37 courses with the subject SCPT, 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.
SCPT 209Introduction to Sculpture3
Semester course; 2 lecture and 1.5 studio hours. 3 credits. Enrollment is restricted to students not in the following majors: art education, art foundation, communication arts, crafts, fashion, graphic design, interior design, kinetic imaging, painting and printmaking, photography, and sculpture. The course will offer an opportunity for students to work with some of the ideas and materials of sculpture through slides, lecture and studio involvement.
Semester course; 6 studio hours. 4 credits. Prerequisites: ARTF 131, ARTF 132, ARTF 133 and ARTF 134. The primary goal of the course is to survey the terrain of inherited materials, processes and techniques of the discipline. The student is introduced to historical tools and materials, with attention given to deep engagement.
Semester course; 3 seminar hours. 3 credits. Prerequisites: ARTF 131, ARTF 132, ARTF 133 and ARTF 134. Enrollment is restricted to sculpture majors. The course familiarizes students with contemporary artworks, as well as modern and postmodern concepts. Emphasis is placed on articulating and expanding upon individual interests in relation to studio practices.
Semester course; 6 studio hours. 4 credits. Prerequisite: SCPT 211. The course is intended to support research and experimentation in the making of sculptural work. The primary goal is the development of new materials and processes for students to bring to their studio practice. Students will develop advanced techniques that build upon research in materials and techniques with attention given to problem-solving and experimentation in non-traditional materials.
Semester course; 6 studio hours. 4 credits. Prerequisite: SCPT 301. Enrollment is restricted to majors or minor in the Department of Sculpture and Extended Media. The course develops the student’s studio practice through a deep dive into creative processes and research methods for sustained independent investigation using a variety of materials.
Semester course; 4.5 studio hours. 3 credits. Prerequisites: ARTF 131, ARTF 132, ARTF 133 and ARTF 134. The course provides instruction in fundamental figure modeling skills working with clay and from live models.
Semester course; 4.5 studio hours. 3 credits. Prerequisites: ARTF 131, ARTF 132, ARTF 133 and ARTF 134. The course provides instruction on a variety of moldmaking techniques, including plaster and flexible moldmaking materials.
Semester course; 6 studio hours. 4 credits. Prerequisite: SCPT 322. The course provides instruction in bronze and aluminum metal casting using the lost wax process, ceramic shell.
Semester course; 6 studio hours. 4 credits. Prerequisite: SCPT 211. The studio course focuses on computer modeling, 3D scanning and several forms of digital fabrication.
Semester course; 6 studio hours. 2 credits. May be repeated for a maximum of four credits toward graduation. Prerequisite: SCPT 211. A seven-week course that prioritizes the re-use of plastic waste to create new materials. Students will work with specialized plastic shredding and sheet forming equipment to create endlessly recyclable materials for sculptural creation.
Subject
SCPT
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
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Repeatable
May be repeated for a maximum of four credits toward graduation.
Semester course; 6 studio hours. 2 credits. May be repeated for a maximum of four credits toward graduation. Prerequisite: SCPT 211. A seven-week course that is designed to cover the skills and techniques required to build a housing structure. This includes basic building, framing, introduction to wiring, plumbing and maintenance.
Subject
SCPT
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
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Repeatable
May be repeated for a maximum of four credits toward graduation.
Semester course; 4.5 studio hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: SCPT 211. The course introduces students to working with metals. Techniques covered may include welding, cold connection, milling and others.
Semester course; 6 studio hours. 2 credits. May be repeated for a maximum of four credits toward graduation. Prerequisite: SCPT 211. A seven-week course that introduces students to advanced techniques for working with wood. Techniques covered may include shaping, construction, milling and surface finishing.
Subject
SCPT
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
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Repeatable
May be repeated for a maximum of four credits toward graduation.
Semester course; 6 studio hours. 2 credits. May be repeated for a maximum of four credits toward graduation. Prerequisite: SCPT 211. A seven-week course that prioritizes capitalizing on the innate qualities of found objects. Work made will consider how existing materials and objects can be manipulated to create new narratives.
Subject
SCPT
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
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Type
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Repeatable
May be repeated for a maximum of four credits toward graduation.
Semester course; 6 studio hours. 2 credits. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits toward graduation. Prerequisite: SCPT 211. A seven-week course introduces students to the use of performance, sound and/or video to expand and extend their studio work.
Subject
SCPT
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
Credit unit
Hours
Type
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Repeatable
May be repeated for a maximum of six credits toward graduation.
Semester course; 6 studio hours. 2 credits. May be repeated for a maximum of four credits toward graduation. Prerequisite: SCPT 211. A seven-week course that introduces students to basic techniques for working with clay; techniques covered will include hand-building, glazing and firing.
Subject
SCPT
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
Credit unit
Hours
Type
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Repeatable
May be repeated for a maximum of four credits toward graduation.
Semester course; 3 studio hours. 2 credits. Prerequisite: SCPT 211. This course will provide professional lighting, shooting and strategies for the student to capture the nature of their work, from micro to macro.
Semester course; 6 studio hours. 2 credits. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits toward graduation. Prerequisite: SCPT 211. A seven-week course that explores a number of topics in sculpture which may include performance, prosthetics, the figure and other embodied practices.
Subject
SCPT
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
Credit unit
Hours
Type
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Repeatable
May be repeated for a maximum of six credits toward graduation.
Semester course; 6 studio hours. 2 credits. May be repeated for a maximum of four credits toward graduation. Prerequisite: SCPT 211. A seven-week course that allows for the exploration of numerous fluid processes which may include fluid dynamics, casting, plastics and mold-making.
Subject
SCPT
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
Credit unit
Hours
Type
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Repeatable
May be repeated for a maximum of four credits toward graduation.
Semester course; 6 studio hours. 2 credits. May be repeated for a maximum of four credits toward graduation. Prerequisite: SCPT 211. A seven-week course that explores the application of final layers. Processes covered include color, surface finish, texture and other exterior issues.
Subject
SCPT
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
Credit unit
Hours
Type
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Repeatable
May be repeated for a maximum of four credits toward graduation.
Semester course; 6 studio hours. 2 credits. May be repeated for a maximum of four credits toward graduation. Prerequisite: SCPT 211. A seven-week course that allows students to explore topics where the application of heat allows for transformation of materials. Some topics include foundry, melting and cooking.
Subject
SCPT
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for a maximum of four credits toward graduation.
Semester course; 6 studio hours. 2 credits. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits toward graduation. Prerequisite: SCPT 211. A seven-week course that introduces students to using sound and vibration in their studio projects. The course will cover various ways to make and share sound and vibration.
Subject
SCPT
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for a maximum of six credits toward graduation.
Semester course; 6 studio hours. 4 credits. May be repeated for a maximum of eight credits toward graduation. Prerequisite: SCPT 311. Enrollment is restricted to majors in the Department of Sculpture and Extended Media or by permission of the instructor. Students work on advanced studio projects with critical feedback to develop a personal studio vocabulary of form. Faculty may introduce themes based on their expertise in the field.
Subject
SCPT
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for a maximum of eight credits toward graduation.
Semester course; 3 seminar hours. 3 credits. Prerequisites: SCPT 215 and SCPT 311. Enrollment is restricted to majors in the Department of Sculpture and Extended Media. The capstone course prepares students to navigate the profession. A focus on portfolio development, writing proposals and working with a mentor is completed in a problem-based simulation.
Semester course; 3 lecture and 1.5 studio hours. 4 credits. Prerequisites: ARTF 131, ARTF 132, ARTF 133 and ARTF 134. Enrollment is restricted to students with junior or senior standing in the School of the Arts. The advanced course comprises two parts. The first examines diverse critical and aesthetic issues through the study of a select group of highly innovative international artists. In the second part, students will participate in studio visits. Crosslisted as: PAPR 480.
Semester course; 1.5-6 studio hours. 1-4 credits. May be repeated for a maximum of 16 credits toward graduation. Enrollment is restricted by permission of the instructor. A studio class on a selected topic in the field of sculpture. See the Schedule of Classes for specific topics to be offered each semester.
Subject
SCPT
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for a maximum of 16 credits toward graduation.
Semester course; 1.5-6 studio hours. 1-4 credits. May be repeated for a maximum of eight credits toward graduation. Enrollment is restricted to students with senior standing in sculpture and by approval of the instructor and department chair. Individual instruction and supervision of a special project. Learning experiences should be designed with the supervising faculty member in the form of a contract between the student and instructor. The course is limited to students who have demonstrated an exceptional level of ability and intense commitment to their discipline.
Subject
SCPT
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for a maximum of eight credits toward graduation.
Semester course; 40 contact hours per credit. 1-6 credits. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits. Prerequisite: SCPT 311 or SCPT 312. Open to junior- and senior-level sculpture majors only. A practicum in which students work with professionals in the field.
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Enrollment is restricted to graduate students in the M.F.A. in Fine Arts concentrations. This course involves in-depth research and analyses of some of the aesthetic, philosophical and political issues preoccupying contemporary artists today. See the Schedule of Classes for specific topics to be offered each semester.
Semester course; 9 studio hours. 6 credits. May be repeated for a total of 24 credits. Enrollment is restricted to graduate students in the M.F.A. in Fine Arts sculpture concentration. Primary emphasis is placed on individual creative projects and on discussion of individual creative projects with regular exposure to the critical attention of other graduate students in the department, under the direction of the teaching faculty. Special emphasis is given to the development of personal expression through individual research and criticism.
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Enrollment is restricted to graduate students in the M.F.A. in Fine Arts sculpture concentration. Seminar for the purpose of examining the range of professional practices in the field of contemporary art. Students will learn skills that apply to various parts of the field. The course will also address major debates within the field.
Semester course; 4.5 studio hours. 3 credits. Must be repeated for a total of six credits toward graduation. Enrollment is restricted to graduate students in the M.F.A. in Fine Arts sculpture concentration. The course comprises the process of producing work to achieve candidacy, a crucial qualifying step in which a student’s academic achievements are reviewed and the student’s readiness to proceed to the final research phase of the degree program is determined.
Semester course; 4.5 studio hours. 3 credits. Must be repeated for a total of six credits toward graduation. Enrollment is restricted to graduate students in the M.F.A. in Fine Arts sculpture concentration. The course comprises the process of producing work for and exhibiting it in the thesis exhibition; a written thesis; and an oral presentation by second-year M.F.A. students, a crucial qualifying step for students to complete the program. Graded as satisfactory/unsatisfactory.
Semester course; 3 seminar hours. 3 credits. Must be repeated for a total of 12 credits. Enrollment is restricted to graduate students in the M.F.A. in Fine Arts sculpture concentration. Weekly seminar for the purpose of examining contemporary issues within the field of fine art, broadening critical discourse and considering artists’ work within the context of a creative practice.
Semester course; 4.5 studio hours. 3 credits. May be repeated for a maximum of nine credits. Enrollment is restricted to graduate students in the M.F.A. in Fine Arts sculpture concentration. A studio course that focuses on specific issues, theories or historical events in relationship to students’ research and studio practice.
Semester course; 4.5 studio hours. 3 credits. May be repeated for a maximum of nine credits. Enrollment is restricted to graduate students in the M.F.A. in Fine Arts concentrations. An independent studio course that allows students to develop specific skills or explore techniques. Approval of supervising faculty member and department chair necessary prior to registration.
Semester course; 1-3 research hours. 1-3 credits. May be repeated for a maximum of nine credits. Enrollment is restricted to graduate students in the M.F.A. in Fine Arts concentrations. Approval of supervising faculty member and department chair necessary prior to registration. Learning experiences will be designed with the supervising faculty member in the form of a contract between student and instructor.
