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Academic Catalog 2012-2013 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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MPPH100 Intro Photo for Non-Majors 3 cr.
A beginning course for students with an interest in creative work and study in black and white photography. Teaches exposure controls, camera operation and rudimentary film development and printing.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPPH200 Intro to Color Photography for Non-Majors 3 cr.
A beginning course for students with an interest in creative work and study in black and white photography. Color photography as an expressive medium is explored.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPPH206 Introduction to Digital Photography for Non-Majors 3 cr.
An introduction to the digital darkroom that offers a solid foundation in digital imaging skills. Technical focus is on the current array of input, editing and output options. The content of student work is addressed in periodic critiques, and class discussions emphasize the role of the computer in contemporary photography.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPPH260 Major Studio: B&W Large Format 6 cr.
This required sophomore course is one in the progression of major studio/hybrid seminars in photography. The course covers the aesthetic and technical dimensions of contemporary practice in black and white analog photography, using large format 4x5 cameras. Weekly assignments and critiques familiarize students with the importance of this equipment in contemporary practice as well as the history of the medium. Slide presentations and field trips are combined with principles of optics, cameras, film, photographic chemistry and darkroom technique.
Seminar/Hybrid
Departmental Requirement
Fall/Spring
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MPPH261 Major Studio: Color 6 cr.
This required sophomore course is one in the progression of major studio/hybrid seminars in photography. The course explores the use of color photography as an expressive medium, emphasizes color balancing skills and color theory, and examines the work of practitioners in the field through slide presentations, visiting artists, and exhibitions.
Seminar/Hybrid
Culturally Diverse Content
Departmental Requirement
Fall/Spring
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MPPH303 Alternative Camera, Alternative Techniques 3 cr.
An introduction to non-silver processes such as palladium and cyanotype printing and to unusual types of cameras including plastic cameras, pinholes, and others. This class will include regular demonstrations as well as critique and research techniques for seeking out unusual photographic materials.
Critique
Departmental Elective
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MPPH304 Lighting for Photography 3 cr.
Students develop and refine a personal vision through long-term projects, more advanced technical knowledge and a deeper familiarity with the use of natural and artificial light in the medium. Slide presentations, critiques and visits to exhibitions are important elements of this class.
Prerequisites: MPPH260 or MPPH261 or permission of instructor
Critique
All College Elective
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MPPH323 Topics in Photography 3 cr.
This course is a study of specific topics in photography which changes each time the course is offered. Past seminars have included “Photography Since 1945,” “Photo Book Making” and “Issues in Contemporary Photography.”
Prerequisites: MPPH260 or MPPH261 or permission of instructor
Critique
Culturally Diverse Content
Departmental Elective
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MPPH330 Word and the Photographic Image 3 cr.
This course is an interdisciplinary look at the intersection of literature and art. Students will be creating work combining the visual and the written. The course will provide lectures and readings of work by artists working in both media, as well as critique of student work, field trips and visiting artists. Emphasis will be on making things, individual or collaborative, combining these two elements.
Prerequisites: MPPH 100 or MPPH 200 or equivalent, LALW200, or by permission of instructor
Critique
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MPPH350 Visiting Artist Seminar 3 cr.
This course introduces students to leading practitioners in the field of contemporary photography. Talks by visiting artists, historians and curators are organized by Instructors. On alternate weeks, the course breaks down into sections to discuss the previous week’s lecture, assigned readings, view additional materials, or visit area exhibitions.
Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in Junior Projects, Senior Projects or Senior Thesis
Lecture/Seminar
Culturally Diverse Content
Departmental Requirement
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MPPH360 Major Studio: Digital Photography 6 cr.
This course is a rigorous introduction to the digital tools available to photographers. The class covers a wide array of topics, with emphasis placed on digital image capture and the use of the computer as a parallel tool to traditional photographic practices. Weekly critiques address students’ aesthetic and technical progress and are supplemented by readings, lectures, and discussions that evaluate the role of the computer in contemporary photography. Students are meant to develop a solid understanding of these digital imaging practices as well as an adaptable approach to emerging technologies.
Prerequisites: MPPH260 and MPPH261
Seminar/Hybrid
Culturally Diverse Content
Departmental Requirement
Fall
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MPPH361 Junior Projects 3 cr.
In this required course, students develop and refine a personal vision of their own through long-term photography based projects, more advanced technical knowledge, and a deeper familiarity with uses of the medium. Weekly critiques, slide presentations and group discussions are important elements of this class.
Prerequisites: MPPH260, MPPH261, MPPH360 and concurrent enrollment with the same instructor in MPPH350critique
Culturally Diverse Content
Departmental Requirement
Spring
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MPPH373 Photo Techniques 3 cr.
Provides an in-depth knowledge of photographic chemistry and advanced black and white printing methods. Techniques covered are print toning and bleaching, negative reducing and intensifying, variety of developers and archival finishing methods.
Prerequisites: MPPH260
Critique
Departmental Elective
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MPPH374 Photo: Documentary 3 cr.
Production of a single, coherent body of work that documents a specific theme or idea. Proposals are initiated and discussed in first class; subsequent classes follow progress. The course includes related readings, discussions, and slide presentations.
Critique
Culturally Diverse Content
Departmental Elective
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MPPH377 Landscape Photo 3 cr.
An examination of ideas and issues in contemporary landscape photography. Emphasis is on critiquing student work, discussing ideas raised by contemporary landscape imagery, and developing a personal aesthetic.
Prerequisites: MPPH260 or permission of instructor
Critique
Culturally Diverse Content
All College Elective
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MPPH379 Image and Object 3 cr.
Image and Object is a cross-media course that examines some of the possible intersections of photography and sculpture. The course will provide demonstrations of a number of photographic and sculptural processes, lectures about artists who work with both mediums as well as critiques, field trips and visiting artists. The emphasis in this course will be on making hybrid objects, on the development of individual projects and critiques.
Prerequisites: jr. level or above
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPPH392 PH Course Assistantship
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MPPH399 PH Independent Study
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MPPH402 Advanced Digital Projects 3 cr.
This course is designed to build upon a solid understanding of the digital tools available to photographers. Students are expected to develop their own ideas and work independently to create a cohesive group of dynamic images in response to the themes and critical issues discussed in class. Some technical guidance will be provided, but emphasis will be placed on weekly critiques, readings, discussions and lectures on contemporary trends in digital imaging practices.
Prerequisites: MPPH360
Critique
All College Elective
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MPPH406 Polaroid 20X24 3 cr.
This course is centered on using the specialized Polaroid 20X24 camera. Students work directly with the instructor to create work based in the studio. Students will learn lighting and collaborative techniques unique to the Polaroid.
Prerequisites: MPPH260 or MPPH261 or permission of instructor
Critique
All College Elective
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MPPH450 Visiting Artist Seminar 3 cr.
This course introduces students to leading practitioners in the field of contemporary photography. Talks by visiting artists, historians and curators are organized by Instructors. On alternate weeks, the course breaks into sections to discuss the previous week’s lecture, assigned readings, view additional materials, or visit area exhibitions.
Prerequisites: enrollment with the same instructor in MPPH361, MPPH460 or MPPH461
Lecture/Seminar
Culturally Diverse Content
Departmental Requirement
Spring
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MPPH460 Senior Projects 3 cr.
Students develop a specific project to be worked on throughout the semester and formally presented at final review. Weekly critiques of student work will be the emphasis of the course with time dedicated to developing artist statements, a written thesis paper, and preparation for a career in photography.
Prerequisites: MPPH260, MPPH261, MPPH360, MPPH361 and concurrent enrollment with the same instructor in MPPH450
Critique
Culturally Diverse Content
Departmental Requirement
Fall
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MPPH461 Senior Thesis 3 cr.
In the final semester of the major, students are expected to complete a body of work, participate in a class exhibition, finalize a written thesis and complete preparation for pursuing a career in photography. The class will consist of critique, slide lecturers, student presentations, and discussions on assigned readings.
Prerequisites: MPPH260, MPPH261, MPPH360, MPPH361, MPPH460 and concurrent enrollment with the same instructor in MPPH450
Critique
Culturally Diverse Content
Departmental Requirement
Spring
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MPSM2XX Live Events 3 cr.
In this course, students propose, develop and present short live events with an emphasis on generating and describing ideas. The class will explore many forms of live events – from the broadest definitions to contemporary performance art. In an artistic context, a live event might be a musical performance, spoken word, audience participatory event, street performance, interactive installation, Internet artwork, street theater, ritual, etc. The course will also introduce various contemporary technologies that extend the reach of live artworks. Through an historical survey of live events (intentionally artistic or otherwise) exposure to performance technologies, field trips, discussion, and critique of student work, this course will investigate the art of effectively shaping live events that communicate their artistic intentions. Students will create scripts for and direct short live events using time, space, classmates, objects, and technologies available to them.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM4X7 Sound Installation 3 cr.
This course introduces fundamental skills and concepts related to the creation of sound installation art, including acoustics, psychoacoustics, strategies for sonic display, the workings of analog and digital sound technology, and basic electronics. A survey of historical and recent works explores various approaches to sound installation. Students propose, plan and complete their own installations over the course of the semester.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM202X Integrating Text 3 cr.
This is a studio elective course designed to focus on use of the written word in a variety of media. Techniques/topics covered include: text in performance, editing, installation text, artist statements, text with image, and visual narrative. All media encouraged.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM203 Video Sculpture 3 cr.
This class functions as a laboratory exploring video sculpture, installation, performance and sitte specific projections. Every day you use your body as a tool to manipulate materials, create physical objects and act on others. Through this process your body acts as an extension of your ideas, making them physically manifest in time. This class will explore objects, time and space using video as a tool capable of acting on the 3D world.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Culturally Diverse Content
All College Elective
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MPSM203X Digital Video Production and Editing 3 cr.
A studio elective which covers a limited number of topics in video production (e.g. audio, lighting) while focusing primarily on editing techniques for desktop digital systems. It includes comparisons between Final Cut Pro and Avid software/systems. Some experience with digital camcorders is assumed.
Prerequisites: Any intro to video course or by permission of instructor
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM204 Lighting for Events and Installations 3 cr.
This course will explore the use of theatrical and commercial lighting, dimming and control units. The class will visit professional installations to learn the hardware and safety practices from working technicians. Students will design and build their own class projects.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM205 Stagecraft & Technical Production 3 cr.
This course aims to demystify basic lighting, rigging, sound and staging practices. Technical workshops will be conducted during class time where students work in teams to complete assignments. Demonstrations and lectures also include site planning, power distribution, and safety in the workspace. Students will prepare and present their own personal projects using the class as crew and SIM’s technology.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
Fall
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MPSM206 Guerilla Documentary 3 cr.
In this course, students will view, discuss and create their own documentaries. The class will cover the established techniques and conventions of documentary filmmaking (including story development, camera techniques, sound recording/mixing, scripting and editing, etc.) -and then break these rules when necessary to meet the personal and political goals of each artist. Students will be encouraged to work in teams, but may also work individually on exercises and on a substantive final project.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM207 Beat Research 3 cr.
This is a studio course in which students will produce work that is influenced by the cultures of hip-hop and electronic music. Students will learn the techniques of sampling, sequencing, and drum programming using current music-making software, including Reason and Ableton Live. Most assignments will involve the creation of music, but we will also go over the production of video and multimedia.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Culturally Diverse Content
All College Elective
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MPSM209 Light as a Sculptural Element 3 cr.
To explore light as a sculptural element in art making, this class will focus primarily on the application of light as a transformative medium in all visual art practices. The class will examine the works of artists such as Thomas Wilfred, James Turrell, Ann Hamilton, Won Ju Lim, Diana Thater, Wolfgang Laib, Cai Guo-Qiang, Robert Irwin, Shirin Neshat, Bill Viola, Olafur Eliasson and many others. This course is designed to familiarize the student with a wide variation of art practices and to encourage a sense of discovery in relation to the medium of light and in everyday observations.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM209X Performance Art Studio in Context 3 cr.
This course studies a selection of artists/artworks/movements that have defined performance art. Focus is on work since the Futurist movement to the present. During the course, students present their own written and performative responses to the artists/artworks/movements introduced. Skills for developing, directing and performing are introduced. This course is a performance studio based on historical influences.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM272 Sound Performance 3 cr.
Students will learn elements of sound performance, technical considerations including vocal techniques, content development and presentational context. Students present live sound pieces on a weekly basis.
Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM273 Intro to Sound Studio 3 cr.
Students will learn principles of electroacoustic and digital sound processing, including audio recording, editing, mixing, and signal processing techniques. Students are required to present “live” or recorded sound pieces. Sound studio includes analog and digital synthesis, analog and digital recording and editing systems, signal processors. Weekly assignments. Fall term only.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM276 Studio for Interrelated Media/Major Studio 3 cr.
Sophomore Major Studio. This is a studio class in which individuals and groups present and discuss work in media of their choice such as audio, video, computer, performance, publishing, and production of events that interrelate media. Each week, student presentations of work are organized into performances and exhibitions produced by students who select, schedule and technically support the presentation. (SIM276, 376, 476)
Prerequisites: SIM majors only. Take two semesters of this course.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement
Fall
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MPSM277 The Moving Body 3 cr.
Movement is basic to all life, from the atomic to the astronomic level. This course explores the human body as an instrument for making art in space and time. Students will practice various physical disciplines based on contemporary dance techniques, yoga, and contact improvisation for example. They will be encouraged to observe movement in the world around them as source material. Students will work individually and in groups to create their own movement pieces. In-depth critiques, discussion, and revision of works will reinforce the importance of process in this class. Students will complete several short assignments as well as one final movement project of their own choosing. This course will also consider sound, objects, and environments in relation to movement. Students will be encouraged to make direct relations between their principal fields of artistic interest and time-based performance. Some readings and video will be included to introduce students to the various forms that movement has taken in twentieth century live art.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Culturally Diverse Content
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MPSM282X Contemporary Dance Techniques 3 cr.
This class will focus on the physical techniques of modern dance. The emphasis is on developing strength, flexibility and agility as well as the ability to remember movement sequences and to project one’s physical/emotional being into space.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Culturally Diverse Content
All College Elective
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MPSM307 On the Spot 3 cr.
As human beings, we carry with us precious instruments for expression - the body and the voice. This course explores perception - looking and listening - as a tool for making instantaneous performance choices. We will work through a series of improvisational techniques from concepts of “action theater” to contact improvisation. Students will work individually, in duets, and in groups to explore gesture, space, time, energy, intention and the voice. We will experiment with the voice by “sounding” as well as by speaking. The course may also consider objects and environments in relation to performance. Students will be encouraged to make direct relations between their principal fields of artistic interest and time-based, improvisational performance. Some readings and video may be included to introduce students to the various forms that improvisation has taken in twenty-first century live art.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Culturally Diverse Content
All College Elective
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MPSM308 Nature, Science and Art 3 cr.
What is the nature of space and time? How do various astronomical events affect cultural trends? What can evolution teach us about human behavior? What is the nature of matter and energy at the smallest and largest scale of the universe? Students will explore the basic elements of the physical universe, creating art projects which describe or connect aspect of nature, art and science.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM309 Public Art 3 cr.
This course will cover many aspects of the field of public art as it impinges upon issues relating to architecture, temporal events, permanent and temporary installations, sculpture, and environmental design. The emphasis will be on creating and developing individual concepts for public projects with sketches, written proposals, plans, models, demos, video/audio tapes, and other appropriate materials. There will be ongoing discussions of the development of projects, from initial concept to complete budgeted proposal.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM309X Intro to Kinetic Art
This course is intended for object makers, to introduce motion into their sculpture. An overview on the history of kinetic art is provided to inspire a richness of conceptual thinking. The course is directed toward a final project of the student’s design, which may be sculpture, installation, performance, costume, robotics, toys, etc. Issues covered include: mechanism design and troubleshooting, hand cranks, ratchets, solenoids, motors, drive systems, and basic steelworking techniques aimed at building safe and reliable kinetic art.
Prerequisites: 3DSC253, 3DSC264, MPSM374 or instructors permission
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MPSM311 Electronic Projects for Artists II: Digital 3 cr.
This course introduces students to computer interfaces for connecting interactive sculpture, performance and installation with software. Course content includes microcontrollers, electrical sensors, custom-made circuits and programming. No previous programming experience is necessary.
Prerequisites: MPSM337
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM313 Performance in Video Space 3 cr.
This course explores the unique combination of performance and video time/space. The course addresses the particular issues of creating performances with real or implied human presence within and for the parameters of the video medium itself. We will consider framing; movement of subject, camera, environment, and editing; ways of addressing the camera by the performer(s). This course is not about making documentaries of live performance.
Prerequisites: some knowledge of video, editing, and performance is helpful but not required.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Culturally Diverse Content
All College Elective
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MPSM313X Beat Research II 3 cr.
This course is designed for students who have already taken Beat Research I and wish to continue making art in a community of Beatmakers and electronic musicians. Emphasis will be on critiques, the sharing of advanced techniques and the organizing of media for presentation outside of the class (audio CD, video DVD, live performance etc)
Prerequisites: MPSM207
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Culturally Diverse Content
All College Elective
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MPSM315 Projects in Video Projection 3 cr.
Building on the Video Sculpture course, this advanced level class focuses on developing three concept-driven projects, concentrating on the interaction between the physical installation and the video image, sound and edits. Students will be encouraged to explore a range of works which may include: performance in video, interactive and multi-channel video, site specific and public installation.
Prerequisites: 3DSC318X, 3DSC320X, video class or editing experience, or permission of instructor
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM316 Programming for Artists 3 cr.
An in-depth introduction to computer programming for artistic applications, focused around the Max/MSP/Jitter programming language. Students will learn the fundamental skills required to develop their own software tools and interfaces for the manipulation and synthesis of audio and video, with a focus on applications in installation, composition, and performance. Other programming languages, such as SuperCollider and C, will also be explored. This is a workshop in which artists will develop methods of expressing their thoughts and feelings about art and artistic concerns. It will include methods and techniques for describing, analyzing, and criticizing artworks in the context of the studio.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM317 Event Planning and Production II 3 cr.
This is the second semester of a year-long course. This course is for those that are actively involved in organizing and producing events and exhibitions throughout the year. However the emphasis is on events that are complex enough that they require at least a year to plan. It is required for Eventworks producers and Godine Family gallery managers. Students will meet with the instructor one-on-one throughout the semester, additionally the class will meet periodically as a group to discuss general production issues. It is also open to those not involved in Eventworks or Godine Gallery but that have another event(s) in mind. By permission of instructor. This is a one-year long course.
Prerequisites: MPSM 319X Event Planning and Production
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MPSM320 Projects in Sound 3 cr.
A seminar for advanced students who wish to pursue independent sound projects. Projects may include live sound presentations, recorded sound works, a complete audio CD, sculptural sound art, digitally controlled sound art, public sound art, environmental sound art, and sound installation. Students are required to present their work in progress for critique, and to complete a final sound project. Additional class activities may include a field trip, guest speakers, and gallery visits. (Spring term only)
Prerequisites: MPSM 273 Intro to Sound Studio
Lecture/Seminar
All College Elective
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MPSM324X Performance, Art & Politics 3 cr.
In this studio course, students will be introduced to historical examples of politically-engaged performance art as a context for creating their own work. This will include the creation of original performance art works by adapting techniques which were developed by the Czech Underground which built a platform for the artists-run “Velvet Revolution” of 1989. For students without experience in video, the course will also introduce the basic tools and principles of video production.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM336 Events Planning and Production 3 cr.
This course is for those that are actively involved in organizing and producing events and exhibitions throughout the year. It is required for Eventworks Producers and Godine Family Gallery Managers. Students will meet with the instructor one on one throughout the semester, additionally the class will meet periodically as a group to discuss general production issues. It is also open to those not involved in Eventworks or Godine Gallery but that have another event (s) in mind.
Prerequisites: by permission of instructor
Hybrid Studio/Critique
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MPSM337 Electronic Projects for Artists 3 cr.
The purpose of this studio course is to provide skills and information that will be useful for artists who use electronic devices in their artworks.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM373 Intermediate Sound Studio 3 cr.
Students will explore advanced audio recording techniques, composition skills, listening skills, and critical skills. Students are required to present recorded sound pieces. Computer and electronic music studio includes analog and digital synthesis, advanced digital hardware and software and interactive music systems.
Prerequisites: MPSM273 or permission of instructor
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM376 Studio for Interrelated Media 3 cr.
This is a year long studio class in which individuals and groups present and discuss work in media of their choice such as audio, video, computer, performance, publishing, and production of events that interrelate media. Each week, student presentations of work are organized into performances and exhibitions produced by students who select, schedule and technically support the presentation. (SIM276, 376, 476)
Prerequisites: 6 credits of MPSM 276
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement
Fall
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MPSM377X Choreography & Performance 3 cr.
This course will focus on students’ developing their own performance pieces. Those pieces may be “dance” pieces in any number of styles, or they may be “performance art” or live site-specific works, or spoken word or music pieces that involve the use of the body in space and time. However, even in the dance pieces, emphasis will be on developing an individual voice or movement vocabulary and on conceptual clarity.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM378X Projects in Choreography and Performance 3 cr.
This course will focus on students’ seriously refining their choreographic and performance techniques. Students will initiate and develop their own performance pieces. Those pieces may be “dance” pieces in any number of styles, or they may be “performance art” or live site-specific works or spoken word pieces that involve the use of the body in space and time.
Lecture/Seminar
All College Elective
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MPSM380X Words & The Web 3 cr.
This class investigates words as a primary unit of communication on the web. Examples of web journals, email, dynamic news sites, eBooks, translation software, search engines, guestbooks, spoken word, and dynamic typography are presented. Students create web-based artwork that explores the idea of the written word and spoken language. Issues of conceptual development, visual language, intentionality and functionality, and future trends are presented. Necessary skills for web site publishing are introduced. This class is designed to provide students with an opportunity to immerse themselves in these tools - in all their complexity - as they use them for making art.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM392 SIM Course Assistantship
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MPSM399 SIM Independent Study
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MPSM401 Art and the Internet I 3 cr.
students must have taken an introductory computer class or by permission of instructor.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM402 Art, Life and Money 3 cr.
This course is targeted towards soon-to-graduate art students who are thinking about the practicalities of continuing life as in independent artist after art school. Throughout the semester students will meet graduates of the Studio for Interrelated Media as well as others pursuing unconventional artistic paths. Through discussion, presentations and field trips, issues surrounding the realistic struggles of maintaining life as an independent artist alongside the celebration of such a choice will be explored. The course will attempt to demystify tax responsibilities, non-profit organization opportunities, and grant-writing. Students will interview artists as well as research methods for balancing art, life and money after school. Students will also practice writing their artist statement and resume and create a personal five year plan using any media.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPSM476 Studio for Interrelated Media 3 cr.
This is a year long studio class in which individuals and groups present and discuss work in media of their choice such as audio, video, computer, performance, publishing, and production of events that interrelate media. Each week, student presentations of work are organized into performances and exhibitions produced by students who select, schedule and technically support the presentation. (SIM276, 376, 476)
Prerequisites: 6 credits of MPSM376
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement
Fall
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SFDN181 Drawing Studio I 3 cr.
The drawing experience and its usefulness across disciplines. Drawing is seen as a vehicle for thinking, seeing, and communicating. Formal elements of line, value, shape, texture and space are worked individually and in common. Includes drawing from direct observation and invented images. Studies include illusions of space and shape via figure and form analysis. Through the use of thumbnail sketches, students analyze and improve composition techniques and methods. Constant reference to historical and contemporary drawing practice from many traditions.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement
Fall
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SFDN182 Visual Language I 3 cr.
From the complexities of art and design, Visual Language I will isolate a series of topics for examination, discussion and development. These topics are fundamental to all of the disciplines within the field of art and design. The topics in this course include: learning about terms and concepts common to all of the visual arts (for example, composition, space content, color); exploring material, media and presentation skills (traditional and digital technologies included); initiating an historical and contemporary context for art and culture (issues surrounding the history and the institutionalization of art, and issues in contemporary art making); and, furthering a student’s own sense of direction in the arts. Through prescribed projects students will progressively define and articulate their subjective interests, expressive ideas, and visual affinities.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement
Fall
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SFDN183 Form Study 3 cr.
An Introduction to the central tenets of three-dimensional art and design. Understanding 3D form is essential for all majors including sculptors, architects, and industrial designers, and is necessary for successful 2D images. Through design and construction of assigned projects, students explore the conceptual and technical fundamentals of form study: scale, volume, mass, and space. Using a wide range of materials in conjunction with varied building techniques, students creatively investigate the 3D form and its position in space.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement
Fall/Spring
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SFDN184 Studio Foundation Electives 3 cr.
A wide variety of electives offered by assorted departments within the college.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
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SFDN185 Drawing Studio II 3 cr.
This is the second semester of the drawing experience and its usefulness across disciplines. Drawing is seen as a vehicle for thinking, seeing, and communicating. Formal elements of line, value, shape, texture and space are worked individually and in common. This course includes a number of options across the different disciplines of the college. See Drawing II Menu Options list for titles of the sections and check cross-listed course numbers for more specific descriptions.
Prerequisites: Drawing Studio I
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement
Spring
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SFDN187 Color Studio 3 cr.
Color, in its many nuances, is a constant learning process, a progression of exploration and critical observation for visual artists and designers. This class will focus on using color, its vocabulary, theories and on its formal, cultural, expressive, and pictorial qualities. The class will begin with a hands-on study of subtractive color and light as we mix paint and apply colors. Focus will be on the nature of color, its impact on composition, color relationships, and perception. Understanding hue, value, and saturation will assist students in learning how to mix, apply and use color effectively. In addition additive color will be introduced and we will study the integral nature of it as seen in the context of technology used in digital imaging.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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SFDN188 Pulp: Paper and Book 3 cr.
Pulp made into beautiful sheets of paper will be used for artists books and journals filled with imagery. Students will explore Western papermaking techniques with Thai Kozo and Abaca fibers. Japanese book binding, the accordion, simple side-bound books and journals for personal mark making will be emphasized. Students will be drawing and painting with water-based pigments, hand and machine sewing, graphite, inks etc. In this class drawing skills, perception, and expression will be motivated by the extraordinary qualities of paper and the book as art for visual narrative.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Culturally Diverse Content
All College Elective
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SFDN191 Time 3 cr.
In this second semester of Visual Language, students are progressing towards a more sustained and independent inquiry into a topic of personal interest. This course emphasizes development and acquisition of the conceptual and material processes necessary in the successful realization of a project in any discipline. In Time students develop a major independent project. The objectives and outcomes of this project will be described through a learning contract to be developed in consultation with either instructor. Students will be expected to integrate and extend processes and media that were introduced in Visual Language I.
Prerequisites: Visual Language I
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement
Spring
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SFDN200X A Studio in Mexico - Mexico City, Puebla and Cholula
Join us for a magical visit to Mexico City, Puebla and Cholula. From the Diego Rivera murals and Frida’s home to the great pyramids at Teotihuacan and one of the most splendid anthropological museums in the world, Mexico City is unparalleled as a magnet for artists across media. Puebla and Cholula have inspired artists from pre-Colonial times. We travel to south central Mexico and visit remarkable sites, including colonial palaces and homes, cathedrals and basilicas, museums and art galleries, local artists and ateliers and amazing markets. Talavera covered architecture native to Puebla and covered with polychrome patterns, introduces the second part of our journey. Puebla and the historic Hotel Colonial will be our hub after 4 days in Mexico City. Pre-Hispanic tombs and pyramids with intricate stone carved drawings, dozens of religious cathedrals and basilicas built by the Spaniards with unique paintings and patterned adornments, artisan markets with indigenous groups identified by traditionally patterned garments all provide a lush environment for art students and an opportunity for immersion in a culture very different from our own and our very close neighbor. Built as a drawing and mixed media course this program would have great appeal to students interested in design as well as fine arts and across disciplines in these areas. This would include at least students interested in photography, architecture, pattern, surface design, ceramics, drawing and illustration, painting, sketchbooks, art history, cultural studies. Course considers the breadth of drawing rather than a purely academic drawing focus. We will work with drawing as a thinking device, a means of observing and visual note-taking, of exploring multiple media.
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