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Downloadable Elective Studio Courses List [PDF 1MB]

Note: This is not an exhaustive list. 

This list is a guide for VPA majors only.  

Consult with your advisor if you have questions about a particular course. 

Subject

Catalog #

Course Title

Notes

APH

261

Art Photography, Introduction

 

APH

262

Art Photography, Introduction II

 

APH

263

Art Photography: Advanced Digital Imaging

Prereq: APH 261 and APH 262

APH

361

Lighting for Photography

Prereq: APH 263

ARI

132

Drawing Through the Figure

 

ARI

182

Toy Design & Character Development

 

ARI

200

Selected Topics

Count as studio electives unless otherwise noted

ARI

221

Ceramics Hand-Building

 

ARI

223

Ceramics Wheel-Throwing

 

ARI

225

Ceramics Slip-Casting & Mold-Making

 

ARI

227

Ceramics & the Digital Image

 

ARI

231

Drawing I Observation

 

ARI

243

Introduction to Jewelry & Metals

 

ARI

244

Casting

Prereq: ARI 243

ARI

261

Painting Studio I

 

ARI

271

Intro to Print Media & Graphic Art

 

ARI

281

Sculpture I: Materials, Processes, & Forms

 

ARI

282

Sculpture II: Contemporary Sculpture

 

ARI

300

Selected Topics

Count as studio electives unless otherwise noted

ARI

320

Advanced Ceramics

Prereq: ARI 211 or ARI 223

ARI

328

Clay & Glaze Technology

Prereq: ARI 221 and ARI 223

ARI

333

Drawing II: Representation to

Prereq: ARI 231

ARI

345

Stones & Stonesetting

Prereq: ARI 243

ARI

347

Color on Metal

Prereq: ARI 243

ARI

361

Painting Studio II

Prereq: ARI 261

ARI

364

Non-Objective Painting

Prereq: ARI 261

ARI

365

Objective Painting

 

ARI

371

Intro Print Media & Graphic Art: Planographic

 

ARI

373

Intermediate Print Media & Graphic Art

Prereq: Any ARI or ARL course

ARI

374

Print Media & Graphic Art: Screenprinting

 

ARI

381

Advanced Sculpture

 

ARI

384

Functional Sculpture

 

ARI

400

Selected Topics

Count as studio electives unless otherwise noted

ARI

471

Advanced Print Media & Graphic Art

Prereq: ARI 372, ARI 373, or ARI 374

ARI

495

Archive as Art

 

ARI

566

Painting: Experimental Media: Assemblage…

 

CAR

101

Introduction to 3D Animation & Visual Effects

 

CAR

111

Intro to Programming for Vis Networked Art

 

CAR

120

Experimental Animation

CAR majors/Animation minors have priority

CAR

131

Introduction to Multimedia

 

CAR

201

Intermediate 3D Animation & Visual Effects

 

CAR

230

Topics in Computer Gaming I

 

Note: This is not an exhaustive list. 

This list is a guide for VPA majors only.  

Consult with your advisor if you have questions about a particular course. 


Subject

Catalog #

Course Title

Notes

CAR

241

Audio Production & Recording I

 

CMD

104

Fundamentals of Com Design

Counts as studio elective for Design non-CMD majors

DES

246

Analysis of Color for Production

Some seats reserved for FAS majors

DES

267

Textiles for Designers

Some seats reserved for FAS majors

DES

300

Selected Topics

Must meet for 4 ½ hrs./week to count as studio elective

DES

305

Digital Design Techniques I

VPA sophomores, juniors, and seniors only

DES

306

Digital Design Techniques II

VPA sophomores, juniors, and seniors only

DES

341

Fabrication Skills & Methods

 

DES

400

Selected Topics

Must meet for 4 ½ hrs./week to count as studio elective

DES

481

Design for Production I

 

EDI

104

Fundamentals of Env. & Interior Design

Counts as studio elective for Design non-EDI majors

ETS

215

Introductory Poetry Workshop

Counts as studio elective for Art & Transmedia students

ETS

217

Introductory Fiction Workshop

Counts as studio elective for Art & Transmedia students

FAS

104

Fundamentals of Fashion Design

Counts as studio elective for Design non-FAS majors

ILL

251

Introduction to Illustration

 

ILL

252

Introduction to Illustration

 

ILL

253

Media Arts

Non-ILL majors by permission only

ILL

254

Media Arts Techniques

 

ILL

256

Intro to Digital Illustration

Prereq: ILL 251 or instructor permission

ILL

273

Drawing for Illustration

 

ILL

300

Selected Topics

Must meet for 4 hrs./week to count as studio elective

IND

104

Fundamentals of Industrial & Interaction Des.

Counts as studio elective for Design non-IND majors

TRF

467

Screenwriting Master Class

FIL majors only

TXT

221

Handweaving

 

TXT

312

Interior Furnishings

 

TXT

315

Digital Fabric Printing

Seats reserved for Design majors only

TXT

324

Textiles Synthesis

Seats reserved for Design majors only

VID

211

Video Sketchbook

 

VID

212

Intro Art Video

 

Other: Newhouse courses (COM, VIS) with a lab count as studio electives. Instructor permission required.


Note
: This is not an exhaustive list. 

This list is a guide for VPA majors only.  

Consult with your advisor if you have questions about a particular course.