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In this introductory drawing course, students define the basic methods and principles of applied volumetric drawing with perspective and form, and rapid concept development through the visual description of imagined and observed objects using line variance, value, and composition.
Credits: 3
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This introductory studio course provides students the opportunity to develop skills in presentation, storytelling, writing, and performance in a studio practice context. Projects will broaden student’s understanding of contemporary current events, recontextualizing themes through their own voice or personal lens. Students apply skills, materials, and tools gained thus far in their first-year experience to explore the narrative development of ideas found in contemporary culture that are relevant to the student and their area of disciplinary study. Performative explorations, that may be collaborative in nature, provide students presentation skills that prepare them to engage an audience, through a variety of sensory experiences and means.
Credits: 3
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Students explore drawing as an expressive tool to generate, communicate, and develop ideas. With a focus on basic drawing principles and observational drawing, students will sharpen their perceptual drawing skills while working towards expressive methods. Contemporary attitudes toward drawing will be introduced in the second half of the semester as students expand their drawing tools, materials and processes. Methods used to develop ideas are examined through processes that include research, archive and serial drawing.
Credits: 3
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This course is designed specifically for first-semester freshman who have not yet declared a major at College for Creative Studies. It focuses on concepts and methods that are applicable to undergraduate majors across the College and can be substituted for the first semester studio of any program. This course investigates creative practice from multiple perspectives, using projects and in-class activities to help students gain insight into what major pathways might best suit their talents, interests, and experience. In addition to specific techniques and approaches to creative practice, the course covers important topics such as the distinction between the different undergraduate majors at CCS and the process of critique, which is a fundamental tool used for evaluating student work.
Credits: 3
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Students explore drawing as a mode of thinking and as an expressive process. Contemporary practices in drawing are the focus as students expand their drawing vocabulary, tools, and processes. Projects will revolve around conceptual prompts and sustained drawing projects that may include; large scale drawing, multiples, and performative drawing, along with a range of experimental approaches. Emphasis will be on students discovering and identifying their individual and unique aesthetic voices, developing a critical framework for critique, and acquiring verbal skills to articulate intentionality and point of view.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DFN 103
The Special Project class is offered on an occasional basis, with course content specific to the area(s) being explored.
Credits: 3
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Students expand their understanding of the fundamentals of drawing and sketching, and develop their own personal sense of style and enhanced skill. A variety of drawing techniques are explored with a focus on creative composition, design and visual narrative. Additionally, the human figure will be explored as a basis of understanding gesture, proportion, geometric forms in space and the definition of complex surfaces.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DFN 101
The Special Projects class is offered on an occasional basis, with course content specific to the area(s) being explored.
Credits: 3
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This course will familiarize the student with basic construction and fabrication techniques of the wood and metal shops at CCS. Through the completion of a series of small projects, students will be introduced to the majority of tools and machines within the shops. Students will also learn a wide variety of methods and techniques needed to safely complete future projects. Safety is the MOST essential function of this course. Students will earn the certification required for continued shop access by receiving at minimum a grade of 2.0 / C in this class.
Credits: 3
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Independent Study is available to students who are at Junior or Senior level standing with a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or above. The student may receive approval to work in an area or on a project that is not otherwise offered or addressed in the regular curriculum. An Independent Study should include opportunities for individual student voice and provide a space for diverse perspectives. Students may receive credit toward graduation for no more than 6 credit hours. The student must submit to the chairperson of the department in which they wish to study, an Independent Study Proposal of 150 words (no less) of the student’s plan for study and her/his reason for choosing to study independently. Once the department chairperson provides approval and the instructor for the Independent Study is determined, the faculty member must write an Independent Study Syllabus with education goals, learning outcomes, meeting dates, course expectations, timelines, and due dates. Art Education candidates must pass DAE 490 with a grade of ‘C’ (2.00) or higher to qualify for certification.
Credits: 3
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