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by the 1 semester of the senior year or as required and after passing ART 219. This faculty portfolio review is the final of two assessments
required to meet graduation requirements. This course and ART 219 must be passed before signing up for and in addition to taking ART 498 Senior
Thesis and Exhibition and is a graduation requirement in VCDMA. It may also be used for and/or Art (BA) concentration/major
students. (3) Three full-time, tenured faculty members in VCDMA and Art (including Program Coordinator) must officially approve the portfolio.

Note: This course is a pass or Fail option, as these results will be included in students’ academic records. Students have until the next semester
to resubmit a portfolio if it is determined that the portfolio is poor/unacceptable, or if it does not pass. There will be a maximum of (2) two
times a student may take, successfully pass (or fail) this review and course. This review and course must be passed before students can and/or
complete their senior thesis exhibition and graduate.

ART 420 PAINTING: STUDIO PRACTICE 3 CREDITS
This advanced course provides creative experiences in paint media. Emphasis will be placed on development of individual expression in paint
through explorations of materials, techniques and styles.

ART 450 MULTIMEDIA WORKSHOP: WEB DESIGN and DIGITAL MEDIA 3 CREDITS
Prerequisites: ALL: Junior Standing; ART 340. This course is designed to give the student an opportunity to explore the creative possibilities in
multimedia including interactive, web design and presentation graphics media.

ART 451 ADVANCED TOPICS IN MULTIMEDIA, WEB DESIGN, XHTML & CSS 3 CREDITS
This course is a continuation of ART 450 Multimedia Workshop. This advanced course focuses on web design, hand-coding and scripting for web
design, and specifically using XHTML, CSS, Action Script and other technologies. Student will also research and produce examples of web design
and/or interactive media and incorporate current trends and practices for both the internet and mobile devices.

ART 453 THE CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY ESSAY 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): ART 250 or ART 251. Students will explore the rich history, importance and power of the contemporary photo essays-
documentaries. It will help you tell stories in photographic form, in print and digitally; give you experience in photo editing and layout; enrich
your photography through multiple assignments, on deadline; and enable your work to be published.

ART 454 HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES 3 CREDITS
Prerequisites: ART 250 and ART 251. This course also addresses and familiarizes students with historic photographic processes and the emergent
landscape for new photographic processes. During the course students will take a journey through traditional processes, creating and using the
tools associated with those processes.

ART 465 COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN (CAD) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: ART 380 Flat Pattern Design, ART 386 Fashion Draping1, ART 390 Fashion Illustration. This course will enable students to digitize a
pattern from an original design. The courses will emphasize pattern development from a technical flat sketch with various fashion and design
related hardware/software. Students will also center on marking and grading that pattern in alpha and numeric sizes. This course will also explore
the structure of the body, proportions, and measurements.

ART 470 SELF PROMOTION and MARKETING FOR THE ARTS 3 CREDITS
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing and Permission only. The course focuses on developing and expanding the students' use of technology
components, skills, and practices, such as the integration of video, print design, and online media to create proper marketing materials to promote
the students' future chosen careers in the visual and/or performing arts.

ART 475 ADVANCED DIGITAL STUDIO: DIGITAL FILMMAKING, ANIMATION & NEW MEDIA. 3 CREDITS
Prerequisites: Permission only. An advanced studio course designed for upper level students in VCDMA to research, develop and produce and
advanced project such as a film, installation or animated production. This project is to be a part of a senior's final digital portfolio, Website
and/or demo reel, and included as part of their senior thesis and exhibition. Students will also develop and maintain a professional portfolio,
blog and Website to document and feature their creative and conceptual process, artwork and research.

ART 480 THE ART OF SMALL BRONZE CASTING (Mini Semester) 3 CREDITS
This course is designed for both beginning and advanced level students in the exploration of the process and the world history of bronze
casting. Students will investigate one or more cultures known historically for their bronze casting and integrate those styles into their own artwork.
During the semester, students will participate in all aspects of the bronze casting process: creating the artwork, investing, wax burnout,
bronze pouring, chasing, finishing, patination, and presentation.

ART 486 FASHION DRAPING II (ADVANCED) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisites: ART 386 Fashion Draping 1. This course is a continuation of Fashion Draping 1. In Fashion Draping 2 students will be working on
projects in the men's wear, children's wear and knit wear markets. Students will be given design briefs and required to design groups around
briefs based on theme, color and specific material

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