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A His­tory of Art and Ar­chi­tec­ture from the Pre­his­toric Era to the Pre­sent

A History of Art and Architecture from the Prehistoric Era to the Present

In this course, stu­dents learn to re­fine their con­cep­tual think­ing, and the abil­ity to apply de­sign con­cepts across var­i­ous media chan­nels. This course chal­lenges stu­dents to think and strate­gi­cally apply cam­paign ideas. At this stage, stu­dents choose a media place­ment and in­cor­po­rate it into the so­lu­tion. Pro­ject based as­sign­ments from con­cept through final dig­i­tal out­put are an in­te­gral part of the course. The course also in­tro­duces the col­lab­o­ra­tive re­la­tion­ship be­tween Art Di­rec­tor and Copy­writer. Stu­dent teams brain­storm, de­velop copy, art di­rect and pitch ideas in teams. Stu­dents will ex­plore the di­a­logue be­tween prod­ucts and ser­vices and how to com­mu­ni­cate their ben­e­fits and fea­tures to the in­tended tar­get.

In this course, students learn to refine their conceptual thinking, and the ability to apply design concepts across various media channels. This course challenges students to think and strategically apply campaign ideas. At this stage, students choose a media placement and incorporate it into the solution. Project based assignments from concept through final digital output are an integral part of the course. The course also introduces the collaborative relationship between Art Director and Copywriter. Student teams brainstorm, develop copy, art direct and pitch ideas in teams. Students will explore the dialogue between products and services and how to communicate their benefits and features to the intended target.

Prin­ci­ples of three-di­men­sional de­sign. Course cov­ers an analy­sis of form and space. Top­ics in­clude: hol­low forms both geo­met­ric and or­ganic; ar­chi­tec­tonic or­ga­ni­za­tion of space; light and shadow; geo­met­ric solids; the mod­u­lar unit; form and struc­ture in na­ture; lin­ear forms with mem­branes; move­ment. Ap­pli­ca­tions to pack­ag­ing, ar­chi­tec­ture, sculp­ture and en­vi­ron­men­tal de­sign and graph­ics. Ma­te­ri­als and in­her­ent prop­er­ties gov­ern­ing their use in form and space.

Principles of three-dimensional design. Course covers an analysis of form and space. Topics include: hollow forms both geometric and organic; architectonic organization of space; light and shadow; geometric solids; the modular unit; form and structure in nature; linear forms with membranes; movement. Applications to packaging, architecture, sculpture and environmental design and graphics. Materials and inherent properties governing their use in form and space.

ENG 2400 is a course that al­lows stu­dents to ex­am­ine the re­la­tion­ship be­tween films and their lit­er­ary sources. Through on­line class­room dis­cus­sion and out-of-class as­sign­ments, stu­dents will an­a­lyze clas­sic and con­tem­po­rary lit­er­ary texts and their cin­e­matic ver­sions. Stu­dents will ex­am­ine the re­la­tion­ship be­tween film and lit­er­a­ture, with spe­cific focus on the tech­niques used in fic­tion, drama, and film and cen­tral con­cepts such as iden­tity, the quest, and home­sick­ness. Stu­dents will focus on the sim­i­lar­i­ties and dif­fer­ences of lit­er­ary works adapted into films.

ENG 2400 is a course that allows students to examine the relationship between films and their literary sources. Through online classroom discussion and out-of-class assignments, students will analyze classic and contemporary literary texts and their cinematic versions. Students will examine the relationship between film and literature, with specific focus on the techniques used in fiction, drama, and film and central concepts such as identity, the quest, and homesickness. Students will focus on the similarities and differences of literary works adapted into films.

This be­gin­ning pho­tog­ra­phy course ex­plores the foun­da­tional con­cepts of light and ex­po­sure. Using dSLR cam­eras, pro­fes­sional light­ing equip­ment and soft­ware, the stu­dent de­vel­ops com­po­si­tional skills and the abil­ity to con­trol pho­to­graphic style to cre­ate vi­su­ally en­gag­ing pho­tographs.

This beginning photography course explores the foundational concepts of light and exposure. Using dSLR cameras, professional lighting equipment and software, the student develops compositional skills and the ability to control photographic style to create visually engaging photographs.