2014-2015 Graduate Course Catalog 
    
    May 06, 2024  
2014-2015 Graduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

College of Visual and Performing Arts Courses


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College of Visual and Performing Arts

Courses

  • ENA 627 - Field Study in Clothing and Textiles: Design, Construction, and Distribution

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Study in selected countries of specialized areas in design, construction, and distribution of clothing and textiles. Aspects of applicable cultural history. Lectures by authorities in each area visited.
  • ENA 628 - Principles of Clothing Design: Draping and Flat Pattern

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Special problems in draping and flat patterns.
  • ENA 637 - Costume in Contemporary Society

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Twentieth-century clothing forms: origins, evolution, current modes. Fashion and style as reflections of contemporary cultural trends and attitudes.
  • ENA 660 - Readings in Environmental Arts

    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    Permission of Instructor.
    Repeatable
  • ENA 670 - Experience Credit

    0-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing.
    Repeatable
  • ENA 690 - Independent Study

    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department.
    Repeatable
  • ENA 897 - Graduate Project

    0-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Project comparable to a master’s thesis in quality and quantity of work; applicable in lieu of thesis only if a substantial portion of the work cannot be presented in written form.
  • ENA 997 - Masters Thesis

    0-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Repeatable
  • TXT 537 - Advanced Computer-Aided Pattern Design

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Individual research of advanced computer-aided design methods.
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 6 credits maximum
  • TXT 600 - Selected Topics

    1-3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  • TXT 612 - Interior Furnishings

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: TXT 312
    Design of decorative patterns for residential and commercial interior environments. Emphasis will be on the psychological effects of pattern and color. Specific repeats, rendering and presentation techniques for furnishing appropriate to end-use market production. Additional work required of graduate students.
  • TXT 614 - Textile Handprinting

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: TXT 314
    Screen printing repetitive and engineered designs on fabric. Design process, color formulas, and screen preparation. Additional work required of graduate students.
  • TXT 616 - Computer-Aided Pattern Design

    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Double Numbered with: TXT 316
    Digital design for the development of decorative patterns. Motif manipulation, color selection, repeat techniques, and presentation methods. Additional work required of graduate students.
  • TXT 624 - Textiles Synthesis

    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Double Numbered with: TXT 324
    Focus on experimentation with fibers composition utilizing quilting, appliqué, embroidery, beading, lace-making and other processes. Emphasis on compositional balance of color, form, contrast, texture and imagery. Additional work required of graduate students.
  • TXT 626 - Environmental Textiles

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: TXT 326
    Focus on processing and manipulation of pliable fibers into three-dimensional forms for wearable or site-specific applications. Students will use various structural supports to create mass and volume. Additional work required of graduate students.
  • TXT 627 - Textiles in Context

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: TXT 327
    Research textile parameters from the perspective of student’s design specializations. Design and fabricate cloth and finished projects for those applications. Emphasis on creative problem solving and investigating qualities of textiles within different mediums. Additional work required of graduate students.
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 6 credits maximum


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