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ART 386 FASHION DRAPING I 3 CREDITS
Prerequisites: ART 380 Flat Pattern Design. Students will incorporate their flat pattern skills by draping original designs from ART 380 Flat
Pattern Design and sketches onto 3 dimensional forms. Emphasis will be placed on draping technique, and garment fit and completion.

ART 390 FASHION ILLUSTRATION 3 CREDITS
This course is designed to provide students with the skills necessary to illustrate themes, concepts and lines for presentations. Emphasis is on
technical fashion sketching, and the development of the fashion figure, design details, fabric rendering and collection development. Students
will also be exposed to the technical side of illustration developing skills in flat sketching. Students will be required to sketch both by hand and
with computer applications.

ART 394 HISTORY OF ANIMATION 3 CREDITS
This course will explore the history of American animation from film to television. In addition to the major animation studios, the course will explore
the role of minority and female animators. The influence of animation on media will be addressed from the aesthetic, technical, business
and cultural perspectives.

ART 396 2D DIGITAL ANIMATION I: INTRODUCTION TO ANIMATION AND MOTION GRAPHICS 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: ART 340. Formerly ART 496 Computer Animation. This course is an introduction to animation using state-of-the-art software and
hardware for motion graphics. It provides a study of animation principles as well as techniques in producing two-dimensional digital
animations.

ART 397 2D DIGITAL ANIMATION II: ADVANCED ANIMATION AND MOTION GRAPHICS 3 CREDITS
(formally ART 497) Prerequisites: ART 396. As a continuation of Art 396, this course allows students to develop skills in two-dimensional digital
animation production, character animation, motion graphics, and advanced animation principles. Students will work on a variety of lessons
throughout the semester and on an extended animated production.

ART 402 CERAMICS III (Mini Semester) 3 CREDITS
This course is a study of the composition and computation of ceramic glazes and clay bodies and includes laboratory practice in the
development of aesthetic qualities in glazes and clay bodies.

ART 404 HISTORY OF MODERN ART 3 CREDITS
This course is a study of painting, architecture, and sculpture since the French Revolution.

ART 405 HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ART 3 CREDITS
This course is a study of African American art from colonial times to the present.
ART 407 AFRICAN AMERICAN CINEMA 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): Advanced standing; ENGL 213 or ENGL 250, and ART 360. This advanced course examines in depth the art, history, aesthetics and
cinematography of films produced by African Americans and women of color. This examination will focus on several elements, including the
filmmakers, directors, actors, production (studio produced vs. independent), technical and production elements, characterization, genre and film
language.
ART 408 VISUAL CULTURE: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN ART, AESTHETICS, and CULTURE 3 CREDITS
A visual study and critical discourse on the aesthetics of contemporary art and theory as it intersects with urban culture and artistic
movements such as hip-hop. This course explores the aesthetics, philosophies, and foundations of hip-hop by focusing on musical, poetic
(spoken word), and visual expressions rooted within the culture. Visual and performance artists who have been influenced by and who incorporate
hip-hop into their work will also be studied. Students will also study the relationship between hip-hop to visual art, multimedia, video/film, as
well as with other cultures, and the political, social, and historical movements in African American history.

ART 410 HIP HOP STUDIO: INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS IN HIP HOP STUDIES AND AISUAL CULTURE 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): By permission only. An interdisciplinary and advanced course that incorporates an innovate approach to combining workshop,
lecture and studio into actual creative projects using hip hop and the elements of MC-ing, DJ-ing, Graffiti, B-Boy/B-Girl (Dance) and Knowledge as
the catalyst for creative, collaborative research projects rooted within hip-hop and visual culture.

ART 412 DIRECTED PROJECT II 3 CREDITS
Prerequisites: ART 312. This capstone studio course is designed to generate a body of work; this body of work will be discussed, critiqued and
contextualized within the framework of peers, faculty and the art world. During the course students will synthesize concepts, technical skills and
knowledge gained from previous courses. Students will be encouraged to use any method or approach that will best serve their personal vision
and direction. Emphasis will be placed on refining and editing each project with support to determining a final for the work. The body of works
that will be discussed in one-on-one and group critique settings during the semester. Readings will be distributed as they relate to art making
strategies.
ART 419 PORTFOLIO REVIEW & ASSESSMENT II 0 CREDITS A
final assessment of the junior/senior level portfolio for all students in the VCDMA (BS) major. Members of the VCDMA and ART faculty; program
coordinator and the academic advisor will use this portfolio to evaluate and document the students’ performance. It should be taken and passes

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