Category: Academic Programs & Courses

SAC-515 STUDY ABROAD

Junior or first-semester senior students in good academic standing have the opportunity to spend a semester (fall or winter) or a full year of study at an accredited institution abroad. Information is available from International Student Services.

Credits: 12

Prerequisites:

DPM-115 INTRODUCTION TO PRINTMAKING

While working with the many processes of printmaking, students will engage with the printed image while considering the historic aspects of the techniques involved in the production of a print. This course is an introduction to the following areas of printmaking: relief (woodcuts and linocuts), intaglio (etching), and lithography. Students will learn the basics of each area through, collaborations and hands-on short workshops. Context is discussed and explored through demonstrations, readings, image presentations, and visits to local galleries, community prints-shops, and museums with a range of print-media.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DFN 103 DFN 104 DFN 120 SAC 105 (formerly DFA 105)

DSC-275 ADVANCED BENT PLYWOOD

Building on the previous course, students use bent plywood techniques to create furniture of their own designs. Advanced students will develop techniques that allow numerous objects to be created from a single form. Students utilize these advanced techniques and work independently to design and fabricate a cohesive series of furniture objects made with bent plywood processes. Finish, details, and connections will be emphasized.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DAF 175

SAC-105 SURVEY & METHODS I

The Survey and Methods course sequence provides an introduction to six of the major studios in Art Practice and Crafts/Material Studies. In this dynamic course, students rotate in three 5-week sessions through the areas of Metals, Print, and Fibers/Textiles. Each five-week session provides students with an understanding of materials, processes, and protocols that are specific to the context of each studio. Hands-on projects will cultivate basic visual and technical skills as students examine how material exploration can drive innovation and shape individual processes of making. Students will be guided to explore critique methodologies while building vocabulary to articulate their own creative intent and analyze the work of others. Survey and Methods is a two-part course taken during the Freshman year. Survey and Methods I takes place the fall semester, followed by Survey and Methods ll during winter semester. The courses can be taken in either sequence.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites:

DPM-202 PRINT: DETROIT

Using the City of Detroit as its inspiration, students will employ various research methodologies as a starting point for creating prints. Projects will be approached through one of three perspectives: experiential, historical and political. Techniques introduced will include relief printing, laser cutting, print from found objects and silkscreen. Students will print both with and without a press to create limited edition prints as well as DIY or on-the cheap multiples using commercial print processes. Those students who have taken Intro to Printmaking or have prior college level printmaking experience will be encouraged to build on techniques they’ve already learned to develop their own creative voice.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DFN 103 DFN 104 DFN 120

DSC-280 ADVANCED WOODWORKING

Students continue to develop techniques in joinery, carving and turning through projects designed to build their visual and technical vocabulary. Specified course work increases the advanced student’s understanding of wood as a material for making fine art. Special emphasis is given to finishing processes and additive construction techniques.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DAF 180

SAC-106 SURVEY AND METHODS II

The Survey and Methods course sequence provides an introduction to six of the major studios in Art Practice and Crafts/Material Studies. In this dynamic course, students rotate in three 5-week sessions through the areas of, Ceramics, Glass, and Sculpture, Each five-week session provides students with an understanding of materials, processes, and protocols that are specific to the context of each studio. Hands-on projects will cultivate basic visual and technical skills as students examine how material exploration can drive innovation and shape individual processes of making. Students will be guided to explore critique methodologies while building vocabulary to articulate their own creative intent and analyze the work of others. Survey and Methods is a two-part course taken during the Freshman year. Survey and Methods I takes place the fall semester, followed by Survey and Methods ll during winter semester. The courses can be taken in either sequence.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites:

DPM-215 INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING

This course focuses on an in-depth examination of intaglio (copper plate etching) and lithography processes, while dealing with traditional and contemporary methods such as; stone and plate lithography, limited edition versus unique printing, and photo-transferring digital imaging.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DFN 103 DFN 104 DFN 120 DPM 115 (formerly DFA 115)