Participation in an internship experience allows students to use classroom-learned skills in a related employment experience. Students must work a minimum of 135 hours over the course of the entire semester. Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. All internships must be approved by the graduate program department chairperson.
Credits: 3
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Credits: 3
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As a continuation of Digital Visual Communication I. this course focuses on advanced 3D modeling and rendering tools, techniques, and processes required for both analyzing and realizing complex formal design expressions with a special focus on vehicle interiors. In addition to continuing to build competency in rapid 3D form exploration and development, this course expands into the refinement of a technical digital 3D model data set of a fully integrated exterior and interior vehicle design. This 3D model is then animated to evaluate final product execution, communicate conceptual intent, and demonstrate technical component articulation. 3D digital modeling and animation software such as Zbrush, Alias, VRED, Keyshot, Blender &/ or Unreal Engine are extensively used.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: GRT 605
Students learn the principles of UX (user experience) design, enabling them to conduct comprehensive research, analyze user behavior, and apply their findings to create user-centric designs in various digital contexts. Students learn how to map user journeys and prototype meaningful scenarios informed by research and iterative modeling and testing. Students utilize and apply user-centered research and co-design methods. They learn various research methods, such as user interviews, surveys, usability testing, and data analysis. They also explore techniques for collecting and interpreting user data. Furthermore, the course will cover prototyping techniques to translate research findings into tangible designs, allowing students to work on projects where they can apply their acquired skills in real-world scenarios. By the end of this course, students will have a solid grasp of UX research principles, be able to conduct research independently, and make design decisions based on user insights.
Credits: 3
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Conceptualized to span across the three summer residencies as a connective thread, the course introduces relevant theory and practice that directly intersects with the core art education courses. Student will explore questions inspired by and directly connected to their teaching contexts through a visual lens. A/R/Tography will serve as a methodology for research development and identity exploration, and its impact on artistic and personal classroom practice. The three studio explorations are designed as a series that can be taken in any order. Each summer emphasizes theoretical frameworks contextually relevant to contemporary art and art education. EMPHASIS: THE RESEARCHER: Artistic and theoretical investigations are put into practice in the studio through a research lens designed to provoke critical questions related to visual literacy and art education.
Credits: 3
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Independent Study is available to graduate students 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.
Credits: 3
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Credits: 3
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This course reviews both fundamental and advanced tools and techniques for analytical drawing and rendering of a variety of form and material expressions across a range of vehicle exterior proportions. At the end of this course, students will have developed the ability to deconstruct complex form compositions into primary structural elements. Thus, they will be able to draw and render clear and communicative 2D depictions of observed and imagined formal expressions. This course will also introduce professional documentation and presentation of creative work during its development and for final display. Professional 2D and 3D digital software being used within the transportation design industry will be used extensively in this course.
Credits: 3
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Designing excellent user experiences requires an understanding of the human factors that underlie a user’s comprehension of the world. This course looks at the science that formulates the way humans make sense of the world around them and how to leverage that innate human experience to design successful human-compute experiences. Particularly relevant to designers working on human-centered interactions with new technologies, this course helps students to craft experiences compatible with the strengths and weaknesses of the human’s embodied mind. Students will learn how to leverage human perception, ergonomics, and information systems to generate intuitive interactions with new technologies.
Credits: 3
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Conceptualized to span across the three summer residencies as a connective thread, the course introduces relevant theory and practice that directly intersects with the core art education courses. Student will explore questions inspired by and directly connected to their teaching contexts through a visual lens. A/R/Tography will serve as a methodology for research development and identity exploration, and its impact on artistic and personal classroom practice. The three studio explorations are designed as a series that can be taken in any order. Each summer emphasizes theoretical frameworks contextually relevant to contemporary art and art education. EMPHASIS: THE ARTIST: Artistic and theoretical investigations are put into conversation with contemporary issues and topics at the forefront of studio practice as they relate to art and art education.
Credits: 3
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