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CFA AR 386: Sophomore Type Spring: Hierarchy, Composition
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CFAAR226) - In the second sequence of sophomore typography, students will learn (1)aspects of working with and refining bodies of text, from letter spacing, word spacing and line spacing, (2) basic ideas associated with connotative typography and visible language and (3) how to create a simple typographic system and apply it to a sequence of pages. Students will develop a sensitivity toward defining and controlling multiple typographic hierarchies. Students will explore dynamic typographic variables like rate, pace and sound to express an abstract concept typographically. -
CFA AR 389: Graphic Design Elective
Study of basic principles, problems, and applications of graphic design and typography. Assignments include typographic compositions, visual language exercises, and basic layout problems. 4.0 credits. -
CFA AR 401: Directed Study Sculpture
Undergraduate only. With Permission of faculty. 2.0 credits. -
CFA AR 402: Directed Study Ceramics
Undergraduate only. By permission of faculty. -
CFA AR 403: Directed Study Printmaking
Undergraduate only. With permission of faculty. Credit amount varies. -
CFA AR 404: Directed Study Graphic Design
Undergraduate only. With permission of faculty. Credit amount varies. -
CFA AR 406: Directed Study Painting
Undergraduate only. With permission of faculty. -
CFA AR 410: Visual Arts Directed Study
Undergraduate only. With permission of faculty. Credit amount varies. -
CFA AR 412: Architectural Design 1
Introduction to architectural design at the scale of individual buildings. Students will learn how to analyze, represent, and create form and space through a series of projects that increase in complexity over the course of the semester. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Creativity/Innovation. -
CFA AR 425: The Artist and the Book (4 credits Spring term)
Undergraduate Prerequisites: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 120) - Artist and the Book is a research based art course that covers the history of the book, iterative writing, both long and short papers, presentations and collaborative book arts projects, emphasizing a variety of historical binding techniques incorporating word and image. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Creativity/Innovation, Research and Information Literacy. -
CFA AR 428: Architecture Site Design 1
Introduction to architecture with a focus upon context and environment. Students will learn to analyze and design sited architecture in relation to various factors (e.g., climate, landscape, urbanism, and/or region). Work will incorporate drawing and modelling techniques, and will be advanced primarily through independent studio exploration guided by critical discussions and presentations with the instructor, guest critics, and the studio at large. 4cr Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Creativity/Innovation. -
CFA AR 431: Advanced Drawing
Prereq: CFA AR 231, 232. Life drawing; emphasis on figure structure; further development of drawing skills; work from the nude, draped figure, and objects in various media as points of departure toward a personal expression. 2cr, each semester. -
CFA AR 432: Advanced Drawing
AR432 is an exercise in expanding students' command of the medium of drawing beyond its more classical definition. The working definition of drawing in this course tends toward a more contemporary one - encompassing any mark or alteration made to any surface, by means not always executed by the artist's own hand. Fleeting moments in time, our subjective experience of walking through a city, or improvised and unpredictable interactions with image capturing devices like cell phones or scanners can all be brought into the realm of drawing in this context. The format will consist of a collection of assignments emphasizing the performative, the interpretive, the mark, the remnant and beyond. Extensive drawing experience is not required to make great drawings in this class. Due to expanded nature of drawing the course will explore, students who are specifically looking to refine their representational drawing skills may want to look at other drawing elective courses. -
CFA AR 447: Printmaking 1: Etching & Monotype
This course offers a comprehensive introduction to the intaglio print media -- traditional and contemporary - including etching, aquatint, photo-processes, monotype, and alternative techniques. Printmaking encompasses drawing, design, mark making, multiples, sequences, and overlays, using various material substrates such as metals and plastics. Students are encouraged to master and adapt intaglio techniques as an expressive means for exploring visual intent for their own imagery. Group and individual critiques; emphasis is on image development and technical knowledge. Projects may span media to build a group of related prints. Presentations on the historical and contemporary print and its culture, visiting artists, museum and studio visits provide context. Effective Fall 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Creativity/Innovation. -
CFA AR 450: The Art of the Multiple
Undergraduate Prerequisites: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 120) - This course investigates the history of printmaking, paper making, and the production of the multiple image from Johannes Gutenberg to the Internet. The contemporary multiple in printmaking, installation, photography, sculpture, book, and the digital forms will be studied. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Writing-Intensive Course. -
CFA AR 451: Printmaking: Advanced Projects
This course offers advanced professional study in printmaking techniques, for students who wish to focus on the print with intensity, as they refine their personal visual statement through workshop practice, critique and the enhancement of critical thinking. Experimentation is encouraged while students develop technical mastery and independent problem solving through print. In addition to demonstrations and hands-on guidance, the course provides an expanded technical vocabulary. Combined multiple printing applications and experimental media will be an option as well as the opportunity to print at large scale. Introduction to contemporary artists engaged in print practice and contemporary issues, through presentations, field and museum trips, and visiting artists. Variable credit, one or both semesters. -
CFA AR 452: Printmaking 2 (Spring, variable credit)
This course offers advanced professional study in printmaking techniques, for students who wish to focus on the print with intensity, as they refine their personal visual statement through workshop practice, critique and the enhancement of critical thinking. Experimentation is encouraged while students develop technical mastery and independent problem solving through print. In addition to demonstrations and hands-on guidance, the course provides an expanded technical vocabulary. Combined multiple printing applications and experimental media will be an option as well as the opportunity to print at large scale. Introduction to contemporary artists engaged in print practice and contemporary issues, through presentations, field and museum trips, and visiting artists. Variable credit, one or both semesters. -
CFA AR 455: Elementary Methods of Art Education (3 credits; fall semester)
Taken in the final year before a student's classroom teaching practicum experience, this course provides an introduction to the methodologies of teaching art to children in grades preK-8. In the course, students develop a personal philosophy of teaching and accompanying strategies that support children's learning in the visual arts. Topics of study include the artistic development of children in relation to cognitive, emotional, and social growth; approaches to studio pedagogy and general communication skills; and lesson planning that addresses national, state, and local curriculum standards. Students must pass components of a Gateway assessment in CFA AR586: Child Growth and Development in Art Education and CFA AR 558: Contemporary Issues in Art Education in order to register. Students enroll concurrently in CFA AR 456 Elementary Pre-practicum (1 cr). -
CFA AR 456: Elementary Pre-Practicum (1 credit; fall semester)
The Elementary Pre-Practicum course offers a supervised field-based experience in a PreK-8 visual art classroom setting in a public school, for a determined number of hours per week. Students develop abilities for an active engagement with students and practice elemental teaching skills. Students must pass components of a Gateway assessment in CFA AR586: Child Growth and Development in Art Education and CFA AR 558: Contemporary Issues in Art Education in order to register. Students enroll concurrently in CFA AR455 Elementary Methods in Art Education (3 cr). -
CFA AR 460: Secondary Methods of Art Education (3 credits; spring semester)
This course is designed to prepare future educators to create and implement art curricula for students in grades 5-12, based on an understanding of the cognitive, sociocultural, and physical characteristics of diverse pre-adolescent and adolescent learners, and how those characteristics guide teaching and impact learning. By applying a knowledge of contemporary and historical practices, gained from readings, pre-practicum experiences, and discussions of theories and trends in teaching art, pre-service teachers develop their own philosophies and approaches. Course participants examine and content to the 5-12 state and national art standards and explore frameworks for integrating arts education with other content areas. A variety of media and concepts are introduced and explored and the participants engage in arts-based research, using their insights to design learning experiences that enhance critical and creative development. As a culmination, the students develop unit and lesson plans. Taken in the final year before a student's practicum experiences, students concurrently enroll in the 1-credit CFA AR 462 Secondary Pre-practicum. Students must pass components of a Gateway Assessment in CFA AR586 Child Growth and Development in Art Education and CFA AR 558 Contemporary Issues in Art Education in order to register. This course meets with CFA AR 660; syllabi differ.
