Courses

The listing of a course description here does not guarantee a course’s being offered in a particular term. Please refer to the published schedule of classes on the MyBU Student Portal for confirmation a class is actually being taught and for specific course meeting dates and times.

• CFA AR 838: Professional Practice in Print Media and Photography 1
  Graduate level course that addresses the practical needs of the emerging artist as they prepare to enter the professional world. The course includes collaboration and partnering for projects that reach beyond SVA with institutions like the Photographic Resource Center, the Thurman Center and galleries, international professional study abroad, and other professional experiences. This course includes readings on art criticism and sustaining a creative life, as well as research into contemporary artists and art trends that will augment a graduate student's own studio practice. Topics will include: defining professional goals both within the studio and beyond, artist statements, resumes, biographies, documenting work, exhibitions, art world professionals (i.e. curators, directors, writers, etc.), and community building.
• CFA AR 841: Graduate Painting 1
  Intensified professional study; emphasis on an original contemporary statement; picture structure and interpretation of concepts, forms, and symbols in today's art.
• CFA AR 842: Graduate Painting 1
  A continuation of CFA AR841. Intensified professional study; emphasis on an original contemporary statement; picture structure and interpretation of concepts, forms, and symbols in today's art.
• CFA AR 843: Seminar and Discussion 1
  Planning, execution, and discussion of comprehensive original projects in various media and techniques; contemporary trends in art and their relation to the art of the past; problems of teaching painting. Students submit original work on completion of course.
• CFA AR 844: Seminar and Discussion 1
  Planning, execution, and discussion of comprehensive original projects in various media and techniques; contemporary trends in art and their relation to the art of the past; problems of teaching painting. Students submit original work on completion of course. 2 cr, each semester.
• CFA AR 845: Painting Seminar and Discussion 2
  Prereq: CFA AR 843, 844. Discussion and execution of original projects; various aesthetic problems concerning the contemporary artist. 2 cr, each semester.
• CFA AR 846: Painting Seminar and Discussion 2
  Discussion and execution of original projects; various aesthetic problems concerning the contemporary artist. 2 cr, each semester.
• CFA AR 847: Graduate Painting 2
  Continuation of Graduate Painting 1; emphasizes the work to be presented as the student's exhibit thesis. This group of paintings is developed in individual consultation with the graduate faculty and is presented in a major exhibit at the end of the second year of graduate study.
• CFA AR 848: Graduate Painting 2
  Continuation of Graduate Painting 1; emphasizes the work to be presented as the student's exhibit thesis. This group of paintings is developed in individual consultation with the graduate faculty and is presented in a major exhibit at the end of the second year of graduate study. 3 cr, each semester.
• CFA AR 855: Special Topics: Visual Art
  This course description is currently under construction.
• CFA AR 856: PMP Critique 1
  A formative critique focuses on purpose, technique, function, and expression. In this course students participate in weekly critique groups to develop rigor in their ability to see, describe, assess, understand, contextualize, and discuss their own work and the work of their peers. Students present work in progress and each student comes prepared to share all the research behind the work, material studies, experimentations and learned outcomes. The progression of critique courses establishes a pathway to the final thesis exhibition.
• CFA AR 857: PMP Critique 2
  A formative critique focuses on purpose, technique, function, and expression. In this course students participate in weekly critique groups to develop rigor in their ability to see, describe, assess, understand, contextualize, and discuss their own work and the work of their peers. Students present work in progress and each student comes prepared to share all the research behind the work, material studies, experimentations and learned outcomes. The progression of critique courses establishes a pathway to the final thesis exhibition.
• CFA AR 858: PMP Critique 3
  Prerequisites: CFA AR807. - Four semesters of Grad Print/Photo Studio are required for graduate students in the Print Media & Photography MFA program. These courses consist of independent research and practice that will culminate in the thesis exhibition in the spring of the student's final semester. Each of the studio courses emphasizes materials, process, experimentation, and development of a personal voice within the disciplines of printmaking and photography. Students will also participate in group as well as individual critiques, where work-in-progress will be considered and questioned. Through practice and discussion, students will gain an understanding of their work within a larger, historical and contemporary context and will be encouraged to articulate their point-of-view within their chosen medium of practice.
• CFA AR 859: PMP Critique 4
  Prerequisites: CFAAR858. - A formative critique focuses on purpose, technique, function, and expression. In this course students participate in weekly critique groups to develop rigor in their ability to see, describe, assess, understand, contextualize, and discuss their own work and the work of their peers. Students present work in progress and each student comes prepared to share all the research behind the work, material studies, experimentations and learned outcomes. The progression of critique courses establishes a pathway to the final thesis exhibition.
• CFA AR 881: Graduate Graphic Design 1
  Comprehensive exercises in graphic design leading to the solution of advanced visual problems through a structured curriculum of both theoretical and practical studies. In addition to computer-aided graphic design, traditional methods, such as letterpress and photography are emphasized. The program is conceived to enable graduates to function in a constantly changing and expanding field.
• CFA AR 882: Graduate Graphic Design 1
  A continuation of CFA AR 881. Comprehensive exercises in graphic design leading to the solution of advanced visual problems through a structured curriculum of both theoretical and practical studies. In addition to computer-aided graphic design, traditional methods, such as letterpress and photography are emphasized. The program is conceived to enable graduates to function in a constantly changing and expanding field. 3 cr, each semester.
• CFA AR 883: Graduate Graphic Design 2
  A continuation of Graduate Graphic Design 1, emphasizing the thesis-an advanced and extensive individual project proposed by the student in consultation with the graphic design faculty. The thesis project is explored in depth and presented in a major exhibit at the end of the second year. Independent contact with faculty members is stressed.
• CFA AR 884: Graduate Graphic Design 2
  A continuation of CFA AR 883. Emphasizes the thesis - an advanced and extensive individual project proposed by the student in consultation with the graphic design faculty. The thesis project is explored in depth and presented in a major exhibit at the end of the second year. Independent contact with faculty members is stressed. Offered each semester. 3.0 credits.
• CFA AR 885: MFA Graphic Design Thesis Exhibition
  This studio/lecture course is an elective companion to CFA AR 884 Graduate Graphic Design 2, which focuses on the graduate thesis, an individual project shaped by each student-s interests, research, and body of work. While students work individually on their thesis projects, this optional elective is for students interested shaping and steering the MFA graphic design thesis exhibition, an exhibition of their cohort's work (a 'collective thesis' project), while learning about the basic principles of exhibition identity design, the history of graphic design exhibitions, and other topics related to promotion, documentation and programming for graphic design-focused installations.
• CFA AR 890: Masters Research Project: Becoming a Practitioner-Researcher
  The purpose of this course is to introduce students to teacher-led, classroom- based research as a means of addressing issues facing art teachers, artists and teaching artists in schools and other community-based settings and providing the tools to be a reflective practitioner. The course will introduce students to the conventions and practice of qualitative research in the context of art education and as a form of inquiry that is grounded in the theories, practices, and contexts used by art practitioners working in schools, museums, community agencies, etc.