing researched and documented texts appropriate for public audiences. Emphasis on appropriate primary and secondary research methods, organization, writing style, and documentation.

    Preparation for Course
    P: ENG W131 with a grade of C or better.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • ENG W234 - Technical Report Writing


    Instruction in preparing engineering and other technical proposals and reports, with an introduction to the use of graphics.

    Preparation for Course
    P: ENG W131, W135, or W140 with a grade of C or better; R: Sophomore class standing.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • ENG W235 - Introduction to Web Authoring


    Designed to help students read, analyze, evaluate, and author websites from a variety of perspectives (e.g. historically, usability, rhetorically, and technically). Students will design their own websites by working in raw code and composing with HTML editors, and by capturing, creating, and manipulating graphics.

    Preparation for Course
    P: ENGW131 or equivalent.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • ENG W301 - Writing Fiction


    Further exploration in the art of fiction writing. With permission of instructor, may be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credits.

    Preparation for Course
    P: ENG W203 (in fiction) or submission of acceptable manuscripts to instructor in advance of registration.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • ENG W303 - Writing Poetry


    Further exploration in the art of poetry writing. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credits.

    Preparation for Course
    P: ENG W203 (in poetry) or submission of acceptable manuscripts to instructor in advance of registration.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • ENG W310 - Language and the Study of Writing


    An introduction to the logical foundation and rhetorical framework of effective writing.

    Preparation for Course
    P: ENG W233 or equivalent.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • ENG W331 - Business and Administrative Writing


    Emphasis on proposals, presentations, collaborative and individual reports needed within a business, administrative, or organizational setting. Students discover how the process and products of writing shape organizational culture by studying documents organizations use, from hiring to setting ethical standards, as they communicate both internally and globally.

    Preparation for Course
    P: ENG W233 or equivalent.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • ENG W350 - Advanced Expository Writing


    Close examination of the assumptions and choices that govern content and style, and practice in the techniques of producing a variety of researched papers incorporating primary and secondary research appropriate to audience and purpose.

    Preparation for Course
    P: ENG W233 or equivalent.

    Cr. 3.
    Notes
    .
  
  • ENG W364 - Publications Management


    Examines the writing process from the perspective of the manager who supervises the writing of texts that become products: books, newsletters, websites, etc. It explores the document production process, focusing on design, desktop publishing, web publishing, and the stages of writing project management.

    Preparation for Course
    P: ENGL202, Eng W233 or equivalent.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • ENG W365 - Theories and Practices of Editing


    Students will examine textual and literary approaches to editing given particular rhetorical contexts. Emphasis will be placed on how to make editorial judgments that promote editorial standards without violating authorial intent.

    Preparation for Course
    P: ENG W233 or equivalent.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • ENG W367 - Writing for Multiple Media


    Introduces principles and practices of multimedia design and implementation, with emphasis on writing in multimedia contexts. Students will consider ways that new media affect the production and reception of writing and its relationship to other forms of communication (e.g., oral and visual).

    Preparation for Course
    P: ENG W233 or equivalent.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • ENG W372 - Composing the Self


    Study of the ways in which our identities are formed, sustained, and reformed, particularly with respect to gender, race, class, and sexuality. Focus on both exploratory and polished writing as well as works by various authors.

    Preparation for Course
    P: ENG W233 or equivalent.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • ENG W376 - Writers Reading


    Investigation of how writers, readers, and texts are shaped within the contexts of literature, composition, and professional writing. Focus on using current conventions more consciously and flexibly to generate new ways of reading and writing that better serve our specific needs, desires, and goals.

    Preparation for Course
    P: ENG W233 or equivalent.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • ENG W395 - Individual Study of Writing


    Practice in and study of informative, persuasive, or literary writing. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credits.

    Preparation for Course
    P: permission of instructor.

    Cr. 1-3.
    Variable Title
    (V.T.)
  
  • ENG W397 - Writing Center Theory and Practice


    Focuses on writing center theory and practice, including the writing process, theories of composing and the dynamics of peer response. Students will conduct original research and observe writing Center consultations; they may apply in the Writing center upon completion of the course.

    Preparation for Course
    P: ENG W131, W135 or honors eligibility.

    Cr. 3.
    Session Indicators
    Spring
  
  • ENG W398 - Internship in Writing


    Combines study of writing with practical experience of working with professionals in journalism, business communication, or technical writing. Researched reports are required. Evaluations made by both supervisor and instructor. May be repeated, with permission of instructor, with different topics for a maximum of 9 credits.

    Preparation for Course
    P: ENG W131, W135, or honors eligibility.

    Cr. 1-3.
  
  • ENG W400 - Issues in Teaching Writing


    Focuses on the content of rhetoric and composition and considers fundamental theoretical and practical issues in the teaching of writing. Reviews rhetorical and compositional principles that influence writing instruction, textbook selection, and curriculum development.

    Preparation for Course
    P: ENG W233 or equivalent.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • ENG W401 - Advanced Fiction Writing


    Focused work in the art and profession of fiction writing. With permission of instructor, may be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credits.

    Preparation for Course
    P: submission of acceptable manuscripts to instructor in advance of registration.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • ENG W403 - Advanced Poetry Writing


    Focused work in the art and profession of poetry writing. With permission of instructor, may be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credits.

    Preparation for Course
    P: submission of acceptable manuscripts to instructor in advance of registration.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • ENG W405 - Writing Prose - Nonfiction


    Study and practice of the essay. Review of historical, thematic, and stylistic range of the form, with emphasis on producing effective, precise communication of thoughtful, informed personal statements.

    Preparation for Course
    P: ENG W233 or equivalent.

    Cr. 2-3.
  
  • ENG W420 - Argumentative Writing


    Examines techniques for analyzing and constructing arguments, especially the use of proofs, evidence, and logic. Considers such issues of argument as the ethics of persuasion and the use of style. Students write researched arguments on political, legal, scientific, and academic issues.

    Preparation for Course
    P: ENG W233 or equivalent.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • ENG W421 - Technical Writing Projects


    Application of the principles of technical reporting to a major piece of primary research and development, usually a senior project in the major. May be repeated for credit.

    Preparation for Course
    P: junior or senior class standing and ENG W234 or W331.

    Cr. 1-3.
    Session Indicators
    (fall, spring)
  
  • ENG W422 - Creativity and Community


    This course addresses questions of what it means to create and be creative - as writers, scholars, teachers, professionals and citizens-within the contexts of various communities. The course’s main purpose is to develop each participant’s creativity in ways that will enhance their participation int he discourse communities of their choosing.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • ENG W423 - Composing Communities


    This course will study the ways in which communities are formed, sustained, and reformed by examining the role of place in the construction of community and individual identities through the scholarship of folklore and rhetoric/composition.

    Preparation for Course
    P: ENG W233 or equivalent.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • ENG W425 - Research Methods for Professional Writers


    Preparation for Course
    Examines quantitative, qualitative, and action research techniques as practiced by professionals working in various fields of writing: technical and business writing, freelance and creative writing, academic writing, community and grant writing, journalism, and the teaching of writing. It includes coverage of both primary (i.e., field) and secondary (i.e., library) research.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • ENG W460 - Introduction to Literacy Studies


    This course provides an overview of literacy studies while also focusing on the literacy practices and beliefs of particular groups. The course moves beyond reductive discussions of literacy by introducing students to a range of literacy studies scholarship that challenges popular conceptualizations of literacy.

    Preparation for Course
    P: ENG W233 or equivalent.

    Cr. 3
  
  • ENG W462 - Studies in Rhetoric and Composition


    An examination of major rhetorical theories and their applications for writers and for teachers of composition. Focuses on theories of discourse, invention, form, style, and audience. Aims at developing greater understanding of the writing process. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credits.

    Preparation for Course
    P: ENG W233 or equivalent and junior or senior standing.

    Cr. 3.
    Variable Title
    (V.T.)
  
  • ENG W490 - Writing Seminar


    This course emphasizes a single aspect or a selected topic of composition and the writing of nonfictional prose.

    Preparation for Course
    P: ENG L202, or W233 or equivalent and submission of acceptable manuscripts to instructor.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • ENGR 10000 - First Year Engineering Lectures


    An introduction to the engineering profession.

    Cr. 1.
  
  • ENGR 10100 - Introduction to Engineering


    Introduction to the profession of engineering. Focus is on academic, career, and personal development success strategies including lifelong learning skills and professional ethics. Assignments and projects are of a multidisciplinary nature.

    Cr. 1.
  
  • ENGR 12000 - Graphical Communications and Spatial Analysis


    The principles of engineering graphics are applied to the visualization, communication, and graphical analysis of problems. Included are the utilization of sketching and computer-aided design to create and analyze computer-generated geometric models, manipulative coordinate systems, generate selective views, conform to graphic and data standards, and interpret engineering drawings.

    Preparation for Course
    P: MA 15300.

    Cr. 2.
  
  • ENGR 12100 - Computer Tools for Engineers


    Introduction to computer software for solving engineering problems. Emphasis on problem-solving techniques with applications of modern high-level structured programming languages and spreadsheets: algorithm development, looping techniques, files and data structures, solving linear algebraic equations, simple statistical analysis, and plotting techniques.

    Preparation for Course
    P: MA 15400 or 15900 (C- or better), placement; C: ENGR 12000.

    Cr. 2.
  
  • ENGR 19500 - First Year Engineering Projects


    Cr. 1-3.
  
  • ENGR 19800 - Industrial Practicum


    Engineering practice in local industry.

    Preparation for Course
    P: sophomore engineering status.

    Cr. 0.
  
  • ENGR 19900 - Introduction to Engineering Design


    This course introduces the engineering design process as a heuristic approach. Techniques for defining problems, generating solutions and deciding between them are used to set up and solve design problems that are analyzed by students using fundamental engineering principles. Computer modeling of systems is introduced for use in design. Students learn both written and oral technical communication skills by presenting their engineering work and conclusions in the form of reports and oral presentations.

    Preparation for Course
    P: ENGR 10100; C: ENGR 12100, PHYS 15200.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • ENGR 22100 - C and C++ Programming for Engineers


    Introduction to programming in C and C++ to solve engineering problems: integer and floating-point data, standard mathematics library, control structures, pointers, user-defined functions, arrays, input and output, classes.

    Preparation for Course
    P: ENGR 10100, 12100.

    Cr. 2.
  
  • ENGR 22200 - Object Oriented Programming


    This course will introduce the fundamentals of objected oriented programming in C++. Students should gain understanding of the implementation of overloading, inheritance, polymorphism, and templates. A rudimentary introduction to Java is also included.

    Preparation for Course
    P: by topic: Proficiency in C programming language; C: ENGR 22100.

    Cr. 1.
  
  • ENGR 41000 - Interdisciplinary Senior Engineering Design I


    The first course of a two-semester sequence of senior capstone design. Provides students with experience in the process and practice of mechanical/ electrical component/system design from concept through final design. Emphasis on teamwork, project management, oral and written communication, general lectures on issues important to the engineering profession, such as professional and ethical responsibility, the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context, and other contemporary issues.

    Preparation for Course
    P: consent of course coordinator.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • ENGR 41100 - Interdisciplinary Senior Engineering Design II


    Continuation of ENGR 410. Teams complete their projects by implementing what they have designed in ENGR 410. this includes building, testing, evaluating, and demonstrating their end products.

    Preparation for Course
    P: ENGR 41000.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • ENTM 20600 - General Applied Entomology


    A general course on insect structure, function, biology, ecology, and population management. Designed with the ENTM 207 laboratory series for all agricultural students who want a basic course in entomology.

    Cr. 2.
  
  • ENTM 20700 - General Applied Entomology Laboratory


    This laboratory series complements ENTM 206. Insect structures and function are studied as a basis for learning to identify insects and other arthropods.

    Cr. 1.
    Hours
    Lab. 2,
  
  • ET 10600 - Introduction to Engineering Technology


    Introduction to careers in engineering technology, with a focus on academic, career, and personal development success strategies including lifelong learning skills and professional ethics. Introduction to analytical and computational problem-solving techniques using the electronic calculator, the factor-label method of unit conversion, engineering graphs, and spreadsheets. Introduction to laboratory testing and technical reports through the integrated use of software packages.

    Cr. 3.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall and Spring.
  
  • ET 19000 - Statics


    Introduction to fundamentals of applied mechanics, including equilibrium of structures under the influence of forces; trusses; frames; beams; friction; properties of areas; stress and strain in axial systems.

    Preparation for Course
    P: MA15400 or 15900 with a grade of C- or better.

    Cr. 3.
    Session Indicators
    Fall and Spring.
  
  • ET 20000 - Strength of Materials


    Principles of applied strength of materials, including shear and bending moment; shear and bending stresses; bearing, connections; column analysis; and deflection of beams.

    Preparation for Course
    P: ET 19000 with a grade of C- or better.

    Cr. 3.
    Session Indicators
    Fall and Spring.
  
  • ETCS 10100 - Introduction to Engineering, Technology, and Computer Science


    Introduction to the professions of engineering, engineering technology, and computer science. Focus is on academic, career, and professional development success strategies including lifelong learning skills and professional ethics. Assignments and projects are of a multidisciplinary nature.

    Cr. 1.
  
  • ETCS 10600 - Introduction to Computers


    A general introduction to computers and their applications with emphasis on breadth of coverage. Computer system components, terminology, programming concepts, and representative applications. History of computing. Contemporary issues. Productivity tools such as spreadsheets, database, computer graphics and their applications. Course will not count toward a bachelor’s degree in the computer science department.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • FILM K101 - Introduction to Film


    Nature of film technique and film language, analysis of specific films, major historical, theoretical, and critical developments in film and film study from the beginnings of cinema to the present.

    Preparation for Course
    P: placement at or above ENG W131 (or equivalent) and exemption from or completion of ENG R150.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Class 2-4, Lab. 0-3.
    Notes
    If you are required by placement examination to take ENG R150, it is recommended that you complete that requirement before enrolling in any film studies course.
  
  • FILM K201 - Survey of Film History


    An overview of film history from its beginnings to the present, emphasizing major developments in narrative cinema.

    Preparation for Course
    P: ENG W131 or equivalent.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Class 2-3, Lab. 0-1.
    Notes
    If you are required by placement examination to take ENG R150, it is recommended that you complete that requirement before enrolling in any film studies course.
  
  • FILM K302 - Genre Study in Film


    Topic varies: the evaluation of typical genres; problems of generic description or definition; themes, conventions, and iconography peculiar to given genres, etc. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credits.

    Preparation for Course
    P: ENG L202 or W233 or equivalent.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Class 2-4, Lab. 0-3.
    Variable Title
    (V.T.)
  
  • FILM K390 - The Film and Society


    Film and politics; censorship; social influences of the cinema; rise of the film industry. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credits.

    Preparation for Course
    R: ENG L202 or W233 or equivalent.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Class 2-4, Lab. 0-4.
    Variable Title
    (V.T.)
  
  • FILM S302 - Genre Study in Film - Honors


    Equivalent of K302 for honors students.

    Preparation for Course
    P: honors eligibility or permission of instructor.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Class 2-4, Lab. 0-3.
    Variable Title
    (V.T.)
  
  • FINA A170 - Women Artists/The Visual Arts


    Study of major areas of visual arts in which women have played a substantial part as artists. Major emphasis on women as artists in relationship to the major movements of the time.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • FINA A270 - Women in the History of Art


    An in-depth study of the lives and works of women artists from a single historical period (e.g., 1550-1750, 1750-1900, etc.). Emphasis on the relationships between the specific historical circumstances and women’s achievements in the arts. May be repeated with different topic for a maximum of 6 credits.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • FINA A345 - American Art to 1913


    American architecture, sculpture, painting, photography, and graphics from the 17th century to the Armory Show of 1913.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • FINA A348 - American Architecture


    A survey of American architecture from the colonial period to the late 20th century, including public, commercial, and domestic design with emphasis on historical context and the role of architecture as signifier of social, cultural, and political ideologies.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • FINA A447 - Modernism and Anti- Modernism in American Art, 1900-1945.


    A survey of American painting, sculpture, photography, design, and commercial art in the early modern period. Topics include the urban realism of the “Ash Can School”; the early avant-garde; New York Dada; the cult of the machine; regionalist painting and the American heartland; the expressionist landscape; and surrealism American style.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • FINA H101 - Art Appreciation


    Objectives: to acquaint students with outstanding works of art and to provide an approach to appreciation through knowledge of purposes, techniques, form, and content. No credit toward a fine arts degree.

    Cr. 3.
    Session Indicators
    (fall, spring)
    Notes
    Indiana Core Transfer Library course.
  
  • FINA H111 - History Of Art I: Prehistoric To Medieval


    A survey of art from prehistoric times through the 14th century.

    Cr. 3.
    Notes
    Indiana Core Transfer Library course.
  
  • FINA H112 - History Of Art II: Renaissance To Contemporary


    A survey of art from the 14th century to the present.

    Cr. 3.
    Notes
    Indiana Core Transfer Library course.
  
  • FINA H311 - Art of the Ancient World


    A comprehensive study of the art and theory of the Greco-Roman period.

    Preparation for Course
    P: FINA H111 or permission of the instructor.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • FINA H312 - Art of the Medieval World


    A comprehensive study of the art and art theory of the Medieval period.

    Preparation for Course
    P: FINA H111 or permission of the instructor.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • FINA H313 - Art of the Renaissance and Baroque


    A comprehensive study of the art and art theory in the Renaissance and Baroque periods.

    Preparation for Course
    P: FINA H112 or permission of the instructor.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • FINA H314 - Art of the Modern World


    A comprehensive study of the visual arts in the 19th and 20th centuries.

    Preparation for Course
    P: FINA H112 or permission of the instructor.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • FINA H323 - Ancient Greek Art


    A study of ancient Greek art from the eighth through the second century BCE. 

    Cr. 3.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered every two years.
  
  • FINA H341 - Italian Renaissance Art


    A study of Italian Renaissance art.

    Cr. 3.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
  
  • FINA H342 - Northern Renaissance Art


    A study of Northern Renaissance art.

    Cr. 3.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered every other Spring
  
  • FINA H351 - Nineteenth-Century Art


    A study of European art in the nineteenth century.

    Cr. 3.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered every two years.
  
  • FINA H352 - Twentieth-Century Art


    A study of art in the twentieth century.

    Cr. 3.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered every other Fall
  
  • FINA H363 - African Art


    A study of African art.

    Cr. 3.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered every other Spring
  
  • FINA H390 - Topics in Art History


    In-depth projects and studies in special directions of art history, closely related to existing areas of concentration. May be repeated.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • FINA H401 - Art Theory IV


    An introduction to the three branches of art theory: showing ways in which it has conditioned our concept and expectations of art, how art theory is used in the service of other disciplines, and how it can be used to illuminate events enacted within the actual work of art.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Class 3,
  
  • FINA H411 - 19th Century Art I


    1780-1850. Major painters and artistic movements in Western Europe and the United States during the first half of the 19th century.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Class 3,
    Dual Level Course
    Eligible for graduate credit.
  
  • FINA H412 - 19th Century Art II


    Major painters and artistic movements in Western Europe and the United States during the second half of the 19th century.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Class 3,
    Dual Level Course
    Eligible for graduate credit.
  
  • FINA H413 - 20th-Century Art: 1900-1924


    European artists and movements of the first part of the 20th century: Symbolism, Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, etc., for painting, and Art Nouveau, de Stijl, Bauhaus, Sullivan, and early Wright for architecture.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Class 3,
    Dual Level Course
    Eligible for graduate credit.
  
  • FINA H414 - 20th Century Art: 1925-Present


    Painting, sculpture, and architecture from 1925 to the present. Emphasis on American developments, including historical background from Armory Show to migration of Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Op, Pop, Minimal, and Kinetic art. A world view of architecture will cover such topics as International Style and New Brutalism.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Class 3,
    Dual Level Course
    Eligible for graduate credit.
  
  • FINA H415 - Art of Pre-Columbian America


    A survey of the arts of Mesoamerica, especially Mexico and Guatemala, until the time of the discovery of America.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Class 3,
    Notes
    Approved by Arts and Sciences for the Cultural Studies (Non-Western Culture) requirement.
    Dual Level Course
    Eligible for graduate credit.
  
  • FINA H431 - Research Seminar In Medieval Art


    A seminar in which students conduct individual, semester-long research projects on medieval works of art.

    Cr. 3.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall.
    Dual Level Course
    Undergraduate - Graduate.
  
  • FINA H432 - Reading Seminar In Medieval Art


    A seminar in which students read scholarship from a variety of disciplines on a theme selected by the professor and of particular interest to medieval art historians.

    Cr. 3.
    Session Indicators
    Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
  
  • FINA H490 - Topics in Art History


    In-depth projects and studies in special directions of art history closely related to existing areas of concentrations. May be repeated.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • FINA H495 - Readings and Research in Art History


    May be repeated for a total of 12 credits at the graduate level.

    Preparation for Course
    P: consent of instructor.

    Cr. 1-4
    Variable Title
    (V.T.)
    Dual Level Course
    Eligible for graduate credit.
  
  • FINA N108 - Introduction to Drawing for Nonmajors


    Introduces the student to the basic elements of drawing. Line, shape, value, and perspectives will be studied before moving on to the more complex use of color. Landscape and still life will be the source of subject matter for the semester.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Class 3, Studio 3,
  
  • FINA P121 - Drawing Fundamentals I


    The fundamentals of representation are taught through the drawing of simple objects, forms, and volumes in line, tone, and texture using simple tools and free-hand drawing skills with a variety of media; emphasis on sound understanding of values, proportion, and perspective.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Studio 3,
    Session Indicators
    (fall)
  
  • FINA P122 - Drawing Fundamentals II


    The fundamentals of representation are taught through the drawing of simple objects, forms, and volumes in line, tone, and texture using simple tools and free-hand drawing skills with a variety of media; emphasis on sound understanding of values, proportion, and perspective.

    Preparation for Course
    P: FINA P121.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Studio 3,
    Session Indicators
    (spring)
  
  • FINA P133 - Metalsmithing Fundamentals for Non-Art Majors


    Students will learn various basic fabricating techniques using non-Ferris metals (copper, brass, silver) on a small object/jewelry scale. Processes studied will include silver brazing with acetylene gas torches, metal stretching and forming by hand using polished hammers, wax working, and silver lost-wax casting.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • FINA P151 - Design Fundamentals I


    In Design Fundamentals, the student becomes familiar with the vocabulary and elements of the visual language. Also, the expressive powers of the elements of line, shape, texture, space, and color are explored through a series of sequential exercises. Many different problems in building visual units provide the training artists need to make individual, yet clear, expressive, and complete statements.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Studio 3,
    Session Indicators
    (fall)
  
  • FINA P152 - Design Fundamentals II


    In Design Fundamentals, the student becomes familiar with the vocabulary and elements of the visual language. Also, the expressive powers of the elements of line, shape, texture, space, and color are explored through a series of sequential exercises. Many different problems in building visual units provide the training artists need to make individual, yet clear, expressive, and complete statements.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Studio 3,
    Session Indicators
    (spring)
  
  • FINA P223 - Figure Drawing I


    Introduction to drawing the human figure using various media and techniques. Basic anatomy; the skeletal and muscular structure of the human figure as related to drawing is included.

    Preparation for Course
    P: FINA P121, P122, P151, and P152.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • FINA P225 - Painting Fundamentals I


    Introduction to painting methods and media and the further application of basic principles of composition through varied pictorial problems from still life, landscape, memory, and imagination.

    Preparation for Course
    P: FINA P121, P122, P151, and P152.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • FINA P226 - Painting Fundamentals II


    Watercolor painting class. Introduction to painting methods and media and the further application of the basic principles of composition through varied problems from still life, landscape, memory, and imagination.

    Preparation for Course
    P:  FINA P122, P124, and FINA P152.

    Cr. 3.
  
  • FINA P231 - Sculpture Fundamentals


    Student will work in a wide variety of sculptural mediums. Assignments will focus on idea-based expression as well as a thorough introduction to different tools and processes of sculptural construction. Projects will allow student expression within a guideline that explores natural and abstract images.

    Preparation for Course
    P: FINA P121, P122, P151, and P152.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Studio 3,
  
  • FINA P233 - Metalsmithing Fundamentals


    Understanding of the possibilities of the materials and an appreciation of the use of the tools essential for the creation of forms and objects in metal. Basic techniques, raising, planishing, casting, forging, and fabrication are taught. Inventiveness within the discipline imposed by this traditional art form is encouraged.

    Preparation for Course
    P: FINA P122, P124, P152.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Studio 3,
  
  • FINA P235 - Ceramics Fundamentals


    Fundamental techniques of forming by hand-building methods, glazing and firing clay objects. Introduction to the creative possibilities of this craft through projects in tile, pottery form, and sculpture. Emphasis on self-expression through good design and understanding the medium.

    Preparation for Course
    P: FINA P121, P122, P151, and P152.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Studio 3,
  
  • FINA P241 - Printmaking Fundamentals


    Study of materials, tools, processes in the various methods of printmaking (block printing, lithography, and intaglio) as they are used for contemporary graphic concerns.

    Preparation for Course
    P: FINA P121, P122, P151, and P152.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Studio 3,
  
  • FINA P321 - Advanced Drawing I


    Continuation of P122.

    Preparation for Course
    P: FINA P121, P122, P151, and P152.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Studio 3,
    Session Indicators
    (fall)
  
  • FINA P322 - Advanced Drawing II


    Continuation of P122.

    Preparation for Course
    P: FINA P121, P122, P151, and P152.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Studio 3,
    Session Indicators
    (spring)
  
  • FINA P325 - Advanced Painting I


    Continuation of P226.

    Preparation for Course
    P: FINA P121, P122, P151, P152, and P226.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Studio 3,
    Session Indicators
    (fall)
  
  • FINA P326 - Advanced Painting II


    Continuation of P226.

    Preparation for Course
    P: FINA P121, P122, P151, P152, and P226.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Studio 3,
    Session Indicators
    (spring)
  
  • FINA P331 - Advanced Sculpture I


    Continuation of P231. Advanced problems related to individual interests and objectives.

    Preparation for Course
    P: FINA P231.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Studio 3,
    Session Indicators
    (fall)
  
  • FINA P332 - Advanced Sculpture II


    Continuation of FINA P231. Advanced problems related to individual interests and objectives.

    Preparation for Course
    P: FINA P121, P122, P151, P152, and P231.

    Cr. 3.
    Hours
    Studio 3,
    Session Indicators
    (spring)
 

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