3 courses with the subject SE, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Foundation Orientation brings together all first-year students as an introduction to the academic life of the School of Art, as part of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. The course is designed to give students a working overview of opportunities and resources available to them. Fall 2025. Required for first-year students. Pass/Fail. Credits. 0.5
This course brings together all first-year students within a seminar. This course consists of a series of presentations that introduce various artistic practices, critical languages, and criticism. This aspect of the course indents to present contrasting historical and contemporary models of creating, seeing, speaking, and thinking about art. Spring 2026. Required for first-year students. Pass/Fail. Credits. 0.5
This seminar addresses issues essential to an understanding of contemporary aesthetic thought and critical practice as explored by artists and theoreticians. Integral to this discussion is an examination of the role of art in contemporary society, the changing concept of the avant-garde and the relationship of art to culture. The format of the seminar provides for required readings, oral and written reports, guest speakers and regular museum and gallery visits. Fall 2025. May be repeated once for Art History credit. 119
Source: The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
