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| Course | Course Number | Credits |
| Life Drawing I or Creative Practices I |
FNDT180 or FNDT172 |
3 |
Life Drawing I
Sequenced instruction provides rigorous training in the use of gesture, anatomy, and structural figure drafting. Drawing the human figure from the inside out fosters an understanding of complex visual relationships. Upon completion of the course, students are able to analyze the human form and to view it as a complex perceptual model for the larger realm of visual experience. Recommended for students planning to select Animation, Game and Entertainment Design, Toy Design and Fashion Design as their major; open to students interested in any major. Creative Practices I
A first semester Foundation course focused on studying, researching and exploring practices of creativity that bridge art/design disciplines. Through a variety of methodologies, lecture, research and discussion, Creative Practices I provides students opportunities to develop perceptual abilities in ways that incite curiosity and engagement with inquiry. Learning to ‘see’, students question their assumptions of what and how they observe complex visual relationships, locate bias, and develop awareness of context and intentionality of their own work and that of peers and exemplars. Projects are self-directed and non-discipline specific. Recommended for students planning to select Product Design, Fine Arts, or Graphic Design as their major; open to students interested in any major. |
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| Principles of Design | FNDT115 | 2 |
Principles of Design
This course is a sequenced investigation of various organizing principles using traditional and contemporary media. Students learn fundamentals of value manipulation as determinants of visual order. Elements of visual literacy provide a basis for the study of compositional fundamentals, including focal point(s), directional elements, and visual weight. |
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| Drawing and Building Form | FNDT160 | 3 |
Drawing and Building Form
Students study form in both two-dimensional rendering and three-dimensional building through drawing and building objects. Skills of relational measurement, compositional organization, and the placement of form in space inform both drawing and form-building activities. Drawing techniques such as perspective and isometric projection facilitate successful form generation.
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| Writing in the Digital Age | ENGL107 | 3 |
Writing in the Digital Age Students will explore the ongoing cultural, technological and social changes that impact our ways of reading and writing, and what it means to be literate in the digital world. The class focuses on refining students’ critical thinking and information literacy skills, encouraging them to consider audience, context, and purpose when revising their writing. A minimum grade of “C-” is required to pass this course. Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL090 or placement through the Writing Placement Assessment. |
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| Introduction to Visual Culture | AHCS120 | 3 |
Introduction to Visual Culture Introduces issues and theories that are critical to an examination of art, design, and the larger visual landscape. Students explore the importance of context in shaping how art and design are understood, and through a consideration of global concerns, learn to challenge the predominant canon of western art history. |
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| Spring - Foundation (Show All) | ||
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| Course | Course Number | Credits |
| Creative Practices I or Creative Practices II or Life Drawing I or Life Drawing II |
FNDT172 or FNDT173 or FNDT180 or FNDT182 |
3 |
Creative Practices I
A first semester Foundation course focused on studying, researching and exploring practices of creativity that bridge art/design disciplines. Through a variety of methodologies, lecture, research and discussion, Creative Practices I provides students opportunities to develop perceptual abilities in ways that incite curiosity and engagement with inquiry. Learning to ‘see’, students question their assumptions of what and how they observe complex visual relationships, locate bias, and develop awareness of context and intentionality of their own work and that of peers and exemplars. Projects are self-directed and non-discipline specific. Recommended for students planning to select Product Design, Fine Arts, or Graphic Design as their major; open to students interested in any major. Creative Practices II
A second-semester Foundation course focused on exploring practices of creativity that bridge art/design disciplines. Students are exposed to a diverse range of concepts, materials, and methods for working creatively. In-class activities promote the documentation of individual creative processes and the synthesis of intuitive, culturally constructed, and personal impulses into inventive visual responses. Recommended for students planning to select Product Design, Fine Arts, or Graphic Design as their major; open to students interested in any major. Life Drawing I
Sequenced instruction provides rigorous training in the use of gesture, anatomy, and structural figure drafting. Drawing the human figure from the inside out fosters an understanding of complex visual relationships. Upon completion of the course, students are able to analyze the human form and to view it as a complex perceptual model for the larger realm of visual experience. Recommended for students planning to select Animation, Game and Entertainment Design, Toy Design and Fashion Design as their major; open to students interested in any major. Life Drawing II
Structural drawing and perceptual skills are expanded through study of the figure's relation to environment, life-scale, movement, and draping. Students discover individual sensibilities of mark making and aspects of personal vision, through a variety of traditional and experimental drawing media and techniques. Prerequisite: FNDT180 Life Drawing I |
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| Connections through Color and Design | CAIL101 | 3 |
Connections through Color and Design
A second-semester Creative Action studio course introducing students to contextually-based problem solving using fundamentals of color and design. Students learn Munsell color theory and practical aspects of color mixing such as value, hue, and chroma. Students apply these skills in solving problems that engage the larger community, trans-disciplinary practice, research, and collaboration. Prerequisite: FNDT115 Principles of Design |
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| Form and Space or Drawing Studio—Expanded Practices |
FNDT161 or FNDT162 |
2 |
Form and Space
Students employ acquired skills transferred from Drawing and Building Form to explore and exploit materials as well as to discover unique processes in creating novel form. The study of three-dimensional design expands to encompass meaning construction, composition and research as students engage the more complex issues of form and space. Prerequisite: FNDT160 Drawing and Building Form Drawing Studio—Expanded Practices
Students transfer and expand on observational drawing skills acquired from Drawing and Building Form with the application of color and addition of problem finding and complexity of idea. Acquisition of research skills, and the introduction of more varied drawing media, methods and materials fosters students’ realization of aspects of personal vision. Prerequisite: FNDT 160 Drawing & Building Form Recommended for students planning to select Animation or Game and Entertainment Design as their major |
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| Elective | FNDT145 | 2 |
Elective Foundation year students can pick any Foundation Elective to fulfil this requirement. Please see the Academic Advising Nest site for more information. Please note that elective offerings are subject to change each year. |
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| Birth of the Modern | AHCS121 | 3 |
Birth of the Modern This course explores how art and other forms of cultural production were impacted by the social and cultural changes that occurred in the modern world. |
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| Ways of Knowing | LIBS114 | 3 |
Ways of Knowing Ways of Knowing is an interdisciplinary, participation-based course designed to explore the role narrative plays in shaping our understanding of our diverse personal and collective identities. The stories we tell ourselves and those we pass on to others, as well as the stories we inherit, actively contribute to our openness to cultural differences in local and global settings. Through the lens of the story and the culture from which it emerges, students will connect the emotion, language, and intellectual thought central to compelling storytelling to their exploration of the five LAS themes of identity, diversity, creativity, social responsibility and sustainability. |
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The curriculum displayed is meant to provide an overview of the current semester’s offerings in this department; it does not represent all degree requirements for the Major or Area of Emphasis. These can be found in each student’s Course Catalog (identified by the year in which one would have entered the college as a Foundation student), which can be found here. If you have questions regarding your specific curricular requirements and/or Course Catalog, please contact your department.