Department of Film and Media Arts
Art Photography
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APH 561 - Art Photography: Contemporary Art and Photography Film and Media Arts
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Contemporary artists working with photographic images are studied through slides, readings, lectures, and discussions.
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APH 562 - Art Photography: Contemporary Critical & Theoretical Texts on Art & Photography Film and Media Arts
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Recent and contemporary critical theories and applications studied through readings, lectures, and discussion. Emphasis on student research papers.
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APH 563 - Art Photography: Non-Traditional Modes Film and Media Arts
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Exploring the possibilities and reasons for producing work outside the parameters of traditional practice, looking at artists whose work co-opts, challenges and eschews the gallery system, using those artists as models for their own production.
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APH 564 - Image/Sequence: Photo Book Film and Media Arts
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Theoretical and critical discussion of photographs in series, sequences and books. Software for editing and layout introduced to produce photo-based artist books. Specific attention paid to how the photo-book expands the meaning of individual images.
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APH 565 - Art Photography: Performance Art Film and Media Arts
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
This course introduces the concepts, techniques, and variations of performance art. Special emphasis on performances made expressly for the camera will be considered. Many examples of performance art are analyzed.
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APH 566 - Art Photography: Photography and Cinema Film and Media Arts
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Students explore the interplay between contemporary photography and cinema. By constructing sets, scouting locations, studying images and films, and appropriating cinematic language, students will create photographic works influenced by moving images.
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APH 567 - Art Photography: New Formalism Film and Media Arts
3 credit(s) Irregularly
This course explores an alternative photographic history and methods introduced by digital technologies such as photoshop, scanners, AI and mobile phones. We will explore image-making that can be done with and without cameras on a tabletop, in a darkroom, on a scanner, or entirely online.
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APH 640 - Art Photography Film and Media Arts
3-9 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Intensive workshop geared toward individual student requirements within the context of the development of an extended of body of work. Individual and group critique.
Repeatable
Repeatable 3 time(s), 9 credits maximum
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APH 740 - Art Photography Film and Media Arts
3-9 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Intensive workshop geared toward individual student requirements within the context of the development of an extended body of creative work. Individual and group critiques used regularly.
PREREQ None
COREQ APH 640
Repeatable 3 time(s), 9 credits maximum
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APH 996 - Final Presentation Film and Media Arts
3 credit(s) Every semester
Written statement to accompany final project, culminating in oral examination for M.F.A. degree. Taken during final semester upon advisor’s approval.
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APH 997 - Masters Thesis Film and Media Arts
1-6 credit(s) Every semester
Formal master’s thesis. Written document exhibiting substantive and original research. Planned under direction of major departmental advisor.
Art Video
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VID 510 - Video Art History Department of Transmedia
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Video art history from the 1960s including the fluxus and art and technology movements, early performance, image processing, installation, and socio-political explorations.
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VID 610 - Video Research Department of Transmedia
3-9 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Production of videotapes in the context of independent art related to concerns by individual. Crew experience required. Directed readings, group critiques with weekly meetings.
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VID 613 - Advanced Post-Production Techniques Department of Transmedia
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with VID 313
A workshop in audio and video post-production techniques. Specific exercises that structure learning in audio/video relationships. Advanced audio/video techniques are explored. Additional work is required of graduate students. VID 613 is required of Art Video M.F.A. students.
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VID 710 - Video Research Department of Transmedia
3-12 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Production of videotapes in the context of independent art related to concerns. Crew experience required. Directed readings, group critiques with weekly meetings.
Repeatable
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VID 996 - Final Presentation Department of Transmedia
3 credit(s) Every semester
Written statement to accompany final project, culminating in oral examination for M.F.A. degree. Taken during final semester upon advisor’s approval.
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VID 997 - Masters Thesis Department of Transmedia
0-6 credit(s) Every semester
Formal master’s thesis. Written document exhibiting substantive and original research. Planned under direction of major departmental advisor.
Computer Art
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CAR 501 - Animation Workshop II Film and Media Arts
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Building on the collaborative animation experience from the first semester of the animation workshop, students step into supervisor roles helping to manage all aspects of the production of an animated short film.
PREREQ CAR 401
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CAR 502 - Visual Effects Workshop II Film and Media Arts
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Building on the collaborative VFX experience from the first semester of the VFX workshop, students step into supervisor roles helping to manage all aspects of the production team(s) workflow.
PREREQ CAR 402
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CAR 530 - Special Topics in Digital Art Film and Media Arts
3-12 credit(s) Irregularly
Various topics in digital art are explored through research, creative activity, and theoretical discussion. Topics address historical as well as contemporary issues that bridge art and technology.
PREREQ CAR 101
Repeatable
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CAR 630 - Computer Art Studio Film and Media Arts
3-12 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Research problems. Counseling and permission of advisor to determine area of study. Permission of Instructor.
Repeatable
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CAR 730 - Computer Art Studio Film and Media Arts
3-12 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Research in advanced problems in computer graphic art. Counseling and permission of advisor determines areas of study. Can be taken for a maximum of 12 credits.
PREREQ CAR 630
Repeatable 4 time(s), 12 credits maximum
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CAR 996 - Final Presentation Film and Media Arts
3 credit(s) Every semester
Written statement to accompany final project, culminating in oral examination for M.F.A. degree. Taken during final semester upon advisor’s approval.
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CAR 997 - Final Presentation Film and Media Arts
0-6 credit(s) Every semester
Formal master’s thesis. Written document exhibiting substantive and original research. Planned under direction of major departmental advisor.
Film
Film and Media Arts
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FMA 511 - Art & Environment: Animals Film and Media Arts
3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
An interdisciplinary course examining the lifeworld of animals and posthumanism in light of current environmental issues. Involves readings and film viewings from sciences, arts and humanities. Students make original projects in response to readings.
Repeatable 2 time(s), 6 credits maximum
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FMA 512 - Art & Environment: Food Film and Media Arts
3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
An interdisciplinary course examining art and media that critiques or productively re-imagines the production, distribution, and consumption of food. Students will draw on readings and independent research to make their own projects.
Repeatable 2 time(s), 6 credits maximum
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FMA 610 - Literacy, Community and Media Film and Media Arts
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with FMA 310
This course brings University students into local public schools to offer instruction in media such as photography and video, along with writing exercises to develop projects that explore issues of identity, community and family.
Repeatable 2 time(s), 6 credits maximum
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FMA 701 - FMA Graduate Seminar I Film and Media Arts
3 credit(s) Irregularly
This Film and Media Arts Graduate Seminar is designed to give students a background in critical theory as well as a space to think about your own work through a range of critical lenses.
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FMA 703 - FMA Graduate Seminar III: Thesis Writing Film and Media Arts
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
This course focuses on the development of the written thesis paper requirement that accompanies the creative thesis work. Approaching the thesis as an active document, that articulates artistic development and outlines a professional trajectory, the aim of this paper is to create a foundation for one’s future practice and career.
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