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Student in printmakingPRINTMAKING

UNDERGRADUATE COURSESS

ART 240 BEGINNING PRINTMAKING (3) An introduction to printmaking consisting of lectures, demonstrations, and studio work to cover a broad range of processes. Prerequisite: A&A 101 , A&A 102S , A&A 103 , A&A 104 , and enrollment in the School of Visual Arts or successful completion of an admissions portfolio review.

ART 340 PRINTMAKING (4 per semester, maximum of 8) Development of technical and expressive skills through selected problems in one or more of the print processes. Prerequisite: ART 240

ART 341 INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING: INTAGLIO (4) Instruction and practice in the fundamentals of the intaglio process; its relationship to the design and meaning of the print. Prerequisite: ART 240

ART 342 INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING: LITHOGRAPHY 4) Instruction and practice in the fundamentals of the lithographic process; its relationship to the design and meaning of the print. Prerequisite: ART 240

ART 343 NEW MEDIA PRINTMAKING (4 per semester, maximum of 8) A studio course concentrating on the integration of new media and traditional printmaking processes. Prerequisite: ART 201 or ART 240

ART 440 ADVANCED PRINTMAKING (4 per semester, maximum of12) Individual projects in one or more of the printmaking processes. Emphasis is on developing a portfolio of prints. Prerequisite: 4 credits of 300-level printmaking courses, 8 credits total of 300-level art courses

ART 445 HANDMADE PAPERMAKING (4 per semester, maximum of12) Papermaking will involve experimentation with methods of forming works of art with handmade paper and three-dimensional paper pulp pieces. Prerequisite: A&A 101 , A&A 102S , A&A 103 , A&A 104 , and enrollment in the School of Visual Arts or successful completion of an admissions portfolio review.

ART 446 ARTISTS BOOKS (4) Study and production of original visual statements through the book as an art form. Prerequisite: A&A 101 , A&A 102S , A&A 103 , A&A 104 , and enrollment in the School of Visual Arts or successful completion of an admissions portfolio review.

ART 447 PHOTO BASED PRINTMAKING (4) Study and production of original visual statements through photographic based printmaking as an art form. Prerequisite: ART 240 , 4 credits of 300-level Art courses, or graduate level status

GRADUATE COURSES

ART 545 PRINTMAKING I (1-7 per semester, maxium of 14) Individual problems in printmaking leading to the development of a collection or body of work representative of the artist.

ART 546 PRINTMAKING II (1-7 per semester, maxium of 14) Individual problems in printmaking leading to the resolution of a collection or body of work representative of the artist. Prerequisite: ART 545

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