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:
Playing the Self is an interdisciplinary studio,open to all majors interested in exploring how,fiction, reality, and play are essential,components of an engaged social practice rooted,in making and becoming. The manipulation of the,viewer/voyeur, fulfillment of fantasy, projection,of desires, parasocial behavior, and related,identifiers will be examined as well as the,influence of various social constructs-gender,,race, class-on our understanding … Continue reading “FLM-254 PLAYING THE SELF”
Students with some painting experience will learn,techniques used to create a high level of detail,in their paintings using acrylic paints. Students,should bring their own photograph(s) from which to,develop their compositions. Credits: 0 Prerequisites:
Students learn about digital photographic techn. ,and combine them with traditional images. Lectures,demonstrations, shooting assign and crits. Credits: 0 Prerequisites:
This course is dedicated to teaching Art Education,candidates the essential components of instruction,for students who are learning to read. Students,study theory and research frameworks for,comprehending the scope and challenges of teaching,for literacy, as well as practical methods for,direct, explicit instruction in reading. The,broader area of Language Arts instruction is,examined in the contexts of arts integration … Continue reading “DAE-407 READING & LANG ARTS METHODS”
This elective course expands on sequential,narrative concepts explored in previous,typographic courses. The student’s understanding,of the unique conditions related to the design of,digital and analog publications will more,expansive to include unconventional book creation.,Assignments require students to analyze the nature,of the intended audience, the publications,content, author’s intent, design writing, the,goals of the publication, materiality, and the,intended exchange … Continue reading “DGD-373 PUBLICATION DESIGN”
This is a course in the aesthetics and techniques,of documentary film production. Exercises and,assignments emphasize research and interview,techniques, story, technical skills, and the,legalities and ethics associated with non-fiction,filmmaking. Students produce a series of,individual and collaborative documentary shorts. Credits: 3 Prerequisites: FLM 201, FLM 225 or DMA 312
Capture the creative spirit of Detroit with your,digital camera. Students will travel off the,beaten path to photograph the vibrant city and,it’s unique people and through classroom,critiques. Students will meet both on campus and,at site locations. First class meets in the,Taubman Center. Credits: 0 Prerequisites:
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. To participate students must be,of junior or senior status with completion of,freshman and sophomore studios. Students must,have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8. Seniors may,not be eligible to … Continue reading “DAE-475 INTERNSHIP IN ART EDUCATION”
This elective course develops the will be,presented methods that help students take complex,data sets and transform them into expressive,graphic contexts that are accessible and readable.,Concepts of information logic, hierarch,,semiotics, biases relative to narrative,constructions identified in complex date and how,different audience may read content are concepts,integrated into project briefs. The historical,and contemporary nature and function of … Continue reading “DGD-374 DATA VISUALIZATION”