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Table of Contents
4 Accreditation
5 Message from the President
6 About CIA
7 History
9 Section 1: 2021–22 Academic Calendar
11 Section 2: Overview: Curriculum
20 Section 3: Financial Matters
24 Section 4: Academic Policies, Procedures and Services
39 Section 5: Support Services
45 Section 6: Student Life
49 Section 7: Degree Requirements
67 Section 8: Course Catalog
144 Section 9: Faculty Listing
147 Section 10: Administration and Board of Directors
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Cleveland Institute of Art is an independent college of art and design
committed to leadership and vision in all forms of visual arts education.
Since 1882, we have been an educational cornerstone in Cleveland,
Ohio, and have won widespread acclaim for the quality of our programs
and achievements of our alumni. Students are encouraged to explore
their vision and develop their skills through an interdisciplinary
curriculum.
Cleveland Institute of Art is an independent, not-for-profit college
accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design
(NASAD) and the Higher Learning Commission, and that’s authorized
by the Ohio Department of Higher Education.
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Message from the President
Dear Students:
You bring the artistic talent, the passion and the commitment to
learning and creating. CIA provides accomplished faculty members,
excellent facilities, carefully curated courses, a whole menu of support
services and well-designed policies to ensure that you receive the best
possible education.
In this catalog, you’ll learn about CIA’s comprehensive curriculum, and
the resources that are here for you in supporting your learning. Please
read through it now and keep it as a reference. It is the product of
countless hours of labor by many dedicated faculty and staff members
whose focus is your success.
Take time also to look through our website, at cia.edu, and learn even
more about our people and our programs. I especially encourage that
you explore a multitude of courses and programs outside of your major,
as you may discover a new creative pathway or process to complement
your artistic practice and help you achieve your career goals.
As fastidious stewards of our mission, we strive to cultivate creative
leaders who inspire people, strengthen communities, and contribute
to a thriving and sustainable economy through an innovative education
in art and design. As you progress through your journey into the CIA
family as a student and as a future alum, I look forward to experiencing
the creative, innovative, courageous and ambitious artists and
designers that you are and will continue to become.
Best,
Kathryn Heidemann
President + CEO, Cleveland Institute of Art
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Institutional Statement
The Cleveland Institute of Art strives to
nurture the intellectual, artistic and
professional development of students and
community members through rigorous
visual arts and design education, and in so
doing to advance culture, community, and
global quality of life.
Our success is derived from a pursuit of
excellence, the fostering of community, a
holistic approach to education, a culture of
accountability, and freedom of inquiry.
Vision
The global community is engaged and
enriched by art and design.
Mission
To cultivate creative leaders who inspire
people, strengthen communities and
contribute to a thriving and sustainable
economy through an innovative education
in art and design.
Values
Accessibility
We believe in proactively removing barriers
to provide students, employees, and the
public a welcoming and life-enriching
experience with our world-class art and
design college.
Creativity
We believe in building the confidence and
elevating the creative processes of our
students as they explore the relationship
of art and design to our culture, economy,
society, and experience of the world.
Excellence
We believe all students deserve a premier
education where they learn to appreciate
and evaluate the world and apply a
range of material and digital practices
in a confident, accomplished, and
sophisticated way.
Inclusivity
We believe our academic and campus
environment—from our classrooms
and studios, to our residence halls and
institutional policies and procedures, to
our galleries and public spaces—must
reflect our society and encourage just,
equitable, and inclusive expansive access
and opportunity for all students, faculty,
staff, alumni, and visitors.
Individuality
We believe in helping our students find
themselves through art, design, and
liberal arts education, planning their own
professional paths to transform the world
that draw on their creative, critical thinking,
communication, and resiliency skills.
Investment
We believe in providing our students,
faculty and staff with the resources
they need for professional development
by supporting established and
unconventional approaches to teaching,
learning and entrepreneurship.
Responsibility
We believe our students must learn to be
civically and socially responsible,
entering the world equipped to engage in a
multicultural society and contribute to the
public good.
Stewardship
We believe in building a strong
organization for the future that is
structurally and financially secure and
consistently adaptable, while remaining
true to its vision and mission.
Transparency
We believe in fostering a collaborative
community built on open communication,
honesty, and trust.
Wellness
We believe in supporting the educational,
mental, emotional, and physical health of
our students, faculty, and staff, for lifelong
success in their professional and personal
endeavor.
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History
Cleveland Institute of Art continues to build on an internationally
recognized heritage of excellence and innovation that dates back to
1882. That year, the school was chartered as the Western Reserve
School of Design for Women. The school’s original name reflects the
forward- thinking views of founder Sarah Kimball, who opened her
home for the first-class meetings, attended by just one teacher and
one student. Five years after its opening, there was already a young
man attending. By 1891, the co- educational school was renamed
the Cleveland School of Art and blossomed under the influence of a
dedicated and talented faculty, whose prize-winning art and award-
winning commercial designs are known collectively, even today, as the
“Cleveland School.”
Over time, the school’s success prompted changes in facilities—from
Mrs. Kimball’s sitting room to the attic of the Cleveland City Hall Annex,
to the Horace Kelley mansion on present-day East 55th Street. In 1905,
the Cleveland School of Art built a brick Italianate building in University
Circle (razed as part of a 1960s site redevelopment), which boasted a
grand exhibition gallery predating the Cleveland Museum of Art by a
decade.
In 1946, Ohio authorized the college to confer the Bachelor of Fine Arts
degree. In 1948 the college became officially known as the Cleveland
Institute of Art, and in 1956, classes moved into a new building on
East Boulevard named for George Gund, who served as CIA Board
President for 24 years.
The college purchased a former Ford Model T automobile assembly
plant in 1981 and renovated it for classroom and studio space. The
building, which had been added to the National Register of Historic
Places in 1976, was named the Joseph McCullough Center for the
Visual Arts (JMC) after CIA’s former president of 33 years. The JMC
went through another renovation in 2010, and in late 2014, the college
finished construction of a new George Gund Building, adjoined to the
JMC, and a block away from CIA’s new Uptown Residence Hall.
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Fall 2022
August
12 Tuition payment arrangements due for all residential students.
17–19 International student orientation
19 First-year student move-in
19 Tuition payment arrangements due for all non-residential students.
20-23 New student orientation.
21–23 Upper-class student move-in
24 Fall 2022 semester begins
24-30 Course drop-add period AND $350 late registration fee assessed.
September
5 Labor Day. CIA holiday. No classes. Building closed. Residence halls remain open.
16 Course proposals for new Fall 2023 courses due to the Curriculum Committee.
16 Grade revisions due for Spring 2022 Incomplete grades.
23 Spring 2023 course schedule information due to Academic Affairs AND the Registrar’s Office.
October
14 Mid-term grades due.
24-25 Fall Break. No classes. Offices remain open. Residence Halls remain open. Building remains open.
26 Advising for Spring 2023 course scheduling begins
28 Last day to withdraw from a course for the Fall 2022 semester without a grade penalty.
31 Registration opens to Seniors for Spring 2023 course scheduling.
November
3 Registration opens to Juniors for Spring 2023 course scheduling.
7 Registration opens to Sophomores for Spring 2023 course scheduling.
23 No classes. Offices remain open.
24-25 Thanksgiving. CIA holiday. Building closed. Residence halls remain open.
28 Course evaluations open for Liberal Arts and Studio courses.
December
6 Last day of regular classes for Liberal Arts and Studio courses.
7-9 Mid-year critiques for May 2023 grads and BFA Reviews & Exhibitions for Dec 2022 grads.
12-16 Exams for Liberal Arts courses and Final Critiques for Studio courses.
17 Fall semester ends. Holiday recess begins. Residence halls close at 5pm.
19 Final grades due for all students by 9am.
23–Jan 2 CIA Winter Break. Building closed.
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Spring 2023
January
13 Tuition payment arrangements due for all students in order to begin spring classes.
14-15 Returning students move into residence halls.
16 Martin Luther King Day. CIA holiday. No classes. Building closed. Residence halls remain open.
17 Spring 2023 semester begins.
17-23 Course drop-add period AND $350 late registration fee assessed.
February
10 Grade revisions due for Fall 2022 Incomplete grades.
10 Course proposals for new Spring 2024 courses due to the Curriculum Committee.
17 Fall 2023 course schedule information due to Academic Affairs and the Registrar’s Office.
12 Contingency make-up day for school closings.
March
10 Mid-term grades due.
13-17 Spring Break. No classes. Offices open. Residence halls remain open.
25 Contingency make-up day for school closings.
27 Advising for Fall 2023 course scheduling begins.
31 Last day to withdraw from a course for the Spring 2023 semester without a grade penalty.
April
3 Registration opens to continuing Seniors and current Juniors for Fall 2023 course scheduling
6 Registration opens to current Sophomores for Fall 2023 course scheduling.
10 Registration opens to current First Years for Fall 2023 course scheduling.
24 Course evaluations go live for Liberal Arts and Studio courses.
29 Last day of regular classes, Studio and Liberal Arts.
May
1-5 Exams for Liberal Arts courses AND Final critiques for Studio courses.
8-12 BFA reviews and exhibitions.
13 Spring semester ends. Residence hall closes at noon.
15 Final grades for graduating students due by 9am.
18 Commencement rehearsal. Details TBA.
19 Commencement. Time/Location TBA.
22 Final grades due by 9am for all students due AND final studio clean-out.
29 Memorial Day. CIA holiday. Building closed.
June
19 Juneteenth. CIA Holiday. Buildings closed.
July
4 Independence Day. CIA holiday. Buildings closed.
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I. Academic Mission
What sets the Cleveland Institute of Art
apart from other colleges is our academic
mission, in which core values, faculty,
curriculum and other learning resources all
power extensive connections for students to
enter into professionally engaged practices
in the real world— and in so doing, develop
skills and personal attributes such as
collaboration, communication and
professionalism well in advance of
graduation.
Strengthen your core skills
In the heart of your academic program at
CIA, you will develop your core strengths
through:
• mentorship from world-class faculty
• cutting-edge curriculum
• academic and studio rigor
• abundant access to extensive
state-of-the-art facilities
Connect to the real world
Made possible by CIA’s tremendous
network of professional connections and
educational partnerships, you will put your
core strengths to work through externally
engaged practices in art and design,
including:
• hands-on learning beyond the
classroom
• professional projects with real-world
partners
• collaborating on creative solutions to
real community needs
• contributing your artistic voice to the
public sphere
Build a better future
Do so for yourself and for the world. This
unparalleled combination of core strengths
and connections to real-world engaged
practice best prepares you for the 21st
century skills you’ll need to make a real
difference—creativity, critical thinking,
collaboration and communication.
II. Bird’s Eye View of
the Curriculum
The BFA Degree
The Cleveland Institute of Art grants the
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree. A BFA
degree is the standard undergraduate
degree for students seeking a professional
education in art. The BFA degree differs
from a Bachelor of Arts degree in that a
much higher proportion of the program
consists of a practical studio component.
Majors
In its BFA degree program, CIA further
distinguishes itself by offering 15 majors in
craft, design, integrated media and visual
art. If you’re interested in teaching, you can
earn a master’s degree program in Art
Education, in partnership with our neighbor,
Case Western Reserve University.
General Education or Core
Curriculum
Central to the mission of any college or
university, and true here at CIA, a general
education or core curriculum provides a set
of courses required of all undergraduate
students, reflecting the standards and
expectations for the professional BFA
degree. At CIA, this includes:
• Foundation program
• Liberal arts studies
• Professional practices
• Engaged practice in art and design BFA
thesis exhibition
The courses offered across these five core
areas are decidedly not a hoop to jump
through before getting to your major or
your degree. On the contrary, this suite
of common course requirements not only
helps you prepare for and deepen your
understanding of your major discipline, but
also develop professional writing skills,
oral communications, interpersonal skills,
leadership capacity, cultural awareness
and understanding, and empathy—skills
and attributes that we know are going to be
critical to your ability to build a successful
future and participate with a creative, critical
voice in an increasingly complex world.
III. Engaged Practice
What may best set CIA apart from other art
schools across the country is its
commitment to Engaged Practice (EP).
Engaged Practice is an area of study in
which students have an opportunity to learn
through experience by working on real
projects with external partners or clients, or
in the public sphere—all before graduation.
These EP experiences may be through
courses, internships, and/or through a
project which you initiate yourself, with your
faculty, such as through your BFA thesis
during your senior year.
CIA has a long history of Engaged Practices
in art and design, in mutual collaboration
with our vast network of partners in the real
world—at last count, well over 600! Our
faculty have developed most of these
partnerships over many years of their own
professional activity in both the creative
economy and in the business, nonprofit and
government sectors.
These opportunities to put your classroom
and studio knowledge and skills to work in
the real world are where the rubber meets
the road. That is, it is through these
engaged experiences that students can
most effectively develop and practice what
are now commonly called 21st century
“Super Skills”—creativity, critical thinking,
collaboration and communication—skills
that are in high demand if you want to be
effective in your career and make a
meaningful difference in this new millennium.
In fact, CIA believes these skills are so
critical to your success in building better
futures—for yourself and for the world—we
have distinguished ourselves from other art
and design programs across the country by
committing the resources for an Engaged
Practice graduation requirement across all
academic departments.
For more information on both the Engaged
Practice graduation requirement and on
where to find EP course descriptions, refer
to Section 7: Degree Requirements, pg.
55.
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IV. Foundation Program
Newly admitted students begin in our
Foundation program, a year-long
introduction to forms, methods, media, and
concepts crucial to your future academic
and professional success. The program is
designed to build a community of peers
across disciplines and prepare you to study
within your major.
Laying the groundwork for your
future
Our Foundation curriculum offers a broad
and fundamental visual art learning core
and builds strong communication skills with
an exposure to a range of materials,
processes, and methods. You will begin
with courses in drawing, design, and digital
studies that acquaint you with technical and
conceptual proficiencies in 2D, 3D, and 4D
areas.
As you work on studio projects, you will
investigate visual dynamics, creative
processes, and issues that inform
contemporary art, design and culture. You
will also take a Studio Discovery course that
offers an opportunity to explore various
disciplines in art and design, to help you
make an informed choice about your future
studies and career path.
Share in a collective setting
Be prepared for lively debates and the
camaraderie that develops as you and
your peers work together in studio. We
balance fundamental approaches with
experimentation to develop your aesthetic
sensibilities. The Foundation experience
fosters a learning environment that is
responsive to your aspirations, as well as to
innovations in the world of art and design.
As part of all of these experiences
throughout your Foundation year, you
will become immersed in the country’s
richest concentration of arts, cultural and
educational resources in University Circle.
Our classes regularly explore the permanent
collections of the Cleveland Museum of
Art, the exhibits of the Cleveland Museum
of Natural History or the rainforest of the
Cleveland Botanical Garden. With Case
Western Reserve University, University
Hospitals and the Cleveland Clinic located
a quick walk along Euclid Avenue, we
tap into unmatched science and health
care resources that boost our curriculum,
including the Sears think[box] at CWRU, the
largest university-based maker space and
innovation center in the world.
For a complete listing of Foundation year
course requirements, see Section 7:
Degree Requirements, pg. 55.
For a complete listing of Foundation course
descriptions, please see Section 8: Course
Catalog, beginning on pg 75.
V. Liberal Arts Studies
Liberal Arts courses at the Cleveland
Institute of Art help all students succeed as
well-rounded artists and designers. With
small class sizes and devoted faculty, our
Liberal Arts courses enhance students’
work in the majors. They focus on critical
thinking, creative problem-solving, writing
and communication, art history, storytelling,
and professional skills.
They include courses in five subject areas:
• Art/Craft/Design History + Theory
• Humanities + Cultural Studies
• Literature, Language + Composition
• Social or Natural Science
• Quantitative Reasoning
The Three C’s:
Culture, Creativity, Connection
The Liberal Arts curriculum is made for
students of art and design. It offers
immediate inspiration for students’ work
and long-term skills in research,
communication, cultural analysis, and
quantitative reasoning, while providing a
world-class foundation in the history of art,
craft, and design. Our courses foreground
diverse voices, global perspectives, and
connections to contemporary media and
culture. They are designed to help students
become creative leaders who are ready to
succeed as artists and professionals.
At CIA you will graduate with a breadth of
knowledge that is the hallmark of the
baccalaureate degree.
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Foster the expression of ideas
Artists and designers reflect and shape
culture. Liberal Arts courses prepare
students to contribute to meaningful
conversations—in ways that support their
individual interests and goals. In courses
such as “Race and Representation in
Contemporary Art” and “Issues in 20th and
21st Century Art,” you’ll explore artists and
ideas that are relevant to contemporary
culture. In courses such as “Screenwriting”
and “Graphic Narratives,” you’ll practice
forms of writing that contribute directly to
your artistic work. In “The Business of Art,”
you’ll learn concepts and skills that are key
to business.
The Liberal Arts Department also offers two
minor programs. The minor in Creative
Writing supports students who are
interested in storytelling, screenwriting,
fiction, poetry, and writing across genres.
The minor in Visual Culture offers extensive
training in art history, theory, and criticism.
For information on Liberal Arts course
requirements and the minors in Creative
Writing and Visual Culture, refer to Section
7: Degree Requirements, pg 55. For a
complete listing of Liberal Arts course
descriptions, please see Section 8: Course
Catalog, beginning on pg 75, and search
alphabetically for the five subject headings
listed on the previous page, or follow the
All selectable Liberal Arts studies links
throughout this catalog.
VI. Professional Practices
All students at the Cleveland Institute of Art
complete coursework in Professional
Practices. They choose from a selection of
courses designed to support their individual
career goals. Professional Practices
provides a foundation in professional skills
that are vital to students’ areas of study.
Through lectures from industry
professionals, visits from successful artists,
and in-class projects and discussions,
students explore topics such as contracts
and professional development, networking,
marketing, finance, intellectual property,
business ethics, and more. Professional
Practices helps students graduate from the
Cleveland of Institute of Art prepared for
successful careers.
For complete course descriptions, please
see Section 8: Course Catalog,
Professional Practices + Engaged
Learning (PPEL), on pg 145.
VII. Major Programs
What follows is an overview of each of CIA’s
15 major programs, organized alphabetically.
For a complete listing of degree
requirements by major, see Section 7:
Degree Requirements, beginning on pg 55.
For a complete listing of course descriptions
for each major and learning cluster, please
see Section 8: Course Catalog, beginning
on pg 75.
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Animation
Animation is a medium that breathes life into
concept through movement. As an
Animation student you’ll discover how the
dialogue of an otherwise stagnant image or
object changes and evolves when put to
motion.
Study the craft of storytelling
As a student in our program, you will create
narrative and experimental animation that
bring both characters and environments to
life. Our integrated curriculum focuses on
sequential narrative storytelling, conceptual
development, storyboarding, methods of
animation, framing and staging, animatics,
layers, and motion studies. You will work
with innovative production technologies in:
• 2D and 3D digital media and animation
• Film
• Video production
• Stop-motion animation
To enhance your skills in character
development and set design, you will study
the development of:
• Personality in motion
• Lighting of small-scale
digital environments
• Sound related to motion
and sync;
• The broad scope of
tactile sculpture
media.
In addition, we emphasize presentation and
public speaking skills, which help prepare
you for pitching your ideas and directing a
team.
Craft + Design
Our Craft + Design program provides a
contemporary approach to your education,
offering cross-disciplinary innovation,
creative experimentation, and knowledge
sharing with an emphasis on art, design,
technology and entrepreneurship through
the lens of makers and making. The material
objects in our lives enrich our day-to-day
experiences through the artistic expression
and skilled craft of the maker. In the Craft
+ Design program, you’ll push the limits of
both contemporary and traditional methods,
take risks in your work, and challenge the
conventional use of materials.
Interdisciplinary practice
We’ll encourage you to think across
mediums and consider how the material
you work with contributes to the meaning of
your work.
Our core curriculum allows us to bring
students who may be generalists thinking
about craft in a broader context, and
specialists who are thinking about ceramics,
or glass, or jewelry and metals, enamel, and
have them work together around six core
subjects over the course of six semesters,
exploring creative process, material, form
and context.
While interdisciplinarity remains a core
strength of the program, Craft + Design
students are also able to hone their craft in
optional concentration areas of Ceramics,
Glass, and Jewelry + Metals.
Entrepreneurship
Artists and designers who focus on object-
making through the design workflow can
work with clients very effectively. You’ll learn
how to understand an idea that a client has,
conduct research and ideation, present
options, make prototypes, and make work
that will fulfill the objectives that your end
product is supposed to fulfill.
Drawing
As a Drawing major, you will explore
traditional and unconventional materials,
tools and techniques to refine your skills
and develop a personal approach to this
wide-ranging medium.
An integrated visual arts curriculum as part
of the Visual Arts (VA) community, our
program in Drawing provides students with
a broad education in the visual arts while
strengthening their conceptual knowledge
of the drawing discipline.
Through coursework, the faculty will
introduce you to contemporary and
historical drawing methods, emphasizing
drawing as a practice and as a tool for
communication. You will master a visual
vocabulary and learn to draw from
observation, imagination, and experimental
processes.
Supportive, collaborative environment Our
Drawing faculty use a multi-disciplinary
approach to teaching, looking at drawing’s
similarities and differences from other visual
arts fields, such as printmaking, painting,
sculpture and time-based work. Through
the program, each student will explore
different concepts related to the subject of
their drawings. Within the CIA visual art
community, faculty and staff from all our
disciplines work together to encourage
each student to achieve in their specific
area of interest.
Students will attend lectures and meet
one-on one with artists visiting campus
throughout the year. Instructors and staff
will guide you through creating a portfolio of
your artwork, developing professional
research and writing skills, and
communicating with arts experts to boost
your career. You will also study different
ways to establish your own studio after
graduation through our professional
practices coursework.
Drawing students are successful because
of their tenacity in learning new skills and
their openness and curiosity regarding the
many ways they can apply drawing to
artmaking and entrepreneurship.
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Game Design
As a major in our Game Design program,
you will acquire skills in 3D modeling,
animation, programming, visual design,
interactive storytelling, audio and game
production. In addition, your coursework
will examine theory and context of video
game culture and digital media.
Prepare for an exciting career
Our curriculum emphasizes presentation
skills such as writing, storyboarding, motion
and directing—all essential for a successful
job in game design. You also will perform
game-specific and player-focused research
and study special effects.
As a Game Design major, you will:
• Improve your character-development
abilities
• Master the use of rule design, play
mechanics and social game
interaction
• Integrate visual, audio, tactile, and
textual elements into a total game
experience
• Create both linear and non-linear
media by applying post-production
techniques
Additionally, you will learn how to create 3D
modeling digital visualizations that use
organic and inorganic modeling,
construction of compound objects, 3D
primitive construction and modeling, and
resolution and tessellation of 3D objects
and formats.
A team-oriented culture
Collaboration is a vital aspect of the studio
experience at CIA. As a Game Design major,
you will be part of our digital arts community
and take courses with students from other
majors. This ongoing exchange between
students with differing perspectives and
techniques helps build team skills integral to
brainstorming, character design, narrative
ideas, production, and presenting and
critiquing project outcomes.
Moreover, you will be mentored by our
extremely talented faculty. Accomplished
experts in digital media and game design,
they will help you build connections and
network with other professionals in the field.
Graphic Design
As our methods of communication become
increasingly mobile, we rely more and more
on design to communicate in creative and
engaging ways. Our Graphic Design
curriculum incorporates the dramatic
changes that are transforming the graphic
design industry and the increasing
importance of clear visual communication.
Examine a wide array of
design processes
As a Graphic Design major, you will explore
both innovative and traditional methods of
graphic design—including typography, print
and web design, package design, and
signage. You will be introduced to forms,
methods, conventional and experimental
types of media, and concepts crucial to
creative development, self-expression and
effective visual communication.
While we rely on the latest technology to
build technical skills, our coursework
allows you to explore and grow beyond
these technologies. Your study will
include:
• Editorial and publication design
• Event and exhibition design
• Interactive and motion graphics
• Print, marketing and
advertising design
• Production techniques
Illustration
Entertain, enlighten and inspire
As an Illustration major, you will experience
an intensive exploration of figurative and
object-based drawing from both
observation and imagination, using both
analog and digital approaches. In addition
to learning the history of illustration, we
challenge you to master your critical and
conceptual thinking, research, problem-
solving, and presentation skills, all of which
will help you to discover your personal
vision and sense of storytelling.
Industry professionals will guide you
through market-based projects that are as
engaging as they are varied: picture books,
graphic novels, greeting cards, licensing,
editorial and advertising, along with blue sky
concept art, visual development and
character design for entertainment such as
animated feature film, TV and video games.
By the time you are ready to graduate, you
will be versed in the markets and business
of illustration and positioned to become
contributors and leaders in the industry. Not
only will you be able to help bring a client’s
vision to life, but as creative entrepreneurs,
you will be prepared to research, invent and
pitch your own stories and intellectual
properties to the marketplace.
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Industrial Design
Our Industrial Design program is one of the
best in the country. We are known for
educating graduates who are exceptionally
creative, collaborative and capable of
solving real-world problems, while
envisioning a better future. Our students
are empowered to pursue their own path,
designing things like consumer electronics,
apparel, housewares, furniture, toys,
automobiles, medical devices and many
other products. There is a good chance
that every day you use products designed
by our graduates!
Build a foundation for lifelong success
Our rigorous curriculum centers on
research, conceptualization, and refinement,
with a focus on critical thinking and
meaningful innovation. This approach
provides you with a strong understanding of
the creative process, market forces,
manufacturing, sustainability and business
practices, enabling you to make a true
impact on people’s lives and the world. Our
students excel at working with students
and professionals in other elds!
Whether you focus on product or
transportation design, you will develop skills
in visual communication (drawing, CAD,
prototyping), form development and
presentation (verbal and graphic),
strengthening your ability to make your
ideas real. You will also build a lifelong
network of friends, colleagues and mentors,
who will support your personal goals. The
goal is to have great ideas AND make them
real!
Collaborating in real-world
experiences
Collaboration is an integral part of our
program, starting with our studio, which
provides an inspiring space to explore and
connect with others. Next, our faculty
promote teamwork within the studio, the
college, the campus and the professional
community. Finally, sponsored projects
(with global brands), guest designers (who
provide direct feedback) and the Spring
Design Show provide a platform for sharing
ideas, building relationships and finding
opportunities. Design is a team activity,
where we help each other make a
dierence!
Interior Architecture
Our Interior Architecture program
emphasizes commercial, retail, architectural
and spatial design. As a student, you will
study design processes, sensitivity and
knowledge of material specification, and
ethical problem solving. You also will learn
presentation skills, including traditional
rendering, computer-aided design (CAD)
and 3D modeling.
A real-world classroom
Partnering with regional design firms is one
of our program’s greatest strengths. These
relationships provide Interior Architecture
majors with exciting assignments, such as
designing trade shows, restaurants, health
care centers, auto dealerships, and
museum, exhibition and showroom spaces.
Additionally, you will participate in materials
workshops offered by leading furniture and
materials manufacturers. Each spring, you
will participate in CIA’s annual Spring
Design Show. This exhibition of student
work will allow you to refine presentation
skills, gain firsthand exposure to industry
practices and network with professional
designers. You will gain a perspective of the
industry through lectures and symposia by
award-winning designers, visits to top
design firms in the region and internships.
These experiential learning opportunities will
strengthen your communication skills,
demonstrate industry expectations, and
improve your understanding of designer-
client relations. They also create a learning
atmosphere of collaboration, innovation and
community.
Life Sciences Illustration
One of only a few undergraduate degrees of
its kind in the United States, our Life
Sciences Illustration program combines
applied art, science and technology to
create visual education materials on
scientific and medical topics.
Merging tradition with
new technology
Based on the traditional field of scientific
and medical illustration, our curriculum
incorporates leading-edge digital media
techniques, interactivity and animation.
We blend your artistic talent with knowledge
of natural science, a biomedical intellect,
and strong visual communication skills. You
will learn about illustration, information
design, 3D modeling and animation through
conventional and digital methods.
With a flexible course of study, you can take
courses in:
• Computer imaging and animation
• Editorial illustration
• Instructional design and multimedia
• Medical sculpture
• Surgical and natural science
Benefit from a wealth of resources
Our dedicated, highly trained faculty is one
of our greatest assets. Each instructor in the
Life Sciences Illustration program is a Board
Certified Medical Illustrator, which requires a
written exam and practicum as well as
continued education in current biomedical,
business and artistic practices. In addition
to their expertise, our faculty have
established great connections with the
region’s extraordinary medical, scientific
and cultural communities. Our professional
partnerships with Case Western Reserve
University, University Hospitals Case
Medical Center and the Cleveland Clinic, as
well as the Cleveland Museum of Natural
History and Cleveland Botanical Garden,
will provide you with amazing exhibition
opportunities and illustration projects.
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Painting
Our department of Painting has a long and
illustrious history of producing successful
artists. As a Painting major, you will acquire
a broad knowledge of the visual arts and
in-depth knowledge of painting as a studio
practice.
Prepare for life as a professional artist
At the core of our coursework is an
understanding of what it takes to be a
professional artist. With this goal in mind,
we provide our students with a solid
foundation in technical and problem-
solving skills, art criticism and theory, and
contemporary practices in the visual arts.
As a Painting major, you will experience a
wide range of approaches from abstract
and figural painting to alternative media and
installation. Your work will be guided by our
faculty of professional artists through
individual and group studio critiques,
workshops, seminars and special topics
courses. In addition, a series of special
events such as exhibitions, artist visits and
scholar programs will present you with the
issues, challenges and practices you can
expect to face during your professional life.
You will be tutored in creating a professional
portfolio, developing grant-writing skills and
practicing proper etiquette for successfully
approaching dealers, curators and
collectors. You will learn how to set up your
own professional studio in our Professional
Practices program.
Work in an exciting, collaborative
atmosphere
As part of the Visual Arts community, you
will share in an integrated curriculum
studying other disciplines within the
community.
Each spring, you have the opportunity to
visit professional galleries and exhibitions in
New York City, such as the Whitney Biennial
and The Armory Show.
Photography
CIA’s Photography program and Video +
Digital Cinema track share core curricula to
provide a solid foundation in optics, light,
time, frame and theory. As you focus your
creative interests toward still or time-based
work, each track offers additional in-depth
coursework to develop your creative
visualization further and refine your technical
skills in a collaborative, immersive
environment.
Develop a range of photographic and
video skills
Photography majors work with various
photographic and video imaging tools and
equipment, including digital and film
cameras for still and moving imagery,
enlargers and darkroom equipment, optical
scanners, archival and large-format inkjet
printers, and professional photographers’
studio and lighting gear. Courses engage
the student in all phases of the
photographic workflow, from image capture,
lighting, and editing to image processing,
enhancement, manipulation, special effects,
and alternative photo imaging processes.
Crucial, too, is the student’s exploration of
media for image output, presentation
options, and professional standards for
photographic and digital media archiving.
A supportive, interactive environment
You’ll learn to develop a distinct vision and
communicate effectively while immersed in a
creative, collaborative surrounding.
Students benefit from the expertise of
a diverse, professional, and committed
faculty. Coursework designed to expand
intellectual discovery, creative practice and
technical proficiency provides invaluable
tools for a professional career engaged in the
photographic arts.
Photography majors are encouraged to
participate in exchange programs, and
international mobility studies and pursue
internships in fine arts and commercial
venues such as photographic studios,
museums and galleries, video production,
and digital filmmaking industries. We invite
professional artists, critics, writers, collectors,
curators, and museum and gallery directors
to meet with students and critique portfolios.
Printmaking
Printmaking is an approach to image making
that embraces, utilizes and challenges
technology from traditional approaches of
printing to online distribution of digital
products. As a print student, you can push
and explore with your drawing, photographic
and mark-making skills.
You’ll develop a broad base of process
knowledge of various print mediums,
including relief, intaglio, lithography, screen
printing, as well as contemporary digital
approaches.
Develop essential skills for the
workplace
Within Printmaking, you’ll have access to
etching and lithography presses, as well as
book arts, letterpress, and screenprint
facilities. As you grow in the major, so too will
your ability to produce distinct impressions
and multiples, from hand- printed limited
editions to unlimited digital prints. Through
our studio courses you’ll develop a
comprehensive approach to understanding,
defining, making and questioning your
practice of printmaking. You’ll work with a
committed group of faculty who are
practicing artists widely respected for their
knowledge and achievements. They will work
with you to hone your skills and define your
personal direction. You will be supported in
creating a professional portfolio, developing
grant-writing skills and practicing proper
etiquette for successfully approaching
dealers, curators and collectors. In addition,
you will gain an understanding of how to set
up a professional studio in our Professional
Practices coursework, and learn and hone
project management skills through
collaborative printmaking projects working
with visiting artists.
Enjoy a synergistic atmosphere
Printmaking majors share in an integrated
curriculum that provides a broad knowledge
in the visual arts while strengthening in-depth
conceptual knowledge of the Printmaking
discipline. You’ll have opportunities to travel
to professional conferences and Cleveland’s
rich network of printmaking artist studios
and professional artist maker-spaces.
On the annual visual arts trip to New York
City, you’ll experience first-hand professional
galleries and exhibitions such as the Whitney
Biennial and The Armory Show.
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Sculpture + Expanded Media
In Sculpture + Expanded Media, students
explore how to use object-making,
installation, time-based tools, performance
and digital technologies to create innovative
new works. Conceptual development is
combined with hands-on exploration of
materials, fabrication techniques and
emerging practices in order to support
students to produce work relevant to their
personal vision.
Courses in the department are a blend of
theory and practice. Students are
encouraged to develop approaches to
making work that are transdisciplinary and
explore how to work with audiences and
communities. In the curriculum, students
are encouraged to explore the creative
potential of material, space, interactive and
time-based forms. Students will explore
both traditional, appropriated and
experimental processes to making art.
In the program, students will develop a set
of constructive and technical skills by
working in such areas as wood, textile and
metal fabrication, mold-making, assembling,
sewing and construction. Students are
encouraged to further explore content in
time-based art, installation, hybrid media,
3D modeling and other forms.
Students are encouraged to develop
technical skill, concept development, an
understanding of emerging forms and
genres, and to explore contemporary ideas
and forms in order to develop a practice
that integrates past forms with the vision of
the future.
On the annual visual arts trip to New York
City, you’ll experience first-hand
professional galleries and exhibitions such
as the Whitney Biennial and The Armory
Show.
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Cost of Attendance
The Cost of Attendance (COA) is the
combination of direct and indirect costs
associated with attending college. It is used
with the calculated Estimated Family
Contribution (EFC) from the data reported
on the FAFSA to determine financial aid
eligibility. You may receive financial aid,
including student loans, up to the total Cost
of Attendance. Financial aid disbursed to
your account in excess of your direct costs
will be refunded to you.
Direct Costs
Each semester, all students are provided
their billing and registration materials at their
myCIA student email account.
These costs include tuition based on
full-time enrollment and also mandatory
institutional fees including, facility fees,
technology fees, health service fees,
student activity fees, and an orientation fee
(fall semester only). These expenses are
posted every spring for the upcoming
academic year at cia.edu/tuition.
Additionally, students who choose to live on
campus (in our residence hall or
apartments) will also have room and board
expenses. These fees are posted every
spring on cia.edu/tuition.
Indirect Costs
Books and supplies, transportation, and
personal expenses are estimated costs that
each student will incur. However, these
costs (expenses) are associated with
attending CIA but are not billed through CIA.
They are included in the Cost of
Attendance. Students who live off campus
in an apartment or other type of rental unit
and commute to CIA, or students who
commute from their parent’s or relative’s
home, also have food and other expenses.
An estimate of these costs is also included
in the Cost of Attendance.
View Cost of Attendance numbers for your
individual enrollment status (incoming
student, returning student) and residential
status (commuter, on-campus housing,
off-campus housing) at cia.edu/
admissions/tuition-fees/cost-of-
attendance.
Disbursement of Financial Aid
Financial aid awards will not be disbursed or
posted to your student account until the
Office of Financial Aid has received your
signed Financial Aid award letter confirming
acceptance of the award. You can also
accept your financial aid awards online
using NetPartner at netpartner.cia.edu.
Disbursement will be made to your student
account after the start of each semester
when your financial aid file is complete.
For your financial aid file to be considered
complete, you must submit all required and
requested forms to the Office of Financial
Aid and be registered for classes. Please
follow the instructions and paperwork
included with your billing statement to
deduct all awards from your account
balance.
Veterans’ Benefits
The Cleveland Institute of Art is approved
for Veterans Administration (VA) education
benefits and is a “Yellow Ribbon” school
with no limit on the number of students who
may utilize Yellow Ribbon benefits. The
Office of the Registrar certifies education
benefit recipients’ enrollments to the VA
each semester the recipient is in
attendance. New students must be
accepted for admission to the BFA program
(see specific degree requirements in Section
8) and have made an Admissions deposit;
continuing students must have registered
for courses for the next semester before
enrollment certifications can be submitted.
Certification processing to the VA begins in
July for the fall semester and in December
for the spring semester. Chapter 33
(Post-9/11 GI Bill®) and Yellow Ribbon
tuition benefits are disbursed directly to CIA
and are applied toward the student’s tuition
and fees. Benefits for students attending
under Chapter 35 (Survivors’ and
Dependents’ Educational Assistance) are
sent directly to the student. Benefits are
normally disbursed four to six weeks after
certifications are received by the VA.
Additional information for Chapters 33
and 31 Benefits Payments
CIA, in compliance with the Veterans Benefits
and Transition Act of 2018, allows Chapter 33
(Post-9/11 GI Bill®) and Chapter 31
(Vocational Readiness & Employment)
education benefit recipients to participate in
the course of education at CIA for a period of
time before payment is disbursed by the U.S.
Department of Veteran Affairs, starting on the
date CIA receives the benefit recipient’s
Certificate of Eligibility or VA Form 28-1905
and until either 1) CIA receives payment from
the VA, or 2) 90 days have elapsed following
CIA’s certification or invoicing of tuition and
fees to the VA. In the event of delayed
disbursement, these Chapter 33 and
Chapter 31 recipients will:
• Not be assessed a late fee
• Not be assessed a late fee
• Not be required to borrow funds to pay
the interim balance for which the VA is
responsible
• Maintain access to course registration
• Retain full use of library and campus
resources
If a Chapter 33 or Chapter 31 recipient has
a balance that exceeds their expected VA
contribution, the student must pay the
difference by the stated registration deadline
each semester.
Veteran Student Priority Registration
Veteran students at CIA who are scheduling
for sophomore or junior courses enjoy
priority registration, as defined by having
access to registration before the rest of their
classes, starting on the date at which the
senior class is open to register. First-year
veteran students are registered for courses
by the Registrar’s Office, just as is the entire
first-year class. To take advantage of this
priority registration opportunity, rising and
current sophomore and junior veteran
students should contact the Registrar’s
Office via email at registrar@cia.edu.
Questions regarding VA benefits should go
to the Registrar at 216.421.7321 or
registrar@cia.edu. Questions regarding
academic advising should go to Elisaida
Mendez at emendez@cia.edu. Questions
regarding financial aid should go to Director
of Financial Aid Marlon Jones at mjjones@
cia.edu. Questions regarding disability
services should go to Amanda Calabro at
aecalabro@cia.edu.
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Student Accounts
Student accounts are maintained by the
Student Accounts Office, located in the
Room 122M. Payments for supplies or items
purchased on campus, tickets for student
events, and other activities on campus are
also taken at the Student Accounts Office.
Payment of tuition and fees is due at the time
of registration. Payment may be made online
at my.cia.edu (student must grant parental
access via FERPA permissions) with
Mastercard, Visa or Discover (convenience
fees are added) or via ACH (no added fees).
Paper checks may be sent to The Cleveland
Institute of Art at 11610 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44106. An updated schedule
of all tuition and fees is located at cia.edu/
tuition
A “hold” on the release of grades or
transcripts is placed on any student’s
account that shows an unpaid tuition
balance or unpaid debts to any college
department or CWRU department from
which CIA students or the college receives
services that are unpaid at the end of each
semester. For detailed information on tuition
and fee payments or questions about your
account, please see the Student Accounts
Administrator.
You may also participate in a plan to spread
your tuition and fee payments throughout the
year. See details on this option at
commerce.cashnet.com.
Refunds
Full-time and part-time students who
withdraw from individual courses (not a
complete withdrawal from CIA) will not
receive a prorated refund for that course(s).
Full-time tuition covers a credit load from 12
to 18 credits.
You should contact the Office of Financial Aid
before you withdraw from a course. Since
the number of credits you earn each
semester affects your progress toward your
degree, withdrawing from a course has an
effect on your financial aid standing.
Withdrawal from a course may also require
that you return aid received to either CIA or
another funding source, so consultation
with the Office of Financial Aid is highly
recommended. If you anticipate a refund
check for any reason, contact the Student
Accounts Office.
Withdrawals
See the academic withdrawal policy
on page 40 of this document.
Residence Hall Contracts
Your 200.00 housing fee reserves your
place in housing and is non-refundable. If
you live on campus in one of CIA’s
residences, your contract is binding for both
fall and spring semester.
If you take a leave of absence, study
abroad, or are separated from CIA during a
semester, you will not be charged the early
termination fee but will be charged for
housing based on the college’s payment/
reimbursement schedule.
Financial Aid
Submitting the FAFSA
Links to all Office of Financial Aid forms and
helpful information on the types grants,
loans, work-study, etc. are found at:
cia.edu/nancialaid.
Notification of Financial Aid Package
Financial aid awards will not be posted to
your account until all forms, signatures,
certifications and the verification process
are complete.
Be attentive to deadlines and forms that
need your signature. Be sure to submit
them to the Office of Financial Aid on time.
Eligiblity and Standards of
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
for Need-based Financial Aid
To receive financial aid from federal, state
and institutional aid programs at the
Cleveland Institute of Art, you must make
reasonable academic progress toward your
degree. This includes maintaining at least a
2.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA)
and successfully completing 67% of the
classes attempted each year.
Additionally, you must earn your degree
within 150% of the standard time to earn a
BFA degree at CIA. For example, the
standard time to earn a degree at CIA is
eight semesters; 150% of that time frame
would be 12 semesters (six academic
years). To remain eligible for federal aid, you
must earn your BFA within six years
(includes years attended at other schools).
Please note: CIA merit and need-based aid
is limited to up to eight semesters
(less for transfer students). States like Ohio,
Pennsylvania and others also limit their
funding to eight semesters.
Students who fail to maintain the required
cumulative grade point average (GPA) for
their CIA merit scholarship will be placed on
a warning, probation, or reduction status.
Students with a warning or probation status
are still eligible for their CIA merit
scholarship for the subsequent semester,
despite their not having met the minimum
required cumulative GPA. They will be
notified in writing of their status and of the
GPA target that they need to achieve in the
subsequent semester in order to retain their
scholarship. Students placed on a reduction
status are no longer eligible for their CIA
merit scholarship. These students are
evaluated on a case-by-case basis to
receive funds from CIA to help offset a
portion of the CIA merit scholarship for
which they are no longer eligible. The CIA
funds awarded will be less than the original
amount of the CIA merit scholarship.
Please note: in all instances where, following
a warning, probation, or reduction status,
students are able to achieve the requisite
cumulative GPA for their CIA merit
scholarship (and they have not exceeded
the allotted timeframe for CIA merit
scholarship eligibility), their CIA merit
scholarship will be fully reinstated and the
CIA funds will be revoked.
Disbursement of Funds and
Bill Payment
Awards on your Financial Aid Award letter
will not disburse and post to your student
account until the Office of Financial Aid
receives a signed award letter accepting the
award(s) or you have accepted your awards
online through NetPartner. You must also
complete all required paperwork and other
forms, including the Master Promissory
Note (MPN) and Entrance Counseling for
Federal Direct loan(s) available at:
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studentloans.gov. You (and a parent if you
are a dependent student) will need your
FSA ID and password to sign into the
website. Disbursement of aid to your
student account occurs after the start of
each semester when your financial aid file is
complete. The financial aid file is complete
when all required forms:
• have been completed accurately,
• submitted to and have been
processed by the Office of Financial
Aid,
• and you are registered for classes.
Private loans do not appear on your Student
Account billing statement
as “preliminary aid,” and will appear on your
billing statement only after the funds are
received from the lender (bank) and posted
to your account. Please follow the
instructions included with your billing
statement to ensure that you have deducted
all of your awards (including loans) from your
account balance.
Billing statements are available through each
student’s myCIA account. After logging into
your myCIA account, click on the Business
Affairs tab; on the left, click “View My
Statement/Pay My Bill.” Questions
pertaining to your billing statement or about
making payments should be directed to the
Office of Student Accounts, located in room
122M, phone number 216.421.7318.
Federal Work-Study Program (FWS)
FWS is a campus-based, federally funded
program that provides aid awarded to
students who have demonstrated need as
determined by the FAFSA. Funding from this
award must be earned through employment
and is payable by monthly direct deposit. It
can be deducted from the student’s billing
statement if written authorization from the
student is given.
Most work-study jobs are on campus, but
there are some off-campus jobs that qualify
for work-study. It is your responsibility to
apply for on-campus or off-campus
work-study jobs. Work-study jobs are
posted online in CollegeCentral. Contact
the CIA Career Center for more information
about CollegeCentral.
If you secure a FWS job, you must complete
and submit a W-4 form and an
I-9 form before working. A copy of a photo
ID and a Social Security card are required. A
birth
certificate or passport can be substituted.
These documents must be originals.
Paychecks are deposited directly into your
bank account, so a voided check or
documentation from your bank must be
provided.
Scholarships
The Cleveland Institute of Art offers many
merit-based scholarships. Scholarships are
awarded through our academic
departments, the Office of Admissions and
the Office of Financial Aid. Some
sophomores, juniors and seniors receive
more than one scholarship. Scholarships do
not need to be repaid.
CIA merit-based scholarships awarded to
incoming students are based on merit (a
student’s grades, class rank); test scores;
talent and artistic ability, demonstrated
through your portfolio. Newly admitted
freshmen and transfer students are
automatically considered for CIA merit-
based scholarships when their application
for admission and other admission
documents are reviewed. No separate
scholarship application is required.
CIA merit-based scholarships awarded
include:
• Full-tuition CIA Cleveland Metropolitan
School District and CIA New Bridge
Scholarships
• CIA Gund Family Scholarships (ranging
from $16,000 to $24,000)
• CIA Dean’s Scholarships (ranging from
$6,500 to $11,500).
Scholarship recipients must be enrolled
full-time. CIA merit-based scholarships are
renewable, provided recipients maintain the
minimum cumulative grade point average
(GPA) as outlined in each scholarship
recipient’s scholarship award letter.
Students who fail to maintain the required
cumulative grade point average (GPA) for
their CIA merit scholarship will be placed on
a warning, probation or suspended status.
Students with a warning or probation status
are still eligible for their CIA merit scholarship
for the subsequent semester despite their not
having met the minimum required cumulative
GPA. They will be notified in writing of their
status and of the
GPA target that they need to achieve in the
subsequent semester in order to retain their
scholarship. Students placed on reduction
status are no longer eligible for their CIA merit
scholarship. These students are evaluated on a
case-by-case basis to receive funds from CIA
to help offset a portion of the CIA merit
scholarship for which they are no longer
eligible. The CIA funds awarded will be less
than the original amount of the CIA merit
scholarship.
Please note: In all instances where, following a
warning, probation or suspension status,
students are able to achieve the requisite
cumulative GPA for their CIA merit scholarship
(and they have not exceeded the allotted time
frame for CIA merit scholarship eligibility), their
CIA merit scholarship will be fully reinstated and
the CIA funds will be revoked.
Department scholarships and awards
During the spring semester, individual academic
departments award scholarships to students
currently enrolled at CIA. Award winners
typically are chosen by faculty from each
department.
Some academic departments offer
scholarships that are both merit- and need-
based. To be considered for department
scholarships which are either merit, merit- and
need-, or need-only, students must submit their
FAFSA by March 1.
Students are only eligible for any type of CIA
financial assistance for four years.
Part-Time Employment
Part-time jobs as well as freelance projects are
also available. Freelance, internship, summer,
and other opportunities are posted on
CollegeCentral. This online site is maintained by
the CIA Career Center.
You may obtain your login and password
information to access CollegeCentral from the
Career Center, located in room 120.
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Statement and
Policies
Statement on Freedom of
Artistic Expression
CIA believes in freedom of artistic
expression. Artistic freedom is vital to both
the cultural and political health of our
society. It is essential to a democracy that
values and protects the rights of the
individual to espouse his or her beliefs. The
college’s responsibility for and dedication to
securing the conditions in which freedom of
artistic expression can flourish extends to all
forms of artistic expression, including fine
arts, design, literature and performance.
The opportunity to display or perform works
of art at CIA is made available through
several academic processes and
procedures in which faculty members,
students and other duly appointed
individuals exercise their best professional
judgment. Among these procedures are
selection of gallery shows by the Gallery
Committee; selection of artwork for student
shows by selected appointed outside jurors;
and performances/presentations as part of
approved curricula. Such authorized
displays or performances, no matter how
unpopular the work might be, must be
unhindered and free from coercion.
Members of the CIA community and guests
must reflect in their actions a respect for the
right to communicate ideas artistically and
refrain from any act that would cause that
right to be abridged. At the same time, CIA
recognizes that the right of artists to exhibit
or perform does not preclude the right of
others to take exception to particular works
of art. However, this latter right must be
exercised in ways that do not prevent a
work of art from being seen and must not
involve any form of intimidation, defacement,
or physical violence.
The Cleveland Institute of Art rejects the
claim of any outside individual or agency of
the right to dictate the appropriateness or
acceptability of the display or performance
of any work of art in its facilities or as part of
its educational programs.
Non-Discrimination Policy
The Cleveland Institute of Art is committed
to providing a learning, working and living
environment that promotes personal
integrity, civility and mutual respect, and is
free of discrimination.
In accordance with the provisions set forth
by Title IX of the Education Act of 1972 (and
its amendments), Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1968 (and its
amendments), and other federal regulations,
Cleveland Institute of Art does not
discriminate on the basis of race, color,
creed, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual
orientation, age, or disabilities in
employment practices, administration of
educational policies, admission, scholarship
and loan programs, and other college-
administered programs and activities.
Physical Challenges
CIA’s buildings and facilities are equipped to
accommodate students, faculty, staff and
visitors with physical disabilities. However,
CIA is not a barrier-free campus. Students
with special needs or concerns should
contact the Office of Academic Services.
Visitors should contact the Facilities
Management and Safety Office.
Assessment
The Cleveland Institute of Art, like other
colleges and universities, is required by its
accrediting associations to evaluate the
success of its curriculum on a regular basis;
this process is called “assessment.” During
a student’s time at CIA, they will participate
in a variety of assessment activities.
Students will likely encounter their first
assessment activity during new student
orientation, and the BFA exhibition and oral
presentation will be their last assessment
point as a student. There are other times in
students’ college careers (and as CIA
graduates) when they will be part of the
college’s ongoing assessment program.
Student participation in assessment
activities will be very helpful in ensuring that
CIA’s programs and services meet current
needs and those of future students.
Assessment looks at student work as part
of the evaluation of the college’s education
program.
Assessment in no way aects student
grades, and there is no way to prepare for
assessment tests or reviews. The faculty
uses this information to evaluate the
courses they teach and their curricula and
to make any changes indicated by the
assessment information.
Course Expectations
Course Syllabi
At the beginning of each course, students
receive a syllabus that contains attendance
policies, the course description, schedule of
topics to be covered, assignments,
expected outcomes, grading guidelines,
behavioral expectations, materials needed
and other information about the faculty
member and course that provide a full
picture of the course and its requirements.
The syllabus may be distributed by paper or
electronically and will be conveyed during
the first meeting of the class. Students
should expect that faculty will conduct their
class in accordance with the published
course information. In addition, the Office of
Academic Affairs maintains a file of all
course syllabi.
Course Attendance
Students are expected to attend all
sessions of the classes in which they are
registered and to attend all associated
lecture programs and meetings. Progress
as an artist depends not only on completion
of assignments but also on full participation
in dialogue with studio and academic
classes. All absences will count towards a
student’s absence total for the semester.
Students are responsible for all missed
class material, including assignments and
tests, when absent from class. Each faculty
member is required to take, and to maintain
records of, class attendance. CIA’s absence
limits are as follows:
Course Type Absence Limit
Course meeting
once a week
No more than 3
absences per semester*
Course meeting
twice a week
No more than 6
absences per semester
Independent Study Participation and
attendance expectations
are at the discretion of
the faculty member.
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*note: for studio courses that meet in 2
sessions over 1 day, missing one of the
two sessions will be counted as 0.5
absence
A student who has missed the maximum
absences per semester, as outlined above,
must meet with their Academic Advisor to
discuss their options. To uphold the integrity
of the educational content and curricula,
absences exceeding the limit as outlined
above will result in failure of the course.
Students must notify their faculty member if
they will miss a class, and should contact
their instructor(s) as soon as possible after
an unavoidable absence. To protect a
student’s privacy, written documentation of
an illness, injury or obituary is not required
nor requested. An absence from a final
critique or exam will result in automatic
failure of the project or exam.
Faculty may factor tardiness into
determining if a student is absent or not.
Tardiness policies should be stated on the
course syllabus.
Absence Due to Religious Observance
Students who expect to miss classes or
activities due to religious observances
should notify their faculty members well
before the expected absence. Students are
responsible for the missed work.
Absences Due to Extenuating
Circumstances
The absence limits as described
above, are adequate for emergencies, minor
illnesses, doctor’s appointments,
transportation issues, etc. In the case of
exceptional circumstances that would
cause a student to exceed the absence
limit, the student should contact Academic
Services. A student who is hospitalized or
has an extended illness is asked to give
HIPPA permission to a specific advisor in
Academic Services so they can
communicate with their medical provider
regarding the student’s illness and assist
as needed. When protracted absence has
been caused by illness or other
extenuating circumstance, students may
be given the privilege of making up lost
work by arrangement with, and at the
discretion of the instructor. Students
approved to exceed the absence limit
due to exceptional circumstances are still
responsible for completion of any course
requirements missed during their absence.
Extracurricular Life and Class
Attendance
At CIA, we value students’ total educational
experience, including its curricular,
co-curricular, and extracurricular
components. All departments, academic
and other, are encouraged to minimize the
scheduling during established class
meeting hours of events at which student
participation is required or desired,
including but not limited to extra class
meetings, professional development
opportunities, field trips, and other
organized activities. When conflicts exist, all
parties (students, faculty, and staff) should
work together so that the student can meet
his or her academic obligations and
participate in extracurricular events. If
agreement about an appropriate
accommodation cannot be reached, the
student’s obligations to classes meeting on
their posted schedules will take priority.
Class Trips
All students attending instruction-related
trips or tours that require travel away from
CIA must sign an approved release form in
advance of the trip that declares they will
not make a claim against the college or its
personnel/representatives for injury or
damage sustained while on the trip. Release
forms should be returned to the faculty
member leading the trip before the event.
All CIA policies are in effect during
sponsored excursions away from campus.
Coursework and Assignments
Coursework (including in-class projects,
homework and written assignments) is
assigned by instructors in relation to the
requirements and learning objectives for
each specific course. Coursework
completed for one instructor’s class may
not be submitted for credit for another
instructor’s class unless approval has been
granted in writing by all instructors involved.
Instructors may approve such a written
request based on the following
considerations: The proposed project is
interdisciplinary in nature and concept, and
actively seeks to work across instructional
areas in order to integrate a range of media,
forms and/or techniques;
1. The proposed project is interdisciplinary
in nature and concept, and actively seeks to
work across instructional areas in order to
integrate a range of media, forms and/or
techniques;
2. The scope of the proposed project is
ambitious and will satisfy learning objectives
and requirements in different but
complementary ways for each class;
3. The objectives and requirements must
be clarified in writing by the student and all
instructors involved;
4. The student understands that such
a project will be evaluated separately by
each instructor involved;
5. The student must also define how and
where the different and complementary
aspects of their proposed project fulfill
separate requirements for each class. This
will define the grading criteria for individual
instructors to assign separate grades for the
larger project.
Course Credit
Credit Definition and Accumulation
All credit-bearing courses offered by the
Cleveland Institute of Art are offered on a
semester credit hour basis. The Cleveland
Institute of Art operates on a semester
system comprised of fall and spring terms.
Each term is at least 16 weeks in length,
which includes final examinations and
studio critiques. A credit hour is formally
defined as 1) one hour of classroom or
direct faculty instruction and a minimum of
two hours of out of class student work each
week for approximately 15 weeks for a
semester. At CIA, this is further defined as:
1. A three-credit Studio course translates
to 5 hours of scheduled class time per
week plus 4 to 6 hours of preparation
and homework.
2. A three-credit Liberal Arts courses
translates to 2.5 hours of scheduled
class time per week plus 6 hours of
preparation and homework.
For internships, three semester hours are
earned for a minimum of 120 hours on the
job. For information on specific courses or
guidance on scheduling, contact Academic
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Services.
Completion of the College’s degree
requirements in four years assumes that a
student consistently carries the normal
credit load of 15 to 18 credits per semester.
Students with a GPA of 3.5 or above may
schedule more than 18 credit hours in a
semester and will be charged the per-credit
rate for the number of credits taken over 18.
They must see an academic advisor to get
permission to register for more than 18
credits.
The number of credits accumulated toward
the BFA degree is evaluated regularly by the
Registrar’s Office. Students showing credit
deficiencies on their records are notified in
writing prior to course selection for the next
term and must meet with an academic
advisor. It is the student’s responsibility to
maintain standard progress toward the
degree and keep track of curriculum
requirements. Degree audits are available
online through myCIA.
Credit by Portfolio Review (CPR)
The intent of the Credit by Portfolio Review
(CPR) process is to allow students an
opportunity to have a body of work
completed outside of scheduled course
requirements reviewed for possible credit
within the CIA curriculum. It is NOT
designed to enable students to avoid taking
a required CIA course or to achieve credit
for a course that they have failed or for
which an “Incomplete” has turned to an “F.”
Students interested in CPR should contact
Academic Services for information and the
CPR form.
The Chair of the appropriate major will
conduct the review and provide written
documentation of the outcome. If credit is
awarded, the Registrar will notify the
student of the application of this credit to
the program of study and completion of
degree requirements. Students may not
request a review under this process for the
same course more than once.
Applications for CPR for transfer students
must be made within the first semester of
enrollment at CIA. Work already used to
gain credit for another course or by other
means may not be used to gain credit
through CPR.
All Foundation requirements must be
completed before students will be allowed
to begin the final year’s coursework
associated with preparation for the BFA
culminating project. Thus it is critical that if
students wish to apply for CPR for any
Foundation course, they complete this
process before finishing the third year of the
degree program.
A fee of $100 per credit awarded will be
charged for the Credit by Portfolio Review
process.
Pre-College Credit
CIA’s annual summer Pre-College Program
is open to all students who will be entering
their sophomore, junior or senior year of
high school. These two two-week long
residential programs are designed to reflect
the life of an art student attending a college
of art and design. Students who
successfully complete this program earn
three undergraduate credits per course
from the Cleveland Institute of Art. For
more information, visit cia.edu/precollege.
Transfer Credit
Credit for college courses taken before
enrollment at CIA is evaluated at the time of
admission to CIA and accepted credits
become part of the CIA academic record.
College Board Advanced Placement (AP)
credit will be awarded as follows:
• Liberal Arts Credit (including Art
History): A minimum score of 3 is
required for three liberal arts credits.
• Studio credit: A minimum score of 4 on
the AP examination is required for
three studio credits. Credits are
applied toward one studio elective in
the student’s major program of study.
AP studio credits are never applied
toward first-year Foundation
requirements.
International Baccalaureate (IB) credit will
be awarded as follows:
• Credit will be considered only for
subjects taken at the higher level.
• Liberal Arts credit (including Art
History): A minimum score of 4 is
required for three liberal arts credits.
• Studio credit: A minimum score of 6 is
required for three studio credits.
Credits are applied toward one studio
elective in the student’s major program
of study. IB studio credits are never
applied toward first-year Foundation
requirements.
Courses taken at another college or
university will be awarded as follows:
• The course and grade achieved must
appear on an official college transcript.
Credit will not be issued with only the
high school transcript.
The official college transcript must be
presented to CIA’s Registrar’s Office
for evaluation.
• Liberal Arts credit: A final grade of C
must be achieved in an appropriate
liberal arts-related course.
• Studio credit: Credit will be considered
only through portfolio review by the
appropriate CIA faculty of the work
completed in the post-secondary
studio course. A final grade of C must
be achieved.
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Credit for college courses taken before
enrollment at CIA is evaluated at the time of
admission to CIA and accepted credits
become part of the CIA academic record.
Transferable courses must be credit-bearing
and earned from a historically regionally
accredited institution in the U.S. or at an
officially recognized institution in a foreign
country. If you wish to take a course at
another college and apply the credit toward
your CIA degree, you must have the course
approved by CIA prior to registering at the
alternate school. Start the approval process
at the Registrar’s Office. If the course
description has been previously approved,
the Registrar will give you a Transient
Student Form which will indicate approval of
the course by CIA and can be presented to
the college where you take the course.
If the course must be reviewed by CIA
faculty before it can be approved, you may
be required to obtain a syllabus or other
information about the course for faculty
review. Once the approval is made, you will
obtain the Transient Student Form and can
bring it to the other college you attend.
The evaluation and approval of a course for
credit is the responsibility of a faculty
member from the appropriate major or
discipline. If the course is acceptable as a
substitute for a CIA requirement, the
reviewing faculty member indicates how the
course credit will be applied toward the
student’s degree program.
Actual evaluation of transfer credit requires
that an official transcript be received from
the college where the course was taken,
and that the grade achieved is a “C” (2.0 on
a 4-point scale) or better. The Registrar is
responsible for determining if the transcript
is official and for recording the credit toward
the degree requirements upon
recommendation of the faculty. An inventory
of approved courses is maintained in the
Registrar’s Office.
For currently enrolled students, CIA will
consider transfer credit toward Liberal Arts
courses from any accredited institution in
the U.S. that has been passed with a “C” or
better (“Pass” or “Satisfactory” grades will
not transfer) and fulfills a degree
requirement (per faculty approval) at CIA.
Current students may gain studio or liberal
arts credit for courses taken at a historically
regionally accredited institution in the U.S.
or at an officially recognized institution in a
foreign country if the grade is a “C” or better
and the course is pre-approved and fulfills a
degree requirement at CIA.
Exceptions to any of the above methods of
securing transfer credit must be approved
by faculty. The Registrar’s Office is the
starting point for this process. Official
transcripts for all courses taken external to
CIA must be sent directly to the Registrar’s
Office before transfer credit can be applied
to your record.
Course Substitution
For a variety of reasons, students may wish
to request a course substitution of a specific
requirement within their program of study. A
course substitution means that a course not
specified within the program of study is
approved in place of a degree requirement.
Students need to submit a Course
Substitution Form and be approved by both
the department chair of the appropriate
department and the Vice President for
Academic Affairs + Chief Academic Officer.
Additional information and forms are
available in Academic Services.
Foundation Program
The Foundation (FND) program is designed
as a basis for advanced study in every
major through studio and liberal arts
courses. Transfer students meet with an
advisor and plan a timeline for completion of
all Foundation coursework.
All students must complete Foundation
studio requirements by the end of the third
year. Those deficient in Foundation studio
courses will not be permitted to begin the
senior year thesis/BFA preparation
course(s).
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Enrollment and Registration
Enrollment at CIA has three components:
course scheduling, tuition payment and
completion of required paperwork. These
components must be completed each
semester before students will be considered
enrolled in each semester at CIA. Failure to
complete these requirements by the end of
the registration period (first week of classes)
results in students not being permitted to
enroll late and not able to attend classes.
Enrollment Status
Students who have been admitted to study
toward the BFA degree are considered
“matriculated” students. Individuals in the
process of meeting admission requirements
and those whose objective is not a degree
are classified as “special” or “non-
matriculated.”
Students may enroll as full-time (minimum of
12 credit hours per semester), part-time
(fewer than 12 credit hours in a semester) or
on a special non-degree basis. Any desire
to change enrollment status should be
discussed with an advisor in Academic
Services. A change from full-time to
part-time or non-degree status may affect
eligibility for scholarships and/or financial
aid.
Certification of Enrollment
The Registrar is responsible for certification
of enrollment and verification of degrees
awarded. Documentation needed to prove
enrollment status is available at the
Registrar’s Office. Requests require two to
three days for processing.
Registration
All students must register regardless of the
financial aid being received or anticipated.
Students may not attend classes until their
financial obligations to CIA have been
satisfied.
Course scheduling for the upcoming
semester for continuing students occurs in
April for fall semester and November for
spring semester. Advisors and faculty are
available to assist in course scheduling.
Scheduling courses means that the tuition
bill and other registration materials will be
available to students on myCIA. Students
who have reserved courses and are in good
standing may use their CIA library card
between semesters.
New students who are attending the College
for the first time (including those who took
college-level courses before graduating from
high school) receive their course schedules
during the month before their first semester
at CIA. Those with transfer credit, AP, IB,
CLEP or other college-level coursework
should consult with an advisor in Academic
Services during the summer to determine if
any adjustments should be made to their first
semester schedule of classes. Scheduling for
first-year students is done by the Registrar,
with any transfer credits awarded taken into
consideration. Students who enter CIA as
transfer students will have their transcript(s)
and portfolio evaluated by the Registrar, the
Foundation chair, and the chair of the major
department (if placement beyond the first
year is sought) for determination of transfer
credits and year placement. Transfer
students placed beyond the first year will
meet with an advisor in Academic Services
prior to the start of the semester of entry to
determine their first schedule of courses.
Adding, Dropping or Withdrawing
from a Course
Students may add or drop courses through
myCIA until the fifth day of the term.
Students who wish to take more than 18
credits in a semester must see an advisor.
No refunds or additional charges will be
incurred if students remain within 12 to 18
credit hours. See the refund policy in Section
3: Financial Matters. Dropped courses will
not appear on the transcript.
Courses from which students withdraw
between the end of the drop/add period and
the end of the withdrawal period appear on
the transcript as a “W” (weeks 2 through 10
of the term); withdrawals after the specified
the 10th week period (see the Academic
Calendar) will appear as an “F.” See
Academic Calendar for specific dates. If the
course withdrawal takes place after the mid-
term grades are recorded, a “W” will appear
on the transcript and the mid-term grade will
be recorded.
Course withdrawal forms must be
completed and are available from Academic
Services. The form must be signed by the
Student, the Registrar and an Academic
Advisor. Withdrawal after the 10th week
will not be permitted unless there are
extenuating circumstances. It is the
student’s responsibility to be sure that they
are meeting their graduation requirements.
Those who are unsure about dropping
or withdrawing from a course are highly
encouraged to meet with an advisor before
taking that action. If the course from which
a student withdraws is required in their
curriculum, the course must be repeated.
Withdrawing from a course may affect
current or future scholarship and/or financial
aid eligibility. The student should contact a
financial aid counselor for guidance on this
point. It may also delay their graduation date.
Withdrawal and
Leave of Absence
In some cases, it is in the best interest of the
student to separate from Cleveland Institute
of Art for a period of time. Students have the
option to withdraw from the institution or
take a temporary leave of absence. To
understand the best option for you, please
speak with your academic advisor, the
Financial Aid Office, and Student Accounts
to understand the curricular and financial
impact of this decision. If a student is
considering separating from the college, the
student should still continue to go to class
until they have made a decision. If a student
has made the decision to separate from the
college, it is imperative that the student begin
the withdrawal process with the Registrar
within 10 days of the last class attended.
Students and their families should be aware
that the requirement to return federal, state,
or CIA-funded assistance often results in a
balance due to the college. The student and/
or family is responsible for paying any
balance resulting from the return of federal,
state, private, or CIA-funded assistance.
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Student-Initiated Withdrawal
Students can initiate withdrawal from the
college for personal or medical reasons by
submitting a Withdrawal Form, available at
the Registrar’s Office. If a student has made
the decision to separate from the college, it
is imperative that the student begin the
withdrawal process with the Registrar within
10 days of the last class attended. The last
day of attendance is defined as the last day
a student attends class for Federal
Purposes. Reasons for withdrawing are
documented for purposes of evaluating
CIA’s quality of service and in consideration
of special or extenuating circumstances.
Students who withdrew from the institution
in good standing and who are interested in
returning to CIA are required to complete a
formal application for readmission, as
outlined in the Readmission policy in the
catalog. Students who are reinstated will be
expected to follow the curriculum in place at
the time of their return.
If, at the time of withdrawal, the student is
on academic probation or is dismissed from
the institution, stipulations may be applied
for readmission. These may include, for
instance, coursework at another institution,
documentation from a medical professional
of readiness to resume a full course of study,
or an appeal to the Financial Aid Office for
not meeting the criteria for Satisfactory
Academic Progress (SAP).
Administrative Withdrawal
CIA strongly encourages students to initiate
the withdrawal process. However,
Administrative Withdrawal results when a
student has failed to register for the current
term, does not complete payment or stops
attending classes without official notification
to Academic Services. The college is
required to return federal funds if a student
stops attending classes for 14 consecutive
days and will therefore initiate the student’s
withdrawal on the 14th day.
When administratively withdrawn, students
will be charged for tuition, applicable fees,
and room based on the schedule described
in the Withdrawal Refund Policy.
Leaving Housing
Residential students who withdraw from the
Institute are subject to the cancellation
terms of the Campus Housing Contract.
Residential students will have to vacate
housing within 48 hours of submitting their
withdrawal paperwork. This process begins
with working with housing staff to formally
check out of the residence hall and turn in
keys and ID. Students who do not complete
their check out will be charged for improper
check out.
Academic Implications of a Withdrawal
or a Leave of Absence
In cases where students withdraw before the
withdrawal deadline (end of week 10 of the
semester), their courses will appear on the
transcript with a “W” grade designation.
There will be no academic credit earned. In
cases where the student withdraws after the
withdrawal deadline (end of week 10 of the
semester) their courses will appear on the
transcript with “F” grades. Any exception to
this policy would occur when a “late
withdrawal” is approved by the Vice
President of Academic Affairs following a
successful student petition.
Such withdrawals are only approved in
exceptional cases.
Withdrawal Refund Policy
When a student withdraws from any college,
the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE)
has very strict rules that the financial aid
office must follow to determine the amount
of funding that the student “earns” as of the
date of the student’s withdrawal. Funds that
are not earned must be returned to the
USDOE and other sources of funding.
These rules require that the college
determine the last date the student
attended classes. At CIA, the last date of
withdrawal is the last date the student
attended class as reported by faculty to the
Director of Academic Services. Students
who withdraw from all courses and leave
any CIA-operated residence will be charged
for tuition, applicable fees, and room based
on the following schedule:
• 10% of tuition, applicable fees, and
room charges will be billed if the
withdrawal date (last date student
attended class) is during the first or
second weeks of the semester.
• 50% of tuition, applicable fees, and
room charges will be billed if the
withdrawal date (last date student
attended class) is during the third or
fourth weeks of the semester.
• 75% of tuition, applicable fees, and
room charges will be billed if the
withdrawal date (last date student
attended class) is during the fifth
through eighth weeks of the semester.
• 100% of tuition, applicable fees, and
room charges will be billed if the
withdrawal date (last date student
attended class) is after the eighth week
of the semester.
• Meal and/or CaseCash charges will be
calculated by Case Western Reserve
University.
The date of withdrawal is provided to the
Office of Financial Aid to determine the
percentage of the term the student
completed. Based on the date the student
last attended class, the Financial Aid Office
is required by USDOE to determine how
many days of the semester passed when
the student stopped attending class. The
number is divided into the number of days
in the semester in which the student was
attending to determine the percentage of
the semester that the student completed. If
the withdrawal offers after 60% of the term
has elapsed, no return of federal funds is
required. If less than 60% of the semester
has elapsed at the date of withdrawal, the
Office of Financial Aid calculates the return
of funds using a federally prescribed
formula. Fund will be returned in the
following order:
• Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans
• Federal Direct Subsidized Loans
• Perkins Loans
• PLUS Loans
If funds remain after repaying all loan
amounts, the remaining funds are repaid to
the Pell Grant and Supplemental
Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)
programs. If funds remain after paying all
federal loan and grant funds, the remaining
funds are repaid to state aid programs,
private programs, and any CIA-funded
sources of financial aid.
Students and their families should be aware
that the requirement to return federal, state,
or CIA-funded assistance often results in a
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balance due to the college. The student
and/or family is responsible for paying any
balance resulting from the return of federal,
state, private, or CIA-funded assistance.
Questions about the student’s financial
responsibility should be referred to the
office of Student Accounts. Any balance
dues resulting from the recalculation of
tuition and fees and the reduction of aid is
due and payable in full. A revised tuition
statement will be sent to the student once
costs and aid are adjusted. Payment
options are available. Withdrawal from CIA
does not relieve their financial responsibility
to the college.
Because tuition is normally assessed on a
comprehensive basis of full-time status,
refunds are not issued when a student
withdraws from one or more courses while
remaining enrolled at CIA.
Leave of Absence (LOA)
A student in CIA who is in academic good
standing may apply to receive permission to
take one or two terms (up to 1 academic
year) of leave of absence, provided that the
student departs in academic good standing
at the end of a term and returns to the same
level and major, returning at the beginning
of the new semester. Students who wish to
return in a new major must go through the
change of major process as outlined in the
catalog. Such permission will not be
granted to first-year students during their
first term of enrollment. CIA assumes that
students who take leaves of absence will
inform their parents or guardians in good
time that they intend to do so. The college
does not notify parents or guardians that a
student has taken a leave of absence.
For a fall-term leave of absence, a student is
requested to submit a petition by July 15.
Since a student’s plans often change during
the summer, however, a petition for a leave
that is received on or before the first day of
the term will be considered on a case-by-
case basis. For a spring-term leave of
absence, a student’s petition must be
received on or before the first day of the
term in the spring.
Leaving Housing
Residential students who take a leave of
absence from the Institute are subject to the
cancellation terms of the Campus Housing
Contract. Similar to students who withdraw,
residential students who take a leave of
absence after the beginning of the semester
will have to vacate housing within 48 hours
of submitting their leave of absence
paperwork. This process begins with
working with housing staff to formally check
out of the residence hall and turn in keys
and ID. Students who do not complete their
check out will be charged for improper
check out.
Canceling a leave
A student may cancel a leave of absence for
either term as late as the first day of classes
in the term for which the leave has been
requested.
Total terms of leave
A student is eligible for a total of two terms
of leave of absence.
Returning from a leave
Permission to take a leave of absence
normally includes the right to return, with
prior notification to the Registrar but without
further application, at the beginning of the
term specified in the student’s leave petition.
Students must notify the Registrar’s Office
in writing of their intent to return by August 1
for fall and December 15 for spring, and
register for courses prior to the first day of
classes. Failure to return from a leave at the
designated end of the leave will result in the
student being administratively withdrawn
from CIA.
Financial aid
Students taking leaves of absence who
have received long-term loans will be sent
information about their loan repayment
obligations, which in most cases begin six
months after the last day of formal
enrollment at Cleveland Institute of Art. A
student taking a leave of absence who is
receiving financial aid through CIA must
consult with a counselor in Student
Financial Services before leaving CIA.
An exception to military personnel:
Members of the U.S. armed forces receiving
military benefits who are called to active
duty will be granted a formal LOA for the
duration of their active service. They should
contact the Registrar when ready to resume
their studies.
Readmission
Students who withdrew from CIA or have let
an approved leave of absence expire, may
apply for readmission by completing the
Application for Returning Students, available
online from the Admissions Office.
Students who have attended another
college that is not a CIA-affiliated program
or were academically dismissed are
required to complete the Application for
Returning Students, and to submit
transcripts from all colleges attended during
their time away from CIA, a statement about
their return to CIA, and a portfolio. Transfer
credit will be considered upon submission
of an official transcript from the college
where the coursework was taken. Students
who were academically dismissed from CIA
must complete the requirements in their
dismissal letter in order to be considered for
readmission. These requirements may
include, for example, coursework
completed at another institution or
documentation from a medical professional
of readiness to resume a full course of study.
The deadline to apply for readmission for
the fall semester is August 1, and December
15 for the spring semester.
Non-Degree Students
Students who are interested in taking
classes at CIA but do not wish to pursue a
degree must complete a non-degree
student application. All other students
should follow our standard admission
procedures and criteria. For guidance on
how to assemble your application materials,
we suggest contacting one of our CIA
Admissions counselors.
Independent Study
Students with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or
higher are eligible to propose a semester-
long independent study course, equivalent
to three credits of a liberal arts or studio
elective. Normally, independent study
courses are available to enable students to
pursue a topic of interest that is not
available in the curriculum. There is a limit of
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one three-credit independent study per
semester; a maximum of six credits of
independent study are permitted in any
major program. In certain circumstances,
due to the proposed project scope,
a 1.5-credit independent study may be
appropriate, and the accompanying course
expectations will be adjusted accordingly.
Independent study credits are graded,
and cannot be taken on a Pass/Fail basis.
In accordance with accrediting agency
guidelines for coursework, the following
expectations are in place with respect to
time commitments per week:
Studio credit: One semester hour of credit
is earned for a minimum of 1.667 contact
hours (100 minutes) of classroom instruction
and 2.0 to 2.667 (120 to 160 minutes) of
outside classroom preparation.
Liberal Arts credit: One semester hour of
credit is earned for a minimum of 50
minutes of classroom instruction and 40
minutes of outside classroom preparation.
Normally, for a three-credit experience,
students should expect to meet with their
faculty sponsor for the equivalent of one
hour weekly throughout the entire semester.
Students should initiate the independent
study process by meeting with an advisor in
Academic Services. Proposals must then
be approved by a faculty sponsor, the
department chair of the area where the
credit will be applied, and the Vice President
of Academic Affairs + Chief Academic
Officer. An approved proposal is submitted
to the Registrar so it can be added to
students’ course schedule.
Faculty sponsors of independent study will
mentor students throughout the semester
and evaluate their coursework.
Cross Registration
Courses not offered at CIA or not available
at a suitable time may be available at
another college in the Cleveland area.
CIA has agreements with local colleges that
enable matriculated, full-time students in
good standing to take one course during
each fall and/or spring semester at any one
of these colleges as part of their full-time
load (minimum of 12 credits at CIA and a
maximum of 18 total credits including
credits at the other college) at no additional
cost. Permission is granted by the college
offering the course on a space-available
basis. Credits are transferable to CIA if they
meet CIA degree requirements and have a
grade of “C” or better. Credit is transferred
but grades for these courses are not
calculated into the CIA GPA. See the
Registrar for cross-registration procedures.
To date, CIA has agreements with Case
Western Reserve University, John Carroll
University, Cleveland Institute of Music,
Cleveland State University, and Cuyahoga
Community College (all three campuses).
Off-Campus Study
Off-campus experiences are normally
recommended during sophomore or junior
years.
Eligibility: To be eligible for off-campus
study, students are required to be in good
academic standing at the time of application
and have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5.
They must also be in good social standing
with the college, with no outstanding judicial
sanctions. Finally, they may have no
outstanding Incomplete grades at the time
of application or departure.
Study Abroad
Students who wish to take courses at a
college or university outside the U.S. may
do so over a summer, semester, or in some
cases, a year.
CIA has agreements with several art and
design colleges outside the U.S. All
students may participate in programs
offered by other U.S. colleges/universities,
or enroll directly in an overseas college/
university. In some cases, students will pay
tuition directly to the other institution, while
for others an exchange will be made where
a student from an overseas school will
enroll at CIA while a CIA student attends
their college. In these exchanges, CIA
students pay the tuition to CIA, and can
utilize their CIA financial aid package. Tuition
and fees associated with direct enrollment
at another college, either a U.S.-affiliated
program or an independent college/
university, will vary greatly. Availability of U.S.
financial aid will depend on approval of the
overseas college to receive U.S. financial
aid funds. Generally, CIA scholarships and
grants cannot be used to pay costs of direct
enrollment at another college.
For information about opportunities, costs,
course approval, and to begin the study
abroad process, contact the Director of
Student Life + Housing or find more
information on the myCIA study abroad
page.
Summer Study Options
Summer study opportunities are available
through many programs throughout the U.S.
and overseas. Information on these and all
opportunities may be obtained through the
Office of Academic Services.
Students who wish to take a summer
course(s) at another college with the intent
of transferring that course to your CIA
degree, must contact the Registrar’s Office,
identify the course, and have it reviewed
and approved before taking the course.
Courses at other institutions that have not
been approved before enrollment and/or
earned a grade below “C” will not be
considered for transfer toward the CIA
degree.
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Grades
Letter Grades*
Letter grades are a means by which faculty
members communicate their professional
assessment of students’ work. The primary
purpose of assigning grades is to provide a
realistic standard of reference by which
students can measure their progress while
enrolled at CIA.
Grades are reported twice each semester:
mid-term grades after the first eight weeks,
and final grades at the close of the term.
The mid-term grade is a preliminary
indication of progress to date.
Semester and cumulative grade point
averages are reviewed by Academic
Services each term to determine each
student’s academic status. Each transcript
includes the semester Grade Point Average
(GPA) and the cumulative GPA. Letter
grades have the following meaning:
A, A-: Work of consistently outstanding
quality, which displays originality, and often
goes beyond course requirements;
B+, B, B-: Work of consistently good
quality, demonstrating a high level of
proficiency, knowledge, and skills in all
aspects of the course;
C+, C, C-: Satisfactory work that meets the
requirements of the course and conforms to
the standards for graduation;
D+, D, D-: Work deficient in concept or
execution but acceptable for course credit
in all courses;
F: Work unacceptable for course credit and
does not meet the standards for graduation.
Grade Value Credit
Value
Value
for
GPA
A 4.0 3.0 12.0
A- 3.0 3.0 11.1
B+ 3.0 3.0 9.9
B 3.0 3.0 9.0
B- 2.7 3.0 8.1
C+ 2.3 3.0 6.9
C 2.0 3.0 6.0
C- 1.7 3.0 5 .1
D+ 1.3 3.0 3.0
D 1.0 3.0 3.0
D- .7 3.0 2.1
F 0 3.0 0
Mid-term Grades
CIA records mid-term grades for each class.
These grades are available to students
online through myCIA and are used for
advising purposes by both faculty and
academic advisors. They are not calculated
in the GPA, nor are they included as part of
the student’s permanent transcript.
“Incomplete” Grade
An “Incomplete” grade should be requested
only for serious extenuating circumstances,
not simply for failure to complete course
requirements on time.
Requests for “Incomplete” grades must be
student-initiated by means of completing an
Incomplete Grade Request Form available
from Academic Services. Instructors may
not issue an “Incomplete” grade without
students’ request or permission.
In circumstances in which students are
unable to be present on campus, the
Director of Academic Services or the
Registrar may request an “Incomplete”
grade from an instructor on the student’s
behalf, but only if the student has first
communicated their agreement to the
“Incomplete.” Mid-term Incomplete grades
are permitted at the discretion of faculty
members without the student’s request or
permission.
Students on Academic Probation are not
permitted to request Incomplete grades
from any of their instructors.
Incomplete grade revisions are due by the
end of the fourth week of the semester
following that in which the Incomplete grade
was issued. Incomplete grades not revised
by the deadline will revert to failures.
Incomplete grades may not be issued if the
student is planning to withdraw from the
college prior to the start of the subsequent
semester. If a student withdraws before the
incomplete is resolved, the grade will default
to a failing grade.
Requests for extensions for Incomplete
grades will not be permitted.
Incomplete grades could affect financial aid
for the following academic semester. For
financial aid purposes, the sooner the
Incomplete grade is revised, the sooner the
financial aid award can be adjusted or
finalized.
If, at the time a student requests an
Incomplete grade, the faculty determines
that the student has missed too much class
time such that the course cannot be
successfully completed by the end of the
end of the fourth week of the following
semester, an Incomplete may not be
permitted. Faculty members are not
responsible for re-teaching missed material
during the incomplete period. If the request
is made within the prescribed period for
course withdrawal without penalty, the
student will be advised to withdraw from the
course. If the request is made after the
prescribed period for course withdrawal has
passed, the grade will be assigned in
accordance with the work completed. In
either case, students will be advised of the
next opportunity to repeat the course.
Depending on the course, there may be a
fee assessed for access to facilities or if
materials are required for completion of the
course’s incomplete grade.
Faculty are responsible for informing the
Registrar of grade revisions.
Grades Excluded from the
Calculation of the CIA Grade Point
Average (GPA):
• Grade of “W” due to withdrawal after
the drop/add period;
• “Incomplete” grade;
• “Audit,” “Satisfactory,” or “Pass”
grades;
• Grades received in courses that were
transferred to CIA from another college
toward the CIA degree (see Transfer
Credit);
• “F” grades in courses that were
repeated and satisfactorily passed.
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Course Repeat
Students who receive an “F” grade may
repeat the same course at CIA. The original
grade will remain on the record for the
semester in which it was earned, but it will
not be included in the GPA. The repeated
course and the new grade will be recorded
in the semester in which it was repeated.
If a course is repeated more than once, only
the grade achieved in the first attempt will
be eliminated from the GPA calculation.
Note that if a course is failed at CIA and
repeated elsewhere, the credit (upon
approval) will transfer toward the CIA
degree. The actual value of the grade
earned elsewhere is not included in the
calculation of the GPA at CIA however, and
the original “F” grade is not removed from
calculation of the GPA.
Students may repeat a course that they
passed for a higher grade. Both grades will
be shown on the transcript, but only the
higher of the two grades will be calculated
in the GPA. Credit toward graduation for a
repeated course may be counted only once.
Federal financial aid regulations disallow
funding for repeated courses that have
been passed; therefore students must carry
a minimum of 12 credits of unrepeated
courses during the semester in which they
repeat a passed course.
Grading Errors
Grade revisions are only permitted to
correct errors. They cannot be given for
additional work submitted. If a student
believes that there was an error in a grade
awarded, they must contact the faculty
member who awarded the grade and the
faculty must complete an “Error in Grading”
form, available to faculty from the Registrar.
The completed form must be signed by the
faculty member’s department chair. The
grade correction must be recorded by the
end of the semester following the term in
which the course was taken.
Auditing a Course (AU grade)
Students who wish to audit (to take a
course for no credit) will be charged tuition
and fees at the same rate as charged if it
were taken for credit. A course registered
as an audit cannot be changed to credit
after the eighth week of the semester.
Similarly, a course registered for credit
cannot be changed to audit after the eighth
week of the semester.
Academic Standing and
Dismissal Policy
Standards of Academic Performance:
In order to remain in good academic
standing, students must earn a
minimum semester GPA of 2.0 and a
cumulative GPA of 2.0.
• Students who do not achieve a
semester GPA of at least 2.0 will be
placed on Academic Probation. They
will be required to meet regularly with
an adviser and adhere to a learning
contract. Students on Academic
Probation may not request an
Incomplete grade in any of their
courses.
• Students who do not achieve a
cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 are
subject to dismissal. Likewise,
students whose semester GPA is
below 2.0 for two consecutive
semesters are also subject to
dismissall.
• Students who earn a GPA of 1.00 or
less in their first semester of
enrollment will be dismissed from the
college. Further, students who earn a
GPA between 1.1 and 1.9 in their first
semester of enrollment are subject to
dismissal.
Appeal of Dismissal
Students who are dismissed and who
believe there are extenuating circumstances
affecting their academic standing may
appeal to the Vice President of Academic
Affairs and Dean of Faculty, whose decision
will be final. Appeals must be in writing and
be received by the Vice President by the
deadline specified in the dismissal letter.
It is highly recommended that students
consult with the Director of Academic
Services about the date before filing an
appeal.
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Readmission Following
Academic Dismissal
Students who were academically dismissed
from CIA and do not appeal, or are denied
their appeal, may apply for readmission if
they have successfully met the stipulations
detailed within their dismissal letter. These
may include, for instance, coursework at
another institution or documentation from a
medical professional of readiness to resume
a full course of study. Questions about any
of these requirements should be directed to
the Director of Academic Services.
BFA Thesis Continuation
Students who finish course requirements
but need to continue to work on their BFA
thesis using CIA facilities or in consultation
with CIA faculty are required to register for
GEN490 BFA Thesis Continuation, a
zero-credit-hour course, and are required to
pay a fee. This fee continues the student’s
association with CIA and enables use of CIA
facilities and access to CIA faculty while
working toward completion of the BFA
thesis. The fee is listed on the fee schedule
at cia.edu/tuition. Continuation of work on
the BFA thesis without registration as a
full-time (12 credit minimum) student may
have implications for scheduling of the
student’s loan repayments. Contact the
Financial Aid Office for further information.
Double Majors
To double major, students must apply to,
and be accepted by both majors.
Completing both programs may take longer
than four years, depending on the
combination of majors. Extending beyond
four years may have financial implications.
A minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA is required
at the time the student declares a double
major.
Pursuing degree requirements:
Students must start the process by
notifying Academic Services of their intent
to double major. An advisor will discuss with
them the process and provide an overview
of how the two majors will fit together.
If, following this initial meeting, students
choose to continue with the double major
process:
• Academic Services will create a
combined program of study for them.
• Department chairs of both majors will
approve the program of study, which
will be a binding document of
student’s academic requirements.
• Department chairs of both majors will
sign the Declaration of Double Major
form that accompanies the program of
study.
• Student will submit the signed
Declaration of Double Major form and
program of study to the Registrar, who
will make official record of the action.
• In the event of scheduling conflicts, the
department chairs of both majors and
the student must come to a workable
agreement to resolve the conflict.
If a student decides to discontinue their
double major at any point, they will need to
meet with an advisor in Academic Services
and complete a Declaration of Single Major
(from Double Major) form.
Applying for degree certification:
Students with a double major should
consult with the department chairs of both
majors, the Registrar, and a Financial Aid
Counselor before applying for degree
certification. There are financial aid
implications if a student is certified as
graduated from one major and returns to
complete the second major. In most
instances, students should apply for
concurrent graduation from both majors.
Financial aid and scholarship implications:
Federal Title IV financial aid programs are
intended to assist students in completing
their first bachelor’s degree. If a student
completes the requirements for one major,
applies to graduate and is certified by the
Registrar as having been awarded that
degree, they will have fulfilled the intent of
the Title IV programs and will no longer be
eligible for any need-based funding from
government sources. In this case, the
student will be able to continue enrollment
at CIA to complete the second major, but
will not be eligible for any financial aid grants
from governmental sources (see below).
Unless there is a special circumstance that
warrants it, or the student expects to
self-finance continuing enrollment for the
second major, they should not apply for
graduation until requirements for BOTH
majors have been completed.
Federal and State financial aid (including
loans) for which the student is eligible will
continue provided they maintain eligibility in
all ways required (financial and academic)
as long as the student has not been
certified as having completed and
graduated from one of the majors.
As the student nears the completion of at
least one of the majors, they are strongly
encouraged to meet with a Financial Aid
counselor to remind them that the student
is pursuing a double major, are nearing
completion of one major, and discuss what
the best action would be as the student
plans to complete the second major.
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Change of Major Request
Students who wish to apply to change their
major are required to meet with an
Academic Advisor. It is recommended to
apply for changes to your major in the
semester prior to when the change will go
into effect.
Changes to major will require some, or all, of
the following:
1. Meeting with your Academic Advisor to
create a new academic plan
2. A portfolio review by the major you
wish to enter
3. Completing a Course Substitution
Request
4. Meeting with Financial Aid to review
financial implications
Students can initiate the process by
submitting a Change of Major Request at
my.cia.edu/ICS/Academic_Support/
Academic_Services. Admission to the new
major is not guaranteed and is subject to
approval based on portfolio review and
capacity.
Degree Requirements
Candidates for the BFA degree from
Cleveland Institute of Art are required to
have completed between 120 and 123
semester credit hours, depending on their
major field of study. Approximately one-third
of these credits are in liberal arts or general
studies, with the balance in studio areas
(including major studio courses). Individual
departments (majors) may have specific
course requirements among the liberal arts
or studio electives. Requirements to
complete a degree in each major can be
obtained from Academic Services and in
this catalog, Section 7: Degree
Requirements, pg. 55.
In addition to meeting credit and curriculum
requirements, degree candidates are also
required to present a BFA thesis exhibition
for evaluation by faculty and peers.
Students are eligible to present their BFA if
they have nine or fewer credits outstanding
toward their BFA degree.
To qualify for graduation, students must
have at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA in their
major studio courses, and an overall
GPA of 2.0.
Students should regularly throughout their
course of study, meet with their academic
advisor and review their degree audit that is
available on myCIA to stay informed of their
remaining degree requirements. If it is
projected that the student will have nine or
fewer credits outstanding toward degree
completion at the end of the fourth year, the
BFA review will be scheduled. Note that any
student who is projected to be short any
number of credits by the end of their fourth
year (the semester in which the BFA review
will take place) will be ineligible for
consideration for the Cleveland Institute of
Art President’s Traveling Scholarships.
Students with credit deficiencies may opt to
postpone their BFA review until the
deficiencies are completed so they can be
eligible to participate in the President’s
Traveling Scholarship competition and the
Commencement ceremony.
Graduation and Commencement
Students who will complete all degree
requirements by the end of the spring
semester of their last year at CIA and have
satisfied all outstanding obligations to the
college, are eligible to participate in the
Commencement ceremony. CIA holds its
Commencement ceremony in May. While a
student may complete degree requirements
at the end of the fall semester, there is no
ceremony in December.
During their final fall semester, students are
required to complete the Application for
Graduation, available online through myCIA.
Completion of this form notifies the Registrar
to include the student in all communication
concerning preparation for graduation.
Students with more than nine credits
outstanding at the end of their final year and
those who have not presented their BFA
Exhibition will not be permitted to
participate in the commencement ceremony.
All students eligible for graduation are
charged a graduation fee, regardless of
participation in Commencement, as part of
their tuition and fees in their last semester of
enrollment. This fee covers various
Commencement expenses, including but
not limited to cap and gown purchase and
printing of diplomas, announcements,
tickets and programs. Measurements for
caps and gowns and confirmation of names
for diplomas are collected in the Graduation
Application. Caps and gowns are distributed
during Commencement rehearsal.
Graduation announcements and tickets to
the Commencement ceremony are
distributed by the Registrar’s Office to the
graduating students approximately one
month before graduation.
Any student with an outstanding account
balance with any department or office will
not receive their diploma until all
obligations have been satisfied. Graduates
with a tuition balance, unreturned library
materials or equipment checkout will not be
allowed to participate in Commencement
ceremonies.
As part of graduation and the
commencement ceremony, CIA is pleased
to recognize students who graduate with
honors, utilizing the following Latin
academic achievement designations of
distinction.
• Summa cum laude (“with highest
honor”) - Designated for students who
earn a cumulative GPA between 3.9
and 4.0
• Magna cum laude ( “with great honor”)
– Designated for students who earn a
cumulative GPA between 3.7 and 3.8.
• Cum laude (“with honor”) - Designated
for students who earn a cumulative
GPA between 3.5 and 3.6.
Student Records
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act (FERPA) affords eligible students certain
rights with respect to their education
records. (An “eligible student” under FERPA
is a student who is 18 years of age or older
or who attends a postsecondary institution
at any age.) These rights include:
1. The right to inspect and review the
student’s education records within 45
days after the day the Cleveland
Institute of Art (CIA) receives a
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request for access.
A student should submit to the
Registrar, Dean, or head of the
academic department, a written
request that identifies the record(s) the
student wishes to inspect. The school
official will make arrangements for
access and notify the student of the
time and place where the records may
be inspected. If the records are not
maintained by the school official to
whom the request was submitted, that
official shall advise the student of the
correct official to whom the request
should be addressed.
2. The right to request the amendment
of the student’s education records
that the student believes is
inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise
in violation of the student’s rights
under FERPA.
A student who wishes to ask the
school to amend a record should write
the school official responsible for the
record, clearly identify the part of the
record the student wants changed,
and specify why it should be changed.
If CIA decides not to amend the record
as requested, a school official will
notify the student in writing of the
decision and the student’s right to a
hearing regarding the request for
amendment. Additional information
regarding the hearing procedures will
be provided to the student when
notified of the right to a hearing.
3. The right to provide written consent
before CIA discloses personally
identiable information (PII) from the
student’s education records, except
to the extent that FERPA authorizes
disclosure without consent.
CIA discloses education records
without a student’s prior written
consent under the FERPA exception
for disclosure to school officials with
legitimate educational interests.
A school official typically includes a
person employed by the college in an
administrative, supervisory, academic,
research, or support staff position
(including law enforcement unit
personnel and health staff); a person
serving on the board of trustees;
or a student serving on an official
committee, such as a disciplinary or
grievance committee. A school official
also may include a volunteer or
contractor outside of CIA who
performs an institutional service of
function for which the school would
otherwise use its own employees and
who is under the direct control of the
school with respect to the use and
maintenance of PII from education
records, such as an attorney, auditor,
or collection agent or a student
volunteering to assist another school
official in performing his or her tasks. A
school official typically has a legitimate
educational interest if the official needs
to review an education record in order
to fulfill his or her professional
responsibilities for the [School].
4. The right to le a complaint with the
U.S. Department of Education
concerning alleged failures by the
[School] to comply with the
requirements of FERPA.
The name and address of the office
that administers FERPA is:
Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S. Department of Education 400
Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC
20202
Directory Information
FERPA allows institutions to identify
certain types information called ‘directory
information’ that may be disclosed without
student consent.
Cleveland Institute of Art has designated
the following information as directory
information and will release this information
upon request, unless the student has
submitted request to restrict directory
information to the Registrar’s Office.
• Student name
• Address (local, permanent, cia.edu
email)
• Phone number (permanent and cell)
• Class standing (first-year, sophomore,
etc.)
• Enrollment status (full-time, part-time,
not enrolled)
• Major (Animation, Ceramics, etc.)
• Date(s) of attendance
• Anticipated degree date
• Academic awards
• Degree awarded and date degree
awarded from CIA
• Participation in officially recognized
activities
Restricting Release of Directory
Information
According to FERPA, a student can request
that the institution not release any directory
information about him/her. Institutions must
comply with this request, once received,
if the student is still enrolled.
At CIA, students who wish to restrict the
release of all directory information about
themselves must contact the Registrar’s
Office for the appropriate form.
Students who wish to restrict directory
information should understand that their
names will not appear in any university
publications, with exception of the
Commencement program at the
appropriate time. Also, employers, credit
card companies, scholarship committees
and the like will be denied any of the
student’s directory information and will be
informed that we have no information
available about the student.
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Transcripts
For former students, transcripts may be
requested cia.edu/registrar.
For current students, transcripts may be
requested via myCIA.
Transcripts are issued if the student’s
accounts are in good standing with all
administrative offices and institutional
departments.
Transcript fees are as follows:
• Print and pick up at CIA: $6
• Electronic: $6
• USPS mailed, domestic: $8.50
• USPS mailed, international: $11
• FedEx, domestic: $36
• FedEx, international: $61
*Please note that all transactions using a
credit card are charged a 5% processing
fee.
Change of Mailing Address
A change of mailing address (permanent or
College) or phone number must be filed with
the Registrar. Receipt of financial aid
materials and other important
correspondence will depend on CIA having
the student’s correct contact information.
Students must complete an Address
Change form on myCIA.
Information sent to students by email is sent
only to the student’s official CIA email
address.
Change of Name
For legal name changes, students must
provide the Registrar’s Office with a copy of
their Social Security card and one of the
following: a copy of the marriage certificate,
the name-change court order or their new
driver’s license. All items must indicate the
new legal name. Students who wish to be
known at CIA by another (referred to as
“Campus”) name may complete a Campus
Name change form found on myCIA. The
“Campus” name will be used on internal
documents (e.g. class rosters), but the legal
name will be used in all external
correspondence and records (e.g. financial
aid) that are associated with their social
security number if the name is not legally
changed.
Students bear full responsibility for any
consequences resulting from their failure to
report promptly a new address or a name
change.
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Academic Support Services
Academic Advising
The Office of Academic Services, located in
room 120, provides academic advising on a
walk-in basis and by appointment. Students
have the opportunity to meet with an
academic advisor about curriculum
planning, course selection and other
academic decisions. Students who are
deficient with respect to course credits or
on academic probation will be required to
meet with an academic advisor before
prescheduling courses for the next
semester.
Students are expected to read and
understand the academic policies explained
in this catalog and the Student Handbook
and to accept ultimate responsibility for the
decisions they make. In no case will a
degree requirement be waived or an
exception granted because individuals
profess ignorance of regulations or assert
that an advisor or another authority did not
inform them of academic policies or
procedures. Students are encouraged to
meet with an academic advisor whenever
they have a question or concern, and they
are expected to review in a timely manner
materials and notices sent to them.
Disability Services
Disability Services (DS) provides
accommodations and academic support
services that ensure equal access to
education and programs, facilities and
services for students with documented
learning, psychological and/or physical
disabilities.
In addition, staff members offer study skills
and time management workshops, provide
ongoing advising and arrange tutoring for
Liberal Arts courses.
Students who request services due to a
diagnosed disability must provide relevant
and current documentation before
accommodations can be provided. The DS
staff works with students and their faculty
members to determine reasonable
accommodations to meet the documented
needs. Accommodations are reviewed each
semester.
New students with documented disabilities
should register with DS through the summer
StART online program. They will then
arrange for a consultation with DS staff prior
to the Fall Orientation, at which time
appropriate accommodations will be
established. Continuing students should
contact DS staff as soon as they complete
their course prescheduling each semester
so as to provide sufficient time for
accommodations to be reviewed and
arranged. Students with documented
learning disabilities are accommodated by
specialized support materials, including the
following:
• Voice recognition software and
audiobooks
As available to all students, CIA refers
students who need assistance with text-to
speech, brain mapping, goal setting, and
time management, to the following
resources:
• Text-to-speech via operating systems,
browser plugins, apps, etc., such as
iOS, Read Aloud, Speechify, etc.
• Brain mapping via online tools and
apps such as Coggle, Lucidchart,
MindMUP, Popplet, etc.
• Goal setting and time management
apps, such as Strides, Toggl, etc.
Students registered with DS can also
receive, as appropriate:
• Extended testing time
• Distraction-reduced testing setting
• Read aloud exams administered in
controlled surroundings
• Note-taking assistance
Further, the Writing + Learning Center,
which is available to all students who need
assistance with writing, also serves as the
main hub for specialized software for
students with documented learning
disabilities.
Writing + Learning Center
Staff of the Writing + Learning Center can
assist you with the following:
• Generating ideas and developing
brainstorming strategies to get started
on an assignment
• Organizing ideas, crafting a thesis
statement, restructuring an essay,
clarifying and expanding key points,
following citation guidelines, refining
grammar and word choices, etc.
You can use the Center’s resources
throughout your CIA career, from developing
your first essays to polishing your BFA
thesis. Appointments are not necessary, but
if the Center staff are busy, you may be
asked to wait for help or return at another
time. Most sessions last about 30 minutes.
The Center is staffed by second-, third- and
fourth-year students who have both
experience with writing at the college level
and training in various aspects of how to
tutor writing. Faculty and staff supervise the
students and work directly with students
who need help. Visit my.cia.edu/
writingcenter for this semester’s drop-in
hours or to schedule a remote appointment.
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Career Center
The Career Center is dedicated to providing
students and alumni with the necessary
tools, resources and strategies that will
assist them in identifying and reaching their
personal career goals. Services include:
• One on one career advising
• Assistance with resume and cover
letter writing
• Assistance with finding and applying to
Federal Work Study opportunities
• Guidance on job search strategies,
networking and interview techniques
• Connections to alumni for career
exploration and information
• Annual Spring Break City Treks that
allow students the opportunity to
explore careers and lifestyles outside
of the Cleveland area
• Assistance in obtaining a credit- or
noncredit-bearing internships
• Support for Creativity Works, a
self-initiated, entrepreneurial internship
program for Visual Art and Craft
majors
• Assistance with preparation for
Internship Fair and Career Fair
networking events
• Graduate School Fair and assistance
with graduate school applications
• Lifelong access to services to assist in
career transition
• Access to College Central, a
comprehensive job board for CIA
students and alumni
For a full description of the Career Center’s
services, go to cia.edu/careercenter.
College Central
This comprehensive online system offers
listings of opportunities including campus
work-study jobs, internships, freelance,
competitions, residencies, and full-time
career positions. The system allows
students and alumni to upload a resume
and portfolio so that potential employers
can view their work and contact them for
possible employment.
collegecentral.com/cia
It is strongly recommended that students
who are looking into freelancing use a
contract when arranging for the job.
Guidance on creating a contract is available.
The Career Center lists on-campus and
approved off-campus work-study jobs, and
assists students in completing the forms
that are required before students can qualify
for employment.
Internships
An internship is a work-related learning
experience that provides students or recent
graduates with an opportunity to gain
important knowledge, experience, and skills
in a particular field. Internships can be paid
or unpaid, part- or full-time, credit- or
non-credit-bearing. Unpaid internships must
meet the standards set out by the US
Department of Labor.
The Career Center can assist students in
their searches for internships. It’s
recommended that the search be started at
least one semester before the student
wants to begin the experience. International
students are eligible for internships, and
must meet with the Dean of Student Affairs
to obtain work approval before beginning a
job off-campus. All students must meet the
eligibility requirements of class standing and
GPA before they can begin an internship.
Contact the Career Services Specialist for
details.
A credit-bearing internship is part of the
academic program, and must offer a
learning component which advances the
student’s skills in their field. It is a formal
collaboration among the student, employer,
CIA faculty, and the Career Center.
Particulars about how an experience can
qualify for academic credit, the number of
credits possible, charges for earned credit,
and how to set up a credit-bearing
internship are found at
my.cia.edu/careerservices.
A non-credit-bearing internship is less
formal, but the Career Center encourages
interns and employers to follow the general
credit-bearing internship guidelines to
maximize the success of the experience.
The Career Services Specialist is available
to address issues concerning the specifics
of an internship.
The Career Center exercises reasonable
precautions to qualify all internship
opportunities, and strongly advises students
to research and screen potential employers
carefully. Students are welcome to check
with the Career Center about any employer
with which they are not familiar.
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Personal Support Services
Personal Advising
The college years mark a time when
students may face new challenges and
undergo significant personal and social
changes that can affect their academic
performance, career plans, personal life, or
relationships. Understanding and adjusting
to these challenges and changes is not
always easy, and students often seek help
from others. If students are experiencing
concerns that are affecting their ability to
keep up with classes or maintain a good
social balance, help is available from the
Student Affairs staff. Students are welcome
to stop by and discuss their concerns or just
talk. If additional assistance is needed, or if
these professionals feel that they don’t have
the expertise to meet the student’s needs,
they will refer the student to University
Counseling Services (UCS). CIA staff will
accompany students to UCS if requested.
University Counseling Services (UCS) is
located in 220 Sears Building in the quad
area of Case Western Reserve University
(CWRU). A counselor is available 24/7 at
216.368.5872. First-time appointments are
scheduled for about 60 minutes to give time
for the student to explore their concerns,
thoughts, and feelings with a counselor.
These appointments are usually scheduled
within 14 days of the initial request.
Students with immediate needs are seen
ASAP for a 30-minute assessment meeting.
Consultation for emergency situations is
available without an appointment.
UCS is staffed by psychologists, social
workers, and consulting psychiatrists who
specialize in working with college students.
Workshops, seminars, and groups are
offered each semester on topics such as
anxiety management, drug/alcohol
education, women’s issues, stress
management, and eating disorders.
The cost of most services is included in the
mandatory health services fee; some
specialty services may require an additional
fee.
Health Services
All full-time students are required to pay a
Health Services fee (see cia.edu/tuition).
This fee entitles students to both health care
and professional counseling services
through Case Western Reserve University
(CWRU).
The CWRU University Health and
Counseling Services (UHCS) at 2145
Adelbert Road provides comprehensive
care for CIA students. For a complete list of
services, see students.case.edu/health.
CWRU also has a medical insurance plan
available for students who do not have other
insurance coverage (students.case.edu/
medicalplan). The charge for this plan is
automatically added to each CIA student’s
account unless proof of other health
insurance coverage is provided at the time
of payment of each semester’s bill. If proof
is provided, the charge is withdrawn.
All new students are required to complete
medical and immunization histories through
an online system. Information on this
process is included with summer orientation
materials. Medical histories are kept on file
at UHS as a basis for meeting future
medical needs. Fulfilling the requirements
listed on the medical and immunization
history forms prior to enrollment is
necessary to file claims against insurance.
UHS is now using an online process to
update the health history. Information on
this process and login procedures are sent
to new students before they enroll.
students.case.edu/health
Veterans’ Benefits
The Cleveland Institute of Art is approved
for Veterans Administration (VA) education
benefits and is a “Yellow Ribbon” school
with no limit on the number of students who
may utilize Yellow Ribbon benefits.
The Office of the Registrar certifies
education benefit recipients’ enrollments to
the VA each semester the recipient is in
attendance. New students must be
accepted for admission to the BFA program
and have made an Admissions deposit;
continuing students must have registered
for courses for the next semester before
enrollment certifications can be submitted.
Certification processing to the VA begins in
July for the fall semester and in December
for the spring semester. Post-9/11 (Ch.33)
and Yellow Ribbon tuition benefits are
disbursed directly to CIA and are applied
toward the student’s tuition and fees.
Benefits for students attending under Ch.
35 are sent directly to the student.
Benefits are normally disbursed 4–6 weeks
after certifications are received by the VA.
Questions regarding VA benefits should be
directed to the Registrar by email (registrar@
cia.edu) or by phone (216.421.7321).
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Chapters 33 & 31 Benefits Payments
CIA, in compliance with the Veterans
Benefits and Transition Act of 2018, allows
Chapter 33 and Chapter 31 education
benefit recipients to participate in the course
of education at CIA for a period of time
before payment is disbursed by the U.S.
Department of Veteran Affairs, starting on
the date CIA receives the benefit recipient’s
Certificate of Eligibility or VA Form 28-1905
and until either 1) CIA receives payment
from the VA, or 2) 90 days have elapsed
following CIA’s certification or invoicing of
tuition and fees to the VA.
In the event of delayed disbursement, these
Chapter 33 and Chapter 31 recipients will:
• Not be assessed a late fee
• Not be required to borrow funds
to pay the interim balance for which
the VA is responsible
• Maintain access to course registration
• Retain full use of library and campus
resources
If a Chapter 33 or Chapter 31 recipient has
a balance that exceeds their expected VA
contribution, the student must pay the
difference by the stated registration deadline
each semester
Veteran Student Priority Registration
Veteran students at the Cleveland Institute
of Art who are scheduling for sophomore or
junior courses enjoy priority registration,
as defined by having access to registration
before the rest of their classes, starting on
the date at which the senior class is open to
register. First-year veteran students are
registered for courses by the Registrar’s
Office, just as is the entire first-year class.
To take advantage of this priority registration
opportunity, rising and current sophomore
and junior veteran students should
contact the registrar’s office via email at
International Students
CIA is approved by the U.S. Department of
State to issue documentation that will
enable non-immigrant students to secure an
F-1 student visa. Questions and problems
regarding immigration matters
of other international student concerns
should be directed to the International
Student Advisor.
F-1 students are responsible for ensuring
that they maintain valid status while enrolled
at CIA. Advising concerning academic
course loads, travel outside the U.S.,
employment during and after enrollment
at CIA, and other visa issues is available
from the International Activities Advisor. All
students on an F-1 visa must report to the
Dean of Student Affairs at least once each
semester.
International students participate in many
activities and are leaders in several student
organizations. The international student
orientation helps students become part of
the CIA community, and the International
Club (whose members consist of students
from other countries as well as the U.S.)
plans festivals, celebrations, and
“adventures” throughout the year.
Information Technology
Support
CIA’s Information Technology department
supports technology in the learning
environment, including computer labs.
Students are responsible for using the
technology resources on campus in an
appropriate manner. The rules and
regulations concerning use of computing
resources on campus and the
consequences of misuse, including illegal
file sharing, are detailed in the CIA Student
Handbook.
All full- and part-time students receive a CIA
email account. Students are expected to
use their CIA email in all correspondence
with administrative staff and faculty, and to
retrieve broadcasts and notifications about
events, deadlines, activities, and
emergencies on campus. Messages from
CIA will not be sent to other email
addresses. Failure to read a message in a
timely manner does not absolve students
from being responsible for knowing the
content of or following the instructions or
timelines indicated in a message.
Students should go to the “Technology” tab
at my.cia.edu to find information on software
discounts, links to instructions on how to set
up CIA email, access to equipment available
to check out, and other student systems.
The myCIA portal includes access to CIA’s
emergency alert system e2Campus, via the
alerts tab. All students are automatically
enrolled in e2Campus using their CIA email
address, but can add their contact points
by adding additional email addresses, text,
and voice numbers to receive emergency
messages.
Requests for technology support can be
submitted to [email protected].
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Digital Output Center
The Digital Output Center (DOC) is a CIA
service bureau specializingin fine art
reproduction and display graphics for artists
and designers. It was created by artists for
artists, and is dedicated to producing work
that matches the creative vision of its
patrons. With our expert staff providing
guidance and assistance to patrons in
understanding file preparation, color
management, and media choices,
the DOC is as much a learning experience
as it is a production facility.
Users of the DOC can rest assured that
their work is being printed according to
industry standards and methods used by
artists, museums, and creative
professionals to produce their own digitally
printed material. Archival prints produced
with pigmented, 10 color inksets provide
stunning color, dynamic range and print
permanence on a wide variety of papers,
films, canvas, and fabrics. This service is
provided at the cost of production to
CIA students, faculty and staff, and is a
wonderful resource for producing and
presenting digital work of all types.
Print job logs and account details can be
tracked and managed at papercut.cia.edu,
and work can be submitted online at
my.cia.edu/doc.
Equipment Checkout
The Equipment Checkout provides the CIA
community with technology resources for
loan on both the individual and institutional
level. Through our reservation and loan
system, Equipment Checkout serves
students and staff by making specialized
technology available for use in daily
assignments and instruction. Available
equipment includes beginner to advanced
digital photo and cinema cameras, film
cameras, lighting equipment, tripods, sound
gear, Wacom tablets and pens, laptops,
projectors, and other related technology for
use on your creative assignments.
Equipment is available to all students and
staff through an online checkout system.
To learn more, visit the Equipment Checkout
at my.cia.edu/checkout.
Cleveland Institute of Art
Jessica R. Gund Memorial
Library
“Helpful, Awesome, Amazing, Friendly,
Magical” are some of the expressions used
to describe the Gund Library with its
collections and services developed
specifically for the Cleveland Institute of Art
community.
The library contains:
• print books, exhibition catalogs, and
bound journals;
• access to nearly 300,000 ebooks;
• subscriptions to magazines that
provide insight to current topics in art
and design;
• graphic novels, pop up books and
board games;
• access to over 5 million digital images
for study and download;
• sound recordings, videos, DVDs, and
access to over 25,000 streaming video
titles;
• access to online databases and full
text resources covering every
imaginable area of study;
• and an extensive collection of over
1,770 artists’ books (books made by
artists as works of art).
In addition, the library holds CIA’s
institutional archives.
The library supports the college’s
accredited degree programs, with a special
focus on providing materials for studio-
intensive instruction and is international in
scope. The library documents the major
participants, events, and trends of
international contemporary art, design,
photography, craft, and new media;
includes theory and technical information as
well as visual resources; and makes
available a variety of professional, legal, and
business information for artists.
The librarians provide instruction on how to
do research, select and search databases
cite sources, and evaluate websites and
information sources, as well as how to
locate and borrow materials in other area
libraries. Library staff members are always
available to answer questions and provide
personalized assistance.
The Gund Library participates in a local
consortium that includes all of the libraries
of Case Western Reserve University as well
as the Cleveland Institute of Music and the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and
Archives. CIA shares an online catalog with
these libraries, and students may borrow
materials from these partner libraries.
The Gund Library also participates in
OhioLINK, a statewide consortium of 118
Ohio academic libraries owning nearly 50
million items. CIA students may use the
OhioLINK online catalog to request
materials from any member library to be
delivered, within a few days and at no
charge, to the CIA library for their use.
Through OhioLINK, CIA students have
access to over hundreds of multi-
disciplinary digital databases as well as
huge numbers of ebooks, digital images,
videos, and digital music files.
Lastly, Cleveland is a very library-rich
community with award-winning public
libraries. CIA is located within walking
distance of the specialized libraries of the
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Clinic,
Cleveland Botanical Garden, Cleveland
Museum of Natural History, and the Western
Reserve Historical Society. Cleveland Public
Library and Cuyahoga County Public Library
both have nearby branches and provide
additional resources.
The library is attractive, functional, and filled
with art; it has plenty of study tables and
lounge seating, two group study rooms, as
well as computers, scanners, and printers.
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Housing
On-Campus Housing
Primarily first- and second-year students
live on campus in CIA-owned housing.
Living on campus for your first two years
eases the transition of moving away from
home while learning the necessary skills
of living on your own.
Residency Requirements
All unmarried, first-time college students
who are under 21 years of age are required
to live in the residence hall for their first two
academic years. Students with parents or
guardians within Ohio’s Cuyahoga County
are considered to be within commutable
distance to the college.
All first-year students living in the residence
halls are required to join the Case Western
Reserve University meal plan (a variety of
meal plans are available). Most students
select CaseCash, which enables them to
use the funds on their student ID card, like a
debit card, in area restaurants and shops.
Students new to CIA who are 21 years of
age or older are not given priority to live in
on-campus housing. If students in either of
these categories desire to live on campus,
they will be put on a waitlist according to the
date of their housing deposit. If there is
housing available after mid-July, those on
the waitlist will be assigned housing.
First-year students live in the Uptown
Residence Hall, located on Euclid Avenue,
within view of the CIA campus, moCa
Cleveland and the Uptown development.
Second-year students live in Euclid 117
Apartments, just across the street from our
academic campus.
Limited availability to additional upper-class
students is also available in these
apartments. Any upper-class student who
wishes to live in a CIA apartment can
participate in the upper-class student
Apartment selection held in the spring. Get
there early. Spaces are first come, first
serve.
Off-Campus Housing
If you are not required to live in the
on-campus housing and want to live off
campus, Student Life + Housing offers a list
of apartment search engines and provides a
“roommate wanted” board to assist you in
finding a CIA roommate(s). In addition,
Student Life + Housing holds several
workshops in the spring to assist students
in the transition from living on-campus to
moving off campus.
Information and forms concerning on-
and off-campus housing can be found
at cia.edu/housing.
Recreational Facilities
Each residence hall has its own fitness room
for residential students only.
You can purchase a semester or annual
membership at CWRU’s physical fitness
facilities near campus. (studentaairs.case.
edu/athletics/facilities/membership.html)
The Veale Recreation Center at 2158
Adelbert Road includes four multi-purpose
courts; a six-lane indoor track; Veale
Natatorium and Donnell Pool; a
multipurpose aerobics room; a cardio
exercise room; weight room; nine
racquetball courts; two squash courts; and
a rock-climbing wall. Facilities for track,
basketball, baseball, volleyball, tennis and
intramural sports are also available.
Another option popular with students (a
month-to-month membership available) is
1-2-1 Fitness, located on Adelbert Street on
the CWRU campus (onetoone.case.edu).
Activities
Student Activities
Looking for something to do on campus?
The Office of Student Life + Housing offers
a variety of events and programs for you to
take advantage of. For example the CIA
Activities Board (CAB) hosts activities such
as movie nights, improv nights, and drag
bingo. If you are into tradition, we have that
too! For more than 75 years, CIA students
have planned the Student Independent
Exhibition (SIE) and no school year since the
1940’s would be complete without the
student Halloween party. Our end-of-the-
year event, the Pink Pig, is also something
that you will not want to miss.
Looking for a way to build leadership skills?
The Office of Student Life and Housing
offers students opportunities to develop
leadership through involvement in clubs and
organizations, participation in the emerging
leaders program, and serving the greater
Cleveland community. In fact, you could end
up with one of the coveted Gnomes of
Leadership for your efforts in this area!
Please see the Student Life + Housing
Office for all the offerings.
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Athletic Activities
Need to get out of the studio and stretch
those legs? Are you a high school athlete
looking to relive the glory days? Stop by
Student Life + Housing for information on
how to play intramurals at CIA. In
conjunction with CWRU, sports ranging
from ultimate Frisbee to flag football are at
your fingertips. Please see Student Life and
Housing to find out how to participate.
Kulas Ticket Program
How about a little culture in your life?
The Kulas Ticket Fund, supported through a
grant from the Kulas Foundation, allows
students to attend performances by the
Cleveland Orchestra, Broadway plays and
opera for free. Look for advertisements
posted on myCIA on our weekly shows.
Entering is easy and only a click away.
Student Organizations
Student Leadership Council (SLC) invites
you to make a difference on campus!
Composed of representatives from
academic departments, student groups and
other concerned students, SLC meets twice
a month to discuss issues they face on
campus. They then serve as a bridge
between the student body and the faculty
and staff.
All recognized student groups receive
funding through the Student Leadership
Council for their individual events. Student
Organizations submit budget requests for
activities, speakers, trips, and other fun
things. The budget process for the following
year begins in February of the previous year.
Student Clubs
There are a variety of organizations and
clubs at CIA. If you’re interested in starting a
club or organization that does not yet exist,
contact Student Life + Housing to get a club
application form and find out more about
the process. Approved student groups
receive funding from SLC to support their
activities. Depending on the membership,
clubs may be more or less active each year.
Bad Movie Club
Who does not love a great “bad” movie?
This organization only shows the best
movies public content can provide. It also
allows for great commentary about them.
Come laugh—or cry—at the weekly
showings in all of their “bad” glory.
Black Scholars and Artists
The BSA vision is to create an environment
of diversity through the expression of art
and education while uplifting all cultures and
ethnicities. Activities include art critiques,
speakers, game nights and other social
events.
CIA Activities Board (CAB)
Need a lift? Jump on the CAB wagon and
help plan or just participate in great acts like
comedians, illusionists, musicians, as well
as activities like Drag Bingo, Tour de Thrift
(our annual thrifting trip to prepare for
Halloween), an annual T-shirt design contest
or a dodgeball tournament. CAB is also
responsible for the planning of great CIA
traditions like the Halloween Party and Pink
Pig, our annual end-of-year celebration.
Community Outreach Team
Students at CIA love to serve the
community. The Community Outreach Team
provides opportunities for service in the
University Circle neighborhood and in the
greater Cleveland community. Some of the
past activities include painting window
scenes for the children at Ronald McDonald
House, raising money for holiday presents
and toiletries for a women’s and children’s
home, walking and chalking at the Greater
Cleveland AIDS walk, passing out candy for
neighborhood children at the Trunk or Treat
at Halloween, and making dinner for the
residents of the Hope Lodge. The
Community Service Club also hosts an
Alternative Spring Break service trip where
students do a week’s worth of service in
New Orleans! Les bon temp rouler!
ColorWheel
Whether you are LGBTQ (lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, queer) or an ally, this
group works to support LGBTQ students,
while educating the campus about LGBTQ
issues.
Glass Guild
If you are into potlucks and molten hot glass
(at the same time!), then this group is for
you. Glass Guild not only comes together to
talk about their work, it also brings in guest
artists to talk to students about different
techniques in glassblowing. Best part: You
do not have to be a major to enjoy the fun.
Industrial Designers Society of America
(IDSA) student organization
The IDSA is a chapter of the national
organization of Industrial Designers.
Throughout the year, IDSA members will
host guest speakers, drawing nights and
social activities for all students, despite
being centered on Industrial Design.
Additionally, students from IDSA participate
in the annual conference and other
professional development opportunities.
Intervarsity
Intervarsity is a student group that gathers
weekly to bring together Christian art
students. The purpose of Intervarsity is to
promote the spiritual life of CIA students by
providing opportunities for Christian spiritual
growth through worship, fellowship, training
and service. Intervarsity is a local chapter of
the larger Intervarsity organizations on many
campuses. Ask about their PB+Js!
Latinx Heritage and Appreciation Club
LHAC’s main goal is to foster a safe space
for those of Latinx/Hispanic descent and
those who aim to further educate
themselves about the Latinx culture. The
group will make sure to spread awareness
about the issues that occur within the
community, along with encouraging Latinx/
Hispanic individuals to grow in their creative
careers.
Photo Club
CLICK! Photo Club is a group that
discusses the field of photography and
critiques each other’s work, brings in guest
artists to talk to students (Photography
majors or not), and sponsors trips to see
shows in the area and other cities like
Chicago and New York.
Student Holiday Art Sale Committee
Want to make some money? The Student
Holiday Sale in early December is an annual
event where for $10 you can rent a table
and sell your work. Students from a variety
of departments come together to sell
merchandise the weekend before final crits
in fall semester.
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Student Independent Exhibition (SIE)
More than 75 years old, the Student
Independent Exhibition is a time-honored
tradition and one of the exhibitions featured
in the college’s Reinberger Gallery each
year.
The exhibition is sponsored by the Student
Leadership Council and offers students the
opportunity to introduce their work to the
public for viewing and/or sale. Show rules,
jury selection, publicity, exhibition design
and installation, and the opening reception
are organized and coordinated by students.
All majors are encouraged to submit work
for exhibition consideration.
ZIP Club
The ZIP Club’s annual “zine” is an
opportunity for students within the CIA
community, regardless of major or year, to
collaborate on a zine based on a singular
theme. The zine allows for students to learn
the pipeline of illustrating and formatting
artwork intended for print, which is an
essential skill to learn before entering the art
industry. It also gives students an outlet to
work with peers outside of their
departments in a friendly and fun
extracurricular environment. The zine is a
printed project that is available for free to all
CIA students (while supplies last).
Supporting Student Enrichment
Cinematheque
Founded in 1986, the Cleveland Institute of
Art Cinematheque presents new and classic
motion pictures—foreign films, independent
movies, thematic film series, touring
retrospectives, second-run films, and
special guests—50 weekends of the year in
CIA’s Peter B. Lewis Theater.
Approximately 250 different feature films (or
full-length programs of short films) are
shown every year (over 450 separate
screenings). Many offerings are local
premieres. Movies are projected from
35mm film and DCP. The New York Times
has called the Cinematheque “one of the
country’s best repertory movie theatres.”
Cinematheque screenings are open to the
general public (attracting thousands of
moviegoers every year) and require an
admission fee. But CIA students can attend
any Cinematheque presentation for the
discounted member price simply by
showing their CIA ID at the box office.
The Cinematheque publishes a bi-monthly
film schedule. Online listings are available at
cia.edu/cinematheque.
Continuing Education +
Community Outreach
We offer professional enrichment
opportunities for art educators through
teacher workshops and our Summer
Teacher Residency program, both of which
offer CEUs or graduate-credit. CECO
coordinates CIA’s summer Pre-College
program for high school students who want
to experience life as an art student. In
addition, CECO is the regional host of the
Scholastic Art + Writing Competition for
Cuyahoga, Geauga, and Lake counties.
As part of our outreach, CECO partners
with organizations and schools to offer
in-school and after-school programming
and interactive community events to
neighbors in surrounding areas.
For more information, visit
cia.edu/continuinged.
Galleries at CIA
The mission of the Reinberger Gallery is to
serve the Cleveland Institute of Art in
exhibiting and fostering the understanding
of the finest modern and contemporary art
at the highest possible scholarly standards.
The programs of Reinberger Gallery adhere
to the overall mission of the college,
embracing its values of academic
excellence, social justice and freedom of
expression.
The gallery is dedicated to creating
exhibitions that illuminate and reinforce
contemporary art, including new media,
animation, installation and performance,
video, drawing and painting, sculpture,
design and craft. The gallery recognizes
that the enhancement of the aesthetic
experience is essential to fostering
understanding of works of art.
Ancillary programs furthering its aesthetic
role, such as artist lectures, panel
discussions, gallery tours, films and
internships have been part of the gallery’s
mission since the early 1990s.
The gallery seeks to enrich educational,
cultural and artistic communities regionally,
nationally and internationally through
short-term artist residencies, newly
commissioned works of art, and institutional
collaborations while being accessible to a
public that ranges from scholars to young
children.
Public Events
Throughout the year, CIA hosts a wide
variety of events that celebrate the diversity
of visual art. You’re invited to join us.
For more information, visit cia.edu/events.
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Section 7:
Degree Requirements
BY MAJOR:
Animation
Craft + Design
Drawing
Game Design
Graphic Design
Illustration
Industrial Design
Industrial Design:
Transportation Track
Interior Architecture
Life Sciences Illustration
Painting
Photography
Photography:
Video + Digital Cinema Track
Printmaking
Sculpture + Expanded Media
Table of Contents
Overview of BFA Degree Requirements
First- Year Foundation and Liberal Arts Requirement
Engaged Practice Graduation Requirement
Liberal Arts Minors
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I. Overview of BFA
Degree Requirements
The BFA degree.
The Cleveland Institute of Art grants the
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree. A BFA
degree is the standard undergraduate
degree for students seeking a professional
education in art. The BFA degree differs
from a Bachelor of Arts degree in that a
much higher proportion of the program
consists of a studio practice component.
Candidates for the BFA degree from
Cleveland Institute of Art are required to
have completed between 120 and 123
semester credit hours, depending on their
major field of study, see major degree
requirements beginning on page 62.
Approximately
1/3 of these credits are in Liberal Arts, with
approximately 2/3 in studio courses.
Common requirements.
To be able to graduate, all students must
fulfill common requirements in:
• Foundation
• Liberal Arts
• BFA Thesis Exhibition
• Professional Practices
• Engaged Practice
Minors/double majors.
Also included in this section is information
related to the completion of Minors (15
credits) that students may elect to complete
in specific Liberal Arts areas of study. For
information on completion of a double
studio major, see page 46.
What follows are specific course
listings and related information to fulfill
the above requirements. See pages
46-47 for additional information on
degree requirements for graduation and
commencement.
A. First- Year Foundation
All students must complete Foundation
studio requirements by the end of the
third academic year. Those deficient in
Foundation studio courses will not be
permitted to begin the senior year thesis/
BFA preparation course(s).
Fall Semester Credits
FNDN 110 2D Design 3
FNDN 120 Digital I 3
FNDN 130 Observational Drawing 3
FNDN 150 Freshman Studio Elective 3
LLC 101 Writing + Inquiry I:
Basic Composition + Contemp Ideas 3
Total Fall Credit Hours 15
Spring Semester Credits
ACD 150 Critical Issues in Visual Culture 3
FNDN 111 3D Design 3
FNDN 121 Digital II 3
FNDN 131 Life Drawing 3
LLC 102 Writing + Inquiry II:
Research + Intellectual Traditions 3
Total Spring Credit Hours 15
B. Liberal Arts
Liberal arts courses supplement the
studio curriculum throughout every
academic program at CIA. Additionally,
CIA’s curriculum includes specific liberal
arts requirements that are “distributed”
throughout your years in your major
program.
Some major programs have specific
courses assigned to specific distributed
requirements. See the major program
course requirements, immediately following
this section of the catalog.
C. BFA Thesis Exhibition
All students must create a body of work,
install an exhibition of this work, and present
it to a BFA faculty advisory committee, at
the end of your final year at CIA. Specific
requirements of this body of work vary from
program to program; your faculty will review
specifics with you. This capstone project
is built into every program, and a grade is
assigned.
D. Professional Practices
All students must successfully complete a
Professional Practices course. Three tracks
of the course are available, based upon
your career goals. For complete course
descriptions for each track, please see
Section 9: Course Catalog, Professional
Practices + Engaged Learning (PPEL), on
page 143 credits.
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E. Engaged Practice
Definition
Engaged Practice (EP) is a 3- credit
requirement of the BFA degree program
through which students have an opportunity
to learn through experience by working
on projects with external partners or
clients, or in the public sphere. These
experiences provide a distinctive element
to the baccalaureate education at CIA,
developing skills and personal attributes
such as collaboration, communication,
and professionalism well in advance of
graduation.
Effective Fall 2016, beginning with incoming
first- year students of the Class of 2020,
all undergraduate students are required
to complete a minimum of three (3)
credit hours of Engaged Practice prior to
graduation, through:
• An EP-designated course at the 200,
300, or 400 level
• A qualifying internship in the sophomore,
junior or senior year, or:
• Alternate pathways, for example, a
student-initiated or BFA project
Engaged Practice courses, internships and
alternate pathways are those that provide all
of the following requirements:
• A structured learning experience
• A project with an external partner or
client, or in the public sphere
• A project that is informed by the
curriculum of the college, i.e., art,
design, humanities, or the social
sciences
• Faculty guidance and mentorship
• A critical reflection component
Courses
This graduation requirement may be
satisfied by a course within a student’s
required core curriculum, within a student’s
major, or through an elective course. The
course may be a studio or Liberal Arts
course. Major programs, departments or
the Professional Practices and Engaged
Learning (PPEL) hub may offer designated
Engaged Practice courses. Only 200-, 300-
and 400-level courses may fulfill the 3-credit
hour EP graduation requirement. Although
EP-designated courses in Foundation or
first-year Liberal Arts do not fulfill the EP
graduation requirement, they will be noted
on the student transcript. EP-designated
courses carry the notation (EP) after the
course title. Some EP-designated courses
are included in the annual Catalog, but for
a complete and updated listing, please
consult each semester’s course schedule of
offerings.
Internships
Qualifying internships may be offered
through the Career Center, academic
departments, or the Engaged Practice hub.
Only qualifying internships that are taken
for credit in the sophomore, junior and
senior years may fulfill the EP graduation
requirement. For more information, contact
your faculty advisor, your department chair,
and/or the Career Center, see page 50.
Alternate Pathways
Other pathways to fulfill the requirement are
approved on a case-by-case basis, such as
a qualifying independent project or the BFA
thesis project. Sophomore, junior or senior
students must apply for EP credit by the
pre-scheduling deadline for the semester
they plan to undertake these experiences.
For more information on how to apply,
consult the Registrar or the Academic
Director, Cores + Connections.
Credits and Transcript
While the EP graduation requirement is 3
credit hours, students may elect to
complete additional EP credits, as desired.
All Engaged Practice credit is reflected
on student transcripts, documenting
that students have completed qualifying,
professionally engaged experiences with
external partners or clients.
II. Liberal Arts Minors
Creative Writing (15 credits)
The minor in Creative Writing supports
students who wish to explore writing and
storytelling across genres and forms.
Students in the minor will practice writing
techniques that apply to many artistic and
professional contexts, while creating original
works in areas such as screenwriting,
fiction, graphic storytelling, poetry, hybrid
forms, and more. Students will also analyze
and interpret literary movements, critical
contexts, and connections to contemporary
issues. Minor requirements consist of LLC
203 Writing and Inquiry III: Narrative Forms;
three Creative Writing courses of students’
choice, such as Screenwriting, Graphic
Narratives, Art of the Personal Essay, Fiction
Writing, and others; and LLC 490 Creative
Writing Senior Seminar, in which students
will complete a substantial, original writing
project and a critical introduction.
For more information, consult your
Academic Advisor.
Visual Culture (15 credits)
The minor in Visual Culture helps students
develop advanced critical skills that will
complement their work as artists and
designers. It emphasizes knowledge of
art history, theory, and criticism; skills in
writing and research; and the ability to
make connections between Visual Culture
and other areas. It contributes to the
progress of students in their majors, while
preparing them to pursue graduate study,
write criticism, work in galleries and other
professional settings, and more. It requires
the completion of ACD 305 Visual Culture
and the Manufacture of Meaning and four
additional Visual Culture courses of a
student’s choice. Areas of study include
photography, film, and new and expanded
media; non-western art; contemporary
issues in art, design, and craft; art criticism;
popular and mass culture; philosophy and
aesthetics; and critical theory and methods
of analysis.
For more information, consult your
Academic Advisor.
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Notes:
A minimum of 3 credits of **Engaged Practice (EP) are required for
graduation, through courses, internships, or independent pathways.
EP courses are noted on advising worksheets and in the catalog and
semester schedules, with an (EP) following the course title.
An optional 3 credit summer internship may be taken
after the sophomore year.
Animation (ANIM)
Foundation Studio Courses Credits
FNDN110L Safety Lab 0
FNDN110 2D Design 3
FNDN111 3D Design 3
FNDN120 Digital I 3
FNDN121 Digital II 3
FNDN130 Observational Drawing 3
FNDN131 Life Drawing 3
FNDN140 Freshman Elective 3
Additional Requirements Credits
Studio Elective Courses
5 Open Studio electives 15
Professional Practices
PPEL398A/398B/398C Professional Practices 3
Major Studio Courses Credits
ANIM201 Concept Development 3
ANIM209 Intro to 2D Animation 3
ANIM220 Drawing for Animation 3
ANIM307A Intro to 3D Animation 3
ANIM308 Body Mechanics for Animation 3
ANIM313 Narrative Production 3
ANIM313A Narrative Production II 3
ANIM345 Intro to 3D Modeling 3
ANIM347 3D Texture, Mapping & Digital Lighting OR
ANIM310 Motion Graphics 3
ANIM350 Community Projects: Animation Production (EP) 3
ANIM401 BFA Research & Preparation 3
ANIM413 Narrative Production III 3
ANIM420 Animation Portfolio Reel & Shorts 3
ILL367 Storyboarding & Sequential Art 3
IME402 BFA Thesis & Exhibition 3
Liberal Arts Courses Credits
Art, Craft & Design (ACD) History Requirements
ACD150 Critical Issues in Visual Culture 3
ACD250 Themes & Movements in Art Design History 3
Topics in Contemporary Art, Design & Media 3
Fulfilled with 300 level ACD course
Open ACD elective 3
Fullled with 300 or 400 level ACD course
Distribution Requirements
Humanities or Cultural Studies 3
Quantitative Reasoning 3
Social or Natural Science 3
Open Liberal Arts elective 3
Writing Requirements
LLC101 Writing & Inquiry I:
Basic Composition Contemporary Ideas 3
LLC102 Writing & Inquiry II:
Research & Intellectual Traditions 3
LLC203 Writing & Inquiry III:
Narrative Forms 3
Writing Intensive Fullled with 3
LLC318 Screen Writing
120 Credit Hours
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Notes:
A minimum of 3 credits of **Engaged Practice (EP) are required for
graduation, through courses, internships, or independent pathways.
EP courses are noted on advising worksheets and in the catalog and
semester schedules, with an (EP) following the course title.
An optional 3 credit summer internship may be taken
after the sophomore year.
Craft + Design (CRDS)
Liberal Arts Courses Credits
Art, Craft & Design (ACD) History Requirements
ACD150 Critical Issues in Visual Culture 3 credits
ACD250 Themes & Movements in Art Design History 3 credits
Topics in Contemporary Art, 3 credits
Design & Media (fulfilled with
300 level ACD course)
Open ACD Elective (Choose one below) 3 credits
ACD376 American Craft History
ACD462 Design & Craft in Modern Culture
Distribution Requirements
Humanities or Cultural Studies 3 credits
Quantitative Reasoning 3 credits
Social or Natural Science 3 credits
Open Liberal Arts Elective 3 credits
Writing Requirements
LLC101 Writing & Inquiry I:
Basic Composition Contemporary Ideas 3
LLC102 Writing & Inquiry II:
Research & Intellectual Traditions 3
LLC203 Writing & Inquiry III:
Narrative Forms 3
Writing Intensive Fullled with 3
LLC318 Screen Writing
Additional Requirements Credits
Professional Practices
PPEL398A/398B/398C Professional Practices 3
Studio Elective Courses
Open Studio Electives 12
Foundation Studio Courses Credits
FNDN110L Safety Lab 0 credits
FNDN110 2D Design 3 credits
FNDN111 3D Design 3 credits
FNDN120 Digital I 3 credits
FNDN121 Digital II 3 credits
FNDN130 Observational Drawing 3 credits
FNDN131 Life Drawing 3 credits
FNDN150 Studio Discovery 3 credits
Major Studio Courses Credits
CRDS200 Creativity + Process 3 credits
CRDS201 Design + Process 3 credits
CRDS300 3D Digital Making 3 credits
CRDS301 2D Digital Making (EP) 3 credits
CRDS400 BFA Research + synTHESIS 3 credits
CRDS401 BFA synthesis + Presentation 3 credits
Major Introductory Courses: 9 credits
Choose 3* (1) Ceramics, (1) Glass, (1) Jewelry + Metals
CER204 Intro to Ceramics
CER2/3/400 The Potter’s Wheel
CER2/3443 Handbuilding Form
CER2/3/452 Table for Two
CER2/3/460 Monumental Clay
GLS243 Glass Forming Survey
GLS2/3/443H Hot Glassblowing & Forming
GLS2/3/455 Intro Warm Glass + Lampworking
MET249 Intro to Jewelry + Metals
MET2/3/406 Fabrication
MET2/3/459 Forming
MET245 Intro to Enamel + Metal
Major Elective Courses:
7 Major Electives in CER, GLS, or MET 21 credits
120 Credit Hours
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Notes:
A minimum of 3 credits of **Engaged Practice (EP) are required for
graduation, through courses, internships, or independent pathways.
EP courses are noted on advising worksheets and in the catalog and
semester schedules, with an (EP) following the course title.
An optional 3 credit summer internship may be taken
after the sophomore year.
Drawing (DRG)
Major Studio Courses Credits
DRG215 Illusionism: Intro to Drawing 3
DRG216 100 Drawings 3
DRG221 Drawing Beyond Observation 3
DRG360 Systems Drawing 3
DRG415 Drawing in Context 3
DRG430 Drawing Thesis 3
DRGXXX Drawing Studio Elective 3
VAT200 Image & Form I 3
VAT202 Image & Form II: Reproducibility: 2D OR 3D 3
VAT300 Aesthetics, Style, & Content 3
VAT327 Hybrid Approaches to Drawing & Painting:
Digital Media 3
VAT400 The Role of the Artist as Producer (EP) 3
VAT493 BFA: Statement & Exhibition 3
VATXXX 3 VAT Studio Electives (from outside the major) 9
Additional Requirements Credits
Studio Elective Courses
4 Open Studio electives 12
Professional Practices
PPEL398A/398B/398C Professional Practices 3
Foundation Studio Courses Credits
FNDN110L Safety Lab 0
FNDN110 2D Design 3
FNDN111 3D Design 3
FNDN120 Digital I 3
FNDN121 Digital II 3
FNDN130 Observational Drawing 3
FNDN131 Life Drawing 3
FNDN140 Freshman Elective 3
Liberal Arts Courses Credits
Art, Craft & Design (ACD) History Requirements
ACD150 Critical Issues in Visual Culture 3
ACD250 Themes & Movements in Art Design History 3
Topics in Contemporary Art, Design & Media 3
Fullled with 300 level ACD course
Open ACD elective 3
Fullled with 300 or 400 level ACD course
Distribution Requirements
Humanities or Cultural Studies 3
Quantitative Reasoning 3
Social or Natural Science 3
Open Liberal Arts elective 3
Writing Requirements
LLC101 Writing & Inquiry I:
Basic Composition Contemporary Ideas 3
LLC102 Writing & Inquiry II:
Research & Intellectual Traditions 3
LLC203 Writing & Inquiry III:
Narrative Forms 3
Writing Intensive Fullled with 3
LLC373W Art of the Personal Essay
120 Credit Hours
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Notes:
A minimum of 3 credits of **Engaged Practice (EP) are required for
graduation, through courses, internships, or independent pathways.
EP courses are noted on advising worksheets and in the catalog and
semester schedules, with an (EP) following the course title.
An optional 3 credit summer internship may be taken
after the sophomore year.
Graphic Design (GDS)
Major Studio Courses Credits
ANIM310 Motion Graphics 3
GDS203 Typography I 3
GDS204 Typography II 3
GDS238 Graphics for Design 3
GDS265 Design for Communication I 3
GDS266 Design for Communication I 3
GDS305 Web Design / Interactive I 3
GDS305B Web Design / Interactive II 3
GDS341 Package Design 3
GDS365 Design for Communication: ADV Studio I 3
GDS366 Design for Communication: ADV Studio II 3
GDS367 Contemporary Marketing 3
GDS420 User Experience/User Interface Design (EP) OR 3
PHV295 Introduction to Photography & Digital Film 3
GDS46 BFA Thesis 3
GDS466 BFA Seminar 3
Additional Requirements Credits
Studio Elective Courses
5 Open Studio electives 15
Professional Practices
PPEL398A/398B/398C Professional Practices 3
Foundation Studio Courses Credits
FNDN110L Safety Lab 0
FNDN110 2D Design 3
FNDN111 3D Design 3
FNDN120 Digital I 3
FNDN121 Digital II 3
FNDN130 Observational Drawing 3
FNDN131 Life Drawing 3
FNDN140 Freshman Elective 3
Liberal Arts Courses Credits
Art, Craft & Design (ACD) History Requirements
ACD150 Critical Issues in Visual Culture 3
ACD250 Themes & Movements in Art Design History 3
Topics in Contemporary Art, Design & Media 3
Fullled with 300 level ACD course
Open ACD elective 3
Fullled with 300 or 400 level ACD course
Distribution Requirements
Humanities or Cultural Studies 3
Quantitative Reasoning 3
Social or Natural Science 3
Open Liberal Arts elective 3
Writing Requirements
LLC101 Writing & Inquiry I:
Basic Composition Contemporary Ideas 3
LLC102 Writing & Inquiry II:
Research & Intellectual Traditions 3
LLC203 Writing & Inquiry III:
Narrative Forms 3
Writing Intensive Fullled with 3
LLC318 Screen Writing
120 Credit Hours
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Notes:
A minimum of 3 credits of **Engaged Practice (EP) are required for
graduation, through courses, internships, or independent pathways.
EP courses are noted on advising worksheets and in the catalog and
semester schedules, with an (EP) following the course title.
An optional 3 credit summer internship may be taken
after the sophomore year.
Game Design (GAME)
Major Studio Courses Credits
ANIM201 Concept Development I (GAME) 3
ANIM209 Intro In Animation (GAME) 3
ANIM307A Intro to 3D Animation 3
GAME215 Introduction to Game Design 3
GAME216 Introduction to Video Game Development 3
GAME318 Level Design 3
GAME320 Game Media Production I (EP) 3
GAME321 Game Media Production II 3
GAME322 Introduction to Game Development 3
GAME345 Introduction to 3D Modeling 3
GAME347 3D Texture, Mapping & Digital Lighting 3
GAME401 BFA Research & Preparation 3
GAME408 Serious Game Design 3
GAME430 Spec VFX/Simulation & Virtual Reality 3
GDS200 Graphic Design for Non-Majors 3
IME402 BFA Thesis & Exhibition 3
120 Credit Hours
Additional Requirements Credits
Studio Elective Courses
4 Open Studio electives 12
Professional Practices
PPEL398A/398B/398C Professional Practices 3
Foundation Studio Courses Credits
FNDN110L Safety Lab 0
FNDN110 2D Design 3
FNDN111 3D Design 3
FNDN120 Digital I 3
FNDN121 Digital II 3
FNDN130 Observational Drawing 3
FNDN131 Life Drawing 3
FNDN140 Freshman Elective 3
Liberal Arts Courses Credits
Art, Craft & Design (ACD) History Requirements
ACD150 Critical Issues in Visual Culture 3
ACD250 Themes & Movements in Art Design History 3
Topics in Contemporary Art, Design & Media 3
Fullled with 300 level ACD course
Open ACD elective 3
Fullled with 300 or 400 level ACD course
Distribution Requirements
Humanities or Cultural Studies 3
Quantitative Reasoning 3
Social or Natural Science 3
Open Liberal Arts elective 3
Writing Requirements
LLC101 Writing & Inquiry I:
Basic Composition Contemporary Ideas 3
LLC102 Writing & Inquiry II:
Research & Intellectual Traditions 3
LLC203 Writing & Inquiry III:
Narrative Forms 3
Writing Intensive Fullled with 3
LLC318 Screen Writing
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Notes:
A minimum of 3 credits of **Engaged Practice (EP) are required for
graduation, through courses, internships, or independent pathways.
EP courses are noted on advising worksheets and in the catalog and
semester schedules, with an (EP) following the course title.
An optional 3 credit summer internship may be taken
after the sophomore year.
Illustration (ILL)
Major Studio Courses Credits
ANIM201 Concept Development 3
GDS200 Graphic Design for Non-Majors 3
ILL260 Layout Rendering Techniques 3
ILL263 Fundamentals of Illustration 3
ILL264 Principles of Illustration 3
ILL265 Character Design & Development 3
ILL363 Illustration for Publication 3
ILL364 Illustration II 3
ILL367A Graphic Novel & Sequential Art 3
ILL370 Professional Standards in Illustration 3
ILL371 Visual Concepts in Illustration 3
ILL389 Community Projects: Ill & Prod Workshop (EP) 3
ILL463B Advanced Illustration 3
ILL464B Illustration Portfolio/Visual Essay 3
IME402 BFA Thesis & Exhibition 3
IME463A BFA Preparation 3
Additional Requirements Credits
Studio Elective Courses
4 Open Studio electives 12
Professional Practices
PPEL398A/398B/398C Professional Practices 3
Foundation Studio Courses Credits
FNDN110L Safety Lab 0
FNDN110 2D Design 3
FNDN111 3D Design 3
FNDN120 Digital I 3
FNDN121 Digital II 3
FNDN130 Observational Drawing 3
FNDN131 Life Drawing 3
FNDN140 Freshman Elective 3
Liberal Arts Courses Credits
Art, Craft & Design (ACD) History Requirements
ACD150 Critical Issues in Visual Culture 3
ACD250 Themes & Movements in Art Design History 3
Topics in Contemporary Art, Design & Media 3
Fullled with 300 level ACD course
Open ACD elective 3
Fullled with 300 or 400 level ACD course
Distribution Requirements
Humanities or Cultural Studies 3
Quantitative Reasoning 3
Social or Natural Science 3
Open Liberal Arts elective 3
Writing Requirements
LLC101 Writing & Inquiry I:
Basic Composition Contemporary Ideas 3
LLC102 Writing & Inquiry II:
Research & Intellectual Traditions 3
LLC203 Writing & Inquiry III:
Narrative Forms 3
Writing Intensive Fullled with 3
LLC318 Screen Writing
120 Credit Hours
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Notes:
A minimum of 3 credits of **Engaged Practice (EP) are required for
graduation, through courses, internships, or independent pathways.
EP courses are noted on advising worksheets and in the catalog and
semester schedules, with an (EP) following the course title.
An optional 3 credit summer internship may be taken
after the sophomore year.
Industrial Design (IND)
Major Studio Courses Credits
GDS237 Graphic Design Basics 3
GDS238 Graphic Design/Portfolio Preparation 3
IND235 Industrial Design 1.1 3
IND236 Industrial Design 1.2 (EP) 3
IND239 Materials & Processes 1.5
IND240 Materials & Processes 1.5
IND280 Ergonomics & Design 3
IND285 Communication Skills 3
IND286 Communication Skills 3
IND303 3D Modeling 1.1 3
IND304 3D Modeling 1.2 3
IND335 Industrial Design 2.1 3
IND336B Industrial Design 2.2 (EP) 3
IND336C Industrial Design 2.2 (EP) 3
IND375 Marketing & Design 3
IND403 3D Modeling 2.1 3
IND404 3D Modeling 2.2 3
IND435B Industrial Design 3.1 3
IND435C Industrial Design 3.1 3
IND436 Industrial Design 3.1 3
Additional Requirements Credits
Studio Elective Courses
4 Open Studio electives 12
Professional Practices
PPEL398A/398B/398C Professional Practices 3
Foundation Studio Courses Credits
FNDN110L Safety Lab 0
FNDN110 2D Design 3
FNDN111 3D Design 3
FNDN120 Digital I 3
FNDN121 Digital II 3
FNDN130 Observational Drawing 3
FNDN131 Life Drawing 3
FNDN140 Freshman Elective 3
120 Credit Hours
Liberal Arts Courses Credits
Art, Craft & Design (ACD) History Requirements
ACD150 Critical Issues in Visual Culture 3
ACD250 Themes & Movements in Art Design History 3
Topics in Contemporary Art, Design & Media 3
Fullled with 300 level ACD course
Open ACD elective 3
Fullled with 300 or 400 level ACD course
Distribution Requirements
Humanities or Cultural Studies fullled by NA
IND375 Marketing & Design
Quantitative Reasoning 3
Social or Natural Science fullled by NA
IND280 Ergonomics
Open Liberal Arts Elective fullled by NA
IND239/240 Marketing & Processes
Writing Requirements
LLC101 Writing & Inquiry I:
Basic Composition Contemporary Ideas 3
LLC102 Writing & Inquiry II:
Research & Intellectual Traditions 3
LLC203 Writing & Inquiry III:
Narrative Forms 3
Writing Intensive Fullled with any non-Writing & Inquiry course 3
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A minimum of 3 credits of **Engaged Practice (EP) are required for
graduation, through courses, internships, or independent pathways.
EP courses are noted on advising worksheets and in the catalog and
semester schedules, with an (EP) following the course title.
An optional 3 credit summer internship may be taken
after the sophomore year.
Industrial Design: Transportation Track (INDT)
Major Studio Courses Credits
ANIM454T 3D Modeling for Concept Vehicles 1 3
ANIM455T 3D Modeling for Concept Vehicles 2 3
GDS237 Graphic Design Basics 3
GDS238 Graphic Design/Portfolio Preparation 3
IND235 Industrial Design 1.1 3
IND236 Industrial Design 1.2 (EP) 3
IND239 Materials & Processes 1.5
IND240 Materials & Processes 1.5
IND280 Ergonomics & Design 3
IND303 3D Modeling 1.1 3
IND304 3D Modeling 1.2 3
IND335 Industrial Design 2.1 3
IND375 Marketing & Design 3
IND250T Transportation Design 1.1 3
IND251T Transportation Design 1.2 3
IND287T Communication Skills; Transportation 3
IND288T Communication Skills; Transportation 1.2 3
IND350T Transportation Design 2.1 (EP) 3
IND351T Transportation Design 2.2 (EP) 3
IND352T Automotive Design Language 1.1 3
IND353T Automotive Design Language 1.2 3
IND450T Transportation Design 3 credits.1 (EP) 3
IND451T Transportation Design 3 credits.2 (EP) 3
IND452T Advanced Automotive Design 3
IND453T Advanced Automotive Design 3
Additional Requirements Credits
Professional Practices
PPEL398A/398B/398C Professional Practices 3
Foundation Studio Courses Credits
FNDN110L Safety Lab 0
FNDN110 2D Design 3
FNDN111 3D Design 3
FNDN120 Digital I 3
FNDN121 Digital II 3
FNDN130 Observational Drawing 3
FNDN131 Life Drawing 3
FNDN140 Freshman Elective 3
Liberal Arts Courses Credits
Art, Craft & Design (ACD) History Requirements
ACD150 Critical Issues in Visual Culture 3
ACD250 Themes & Movements in Art Design History 3
Topics in Contemporary Art, Design & Media 3
Fullled with 300 level ACD course
Open ACD elective 3
Fullled with 300 or 400 level ACD course
Distribution Requirements
Humanities or Cultural Studies Fullled by NA
IND375 Marketing & Design
Quantitative Reasoning 3
Social or Natural Science Fullled by NA
IND280 Ergonomics
Open Liberal Arts Elective Fullled by NA
IND239/240 Marketing & Processes
Writing Requirements
LLC101 Writing & Inquiry I:
Basic Composition Contemporary Ideas 3
LLC102 Writing & Inquiry II:
Research & Intellectual Traditions 3
LLC203 Writing & Inquiry III:
Narrative Forms 3
Writing Intensive Fullled with any non-Writing & Inquiry course 3
123 Credit Hours
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A minimum of 3 credits of **Engaged Practice (EP) are required for
graduation, through courses, internships, or independent pathways.
EP courses are noted on advising worksheets and in the catalog and
semester schedules, with an (EP) following the course title.
An optional 3 credit summer internship may be taken
after the sophomore year.
Interior Architecture (INTA)
Major Studio Courses Credits
GDS237 Graphics for Design 3
INTA231A Space & Planning Fundamentals 3
INTA231B Architectural Drawing & Documentation 3
INTA232A Retail, Restaurant & Store Design 3
INTA232B Materials, Research, & Space Planning 3
INTA285 INTA Communication Skills 1 3
INTA286 INTA Communication Skills 2 3
INTA331 Interior Architecture: Intermediate Problems (EP) 3
INTA332 Retail Design & Brand Design (EP) 3
INTA333 INTA AutoCAD. 3
INTA385 Architecture & Communication Skills 3 3
INTA390 Sustainability: LEED & Detailing 3
INTA431A INTA Senior Thesis Problem (EP) 3
INTA431B INTA Senior Thesis Problem (EP) 3
INTA432A INTA BFA Survey 3
INTA432B INTA Advanced Problems (EP) 3
Additional Requirements Credits
Studio Elective Courses
4 Open Studio electives 12
Professional Practices
PPEL398A/398B/398C Professional Practices 3
Foundation Studio Courses Credits
FNDN110L Safety Lab 0
FNDN110 2D Design 3
FNDN111 3D Design 3
FNDN120 Digital I 3
FNDN121 Digital II 3
FNDN130 Observational Drawing 3
FNDN131 Life Drawing 3
FNDN140 Freshman Elective 3
Liberal Arts Courses Credits
Art, Craft & Design (ACD) History Requirements
ACD150 Critical Issues in Visual Culture 3
ACD250 Themes & Movements in Art Design History 3
Topics in Contemporary Art, Design & Media 3
Fullled with 300 level ACD course
Open ACD elective 3
Fullled with 300 or 400 level ACD course
Distribution Requirements
Humanities or Cultural Studies 3
Quantitative Reasoning 3
Social or Natural Science 3
Open Liberal Arts elective 3
Writing Requirements
LLC101 Writing & Inquiry I:
Basic Composition Contemporary Ideas 3
LLC102 Writing & Inquiry II:
Research & Intellectual Traditions 3
LLC203 Writing & Inquiry III:
Narrative Forms 3
Writing Intensive Fullled with any non-Writing & Inquiry course 3
120 Credit Hours
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Notes:
A minimum of 3 credits of **Engaged Practice (EP) are required for
graduation, through courses, internships, or independent pathways.
EP courses are noted on advising worksheets and in the catalog and
semester schedules, with an (EP) following the course title.
An optional 3 credit summer internship may be taken
after the sophomore year.
Life Sciences Illustration (LSI)
Major Studio Courses Credits
GDS265 Design for Communication I 3
GDS266 Design for Communication II 3
LSI114 Principles of Biology I 3
LSI115 Principles of Biology II 3
LSI250 Anatomy for the Artist 3
LSI253 Natural Science & Zoological Illustration (EP) 3
LSI254 Intro to Digital Biomedical Illustration (EP) 3
LSI260 Line: Information Visualization 3
LSI264 Digital Color: Style & Representation in Science (EP) 3
LSI345 Introduction to 3D Modeling 3
LSI346 Introduction to 3D Design 3
LSI353 Advanced Media Con ce pt s 3
LSI356 Surgical Illustration 3
LSI357 Cellular & Molecular Illustration 3
LSI359 Interactive Narratives 3
LSI405 BFA Thesis Research 3
IME401 BFA Thesis & Exhibition 3
Foundation Studio Courses Credits
FNDN110L Safety Lab 0
FNDN110 2D Design 3
FNDN111 3D Design 3
FNDN120 Digital I 3
FNDN121 Digital II 3
FNDN130 Observational Drawing 3
FNDN131 Life Drawing 3
FNDN140 Freshman Elective 3
Liberal Arts Courses Credits
Art, Craft & Design (ACD) History Requirements
ACD150 Critical Issues in Visual Culture 3
ACD250 Themes & Movements in Art Design History 3
Topics in Contemporary Art, Design & Media 3
Fullled with 300 level ACD course
Open ACD elective 3
Fullled with 300 or 400 level ACD course
Distribution Requirements
Humanities or Cultural Studies Fullled by NA
*LSI116 Anatomy & Physiology I (BIO116, CWRU) or
*LSI117 Anatomy & Physiology I (BIO117, CWRU) or
CWRU Science elective
Quantitative Reasoning 3
Social or Natural Science Fullled by NA
LSI114 Principles of Biology I
Open Liberal Arts elective Fullled by NA
LSI115 Principles of Biology II
Writing Requirements
LLC101 Writing & Inquiry I:
Basic Composition Contemporary Ideas 3
LLC102 Writing & Inquiry II:
Research & Intellectual Traditions 3
LLC203 Writing & Inquiry III:
Narrative Forms 3
Writing Intensive Fullled by 3
LLC213 Writing for the Sciences
120 Credit Hours
Additional Requirements Credits
Studio Elective Courses
4 Open Studio electives 12
1 of which may be a CWRU science elective
Science Elective Courses
3 CWRU Science electives 9
*two of which may be Fulfilled with LSI116 or LSI117
Professional Practices
PPEL398A/398B/398C Professional Practices 3
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A minimum of 3 credits of **Engaged Practice (EP) are required for
graduation, through courses, internships, or independent pathways.
EP courses are noted on advising worksheets and in the catalog and
semester schedules, with an (EP) following the course title.
An optional 3 credit summer internship may be taken
after the sophomore year.
Painting (PTG)
Major Studio Courses Credits
PTG221 Introduction to Painting History 3
PTG232 Beyond Observation 3
PTG333 Painting After the Photo 3
PTG335 Constructing Narratives 3
PTG421 Senior Studio: BFA Research 3
PTG422M Painting Seminar: Contemporary Issues in Painting 3
VAT200 Image & Form I 3
VAT202 Image & Form II: Reproducibility: 2D OR 3D 3
VAT300 Aesthetics, Style, & Content 3
PHV201 Digital Photo Imaging I for Non-Majors OR
PHV295 Photo I: Intro to Photography OR
PRI276/376/476 Expanded Print: New Imaging OR
VAT327 Hybrid Approaches to Drawing & Painting:
Digital Media 3
VAT400 The Role of the Artist as Producer (EP) 3
VAT493 BFA: Statement & Exhibition 3
VATXXX 3 VAT Studio Electives (from outside the major) 9
Additional Requirements Credits
Studio Elective Courses
5 Open Studio electives 15
Professional Practices
PPEL398A/398B/398C Professional Practices 3
Foundation Studio Courses Credits
FNDN110L Safety Lab 0
FNDN110 2D Design 3
FNDN111 3D Design 3
FNDN120 Digital I 3
FNDN121 Digital II 3
FNDN130 Observational Drawing 3
FNDN131 Life Drawing 3
FNDN140 Freshman Elective 3
Liberal Arts Courses Credits
Art, Craft & Design (ACD) History Requirements
ACD150 Critical Issues in Visual Culture 3
ACD250 Themes & Movements in Art Design History 3
Topics in Contemporary Art, Design & Media 3
Fullled with 300 level ACD course
Open ACD elective 3
Fullled with 300 or 400 level ACD course
Distribution Requirements
Humanities or Cultural Studies 3
Quantitative Reasoning 3
Social or Natural Science 3
Open Liberal Arts elective 3
Writing Requirements
LLC101 Writing & Inquiry I:
Basic Composition Contemporary Ideas 3
LLC102 Writing & Inquiry II:
Research & Intellectual Traditions 3
LLC203 Writing & Inquiry III:
Narrative Forms 3
Writing Intensive Fullled with 3
LLC373W Art of the Personal Essay
120 Credit Hours
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Notes:
A minimum of 3 credits of **Engaged Practice (EP) are required for
graduation, through courses, internships, or independent pathways.
EP courses are noted on advising worksheets and in the catalog and
semester schedules, with an (EP) following the course title.
An optional 3 credit summer internship may be taken
after the sophomore year.
Photography (PHV)
Major Studio Courses Credits
GDS200 Graphic Design for Non-Majors 3
PHV201 Photo 2: Digital Photo Imaging 3
PHV267 Photo Major 2.1 Narrative Structures 3
PHV268 Photo Major 2.2 Sophomore Seminar 3
PHV270 Fine Art Silver Print 3
PHV292 Fundamentals of Studio Lighting 3
PHV295 Photo 1: Introduction to Photography 3
PHV297 Digital Cinema 1: Screen Grammar 3
PHV325 Photo Major 3 credits.1 Contemporary Color:
Theory & Practice 3
PHV330 Photo Major 3 credits.2 Visual Thinking 3
PHV350 Photo Archive, Book & Portfolio 3
PHV395 Photo 3: advanced Digital Projects 3
PHV495 Photo Major; 4.1 BFA Thesis & Research 3
PHVXXX 2 PHV Studio Electives 6
IME402 BFA Thesis & Exhibition 3
Additional Requirements Credits
Studio Elective Courses
4 Open Studio electives 12
Professional Practices
PPEL398A/398B/398C Professional Practices 3
Foundation Courses Credits
FNDN110L Safety Lab 0
FNDN110 2D Design 3
FNDN111 3D Design 3
FNDN120 Digital I 3
FNDN121 Digital II 3
FNDN130 Observational Drawing 3
FNDN131 Life Drawing 3
FNDN140 Freshman Elective 3
Liberal Arts Courses Credits
Art, Craft & Design (ACD) History Requirements
ACD150 Critical Issues in Visual Culture 3
ACD250 Themes & Movements in Art Design History 3
Topics in Contemporary Art, Design & Media 3
Fullled with 300 level ACD course
Open ACD elective Fullled with 3
ACD248 History of Photo Survey
Distribution Requirements
Humanities or Cultural Studies 3
Quantitative Reasoning 3
Social or Natural Science 3
Open Liberal Arts elective 3
Writing Requirements
LLC101 Writing & Inquiry I:
Basic Composition Contemporary Ideas 3
LLC102 Writing & Inquiry II:
Research & Intellectual Traditions 3
LLC203 Writing & Inquiry III:
Narrative Forms 3
Writing Intensive Fullled with any non-Writing & Inquiry course 3
120 Credit Hours
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Notes:
A minimum of 3 credits of **Engaged Practice (EP) are required for
graduation, through courses, internships, or independent pathways.
EP courses are noted on advising worksheets and in the catalog and
semester schedules, with an (EP) following the course title.
An optional 3 credit summer internship may be taken
after the sophomore year.
Photography (PHV): Video + Digital Cinema Track
Major Studio Courses Credits
GDS200 Graphic Design for Non-Majors 3
PHV201 Photo 2: Digital Photo Imaging 3
PHV240 Experimental Film & Video Art 3
PHV267 Photo Major 2.1 Narrative Structures 3
PHV268 Photo Major 2.2 Sophomore Seminar 3
PHV292 Fundamentals of Studio Lighting 3
PHV295 Photo 1: Introduction to Photography 3
PHV297 Digital Cinema I: Screen Grammar 3
PHV32 Photo Major 3 credits.1 Contemporary Color:
Theory & Practice 3
PHV330 Photo Major 3 credits.2 Visual Thinking 3
PHV341 Documentary Video 3
PHV397 Digital Cinema II 3
PHV422 Advanced Video & Digital Cinema Projects (EP) 3
PHV495 Photo Major; 4.1 BFA Thesis & Research 3
PHVXXX 1 PHV Studio Elective 3
IME402 BFA Thesis & Exhibition 3
Additional Requirements Credits
Studio Elective Courses
4 Open Studio electives 12
Professional Practices
PPEL398A/398B/398C Professional Practices 3
Foundation Courses Credits
FNDN110L Safety Lab 0
FNDN110 2D Design 3
FNDN111 3D Design 3
FNDN120 Digital I 3
FNDN121 Digital II 3
FNDN130 Observational Drawing 3
FNDN131 Life Drawing 3
FNDN140 Freshman Elective 3
Liberal Arts Courses Credits
Art, Craft & Design (ACD) History Requirements
ACD150 Critical Issues in Visual Culture 3
ACD250 Themes & Movements in Art Design History 3
Topics in Contemporary Art, Design & Media 3
Fullled with 300 level ACD course
Open ACD elective Fullled with 3
ACD248 History of Photo Survey
Distribution Requirements
Humanities or Cultural Studies 3
Quantitative Reasoning 3
Social or Natural Science 3
Open Liberal Arts elective 3
Writing Requirements
LLC101 Writing & Inquiry I:
Basic Composition Contemporary Ideas 3
LLC102 Writing & Inquiry II:
Research & Intellectual Traditions 3
LLC203 Writing & Inquiry III:
Narrative Forms 3
Writing Intensive Fullled with any non-Writing & Inquiry course 3
120 Credit Hours
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Notes:
A minimum of 3 credits of **Engaged Practice (EP) are required for
graduation, through courses, internships, or independent pathways.
EP courses are noted on advising worksheets and in the catalog and
semester schedules, with an (EP) following the course title.
An optional 3 credit summer internship may be taken
after the sophomore year.
Printmaking (PRI)
Major Courses Credits
PRI200 Print: Image Construction I: Line & Sequence 3
PRI201 Print: Image Construction II: Form & Color 3
PRI376 Expanded Print: New Media & Imaging 3
PRI377 The Liberated Print: (Multiple/One)
Investigation of Alternative Methods (EP) 3
PRI440 Propaganda, Media, Dissemination (EP 3
PR445 Contemporary Issues in Printmaking 3
PRI450 Printmaking: Advanced Topics 3
PRI232/332/432 The Artist’s Book Now: Narrative & Form 3
VAT200 Image & Form I 3
VAT202 Image & Form II: Reproducibility: 2D OR 3D 3
VAT300 Aesthetics, Style, & Content 3
VAT327 Hybrid Approaches to Drawing & Painting:
Digital Media 3
VAT400 The Role of the Artist as Producer (EP) 3
VAT493 BFA: Statement & Exhibition 3
VATXXX 2 VAT Studio Electives (from outside the major) 6
Additional Requirements Credits
Studio Elective Courses
4 Open Studio electives 12
Professional Practices
PPEL398A/398B/398C Professional Practices 3
Foundation Courses Credits
FNDN110L Safety Lab 0
FNDN110 2D Design 3
FNDN111 3D Design 3
FNDN120 Digital I 3
FNDN121 Digital II 3
FNDN130 Observational Drawing 3
FNDN131 Life Drawing 3
FNDN140 Freshman Elective 3
Liberal Arts Courses Credits
Art, Craft & Design (ACD) History Requirements
ACD150 Critical Issues in Visual Culture 3
ACD250 Themes & Movements in Art Design History 3
Topics in Contemporary Art, Design & Media 3
Fullled with 300 level ACD course
Open ACD elective 3
Fullled with 300 or 400 level ACD course
Distribution Requirements
Humanities or Cultural Studies 3
Quantitative Reasoning 3
Social or Natural Science 3
Open Liberal Arts elective 3
Writing Requirements
LLC101 Writing & Inquiry I:
Basic Composition Contemporary Ideas 3
LLC102 Writing & Inquiry II:
Research & Intellectual Traditions 3
LLC203 Writing & Inquiry III:
Narrative Forms 3
Writing Intensive Fullled with 3
LLC373W Art of the Personal Essay
120 Credit Hours
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Notes:
A minimum of 3 credits of **Engaged Practice (EP) are required for
graduation, through courses, internships, or independent pathways.
EP courses are noted on advising worksheets and in the catalog and
semester schedules, with an (EP) following the course title.
An optional 3 credit summer internship may be taken
after the sophomore year.
Sculpture+Expanded Media (SEM)
Major Courses Credits
CDE301 Digital Modeling & Making 3
SEM231 Intro Sculpture & Expanded Media 3
SEM232 Intro Sculpture Fabrication 3
SEM236 Time-Based Strategies 3
SEM429 BFA Research 3
SEM430 BFA Research & Exhibition 3
SEMXXX 2 SEM Studio Electives 6
VAT200 Image & Form I 3
VAT202 Image & Form II: Reproducibility: 2D OR 3D 3
VAT300 Aesthetics, Style, & Content 3
VAT400 The Role of the Artist as Producer (EP) 3
VAT493 BFA: Statement & Exhibition 3
Additional Requirements Credits
Studio Elective Courses
7 Open Studio electives 21
Professional Practices
PPEL398A/398B/398C Professional Practices 3
Foundation Courses Credits
FNDN110L Safety Lab 0
FNDN110 2D Design 3
FNDN111 3D Design 3
FNDN120 Digital I 3
FNDN121 Digital II 3
FNDN130 Observational Drawing 3
FNDN131 Life Drawing 3
FNDN140 Freshman Elective 3
Liberal Arts Courses Credits
Art, Craft & Design (ACD) History Requirements
ACD150 Critical Issues in Visual Culture 3
ACD250 Themes & Movements in Art Design History 3
Topics in Contemporary Art, Design & Media 3
Fullled with 300 level ACD course
Open ACD elective Fullled with 3
ACD486 Media Arts & Visual Culture
Distribution Requirements
Humanities or Cultural Studies 3
Quantitative Reasoning 3
Social or Natural Science 3
Open Liberal Arts elective 3
Writing Requirements
LLC101 Writing & Inquiry I:
Basic Composition Contemporary Ideas 3
LLC102 Writing & Inquiry II:
Research & Intellectual Traditions 3
LLC203 Writing & Inquiry III:
Narrative Forms 3
Writing Intensive Fullled with 3
LLC373W Art of the Personal Essay
120 Credit Hours
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Section 8:
Course Catalog
Table of Contents
BY ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT:
Animation
Ceramics
Craft + Design
Drawing
Foundation
Game Design
Glass
Graphic Design
Illustration
Industrial Design
Integrated Media
Interior Architecture
Jewelry + Metals
Liberal Arts: Art/Craft/Design
History + Theory
Liberal Arts: Humanities/Cultural
Studies
Liberal Arts: Literature, Language +
Composition
Liberal Arts: Professional Practices
Liberal Arts: Qualitative Reasoning
Liberal Arts: Social + Natural
Science
Life Sciences Illustration
Painting
Photography
Printmaking
Sculpture + Expanded Media
Visual Arts
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Art/Craft/Design
History + Theory
Critical Issues in Visual Culture
ACD 150
This discussion-style course will introduce
students to the following: critical theories
and methods of analysis for interpreting
modern and contemporary visual art and
culture; major themes in visual culture,
including trends and issues specific to
design.
3 credits.
Themes and Movements in Art
and Design History
ACD 250
This course examines significant
developments and themes in art and design
history from the pre-modern through
modern periods. While selected
movements, chronologies, and works from
standard surveys of art history will be
touched upon where pertinent, the course
will take varied approaches to overarching
debates, narratives, and theories: e.g., the
persistence of classicism and its continued
symbolic meaning in art, architecture, and
the city; and the representation of the body
since antiquity; and social and political
identity and visual expression. 3 credits.
Visual Culture and the
Manufacture of Meaning
ACD 305
This course will introduce students to critical
theories and methods of analysis for
interpreting contemporary visual art and
culture. Topics include: formalism and
stylistic analysis; semiotics and
structuralism; Marxist theory; biography;
psychoanalytic theory; feminist analysis and
gender studies; postcolonial theory; post
structuralism and postmodernity; and
media arts studies (electronic/digital
technologies). Select interpretive
frameworks employed in the “manufacture
of meaning” will be situated historically and
discussed fully and critically, using seminal
writings. Required for Visual Culture
Emphasis. 3 credits. Prerequisites:
ACD150 and ACD250 or Corequisite:
ACD250.
Art History, Theory, Criticism
Emphasis Senior Research
Paper
ACD 315
Research paper. Fulfills Contemporary
Art Craft & Design History distribution
requirement. Required for the Visual Culture
Emphasis. Not open as an elective. Offered
spring. Pass/fail. 3 credits. Prerequisites:
ACD150 and ACD250 or Corequisite:
ACD250. Books and supplies to be
determined by instructor.
Issues in Design: Theory &
Culture
ACD 316
What exactly is the “culture” of design? We
will explore the interdisciplinary aspects of
contemporary design practice and theory
in relationship to the complexities of culture
and society, especially with respect to
urban environments. We will move from
conventional considerations of the history
of modern and postmodern art and design,
to a broader contemporary understanding
of design with respect to globalization,
consumerism, technological change,
sustainability, infrastructure, city planning,
urban design and alternative trends. Fulfills
Contemporary Art Craft & Design History
distribution requirement. Visual Culture
Emphasis course. 3 credits. Prerequisites:
ACD150 and ACD250 or Corequisite:
ACD250.
Race and Representation in
Contemporary Art and Culture
ACD 321
This seminar-style course considers the
relationship between race and
representation in visual art and culture
during the last three decades using
contemporary methods including multi-
culturism and postcolonial theory. We will
discuss and analyze examples of
contemporary art as well as popular culture
drawn from advertisements, animation, film,
the internet, installation and performance
art, sculpture, photography, television, and
video. The focus will be on American culture,
but discussions will also include the cultural
contexts of Africa, the Caribbean, Europe,
and Latin America. In addition to the
primary focus on the representation of race,
questions of class, sexuality, and gender
will also be considered. Questions to be
addressed include: Is race largely a
biological or cultural phenomenon? How
are “white” and “mixed-race” understood as
racial categories? How have artists of
different races dealt with racial identity and
representation? Do popular media such as
commercial advertisements and music
videos convey prevailing notions of racial
stereotypes? Fulfills Contemporary Art Craft
& Design History distribution requirement.
Visual Culture Emphasis course. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: ACD150 and ACD250 or
Corequisite: ACD250.
African American Art
ACD 334
This course covers African American art
from the late 1700s to the present
emphasizing the formal qualities of art as
well as the social and cultural contexts
within which it was created. Lectures and
assigned readings are drawn from the
scholarship of art history, literature,
anthropology and history. We examine
works by U.S. Artists of African descent and
others who engage aspects of African
American life and culture. Fulfills
Contemporary Art Craft & Design History
distribution requirement. Visual Culture
Emphasis course. 3 credits. Prerequisites:
ACD150 and ACD250 or Corequisite:
ACD250.
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Modernism in Latin America
ACD 343
Whether one considers constructivist
sculpture, architectural design, photography,
painting, printmaking or decorative arts,
much of the 20th century art production in
Latin America countries is best understood
in terms of the struggle to assimilate,
redefine and/or resist styles and concepts
of “modernism.” In this course, we will
consider how 20th century Latin American
art and artists have been interpreted
vis-a-vis trends in Europe and the United
States, paying particular attention to how
issues of cultural and economic exploitation
created unique types of personal and
national identity. In addition to analyzing the
works of such well-known artists as Diego
Rivera, Frida Kahlo, David Alfaro Siqueiros,
Jose Clemente Orozco, Wifredo Lam and
Oscar Niemeyer, classes will be arranged
thematically to better explore developments
in various media and to draw distinctions
among the arts of various countries,
especially Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba and
Brazil. Visual Culture Emphasis course.
3 credits.
Advertising and
Consumer Culture
ACD 347
This course will examine advertisements in
the print media with respect to various
elements, including: economic and social
class; race; ethnic identity; age; gender; and
sexuality. The course begins with an
introduction to the method of analysis called
semiotics, the techniques of which will be
used to determine how advertisements
convey their messages and how they
address themselves to particular
consumers. In addition to the elements
outlined above, we will discuss several
recent controversial issues. While this
course will not center on a history of
advertising, it will treat the historical place of
print advertising in capitalist consumer
culture. Interventionist tactics by various
artists that attempt to subvert the economic
and ideological function of ads will also be
examined. Fulfills Contemporary Art Craft &
Design History distribution requirement.
Visual Culture Emphasis course. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: ACD150 and ACD250 or
Corequisite: ACD250.
The Body: From the Historic to
the Contemporary
ACD 359
This course explores one of the most
important themes of art: the body.
Discussions will center on a complex range
of ideas and values associated with the
body as depicted in painting; sculpture;
photography; installation; performance;
video; etc. We will examine shifting
presentations with a consideration of what
such work tells us about the views and
circumstances they may reflect. These
investigations will be undertaken through a
variety of lenses: formal; political; social;
personal, etc. We will consider the role of
authorship and cultural context in shaping a
work. While the historical evolution and
foundations of art work centering on the
body will be reviewed, the focus of the
course is on work made since 1945 to the
present. Additional topics: the traditional
nude; conceptions of beauty; power
relationships; conceptions of gender, race,
class; gaze theory; identity and
performance; etc. Fulfills Contemporary Art
Craft & Design History distribution
requirement.
Visual Culture Emphasis course.
3 credits. Prerequisites: ACD150 and
ACD250 or Corequisite: ACD250.
World Cinemas
ACD 374 / HCS 374
Writing on film aesthetics in 1930, a year
marked by global financial crisis and
mounting political conflict, Béla Balázs did
not feel it was possible to speak of the
“people of the world.” But if that day were
ever to arrive, he predicted, film would be
there “ready and waiting to provide the
universal spirit with its corresponding
technique of expression.” Today we talk
about how technology has altered the world,
making it feel smaller and infinitely
expanded at the same time. But can we still
say film holds the promise of universal
expression? If not, what does it promise
now? What, in other words, do film’s
techniques of expression correspond to in
our contemporary world?
In this course, we will spend time looking
carefully at cinematic technique in films
produced all over the world during the
course of the medium’s history. At the same
time we will also look carefully at the ideas
and fantasies that animate “world cinema”
as a label for certain kind of films without
taking for granted that this phrase always
means or has meant the same thing. Why
do some critics and theorists embrace this
term while others find it inadequate, a bad
fit, something in need of qualification or
replacement? What corrections and
critiques have these writers offered? How
do their observations change the way we
see film technique and our own unexamined
assumptions about how film makes the
world available to each of us as viewers?
Fulfills Contemporary Art Craft & Design
History distribution requirement. Visual
Culture Emphasis course. $25 course fee
required. 3 credits. Prerequisites: ACD150
and ACD250 or Corequisite: ACD250.
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American Crafts History
ACD 376
This course will necessarily focus on
American crafts. However, an effort will be
made to incorporate other expressions
(especially non-western) into the mix too.
For example, there are readings in Adamson
on the Scandinavian slöjd system, Bauhaus
aesthetics, the Japanese concept of mingei,
the Indian notion of svadharma, the Mande
blacksmiths of West Africa, and subversive
(feminist) stitchery, in addition to writings by
Anni Albers, Karl Marx, Frank Lloyd Wright,
Ellen Gates Starr, George Nakashima,
Carole Tulloch, Garth Clark and many more.
Fulfills Contemporary Art Craft & Design
History distribution requirement. Visual
Culture Emphasis course. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: ACD150 and ACD250 or
Corequisite: ACD250.
Issues in 20th and 21st Century
Art: Research, Engagement +
Politics in Contemporary Art
ACD 380
This joint course between CIA and CWRU
will revolve around the main issues and
questions of late 20th and 21st century art,
namely:
• What is Contemporary? Possible
definitions and conceptual revisions.
• Theory versus Praxis, or a more
combined Art + Research model?
• Art as a thinking process | Thinking
as a creative process (following the
contemporary, and truly trans-
historical model: “art as research” and
“research as art”)
• The dynamic inter-relationship of
different media, and fields of study
(as in installation art, and Krauss’s
“post-medium condition”).
• The anxiety of interdisciplinarity (an
inquiry and examination of the efforts,
as well as the resistance, towards such
approach).
Artists, for the most part, no longer define
themselves as medium-specific, but primarily
as visual artists and researchers. Fluidity
among media is currently explored in a
philosophical and artistic positioning that
regards indeterminacy, uncertainty, and even
ambiguity as positive and productive values.
Inter/Cross/Trans/Multi are, therefore,
welcomed prefixes and defining elements
of an artistic discourse that aims at
moving beyond established categories.
Interdisciplinarity involves the combining
of two or more disciplines into one activity,
and it entails creating something new by
crossing or thinking across boundaries.
This might generate a sense of anxiety,
which reflects the territorialization quite
prevalent in academic and artistic arenas.
More than specifically or strictly answering
these main questions, the course will attempt
to open channels for exchange, debate, and
discussion, raising awareness about the
most relevant and pressing issues in the 21st
Century Art.” Fulfills Contemporary Art Craft
& Design History distribution requirement.
Visual Culture Emphasis course. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: ACD150 and ACD250 or
Corequisite: ACD250.
Art & Its Social Life in
Madagascar
ACD 382 / HCS 382
Madagascar is a large island in the Indian
Ocean, just southeast of the African
mainland. Artistic practice in Madagascar is
very distinctive, being informed by a unique
blend of the 20 different ethnic groups on
the island and a broad division between
rural (animist, or ancestral cultures) and
urban lifestyles. This course explores a
range of Malagasy arts, giving particular
attention to the forms these arts take, the
processes of their production and the
relations they maintain to the island’s social
and cultural lives. Throughout the course,
readings and discussions will be
supplemented by images, videos and
collected art. Students will be asked to
analyze the various Malagasy art forms and
the processes that go into their production,
as well as to think critically about the
relations these aesthetic practices have with
Malagasy socioculture. Fulfills
Contemporary Art Craft & Design History
distribution requirement. Visual Culture
Emphasis course. 3 credits. Prerequisites:
ACD150 and ACD250 or Corequisite:
ACD250.
Conceptual Art
ACD 383 / HCS 383
This theme-based art history course is
designed to give students an in-depth,
semester-long investigation into the art
movements and ideas that informed
Conceptual Art’s development in the 1960s
and 1970s as well as its impact on
contemporary art making in the decades
that followed. This course will cover, but not
be limited to, the so-called heyday of
Conceptual Art in the 1960s and 1970s, a
focus on which would otherwise reinforce
the traditional modernist art historical
framework that defined styles in part by
limiting them to a specific time period.
Significant time in the class will be devoted
to investigating examples of conceptually-
informed art created in the 1980s, 1990s
and the early 21st century, underscoring the
impact of Conceptual Art’s legacy for art,
craft and design today. The course will
investigate the philosophies that informed
conceptual art that allowed artists to
problematize the conditions and encounters
with art; the conventions of its visuality, and
the circumstances of its production. Fulfills
Contemporary Art Craft & Design History
distribution requirement. Visual Culture
Emphasis course. 3 credits. Prerequisites:
ACD150 and ACD250 or Corequisite:
ACD250.
Japanese Visual Culture
ACD 386
This course will explore all aspects of
Japan’s visual culture, island by island,
theme by theme. Special attention will be
devoted to Japan’s major cities, and the
most important cultural sites, including
temples, shrines, gardens, and parks. We
will discuss the history of Japan, traditional
Japanese culture, and current Japanese
pop culture. Student assignments will focus
on the history of Japanese illustration,
including ukiyo-e, manga, and anime. The
course lectures will introduce these topics,
as well as present an examination of all
traditional Japanese art forms, from temple
architecture to the tea ceremony. Fulfills
Contemporary Art Craft & Design History
distribution requirement. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: ACD150 and ACD250 or
Corequisite: ACD250.
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Media Arts and Visual Culture:
Installation
ACD 387
This course investigates the emergence,
prominence and impact of the installation as
a new medium in contemporary art. “Media
arts” or “new media” include but are not
limited to video and experimental film,
performance, interactive art, digital media,
and especially the installation, which itself
embraces a wide range of media. We will
focus on the growth of the installation from
“environments” in the 1960s into a distinct
artistic medium used widely since the 1980s.
We will discuss the work of many recognized
artists and some less familiar artists from
around the world as well as corresponding
theories of media within the broader field of
visual culture. Using a wide range of
installations as examples, particular attention
will be given to the implications that new
media, especially digital media, have for the
creative process and the critical social issues
that they raise. Fulfills Contemporary Art
Craft & Design History distribution
requirement. Visual Culture Emphasis course.
3 credits. Prerequisites: ACD150 and
ACD250 or Corequisite: ACD250.
Media Arts & Visual Culture:
Interactive Zones
ACD 388
What is “interactivity”? A recent publication
is titled Total Interaction, but what does that
mean? In this course we will look closely at
the history, theory, and practice of the
interactive as a facet of contemporary art,
design, and media culture. We will explore
thematic zones or territories of the
interactive both real and imagined,
including: cybernetic systems, sci-fi and
popular culture, visionary design, interactive
animations and massive multi-player games,
convergent technology, responsive
environments, and “A.I.” (i.e., artificial
intelligence). A previous course in modern
and contemporary art or visual culture is
assumed for all participants. Fulfills
Contemporary Art Craft & Design History
distribution requirement. Visual Culture
Emphasis course. 3 credits. Prerequisites:
ACD150 and ACD250 or Corequisite:
ACD250.
From the Front Row
ACD 389 / HCS 389
Does writing about a film mean something
different from writing other things?
What is cinematic representation?
Cinema is a cultural phenomenon but what
do we mean when we say such a thing?
Is film a language? What is critical theory?
The aim of the seminar is to encourage
undergraduate students interested in
cinema to develop better written and verbal
skills within the context of a broader field of
cinema studies. Students will debate the
essence of cinema and acquire a
framework for understanding its formal
qualities. In the process, they will learn to
experience film as a visual language,
explore its similarities to other arts, and
analyze its relation to critical dialogue.
FROM THE FRONT ROW; Cinema and An
Approach to Critical Writing is divided into
three sections or thematic discussions with
each section intended to follow one another
to provide a cumulative sense of the field of
study. Some cross-reference is required to
initiate debate and discussion. Fulfills
Contemporary Art Craft & Design History
distribution requirement. Visual Culture
Emphasis course. 3 credits. Prerequisites:
ACD150 and ACD250 or Corequisite:
ACD250.
History of Photography Survey
ACD 421
This is a photo historical survey course.
Lectures are presented on leading
photographers throughout the history of
photography from its earliest beginnings to
the present within a context of cultural, art
historical, social and political trends.
Students develop skills in critical thinking,
writing and research through lectures,
group discussions, reading and writing
assignments along with the production of a
comprehensive research paper. Required of
Photography Majors. Fulfills Open Art Craft
& Design History distribution requirement.
Visual Culture Emphasis course. Offered
Fall. 3 credits. Prerequisites: ACD150 and
ACD250 or Corequisite: ACD250.
An Introduction to African Art
ACD 422
This art history course provides an
introduction to the visual art traditions of
sub-Saharan Africa from ancient cultures to
the present. Lectures and readings are
drawn from art historical scholarship as well
as from other disciplines (anthropology,
archaeology, visual culture studies) that
provide a sense of the social, political and
religious contexts within which the art was
created and used. The study of African art
from a Western perspective presents
questions that are covered in class: When
and under what circumstances did “Africa”
as a concept emerge? Did Africans consider
their works “art” in the same sense that
Westerners use that term? How did Western
museums acquire African art and how does
that inform the way we understand African
works? In what ways did colonialism, the
spread of Islam and Christianity, pan-
Africanism and post-colonial movements
affect artistic production? How do we
understand modernism in an African
context? Fulfills Open Art Craft & Design
History distribution requirement. Visual
Culture Emphasis course. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: ACD150 and ACD250 or
Corequisite: ACD250.
Indigenous Cultures: The Inca,
Aztec and Maya
ACD 460 / SNS 460
This will be a lecture based, Anthropology
course that focuses on the three major
civilizations of Pre-Hispanic Latin America;
the Aztec, Maya, and Inca. We will study the
three civilizations to understand the
complexity of New World cultures, and to
understand what their legacy to the
Americas is today. Fulfills Open Art Craft &
Design History distribution requirement.
3 credits. Prerequisites: ACD150 and
ACD250 or Corequisite: ACD250. Formerly
know as Pre-Hispanic Civilizations: The
Inca, Aztec and Maya.
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Design and Craft in
Modern Culture
ACD 462
This course is an introduction to graphic and
three-dimensional design from the Industrial
Revolution to the present. We will examine
modern and contemporary artists, styles,
and objects across the design and craft
disciplines, including finely crafted furniture
and other objects designed for public and
private spaces (architectural details and
ornamentation, wallpaper, textiles, lamps,
kitchenware, etc.); decorative objects such
as ceramics, metalwork, and glass; objects
of mass production and consumer culture
(cars, trains, cameras, corporate and
residential furnishings, electronic goods,
etc.); art posters, private press books and
illustrations, and innovative forms of
communication graphics. Special
consideration will be given to the social and
cultural meanings of objects, issues related
to the design and craft fields as professional
occupations, and the art historical and
theoretical relationships of the various
design and craft disciplines beyond medium
(material) specific concerns. Open Art Craft
& Design History distribution requirement.
Visual Culture Emphasis course. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: ACD150 and ACD250 or
Corequisite: ACD250.
Art of China
ACD 465
The primary goal of this course is to explore
the art and culture of China (including
mainland China and Taiwan). Political,
religious, social, and visual aspects of the
art will be stressed in class. In order to
understand Chinese art and civilization, we
will look at art objects from terra-cotta
pottery of the Neolithic period, bronze
vessels, Buddhist murals and sculptures of
the Tang era, literati paintings and imperial
tastes of medieval China up to
contemporary art. Subjects such as women
artists and performing arts will be also
discussed in this course. As the semester
progresses, some additional readings may
be assigned. Fulfills Open Art Craft &
Design History distribution requirement.
Visual Culture Emphasis course. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: ACD150 and ACD250 or
Corequisite: ACD250.
Urban Ethnography
ACD 471
According to the UN, today over half the
world’s population lives in urban areas. This
class will examine urbanism as a concept
through the lens of anthropology. We will
begin with a grounding in the theoretical
writings on urban anthropology to give us
context, and examine the origins of cities
and urbanism in human prehistory. From
there we will read several ethnographies, or
anthropological case studies on urbanism
and culture, focusing on both non-western
and American cities and urban locations. In
doing so we will also examine the
intersection or poverty, race, gender, and
globalization as they are affected by urban
development. We will also consider how
these issues are related to us in our own
urban ‘spaces’ in the greater Cleveland
area. Fulfills Open Art Craft & Design History
distribution requirement. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: ACD150 and ACD250 or
Corequisite: ACD250.
Asian Art Survey
ACD 472
This course serves as a “survey” or a
window for the art of multiple cultures. This
lecture/exercise/discussion-style course
explores the art and visual culture of Asia,
focusing on India, Japan and China.
Political, religious, social, and visual aspects
of the art will be stressed in class. In order
to understand the art and civilization of
these three countries, we will look at art
objects ranging from ancient archeological
finds, medieval architecture to modern and
contemporary art. Subjects such as women
artists, performing arts and animation will
also be discussed in this course. The
content of this course will be generally
divided into pre-Modern, Modern &
Contemporary eras in which art and visual
culture will be discussed with geographic
perspectives. As the semester progresses,
some additional readings and films may be
assigned. Each student is encouraged to
find examples learned in this course and
apply them to his/her intellectual
development. Visual Culture Emphasis
course. 3 credits. Formerly ACD 372.
Art of East Asia
ACD 473
This lecture/discussion-style course is to
explore the art and visual culture of East
Asia, focusing on Japan and China. Political,
religious, social, and visual aspects of the
art will be stressed in class. In order to
understand art and civilization of these two
countries, we will look at art objects from
ancient archeological objects, medieval
architecture to modern and contemporary
art. Subjects such as women artists,
performing arts and animation will be also
discussed in this course. Fulfills Open Art
Craft & Design History distribution
requirement. Visual Culture Emphasis
course. 3 credits. Prerequisites: ACD150
and ACD250 or Corequisite: ACD250.
India: Culture & Society
ACD 480 / SNS 480
Once the jewel in the crown of the British
Empire, India has some 5,000 years of
artistic tradition and architectural heritage.
This course focuses on the essential role of
the visual in India’s ancient and modern
cultural and religious traditions. The creation
and nature of visual imagery are explored in
sculpture, temples, palaces, persons,
symbols, times and places. From bustling
cities to remote villages and pilgrimage sites,
from beggar to Brahmin to Hindu gods and
goddesses, the course explores the “divine
image” in India. Fulfills Open Art Craft &
Design History distribution requirement.
3 credits. Prerequisites: ACD150 and
ACD250 or Corequisite: ACD250.
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Animation
Concept Development I
ANIM 201
A core requirement to learn digital painting
in motion, scene design, character
development, technical direction, and
related animation production pipeline
standards for developing animated stories,
shorts, films, and animated cinematography.
This course examines the media production
requirements for animation students in
applied professional studios. This course
serves to develop the animator’s core
mechanics and vocabulary in the broad
areas of animation integrated workflow
(story conception, storyboarding, animatics,
motion studies, character flow and design,
scene, set, and props (look artists),
technical direction, and summary of
post-production flow) to meet industry
expectations and professional output.
Offered spring. 3 credits.
Intro to 2D Animation
ANIM 209
The goal of this class is to gain a basic
understanding of the fundamentals of
movement, timing and rhythm and how they
convey mood and character, even in the
most abstract sense. Animation is the
artificial movement of an otherwise static
object. By moving that object incrementally
- whether by position, color, shape, size, etc.,
we can create movement. By synching that
movement to sound, we emphasize the
movement and create further depth and
meaning. Required materials: A 7200 rpm
hard drive. Offered fall. 3 credits.
Drawing for Animation
ANIM 220
Drawing for Animation is an essential
course for anyone who is interested in visual
storytelling. This course will teach students
how to draw ideas, actions, and gestures
that effectively communicate a story.
Students will draw from live models in
costumes, animals in motion, and create
characters that capture storytelling poses.
An emphasis will be placed on exaggeration,
silhouetting, line of action, balance, and
gesture: all of which are needed to
communicate a character’s attitude and
story. This course is highly recommended
for animators and illustrators. Offered fall. 3
credits.
Acting + Directing
ANIM 231
Acting & Directing is an intense production
course designed for aspiring art directors,
screenwriters, and actors who wish to
purse a career in film and/or animation. The
course requires both performance and
cinematic practice. Directors will create and
produce short scenes taking on the full
responsibility of creating clear
communication using the audio/visual
language of cinema and focusing on the
developing and execution of performance
on screen. Beyond just holding the
responsibility of successful execution of a
project, directors will also switch roles with
the actor, working from the other side of the
lens to better understand the acting
process and what kind of specific direction
an actor needs to perform according to
another director’s vision. Open elective.
3 credits.
Experimental Animation
ANIM 240
This course will introduce students to the
history and experimental techniques used in
the animation industry. Students will learn
how to bring stories to life through
stop-motion, charcoal drawings and
mixed-media animation. Students will learn
how to build sets, rig puppets, and use
technology such as the green screen/
lighting studio and cameras. This course
serves as a great introduction to non-
traditional animation for students who are
interested in bringing physical materials to
life. Offered spring. 3 credits.
Specialized Animation
Production
ANIM 300
This course provides students with the
ability to focus on a specific area of the
animation production pipeline to research,
produce a body of work and learn ad-
vanced techniques through individualized
assignments. Books and supplies to be
determined by instructor. 3 credits.
Intro 3D Animation: Character
ANIM 307A
This is an introductory course in 3D
animation as an art form, with an intensive
focus on of the use and development
characters in animation. Successful
animation breathes life into motion with
clear communication of thought, emotion,
narrative or experience. Any moving object
is a “character” in film or animation. We will
hold regular discussions and workshops on
how the dialogue of an otherwise stagnant
object changes and evolves when put to
motion. Methods of instruction will consist
of lectures, demonstrations, artist research,
studio assignments, in-class lab time, and
group critiques. 3 credits.
Body Mechanics for Animation
ANIM 308
Students will animate scenes from planning
to polish through their choice of 2D or 3D
animation. In this course, we will learn how
to set up character rigs for animation, body
mechanics, facial animation, acting and
motion studies. Students will be required to
compete in monthly animation competitions
and produce polished animated scenes in
the medium of their choice for their reel.
Pre-requisites: ANIM 209. Books and
supplies to be determined by instructor. 3
credits.
Motion Graphics
ANIM 310
An advanced project-based course whose
goal is to create finished broadcast- or
web-ready animation or motion graphics
pieces. Emphasis will be on learning After
Effects. This course covers contemporary
issues in motion graphics and broadcast
design. In this class, students will visualize,
develop, and realize various creative
solutions for tasks in 2D and 2.5D animation
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projects. Concept development, visual
storytelling, montage theory, typography,
sound design, and principles and meanings
of movement will be explores. Ultimately,
the student will be expected to produce two
complete pieces. 3 credits.
Motion Graphics II
ANI M 311
Motion Graphics II is an advanced
project-based course that builds on the
principles of design and motion covered in
ANIM 310 Motion Graphics. Emphasis will
be place on image creation, transitions,
compositing, typography, sound, design
and movement in 2D, 2.5D, 3D and/or live
action based productions. 3 credits.
Narrative Production I
ANIM 313
This course will focus on students working
in teams to create assets in the pre-
production phase of development for an
animated short film. This will include story
development, asset development (character
design, environment design, prop design,
color scripting, 3D modeling, rough
animation and 2D and or 3D character
rigging). 3 credits.
Tools students need include: drawing
materials, working knowledge of Maya,
working knowledge of Adobe Animate,
TVPaint or Toon Boom Harmony; working
knowledge of film and cinematic language;
working knowledge of digital painting using
Adobe Photoshop. Books and supplies to
be determined by instructor. 3 credits.
* While there is not a prerequisite course for
this class, juniors must exhibit knowledge in
these areas gleaned from courses that were
taught during their sophomore year.
Required for all junior Animation majors.
3D Rigging and Problem Solving
ANIM 312
Students will learn technical skills associated
with navigating the 3D Animation and VFX
pipelines. This course covers aspects of 3D
production that bridges the gap between 3D
modeling and 3D Animation. Exercises will
include creating character rigs, using 3D
simulations, and discovering technical
solutions while using a variety of software
and tools available. Pre-reqs include
coursework in 3D Modeling or 3D Animation
using Autodesk Maya. Open to all majors.
3 credits.
Narrative Production II
ANIM 313A
This course will focus on the production and
post production phases of the animated film
that was begun the previous semester in
Narrative Production I. This includes 2D or
3DAnimation, Lighting/Texturing, Editing,
Compositing, Special FX Animation and
Sound Production. Tools students will need
include: working knowledge of Maya,
working knowledge of Adobe Animate,
TVPaint or Toon Boom Harmony; working
knowledge of film and
cinematic language; working knowledge of
Adobe After Effects. Required for all junior
Animation majors. Prerequisite: ANIM 313
credits. Books and supplies to be
determined by instructor. 3 credits.
Intro to 3D Modeling
ANIM 345
The course is designed to cover concepts in
digital 3D organic and device model
construction, whereby the virtual models
designed are rendered and composited for
2D illustration purposes to solve specific
conceptual problems. The subject matter
within the Game Design curriculum reflects
the development of characters, game
environments and specific assets for game
development. Students outside the Game
Design Major, are required to work with
subjects appropriate to their major field of
study for concept development and for long
term portfolio objectives. Projects include
concepts and workflow for constructing a
virtual 3D surface by: (1) defining the visual
problem within a concept sketch in
pre-production, (2) utilizing specific
introductory modeling methods to build the
3D illustration components, (3) the use of
basic lighting and rendered materials, (4)
export methods into Adobe Photoshop for
augmentation, finishing and final illustration
techniques and layout. Projects require the
student to gain and improve upon
conceptual skills, problem-solving in
specific media situations (digital 2D & 3D)
and technical proficiency at an introductory
level in 3D modeling. 3 credits.
3D Texture, Mapping, Digital
Lighting
ANIM 347
This course is designed to cover concepts
in digital application of texture maps for 3D
game models rendered in a real-time 3D
game engine. Optimization of textures
maps, and materials,. Poly count limits, and
how to “bake” extremely high levels of detail
into low detail models capable of being
rendered in real-time, and the benefits of
using “Levels of Detail” with static, and
dynamic lighting concepts, design, and
optimization. The use of toggle-able lighting,
and attachment of lighting to game assets
and players. The importance of creating
immersive environments, capable of being
walked through, and/or viewed from
multiple, often unspecified angles of view.
Projects include concept integration into
technical production workflow for
describing, and optimizing digital 3D
surfaces for rendering in a real-time game
engine; creating immersive environments
that express mood, and narrative through
the materials, and lighting. Projects require
the student to continually improve upon
conceptual problem solving, time
management strategies, communication/
presentation and technical skills. 3 credits.
Community Projects:
Animation Production (EP)
ANIM 350
Students will animate and provide art and
production services for individual clients as
well as for organizations in a professional
studio setting. The course emphasizes the
student’s development in problem solving,
meeting client demands, communication
skills, organization, effective time
management and teamwork and
collaboration. This course will be an
introduction to real-world projects and
challenges. Required of junior Animation
majors. Open to electives with instructor’s
permission. Fulfills Engaged Practice
requirement. 3 credits.
Storyboarding + Sequential Art
ANIM 367
Students will be introduced to the craft of
storyboard creation, cinematography, and
its specific application within the pipeline of
the Animation Industry. Offered spring.
3 credits.
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Animation: Internship (EP)
ANIM 399-499
Elective credit can be given on a case-by
case basis for student internships
developed through the Career Services
Office, with advance permission of
instructor and department chair. Fulfills
Engaged Practice requirement. 3 credits.
2D/3D Compositing for
Animation
ANIM 400
The course is designed to instruct students
in the process and concepts of integrating
2D and 3D images from multiple digital
sources into a single, seamless whole
composite. The course will be examining
tools, techniques and concepts which help
to augment and compose digital space for
sequences of images (still images,
animations & video). Digital compositing is
the manipulated combination of at least 2 or
more sources of images to produce and
integrated result. The course will use the
process of compositing to demonstrate the
following advanced concepts & techniques:
digital compositing concepts, motion
graphics integration, post production special
effects, matte painting/masking, basic 2D
rotoscoping and animation of different
composited layers, depth and 2D space
composites, 3D generated render passes,
lighting and color correction for image
synthesis and rendering with correct frame
rate and aspect ratios. The fundamental
concepts, principles and practices of time
based digital compositing and rendering in
order to establish a common aesthetic and
technical language necessary to develop
quality professional visual communications.
Based primarily in the software program
Adobe After Effects, students will immerse
themselves in the making of integrated 2D
works that are driven by medical/scientific,
socially, culturally and research connected
narratives. Offered spring. 3 credits.
BFA Research + Preparation
ANIM 401
This course is structured to support the
individual in shaping her/his own project and
the production of all elements of the BFA
Thesis, strong conceptual skills developed
through a professional planning and a good
researched idea are core to this process.
Offered fall. 3 credits.
Narrative Production III
ANIM 412
Students learn how to fully develop a
narrative based concept for production. In
this class, students will: 1. develop their
ideas, 2. write a script based on those
ideas, 3 credits. deconstruct their script in
order to fully understand their proposed
piece, 4. rewrite their script, 5. produce,
review and edit storyboards, and finally, 6.
produce, review and edit an animatic based
on their storyboards. This is a project based
learning experience designed to help
students develop narrative based work, and
will be especially helpful for seniors doing
BFA project development. Offered fall.
3 credits.
Animation Portfolio Reel &
Shorts
ANIM 420
This course is a requirement for Animation
students but also recommended for any
student interested in the entertainment
industry. Students will build and present a
professional portfolio while learning career
search and interviewing skills. Students will
have the opportunity to create animated
shorts and refine their best work. Each
student will leave this course with a
professional portfolio and a demo reel in
their area of expertise. Offered spring.
3 credits.
3D Modeling for Concept
Vehicles 1
ANIM 454T
This course focuses on 3D Modeling for
Concept Vehicles 1 (Automobiles, Sci-Fi,
Fantasy & Tactical). For students focused on
transportation, animation or game design,
3D modeling is essential in developing and
translating ideas into data that can be used
for industry applications.
Course content will provide a foundation in
3D modeling using rapid polygonal and
hard modeling techniques. An emphasis
will be placed on documentation of basic
surfaces, designing around a package and/
or free-form exploration in order to support
Industrial Design (Transportation Track),
Animation or Game Design content
development for the auto and entertainment
industries. Studio lab time will include
lectures, demos, in-class exercises, project
support and one-on-one instruction. Intro to
3D Modeling (Game/Animation) is required.
Prior 3D modeling experience is helpful.
Required of senior Industrial Design majors
(Transportation Track), recommended for
Animation and Game Design majors and
open to any students. Offered fall.
3 credits.
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3D Modeling for Concept
Vehicles 2
ANIM 455T
This course is a continuation of 3D Modeling
for Concept Vehicles 1 and is focused on
vehicle modeling such as Automobiles,
Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Tactical. For students
focused on transportation, animation or
game design, 3D modeling is essential in
developing and translating ideas into data
that can be used for industry applications.
This course will provide further instruction in
3D modeling using rapid polygonal and
hard modeling techniques. An emphasis
will be placed on documentation of basic
surfaces, designing around a package and/
or free-form exploration in order to support
Industrial Design (Transportation Track),
Animation or Game Design content
development for the auto and entertainment
industries. Studio lab time will include
lectures, demos, in-class exercises, project
support and one-on-one instruction.
Prior 3D modeling experience is required,
specifically courses like Intro to 3D
Modeling (Game/Animation). Required
of senior Industrial Design majors
(Transportation Track), recommended for
Animation and Game Design majors and
open to any students. Offered spring.
3 credits.
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Ceramics
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Ceramics
Ceramics: Image, Pattern +
Surface in Clay
CER 202-302-402
This class will concentrate on the integration
of form and surface using drawing, painting,
pattern and mark making on ceramics. We
will use ceramic materials, print processes,
decals and digital imagery on both two and
three dimensional clay objects. We will
research historical and current ceramic
works and the technology of image making
on clay to invent a personal narrative.
Required of all Ceramic Majors. Open to all.
Prerequisites: Some clay working
experience is suggested. 3 credits.
Intro Ceramics: Material +
Making
CER 204
Clay appears in all cultures throughout
history. This malleable material
simultaneously achieves our needs of utility
and self-expression, merging form and
surface. In this introductory course,
students will develop skills in forming
methods including hand building, extrusion,
slab construction and the potter’s wheel.
We will look at the rich history of ceramics
across cultures spanning thousands of
years to inform our explorations in forming
and surfaces. Students will gain an
understanding of ceramic materials through
testing and making. Required for majors.
Open to all. 3 credits.
Ceramics: Color
CER 235-335-435
Color is one of the most expressive and
emotional elements of art and design. We
use color to communicate feelings, create
mood, warn of danger, attract attention and
to feel comfort. When combined, colors tell
a story, create patterns and images. This
course will focus on color in ceramics. The
combination of color, pattern and surface
will be explored through assigned and
proposed projects. Throughout this course
students practice glaze formulation and
testing to work towards a personal pallet of
colors used in their own work. 3 credits.
Ceramics: The Potter’s Wheel +
Production
CER 240-340-440
Students will work in series and iterations to
create sets, vessels, server ware and
presentation pieces in clay. The potters
wheel is an important tool for artists and
designers who want to assemble forms
using multiple parts. Production techniques
will enable students to create multiples,
work efficiently and develop a distinct style.
Glaze making, glazing and kiln firing will be
incorporated into this course. Lectures on
historical and contemporary ceramic works
will be included to further help students
create a personal direction. Open to all.
Books and supplies to be determined by
instructor. 3 credits.
Ceramics:
Advanced Handbuilding
CER 243-343-443
This course will explore basic and advanced
hand-building techniques to explore
individual investigation of clay for personal
ideation and concepts. We will make glazes,
fire kilns and explore ceramic history. We
will cover all types of work from utility to
sculpture and its relationship to site and
place. The class will research and test
various ceramic materials, clay bodies and
surface treatments. Open to all. 3 credits.
Ceramics: Design
CER 245-345-445
Design is everywhere. Everything you see
and everything you touch is the result of
design. Nature is designed.Natural systems
work together in harmony to provide
light, sustenance, pollination, shelter and
procreation. Our Built environment provides
these same things; sometimes in harmony
and often in opposition. Ceramics stands
firmly, contributing to shelter, light and
sustenance. A brick, a lamp, a bowl. These
things were designed in various forms over
millennia and are recognized by everyone for
their purpose. In this course, we will examine
the design of historical objects and the forms
they take. With this knowledge, we will design
contemporary objects for the contemporary
world we live in. 3 credits.
Ceramics: Mold Making +
Multiples
CER 248-348-448
This class will be engaged with the
concepts of multiples in the making of
functional, sculptural and design works.
Mold making, slip casting, press molds and
other production techniques will be utilized.
Emphasis is on design and exploration of
form through modeling by hand and
machine. 3D modeling and digital
fabrication may be explored. There will be
lectures that address technical issues and
artworks made of clay, both historical and
contemporary. Open to all.
3 credits.
Ceramics Architectonic Clay +
Ceramic Sculpture
CER 250-350-450
We will use clay to explore natural and
man-made forms as they relate to the body,
architecture, ritual and culture. Students
will utilize hand-building techniques,
constructing abstract and representational
objects, sculpture and vessels. Work will
be informed by natural systems, the man-
made environment, the human form and the
endless possibilities of clay. We willexplore
firing processes, clays, and glazes.
3 credits.
Ceramics: Table for Two:
Evolving Rituals of Food
CER 252-352-452
We will focus on the human experience of
eating, and the rituals and modes of
communication involving community, food
and drink. The potter’s wheel will be our
primary means of fabrication for the
creation of objects, parts and multiples.
Glaze formulation, surface techniques and
firing of kilns will be incorporated in this
class. Open to all. 3 credits.
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Ceramics: Vessel Utility
CER 253-353-453
This course will investigate the historical and
contemporary forms of the ceramic vessel/
pot. The dual nature of works that function,
as receptacles for meaning and narrative
as well as domestic work for the table or
presentation will be researched.
Construction techniques to be covered
will include hand building and the potter’s
wheel along with a variety of surface
treatments and firing methods. 3 credits.
Ceramics: Production
Processes
CER 257-357-457
This course will explore production as it
pertains to ceramics. Working by hand and
implementing processes such as mold
making, jiggering, CNC milling, and digital
tools, students will produce multiples. Our
focus will be on designing a “collection” for
small batchmanufacturing. Topics include
design, entrepreneurship, pricing and
marketing of your work. 3 credits.
Monumental Clay
CER 260-360-460
This course will explore the physical and
conceptual aspects of monuments and
their place in public spaces. Utilizing hand-
built structures, thrown vessels and cast
multiples we will fabricate large-scale tiles,
murals, installations and objects. Surface
considerations both traditional and non-
traditional will be influenced by historical
or contemporary events. Allowing drawing
and mark making to develop a relationship
to mass and volume. The class will also
address clay in various forms, such as fired
and unfired. Some previous ceramics
experience is required. 3 credits.
Ceramics: Environmental
CER 265-365-465
This course explores ceramics in our built
environment. We will design and make tile
and murals for interiors and public spaces.
Projects will include tile and murals for
interiors and public spaces, outdoor
sculpture and installation art. 3 credits.
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Craft + Design
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Craft + Design
Creativity + Process
CRDS 200
Creativity and process are essential to craft
+ design careers. Inspiration, ideation,
research, and material exploration all
contribute to novel and unique creative
solutions. Students gain an understanding
of materials and address various themes in
the Craft + Design practices through
models, multiples, and experimentation.
The course affords the integration of skills
and knowledge from foundation studies
including drawing, design, color, digital
synthesis, and collaboration in Craft +
Design practices. Offered fall. 3 credits.
Design + Process
CRDS 201
Thoughtful design and technical processes
are integral to contemporary studio practices.
Emphasis is placed on visual and conceptual
aspects of materials, and material processes.
Design integrates material and process
to allow exploration of inherent physical
properties that bring content and depth
to the function and meaning of material.
Students continue the process of research
and ideation using common themes, and
explore through material experimentation.
Each artist’s personal vision begins to
emerge. A range of fundamental techniques
are explored and practiced, stressing the
practice of the maker. Ideation, modeling,
and documentation are practiced as an
important part of the creative process.
Offered spring. 3 credits.
3D Digital Making
CRDS 300
The integration of computer aided design
(CAD) with contemporary making continues
to expand the possibilities of the Craft field.
Digital making addresses a range of new
materials and technologies toward innovative
applications in Craft. Projects integrate
design and output experiences toward
exploration of new materials, patterns, molds,
templates, models, and objects. The
seminar/studio course includes weekly
seminar discussions, presentations, and
reviews as well as dedicated work in the
studios, labs, and major spaces. Offered fall.
3 credits.
2D Digital Making (EP)
CRDS 301
TTwo-dimensional digital technologies,
imaging, new materials and processes
afford unique applications within Craft +
Design. Projects integrate the use of digital
technology for the development of image,
pattern, and texture. Students learn and
apply new skills with imaging tools and
explore how they translate into various
materials and surfaces. Fulfills Engaged
Practice requirement by requiring students
to work with external makers space, and an
external partner. Offered spring.
3 credits.
BFA Research + SynTHESIS
CDE 400
Research and synthesis are critical to the
development of a thesis. This course is a
hybrid seminar/studio for seniors with a
focus on self-reflection, research, writing
and making. Each Student develops their
own thesis project proposal and through
research, exploration, and experimentation
in various materials and media, a portfolio of
work that supports their thesis in response
to departmental criteria. The seminar
includes discussions, presentations,
readings, and writing assignments, which
vary to recognize the direction of the group
and formal issues and conceptual
challenges. A successful mid-year
presentation prepares students for the BFA
presentation in the spring. Required of all
graduating Craft + Design majors. Offered
fall. 3 credits.
BFA SynTHESIS + Presentation
CRDS 401
Synthesis and presentation define the
culminating experience of the BFA and
serves as a foundation for a professional
career in Craft and Design. This course
continues the hybrid seminar/studio and
builds on the research and thesis work
developed in the fall semester. The seminar
includes discussions, presentations,
readings, and writing assignments, which
vary to recognize the direction of the group
and formal issues and conceptual
challenges. The subject, research, and
writing for the thesis and BFA statement are
finalized during the spring semester with the
statement and body of work completed for
the BFA presentation. The course also
addresses the planning and preparation
toward a professional career including goals,
resume, documentation, and digital
presentations. Offered spring.
3 credits.
Internship-Craft + Design (EP)
CRDS 399-499
Elective credit can be given on a case- by
case basis for student internships
developed through the career services
office, with advance permission of instructor
and department Chair. Fulfills Engaged
Practice requirement.
3 credits.
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Drawing
Collage & Assemblage
DRG 212
Collage and Assemblage are among the
most radical innovations of the early 20th
century and these forms remain relevant
today as sources for innovation and
experimentation. Each of these forms
acknowledges the fracture of contemporary
life and the ongoing need for new means of
expression. This course will explore the
relationship between collage and
assemblage and various disciplines within
the visual arts including Painting, Print, and
Drawing. Students will learn to discern the
significantly different effects and content of
the wide range of strategies these
approaches encompass. Through
classroom discussion, lectures, readings,
critiques and studio work students will
explore the possibilities available through
collage and assemblage. Emphasis will be
given to the historical and contemporary
studio practices associated with collage
and assemblage. This course is open to all
students from all majors. Students will be
encouraged to apply their area of expertise
to the studio work. 3 credits.
Illusionism: Intro to Drawing
DRG 215M
Advancing the illusionistic rendering skills
developed in the first year, students will be
introduced to a variety of theories related to
sight and perception. Students will develop
skills with several traditional mediums and
materials as well as experiment concepts of
scale, color, and mark-making. Required for
sophomore Drawing Majors. Cross listed
with VAT. Offered fall. 3 credits.
100 Drawings
DRG 216M
In creating 100 drawings within a single
semester, students will move through many
forms of drawing, from direct observation to
work from photographic sources, from
abstraction to the idiosyncratic.
Assignments are sequenced to encourage
experimentation and play with a wide range
of drawing materials and methods. At the
conclusion of the course, students will have
begun to develop their own point of view,
style, and approach to drawing. Required
for sophomore Drawing majors. Offered
spring. 3 credits.
Experiments in Drawing:
Cartoon as Contemporary Art
DRG 230
Contemporary artists often make projects in
response to the concept of the cartoon. As
a form, this concept is drawn from a history
spanning hundreds of years from 1 4th c.
preparatory cartoons for history paintings to
contemporary time-based manifestations
including gifs and narrative media. In this
course students explore various low-tech
2D drawing approaches to this genre,
making both still and time-based projects.
Rather than industry-focused models,
coursework focuses on exercises and
experimental studio-based practices with
an emphasis on producing works that
reflect the artist’s personal vision. Themes
to be examined include imaginative
figuration, violence, and abstraction.
Students will consider the relationship
between cartoons in popular culture and
less mainstream approaches to the media.
Through studio and seminar each student
will develop a personal understanding of
“cartoon culture” as seen through a
contemporary art-making lens. Open to all
majors. Successful completion of FND
Drawing I and ll required. 3 credits.
Figure Drawing
DRG 225
Students will develop an individual
approach to the figure through relevant
historical and contemporary systems of
representation. This course emphasizes on
innovative approach to drawing using the
figure as a vehicle and primary focus for
metaphoric or literal interpretations, and as
a site for conceptual inquiry. Diverse
combinations of traditional and
unconventional mediums will be introduced.
Individual reviews of work in progress and
group critiques are an integral part of the
studio concentration. Museum, gallery
excursions, and visiting artists are regularly
scheduled to enlighten student pursuits.
Formerly DRG 226-326-426.
3 credits.
Drawing Beyond Observation
DRG 321
This course will explore strategies for
representation beyond direct perception,
moving past the use of the traditional still life,
landscape, or model as subject. How can a
drawing describe the world that is beyond
the range of our common visual
observations? Different approaches to
drawing, including free-association,
metaphor, and mapping are explored to
help define and circumvent personal
barriers. Required for junior Drawing majors.
Offered fall. Formerly DRG 221-321M-421.
3 credits.
Hybrid Approaches to Drawing
& Painting: Digital Media
DRG 327H
Emphasis is on integrating digital processes
into studio practice and production. The
class deals with a spectrum of digital
applications in a studio practice including
straight forward digital output, using digital
as a means of producing source material as
well as actually integrating digital processes
into the production of work. Through slide
presentations, viewing actual work,
discussions and readings, students will be
introduced to the place of the digital in
contemporary studio practice. In studio
production, students will use varied media
and subjects, both traditional and non-
traditional, to further develop their analytical
and expressive means in their creative
practice. Students are encouraged to draw
from many disciplines incorporating them in
the projects presented to the class for
group critiques. Open to all Students –
required of Printmaking and Drawing juniors.
Offered fall. 3 credits.
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Systems Drawing
DRG 360
This course will investigate the means by
which various systems of drawing and
representation function as methods of
communication. How do historical, cultural
and social contexts frame an artist’s ability
to send messages through their work? And,
like in a game of telephone, in any system of
communication it is inevitable that potential
problems may occur- misunderstandings,
errors, and falsehoods. Can these
absorbed into the content of the work?
Illusionistic, abstract, allegorical,
diagrammatic, mathematical and
idiosyncratic systems of drawing and
representation will be investigated through
this course, through studio practice,
readings, critique and in-class discussion.
Required of all junior Drawing majors.
Formerly DRG 360-460. 3 credits.
Drawing: Images: Series,
Episodes + Time
DRG 37X
Through the many permutations of the
discipline such as drawing as narrative,
drawing as process, and drawing as
animation, the concept of the sequential will
be explored. The course will include
readings, in-class discussion and critiques,
as well as an examination of the practices of
diverse artists including William Kentridge,
Matthew Ritchie, Judith Bernstein, William
Anastasi, and Marjane Satrapi. Assignments
will be given that address various methods
of describing time through the medium. This
course is open to all majors an is cross-
listed with Visual Arts. Formerly 27X-37X-
47X. 3 credits.
3-Dimensional Drawing:
The Psychology of Space
DRG 38X
Through a theoretical understanding of
drawing as mapping students will be asked
to deal with problems of three-
dimensionality in relationship to movement
and time through space. Of particular
interest will be concerns of mapping, spatial
location and relative positioning and the
ideas fourth dimensionality or the “hidden”.
Students will be asked to consider ideas of
trace, residue, and rhizomatic or non-linear
vs. linear progressions. Questions will
include: How does the student navigate
both three-dimensional and conceptual
spaces? How can space be explored,
mapped, studied both as a physical location
and a spatial event.
3 credits.
Drawing Major Day:
Drawing in Context
DRG 415M
What provides the context for a
contemporary drawing? Is it the graphic
novel or a classical form of figurative
representation? Does it find its place in the
space of the gallery or on the street?
Students will explore the ways in which form
and style contribute to the content of their
work. Projects are student driven with an
emphasis on working with each student to
develop his or her ideas through research,
exploration, and experimentation. Museum
and gallery excursions and visiting artists
are regularly scheduled to expose students
to historical and contemporary artwork and
practice. Required for senior Drawing
majors. 3 credits.
Drawing: Style Context
DRG 423
Students explore diverse disciplines in, and
develop a wide range of, visual linguistics
and technical skills. Traditional and
unconventional mediums and materials are
explored and verified through application.
An infinite range of resource information is
utilized from direct observation, photo
documentation, and introspective insights.
Projects are student driven with an
emphasis on working with the students to
develop their ideas through research,
exploration, and experimentation with
different drawing media. Using critique as a
format for class interaction, work will be
presented for both formal and interpretive
analysis during several stages in its
production. Museum and gallery excursions
and visiting artists are regularly scheduled
to expose students to historical and
contemporary artwork and practice.
Formerly DRG 323-423. 3 credits.
Advanced Drawing: BFA
Capstone Project
DRG 430
In this course, each student will develop an
independent BFA thesis project in drawing.
Coursework emphasizes a deep
understanding of the impacts of process
and form as one builds a body of work.
Through in-studio worktime, vigorous
peer-to-peer critique and discussions of
relevant readings, each student will refine
their approach to their thesis project.
Students will situate their work within the
post-1960s expanded field of drawing by
considering diverse historical and
contemporary approaches to the discipline
including but not limited to illusionism,
abstraction, and diagrammatic approaches.
Required of all Senior Drawing majors and
open as an elective with the prerequisite of
Illusionism or through permission of
instructor or Drawing Department Chair.
3 credits.
Drawing: Internship (EP)
DRG 399-499
Elective credit can be given on a case-by
case basis for student internships
developed through the Career Services
Office, with advance permission of
instructor and department chair. Fulfills
Engaged Practice requirement.
3 credits.
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Foundation
Design Safety Lab
FNDN 107L
Design Safety Lab class introduces
woodshop safety and basic skills in
machinery use. Students learn the
fundamental characteristics of wood as a
versatile medium, as well as appropriate
construction methods for particular
applications. Offered fall and spring.
0 credits.
2D Design
FNDN 110
In this fundamental visual composition
course, students learn the primary elements
and principles of visual language and are
introduced to a range of formal and
conceptual problems which become
increasingly complex as the course
progresses. Students are challenged to
explore core design principles of visual
organization in unique and challenging ways,
and to gain the ability to problem-solve
through ideation processes, group dialogue,
perceptual refinement and skills
management. Developing analytical skills
and the ability to effectively engage in an
ongoing process of critique are also core
components of the course. 2D Design
involves the planning and organization of
the parts within a whole, through a sense of
experimentation, risk taking and discovery.
This course focuses primarily on
2-dimensional forms but also gradually
introduces some elements related to
3-dimensional forms. Material exploration
and the development of strong manual skills
in regard to visual acuity and craft sensitivity
are a key aspect of every assignment.
Knowledge and skills gained in concurrent
Foundation program areas such as drawing
and digital skills are fundamental for
communicating ideas and are reinforced in
2D Design. 3 credits.
3D Design
FND N 111
This course builds on the experiences of 2D
Design with compositional and conceptual
problems being explored fully in three
dimensions. Form, mass, volume, spatial
interactions, material qualities, and physical
forces are key factors. Students continue to
learn to perceive and control visual
relationships within the design structures
they make. The aesthetic and conceptual
potential of materials and processes (craft)
are also vital aspects of this studio course.
Creative processes of problem solving
through research, investigation and ideation,
together with an attitude of discovery, are
required for all concept and project
explorations. Ideational drawing, model
making, material studies, and prototypes
contribute to developing ideas to a high and
thoughtful level. Various methods and
approaches to giving form (such as additive,
subtractive, assemblage and joinery) are
challenges for every concept explored.
3D Design projects have the potential to be
explored as sculpture, functional design, or
even as hybrid. Students are challenged to
follow their passions and gain experience in
self-directing project outcomes. 3 credits.
Digital I
FNDN 120
Digital 1 is a course that introduces
foundational digital tools and concepts in
art and design. Use of the computer, digital
cameras, wacom pens, printers, scanners,
and similar digitals tools will be covered.
Topics include color in additive synthesis
(light), color theory, perception, illustration,
integration of digital work with non-digital
work, file management locally and in the
cloud, online communication, and digital
presentations. 3 credits.
Digital II
FNDN 121
Digital II builds technical proficiency and
critical thinking about the role of digital
technology. The course offers a common
core that reviews file management and
digital workflows, covers video editing, time-
based images, narrative structures, 3D
output of assets from digital models, and
forms digital literacy in relation to vocabulary,
resources, and digital research. Students
will gain experience with basic coding,
interactivity, and go more in depth into a
particular topic in their chosen track.
Course structure consists of introductory
concept lectures, technical instruction, lab
time with guidance and group critique of
finished assignments. 3 credits.
Image & Sequence
Digital Image & Sequence is a course that
introduces foundational digital painting skills
and principles of animation. Focus will be
on digital painting and how classical
painting translates to digital and how it has
influenced modern art, and on fundamental
animation principles while also having an
opportunity to bring their drawings to life.
Course structure consists of introductory
concept lectures, technical instruction,
lab time with guidance and group critique
of finished assignments.
Intermedia
Intermedia is a course that introduces
foundational digital applications and
methods. Focus will be on integration of
media into drawing, design, sculpture,
expanded media and sound. Overarching
themes will include visual culture viewed
through the lens of digital media. Course
structure consists of introductory concept
lectures, technical instruction, lab time with
guidance and group critique of finished
assignments.
Modeling & Fabrication
Modeling & Fabrication is a course that
introduces foundational digital 3D
applications and methods. Focus will be on
3D output including digital options and
physical options. Various methods covered
will include using CNC, laser cutters,
casting/mold making, 3D printing, VR/AR,
and Computer Graphics. Course structure
consists of introductory concept lectures,
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technical instruction, lab time with guidance
and group critique of finished assignments.
Physical Computing
Physical Computing is a course introducing
foundational digital applications and
methods as they relate to the physical world.
Focus will be on integration of digital media
into physical interactive displays using code,
programmable microcontrollers, sensors
and other physical computing tools. Course
structure consists of introductory concept
lectures, technical instruction, lab time with
guidance and group critique of finished
assignments. Course will build on the Digital
II Foundation Core concepts and then focus
on physical computing, interactive displays,
and sensors.
Observational Drawing
FNDN 130
The primary goals of Observational Drawing
focus on core drawing concepts; basic
methods, tools and materials; and an
introduction into the language of mark
making. Composition and visual analysis
are emphasized through drawing from
observation, including perspective theories
as they relate to objects and environments,
and a basic introduction to the figure.
Students utilize observational information
to develop a broad range of manual and
perceptual skills and to develop an ability
to translate the three-dimensional world into
two dimensions. Students are challenged to
develop a strong drawing practice through
in-class work, out of class assignments,
and ongoing sketchbooks. 3 credits.
Life Drawing
FNDN 131
Life Drawing continues to build on basic
drawing concepts, methods, and materials
that were introduced in the previous
semester. Emphasis for Life Drawing is on
the human figure, with observational
drawing from the live model in the
classroom, and weekly out-of-class
drawing assignments which explore
various figurative and perspective concepts.
Special attention is given to visual analysis,
composition, and expression through
drawing from observation, including
perspective theories as they relate to
objects and environments. The language of
mark making is also introduced in a range
of wet and dry drawing media and includes
an introduction to the use of color in
drawing. Students develop a personal and
process-based approach to drawing
through the use of sketchbooks. Students
are challenged to incorporate sketches and
research into resolved drawings; to think
critically regarding the content and process
of drawing; to develop confidence when
experimenting with new media; and to
develop vocabulary in order to be an active,
informed participant in class discussions
and critiques. Prerequisite: FNDN 130
Observational Drawing. 3 credits.
Studio Discovery
FNDN 150
Studio Discovery is an opportunity to
explore, discover interests, recognize
personal inclinations, and learn about the
wide range of options for careers in art and
design. This course is integrated into the
foundation year and offers exposure to
studio subjects, mediums, faculty and
facilities of three or more majors. Students
are encouraged to select topics based on
interest and explore areas outside of their
major with the ultimate goal of informing,
affirming and self-reflecting through the
process of discovery.
Studio Discovery: Animation,
Illustration, Game Design
Composition and storytelling play a central
role in how our work is experienced by the
audience and affects how viewers interact
with what we create. This course will practice
traditional compositional techniques and
apply these in constructing visual identity for
Animation, Illustration, and Game Design.
Students explore point of view, paths of
motion, and dynamic composition, with
emphasis placed on production process and
planning in all disciplines. Coursework will
include projects that emphasize storytelling
and incorporate composition in design for
publication, storyboarding, character design,
game concepts and environments. No
previous experience in these processes is
required. Faculty and staff will guide students
through demonstrations and group
discussions. Students gain exposure to the
facilities, studio environment, and career
possibilities in the major departments of
Animation, Illustration, Game Design and
consider areas in which these overlap.
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Studio Discovery: Animation,
Illustration, Life Sciences Illustration
At the core, artists and designers are visual
problem solvers that creatively engage the
world around them. This course will explore
gathering information and conducting
research as an integral part of the creative
process in Animation, Illustration, and Life
Sciences Illustration. Students will go
beyond the studio to make observational
sketches, preliminary studies, and collect
research within University Circle and the
Cleveland community. Research will lead to
projects that focus on visual organization
and emphasize storytelling as a way to
engage, educate, and communicate to the
audience. No previous experience in these
areas is required. Students gain exposure to
the facilities, studio environment, and career
possibilities in the major departments of
Animation, Illustration, Life Sciences
Illustration and consider areas in which
these overlap.
Studio Discovery: Painting, Photo +
Video, Printmaking
What is an image? Does the meaning of an
artwork change if we change the materials
from which it is made or ways in which it
was created? In this course, students make
inventive imagery through a variety of
materials and processes, including
photography, printmaking, painting, and
time-based methods. The class
experiments with capturing, reproducing,
and constructing images and through each
step of transformation, students question,
explore, and communicate different ways of
creating contemporary art. The sketchbook
acts as a key place to record findings,
collect artifacts, and discover surprising
solutions. Students examine work of
historical and contemporary artists and
build critical thinking applicable across all
majors. No previous experience in these
processes is required. Faculty and staff will
guide students through demonstrations and
group discussions. Students gain exposure
to the facilities, studio environment, and
career possibilities in the major
departments of Painting, Photo+Video, and
Printmaking.
Studio Discovery: Drawing, Painting,
Sculpture + Expanded Media
What are the ways you take notice of,
interpret, and reimagine the world around
you? This course will explore creative
methods for experimentation in 2D and 3D
making. Coursework investigates the ways
we, as artists, creatively translate (move
back and forth) between processes,
materials, and shifting scales. Technical
instruction in sculpture, drawing, collage,
painting, felting, new media, and installation
will lead to inventive combinations of
mediums in your projects. As part of
coursework, faculty will discuss a range of
career paths available to those with
expertise in fine art. Students examine work
of historical and contemporary artists and
build critical thinking applicable across all
majors. No previous experience in these
processes is required. Faculty and staff will
guide students through demonstrations and
group discussions. Students will gain
exposure to the facilities and studio
environment in the major departments of
Drawing, Painting, Sculpture and Expanded
Media.
Studio Discovery: Ceramics, Glass,
Jewelry + Metals
Do you like to make things? In a world of
mass production, ‘makers’ play an essential
role to advance aesthetic objects that
record, interpret, reflect our time, and
transcend our daily lives. In this course,
students will experience a variety of
materials and processes from ancient to
leading-edge technologies offered in
Ceramics, Glass, and Jewelry+Metals.
Students will research, take risks, and
challenge conventions. The course will
explore multiple paths for craft artists
including galleries, industry and
entrepreneurship by including a lecture
series featuring professionals that illuminate
the future of craft and the maker movement.
The course culminates in a group exhibition
linking research and exploration across the
semester. No previous experience in these
processes is required. Faculty and staff will
guide students through demonstrations,
presentations, and group discussions.
Students gain exposure to the facilities,
studio environment, and career possibilities
in the major departments of Ceramics,
Glass, and Jewelry + Metals.
Studio Discovery: Graphic Design,
Industrial Design, Interior Architecture
Design the ultimate gear, environment, and
identity for your favorite sci-fi or fantasy
short story in this design-process oriented
course, which offers specific knowledge
and skills applicable across disciplines,
including conducting research, sketching,
visual documentation and communication,
layout, composition, and prototyping. The
semester will include a series of skill
sessions intended to prepare students for a
semester-long worldbuilding project that is
based on identifying information in a story,
analyzing it, and informing design decisions.
Semester-long works are student directed
and lead to projects such as designing
brand identity and ad campaigns, creating
interior and exterior environments,
innovating gear or vehicles referenced and
imagined in short stories. Faculty will
provide lectures and demonstrations, then
work one-on-one with students to develop
their concepts. Students will gain exposure
to the facilities, studio environment, and
career paths in the major departments of
Graphic Design, Industrial Design, and
Interior Architecture.
Studio Discovery X: Illustration, Craft
Illustration meets craft, and craft meets
illustration in this exploratory, experimental
and hands-on course. Students will
experiment with multiple drawing, painting,
and collage approaches, learn introductory
techniques in ceramics, glass, jewelry +
metals, and explore applications that join
and crossover between illustration and craft
to convey personal storytelling. Students
will go beyond the studio to explore and
engage with various locations within
University Circle and the Cleveland
community. The class will build industry
connections and exposure to
entrepreneurship by visiting artist and
designer studios, learn to navigate the city,
and participate in open studios. No previous
experience is required. Faculty and staff
guide students through demonstrations and
group discussions. Students will gain
exposure to the facilities, studio
environment, and career possibilities in the
major departments of Illustration, Ceramics,
Glass, and Jewelry + Metals.
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Game Design
Intro Game Design
GAME 215
Introduction to Game Design take students
on an exploration of Gaming Theory and its
practice through the development of
physical games. Investigation includes
game metaphor, story, game mechanics,
and chance factors. Students will also
analyze games and gameplay including the
aesthetics of games and the design of their
instructions. In this project based course
students will produce fully implemented
board games and card games. Offered fall.
3 credits.
Introduction to Video Games
GAME 216
Game design allows artists to create
meaningful play and interactive experiences.
This introductory course, explores games
through the development and creation of
2D video games. The course aims to
provide a critical vocabulary and historical
context for analyzing games and gaming
theory and focuses on the skills and
techniques necessary to incorporate game
design into an ongoing art practice. Offered
spring. 3 credits.
Serious Game Design:
Theory + Application
GAME 308–408
This course introduces the fundamentals of
serious or educational game development.
The course materials and projects will help
students understand how and why games
can be used for learning in the fields of
health, medicine, science and games for
social change. The course exposes
students to examples of the current work
and research in game design mechanics,
game learning mechanics and assessment
mechanics; which are integral to
development of successful educational
games. Students will be exposed to
industry-specific serious games (games for
learning, corporate training, news games,
games for health, science, exer-games,
military games, and games for social
change.) These examples along with
specific lecture topics and materials, will
allow the student to understand how to
develop their own serious game projects by
learning specific research methods for
understanding content, players and
engagement strategies. 3 credits.
Game Testing + Level Design
GAME 318
Game Testing and Level Design will be
covered as player elements, the game play
experience, creating world levels, creating
the game interface and creating the
atmosphere. In addition, students will earn
how to create Game Content for
commercial game engines and learn how to
setup origination skills for commercial game
engines. Students will learn how to create
texturing mapping, brushes, light maps etc.
Offered fall. 3 credits.
Game Media Production I (EP)
GAME 320
The course is a project driven course jointly
offered between Cleveland Institute of Art
and Case Western Reserve University.
Students will form production teams and
collaborate with using their talents and
expertise to develop a working prototype
computer game; having an interactive and
immersive experience. Students will take on
roles of game producers, developers,
artists, programmers, and designers.
You will learn to brainstorm, design
documentation, assemble resources,
create assets, implement the game design,
and manage their individual tasks and
collective project. The course introduces
students to the contemporary challenges
posed by the ever-changing technologies
used to make and deliver video games on
today’s sophisticated hardware. This
course will bring together an
interdisciplinary group of advanced
undergraduate students to focus on the
design and development of a complete,
fully functioning computer game prototype.
The student teams are given complete
autonomy to design their own fully
functional games from their original
brainstormed concept and research to a
playable finished prototype, i.e., from the
initial idea through to the designed game
brand. The student teams will experience
the entire game development cycle as they
execute their projects. An excerpt of
example responsibilities include (but not
limited to): creating a game idea, writing a
story, developing the artwork, designing
characters, implementing music and sound
effects, programming and testing the game,
and documenting the entire project with a
formal “Design Document” and
demonstration with oral presentation.
Offered fall. Fulfills Engaged Practice
requirement. 3 credits.
Game Media Production II
GAME 321
This course serves as a continuation of the
fundamentals and theory application of
game development. The course materials
and projects will help students understand
how to further develop game concepts,
mechanics, interaction design, and
prototype the game through the use of
animation and simple interactivity. The
course will require students to work
individually to design game narratives,
concepts, design documents (art assets,
technical assets and sounds assets) and
demonstrate the playability of the prototype
game. The course exposes students to
examples of the current work and research
in game theory and narrative design, which
are integral to development of successful
polished games. Students will be exposed
to industry-specific games with the
requirement to test, analyze and review.
These examples along with specific lecture
topics and materials, will allow the student
to understand how to continue to develop
their own game projects by learning specific
research methods for understanding
content, players and engagement
strategies. This course does not require
programming skill or experience per se;
however it is understood that the student
usage of Unity (in the Game Development
SP2014 course,) and/or UDK may be used
for projects with limitations on coded
interactions and time constraints. If you
wish to create a digital game but do not
have technical experience to achieve the full
results, you will be required to show an
animation of the game concept and
prototype in action, with narrative,
character/environmental style, GUI, HUD,
scoring, mechanics, level design, and
instructional prompts. Alternately, you may
choose to work on a non-digital game,
which notes a similar level of complexity.
Please note that this course welcomes both
digital and non-digital games, but that the
requirements and milestones for each type
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of game will be somewhat different and
require the development of design related
documentation, assets and research.
Offered spring. 3 credits.
Introduction to Game
Development
GAME 322
The course is designed to teach students
about the various elements of game
development. Students will work to utilize
modern tools to develop 2D/3D graphical
assets into an interactive game engine
through the use of programming. A focus
will be applied to skill learning while
additional topics and theory will be covered
to provide a well-rounded experience.
3 credits.
Introduction to 3D Modeling
GAME 345
The course is designed to cover concepts in
digital 3D organic and device model
construction, whereby the virtual models
designed are rendered and composited for
2D illustration purposes to solve specific
conceptual problems. The subject matter
within the Game Design curriculum reflects
the development of characters, game
environments and specific assets for game
development. Students outside the Game
Design Major, are required to work with
subjects appropriate to their major field of
study for concept development and for long
term portfolio objectives. Projects include
concepts and workflow for constructing a
virtual 3D surface by: (1) defining the visual
problem within a concept sketch in
pre-production, (2) utilizing specific
introductory modeling methods to build the
3D illustration components, (3) the use of
basic lighting and rendered materials, (4)
export methods into Adobe Photoshop for
augmentation, finishing and final illustration
techniques and layout. Projects require the
student to gain and improve upon
conceptual skills, problem-solving in
specific media situations (digital 2D & 3D)
and technical proficiency at an introductory
level in 3D modeling. 3 credits.
3D Texture, Mapping, Digital
Lighting
GAME 347
This course is designed to cover concepts
in digital application of texture maps for 3D
game models rendered in a real-time 3D
game engine. Optimization of textures
maps, and materials,. Poly count limits, and
how to “bake” extremely high levels of detail
into low detail models capable of being
rendered in real-time, and the benefits of
using “Levels of Detail” with static, and
dynamic lighting concepts, design, and
optimization. The use of toggle-able lighting,
and attachment of lighting to game assets
and players. The importance of creating
immersive environments, capable of being
walked through, and/or viewed from
multiple, often unspecified angles of view.
Projects include concept integration into
technical production workflow for
describing, and optimizing digital 3D
surfaces for rendering in a real-time game
engine; creating immersive environments
that express mood, and narrative through
the materials, and lighting. Projects require
the student to continually improve upon
conceptual problem solving, time
management strategies, communication/
presentation and technical skills. 3 credits.
Intro to Real-time Visual Effects
& Simulation
GAME 355
This course is designed to cover concepts
used in the visual effects and simulation
industry. This includes creating visual
particle based effects and dynamic
physics based simulations in a real-time
rendered environment for games and film.
The course material will explore breaking
down, understanding, and building several
commonly used particle systems used
in these roles. Potential assignments
include creating volumetric clouds that
dynamically move across the sky to
collapsing buildings into clouds of dust and
rubble. Prerequisites: GAME347 3D Texture
Mapping Digital Lighting and GAME318
Level Design. 3 credits.
Applied Virtual Reality &
Augmented Reality
GAME 359
This course focuses on the applications
of virtual reality and augmented reality as
applied to industry standard opportunities
in animation, medical education/simulation,
architecture and training. The course
will cover practical technical processes
including importing and exporting of assets
and the production pipeline. Students will
learn how to create immersive assets and
experiences using the latest VR and AR
technologies. Prerequisite: GAME 345 Intro
to 3D Modeling. 3 credits.
Game Design: Internship (EP)
GAME 399-499
Elective credit can be given on a case-by-
case basis for an internship developed by
the student through the Career Services
Office with advance permission of the
department head. Fulfills Engaged Practice
requirement.
BFA Research + Preparation
GAME 401
This course is designed to act as a
summative experience for the student. The
final BFA Thesis Project will be defined by
the student and work with a level of
professional collaboration. The
requirements for the BFA Thesis will be to
solve and effectively visually communicate a
comprehensive game design prototype.
Integration of outside resources, research
effective collaborator/expert communication,
professional practices, presentation (oral
and written) and documentation of the
process of the specific year-long project will
be expected to determine successful BFA
candidacy. The choice of media and
concept will be evaluated on its
appropriateness for communicating the
message and solving the Thesis problem
appropriate to game design and
development. The project visualization will
be student driven; content needs will be
determined by the student and the research
into content and industry expectations for
successful game design. The emphasis in
this course will be on the conceptual
development of the content accuracy/
relevance and its realization through the
design process. The process will fully
address research, integration of content,
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game theory application, target audience,
aesthetic and artistic merits, time tracking
and scheduling, and ultimately a successful
execution of completed prototype. The final
work will have the following:
• a two-sentence (Maximum) Thesis
Statement,
• a design document process book,
• research paper,
• business-oriented estimates and
budget planning for exhibition and
materials,
• digital presentation to explain the work,
• artist statement/project scope
statement,
• and the final project depicting the
solution for the BFA Exhibition as a
prototype game design.
Offered fall. 3 credits.
Game Media Production III
GAME 420
The course is a project driven course jointly
offered between Cleveland Institute of Art
and Case Western Reserve University.
Students will form production teams and
collaborate with using their talents and
expertise to develop a working prototype
computer game; having an interactive and
immersive experience. Students will take on
roles of game producers, developers,
artists, programmers, and designers. You
will learn to brainstorm, design
documentation, assemble resources, create
assets, implement the game design, and
manage their individual tasks and collective
project. The course introduces students to
the contemporary challenges posed by the
ever-changing technologies used to make
and deliver video games on today’s
sophisticated hardware. The course will
bring together an interdisciplinary group of
advanced undergraduate students to focus
on the design and development of a
complete, fully functioning computer game
prototype. The student teams are given
complete autonomy to design their own fully
functional games from their original
brainstormed concept and research to a
playable finished prototype, i.e., from the
initial idea through to the designed game
brand. The student teams will experience
the entire game development cycle as they
execute their projects. An excerpt of
example responsibilities include (but not
limited to): creating a game idea, writing a
story, developing the artwork, designing
characters, implementing music and sound
effects, programming and testing the game,
and documenting the entire project with a
formal “Design Document” and
demonstration with oral presentation.
Offered fall. 3 credits.
Game Media Production IV
GAME 421
The course is designed to act as a
summative experience, designed to
focus student attention on the continuing
production development of your BFA Thesis
game project. Advisement, lectures and
demonstrations to help troubleshoot, solve
and increase understanding of the game
development and programming process
will support student project outcomes.
Game industry standards of debugging,
game testing, risk assessment, and
troubleshooting design issues through
production development will be key for
student understanding while developing
their final game thesis project. The game
project visualization and concept will
be student driven; content needs to be
determined by the student and research/
collaboration with all faculty committee
advisors. The choice of game concept,
style, mechanics, re-playability and overall
design/development will be evaluated
in the course and in the final BFA Thesis
exhibition and defense. This course serves
to help the student with continued game
production through advisement with
faculty and appropriate demonstrations
and game theory lectures as it relates to
the appropriateness of the student games
being developed. The faculty retains
the right to supplement the course with
additional readings, exams, and project
exercises to increase understanding and
awareness of game industry standards and
preparedness. Offered spring. 3 credits.
Virtual + Augmented Reality
GAME 430
This course explores various aspects of
special effects/simulation and virtual reality
in game design and multimedia. The course
aims to provide a critical vocabulary and
historical context of the cutting edge of
input and output technologies and their
application as well as the underlying biology
and psychology. Students will learn how to
create robust and immersive experiences
by combining the elements of graphics,
animation, video, and audio using leading
industry software. Students will complete
various assignments and create projects
that demonstrate their understanding of
Special VFX, Simulation & Virtual Reality.
Offered fall. 3 credits.
Advanced Digital Sculpting &
Modeling
GAME 445
This class is an open elective course offered
through the game design department
introducing artist to the world of new
techniques and principles within digital
sculpting and 3D modeling while utilizing an
array of new digital sculpting software and
hardware integration. This course integrates
work flows and technology which have
been adopted as industry standards in most
all 3D production houses. The course also
focuses on exploring new media such as
Virtual reality Sculpting tools/techniques
through digital figurative study and design.
This course teaches students how to utilize
the traditional principles of sculpting within a
limitless digital landscape better preparing
them for an evolving industry they can
confidently transition into. The course will
implement a number or project based
exercises around the principles of form
shape texture silhouette design, anatomy
and many of the traditional tenets of
sculpting & design. Students will leave this
course with a confident understanding of
not only how to integrate new tools and
techniques into their R&D but also how to
be flexible and adaptive with new digital
tools emerging media. Pre-requisite: Intro
3D Modeling. 3 credits. Previously listed
as GAME 445X.
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Glass
Glass: Color
GLS 235-335-435
The emphasis of this course will be on Color.
The fundamentals of value, balance, and line
in both two- and three-dimensional glass
work will be explored to further the
understanding of Color. Students will work
on assigned and self-proposed projects,
using the four fundamental techniques of
glass working, to explore color applications
achievable in glass. Research in developing
concepts using glass as a medium for
expression, includes work on production
practices, one-of-a-kind vessel making and
the use of glass to complete sculptural
ideas. Students learn safety in the studio
and are assigned responsibilities in studio
operation. Team approach emphasized in
hot shop, building on and from basic
working fundamentals. Students will be
involved with practical experience in
applying to shows and exhibiting works.
Prerequisite: Intro/ Intermediate Hot
Glassblowing or Glass Forming Survey or
by permission of Glass chair. 3 credits.
Glass Concepts: Casting
GLS 240-340-440
This course aims at advancing students’
knowledge and techniques in creative and
intellectual ways as well as fostering new
conceptual schemes. Students will be
introduced to such methods as sand
casting, Pate-de-verre, cold working and
kiln casting in the course of pursuing their
sculptural goals. In the meantime, students
will also practice applying problem-solving
skills to making art. By the end of this
course, students will have a thorough
knowledge and understanding of general
kiln forming and acquire more advanced
casting techniques. Ultimately, with this
technical basis, the course will inspire
students to shape and realize an individual
visual voice. Hot glass will be possibly
conducted as complement. Open to all
students. No prerequisites. 3 credits.
Glass Concepts:
Hot Sculpting
GLS 242-342-442
This class will emphasize free-hand glass
sculpting. We will discuss the similarities
and inherent differences between traditional
glass blowing techniques, and those that
are used for hot glass sculpting.
Approaches for making finished sculptures
from sketches and designs will be at the
core of this class. Areas of focus will include
idea development, processes for breaking
down and deconstructing complex forms,
craftsmanship, and material understanding.
Assignments will be given to teach
techniques and processes, but will also
focus on developing the student’s own
personal vision and narrative. Course may
be repeated. Prerequisite: Intro/Intermediate
Hot Glassblowing or Glass Forming Survey
or by permission of Glass chair. 3 credits.
Glass Forming Survey:
An Introduction
GLS 243
The focus of this class is in developing an
understanding of how glass as a material
works, and how one might use it to realize
ideas of design and sculpture. This class
will be an introduction to the fundamental
techniques of glass working. This includes:
glass blowing and hot shaping, glass fusing
and casting, flame working, glue fabrication,
and grinding, polishing and finishing
processes. Required of all incoming 2nd
year Glass majors. No previous experience
necessary. Course may be repeated.
3 credits.
Intro/Intermediate Hot
Glassblowing & Forming
Processes
GLS 243H-343H-443H
Emphasis on understanding how to
manipulate glass in its molten state.
Practice in traditional and nontraditional
blowing and hot forming techniques.
Instruction on the use of various hand tools
and torches. Color application techniques
and hot glass skill development at your level.
Theory and use of annealing kilns, safety in
the studio, teamwork in the hot studio.
Open to any skill level. 3 credits.
Glass: Context
GLS 245-345-445
The emphasis of this course will be on
Context. The fundamentals of perspective,
space, and unity in both two- and three-
dimensional glass work will be explored to
understand the role that our assumptions
about the component parts of an art work
plays in the construction of a work and how
it is understood by its audience. Students
will work on assigned and self-proposed
projects, using the four fundamental
techniques of glass working, to explore the
various forms achievable in glass. Research
in developing concepts using glass as a
medium for expression, includes work on
production practices, one-of-a-kind vessel
making and the use of glass to complete
sculptural ideas. Students learn safety in the
studio and are assigned responsibilities in
studio operation. Team approach
emphasized in hot shop, building on and
from basic working fundamentals. Students
will be involved with practical experience in
applying to shows and exhibiting works.
Prerequisite: Intro/ Intermediate Hot
Glassblowing or Glass Forming Survey or
by permission of Glass chair. 3 credits.
Intro Warm Glass +
Lampworking Processes
GLS 255-355-455
This course will introduce students to the
possibilities of glass working through an
investigation of the techniques, tools,
equipment and materials involved in flame
working and kiln working processes. Warm
Glass refers to glass processes conducted
with heat, but at temperatures under 1500
degrees (casting, fusing, slumping).
Students will learn to problem solve glass
construction both at the torch and in the
kiln. This class will allow students to
familiarize themselves with glass as a
material, while allowing each student to
explore their own artistic voice within the
medium. Students will learn to safely
manipulate and sculpt molten glass at the
torch. The kiln-working aspect of the course
will explore moldmaking and kiln operations
to manipulate glass into two- and three-
dimensional glass objects. No previous
experience necessary. 3 credits.
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Glass as Surface: Drawing +
Imagery
GLS 260X-360X-460X
The use of glass as a material for self
expression has its roots in the studio glass
movement, which is only half a century old.
Non traditional methods of creating graphic
imagery with powder drawing and
screenprinting on flat glass are even newer
to the scene. This class is aimed at giving
an overview of the contemporary
techniques and processes that use glass as
a surface for creating imagery. There is
much left to be discovered; and
experimentation is not only encouraged, but
necessary. No prerequisites. Open to all
students above first year. 3 credits.
Glass: Form
GLS 265-365-465
The emphasis of this course will be on Form.
The fundamentals of shape, proportions,
and scale in both two- and three-
dimensional glass work will be explored to
further the understanding of Form. Students
will work on assigned and self-proposed
projects, using the four fundamental
techniques of glass working, to explore the
various forms achievable in glass. Research
in developing concepts using glass as a
medium for expression, includes work on
production practices, one-of-a-kind vessel
making and the use of glass to complete
sculptural ideas. Students learn safety in the
studio and are assigned responsibilities in
studio operation. Team approach
emphasized in hot shop, building on and
from basic working fundamentals. Students
will be involved with practical experience in
applying to shows and exhibiting works.
Prerequisite: Intro/ Intermediate Hot
Glassblowing or Glass Forming Survey or
by permission of Glass chair. 3 credits.
Glass: Material
GLS 275-375-475
The emphasis of this course will be on
Material. The fundamental methodologies,
history, traditions, and cultural context of
glass in both two- and three-dimensional
glass work will be explored to further
understand contemporary glass as material.
Students will work on assigned and
self-proposed projects, using the four
fundamental techniques of glass working, to
explore the various forms achievable in
glass. Research in developing concepts
using glass as a medium for expression,
includes work on production practices,
one-of-a-kind vessel making and the use of
glass to complete sculptural ideas.
Students learn safety in the studio and are
assigned responsibilities in studio operation.
Team approach emphasized in hot shop,
building on and from basic working
fundamentals. Students will be involved with
practical experience in applying to shows
and exhibiting works. Prerequisite: Intro/
Intermediate Hot Glassblowing or Glass
Forming Survey or by permission of Glass
chair.
3 credits.
Glass: Production
GLS 285-385-485
The emphasis of this course will be on
Production. The fundamentals of rhythm,
movement, and repetition in both two- and
three-dimensional glass work will be
explored to further the understanding of
Production. Students will work on assigned
and self-proposed projects, using the four
fundamental techniques of glass working, to
explore the various forms achievable in
glass. Research in developing concepts
using glass as a medium for expression,
includes work on production practices,
one-of-a-kind vessel making and the use of
glass to complete sculptural ideas.
Students learn safety in the studio and are
assigned responsibilities in studio operation.
Team approach emphasized in hot shop,
building on and from basic working
fundamentals. Students will be involved with
practical experience in applying to shows
and exhibiting works. Prerequisite: Intro/
Intermediate Hot Glassblowing or Glass
Forming Survey or by permission of Glass
chair. 3 credits.
Glass: Surface
GLS 295-395-495
The emphasis of this course will be on
Surface. The fundamentals of pattern,
texture, and repetition in both two-and
three-dimensional glass work will be
explored to further the understanding of
Surface. Students will work on assigned
and self-proposed projects, using the four
fundamental techniques of glass working, to
explore the various forms achievable in
glass. Research in developing concepts
using glass as a medium for expression,
includes work on production practices,
one-of-a-kind vessel making and the use of
glass to complete sculptural ideas.
Students learn safety in the studio and are
assigned responsibilities in studio operation.
Team approach emphasized in hot shop,
building on and from basic working
fundamentals. Students will be involved with
practical experience in applying to shows
and exhibiting works. Prerequisite: Intro/
Intermediate Hot Glassblowing or Glass
Forming Survey or by permission of Glass
chair.
3 credits.
Glass: Concept, Theory +
Practice
GLS 343-443
Assignments given at all levels 300 and
above. Includes research and development
of concepts using glass as a media for
expression. Practice in hot glass working
further advancing fundamentals of blowing
off-hand to more advanced techniques
surface decoration of vessels and use of hot
glass for sculptural ideas. Cold joining using
special adhesives; and in cold glass, cutting,
grinding and finishing techniques. Emphasis
on hot glass in the fall; casting and cold
glass in the spring. Safety and General
studio operation. Enrollment priority to
Craft + Design Majors, intermediate and
advanced electives first. First time
beginners if enrollment allows. 3 credits.
Hot Glass: Concept, Theory +
Practice
GLS 343A-443A
Assignments given at all levels 300
Independent projects at 400. Includes
research and development of concepts
using glass as a media for expression.
Practice in advanced hot glass working
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Glass
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further building on fundamentals of blowing
off-hand to more advanced techniques
surface decoration of vessels and use of hot
glass for sculptural ideas. Advanced
methods for forming, may include hot
casting, mold blowing, using multiples; cold
joining using special adhesives; and cold
glass, cutting grinding and finishing
techniques. Emphasis on Hot Glass. Safety
and General studio operation.
For Craft + Design Majors and Advanced
Electives. May be repeated. Prerequisites:
One semester of hot glass. 3 credits.
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Graphic Design
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Graphic Design
Graphic Design for Non-Majors
GDS 200
This course is designed to teach the basics
of graphic and communication design to
non-Graphic Design majors. Students will
be introduced to the key graphic elements
of hierarchy, grid, typography, and
organizing principles of design. While
students learn these basics, they will also
be introduced to the concepts of User
Focus and User Experience design. The
assignments are geared to help the
students develop strategic thinking skills as
they hone their graphic communication
skills. 3 credits.
Typography I
GDS 203
This is one of the two central classes in the
first year of study in Communication Design
(alongside Design for Communication I) In
the first semester, students become familiar
with the broader discipline of the field
through the construction of abstract design
concepts, layout, symbols, and sequential
systems. Conceptual thinking and the
integration of typography with imagery are
explored throughout the course. In the 2nd
semester, students investigate projects that
follow the various sub-fields of the
profession; projects include Identity, Web/
Interactive, Information and Wayfinding.
Students will be assigned multiple projects
throughout the year. Each project begins
with a lecture and demonstration of
techniques. Each week, students practice
presentation to the larger group in formal
and informal critique and brainstorming
sessions. Faculty will work one on one with
students to answer questions and assist in
the process. Reviews will be held at key
points during each project. Offered fall.
3 credits.
Typography II
GDS 204
Through the use of studied, well designed
and competently executed design solutions,
we will emphasize the effective and
sensitive use of typeforms in complex and
sustained communication projects. The
attributes of rhythm, proportion, hierarchy,
and progression will be investigated,
emphasized, and practiced to produce
excellent quality professional solutions.
Projects are carried out in varying degrees
of execution including sketchbook
roughs, presentation sketches, laser
comprehensives, and finished art.
Thoughtful experimentation with the
software and imaging equipment is
encouraged to extend and challenge
the process. The course objectives will
be pursued through assigned projects,
explanations, demonstrations, and
group critiques. Prerequisite: GDS 203
Typography I or equivalent. Offered spring.
3 credits.
Graphics for Design
GDS 237-238
This course is designed to teach graphic
presentation skills for non-majors in the first
semester, and to help students create an
effective professional presentation package
in the second. The first semester focuses
on developing an understanding of key
graphic elements, including; grid, type and
hierarchy. The second semester focuses on
students using these elements to develop
their personal portfolios and professional
presentation packages. The emphasis of
the entire course is to teach effective visual
presentation skills. All assignments are
geared to help the students develop overall
presentation abilities, while building a basic
understanding the keys elements of graphic
and communication design. Offered fall.
3 credits.
Design for Communication I
(EP)
GDS 265
This is one of the two central classes in the
first year of study in Graphic Design
(alongside Typography). In the first semester,
students become familiar with the broader
discipline of the field through the
construction of abstract design concepts,
layout, symbols, and sequential systems.
Conceptual thinking and the integration of
typography with imagery are explored
throughout the course. In the 2nd semester,
students investigate projects that follow the
various sub-fields of the profession; projects
include Identity, Web/Interactive,
Information and Wayfinding.
Students will be assigned multiple projects
throughout the year. Each project begins
with a lecture and demonstration of
techniques. Each week, students practice
presentation to the larger group in formal
and informal critique and brainstorming
sessions. Faculty will work one on one with
students to answer questions and assist in
the process. Reviews will be held at key
points during each project. Offered fall.
3 credits.
Design for Communication II
GDS 266
This is one of the two central classes in the
first year of study in Graphic Design
(alongside Typography).
In this course, students investigate projects
that follow the various sub-fields of the
profession; projects include Identity, Web/
Interactive, Information and Wayfinding.
Students will be assigned multiple projects
throughout the year. Each project begins
with a lecture and demonstration of
techniques. Each week, students practice
presentation to the larger group in formal
and informal critique and brainstorming
sessions. Faculty will work one on one with
students to answer questions and assist in
the process. Reviews will be held at key
points during each project. Prerequisites:
GDS 265 Design for Communication I or
permission of spring instructor. Offered
spring. 3 credits.
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Web Design/Interactive I
GDS 305
Through this course, students will learn how
to use different software tools to design,
implement, and produce a Graphic User
Interface. Our efforts will be mostly
concentrated on creating web/internet/
interactive projects, as these will allow for
the exercise of ideas and tools across the
entire design spectrum. Students will have a
grasp of the essential technology used for
web applications: the Hyper-Text Markup
Language (including HTML 5) and
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). You will be
introduced to several techniques that will
allow you to begin making interactive
applications, which include PHP, JQuery
and Javascript, as well as looking at user
experience and design of apps for smart
phone and pads. The course will also
include an introduction to designing and
creating Epub formats. Prerequisites: GDS
265 Design for Communication I or
permission of instructor. Offered fall.
3 credits.
Web Design/Interactive II
GDS 305B
This class builds and expands the study
begun in Web Design/Interactive 1 (Graphic
User Interface 1). Students move to more
advanced structures and interface ideas.
Experimental possibilities are explored as
students develop web and portable device
designs, furthering the skills learned in the
first section of the class. Pre-requisites:
GDS305 Web Design/Interactive I. Books
and supplies to be determined by instructor.
Offered spring. 3 credits.
Hand Made Book
GDS 309-409
This course will encompass an introduction
to bookbinding tools and techniques. A
hands-on approach to the school’s
production facilities, giving students the
opportunity to work with the potentials and
limitations of the reproduction process.
Responsible experimentation with
production tools and facilities is encouraged
to expand and challenge the process. The
course objectives will be pursued through
explanations, demonstrations, and critiques.
Prerequisites: None. GDS 203 Typography I
and GDS 265 Design for Communication I
are strongly recommended. Offered fall and
spring. 3 credits.
User Experience/User Interface
Design (EP)
GSD 320-420
The technological changes of the past
10 years have expanded the possibilities
for graphic interface design in countless
ways. From devices, to wearables, to the
Internet of Things, providing an intuitive and
enjoyable experience via a Graphic Interface
is critical to both attracting and keeping
users. User Experience methodology
is central to this design revolution. By
understanding and employing the key tools
of UX methodology (empathy maps, journey
maps, information sorting and architecture,
etc) designers are able to create
smart, beautiful and useful solutions to
contemporary design problems. Employing
the core concepts of Graphic Design, such
as hierarchy, information and narrative flow,
grids, and basic typography are central to
successful designs and experiences. This
class aims to demystify user experience by
having students engage in rapid prototyping
of Interfaces using contemporary methods
and tools. Students will not only create
workable prototypes of their designs and
apps, they will rapidly test them with an
audience, gather feedback and rework their
designs based on that feedback. These
experiences will give students a practical
and simple introduction to what UX is while
also explaining some of the core concepts
of usability. Open to juniors and seniors with
one year of Graphic Design training or by
signature of the instructor. 3 credits. Fulfills
Engaged Practice requirement.
Package Design
GDS 341
This course discusses the vast amount of
packaged goods in the marketplace.
Students develop the design aesthetic
software skills to design, create and
prepare art to implement consumer
packaging. 3 credits.
Publication Design
GDS 35X-45x
This course covers contemporary issues in
Publication Design. The aesthetic of type
and image remains the most widespread
media for graphic designers. Aspects of the
printed word and image will be investigated
and considered in this class by focusing on
the process by which ideas are developed,
conceived, written, edited, and ultimately
presented. Publication Design will explore
projects that will include exercises focused
on working within a team, within budgets,
with other professionals, and with key
vendors. The sequence of the idea is
stressed, including how these ideas are
presented and revealed through a variety of
publishing media. 3 credits.
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Graphic Design:
Advanced Studio (EP)
GDS 365
This is the core class for the second year
(junior) of study in the major. The class
works on client-based projects. All students
work on the projects, all students present to
clients, and one design is chosen to be
realized. During the course, iterations and
presentation skills are stressed as students
learn how to navigate the crucial
relationship with the client. Students work
within realistic industry deadlines and
adhere to specific current production
requirements. Students will realize a number
of presentations for clients throughout the
year. They practice and realize both
hard-copy and digital presentations.
Research, empathy, and design skills are
stressed. Prerequisites: GDS 203
Typography I and GDS 265 Design for
Communication I are strongly
recommended. Offered fall. Fulfills Engaged
Practice requirement. 3 credits.
Graphic Design:
Advanced Studio
GDS 366
This is the core class for the second year
(junior) of study in the major. The class
works on client-based projects. All students
work on the projects, all students present to
clients, and one design is chosen to be
realized. During the course, iterations and
presentation skills are stressed as students
learn how to navigate the crucial
relationship with the client. Students work
within realistic industry deadlines and
adhere to specific current production
requirements. Students will realize a number
of presentations for clients throughout the
year. They practice and realize both
hard-copy and digital presentations.
Research, empathy, and design skills are
stressed. Prerequisites: GDS 203
Typography I and GDS 265 Design for
Communication I. Offered spring. 3 credits.
Contemporary Marketing +
Art Direct (EP)
GDS 367
Focuses on using graphic design and
visualization skills to communicate ideas in
print and in new media. Heavy emphasis on
conceptualization. Classroom discussions
along with critiques set up to mimic actual
creative department environment. Offered
fall. Fulfills Engaged Practice requirement.
3 credits.
Graphic Design: Internship (EP)
GDS 399-499
Elective credit can be given on a case-by-
case basis for an internship developed by
the student through the Career Services
Office with advance permission of the
department head. Fulfills Engaged Practice
requirement.
Graphic Design: BFA Thesis
GDS 465
This is the core class for the senior year of
study in the major. The class meets weekly
for presentations and to develop research
skills and strategic practice. This is the
research and idea-phase of the BFA thesis
presented in the spring. Presentation,
research, and ideational skills are stressed.
Offered fall. 3 credits.
Graphic Design:
BFA Statement + Exhibition
GDS 466
This is the second half of core class for the
senior year of study in the major. This is the
realization phase of the BFA thesis
presented at the end of the semester.
Prerequisites: Students must be working
toward a BFA in one of the Design
Environment departments. Other students
may be admitted with permission of the
instructor. Offered spring. 3 credits.
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Humanities/Cultural Studies
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Humanities/
Cultural Studies
Poetry Writing Workshop
HCS 211W / LLC 211W
This class will focus on the creation,
revision, oral and visual presentation of
poems. Because good writing requires
deep reading, we’ll also be reading and
responding to poems from an anthology
throughout the semester. Students will be
required to keep a journal that responds to
anthology poems in the form of imitation
poems, commentary, letters to the poets,
or illustrations. Class time will be spent
doing writing and revision exercises, small-
group work, discussing poems from the
anthology, playing with various aspects of
poetry, and workshopping poems written
in class. The final project will entail creating
a chapbook of poems written during the
semester. Fulfills Humanities/Cultural
Studies distribution requirement. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: LLC203.
Interactive Fiction
HCS 214W / LLC 214W
This class focuses on writing branching
narratives and other nonlinear stories,
and it’s ideal for students who want to
write digital or tabletop games. This is a
workshop class, which means that— after
an introduction to interactive stories and
techniques—the course will focus on
reading and critiquing stories made by
students in the class. Texts will vary by
semester, but students should expect
to read and analyze analog games like
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective,
Tales of the Arabian Nights, Legacy of
Dragonholt, and Gloomhaven. We’ll also
explore digital narratives like those made
in Twine, ChoiceScript, and other formats.
Students will also read essays and books
like Koster’s A Theory of Fun for Game
Design and Crawford’s On Interactive
Storytelling. We’ll also explore some classic
nonlinear and experimental narratives
like Borges’s “The Garden of Forking
Paths,” Coover’s “Heart Suite,” and Shelley
Jackson’s “Patchwork Girl.” Humanities/
Cultural Studies distribution requirement.
3 credits. Prerequisite: LLC203.
Creative Writing Topics
HCS 215W / LLC 215W
Courses with the Creative Writing
designation will cover a specific kind, or
genre, of creative writing. Examples might
include travel writing, interactive fiction,
writing Young Adult (YA) fiction, memoir,
nature writing, novel writing, and emerging
and experimental forms. The topic covered
in specific courses designated as such
will be listed when students register. At
the beginning of the course, students will
read published examples in the area, read
craft essays to understand vocabulary and
technique, and complete writing exercises
to learn and practice. After the first, reading-
intensive phase of the semester, the class
will workshop student writing. “Workshop”
means that everyone in the class will read
drafts by all students, provide each writer
with written feedback, and discuss the work
thoroughly in class. The main goal of the
class is for all students to write their own
original work. Other assignments include
reading responses, writing exercises, and
feedback to peers. Fulfills Humanities/
Cultural Studies distribution requirement.
3 credits. Prerequisite: LLC203.
Reading Topics
HCS 225/ LLC 225
Reading Topics Courses will cover a
specific genre of historic or contemporary
literature. Examples may include modernist
women’s writing, science fiction, literature
of the African diaspora, blues literature,
nature writing, and/or emerging and
experimental forms. The topic covered in
specific courses designated as such will be
listed during the semester when students
register. While students may engage in
creative assignments during this course, the
main goal of this class will be for students to
become familiar with reading and assessing
a subcategory of literature to consider how
global events, political artistic movements
shape and influence and are shaped and
influenced by writing. Assignments may
include short critical analyses, student-led
discussions, and independent research.
Fulfills Humanities/Cultural Studies
distribution requirement.
3 credits. Prerequisite: LLC203.
EcoPoetry
HCS 303 / LLC 303
In a notebook entry dated in the 1940s,
Robert Frost wrote, “You have to be careful
with the word natural—with all words in fact.
You have to play the words close to the
realities.” So what are the “realities” of the
natural world? Given that human beings are
connected to all living things, can we ever
get far enough outside of ourselves to
understand the “real,” concrete world of
nature? Or are we human beings simply
creating, through language, a symbolic
world and calling it nature? Is the act of
constructing a world using language in
order to understand ourselves and other
things what makes us natural—is at the root
of what we call “human nature”? In
exploring those questions, this seminar will
look at what effects natural science has had
on poetic depictions of the natural world.
The focus of the course will tilt toward poetic
renderings of the natural world. Fulfills
Humanities/Cultural Studies distribution
requirement. 3 credits. Prerequisite:
LLC203. Formerly known as Nature Poetry
Before + After Darwin.
Survey of Contemporary Music
HCS 309
This course will give an overview of
avant-garde music written in the twentieth
(and twenty-first) centuries, with particular
emphasis on the relationships between
music and the visual arts. Discussions in
class will focus on composers whose work
helped define contemporary music while
creating aesthetic parallels to the visual arts.
Emphasis will be placed on listening to
avant-garde and experimental music, and
students will be expected to attend several
recitals of contemporary music and write
about their experiences. Fulfills Humanities/
Cultural Studies distribution requirement.
Visual Culture Emphasis course. 3 credits.
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Cinematic Time after 1960
HCS 320
What does a cinematic image of time look
like? Why did this question suddenly seem
pressing after the second World War? How
has cinematic time been explored by
filmmakers and artists in the past 50 years?
What possibilities does this exploration
open up? These questions will guide our
investigation of cinematic time since 1960.
We will consider a wide range of films and
moving image media in which time takes on
strange qualities—where the emphasis is on
what is happening in the image, rather than
on what has happened or will happen in
the next shot. Fulfills Humanities/Cultural
Studies distribution requirement. 3 credits.
Social Cinemas: Politics of
Representation + Engagement
HCS 322
Social is a term used to describe all kinds of
art and media today including social media,
social practice, and activist media directed
toward “social change.” This course
examines film and video work that demands
we think carefully about how the social is
defined and represented as an idea, an
experience, and a world (or worlds). We will
begin by considering Jean Vigo’s call for a
new “social cinema” in the 1930s. We’ll
consider how experimental and avant-garde
film functioned as a means for organizing
social worlds and expressing social critique.
We’ll ask what Stan VanDerBeek might have
meant when he described the rise of a “new
social media consciousness” in 1974. And
finally we’ll look at how contemporary
filmmakers and video artists respond to the
way the Internet has changed our
relationships to one another and to the
events that shape our sense of how the
larger social world is structured and defined.
Fulfills Humanities/Cultural Studies
distribution requirement. Visual Culture
Emphasis course. 3 credits.
Avant Garde Film
HCS 325
Film, the quintessential art form of the 20th
century, added time and relativity to the
artist’s palette. This course examines the
abstract and non-narrative tradition: films
that focus on manipulation of form, motion,
and the collage-like collision of images in
time (montage). Topics include early Soviet
formalists, Dadaist and Surrealist films of
the 1920s and 1930s, and American
underground films of the 1960s and 1970s.
Students keep a journal of their impressions
of each film shown. Fulfills Humanities/
Cultural Studies distribution requirement.
Visual Culture Emphasis course. 3 credits.
Japanese Expressions
HCS 328
This course is an introduction to the culture
of Japan as it is revealed in the Japanese
literary and religious tradition and in modern
literary and cinematic expression. Readings
will include selections from early Japanese
myth and poetry, the diary and early novel
forms, and the literary and aesthetic
response to influence from China.
Appropriate attention will be paid to Noh
drama and haiku poetry, writings in the
samurai tradition, a modern novel and a
Japanese film. The purpose of this course is
not to survey the whole of the Japanese
experience, but rather to read and view
representative examples of Japanese
expression with understanding and delight.
Fulfills Humanities/Cultural Studies
distribution requirement. 3 credits.
Multimodal Composition
HCS 351 / LLC 351
This course will allow students to develop
the skills and understanding necessary for
literacy in our information-saturated times.
Facilitated by growth in electronic
technologies, more and more types of
written texts, in both print and online media,
have fused with images and other graphics.
Literature producers and consumers of
these emerging hybrid texts will need
awareness of and competence in the
complex communicative strategies that they
engage. While this course offers valuable
knowledge to any developing artist, it is
particularly suitable for students studying in
the visual communications majors; i.e.,
Communication Design, Illustration,
Biomedical Art, Film, Video and
Photographic Arts, Digital Arts. Fulfills
Humanities/Cultural Studies distribution
requirement. 3 credits. Prerequisite:
LLC203. Formerly known as On the Same
Page.
Contemporary African +
African-American Literature
HCS 359/ LLC 359
Today, a good deal of third-world literature in
particular expressed in many vital respects
postmodern historical awareness of the
paramountcy of the power relations hidden
behind political, economic and social
institutions and structures both nationally
and internationally. With particular emphasis
on political economy, this course will
examine how this literature re-
contextualizes such critical sociological
questions as: What’s traditionalism? What’s
modernization? The African-American texts
highlight African-American socio-economic
challenges today, dating back to
Emancipation/Reconstruction, alongside
their efforts at socio-cultural self-definitions.
Fulfills Humanities/Cultural Studies
distribution requirement. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: LLC203.
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Existentialism, Reality + the
Artist’s Identity
HCS 368
This course investigates existential ideas
explored by 19th, 20th, and 21st century
philosophers and researchers.
Existentialism refers to the exploration of
what it is to be human and how to find
meaning when faced with myriad
uncertainties regarding life, death, and the
actions we take while we are alive.
Questions arising from texts read, films
seen, and art explored include: How does
one craft an identity in the 21st century?
How may our ideas about self shift from
youth to adulthood, as we – as creators and
disseminators of information – trudge
through an oversaturation of data, visuals,
and the excessive overproduction of goods?
How do we confront technology,
individuality, relationships, reality, time?
How can we discover the self, to find
meaning in a world where the possibility for
meaningfulness is at times questioned?
Fulfills Humanities/Cultural Studies
distribution requirement. 3 credits.
Art of the Personal Essay
HCS 373W / LLC 373W
In this workshop course we will work on
developing an understanding of the
personal essay as a distinct yet flexible
nonfictional genre, one possessing its own
characteristics and contours that distinguish
it from other literary forms. You will also
work in this course on the craft of writing
and revising your own personal essays. To
these ends, we will be reading a number of
works that demonstrate the essay’s protean
adaptability. Texts will be drawn from Phillip
Lopate’s anthology The Art of the Personal
Essay, as well as from other sources,
including selected blogs, nonfictional texts
by visual artists, as well as the online
compilation Quotidiana. Fulfills Humanities/
Cultural Studies distribution requirement.
3 credits. Prerequisite: LLC203.
World Cinemas
HCS 374 / ACD 374
Writing on film aesthetics in 1930, a year
marked by global financial crisis and
mounting political conflict, Béla Balázs did
not feel it was possible to speak of the
“people of the world.” But if that day were
ever to arrive, he predicted, film would be
there “ready and waiting to provide the
universal spirit with its corresponding
technique of expression.” Today we talk
about how technology has altered the world,
making it feel smaller and infinitely
expanded at the same time. But can we still
say film holds the promise of universal
expression? If not, what does it promise
now? What, in other words, do film’s
techniques of expression correspond to in
our contemporary world?
In this course, we will spend time looking
carefully at cinematic technique in films
produced all over the world during the
course of the medium’s history. At the same
time we will also look carefully at the ideas
and fantasies that animate “world cinema”
as a label for certain kind of films without
taking for granted that this phrase always
means or has meant the same thing. Why
do some critics and theorists embrace this
term while others find it inadequate, a bad
fit, something in need of qualification or
replacement? What corrections and
critiques have these writers offered? How
do their observations change the way we
see film technique and our own unexamined
assumptions about how film makes the
world available to each of us as viewers?
Fulfills Humanities/Cultural Studies
distribution requirement. Visual Culture
Emphasis course. 3 credits. Prerequisites:
ACD150 and ACD250 or Corequisite:
ACD250.
Art and Its Social Life in
Madagascar
HCS 382 / ACD 382
Madagascar is a large island in the Indian
Ocean, just southeast of the African
mainland. Artistic practice in Madagascar is
very distinctive, being informed by a unique
blend of the 20 different ethnic groups on
the island and a broad division between
rural (animist, or ancestral cultures) and
urban lifestyles. This course explores a
range of Malagasy arts, giving particular
attention to the forms these arts take, the
processes of their production and the
relations they maintain to the island’s social
and cultural lives. Throughout the course,
readings and discussions will be
supplemented by images, videos and
collected art. Students will be asked to
analyze the various Malagasy art forms and
the processes that go into their production,
as well as to think critically about the
relations these aesthetic practices have with
Malagasy socioculture. Fulfills Humanities/
Cultural Studies distribution requirement.
3 credits. Prerequisites: ACD150 and
ACD250 or Corequisite: ACD250.
Censorship, Art + the Law
HCS 386
This discussion-based class will explore the
mythology of free speech for artists in
America. From photographs of crucifixes
submerged in urine, through the comedy of
Lenny Bruce, threats in rap lyrics, a
wedding cake for a gay wedding and a
portrait of Emmitt Till painted by a white
woman, when it comes to artistic
expression, “free speech for all” has always
meant “free speech for some.” Using the
law as a foundation, we will examine the
work of a wide variety of artists such as
Mann, Diana, Serra, Mapplethorpe and
Krafft to challenge the limits of free speech.
Students will examine where the beliefs
came from and how a love for and a belief in
free speech for all persists as a concept.
There are few right or wrong answers.
Instead, discussions in this class will center
around developing one’s own personal
belief system and learning to articulate and
defend that system. Fulfills Humanities/
Cultural Studies distribution requirement.
3 credits.
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Literature of the Americas
HCS 388 / LLC 388
This course will survey the concurrent but
separate developments of the literary
traditions of North and South America.
Taking Columbus’ arrival on Hispaniola as
our point of anchor, we will work backward
to the Pre-Columbian original narrative
forms, and forward through the written
records of the complex colonial contexts of
the literary art in both Americas. We will also
trace the divergent results of the influences
of European literature, following in each
case the developments of such directions
as we can identify in the prose and poetry
of the colonial and postcolonial periods of
each America. Reading widely and also
closely, we will consider how best to trace
the parallel emergence of these national
literatures, seeking in a juxtaposed study
what common literary and extra-literary
antecedents and shaping forces the texts in
both traditions may reveal. We will also
inquire into the nature of the distinctions
that must be made between these
traditions, and into the impact the
differences between these literatures may
have of the understanding of what we mean
by the phrase “American literature.” Fulfills
Humanities/Cultural Studies distribution
requirement. 3 credits. Prerequisite:
LLC203.
From the Front Row:
Cinema + Critical Writing
HCS 389 / ACD 389
Does writing about a film mean something
different from writing other things? What is
cinematic representation? Cinema is a
cultural phenomenon but what do we mean
when we say such a thing? Is film a
language? What is critical theory? The aim
of the seminar is to encourage
undergraduate students interested in
cinema to develop better written and verbal
skills within the context of a broader field of
cinema studies. Students will debate the
essence of cinema and acquire a
framework for understanding its formal
qualities. In the process, they will learn to
experience film as a visual language,
explore its similarities to other arts, and
analyze its relation to critical dialogue.
FROM THE FRONT ROW; Cinema and An
Approach to Critical Writing is divided into
three sections or thematic discussions with
each section intended to follow one another
to provide a cumulative sense of the field of
study. Some cross-reference is required to
initiate debate and discussion. Fulfills
Humanities/Cultural Studies distribution
requirement. 3 credits. Prerequisites:
ACD150 and ACD250 or Corequisite:
ACD250.
Sound Art + New Media
HCS 411
A course on how visual artists (and some
composers) use sound in their works.
Works discussed in class will include “stand
alone” works of sound art, musique
concrete, sound sculptures, installation
works (using sound as a main component),
radio art, film, and internet-based works.
Students will be expected to identify
differing qualities of sound, and there will be
regular listening and reading assignments
for each class. Students will also be given
written assignments, and will have to
compose a work of sound art or sound
sculpture as a final project. Fulfills
Humanities/Cultural Studies distribution
requirement. Visual Culture Emphasis
course. 3 credits.
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Illustration
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Illustration
Picture Book Illustration
ILL 220-320-420
This course will explore the creation of a
picture book through historical context, the
evolution of children’s book illustration, and
the methodology of creating art for a picture
book. Picture books continue to expand in
modern markets through digital applications
as well as book art, a sculptural narrative
object. Students will gain knowledge of the
publishing industry and the process of
submitting a body of work. Students will be
expected to create a personal illustrative
narrative by means of gathering reference
and creating consistent and well developed
characters that exist in a story.
This course is strongly recommended for
elective students interested in picture books
and visual narratives. Open to all
sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
3 credits.
Layout Rendering Techniques
ILL 260
This course is concerned with introducing
students to techniques and materials used
by professional illustrators. The emphasis
will be on developing critical observation
skills along with enhancing technical and
rendering abilities to a professional level.
Also, purpose and application of techniques
for layout presentation, as well as refining
finished art for reproduction. Emphasis will
be on drawing, painting and other tactile
techniques, as well as digital rendering
techniques for the preparation of finished art
for the final application of artwork created.
Offered fall. 3 credits.
Fundamentals of Illustration
ILL 263
To prepare illustration students to become
working professionals by providing them
with the necessary skills and knowledge to
advance through the courses provided at
the Institute to develop a professional level
of performance for future employment. The
department of Illustration emphasizes the
understanding of contemporary themes and
concepts as a basis for nurturing the
student’s ability to translate this acquired
thematic vocabulary into inventive visual
solutions. The main objective is to motivate
the student’s visual awareness to a
professional level. For them to be aware that
illustration is an applied art, a business, to
satisfy the client needs, and should be
executed in a professional business manner
by experiencing classroom assignments
prepared in a job like situation. Offered fall.
3 credits.
Principles of Illustration
ILL 264
This course assures the student the
opportunity to develop a saleable skill,
perform in a professional manner and
demonstrate good attitude and work habits
that meet client needs and deadlines.
Encounter a strong emphasis on different
techniques, methods, styles and types of
illustration that will further provide
advancement towards future employment.
Students will be introduced to past- and
present-day illustrators to get a
comprehensive sense of what role an
illustrator plays when dealing in the
solutions of design/illustration problems.
Students will also acquire an understanding
of style and techniques used by illustrators
to solve these problems they may confront
in the future as professionals. Offered
spring. 3 credits.
Character Design +
Development
ILL 265
This course will concentrate on the
character creation process, focusing on all
aspects of character concept and
development. Students will learn to
understand character types, body language
and production techniques. In the fast
growing gaming and animation industry, the
ability to create characters is essential.
Graphic novels/ comics, children’s books
and advertising also rely heavily on an
illustrators ability to create characters that
meet client demands/ needs and make
them part of a cohesive world. Offered
spring. 3 credits.
Illustration for Publication
ILL 363
This course will focus on applications of
digital and tactile processes, materials, and
techniques from concept development
through final reproduction. Offered fall.
3 credits.
Illustration II
ILL 364
This course will prepare illustration students
to become working professionals within the
marketing communications community. It
will motivate the student’s visual awareness,
teaching the student to conceptualize,
design and execute on a professional level.
Students learn to produce quality
illustrations and to be responsible for the
conceptual aspects of a project whenever
necessary. This course encourages
students to develop a confident knowledge
of design in illustration, the thinking process,
and production techniques necessary to
compete in the field of applied arts.
Prerequisite: ILL263 Fundamentals of
Illustration. Offered spring. 3 credits.
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Graphic Novels + Sequential Art
ILL 367
This course covers an in-depth exploration
of sequential visual storytelling. Sequential
storytelling has influenced popular culture
throughout history and continues to thrive in
traditional print and digital platforms.
Illustration markets include comic strips,
comic books, graphic novels, underground
comics and Zines. Sequential storytelling is
also the basis for storyboarding in the
entertainment and advertising industries.
New concepts and techniques will be
threads throughout the class as students
explore visual story telling. Assignments will
focus primarily on graphic novels but will
also include exploration of the single panel
cartoon, multiple panel comic strips, zines,
and sequential illustrations. Assignment will
also introduce students to basic
storyboarding for the advertising and
entertainment industries. Topics covered in
this course include setting the scene,
transitions, and understanding panel and
page composition. Offered fall semester.
3 credits.
Professional Standards in
Illustration
ILL 370
Introduction for junior students in dealing
with professional standards set by the
Illustration market place. Concentration on
the preparation of art work to meet the
demands required for successful
application for client needs. Students will
gain an appreciation for deadlines, client
expectations and business practices in
collaboration of real-world scenarios.
Offered fall and spring. 3 credits.
Visual Concepts in Illustration
ILL 371
This course encourages students to develop
a confident knowledge of design in
illustration, the thinking process, and
production techniques necessary to
compete in the field of applied arts and
prepares illustration students to become
working professionals within the marketing
communications community. It will motivate
the student’s visual awareness, teaching
the student to conceptualize, design and
execute on a professional level. Students
become familiar with several techniques
used in editorial illustrations, book
illustrations, advertising illustrations, as well
as many others using an extensive range of
materials. Students learn to produce quality
illustrations and to be responsible for the
conceptual aspects of a project whenever
necessary. Offered fall. 3 credits.
Community Projects (EP)
ILL 389
Students will illustrate and provide art and
production services for individual clients as
well as for organizations in a professional
studio setting. The course emphasizes the
student’s development of problem-solving,
meeting client demands, communication
skills, organization and effective time
management, proper preparation of artwork
for reproduction, teamwork and
collaboration - all specific to the
marketplace as an introduction to real-life
challenges. For Illustration majors only.
Other majors only with instructor’s approval.
Offered fall and spring. Fulfills Engaged
Practice requirement. 3 credits.
Illustration: Internship (EP)
ILL 399-499
Elective credit can be given on a case-by-
case basis for an internship developed by
the student through the Career Services
Office with advance permission of the
department head. Fulfills Engaged Practice
requirement.
Illustration: BFA Preparation
ILL 463A
An independently initiated illustration thesis
project is defined in a statement detailing
the nature and purpose of the project,
medium, and procedural timetable. A
year-long project is created displaying the
technical competence, solution-based
ideas, responsibility to professional
standards, self-reliance, determination and
perseverance learned throughout a
student’s years of education. Offered fall.
3 credits.
Illustration: Advanced
Illustration Studio Projects
ILL 463B
Students are required to begin thinking of
their upcoming BFA thesis project over the
summer. On the first day of class students
will be expected to present their thesis’
central idea and have first iterations for
visual expression of that idea. The
beginning of the thesis project consists of
research, discussion and tightening up of
the central idea. Offered fall. 3 credits.
Illustration: Final Project:
Illustration Portfolio
ILL 464B
The illustration department emphasizes the
understanding of contemporary themes and
concepts as a basis for nurturing the
student’s ability to translate this acquired
thematic vocabulary into inventive visual
solutions. The main objective is to motivate
student’s visual awareness to a professional
level to meet market place needs. Offered
spring. 3 credits.
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Industrial Design
Industrial Design 1.1
IND 235
This course will focus on basic processes
and principles of industrial design and
product development. An emphasis will be
placed on user-centered problem solving,
and methods for achieving innovative
results. Multiple semester projects are
structured around key design concepts and
individual career interests. Projects are
structured to reinforce research, concept
generation and refinement, resulting in
solutions that address functional and
aesthetic issues. Regular formal reviews
with enable individuals to develop verbal
and visual presentation skills, and formal
lectures will be balanced against one-on-
one in-studio instruction. Offered fall.
3 credits.
Industrial Design 1.2 (EP)
IND 236
This course is an extension of Industrial
Design 1.1, with a focus on advanced
industrial design and product development
processes and principles. Emphasis will be
placed on in-depth analysis and synthesis,
in addition to market-driven exploration.
One semester project will focus on problem
solving based on systematic ergonomic
testing, while the other is a sponsored
project that involves interaction with design,
marketing and engineering professionals.
Regular formal reviews will enable
individuals to develop verbal and visual
presentation skills, and formal lectures will
be balanced against one-on-one in-studio
instruction. Prerequisite: Industrial Design
1.1. Offered spring. Fulfills Engaged Practice
requirement. 3 credits.
Materials + Processes
IND 239
This course provides an overview of
contemporary manufacturing methods used
in industry, in addition to the material
selections used to support them. Lectures
will provide an overview of the generally
accepted design practices for selected
manufacturing processes and materials,
along with a framework to make cost-based
decisions for selecting a specific process.
Class activities will include disassembly and
evaluation of the manufacturing methods
used in an electro-mechanical consumer
device. Each class will include lectures and
exercises, and will be supplemented with
assigned readings and regular performance
opportunities. 1.5 credits.
Materials + Processes
IND 240
This course is an extension of the Fall
Materials + Processes and will focus on
contemporary manufacturing methods used
in industry, in addition to the material
selections used to support them. Lectures
will provide an overview of the generally
accepted design practices for selected
manufacturing processes and materials,
along with a framework to make cost-based
decisions for selecting a specific process.
Class activities will include disassembly and
evaluation of the manufacturing methods
used in an electro-mechanical consumer
device. Each class will include lectures and
exercises, and will be supplemented with
assigned readings and regular performance
opportunities. Offered fall. 1.5 credits.
Transportation Design (EP)
IND 250T-251T/350T-351T/450T-
451T
This series of courses exposes students to
the basic knowledge, skills and qualities
that are important for a career in
transportation design. CIA faculty and
practicing transportation designers will
demonstrate methods for creating context,
inspiring designs, ideation through
sketching/rendering, physical model
building and verbal and visual
communication. Specific project themes will
be driven by industry sponsors while
deliverables will be determined by the
individual aptitude and experience. Regular
formal reviews will enable individuals to
develop verbal and visual presentation skills,
and formal lectures will be balanced against
one-on-one in-studio instruction.
Professional designers, both staff level and
management, in addition to guests with
specialized industry expertise will visit
throughout the semester. Series of six
courses required of Transportation Track
students. Offered fall and spring. IND 350T,
351T, 450T, 451T each fulfills Engaged
Practice requirement. Each course in the
series carries. 3 credits.
Ergonomics + Design
IND 280
This course focuses on the process of
designing for human use. Anthropometrics,
task analysis, user experience, research
and safety are explored. Course content is
aligned with projects in Industrial Design 1.2.
Each class will include lectures and
exercises, and will be supplemented with
assigned readings and regular performance
opportunities. Offered spring. 3 credits.
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Communication Skills
IND 285
This course will focus on the development of
effective visual communication for product
design. An emphasis will be placed on
exploring and communicating ideas through
manual sketching, rendering, orthographic
drawing, modeling and verbal/visual
presentation. Studio time will include
demos, one-day assignments, work time
and one-on-one instruction. Coursework is
designed to align with projects in Industrial
Design 1.1. Offered fall. 3 credits.
Communication Skills
IND 286
This course is an extension of the Fall
Communication Skills and will focus on the
development of effective visual
communication for product design. An
emphasis will be placed on exploring and
communicating ideas through sketching,
rendering, orthographic drawing, modeling
and verbal/visual presentation. Digital
communication tools and techniques will be
introduced, including the use of digital
drawing tablets. Studio time will include
demos, one-day assignments, work time
and one-on-one instruction. Coursework is
designed to align with projects in Industrial
Design 1.2 Prerequisite: Communications
Skills 1.1. Offered spring.
3 credits.
Communication Skills:
Transportation
IND 287T
This course runs concurrently with IND285
and includes effective visual communication
for product and transportation design. An
emphasis will be placed on exploring and
communicating ideas through manual
sketching, rendering, orthographic drawing,
modeling and verbal/visual presentation.
Guest instructors will teach specific tools
and techniques for transportation-related
visual communication. Studio time will
include demos, one-day assignments, work
time and one-on-one instruction.
Coursework is designed to align with
projects in Industrial Design 1.1 and
Transportation Design. 3 credits.
Communication Skills:
Transportation
IND 288T
This course runs concurrently with IND286
and is an extension of Fall Communication
Skills. Course content will focus on the
development of effective visual
communication for product and
transportation design. An emphasis will be
placed on exploring and communicating
ideas through sketching, rendering,
orthographic drawing, modeling and verbal/
visual presentation. Digital communication
tools and techniques will be introduced,
including the use of digital drawing tablets.
Studio time will include demos, one-day
assignments, work time and one-on-one
instruction. Coursework is designed to align
with projects in Industrial Design 1.2 and
Transportation Design. Prerequisite:
Communications Skills 1.1. Offered spring.
3 credits.
3D Modeling 1.1
IND 303
This course focuses on introducing students
to 3D digital modeling for the industrial
design profession. It employs a surface
modeling approach using Autodesk Alias
software to create multiple class-driven
projects. Study consists of a lecture demo
format in a computer lab environment.
In-class work will emphasize key modeling
concepts and will be supplemented with
student-driven projects intended to develop
practical application strategies and skills.
Junior standing is required for registration of
this class. Offered fall. 3 credits.
3D Modeling 1.2
IND 304
This course is a continuation of the fall 3D
Modeling (IND 303) course with an
emphasis on an expanded knowledge of
surface modeling techniques. An emphasis
will be placed on surface continuity and
transition, in addition to exploration of
organic forms. Students will acquaint
themselves with the process of preparing
and exporting files for output. Rapid
prototyping will be introduced with and
opportunity to create physical parts using
an on-site three-dimensional printer.
Additional methods and resources for rapid
prototyping will also be introduced.
Prerequisite: 3D Modeling 1.1. Offered
spring. 3 credits.
Design Center Based Learning
(EP)
IND 317-417
This course functions as a professional
design studio, placing an emphasis on
client-based projects and interdisciplinary
teamwork. All companies/organizations who
are participating in the course make a
financial commitment to CIA and intern
team members may be compensated.
When compensation is available it may vary,
but is based on the project budget, time
commitment and individual contributions.
The faculty, who will oversee the process,
deliverables and schedule for each project,
will determine studio responsibilities.
Prerequisites for Industrial Design majors:
one year of industrial design training and
approval of the course faculty. Prerequisite
for non-Industrial Design majors: approval
of the course by the faculty assigned to the
course. Offered fall and spring. Fulfills
Engaged Practice requirement. 3 credits.
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Industrial Design 2.1
IND 335
This course will focus on in-depth design
exploration, placing an emphasis on
high-level research, innovative concept
generation and refinement focused on
problem solving and manufacturability.
Semester projects will focus on
sustainability and furniture, the latter project
requiring a full-size functional prototype.
Project themes are intended to cover key
critical information, while tailoring material to
individual interests. Regular formal reviews
will enable individuals to develop verbal and
visual presentation skills, and formal
lectures will be balanced against one-on-
one in-studio instruction Prerequisite:
Industrial Design 1.2. Offered fall. 3 credits.
Industrial Design 2.2 (EP)
IND 336B-336C
This course is an extension of Industrial
Design 2.1, with a focus on strategic
aspects of design. Further emphasis will be
placed on research, concept generation
and refinement focused on problem solving.
Semester projects will focus on design in
the context of business objectives and a
broader product development environment.
Project work will involve teamwork and
direct interaction with outside design and
marketing professionals. Regular formal
reviews will enable individuals to develop
verbal and visual presentation skills, and
formal lectures will be balanced against
one-on-one in-studio instruction.
Prerequisite: Industrial Design 2.1. Offered
spring. Fulfills Engaged Practice
requirement. 3 credits.
Automotive Design
Language 1.1
IND 352T
This course will introduce students to
fundamental processes and approaches of
vehicle design language development. An
emphasis will be place on identification of
design theme and vehicle overall body
construction. Course content runs
concurrently with the Transportation Design
course, allowing faculty to guide research,
develop innovative vehicle body
construction, define proportion and define
gesture and develop vehicle layout. Class
and studio time will include lectures, demos,
formal reviews, verbal/visual presentations,
sketching and rendering. Offered fall.
3 credits.
Automotive Design
Language 1.2
IND 353T
This course is an extension of Automotive
Design Language 1.1. An emphasis will be
place on connecting form languages with
functional solutions and developing greater
sensitivity to vehicle exterior and/or interior
surfacing. A semester-long project will run
concurrently with the Transportation Design
course. The course is structured to
reinforce form-giving while refining methods
and skills, resulting in a visual language that
communicates functional needs. Class and
studio time will include lectures, demos,
formal reviews, verbal/visual presentations,
sketching and rendering. Offered spring.
3 credits.
Marketing + Design
IND 375
This course exposes students to the
relationship between design and marketing,
specifically addressing social/ethical
responsibility, research, strategic marketing,
branding, distribution, advertising and
pricing. Each class will include lectures and
exercises, and will be supplemented with
assigned readings and regular performance
opportunities. Individuals will be required to
develop a marketing plan for a product
created in the Industrial Design studio.
Offered fall. 3 credits.
Industrial Design: Internship
(EP)
IND 399-499
Elective credit can be given on a case-by-
case basis for an internship developed by
student through the Career Services Office,
with advance permission of instructor and
department chair. Fulfills Engaged Practice
requirement.
3D Modeling 2.1
IND 403
This advanced digital modeling course
offers the option to continue with surface
modeling using Autodesk ALIAS Automotive
(for automotive design) or Solid Works for
those interested in gaining exposure to solid
modeling (for product design). The ALIAS
option will include advanced methods for
exterior surfacing, while the Solid Works
option will focus on the user interface and
basic solid modeling procedures.
Prerequisite: 3D Modeling 1.2. Offered fall. 3
credits.
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3D Modeling 2.2
IND 404
This is a continuation of the fall 3D Modeling
course (IND403) with an option to continue
Autodesk ALIAS Automotive (for automotive
design) or Solid Works (for product design).
The Autodesk ALIAS Automotive option will
focus on advanced rendering techniques for
automotive design presentations, including
Key Shot animation and rendering
procedures. Projects will culminate in fully
modeled exterior or interior design
presented as a finished animation of
student’s own design. The Solid Works
option will focus on surface modeling
techniques and the differences and
advantages of combining solids with
surface modeling techniques. Areas of
study will include surfacing tools loft and
boundary and continuity options for
curvature and 3D sketching. Advanced
rendering techniques will be explored.
Prerequisite: 3D Modeling 2.1. Offers spring.
3 credits.
Industrial Design 3.1
IND 435B
This course focuses on the semester-long
thesis project. Individuals will define the
project theme and work with faculty to
identify key problems and opportunities.
In-depth research will inform concept
development, ultimately resulting in a
refined solution that considers functional
needs, aesthetics and manufacturing.
Additionally, individuals are expected to
create compelling visual, verbal and written
presentations that create context for the
project and effectively communicate the
validity of the project and outcomes. In
order to gain exposure in the design
community, individuals will be required to
submit their final design to a design
competition. Formal reviews will be
balanced against weekly one-on-one studio
discussion. Prerequisite: Industrial Design
2.2. Offered fall. 3 credits.
Industrial Design 3.1
IND 435C
This course focuses on the semester-long
thesis project. Individuals will define the
project theme and work with faculty to
identify key problems and opportunities.
In-depth research will inform concept
development, ultimately resulting in a
refined solution that considers functional
needs, aesthetics and manufacturing.
Additionally, individuals are expected to
create compelling visual, verbal and written
presentations that create context for the
project and effectively communicate the
validity of the project and outcomes. In
order to gain exposure in the design
community, individuals will be required to
submit their final design to a design
competition. Formal reviews will be
balanced against weekly one-on-one studio
discussion. Prerequisite: Industrial Design
2.2. Offered fall. 3 credits.
Industrial Design 3.2
IND 436
This course will focus on planning and
preparation and execution of work for three
primary milestones, including employment
search, BFA and Spring Show. Individuals
will be responsible for determining what
work will be accomplished based on career
objectives and for an overall work schedule
which will serve as a guide for the semester.
Faculty will be available in studio to provide
advice on organization, project work,
portfolio development and networking.
Offered spring. 3 credits.
Advanced Automotive
Design Language 2.1
IND 452T
This course focuses on advanced vehicle
design language development with an
emphasis on the translation of in-depth
brand language and trend research into
form and detail development. A semester-
long project will run concurrently with the
Transportation Design course. The course
will focus on the refinement of compelling
visual languages, the development of brand
literacy and the resolution of high quality
form and details based on exterior and
interior functional elements. Class and
studio time will include lectures, demos,
formal reviews, verbal/visual presentations,
sketching and rendering. Offered fall.
3 credits.
Advanced Automotive
Design Language 2.2
IND 453T
This course is a continuation of Fall
Advanced Automotive Design Language. A
semester-long project will run concurrently
with the Transportation Design course,
allowing individuals to work with faculty to
systematically design a concept vehicle
from basic structure/vehicle architecture,
through form development and color/
material selection. Students are expected to
design a vehicle exterior and interior based
on meaningful research. The design should
have a strong theme reflecting user
emotional and functional needs, brand
heritage, a unique body construction base
on purpose, refined surface/detail treatment
and appropriate color/material choices.
Class and studio time will include lectures,
demos, formal reviews, verbal/visual
presentations, sketching and rendering.
Offered spring. 3 credits.
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Integrated Media
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Integrated
Media
Sound Design Fundamentals
IME 211
This course will focus on the fundamentals
of sound design and foley which relate to
the film, television, animation, video games
and the entertainment industry. Students
will learn how to record, edit, and mix
sounds while learning how to use
microphones, software, and the recording
studio. In this course, we will record and
edit sound effects, voiceover work and
music to be used in projects that support or
enhance moving images. Required of Game
Design majors and Photography majors in
the Video + Digital Cinema track. 3 credits.
BFA Thesis + Exhibition
IME 402
These courses provide a platform for senior
Animation, Life Sciences Illustration, Game
Design, Illustration, and Photography majors
who are BFA candidates. The course is
structured to support the individual in
shaping her/his own project and the
production of all elements of the BFA thesis.
Strong conceptual skills developed through
professional planning and research are core
to this process. Offered spring. 3 credits.
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Interior Architecture
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Interior
Architecture
Space & Planning
Fundamentals
INTA 231A
This course will cover the basic
understanding of space planning and
documentation, floor planning and
elevations material selection, sample and
presentation boards, space and lighting
relationships, furniture and mechanical
layouts, flow and movement. Open elective,
sophomore and above. This course is a
prerequisite for INTA 232B Materials,
Research & Space Planning. Offered fall. 3
credits.
Architectural Drawing +
Documentation
INTA 231B
This course is an introduction to hand
drafting and documentation including
drawing, lettering and historic referencing
as well as ADA topics, historic vernacular,
and space planning. Field trips may be
included. Mandatory for all sophomore
Interior Architecture majors. Open elective,
sophomore and above. Offered fall. Books
and supplies to be determined by instructor.
3 credits.
Retail, Restaurant + Store
Design
INTA 232A
Course includes several retail design
problems covering various problem-solving
methods including: retail fixture/specialty
retail project working with a local Cleveland-
based company and retail storefront design.
Students will participate in formal critiques
using presentation methods and skills.
Mandatory for all sophomore Interior
Architecture majors. Open elective,
sophomore and above. Offered spring.
3 credits.
Materials, Research +
Space Planning (EP)
INTA 232B
Space planning projects based on special
programming and research including
furniture design, finishes and furnishings,
material presentations from the
manufacturing industry and field trips.
Students will participate in formal critiques
using presentation methods and skills. Final
project is group collaboration. Mandatory
for all sophomore Interior Architecture
majors. Open elective, sophomore and
above. Prerequisite: INTA 231A Space &
Planning Fundamentals or instructor’s
permission. Offered spring. 3 credits.
Interior Architecture:
Communication Skills 1
INTA 285
The basics of perspective drawing are
taught in twelve assignment modules
covering all forms of measured perspective
drawing. The final design project will include
drawing and renderings as a requirement.
Open elective, sophomore and above.
Mandatory for all sophomore Interior
Architecture majors. Offered fall.
3 credits.
Interior Architecture:
Communication Skills 2
INTA 286
Intermediate Level drawing and rendering
including perspective drawing from several
viewpoints, rendering techniques in several
styles media and design projects
throughout course. Mandatory for all
sophomores Interior Architecture majors.
Open elective, sophomore and above.
Prerequisites for Interior Architecture
majors: INTA 285. No prerequisites for
electives. Offered spring. 3 credits.
Interior Architecture:
Intermediate Problems (EP)
INTA 331
Intermediate level retail and space design
including various conceptual and visual
projects increasing in detail and complexity,
such as building exteriors, exhibit, and
museum design as well as local community
project. Introduction of fabrication methods.
Industry professional input at various
critiques. Mandatory for all junior Interior
Architecture majors. Open to all juniors and
seniors. Prerequisites: INTA 232A. Offered
fall. Fulfills Engaged Practice requirement.
3 credits.
Retail Design + Brand Design
(EP)
INTA 332
Course includes brand-focused projects
including a retail design project hosted at
client location with the final presentation to
their design team and an advance design
problem with industry interaction or
competition with a potential summer
internship. Mandatory for all junior Interior
Design majors. Open elective, sophomore
and above. Prerequisites for Interior
Architecture majors: INTA 232A and INTA
331. No prerequisites for electives. Offered
spring. Fulfills Engaged Practice
requirement. 3 credits.
Interior Architecture: AutoCAD
INTA 333
A series of modules covering the basics of
AutoCAD with a final project. Mandatory for
all junior Interior Architecture majors.
Open elective, sophomore and above.
Offered fall. 3 credits.
Architecture + Communication
Skills
INTA 385
Advanced level drawing and rendering,
focusing on traditional and digital media.
Mandatory for all junior Interior Architecture
majors. Open elective, sophomore and
above. Prerequisites: INTA 285 and INTA
286 required for Interior Architecture majors.
No prerequisites for elective students.
Offered fall. 3 credits.
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Sustainability: LEED + Detailing
INTA 390
The first half of the course introduces
students to LEED sustainable practices and
prepares students for the LEED certification
process. In the second half of the course,
students will learn to detail their designs
in preparation for fabrication and
implementation while taking into
consideration ethical and sustainable
fabrication methods and material selections.
3 credits.
Interior Architecture: Internship
(EP)
INTA 399-499
Elective to Interior Architecture juniors who
have an internship opportunity with the
approval from the Department Head.
Fulfills Engaged Practice requirement.
Interior Architecture: Senior
Thesis Problem (EP)
INTA 431A
A semester-long self-defined intense
problem, involving a research document,
several advisors, and two major
presentations. The final presentation is
given in a gallery environment and is open
to the general public. The thesis
encompasses all aspects of the student
previous course work and is their most
thorough project. Mandatory for all senior
Interior Architecture majors. Senior
Students outside Interior Architecture may
petition to take this course with Department
Head approval. Offered fall. Fulfills Engaged
Practice requirement. 6 credits for
Interior Architecture majors; 3 for
electives.
Interior Architecture: Senior
Thesis Problem (EP)
INTA 431B
A semester-long self-defined intense
problem, involving a research document,
several advisors, and two major
presentations. The final presentation is
given in a gallery environment and is open
to the general public. The thesis
encompasses all aspects of the student
previous course work and is their most
thorough project. Mandatory for all senior
Interior Architecture majors. Senior
Students outside Interior Architecture may
petition to take this course with Department
Head approval. Offered fall. Fulfills Engaged
Practice requirement. 6 credits for
Interior Architecture majors; 3 for
electives.
Interior Architecture:
BFA Survey
INTA 432A
Final Preparation for senior BFA. Faculty
work with seniors to prepare & plan their
final BFA Exhibition & Presentation for
spring. Preparation for career search and
interviewing skills will be a part of the
course. Prerequisites: All sophomore and
junior major studio courses must be
completed. Offered spring. 3 credits.
Interior Architecture:
Advanced Problems (EP)
INTA 432B
A senior level advanced design problem
will be assigned to the students with a
final review with an industry professional.
Prerequisites: All sophomore and
junior major studio courses must be
completed. Senior students from outside
the department may petition to enroll in
the course with major department chair’s
approval. Offered spring. Fulfills Engaged
Practice requirement. 3 credits.
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Jewelry + Metals
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Jewelry +
Metals
Fabrication
MET 206-306-406
As an introduction to the field of jewelry and
metals, this course includes introductory
techniques, skills, and technologies
necessary to the studio practice. Design
and fabrication are essential to making
wearable and functional objects, furniture,
and sculpture. This course addresses
design and fabrication of 3-dimensional
forms from 2-dimensional material, and
includes concepts of design, models and
patterns, templates and layout, cutting and
shaping, assembly and finishing. A broad
range of materials, from to sheet metal,
woods and plastics, to paper, fabric and
leather represents myriad possibilities.
Cutting and parts making techniques,
including laser cutting, waterjet cutting, and
hand cutting methods are applied to
making, using a variety of fabrication
techniques: folding, cold connections, high
and low-temp soldering & brazing, seaming,
joinery, and adhesives. 3 credits.
Intro to Enamel + Metal
MET 245
As an introduction to the field of jewelry and
metals, this course includes the introductory
techniques, skills, and technologies
necessary to the studio practice. Enamel
offers extraordinary opportunities to create
images, surfaces, colors and textures on
metal. Drawing and painting skills will
transcend graphite, paper, oil and canvas to
molten glass on metal. Transparent, opaque,
liquid and dry enamels will be introduced.
Experiments with traditional processes in
the medium are covered. Photographic and
digital images are options for resists for the
acid etching process. The linear aspects of
cloisonnéa re created through forming silver
and copper wires, and fusing them into the
enamel surface. 3 credits.
Intro to Jewelry + Metals
MET 249
As an introduction to the field of jewelry and
metals, this course includes introductory
techniques, skills, and technologies
necessary to the studio practice. We
address the field of jewelry and
metalsmithing, its history, contemporary
issues and activities, from ideas and design,
skills and techniques, to concepts and
technologies. Course work builds on 4
essentials: design, aesthetics, conceptual
content, technical skills & craftsmanship,
each of which help you become a skilled
MAKER, and create unique work. Students
acquire and apply a range of introductory-
level skills, including but not limited to:
sawing and piercing, cold connections,
soldering and fabrication, sheet metal and
wire work, CAD and casting. 3 credits.
Mechanisms
MET 251-351-451
Throughout the history of jewelry and
metalwork mechanisms have served
physical, aesthetic, and conceptual
functions, from movement to closure,
ornament to interaction. This course is
designed as a project-based curriculum
to offer experiences to learn to design and
make mechanisms, catches, latches, and
hinges for movement and closure of jewelry
and objects, as well as linkage systems,
findings for jewelry, and mechanical objects.
Each student has the opportunity to
complete technical exercises, samples, and
finished work for your portfolio.
Prerequisite: 1 introductory course, or with
instructor’s permission. 3 credits.
Jewelry Concepts
MET 254-354-454
What is jewelry? Why is jewelry worn? How
is jewelry worn? This course will focus on
the motivations behind why we make
jewelry, and how jewelry functions in our
contemporary culture, and others. The
question of the boundaries of what defines
jewelry, and the exploration of concepts
guide the work. Self initiated projects, as
well as assignments relating to jewelry
concepts, are presented throughout the
semester. Introductory skills in metal and
other materials are addressed.
Demonstrations and projects are tailored to
the skill level of students. Readings,
research, and dialogue are an integral part
of the class, with actual contemporary and
historic pieces to supplement the course.
3 credits.
Art + Machine + Technology
MET 255-355-455
New technologies and materials offer new
frontiers in Making, from prototypes, to
models and molds, and new possibilities for
jewelry and object making. This course is
designed to provide opportunities to discuss
and explore the historical and contemporary
role of tools, machines, and technology in
art and design. We address practices,
concepts, and technologies of tool making,
machine tool processes, 3D modeling and
3D printing. Students develop and apply
new skills to develop and create work of
individual direction. The course includes tool
making, machine tool work, 3D modeling,
rendering, and output to a wide range of
digital devices that include printing and
manufacturing technologies, and work with
service bureaus. Readings, essays, and
discussion offer the integrated seminar
experience. 3 credits.
Recycling
MET 257-357-457
Recycling is more relevant than ever. The
course explores concepts of recycling an
up-cycling as a process of design, and a
means of expression through appropriation
and symbolism in artwork. Various
discarded materials, used or found objects
that have been previously created to serve
some other purpose, are reused to create
work. Students also revisit ideas through
existing objects within our culture and
re-address an individual’s previous work.
Work in this course takes the shape of
jewelry, wearables, and objects. Students
must come prepared during the semester
with found objects, thrift store or flea market
finds, thrown away materials and be willing
to alter them. Introductory skills in metal and
other materials are addressed.
Demonstrations and projects are tailored to
the skill level of students. Research and
concept development are part of the weekly
dialog. 3 credits.
Surface
MET 258-358-458
Surface, pattern, and embellishment play a
defining role in our jewelry and objects. This
course explores various techniques for
affecting and embellishing metal. An
emphasis on technical exercises throughout
the semester runs concurrently with self
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directed assignments. Experimentation is
fostered and students complete the course
with finished works. Dozens of different
surface applications are presented from
hammer techniques, roller-printing, etching
and the use of resists, to the more involved
engraving, chasing/repousse’, inlays and
onlays. 3 credits.
Forming
MET 259-359-459
As an introduction to the field of jewelry and
metals, this course includes introductory
techniques, skills, and technologies
necessary to the studio practice.
Contemporary metalsmithing extends from
ancient times, and offers opportunities
for new and novel metalwork. Forming
is a course designed to develop skills in
forming nonferrous metal through a variety of
metalsmithing techniques including raising,
stretching, seaming, snarling, crimping,
and pitch work, all of which are applied to
create volumetric forms to make functional
objects, sculpture, and jewelry. Problems are
presented to challenge all levels of students,
recognize the direction of the group, along
with discussion of formal and conceptual
issues. 3 credits.
Color
MET 260-360-460
Color is the most powerful of all forms of
symbolism. The use of color in jewelry and
metals presents great possibilities. This
course will explore a range of approaches to
the use of color and colored materials in the
creation of jewelry, functional objects, and
small sculpture. Studentsdevelop and apply
chemical patinas to produce a ange of
effects in colors and patterns. In aluminum,
the electro-chemical process of anodizing
allows pigment dyes to be deposited in the
surface of the metal. Plastics offer an nfinite
array or colors and finishes for fabrication
with sheet materials, casting of resins and
polymers, and laminations. ther pigments
including colored-pencils, paints, and
powder coating are addressed. 3 credits.
Ceremony + Ritual
MET 261-361-461
Consider the importance of the objects we
use in specialized events, ceremonies, and
our daily rituals. How does ceremony and
ritual fit into the context of the 21st century
and our society? We explore historic and
worldwide references to ceremonial and
ritual objects through the slide presentations,
videos, and actual works. Students create
objects based on individual exploration and
interest relevant to the subject. Additional
self-directed work is also required.
Introductory skills in metal and other
materials are addressed. Demonstrations
and projects are tailored to the skill level of
students. 3 credits.
Material Studies
MET 263-363-463
Material studies present limitless possibilities.
In this course, students investigate,
experiment, and apply materials and
processes to create jewelry, objects,
wearable art and design. Materials are
explored for their conceptual potential and
the capacity they hold as design elements.
Contemporary makers reinterpret, remake,
and invent materials. Self-directed work and
projects relating to the subject are presented
throughout the semester. Reading, research,
and critiques are an integral part of the class.
Introductory skills in metal and other
materials are addressed. Demonstrations
and projects are tailored to the skill level of
students. 3 credits.
Jewelry + Metals:
Settings: Basic + Advanced
MET 265-365-465
Stone setting is at the heart of our field, from
fine jewelry to art jewelry. This course
extends the subject as well as the processes
of setting by revisiting some of the basics
(prong, bezel, tube) and presenting more
advanced setting techniques including bead,
reverse, flush, and tension. Fundamental
techniques and materials are presented for
novices. Individual investigations result in
several pieces of jewelry or objects. The
course addresses multiple sources for gems,
and includes assistance with acquisitions.
Prerequisite: 1 introductory course, or with
instructor’s permission. 3 credits.
Tableware Design
MET 266-366-466
Art and design of the table take many forms,
including flatware, utensils, serving pieces
and center pieces. Tableware Design is an
exploration of utensils and objects for
preparing, serving, and eating food.
Emphasis is placed on design and function,
related concepts and use of materials. This is
an intermediate and advanced level
course designed to challenge students’
conceptual and design skills. A wide range of
techniques and materials support design
and making opportunities. Problems are
presented to challenge all levels of students.
3 credits.
Casting
MET 268-368-468
As an integral technology to the jewelry and
metals field, casting provides opportunities
for unique design, complex and dynamic
form, surface and texture, organic and
geometric language. Technologies and
materials from ancient to the cutting edge
provide new and exciting possibilities for
models, molds, parts, and complete works.
This course addresses concepts and
technologies of basic waxwork and model
making, 3D Modeling, 3D printing, and
casting processes to challenge students to
apply new techniques and technologies, to
cultivate new skills to create new and novel
work that remains unique to their
vision. Vacuum, centrifugal, gravity casting,
and rubber mold work are addressed to
provide a range of opportunities for tangible
objects. A wide variety of metals, plastic
resins, and rubber provide limitless
possibilities. Readings, essays, and
discussion offer the integrated seminar
experience. 3 credits.
Production Design +
Entrepreneurship
MET 264-364-464
Jewelry and object production is a complex
and demanding avenue that can be
navigated by many strategies. The course
explores a full range of production design,
concepts, and technologies with a focus on
wearable jewelry and functional objects.
Presentations and experiences include
research and source boards, trends and
concepts, ideation, design & iteration,
production techniques & technologies,
marketing, presentation, packaging, time
management, pricing, and artist/gallery
relationships. Projects of varied duration,
based on demonstrations, research, and
readings provide direction
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and challenges. Ultimately students
conceptualize, design, and create a
collection. The course includes preparation
for shows and galleries, and participation in
the Student Art Sale. 3 credits.
Fashion + Jewelry +
Accessories
MET 271-371-471
FFashion has the power to transcend the
mundane, to offer new and novel
experiences, to transform the wearer, to
empower and provoke, and to reflect and
record the times in which we live. As artists
and designers we live in a culture of
unprecedented access to information, new
ideas, materials, and technologies.
Fashion-Jewelry-Accessories is designed to
focus on the changing landscape of art and
design, where we will examine history,
concepts, design practices, materials and
technologies toward fashion jewelry and
accessories. Varied materials and
techniques from self-directed exploration to
advanced studio technologies will
supplement the course to challenge
conceptual growth, facilitate design, and
present new means of fabrication.
“Challenges” are presented to afford
students the opportunity to conduct
research and explore their own directions.
Readings, essays, and discussion offer the
integrated seminar experience. 3 credits.
Topics in Enamel + Metal
MET 352-452
Enamel is a medium producing permanent
and saturated color that plays an important
role in jewelry and objects dating back
through millennia, to present day. This
course integrates processes including, but
not limited to, digital imaging, photographic
transfer methods, enamel on 3D forms,
alternative substrates, architectural
applications, advanced enamel processes
and more. Students continue their
exploration of the medium, learning enamel
techniques not covered in the introductory
course as well as mastering skills previously
learned. Demonstrations are based on the
skills and direction of the students enrolled
each semester. 3 credits.
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Life Sciences Illustration
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Life Sciences
Illustration
Principles of Biology I
LSI 114
A basic biology course designed for Life
Sciences Illustration majors. Topics include:
molecules of life, cell structure, respiration
and photosynthesis, molecular genetics and
gene technology, heredity and human
genetics, population genetics and evolution,
diversity of life, and function of ecosystems.
Course includes some applications of
biological principles to agricultural, medical,
and environmental concerns. Offered fall
on the CIA campus. 3 credits.
Principles of Biology II
LSI 115
A continuation of the concepts and
principles learned in Principles of Biology I,
LSI 114. Offered spring on CIA’s campus.
3 credits.
Human Anatomy + Physiology I
LSI 116
This course is the first course in a two-
semester sequence that covers most
systems of the human body and covers
homeostasis, membrane structure and
function, membrane transport, tissue types,
the integumentary system, neurons and
nerves, the central nervous system, the
peripheral nervous system, special senses
(vision, hearing and equilibrium, taste, smell),
and the cardiovascular system.
Prerequisites: LSI 114. Cross-registration at
CWRU required. Offered fall. 3 credits.
Human Anatomy + Physiology II
LSI 117
This course is the second course in a
two-semester sequence that covers most
systems of the human body and covers
respiratory system, endocrine system,
digestive system, lymphatic system,
immune system, urinary system, acid-base
regulation, and reproductive systems.
Prerequisite: LSI 116. Cross-registration at
CWRU required. Offered spring. 3 credits.
Anatomy for the Artist
LSI 250
This course is required for sophomore Life
Sciences Illustration majors and is also
open to elective students on a space-
available basis for studio or liberal arts
Social + Natural Science (SNS) credit. The
course is designed to strengthen the
student’s understanding and use of figure
anatomy within their work, reflecting the
interdisciplinary nature of biomedical art.
These components reflect a multidisciplinary
approach to muscular anatomy and figure
drawing. Study in this area is designed to
provide the student with a solid grasp of
muscular anatomy as it strongly relates to
drawing the figure and its proportions.
This course will provide the student the
opportunity to interpret anatomy knowledge
by working directly from the human model.
This course is designed to provide the
student with a solid basic understanding of
muscular anatomy as it relates to surface
anatomy, proportion and movement of the
human figure. The course incorporates
lectures on anatomy, figure proportion and
drawing techniques linked to direct and
accurate observation of the figure model.
Offered spring. 3 credits.
Natural Science + Zoological
Illustration (EP)
LSI 253
This course is designed to develop strong
observational skills, and integrate traditional
and digital media within the scope of
monochromatic production. The goal will
be to convey an aesthetically powerful
illustration, which effectively provides a
solution for a specific visual communication
problem. The student will learn a vocabulary
for expressing pertinent natural science
and medical art concepts in relation to
technique, design, composition, object
accuracy/integrity and context. Students
outside the major of Life Sciences
Illustration will be required to apply the
concepts and techniques taught in class to
observational subjects pertinent to their
major of study. The emphasis will be tonal
and line-based methods in various media,
including graphite, ink, black/white color
pencil, carbon dust, and introductory digital
illustration techniques in Adobe Photoshop.
The rendering concepts learned will provide
a solid foundation for subsequent
semesters and be integrated further into the
broader scope and applications in Life
Sciences Illustration. Offered fall. Fulfills
Engaged Practice requirement. 3 credits.
Intro to Digital Life Sciences
Illustration (EP)
LSI 254
This course serves as a continuation of the
first Natural Science & Zoological Illustration
course. In this section, the student will
continue to focus on natural science and
anatomically based concepts and subject
matter. Utilizing knowledge from Principles
of Biology I & II and anatomical references,
the student will continue to develop keen
observational skills and apply those
concepts through digital methods. Course
work will include visitations to the Cleveland
Metroparks Zoo, the Cleveland Museum of
Natural History and CWRU Gross Human
Anatomy department. Students outside the
major will learn techniques in digital
illustration and concepts in visual
communication for editorial and narrative
based projects. The integration of digital
media using Adobe Photoshop and
Illustrator will be used in methods unique
to scientific illustration to explore the
boundaries of medium and convention in
modern production. The rendering
concepts learned will provide a solid
foundation for subsequent semesters and
be integrated further into the broader scope
of the Life Sciences Illustration major.
Offered spring. Fulfills Engaged Practice
requirement. 3 credits.
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Line: Information Visualization
LSI 260
This course serves as a comprehensive
investigation of line to communicate
simplistic to complex informational systems.
Both traditional forms of media (graphite,
pen/ink, charcoal pencil etc.) and digital
forms of line (vector ink, vector paint, and
raster ink, raster paint) will be utilized to
explore subjects in plant science, animal
science, general biology and micro and
macro processes and human systems.
From gesture, quick sketching in line,
preliminary line concepts, to sequential
narrative in line, and fully rendered line
projects; will be central outcomes in the
course. All non-majors are encouraged to
enroll; the course is specifically design as
course support for Illustration, Drawing,
and Animation majors. The subject matter
for non-majors will NOT be science based
but editorial, experimental, and sequential
narrative. Offered fall. 3 credits.
Digital Color: Style +
Representation in Science
LSI 264
This course is required for sophomore Life
Sciences Illustration majors and is open as
an elective on a space-available basis to all
students interested in techniques and
concepts in traditional and digital color
media. The course will focus on principles
of color theory, light on form, line, texture,
aesthetic impact, and accuracy of content
in the illustration of scientific information
and editorial content. Through research,
planning, and the application of medical
and scientific knowledge, the students use
color to effectively communicate conceptual
and observational problems. Assignments
focus on the creative use of color to express
specific communication objectives to a
range of audiences for both majors in Life
Sciences Illustration and other majors of
study. This course supplements the
integration of traditional and digital
illustration techniques for non-majors,
focused on editorial, and narrative-based
course work. Offered spring. 3 credits.
Educational Media Installation
LSI 306B-406B
This Educational Media Installation class
serves as an introduction to, and the
exploration of, media installation and
exhibition design techniques; including how
physical media, and virtual interactive and
linear media can be applied to educational
and informational settings including
museums, cultural institutions and public
education access points. Lectures will cover
concepts and presentations of the history
of educational display, museum arts, and
how traditional media intersects with
contemporary digital media, to inform and
educate specific audiences at public
institutions of culture/knowledge.
Course work will be hands-on practice of
techniques and concepts presented in
lecture, discussion of readings, and critique
of student projects. This class will involve
both ideation and proposal development,
as well as producing 1-2 educational media
installations in collaboration with the
curators and staff at the Cleveland Museum
of Natural History, Cleveland Botanical
Garden, and the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.
The course will also incorporate field trips
and guest lecturers to supplement the
knowledge and practiced gained from
studio practice. Projects will involve working
with diverse materials, media, and
electronic media. 3 credits.
Serious Game Design:
Theory + Applications
LSI 308-408
This course introduces the fundamentals of
serious or educational game development.
The course materials and projects will help
students understand how and why games
can be used for learning in the fields of
health, medicine, science and games for
social change. The course exposes
students to examples of the current work
and research in game design mechanics,
game learning mechanics and assessment
mechanics, which are integral to
development of successful educational
games. Students will be exposed to
industry-specific serious games (games for
learning, corporate training, news games,
games for health, science, exer-games,
military games, and games for social
change.) These examples, along with
specific lecture topics and materials, will
allow the student to understand how to
develop their own serious game projects
by learning specific research methods for
understanding content, players and
engagement strategies. 3 credits.
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Veterinary Illustration
LSI 340X-440X
Veterinary illustration is expanding as pet
owners seek information explaining pet care
in their home and/or farm. Once reserved
for the veterinarian, articles in magazines,
brochures and pharmaceutical pamphlets
are popular outlets where the lay audience
seeks to be better educated about medical
and routine care for their pets. This course
will define selected taxonomic groups of the
animal kingdom and how they correlate
anatomically in a veterinary environment.
Drawing assignments will apply techniques
to depict anatomic detail of various types of
animals, particularly those common in
veterinary fields, such as equestrian, canine,
feline, aves. Emphasis on basic anatomy,
comparative anatomy, behavior, and
movement are key elements to describe
and illustrate an accurate image as applied
to a specific veterinary topic. Using
appropriate media, students will complete
several veterinary projects addressing
topics found in both veterinary (professional
level) and lay audience applications.
Prerequisites: Strong drawing skills and an
interest in understanding biology and
animal science. Open only to junior and
senior LSI majors. Others with instructor
permission. 3 credits.
3D Bioforms:
Intro to 3D Modeling
LSI 345
The course is designed to cover concepts
in digital 3D organic and device model
construction, whereby the virtual models
designed are rendered and composited for
2D illustration purposes to solve specific
conceptual problems. The subject matter
within the Game Design curriculum reflects
the development of characters, game
environments and specific assets for game
development. Students outside the Game
Design Major, are required to work with
subjects appropriate to their major field of
study for concept development and for long
term portfolio objectives. Projects include
concepts and workflow for constructing a
virtual 3D surface by: 1) defining the visual
problem within a concept sketch in
pre-production; 2) utilizing specific
introductory modeling methods to build the
3D illustration components; 3) the use of
basic lighting and rendered materials; 4)
export methods into Adobe Photoshop for
augmentation, finishing and final illustration
techniques and layout. Projects require the
student to gain and improve upon
conceptual skills, problem-solving in
specific media situations (digital 2D & 3D)
and technical proficiency at an introductory
level in 3D modeling. 3 credits.
LSI: Intro to 3D Animation
LSI 346
This course serves as an introductory
platform to investigate and discover object,
environment, human and natural science
3D animation to create a narrative with
goals to communicate a message and/or
educate and instruct the viewer. The
student will use the concept of narrative to
tell animated short stories of the body,
environment and/or natural science through
the medium of 3D digital animation software.
Within the course, strong conceptual skills
are emphasized and developed through
professional production techniques,
workflow and time-based linear media.
Successful animation breathes life into
motion with clear communication of
thought, emotion, narrative or experience.
Any moving object is a “character” in film or
animation. We will hold regular discussions
and workshops on how the dialogue of an
otherwise stagnant object changes and
evolves when put to motion. Methods of
instruction will consist of lectures,
demonstrations, art & scientific research,
studio assignments, in-class lab time, and
group critiques. The principles of 3D space
and motion/timing will be used as the
foundation for understanding how to
communicate a message through animation.
Learning the ideas of simplistic object,
environment and body motion accuracy/
timing will be taught in 3D and students will
be expected to create simple to complex
animations (based on level and individual
progress.) The computer will be explored
like other art media and will serve as a tool
for creation. This course is designed to
benefit all majors AND non-majors who
have had a prerequisite course in 3D
modeling. 3 credits.
Surgical Illustration & Media
(EP)
LSI 352
This studio course is an introduction to the
illustration of surgical procedures and its
fundamental application within the discipline
of biomedical art. It is based on the belief
that understanding the concepts of medical
and/or veterinary surgery is essential to
creating effective illustrations and other
media that visually communicates the
information. Students will research surgical
procedures and techniques, sketch
procedures in the operating room, prepare
comprehensive sketches outlining visual
narrative of surgical procedures, and render
final illustrations/media presentations using
a variety of digital media. Special access to
University Hospitals of Cleveland will be
granted and all students must follow ALL
rules during medical observation; and be
conscious of patient-related regulations and
privacy standards. Required of junior Life
Sciences Illustration majors. No electives.
Offered spring. Fulfills Engaged Practice
requirement. 3 credits.
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Life Sciences Illustration:
Advanced Media Concepts
LSI 353
This course serves as the first iteration of
media concepts and problems in Life
Sciences Illustration, and builds on
observational and other skills acquired from
preceding LSI courses. The course focuses
on digital illustration and drawing
techniques which help to explore editorial,
narrative and educational communication
problems. The course is also available for
non-majors to develop strong skills in
digital illustration/drawing techniques
(Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign)
The course entails developing skills and
knowledge necessary for effective visual
communication of concepts and subject
matter such as human anatomy, veterinary/
zoology subjects, body systems and natural
science subject matter. The focus will be
on developing advanced visual storytelling
skills. Students will learn to take complex
information presented by specific life
sciences subject matter and selectively
simplify it to effectively solve visual
communication problems. Students will
work exclusively in digital media will to
develop practical competence in the
rendering methodologies and learn the
conventions of modern production. When
appropriate, project-based learning and
client relationships will be incorporated into
the course for specific assignments and
exercises. Students outside Life Sciences
Illustration will not be required to produce
illustrations based on biomedical content,
but instead will focus on developing visually
illustrated narrative projects, of equal
complexity, pertinent to their own areas of
interest. Offered fall. 3 credits.
Life Sciences Illustration:
Advanced Problems,
Concepts, + Media
LSI 354
In this course the student will continue
investigating complex concepts and
techniques in life sciences media and apply
them to advanced visual communication
problems. The focus will be on developing
conceptual visual storytelling skills (first in
sketch form/storyboarding for client
proofing, then rendered digitally for final art).
Students will learn to take complex
information presented by biomedical
subject matter and simplify it to solve visual
communication problems effectively for the
target audience. Advanced digital illustration
techniques in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator,
and the integration of time-based software
will be used as the basis to solve illustration
problems. Students outside the major will
learn techniques and concepts in visual
communication for editorial and narrative-
based projects. Offered spring. 3 credits.
Life Sciences Illustration:
Forensic Imaging/Modeling
LSI 356-456
This course is an introduction to Forensic
Modeling and Reconstruction methods and
concepts; which brings materials developed
in the medical and forensic industry to the
sculpture lab. Materials such as clay, plaster,
and alginate used in body casting, silicone
molding materials, polyurethanes, and clear
casting materials will be used in projects
that reconstruct facial and human body
elements from skull and environmental
clues. The course will utilize the Cleveland
Museum of Natural History specimens, and
possible visits to local forensic agencies
for additional hands-on applications.
Experimentation and integration of sculpture
methods to produce body and facial
reconstructions will be explored. The
course is open to all majors and non-majors
as an elective. No previous experience
necessary. 3 credits.
Life Sciences Illustration:
Interactive Narratives
LSI 359
This course serves as an introductory
platform to investigate and discover object,
environment, human, and natural science
2D/web-based animation, in addition to
basic interface design, to create a narrative
with goals to communicate a message and/
or educate and instruct the viewer. The
student will use the concept of narrative to
tell animated short stories of the body,
environment and/or natural science through
use of time-based software and scripting in
conjunction with Adobe Illustrator,
Photoshop, and Dreamweaver. Within the
course, strong conceptual skills are
emphasized and developed through
professional production techniques,
workflow and time-based linear media.
The principles of 2D animation and
web-based interface design will be used as
the foundation for understanding how to
communicate a message. Learning the
ideas of simplistic object, environment and
body motion accuracy/timing will be taught
in 2D, and students will be expected to
create simple to complex animations (based
on level and individual progress.) This
course is designed to benefit all majors and
non-majors with required prerequisites.
Offered fall. 3 credits.
Life Sciences Illustration:
Internship (EP)
LSI 399-499
This course is designed as a 3-credit
professional internship in the area of Life
Sciences Illustration; and in association with
an industry-specific job (client, company or
institution). Any major seeking to register for
the Life Sciences Illustration Internship
must seek prior approval by the chair of the
Life Sciences Illustration department. The
internship will be graded in accordance with
CIA grading standards, and professional
review with the company and/or client
providing the opportunity. Fulfills Engaged
Practice requirement. 3 credits.
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Applied Portfolio and
Professional Strategies
LSI 404
The Applied Portfolio and Professional
Strategies course will help the student
develop applied portfolios in offline and
online media, demo reels, and print-related
materials relating to professional packages
(resumes, cover letters, business cards,
etc.) Students will learn real-world business
approaches for art and culturally-based
professionals within community networks.
The understanding of contracts, copyright,
budgeting and marketing and presentation
concepts as applied to commercial-based
work and freelance opportunities will be
explored. The course is designed to help
the student navigate the professional areas
of art and integrated media, while gaining
critical insight into art practice and
leadership in the business environment.
3 credits.
BFA Thesis Research
LSI 405
This course is designed to act as a
summative experience for the student.
This final BFA thesis project will be defined
by the student and executed with a level of
professional collaboration. Requirements
for the BFA thesis will be to solve and
effectively visually communicate a medical
or scientific problem.Integration of outside
resources, research effective collaborator/
expert communication, professional
practices, presentation (oral and written)
and documentation of the process of the
specific yearlong project will be expected
to determine successful BFA candidacy.
The choice of media and concept will be
evaluated on its appropriateness for
communicating the message and solving
the thesis problem. The project visualization
will be student driven; content needs will be
determined by the student and the
research/collaboration. Emphasis in this
course will be on the conceptual
development of the content’s accuracy/
relevance and its realization through the
design process. The process will fully
address research, expert collaboration,
target audience, time spent, visual
communication problem solving, and
successful execution of completed
production. The goal will be effective visual
communication with a strong aesthetic,
fully considered project, which integrates
several layers of media.
The final work will have the following:
• a two sentence (maximum) thesis
statement,
• a written/designed proposal,
• research paper,
• business-oriented documentation,
• a digital presentation to explain the
work,
• artist statement/project scope
statement,
• and the final project depicting the
solution for the BFA exhibition.
Offered fall. 3 credits.
Gross Anatomy
LSI 411
This in-depth, cadaver dissection-based
course covers all aspects of human gross
anatomy. The course is modeled after a
traditional medical school gross anatomy
curriculum and taught by CWRU’s School
of Medicine Department of Anatomy faculty.
It is divided into three sections: thorax and
abdomen; pelvis/perineum and limbs/back;
and head and neck. One hour of lecture will
precede 3 hours of dissection laboratory
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Lectures
and dissection labs will cover all human
anatomy, and students should be prepared
to devote more time than the scheduled
hours of 1 to 5pm. Dissection labs are open
24 hours/7 days a week. Spring semester
only. Cross-registration with CWRU
required. 6 credits.
Cellular & Molecular Illustration
LSI 470
This course will focus on current techniques
for visualizing and illustrating cellular
structure and molecules that make up living
organisms: phospholipid bilayers, chemical
exchange, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins,
nucleic acids, etc. The ability to accurately
represent cellular and molecular structures
has become critical with recent advances in
microbiology, biotechnology, genetics, and
pharmacology. You will learn how to locate
3D molecular model files on the Internet and
manipulate these models on the computer.
Working from conceptual drawings, you will
use these files to render (and possibly
animate) molecules in 2D using Photoshop
and/or Illustrator and in 3D using a modeling
application (such as 3D Studio Max).
Required of senior Life Sciences Illustration
majors. 3 credits.
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Literature,
Language +
Composition
Writing & Inquiry I:
Basic Composition +
Contemporary Ideas
LLC 101
A composition-intensive course that
emphasizes basic composition skills, while
introducing basic research and
documentation skills. Along with cultivating
the concomitant skills in critical reading and
thinking, this course also introduces an
explicitly theoretical approach to
contemporary culture. Twenty pages of
student expository writing will be required.
3 credits. Books and supplies to be
determined by instructor.
Writing & Inquiry II: Research +
Intellectual Traditions
LLC 102
An intermediate writing and research course
based in readings on the western
intellectual and cultural heritage and their
global contexts. The course will emphasize
the basic research skills involved in both
academic writing and studio processes.
Twenty pages of student expository writing
will be required. 3 credits. Prerequisite:
LLC101. Books and supplies to be
determined by instructor.
Writing & Inquiry III:
Narrative Forms
LLC 203
This course continues to build students’
skills in writing, research, critical thinking,
and argument, while introducing a survey of
narrative forms and critical methods based
in narratology to be used in the analysis and
understanding of narrative. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: LLC101 and LLC102. Books
and supplies to be determined by instructor.
Writing for the Art + Design
Center
LLC 204W
This course offers students the opportunity
to develop strong writing skills for the types
of writing involved in art and design careers.
The first and biggest part of this course
is devoted to these career-related forms
and is predicated on an exploration of the
relationship between the rhetorical and the
design arts. The culminating project for this
section of the course, therefore, will be a
portfolio containing the final versions of
each of the writing assignments, designed
to showcase visually the collected written
works, and thus also to demonstrate the
extent to which the student has pursued the
relationship between rhetoric and design.
Each student’s portfolio will contain the
types of career documents relevant to her/
his own particular emphases or goals within
the art/design fields represented by the
particular group of students in the class. A
later, smaller part of the course will explore
the theories and argument strategies of art
critical essays and reviews as models for
the students’ own assignments in critical
writing. These assignments will include one
art or design show review and one critical
essay on an art or design subject selected
by the student for the relevance of its
subject to his/her own studio work. Class
work will focus on writing, tutorials, and peer
editing/critique, allowing students ample
opportunity to become comfortable with,
and even accomplished in, the kinds of
writing necessary for self-presentation and
critical engagement in visual arts careers.
Fulfills Open Liberal Arts distribution
requirement. Creative Writing Concentration
course. 3 credits. Prerequisites: LLC203.
Intro to Creative Writing
LLC 209
This course will give students the
opportunity to explore the three essential
genres of creative writing in a practicum
setting. Study and practice will center on
basic analytic methods for reading and
basic inventive methods for writing short
fiction, poetry, and dramatic narratives.
Course assignments will include exercises
in examples of genre, such as writing the
short story, the short graphic narrative;
various poetic forms such as the sonnet,
the villanelle; and/or variants of the short
dramatic narrative such as the screen
treatment, the story board, and the short
film script. It will allow students who are
planning visual arts careers involving writing
(i.e., illustration, film, and video) to develop
the basic critical and writing performance
skills necessary for their professional
advancement. Fulfills Open Liberal Arts
distribution requirement. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: LLC 102.
Science Fiction & Fantasy
LLC 210W
The genre (or sub-genre) of science
fiction may, on one level, be seen as a
variety of Romanticism, as an extended
collective response to features of modernity,
specifically scientific discoveries and
innovations, as well as elements of the
Industrial and technological revolutions.
Science fiction, in its astonishing number
of permutations, has filled a vast canvas of
imaginative possibility, discovering a range
of responses and forms that range from the
dystopian, pessimistic, even nihilistic, to the
utopian.
We hear and see, in the voices and
imaginations of different science fiction
writers and artists, warnings and
celebrations, but at the bottom, questionings
of what it means to be human and of what
kinds of possibilities may lay before us.
Science fiction is also a remarkably popular
genre; it’s vitally manifested in books,
television shows, films, toys, games. In this
class we will investigate some of the space(s),
both literal and metaphorical, that science
fiction (and popular ideas of science) offer to
the imagination.
The course’s center, however, is the
students’ own writing and their own ideas,
and will be conducted in workshop format,
with relatively brief lectures by the instructor
presenting relevant literary, historical,
theoretical and biographical backgrounds
and contexts. During the semester,
students will present two to three original
works-in-progress (either creative or critical)
to the class, distributing photocopies of their
work a week in advance to the members
of the class and to the instructor. Fulfills
Writing Intensive distribution requirement.
Creative Writing Concentration course.
3 credits. Prerequisite: LLC203.
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Poetry Writing Workshop
LLC 211W / HCS 211W
This class will focus on the creation, revision,
oral and visual presentation of poems.
Because good writing requires deep
reading, we’ll also be reading and
responding to poems from an anthology
throughout the semester. Students will be
required to keep a journal that responds to
anthology poems in the form of imitation
poems, commentary, letters to the poets, or
illustrations. Class time will be spent doing
writing and revision exercises, small-group
work, discussing poems from the anthology,
playing with various aspects of poetry, and
workshopping poems written in class. The
final project will entail creating a chapbook
of poems written during the semester.
Fulfills Writing Intensive distribution
requirement. Creative Writing Concentration
course. 3 credits. Prerequisite: LLC203.
Writing about Material Culture
LLC 212W
How is the material world understood in
human culture? What do “things” mean—
and why? Students will investigate various
disciplinary approaches to material culture,
through Freudian, semiotic, sociological,
Marxist, and archaeological studies.
Interdisciplinary approaches will be
emphasized. In addition, the course will
illuminate our personal attachments, the
hidden history of things, our experience of
material consciousness (as artists and
designers), and the scholarly “packaging”
of objects in support of cultural/art history.
Fulfills Writing Intensive distribution
requirement. 3 credits. Prerequisite:
LLC203.
Writing for the Sciences
LLC 213W
This course introduces the basic written
discourse forms of the sciences. It gives an
overview and rationale of scientific reports
describing the results of original research. It
provides students with an opportunity to
develop competency in the discourse
model that has evolved over centuries of
scientific practice. Students will learn the
specific lexical, grammatical, and stylistic
conventions that comprise the accepted
written format, in addition to the
components of a scientific report; i.e.,
the Introduction (including the Literature
Review), the Methods, the Results (including
their display and documentation), the
Discussion, and the References. The term
project for each student will be focused on
the preparation of a full written report of that
student’s individual inquiry into an area of
scientific research relevant to their particular
studio work and/or interests. Class
meetings will center on discussion of
readings, research, and on class critique
of written drafts that students prepare as
they work toward the final versions of their
reports. Offered yearly. Open only to
LSI seniors; juniors may request written
permission from instructor. Fulfills writing
intensive requirement. Offered yearly.
3 credits. Prerequisite: LLC203.
Interactive Fiction
LLC 214W / HCS 214W
This class focuses on writing branching
narratives and other nonlinear stories, and
it’s ideal for students who want to write
digital or tabletop games. This is a
workshop class, which means that—after
an introduction to interactive stories and
techniques—the course will focus on
reading and critiquing stories made by
students in the class. Texts will vary by
semester, but students should expect to
read and analyze analog games like
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective,
Tales of the Arabian Nights, Legacy of
Dragonholt, and Gloomhaven. We’ll also
explore digital narratives like those made in
Twine, ChoiceScript, and other formats.
Students will also read essays and books
like Koster’s A Theory of Fun for Game
Design and Crawford’s On Interactive
Storytelling. We’ll also explore some classic
nonlinear and experimental narratives like
Borges’s “The Garden of Forking Paths,”
Coover’s “Heart Suite,” and Shelley
Jackson’s “Patchwork Girl.” Fulfills Writing
Intensive distribution requirement. Creative
Writing Concentration course. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: LLC 203.
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Creative Writing
LLC 215W / HCS 214W
Courses with the Creative Writing
designation will cover a specific kind, or
genre, of creative writing. Examples might
include travel writing, interactive fiction,
writing Young Adult (YA) fiction, memoir,
nature writing, novel writing, and emerging
and experimental forms. The topic covered
in specific courses designated as such will
be listed when students register. At the
beginning of the course, students will read
published examples in the area, read craft
essays to understand vocabulary and
technique, and complete writing exercises
to learn and practice. After the first,
reading-intensive phase of the semester,
the class will workshop student writing.
“Workshop” means that everyone in the
class will read drafts by all students, provide
each writer with written feedback, and
discuss the work thoroughly in class. The
main goal of the class is for all students to
write their own original work. Other
assignments include reading responses,
writing exercises, and feedback to peers.
Fulfills Writing Intensive distribution
requirement. Creative Writing Concentration
course. 3 credits. Prerequisite: LLC203.
Creative Writing: Art Criticism
This cross-genre course will explore creative
writing that engages with art. Students
will read critical theory, multimodal essay,
poetry, short story, documentary, and
hybrid-genre works while considering
genre issues such as perspective; art
critic as authority; ekphrasis; reproduction,
remediation, and representation; mass
media and counterculture forms;
autocriticism and process writings; and
contextualizing criticism within personal,
local, cultural, and historical dynamics.
Students will develop art-critical writing
skills through exercises, reading responses,
discussion, and a final creative art-writing
project in the genre and subject of their
choosing.
Creative Writing: Text As Object
Writers are often inspired by objects. And
when writing goes into a book, a poster, or
a scroll, that text becomes an object too.
In this course we’ll read essays and poems
about objects like the hoodie, the egg, and
the button. We’ll look at illuminated
manuscripts and sculptural texts that have
an objectness. We’ll write about the
heirlooms, mundane objects, and digital
artifacts that populate our lives. This course
is a writing workshop in which each student
will research, write, and design their own
Text as Object.
Creative Writing: Mystery + Suspense
Will the crowded lifeboat make it to shore?
Will the killer among the snowbound guests
at a mountain lodge be revealed before she
strikes again? When an exciting unknown is
at the heart of your story, you are writing
mystery or suspense. In this writing
workshop, we will discuss ways of creating,
heightening, and sustaining those elements
throughout your story.
Creative Writing: Fiction + Desire
For this course, students will read and
discuss the work of contemporary short
story authors who tackle the theme of
desire. The class will examine how these
authors approach desire at the margins,
often queering or complicating the subject
and questioning the types of desire possible
(i.e. spiritual desire, bodily desire, sexual
desire, aesthetic desire, etc.). How might a
better understanding of the manifold kinds
of desire yield a better understanding of
what it means to be human? How can
fiction and fictional techniques--including
but not limited to literary realism, dirty
realism, autofiction, and magical realism--
accomplish this understanding? The class
will read authors such as April Ayers
Lawson, Garth Greenwell, Carmen Maria
Machado, Ottessa Moshfegh, and Manuel
Muñoz. The class will culminate with
students producing their own works of
fiction and workshopping twice
Reading Topics
LLC 225/ HCS 225
Reading Topics Courses will cover a
specific genre of historic or contemporary
literature. Examples may include modernist
women’s writing, science fiction, literature
of the African diaspora, blues literature,
nature writing, and/or emerging and
experimental forms. The topic covered in
specific courses designated as such will be
listed during the semester when students
register. While students may engage in
creative assignments during this course, the
main goal of this class will be for students to
become familiar with reading and assessing
a subcategory of literature to consider how
global events, political artistic movements
shape and influence and are shaped and
influenced by writing. Assignments may
include short critical analyses, student-led
discussions, and independent research.
Fulfills Open Liberal Arts distribution
requirement. Creative Writing Concentration
course. 3 credits. Prerequisites: LLC203.
EcoPoetry
LLC 303 / HCS 303
In a notebook entry dated in the 1940s,
Robert Frost wrote, “You have to be careful
with the word natural—with all words in fact.
You have to play the words close to the
realities.” So what are the “realities” of the
natural world? Given that human beings are
connected to all living things, can we ever
get far enough outside of ourselves to
understand the “real,” concrete world of
nature? Or are we human beings simply
creating, through language, a symbolic
world and calling it nature? Is the act of
constructing a world using language in
order to understand ourselves and other
things what makes us natural—is at the root
of what we call “human nature”? In
exploring those questions, this seminar will
look at what effects natural science has had
on poetic depictions of the natural world.
The focus of the course will tilt toward poetic
renderings of the natural world. Fulfills
Writing Intensive distribution requirement.
Creative Writing Concentration course.
3 credits. Prerequisite: LLC203. Formerly
known as Nature Poetry Before + After
Darwin.
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Art Journalism
LLC 305WX
In this elective course, students will study
various forms and stages of writing about
art for publication. In addition to reading
and discussing effective examples of
published writings on art, students will
produce a total of 20 pages of writing
throughout the semester in the form of
reviews, interviews, profiles, and feature
stories. Students will alternately function
as writers and editors as they produce
written work that is expressly conceived
and shaped for publication. Fulfills Writing
Intensive distribution requirement. Creative
Writing Concentration course. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: LLC203.
Hybrid Writing
LLC 306W
Sophomore level writing seminar focusing
on inter-genre hybrid writing, with an
emphasis on the New Narrative movement,
open to all students, of special interest to
students interested in writing adventurously
and creatively about their chosen art and
design forms. The method of instruction
for this class will combine short lectures
with class discussion, workshops, and
in-class writing experiments. The class will
be structured around the idea of creative
research, and will potentially involve
research days utilizing the museum or the
library. Peer feedback sessions and a final
short critical paper are designed to assist
students in developing a constructive,
original vocabulary to critically assess
both their own creative work and that of
others. Fulfills Writing Intensive distribution
requirement. Creative Writing Concentration
course. 3 credits. Prerequisite: LLC203.
Screenwriting
LLC 318
A screenwriter’s job is to put the spoken
word, visual scenes, and a strong narrative
on the page, while still leaving room for
interpretation by filmmakers. In this course,
we will learn about the elements of good
storytelling, such as character, narrative, and
dialogue, and learn to format and create an
industry-standard screenplay. We’ll study
short and long screenplays (sometimes
while watching the actual films), and review
a wide variety of narrative short films, both
animated and live action, and from different
countries and cultures. Students will also
interact with professional independent
and Hollywood filmmakers, do writing
exercises, collaborate and brainstorm with
colleagues, and workshop their screenplays-
in-progress. Students will be graded on:
attendance, class participation, the midterm
and final—a “conventional short,” which is a
seven- to 12-page screenplay. Fulfills Writing
Intensive distribution requirement. Creative
Writing Concentration course. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: LLC203.
Story Hour: Editing + Publishing
a Literary Magazine (EP)
LLC 330
Students in this class will work as the editors
of CIA’s annual online literary magazine,
Story Hour, which publishes original short
stories, sci-fi, fantasy, graphic narratives
(comics), nonfiction essays, visual and
illustrated essays, and experimental work by
emerging and established writers from
around the country. Student editors will learn
to evaluate work submitted for publication,
accept work, reject work, and correspond
with writers. Student editors will learn to
proofread and copyedit accepted work
(using the Chicago Manual of Style), prepare
manuscripts for design and production, and
work with art directors to pair writing with
illustrations, photography, and other visual
art images by CIA students, faculty, and staff.
The class is ideal for students who want to
sharpen their storytelling skills from an
editorial perspective, as well as for any
students who are considering careers that
combine image and text. Fulfills Open Liberal
Arts distribution requirement. Fulfills Engaged
Practice requirement. Creative Writing
Concentration course. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: LLC203.
Multimodal Composition:
Text + Image
LLC 351
This course will allow students to develop
the skills and understanding necessary for
literacy in our information-saturated times.
Facilitated by growth in electronic
technologies, more and more types of
written texts, in both print and online media,
have fused with images and other graphics.
Literature produces and consumers of
these emerging hybrid texts will need
awareness of and competence in the
complex communicative strategies that they
engage. While this course offers valuable
knowledge to any developing artist, it is
particularly suitable for students studying in
the visual communications majors; i.e.,
Graphic Design, Illustration, Life Sciences
Illustration, Photography, Video + Digital
Cinema. Fulfills Writing Intensive distribution
requirement. 3 credits. Prerequisite:
LLC203. Formerly known as LLC 351X: On
the Same Page.
Contemporary African +
African-American Literature
LLC 359
Today a good deal of Third-World literature
in particular expressed in many vital
respects postmodern historical awareness
of the paramountcy of the power relations
hidden behind political, economic and
social institutions and structures both
nationally and internationally. With particular
emphasis on political economy, this course
will examine how this literature re-
contextualizes such critical sociological
questions as: What’s traditionalism? What’s
modernization? The African-American texts
highlight African-American socio-economic
challenges today, dating back to
Emancipation/Reconstruction, alongside
their efforts at socio-cultural self-definitions.
Fulfills Open Liberal Arts distribution
requirement. 3 credits. Prerequisite:
LLC203.
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Literature, Language + Composition
CIA 2022–23 College Catalog
Art of the Personal Essay
LLC 373W
In this workshop course we will work
ondeveloping an understanding of the
personal essay as a distinct yet flexible
nonfictional genre, one possessing its own
characteristics and contours that distinguish
it from other literary forms. You will also
work in this course on the craft of writing
and revising your own personal essays. To
these ends, we will be reading a number of
works that demonstrate the essay’s protean
adaptability.Textswill be drawn from Phillip
Lopate’s anthology The Art of the Personal
Essay, as well as from other sources,
including selected blogs, nonfictional texts
by visual artists, as well as the online
compilation Quotidiana.Fulfills Writing
Intensive distribution requirement. Creative
Writing Concentration course. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: LLC203.
Jazz: Contemporary African-
American Writers
LLC 374
This course will deal with a very select
number of contemporary female and male
African-American writers who have won
outstanding awards from various national
literary awards to The Nobel Prize. The
selected authors are Toni Morrison,
Patricia Raybon, John Edward Wideman
and Edward P. Jones. The central drift of
this course will be concerned with today’s
multifarious significance of the complex
black experience. It will therefore look
into how all these writers combine a
keen historical sense with a discerning
aesthetic sensibility to explore afresh in a
postmodernist sense the intriguing black
experience with deep intellectual reflections.
It will also examine how in relation to their
individual subject-matters they all artistically
problematize the aesthetic and
philosophical questions about the thin line
between fact and fiction, historical veracity
and imaginative truth, and art and artifice.
Our class selection will consist of four
books published between 1984 and 2003.
A number of videos will be shown for visual
elucidation of the books’ underlying
concerns. Fulfills Open Liberal Arts
distribution requirement. Creative Writing
Concentration course. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: LLC203.
Literature of the Americas
LLC 388 / HCS 388
This course will survey the concurrent but
separate developments of the literary
traditions of North and South America.
Taking Columbus’ arrival on Hispaniola as
our point of anchor, we will work backward
to the Pre-Columbian original narrative
forms, and forward through the written
records of the complex colonial contexts of
the literary art in both Americas. We will also
trace the divergent results of the influences
of European literature, following in each
case the developments of such directions
as we can identify in the prose and poetry
of the colonial and postcolonial periods of
each America. Reading widely and also
closely, we will consider how best to trace
the parallel emergence of these national
literatures, seeking in a juxtaposed study
what common literary and extra-literary
antecedents and shaping forces the texts in
both traditions may reveal. We will also
inquire into the nature of the distinctions
that must be made between these
traditions, and into the impact the
differences between these literatures may
have of the understanding of what we mean
by the phrase “American literature.” Fulfills
Open Liberal Arts distribution requirement.
3 credits. Prerequisite: LLC203.
Children’s Literature
LLC 390
Many adults feel they are familiar with the
classic children’s books covered in this
course, but actually know only sanitized
versions, most produced for the movie
screen. This class will examine the original
texts of several well-known titles as
literature and the fascinating and sometimes
disturbing stories behind them. Critical
reading, thought, research and writing on
these texts will be among the key skills
covered. Students will read extensively and
discuss what they have read in class, create
and deliver peer-evaluated presentations,
and write a semester research paper related
to the topics of the course. They will view
several related films during the semester as
well. Fulfills Open Liberal Arts distribution
requirement. Creative Writing Concentration
course. 3 credits. Prerequisite: LLC203.
Fiction Writing
LLC 392
Fiction is the sustained application of the
literary artist’s imagination to the
observation of life, and writing it well
requires a vision of what’s true in the story
before it ever reaches the page. Fiction
Writing provides the student with the
opportunity to write short fiction, discuss
technique, study master storytellers, and
critique one another’s work. Some weekly
topics in writing technique take up the
issues of narrative structure, clear meaning,
turning story into plot, scene content and
scene break, dialogue, conflict and tension,
the power of point of view, the revelation of
character, and rewriting. Over the course of
the term, students work on three pieces of
fiction. Fulfills Writing Intensive distribution
requirement. Creative Writing Concentration
course. 3 credits. Prerequisite: LLC 203.
Graphic Narratives
LLC 419
Are you fascinated by the graphic novel or
graphic memoir? Interested in making
designed or visual texts? In this class, we
will investigate a variety of ways that texts
and images interact to tell stories: how the
visual and the verbal engage and catalyze
each other, how they can reflect and inflect,
reinforce, strengthen and gesture to each
other in compelling, powerful and
meaningful ways. To this end, the class will
examine and practice different graphic
storytelling methods used in telling fictional,
journalistic and/or personal stories. The
course will also involve the history of
graphic narrative and the different ways that
graphic and visual narratives have been and
may be theorized. Assignments will include
critical and creative responses to our
readings and a creative project involving an
integration of writing and visual media.
Primary readings are likely to include
comics, film and video, visual essays and
full length graphic novels and memoirs.
Fulfills Writing Intensive distribution
requirement. Creative Writing Concentration
course or Visual Culture Emphasis course.
3 credits. Prerequisite: LLC203.
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Literature, Language + Composition
CIA 2022–23 College Catalog
Writing Across Gender
LLC 424
This course is designed to outline the
contributions of women and non-binary
authors to the origins and development of
literature from antiquity to the present time.
It will focus on the role of gender
performance and visibility in literary space
and explore questions like “What was
‘women’s writing’ in the 19th century? What
is “trans writing” today? It will inquire into
the areas of race and social class as they
are directly relevant to (or feature as tropes
within) the literature comprising our reading
list. It also introduces some of the basic
theoretical questions that trans and feminist
scholarship has raised in connection with
gender and writing. Through selected
readings, research, and critical discussion,
members of this class will become familiar
with contemporary literature that thinks
about and performs gender, its social/
historical contexts, and some of the critical
approaches through which it has been
considered. Fulfills Writing Intensive
distribution requirement. Creative Writing
Concentration course. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: LLC203. Formerly known as
Woman’s Words.
Creative Writing Senior Seminar
LLC 490
In the Creative Writing Senior Seminar,
students will work closely with one another
in workshop-style critique as they complete
senior projects in writing. Projects may
include work in fiction, poetry, creative
nonfiction, screenwriting, graphic narratives,
digital forms, hybrid genres, multimedia
writing, cross-genre texts, and other forms.
Students will write and revise a substantial
portfolio of original work, offer their peers
meaningful feedback focused on literary
craft, produce a critical introduction that
situates their work in the discipline, and give
a public reading of their work. They will also
complete activities that support professional
development, literary community, and
connections between writing and other
arts. Fulfills Open Liberal Arts distribution
requirement. Required for the Creative
Writing Concentration. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: LLC203 and permission from
Creative Writing Concentration coordinator.
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Painting
CIA 2022–23 College Catalog
Painting
Painted Bodies:
The Contemporary Figure
PTG 220
This course deals with the position of the
figure within contemporary painting and a
studio practice extending from that position.
Figurative painting represents a tradition
that extends back before history and is yet
poised to reach into any foreseeable future.
Class discussions will be based on readings
that deal with critical and historical issues
surrounding the figure in painting and on
the work of contemporary artists dealing
with the figure. By the end of the semester
students will be expected to develop a
cohesive body of work dealing with the
figure as its subject. The student will also
be required to articulate a statement that
situates their work within a contemporary
practice of figurative painting. This course is
open to all students. 3 credits.
Intro to Painting:
Painting History: 1828–Present
PTG 221
This is a beginning painting course. It is a
prerequisite for painting electives and all
advanced painting courses. This course
introduces students to painting through
historic painting practices and conventions
using oil-based paint as the primary
material. Students are asked to approach
painting pre-photographically (as if the year
were 1828). Students are introduced to the
fundamentals of a traditional painting
practice with an emphasis on observational
rendering and applied color theory
beginning with Newton. Students will learn
about color mixing, brush types, support
construction and general canvas
preparation. Students will paint from life
learning how to capture the three-
dimensional world on a two-dimensional
surface as well as how to use material
working through shape, form, texture, and
mark to create an illusion of space and
mass. Through critiques, discussions,
readings, slide presentations, and museum
visits, students will develop vocabulary and
critical thinking skills essential to their studio
practice as well as a sense of the history of
painting leading to contemporary practices.
Offered fall. 3 credits.
Painting as System, Method,
Organism + Concept
PTG 226
This course examines the nature of Painting
as it relates to other visual arts media. The
creation of systems as a way to generate,
organize, compose, pattern, plan, fashion,
model, design, execute, and possibly
destroy art work will be explored. Artists
such as Sol Lewitt, Marcel Duchamp,
Survival Research Laboratories, Vito
Acconci, Fischli & Weiss, Chuck Close,
Alfred Jensen, Jackson Pollock, and Mel
Bochner will be examined within the context
of how systems function within their work.
Reading relevant texts, looking at work,
research/special projects, studio work,
group and individual critiques are an integral
part of this course. Students may work in
the area of their expertise. Goals &
Objectives: Students should understand
the nature of the decision-making process
in the creation of work, and establishing
analyzing and evaluating criteria.
This course is open to all students with the
prerequisite of PTG 221 Intro to Painting or
PTG 232 Painting Beyond Observation or
with the permission of the instructor.
3 credits.
Popular Culture + Imagery
PTG 227
This course will explore the symbiotic
relationship of art and culture, and the
particular ways in which popular and
material culture influence the visual arts and
vice versa NOW (if there are indeed any
particular ways that stand out in this
particular time as opposed to a different
time in history). Students will learn to
discern both the overt and covert affects/
effects of culture on contemporary artists
as well as on their own work and that of
their peers. Students in order to take part in
relevant class room conversation/
discussion need a working knowledge of
current events/ history/popular culture and
will need to be ready to read and do
research, etc. Open to all Students.
3 credits.
Painting Beyond Observation
PTG 232
Continued emphasis on material, color,
and skill-building. Students will work with
primarily with acrylic paint. This class moves
beyond observational rendering and
focuses on other approaches to developing
content for work. Class topics focus on
contemporary issues in Painting including:
“What makes a Contemporary Painter?
What is Painting? What is a studio practice?
What does it mean to be a professional?”
Some of the topics to be considered:
abstraction, representation, perception,
mimesis, conceptual, subject, reality,
expressive, authorship, and interpretation.
A few of the artists that will be looked at:
Kandinsky, Duchamp, Arshile Gorky,
Jackson Pollock, Ad Reinhardt, Gerhard
Richter, Jack Whitten, Peter Saul, Agnes
Martin, Pipilotti Rist, Lisa Hoke, Jessica
Stockholder, Jenny Saville, et. al. This
course is open to all non-Painting major
students as an elective with the prerequisite
of Intro to Painting or with the permission of
the faculty. It is required of all Painting major
sophomores. 3 credits.
Painting After the Photograph:
Painting in the Age of
Mechanical Reproduction
PTG 233
Painters going back as far as the
Renaissance have been using devices such
as the camera obscura to produce a
two-dimensional verisimilitude. With the
invention of photography in 1839, artists
were liberated from the demands of
reproducing naturalistic appearances. This
course will explore the relationship between
the photographic and painting; the effect
that the birth of photography has had on the
history and current state of painting. A
primary question to be considered will be:
What are the strategies of Painting in the
Age of Mechanical Reproduction? How has
photography and mechanical reproduction
influenced painting functions? We will look
at artists as varied as Delacroix, Courbet,
Warhol, Rosen Quist, Tuyman’s, and Richter
among others. Readings will include Walter
Benjamin’s “Art in the Age of Mechanical
Reproduction.” Prerequisite: PTG 221 Intro
to Painting or PTG 232 Painting Beyond
Observation. 3 credits.
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Painting
CIA 2022–23 College Catalog
Painting: The Medium Is the
Message
PTG 234
Careful selection and control of the medium
enables us to express ideas clearly. In this
class students will explore and consider
how various painting materials, methods,
and processes operate, function, and
ultimately impact meaning. Class
demonstrations and lectures will introduce
students to basic traditional and
nontraditional painting materials and
processes including safe handling and use.
The class will function as a lab where
through the process of trial and error,
students will conduct ‘tests’, keep notes,
and ultimately catalogue their findings in an
archive. Students are expected to explore
these ‘findings’ in their own studio practices,
as students further develop the practical
and conceptual skills necessary for their
work. This course is open to all students
with the prerequisite of PTG221 Intro to
Painting or PTG232 Painting Beyond
Observation or with the permission of the
instructor. 3 credits.
Painting for the Public
PTG 237-337-437
Painting as public art often takes the form of
murals, public portraits, or other publicly
inspired subjects. These public projects
may come about through proposals put
forward by the artist(s) or through
commissions, but in all cases such work is
responsive to a public constituency ranging
from local communities seeking to give
expression to local history or a broader
national or international audience. It requires
that artists working on such projects be
sensitive to the audiences they serve and
attuned to the potential reception(s) of the
works they produce.
This course focuses on developing creative
public projects grounded in Painting.
Students will be introduced to the history of
Painting for the Public looking at examples
taken from a range of time periods from the
Renaissance to the contemporary. We will
consider the various forms and subjects
that Painting for the Public encompasses
including portraits and murals. 3 credits.
Painting Lab: Explorations in
Representation + Figuration
PTG 23X
This course identifies the components of
traditional figurative painting such as space,
composition, point of view, color, and scale.
Using this as a platform each of these will
serve as the subject of a sustained
investigation. This approach will function to
establish an understanding of these
elements in a conventional context as well
as the object of experimentation. This
course will be useful to students in all areas
who are interested in working figuratively in
two-dimensions. This course is open to all
students with the prerequisite of PTG 221
Intro to Painting or PTG 232 Painting
Beyond Observation or with the permission
of the instructor. Prerequisite: PTG 221 Intro
to Painting or PTG 232 Painting Beyond
Observation. 3 credits.
Watercolor Plus: An Exploration
of Water-Based Media
PTG 240
This course explores the different materials
and processes used in various water-based
media such as acrylic, gouache, watercolor,
ink, and other natural substances that can
be used to make colors/washes. Various
historical models will be examined such as
Chinese scroll painting and watercolor from
the Song dynasty to Renaissance
architecture and figure studies to post-
impressionist use of color and mark which
will put contemporary use of water-based
media into focus. The work of artists as
varied as William Blake, Vincent Van Gogh,
Charles Burchfield, and Paul Klee to more
recent artists such as Francesco Clemente,
Marlene Dumas, Amy Cutler, Shazia
Sikander, and Franz Ackermann, will be
examined within the context of the student’s
personal practice. This course is open to all
students with the prerequisite of PTG 221
Intro to Painting or PTG 232 Painting
Beyond Observation or with the permission
of the instructor. 3 credits.
Painting: Color, Scale,
Mark + Form
PTG 241
“Figurative,” “abstract,” “conceptual,”
“non-objective,” “romantic landscape,”
“post-modern,” “Bob Ross-ian”—paintings
all have an underlying structure. This studio
course examines how the specificity of
color, scale, mark and shape form and
affect a painting’s content. Students will be
encouraged to focus on their own body of
work while exploring issues of content
within the themes of the class through the
investigation of their own studio practice,
and by looking at and analyzing the work of
other painters and artists throughout history.
This course will be of particular interest to
students in Painting, Drawing, &
Printmaking. This course is open to all
students with the prerequisite of PTG 221
Intro to Painting or PTG 232 Painting
Beyond Observation or with the permission
of the instructor.
3 credits.
On Painters + Painting:
Aura, Author
PTG 251
With an emphasis on the practice of
Painting, this class examines the role
subjectivity plays in contemporary art. The
position of the artist and the frame of the
canvas will be traced from the modernist
notion of individual expressiveness, to
post-modernist practices characterized by
the end of the author’s authority and finally
to contemporary practices in which the
artist’s hand reemerges in dialogue with
mechanized and digital processes.
Students will be asked to grapple with these
complex issues in relationship to what they
paint and how they paint. Class discussions
will address a variety of critical essays
dealing with these topics and the practice of
painting as treated by artists and critics.
This course is open to all students with the
prerequisite of PTG 221 Intro to Painting or
PTG 232 Painting Beyond Observation or
with the permission of the instructor.
3 credits.
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Painting
CIA 2022–23 College Catalog
Hybrid Approaches Drawing &
Painting: Digital Media
PTG 327H
Emphasis is on integrating digital processes
into studio practice and production. The
class deals with a spectrum of digital
applications in a studio practice including
straight forward digital output, using digital
as a means of producing source material as
well as actually integrating digital processes
into the production of work. Through slide
presentations, viewing actual work,
discussions and readings, students will be
introduced to the place of the digital in
contemporary studio practice. In studio
production, students will use varied media
and subjects, both traditional and non-
traditional, to further develop their analytical
and expressive means in their creative
practice. Students are encouraged to draw
from many disciplines incorporating them in
the projects presented to the class for
group critiques. Open to all students –
required of Printmaking and Drawing juniors.
Offered fall. 3 credits.
Painting: Constructing
Narratives
PTG 335
This class is focused on what constitutes a
narrative and the creation of content and
strategies in painting. Students will consider
implied, explicit, rhizomatic and linear
narratives. Through studio practice, lecture
and discussion students will engage in
producing visual and conceptual narratives
within their work. Through investing
narrative students will move beyond the
fundamentals of Painting and focus on the
development of a personal practice as
framed by contemporary standards.
Students will be expected to do research
and generate a project reflecting their
personal interests. By the end of the
semester students will have identified a
subject and created a group of works
focused on this subject. Further students
will be asked to work toward an artist
statement to accompany their work. This
course is open to all students with the
prerequisite of PTG 221 Intro to Painting or
PTG 232 Painting Beyond Observation or
with the permission of the instructor.
Required for junior Painting majors.
3 credits.
Painting: Internship (EP)
PTG 399-499
Students will submit a written proposal for a
semester’s long course of work. This work
should have three primary components: a
written paper, studio work, and work in the
field (eg.: working for a gallery or artist). A
timeline for the completion and review of
these components are also required. The
proposal must be sponsored by the
supervising faculty meaning that the
proposal must be vetted and accepted by
the faculty who will oversee the project
before it is submitted to the department
head. This course is open to all Painting
majors. Prerequisite: PTG 221 Intro to
Painting or PTG 232 Painting Beyond
Observation. Fulfills Engaged Practice
requirement. 3 credits.
Senior Studio: BFA Research
PTG 421M
Required for all 4th year Painting majors and
open as an elective to any senior-level
student with a prerequisite of Intro to
Painting, Painting Beyond Observation, or
permission of the instructor or Painting
Chair. This course focuses on developing
the student’s individual work as it relates to
their subject and their means of making
work. Emphasis will be on the strategies for
constructing the meaning of the work in
terms of materials and the way the work is
read by a viewer. Students will read work,
develop and discuss intention through
critiques and discourse. The goal is to
develop an understanding of the criteria,
standards and values promoted by the artist
and how these come to be understood by
their audience by exploring the relationship
between subject, form, material and
process as they relate to content. Offered
fall. 3 credits.
Painting Seminar:
Contemporary Issues in
Painting
PTG 422M
In preparation for the student’s final BFA
defense and for working beyond an
undergraduate level, this course focuses in
an advanced manner on the seminal issues
covered over the course of the student’s
visual arts education. Questions of style,
aesthetics, concept, meaning, and context
are addressed. Particular emphasis is given
to issues concerned with presentation,
“framing,” audience and reception. Students
are expected to engage in critical discourse
surrounding the work of fellow students,
established artists and their own work. By
the end of the term students are expected
to have developed a professional body of
work to be presented in their BFA Thesis
Exhibition, continued to maintain and
develop their studio practice, clearly identify
the subject of their work, defend their
choices in relation to this subject as well as
discuss reasonable expectations of
audience reception. Course readings will be
given in relation to these topics as well as
the maintenance of a professional studio
practice. Required for all 4th year Painting
majors and open as an elective to any
senior or with the permission of the
instructor or Painting Head. Offered spring.
3 credits.
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Photography
CIA 2022–23 College Catalog
Photography
Digital Photo Imaging I for
Non-Majors
PHV 201
This course is an introduction to the
technical and aesthetic fundamentals of
digital photographic imaging for creative
application. Students use the computer to
modify, manipulate, or to enhance
photographic images. Emphasis is placed
on consideration of the hardware and
software tools required for successfully
capturing, manipulating, and exporting
images, as well as an understanding of the
technical issues involved in each step of the
production process. Students gain
proficiency in the use of Adobe Photoshop
CC, Adobe Bridge, Camera Raw and
Lightroom and are made aware of creative
options this software facilitates. Open
Studio elective. Prerequisites: FND 103D
Digital Color and FND 104 Digital Synthesis
or instructor signature. 3 credits.
Photo Major 2.2:
Digital Photo Imaging I
PHV 201M
This is an advanced studio course directed
for the photography major that provides the
technical and aesthetic fundamentals of
digital photographic imaging for creative
application. Students gain experience and
skill working through each step of the
production process, from image capture to
computer modification, manipulations, and
enhancement of images. This course
fosters an engagement in a comprehensive
digital workflow focused toward the
production and presentation of professional
quality work for portfolio and exhibition.
Students gain proficiency in the use of
Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Bridge,
Camera Raw and Lightroom 5 to make use
of the creative options this software
facilitates. Required for sophomore
Photography majors. Offered spring.
3 credits.
The Contemporary Portrait
PHV 228-328-428
This course is an exploration of
contemporary approaches to portraiture
and its relation to the historical
photographic portrait. Analysis of both
simple and complex photographic identities
and real and invented realities are
investigated. Photographic assignments,
readings and discussions lead to a better
understanding of the student’s individual
approach to the portrait and their unique
relationship with the subject. Practical
applications of Photographic portraiture will
also be discussed. Prerequisites: PHV 295
Photo I: Intro to Photography; PHV 292
Fundamentals of Studio Lighting, or
Instructor signature. Open Studio elective.
3 credits.
Publication Photography (EP)
PHV 229-329-429
This course introduces students to careers
as photographers in the advertising and
editorial fields. Students will learn
approaches for meeting the expectations of
art directors and photo editors while
providing creative input of their own.
Emphasis is placed on networking,
negotiating, understanding and producing
contracts and invoices, as well as building a
professional portfolio and developing
professional marketing strategies. Field trips
will be taken to professional photography
studios and businesses. Assignments are
designed to simulate practical work
experiences. Open elective. Prerequisites:
PHV 295 Photo I: Intro to Photography; PHV
292 Fundamentals of Studio Lighting, or
Instructor signature. Open Studio elective.
Fulfills Engaged Practice requirement.
3 credits.
Acting + Directing
PHV 231
Acting & Directing is an intense production
course designed for aspiring art directors,
screenwriters, and actors who wish to
purse a career in film and/or animation. The
course requires both performance and
cinematic practice. Directors will create and
produce short scenes taking on the full
responsibility of creating clear
communication using the audio/visual
language of cinema and focusing on the
developing and execution of performance
on screen. Beyond just holding the
responsibility of successful execution of a
project, directors will also switch roles with
the actor, working from the other side of the
lens to better understand the acting
process and what kind of specific direction
an actor needs to perform according to
another director’s vision. Recommended for
Video + Digital Cinema students. Cross-
listed with Animation. Open elective.
3 credits.
Landscape Photography (EP)
PHV 232X-332X-432X
This course will provide an exploration of
historical and contemporary approaches to
landscape photography. Students will gain
a better understanding of their approach to
landscape photography within the broader
context of contemporary art and society.
Included in this course are visual and
written investigations of the aesthetic, social,
cultural and environmental philosophies
relating to the landscape. Open Studio
elective. Recommended for Photography
majors. Pre requisite: PHV 295 Photo 1:
Intro to Photography. Open Studio elective.
Fulfills Engaged Practice requirement.
3 credits.
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Experimental Film + Video Art
PHV 240-340-440
This is an advanced video course,
investigating the scope of symbolic and
improvisatory cinematic storytelling.
Students will explore unconventional
methods of video acquisition, manipulation,
processing, editing and display. Students
will be able to delve into media hybrids, and
rather than established narrative forms,
underscoring metaphorical poetic styles
that inform the structure of the work.
Emphasis is on the development of acute
observational skills and innovative
visualization techniques and encourages
divergent thinking and cognitive flexibility.
This course is for students who have a
sustained interest in using video and digital
cinema’s technologies as part of their
art-making. Prerequisite: PHV 267 Video/
Digital Cinema I or signature of instructor.
Open Studio elective. 3 credits.
Documentary Video
PHV 341-441
This is an advanced elective video course:
This course is designed to improve
observational, analytical, organizational,
creative and production skills. Students will
explore the ways in which digital technology
can transform contemporary visual culture,
and fracture the predictable. Students will
be encouraged to experiment with new
presentation methods, and develop
innovative techniques for combining sight
and sound, light and word. Required of
Photo Majors in the Video track.
Prerequisite: PHV 297 Video/Digital Cinema
I or permission of the faculty. Open Studio
elective. 3 credits.
Advanced Video & Digital
Cinema Projects (EP)
PHV 242-342-442
In this advanced video/digital cinema
course, students will conduct individual
research and investigation under the
guidance of faculty. Students focus on
strategic conceptualization and production
in completion of a professional, self-directed
video/digital cinema project. An additional
aspect of this course examines closely the
function of the individualized work within a
broader community context and requires
students to complete and implement a
community-based component as part of
their finished project. This course
encourages students to consider their work
in relation to exhibition, audience, and
community. Prerequisite: PHV 240 Video/
Digital Cinema I: Screen Grammar. Fulfills
Engaged Practice requirement. 3 credits.
Photo Major 2.1:
Narrative Structures
PHV 267
Narrative Structures is an intensive study in
visual thinking for the photography major
designed to utilize the creative potentials for
both single and multiple image narrative. In
this course, students investigate visual
narrative constructs for linear and nonlinear
storytelling with both digital and film-based
media. The course encourages
interdisciplinary experimentation to examine
methods of production for traditional, digital
and diverse media to communicate both
idea and process. Required for sophomore
Photography majors. Offered fall. 3 credits.
Photo Major 2.2:
Sophomore Seminar
PHV 268
This course serves as an introduction to the
rigors of studio practice, fundamentals of
critical theory and development of an
individualized and cohesive portfolio. This
course engages the student in research,
writing, creative content, and project
development. Students gain an ability to
visualize and verbally articulate their ideas,
understanding the semantics of visual
communication, augmented through a
schedule of directed readings and range of
critique strategies. This active and
immersed practice positions the student’s
work in relation to the larger arena of
historical and contemporary art in a social
context. Required of sophomore Photo
majors. Offered spring. 3 credits.
The Fine Art of Silver Print
PHV 270-370-470
This is an advanced level black and white
silver printing class. We will investigate
advanced film exposure and archival
printing techniques, fine art printing papers,
developer combinations and toning
procedures to produce full tonal range
darkroom prints. Medium and large format
cameras will be demonstrated and utilized.
Projects for this class include an in-depth
self-assignment finalized in a portfolio of
archival silver prints. We will also view
master fine art prints at local galleries,
museums and collections. Required for
sophomore Photography majors.
Prerequisites: PHV 295 Photo I: Intro to
Photography or instructor’s signature. Open
Studio elective. Offered spring. 3 credits.
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Fundamentals of Studio
Lighting
PHV 292-392-492
This course is designed to cover
fundamentals of Studio Lighting, equipment
and techniques for Fine Art and Commercial
Photography and Video. Faculty provides a
balance of assignments, demonstrations
lectures, critiques, visiting artist lectures
and workshops. Students are provided
access to the Photography + Video
Department’s Lighting Studio and Digital
Print Lab. Materials required are based on
processes pertaining to projects. Projects
include: Technical and conceptual skills,
and problem solving for tabletop, product,
location, and large-scale studio
photography. Required for sophomore
photography majors. Prerequisites: PHV
295 Photo I: Intro to Photography or
instructor signature. Open Studio elective.
Offered spring. 3 credits.
Advanced Studio Lighting
PHV 293X-393X-493X
This is an advanced-level course that
facilitates discussion of the visual language
of lighting for photographic processes in the
larger context of contemporary art,
photography, cinema, and digital media.
Building on skills learned in Fundamentals
of Studio Lighting, Advanced Studio
Lighting expands the student’s knowledge
of controlled artificial light. This course
emphasizes the process involved to
produce a portfolio of both portrait and
product images, in a coherent body of work
based on a theme, concept, or selected
subject matter. The course focuses on how
photographers and filmmakers use lighting
as an element of storytelling. Students
investigate the theory and practice of
lighting within the history of photography
and cinema lighting design. A component of
the course engages students collaboratively
to develop and execute lighting for a variety
of scenes, presented for peer critique.
Coursework also includes regular
screenings and discussions of films, written
papers and lab exercises. Prerequisite:
PHV 292 Fundamentals of Studio Lighting.
3 credits.
Photo 1:
Introduction to Photography
PHV 295
This course covers the fundamentals of
digital and film SLR cameras, optics,
exposure ratio, digital and B&W printing
techniques. Lectures and demonstrations
address digital workflow, file archiving,
output for various applications and digital
image development and film processing.
Introductory lighting tools and
documentation of artwork for professional
applications is covered. Required for
sophomore Photography majors. Open
Studio elective. Offered fall. 3 credits.
Photo 2:
Digital Imaging
PHV 296
This is an advanced studio course directed
for the photography major that provides the
technical and aesthetic fundamentals of
digital photographic imaging for creative
application. Students gain experience and
skill working through each step of the
production process, from image capture to
computer modification, manipulations, and
enhancement of images. This course
fosters an engagement in a comprehensive
digital workflow focused toward the
production and presentation of professional
quality work for portfolio and exhibition.
Students gain proficiency in the use of
Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Bridge,
Camera Raw and Lightroom 5 to make use
of the creative options this software
facilitates. Required for sophomore
Photography majors. Prerequisite of
PHV 295 Photo I: Intro to Photography.
Open Studio elective. Offered spring.
3 credits.
Video/Digital Cinema I:
Screen Grammar
PHV 297
This course is designed as an introduction,
both to the craft of digital filmmaking and to
the appreciation of film as a premiere
medium of communication, entertainment,
and art. Using the tools of digital cinema,
computer graphics, audio and other
electronic media, this course focuses on
the design elements and thought processes
inherent in effective audio/visual
communications. Hands-on features work
in digital cinematography, lighting, audio
production and mixing, and non-linear
editing, as well as support activities such as
scripting, research, brainstorming and
storyboarding. Emphasis is placed on
creative thinking and problem solving, with
both group and individual projects required.
This course is intended to be an introduction
to a very broad area, rather than an
in-depth concentration in one subject.
Required of Photography majors. Open
Elective. Offered fall and spring. 3 credits.
Photo Major 3.2:
Visual Thinking in
Contemporary Photography
PHV 330
In this course, photographic theories,
modes and structures will be examined
through the issues of narrative and
aesthetics. Students will examine
contemporary practices, which have
emerged with respect toward photography,
and hybrid digital media that transmute
photographic theories, concepts, forms,
and processes. The course will investigate
the ways in which photography continues to
affect (visual) culture and the way one
perceives and understands. The work of
selected photographers will provide a
framework for comparing photographic
philosophies. Required for Photography
majors. Open Studio elective with
instructor’s signature. Offered spring.
3 credits.
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Documentary Video
PHV 341-441
This is an advanced elective video course:
This course is designed to improve
observational, analytical, organizational,
creative and production skills. Students will
explore the ways in which digital technology
can transform contemporary visual culture,
and fracture the predictable. Students will
be encouraged to experiment with new
presentation methods, and develop
innovative techniques for combining sight
and sound, light and word. Required of
Photo Majors in the Video track.
Prerequisite: PHV 297 Video/Digital Cinema
I or permission of the faculty. Open Studio
elective. Offered spring.
3 credits.
Photo Archive, Book + Portfolio
PHV 350
This course advances the student’s
knowledge of professional practice
standards for archival media, emphasizing
the photographic book and photographic
portfolio. Work is project-based, focused on
production of portfolios and books that
incorporate the photographic image as an
essential element. The photographic image
is considered in context relevant to its
function as primary artwork, documentation,
as record of process or used in reference to
concepts. Portfolios and photographic
books are explored as an individualized
expression of one’s professional work.
Required for Photography majors in the
Photo track. Prerequisite: PHV 296 or
PHV 201 Digital Photo Imaging or
instructor’s signature. Open elective.
Offered spring. 3 credits.
Alternative Photographic
Processes
PHV 391-491
This course investigates the historical
processes, contemporary practices, and
concepts of alternative photography. This
includes non-silver techniques, hand-
applied emulsions, chemical, digital and
hybrid processes for photographic imaging.
Processes demonstrated may include
Cyanotype, Van Dyke Brown, Wet Plate
Collodion, Platinum-Palladium, Liquid
Emulsion and silver and non-silver toning
options. Large format negatives for
non-silver processes are generated using
conventional film cameras, paper and digital
negatives as well as photogram and pinhole
photography. This course is project-based,
involves research and experimentation, and
is conducted through hands-on demos and
instructional workshops. Open Studio
elective. Recommended for Photography
majors. Prerequisites: PHV 295 Photo I:
Intro to Photography or; PHV 201 Digital
Photo Imaging I, or instructor signature.
Open Studio elective. 3 credits.
Photo 3:
Advanced Digital Projects
PHV 395
Advanced Digital Projects is an advanced
studio art course in digital image-making
concepts and techniques, allowing in-depth
exploration of extended computer-based
photo, large format and compositing
projects. Digital imaging skills are advanced
working with Adobe Creative Cloud’s latest
advancements to Photoshop, Adobe Bridge,
Camera Raw, and Lightroom. Aesthetic
issues are balanced with technical aspects
of production, promoted through research
into both artistic concerns and specific skill
sets tailored to individual projects. Class
structure combines demonstration and
tutorials with hands-on, project-based
activities applying acquired techniques, and
provides opportunity for in-class discussion,
critiques and presentations. Students are
expected to demonstrate time management
skills, work independently and meet
deadlines. Required for photography majors
in the photo track. Prerequisites: PHV 295
Photo I: Intro to Photography; PHV 296
Photo 2: Digital Imaging or PHV 201 Digital
Photo Imaging or instructor signature. Open
Studio elective. Offered fall. 3 credits.
Video/Digital Cinema II:
Sculpting in Time
PHV 397-497
This advanced studio course expands upon
the knowledge of students who have
successfully completed the Video/Digital
Cinema I and Studio Lighting Fundamentals
coursework. A working knowledge of Final
Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere is requisite. This
class is designed for further exploring the
use of digital cinema as a cinematic tool,
method of artistic expression and
communication. Topics include continuity,
discontinuity, montage style editing, color
grading, compositing, special effects and
composition within the frame. Emphasizing
the relationship between image and sound,
students examine the concept of sound as
a material with basic structural properties
that may be manipulated, layered and
edited. Students explore methods of
composition using various sound materials
in assigned projects. Required of
photography majors in the video track.
Open Elective. Prerequisites: PHV 267
Video/Dig Cinema I or signature of the
faculty. Open Studio elective. Offered fall.
3 credits.
Photography: Internship (EP)
PHV 399-499
Elective credit can be given on a case-by
case basis for student internships
developed through the Career Services
Office, with advanced permission of
instructor and department chair. Fulfills
Engaged Practice requirement.
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Advanced Video + Digital
Cinema Projects (EP)
PHV 442
In this advanced video/digital cinema
course, students will conduct individual
research and investigation under the
guidance of faculty. Students focus on
strategic conceptualization and production
in completion of a professional, self-directed
video/digital cinema project. An additional
aspect of this course examines closely the
function of the individualized work within a
broader community context and requires
students to complete and implement a
community-based component as part of
their finished project. This course
encourages students to consider their work
in relation to exhibition, audience, and
community. Prerequisite: PHV240 Video/
Digital Cinema I: Screen Grammar.
3 credits. Books and supplies to be
determined by instructor. Fulfills Engaged
Practice requirement.
Photo Major 4.1:
BFA Thesis + Research
PHV 495M
In the fall semester, seniors produce their
written BFA Thesis paper, required of all
degree candidates. Students first establish
a thesis topic, formulate an abstract and
conduct research that leads to a thesis
proposal. Research and production are
finalized in the thesis paper. Throughout the
semester students engage in critiques of
work underway for the BFA exhibit and
portfolio. Students hone critical and
theoretical skills in photography by
examining historical and contemporary
practices that have emerged with respect to
concepts and processes relevant to thesis
topics, class discussion, and individual
artistic pursuits. Students investigate these
ideas through research, critical observation,
discourse and writing. Course format
maximizes the potential for dynamic group
interaction and facilitates essential
one-on-one exchange with faculty, BFA
advisors and peers. In the senior year,
Photography majors are expected to
participate in professional opportunities to
submit and present work in order to gain
the confidence and skills necessary to
communicate effectively to a broad range of
audiences. Required for senior Photography
majors. Offered fall. 3 credits.
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Printmaking
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Printmaking
Intro Printmaking:
Line + Sequence
PRI 200
Printmaking grows out of an experimental
approach to image construction closely
aligned to both the kinetic practice of
drawing and the mechanical possibilities
inherent in the crafting of a matrix for
reproduction. Students participating in this
course will interrogate what defines a “print,”
using line and sequence as the visual
language allowing introspection and
clarification of ideological concepts. Course
exploration includes intaglio and relief
processes, an introduction to the history of
the field, printing of a matrix supporting
discoveries of the limited edition and
narrative aspects of multiple impressions.
The body of work students produce in this
course will be informed by the history of
printmaking, the critical dialogue
surrounding contemporary art and print
media in particular, and should reveal
students’ development of skill and
sensitivity to the printed impression quality
visually articulating the individual’s aesthetic
voice. Open to all students as an
introductory level course. Encouraged for
sophomores and juniors with a drawing
emphasis as an elective studio. Required for
sophomore Printmaking majors. Offered fall.
3 credits.
Intro Printmaking:
Color + Form
PRI 201
Drawing connects art and design; it is the
oldest of all arts. This course will provide
students a thorough introduction to the
printmaking processes of lithography,
silkscreen, and monoprint techniques.
Students will be required to investigate color
and form to generate multiple and unique
impressions. Layering, color relationships,
and principles of design serves as a starting
point for image construction leading
students to discoveries of complex solutions.
While addressing conceptual and technical
challenges related to printmaking, students
will develop a body of work relative to the
covered topics. Matrices will be built through
drawing, painting, stencil making and toner
transfers. These various methods will be
investigated as both singular process prints
as well as elements in multi-layered works.
Required for all sophomore Printmaking
majors. Open elective for all students above
the freshman level. Offered spring. 3
credits.
Artist’s Book Now:
Artist’s Book as Image
PRI 231-331-431
This studio course focuses on boundaries of
book form, emphasis on image and
concept, and selection of appropriate form
(output) to content. Students will be
encouraged to view the book as a
conceptual space. Deeper development of
sequencing and narrative in traditional and
nontraditional formats. Forms covered on
individual project basis as dictated by idea/
concept for appropriate output/
manifestation. Considerations include
sculptural, installation, digital output, etc.
Examples and contemporary developments
regarding the evolution of the artist book
are examined through texts, through the
use of our library’s artist book collection, in
discussion, and during critiques. Notes:
This course is open to all, and fulfills an
introductory, intermediate and advanced
level elective course. 3 credits.
Artist’s Book: Narrative + Form
PRI 232-332-432
This studio course is for students interested
in producing sequentially developed
imagery via linear book structures.
Historical examples and contemporary
developments regarding the evolution of the
artist book are examined through texts,
through the use of our library’s artist book
collection, in discussion, and during
critiques. Due to technological
advancements over the last century artists
now have a variety of media with which to
explore output of book projects. The class
will expose students to the nature and
potential of different book structures as well
as a variety of materials. The course will
heighten the student’s ability to utilize the
interaction of sequenced content -- the act
of turning pages-- to express the continuity
of an idea flowing through a continuum.
Students realize the potential of narrative,
sequence, and pacing, together with the
importance of combining word and image.
Open elective. One semester required for
Printmaking majors for graduation. 3
credits.
Propaganda: Media,
Dissemination, Technique (EP)
PRI 240-340-440
From punk bands to political rallies, different
techniques have been used to create
attention- grabbing graphics. Through a
variety of projects in this course, students
will explore a range of techniques including
approaches to screen-printing from simple
stencil making methods; direct drawing on
the screens; to a variety of ways to use
photo emulsion, including the integration of
digital imaging software. The emphasis of
this class is the development of rich
personal imagery and the relationship of
form working with content to effectively
communicate ideas. This course is for
students from all levels and majors. Notes:
open elective. Encouraged for juniors and
seniors as an elective studio. Required for
senior Printmaking majors. Fulfills Engaged
Practice requirement.
3 credits.
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Screenprinting
PRI 270-370-470
Students will investigate surface, mark, and
materiality from both a technical and
conceptual point of view. The silkscreen can
accept a wide variety of printing substances
(pigments, inks, dyes, mud, talc, honey,
etcetera...), and can be applied to an equally
diverse range of surfaces. Lectures,
readings, and critiques will help students
understand the historical role of screen print
and how it relates to their own work. Open
elective for all students above the freshman
level. 3 credits.
Expanded Print: New Imaging
PRI 276-376-476
This intermediate/advanced studio course
offers an exploration in printmaking,
considering the digital matrix for computer
aided and hand pulled prints through
processes redefined in the digital age,
scrutinizing decisions for information in and
information out, and the relationship to
those decisions. Students will be
challenged to work in the territory of digital
media in relationship to and combination
with traditional print medium. Students have
the opportunity to create files for output
which are hand drawn, digitally generated,
of a photographic nature, or a combination
of all three. Topics include; transfer
methods, digital production of plates, color
management for a wide-format digital
printer, photolithography and exploration of
media choices to project ideas. Technical
and critical discussion in this course will be
informed by the presentation of processes
that have been developed over the past few
decades, and how these developments
relate and affect print culture today. Open
elective. Encouraged for juniors and seniors
as an elective studio. Required for junior
Printmaking majors. 3 credits.
The Liberated Print:
Investigation of Alternative
Methods (EP)
PRI 277-377-477
This course creates a context for students
to negotiate the challenging and complex
issues embedded in the making of
contemporary printed images. Projects and
techniques complement and extend
methods of traditional processes, allowing
students room to invent, arrange, analyze
and create connections through more
immediate printmaking methods to their
major fields of study. This class will
concentrate on the intuitive, spontaneous
and fluid approaches in printmaking such
as; monoprint, collagraph, transfer drawing,
Xerox litho, and wood intaglio, instigating
the dialog between the limited edition vs.
singular print, and the original vs. a copy.
We will consider formats that bridge other
disciplines working with color, installation
and three-dimensional/sculptural
constructions with considerations to work
on paper. The course will offer experiences
that provide the tools to understand print
media within a contemporary framework.
Open elective. Encouraged for juniors and
seniors with a Painting and Drawing
emphasis as an elective studio. Required for
junior Printmaking majors. Fulfills Engaged
Practice requirement. 3 credits.
Hybrid Approaches Drawing &
Painting: Digital Media
PRI 327H
Emphasis is on integrating digital processes
into studio practice and production. The
class deals with a spectrum of digital
applications in a studio practice including
straight forward digital output, using digital
as a means of producing source material as
well as actually integrating digital processes
into the production of work. Through slide
presentations, viewing actual work,
discussions and readings, students will be
introduced to the place of the digital in
contemporary studio practice. In studio
production, students will use varied media
and subjects, both traditional and non-
traditional, to further develop their analytical
and expressive means in their creative
practice. Students are encouraged to draw
from many disciplines incorporating them in
the projects presented to the class for
group critiques. Open to all Students –
required of Printmaking and Drawing juniors.
Offered fall. 3 credits.
Printmaking: Advanced Topics
PRI 350-450
This is an advanced studio supporting the
student in the refinement of their visual
voice and skill level as realized in the
production of prints and supporting studio
work. Faculty and students develop the
outline of course work for the semester
through individual and group critiques
encouraging the cultivation of their visual
erudition and assisting in the student’s
development Possible combinations of the
various techniques for single or multiple
impressions are addressed. The student
develops the ability to discern qualities
unique to the field through material
presented in lectures and hands-on
demonstrations of technical processes and
procedures. As the student engages in the
production of a body of work, they become
informed of the particular characteristics
and advantages of print as a medium and
develop the ability to critically respond to
aesthetics and concepts both within and
beyond the field. Encouraged for third and
fourth year students. Required for senior
Printmaking majors. Offered fall. 3 credits.
Printmaking: Internship (EP)
PRI 399-499
Elective credit can be given on a case-by-
case basis for an internship developed by
the student through the Career Services
Office with advance permission of the
department head. Fulfills Engaged Practice
requirement.
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Practices
+ Engaged
Learning (PPEL)
Environment, Art & Engaged
Practice (EP)
PPEL 210X-310X-410X
How can artists and designers engage the
natural environment to expand their studio
practices? What can artists do to help
people powerfully connect to nature
through art, in a day and age when we have
become out of tune with the environment?
Students from any major work with CIA
faculty and Metroparks content experts in
this interdisciplinary studio elective, which
often takes place in the field at several
Metroparks Reservations. The class also
meets periodically in a studio classroom on
campus.
A series of intensive, on-site experiences
provides unique opportunities to investigate
the natural world and current ecological
issues through the unique visual language
of artists and designers. Students’
outcomes are shared with the public
through an end-of-semester public open
house event. Students also work together
to develop two natural history or ecology-
based interpretive programs (such as
workshops, art making instruction, guided
walks) that will take place at one or more
Nature Centers. Students determine
themes, medium, process, and methods of
program interaction.
Finally, students work to develop potential
solutions to a Metroparks’ concern,
determined and presented by park staff.
Students consult with park experts
throughout this project, making site visits.
Students’ outcomes are also included in the
end-of-semester open house. Appropriate
dress for seasonal weather and outdoor
hiking is expected – when in the field, the
class takes place outdoors all day. Students
are responsible for their own transportation
or carpooling. Open studio elective. Fulfills
Engaged Practice requirement. 3 credits.
Engage the Community:
Inspiring Others with Your Art
(EP)
PPEL 320X-420X
Students will research the vital role they play
as artists and designers in contemporary
society. They will research their specific field
of study and its impact within our society
– historically, presently, and in the future.
Class lectures, discussions, articles and
research paper(s) will focus on the
significance of visual art and design in
society. Students will learn specific skills
and strategies to present on and speak
about their work to community groups. Prior
to speaking to community groups, students
will research the demographics and
challenges faced by underserved segments
of the Cleveland community.
Following the research component of the
course, students will present their artwork
and creative practice to four community
groups or organizations, including one
youth, one adult, and one senior citizen
group. Three of the presentations will occur
in the community, while the fourth
presentation will occur at CIA, hosting a
community group for a studio visit and tour.
As appropriate, the students will also lead
brief, interactive components along with
their presentations to each group. A priority
is placed on underserved community
populations or geographic areas in the
greater Cleveland area.
Through this process, students will promote
value and appreciation of contemporary
visual art and design, and their related
careers, to the larger community. This
model creates a platform for students to
connect and even collaborate with a
specified audience while gaining feedback
about their own artwork and practice. This
course will instill students with added
confidence and pride in their practice and
career path.
Juniors and seniors only. Open studio
elective. Fulfills Engaged Practice
requirement. 3 credits.
Applying Art & Anthropology
(EP)
PPEL 385X
Applying Art + Anthropology combines
applied anthropology and social practices in
art and design to explore and address
urban landscapes, specifically the problem
of abandoned buildings and vacant lots. It’s
a 6-credit course, with 3 cr. of Liberal Arts
and 3 cr. of studio, offered jointly by Liberal
Arts and Professional Practices + Engaged
Learning. As artists, we investigate cities
through visual means and creative
place-making. As applied anthropologists,
we used ethnographic fieldwork to situate
our inquiry in collaboration with a
community to meet community-identified
needs. By combining art and anthropology,
this unique course engages students in
both community-wide research and artistic
response through collaboration with our
urban neighbors in East Cleveland and the
city of Cleveland. The course begins with
the applied anthropology component, which
meets weekly for a three- hour block of time
for the entire Spring semester. The objective
is to build a foundation in basic
anthropological field research methods.
Students develop and collaborate on a
course-specific research agenda in
partnership with a local community. After
mid-semester, the course proceeds with
the studio component. As informed by their
anthropological field research, students
continue to work with course partners, and
develop and manage a community-based
art or design project, for example, the
building of a pop-up porch where
community gatherings may be hosted. The
studio component meets “by arrangement
with instructor,” generally from April through
early June, customized to student
availability and community needs, and
therefore, varies by week. Some weeks in
May, the studio component may suspend
operations due to BFA week and
Commencement. Course end date
exceeding term end date will not interfere
with ability to graduate. Course faculty
provide guidance and support regarding
transportation to community sites. Fulfills
Engaged Practice requirement. 6 credits
(3 credits SNS or open Liberal Arts
elective; 3 credits open studio elective).
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Professional Practices + Engaged Learning (PPEL)
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Professional Practices:
Entrepreneurial Ventures
PPEL 398A
This course provides an overview of the
environment surrounding the business of art
and design, and the practice of the
individual. One of the two class meeting per
week is a core lecture series that covers
self-promotion, networking, ethics,
intellectual property, contracts, professional
development, and guidance by practicing
professionals. During the other weekly
meeting, students attend a breakout
session for the specific course in which they
are enrolled. The breakout session for this
course, Professional Practices:
Entrepreneurial Ventures, transports the
student through the key decisions required
to establish a successful art/design
business. Books and supplies to be
determined by instructor. 3 credits.
Professional Practices:
Industry
PPEL 398B
This course provides an overview of the
environment surrounding the business of art
and design, and the practice of the
individual. One of the two class meeting per
week is a core lecture series that covers
self-promotion, networking, ethics,
intellectual property, contracts, professional
development, and guidance by practicing
professionals. During the other weekly
meeting, students attend a breakout
session for the specific course in which they
are enrolled. The breakout session for this
course, Professional Practices: Industry
supports student preparation to become an
integral part of a commercial organization
by providing an understanding of corporate
methods and practices. Books and supplies
to be determined by instructor. 3 credits.
Professional Practices: Studio
to Gallery
PPEL 398C
This course provides an overview of the
environment surrounding the business of art
and design, and the practice of the
individual. One of the two class meeting per
week is a core lecture series that covers
self-promotion, networking, ethics,
intellectual property, contracts, professional
development, and guidance by practicing
professionals. During the other weekly
meeting, students attend a breakout
session for the specific course in which they
are enrolled. The breakout session for this
course, Professional Practices: Studio to
Gallery focuses on the complexities of a
professional artist’s studio practice by
examining interactions with gallery directors,
museum curators, preparators,
conservators, and marketing professionals.
Books and supplies to be determined by
instructor. 3 credits.
Engaged Practice Internship
(EP)
PPEL 399-499
To fulfill the Engaged Practice (EP)
graduation requirement qualifying
internships may be offered through the
Career Center, major departments, or the
Professional Practices + Engaged Learning
hub. Only qualifying internships that are
taken for credit in the sophomore, junior
and senior years may fulfill the EP
graduation requirement. For more
information, contact your faculty advisor,
your department chair, and/or the Career
Center.
Putting Artists in the
Classroom: Introduction to
Art Education (EP)
PPEL 400-400A
As artists, how can we give back to our
communities through K-12 education in
the arts? This field-based practicum and
seminar course provides students from any
major with an introduction to the world of
Art Education. Students are placed in
schools in the Cleveland area, and work
with a cooperating teacher or professional
mentor there, providing first-hand teaching
experience in the studio arts. Through the
course, students are taught the principles
and practices of Art Education and
curriculum/ lesson planning to be used
during their teaching experience. Students
also learn to document their students’ work
and may curate public exhibitions of the
work. Students are responsible for their
own transportation. Open studio or Liberal
Arts elective. NOTE: Students enrolled in
the course will be required to have a BCI
and FBI background check, under the
guidance of the instructor. Prerequisite:
Discussion with instructor. Fulfills Engaged
Practice requirement. 3 credits.
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Quantitative Reasoning
CIA 2022–23 College Catalog
Quantitative
Reasoning
Graphic Medicine
QR 250
In this course, students will create their
own graphic narratives to communicate
information about contemporary health and
wellness trends. Creative projects will be
informed by student research questions
such as “How does weather affect mental
health?” or “Is maternal health determined
by race?” or “Why do the structures of
certain neighborhoods help people to
survive heatwaves?” Through lectures,
close-reading practices, hands-on activities,
written reflections, and field trips to local
organizations, students will learn statistical
skills, practice honing research questions,
and develop techniques for plotting data
and creating narrative representations
of quantitative information. For the final
project, students will collect, interpret, and
then communicate public health data in
a graphic narrative. Fulfills Quantitative
Reasoning distribution requirement.
Creative Writing Concentration course.
3 credits.
Business of Art
QR 275
This course provides an introduction to
business for artists. Through applied
practice, students will gain a foundational
understanding of business models in
the arts, financial literacy and budgeting,
data analysis and data visualization,
marketing, fundraising, organizational
management, entrepreneurship, business
communications, and other areas. This
course will prepare students for success
as arts professionals, administrators,
and creative leaders. Fulfill Quantitative
Reasoning distribution requirement.
3 credits.
Data Visualization
QR 382
Data visualization is the art of representing
information through graphics, images, and
interactive designs. In this course, students
will explore principles and practices of data
visualization to support communication,
storytelling, decision-making, and the
analysis of information. They’ll conduct
research, interpret data, and make design
decisions for real-world contexts, while
gaining skills with a variety of professional
tools. 3 credits.
Biological Anthropology
QR 381/ SNS 381
Biological Anthropology is the study of
human evolution and diversity from our
first bipedal steps in Africa nearly four
million years ago to our emergence as a
modern species. Topics covered in this
class include how we understand and
evaluate scientific evidence, how and why
we study modern primate behavior, how
we understand our own evolution from
our last shared ancestor with modern
primates through to the emergence
of modern humans, and how we see
ourselves as a biological species today.
Course emphasis is on understanding
the changing nature of the relationships
between human biology, the environment
and adaptation of culture as a way of life.
Readings, class discussion, slides, videos,
and physical objects/artifacts will be used
to build a picture of the complex, and often
changing understanding of our evolution
as a species. Students will learn about the
basics of genetic evolution, deep time, the
fossil record, our relationship to modern
primates, and the paleoanthropological
theories and methods used in studying the
human species. Also, schedule-permitting,
the class may visit the Cleveland Metropark
Zoo for primate observation, and CMNH’s
Hamann-Todd Osteological Collection and
permanent exhibit on human evolution.
Fulfills Quantitative Reasoning distribution
requirement. 3 credits.
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Social + Natural Science
CIA 2022–23 College Catalog
Social + Natural
Science
Basic Theories of Psychology
SNS 308
This course will offer an overview of the
basic theories of psychology and how they
apply to human development. We will
explore the questions of what motivates
people to do what they do. How and why
do people change as they grow from infants
to adults? How do we develop in our ability
to play, to work, to love and to be ethical
human beings? The course will cover the
major personality theories of Freud and his
understanding of the unconscious, Erickson,
Jung with his description of the shadows
and archetypes in the human mind and
Rogers’ humanistic psychology as well as
learning theories and systems of moral
development. The course will also cover the
major feminist critiques of these systems.
There will be a brief overview of
psychological problems such as major
depression, schizophrenia, phobias, etc., as
well as some methods of treatment. Fulfills
Social/Natural Science distribution
requirement. 3 credits.
Abnormal Psychology
SNS 309
How does the psychological community,
the legal community and society at large
determine what is abnormal? How do we as
individuals make decisions about what is
acceptable and unacceptable behavior?
How do culture, religion and geographical
location influence the definitions of normal
behavior? It is these questions and others
we will explore in this class examining the
diagnosing, treatment and experimental
study of psychopathology. Through lectures,
case presentation, videos and required
readings, you will develop an appreciation,
understanding, and knowledge of behavior
labeled as “abnormal.” You will also
enhance critical thinking skills, utilize
methods of naturalistic observation and
gain a sense of compassion and sensitivity
for those who live with mental health
disorders. Fulfills Social/Natural Science
distribution requirement. 3 credits.
Visual Anthropology
SNS 321
Visual anthropology is an important growing
subfield of cultural anthropology. The
course focuses on how anthropologists
have used visual media of various kinds,
especially ethnographic film, to record,
document and study human cultural and
social diversity worldwide. A series of
ethnographic films, readings and class
discussion will explore this method of
anthropological data collecting and analysis.
As a counterpoint to earlier, popular,
western cultural biases in visually
“representing” non-western, non-industrial
peoples as “romantic,” “noble,” “savage,”
“enigmatic,” “curiosity,” anthropology’s film
studies sought a stronger objectivity. Did
they succeed? Worldwide, indigenous
peoples now make extensive use of visual
media/communication to reflect on their
“contested identities.” How has visual
anthropology helped in that effort? From the
19th century’s still photographs to today’s
cyberspace, visible culture and visual media
interface. The course reviews ethnographic
film as part of that communication process.
$15 course fee required. Fulfills Social/
Natural Science distribution requirement.
3 credits.
Social Science & Aesthetic
Practice: An Introduction
SNS 340 / ACD 340
This course explores two interrelated
questions: how is social life analyzed and
theorized by social scientists, and how is it
engaged by artists? The course will thus
proceed by identifying a set of concepts
that are at the heart of the social sciences in
general, and then illuminate how a variety of
social science theories employ the
concepts. As each concept is examined,
students will also consider the work of
different artists who engage this feature of
the social. Each week, as we move through
specific theoretical areas, students will be
given the opportunity to explore the work
and writing of twelve artists and/or group
exhibitions engaged with the social concept
under discussion. Artists working with the
media of electronics, cinema, sculpture,
painting, performance and photography will
form the case study basis of the course.
The course will end with a consideration of
benefit-oriented socially engaged art. Fulfills
Social/Natural Science distribution
requirement. 3 credits. Prerequisites: ACD
150 and 250 or Corequisite: ACD250.
Anthropology of Gender Roles
SNS 350
In this course students will examine the
various forms of gender roles, stereotypes,
stratification, and attitudes from a cross-
cultural, anthropological perspective. We
will look at different cultural notions and
assignments of gender, and how men’s and
women’s activities vary in different types of
cultures. We will also consider gender
related topics in our own culture. This
course will be conducted in a seminar
format, with a smaller class size, and an
emphasis on student-led discussion around
the topics presented. Fulfills Social/Natural
Science distribution requirement. 3 credits.
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Social + Natural Science
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Indigenous Cultures:
The Inca, Aztec & Maya
SNS 460 / ACD 460
This will be a lecture based, Anthropology
course that focuses on the three major
civilizations of Pre-Hispanic Latin America;
the Aztec, Maya, and Inca. We will study the
three civilizations to understand the
complexity of New World cultures, and to
understand what their legacy to the
Americas is today. Apply as social or natural
science or non-western art history elective.
3 credits. Formerly Pre-Hispanic
Civilizations: The Aztec, the Maya + the
Inca; ACD 360 / SNS 360.
Introduction to Archaeology
SNS 370
Archaeology is a branch of the wider field of
Anthropology that seeks to understand past
human cultures and life-ways. This course
will introduce students to archaeological
concepts, methods, techniques, and
theoretical approaches. It will be based
on a scientific, materials studies grounding
of the field of archaeology, to understand
how archaeologists approach the past.
Fulfills Social/Natural Science distribution
requirement. 3 credits.
Cultural Anthropology
SNS 378
The course is an introduction to the nature
of culture and a comparison of
contemporary western and non-western
cultures worldwide. Readings, films, slides
and class discussion help review cultural
similarities and differences in subsistence
technology, language, social organization,
politics, religion and art. An analysis that
views culture as humankind’s most
important adaptive tool, a strategy for
survival, also suggests anthropology’s
relevance for appreciating modern world
social, economic and ecological problems.
The course addresses contemporary issues
of human choices and culture change.
Fulfills Social/Natural Science distribution
requirement. 3 credits.
Biological Anthropology
SNS 381 / QR 381
Biological Anthropology is the study of
human evolution and diversity from our
first bipedal steps in Africa nearly four
million years ago to our emergence as a
modern species. Topics covered in this
class include how we understand and
evaluate scientific evidence, how and why
we study modern primate behavior, how
we understand our own evolution from
our last shared ancestor with modern
primates through to the emergence
of modern humans, and how we see
ourselves as a biological species today.
Course emphasis is on understanding
the changing nature of the relationships
between human biology, the environment
and adaptation of culture as a way of life.
Readings, class discussion, slides, videos,
and physical objects/artifacts will be used
to build a picture of the complex, and often
changing understanding of our evolution
as a species. Students will learn about the
basics of genetic evolution, deep time, the
fossil record, our relationship to modern
primates, and the paleoanthropological
theories and methods used in studying the
human species. Also, schedule-permitting,
the class may visit the Cleveland Metropark
Zoo for primate observation, and CMNH’s
Hamann-Todd Osteological Collection and
permanent exhibit on human evolution.
Fulfills Social/Natural Science distribution
requirement. 3 credits. Formerly known as
Human Antiquity: Evolution.
Applying Anthropology (EP)
SNS 386
Through the lens of applied anthropology,
we will conduct local ethnographic fieldwork
to investigate broad topics around place
and community. The class will start with
basic anthropological field research
methods, where students will be asked to
work to develop a specific research agenda,
with community collaboration, that can be
addressed in the local community. Once
mastered, we will use anthropological
methods and techniques to conduct
fieldwork in a local community, and use
our findings to assist in the “Neighborhood,
Community, and Creative Placemaking”
class for their collaborative community
art project. The objective is to build a
foundation in basic anthropological field
research methods, and to ultimately show
how those methods can be useful to
artists and designers when working with
community partners. As with other Liberal
Arts courses, this course meets regularly
for class instruction time, but some of that
class meeting time will be in the community.
Course faculty will provide guidance
and support regarding transportation to
community sites. Appropriate dress for
seasonal weather is expected. Fulfills Social/
Natural Science distribution requirement.
3 credits.
Topics in Environmental
Science
SNS 390
This course explores a broad range of
topics that come under the heading of
Environmental Science. It will focus on
humans and the environment, taking in
populations and health, earth resources,
water management, food and hunger,
biodiversity and sustainable living systems.
Applications of these topics to various
problems in design such as the design of
sustainable cities will be emphasized
through term research projects. Fulfills
Social or Natural Science liberal arts
distribution elective. No prerequisites.
3 credits. Formerly SNS 390X.
Indigineous Cultures: The Inca,
Aztec and Maya
ACD 460/SNS 460
This will be a lecture based, Anthropology
course that focuses on the three major
civilizations of Prehispanic Latin America;
the Aztec, Maya, and Inca. We will study
the three civilizations to understand the
complexity of New World cultures, and
to understand what their legacy to the
Americas is today. Fulfills Social/Natural
Science distribution requirement. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: ACD150 and ACD250 or
Corequisite: ACD250. Formerly know as
Pre-Hispanic Civilizations: The Inca, Aztec
and Maya.
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Urban Ethnography
SNS 471/ ACD 471
According to the UN, today over half the
world’s population lives in urban areas. This
class will examine urbanism as a concept
through the lens of anthropology. We will
begin with a grounding in the theoretical
writings on urban anthropology to give us
context, and examine the origins of cities
and urbanism in human prehistory. From
there we will read several ethnographies, or
anthropological case studies on urbanism
and culture, focusing on both non-western
and American cities and urban locations.
In doing so we will also examine the
intersection or poverty, race, gender, and
globalization as they are affected by urban
development. We will also consider how
these issues are related to us in our own
urban ‘spaces’ in the greater Cleveland
area. Fulfills Social/Natural Science
distribution requirement. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: ACD150 and ACD250 or
Corequisite: ACD250
India: Culture + Society
SNS 480 / ACD 480
Once the jewel in the crown of the British
Empire, India has some 5,000 years of
artistic tradition and architectural heritage.
This course focuses on the essential role of
the visual in India’s ancient and modern
cultural and religious traditions. The creation
and nature of visual imagery are explored in
sculpture, temples, palaces, persons,
symbols, times and places. From bustling
cities to remote villages and pilgrimage sites,
from beggar to Brahmin to Hindu gods and
goddesses, the course explores the “divine
image” in India. Fulfills Social/Natural
Science distribution requirement. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: ACD150 and ACD250 or
Corequisite: ACD250.
Jung + Creativity
SNS 484
This course will combine a theoretical
introduction to Jung with experiential
participationin a dream workshop/small
group. The theoretical component of the
course will provide an overview of Jung’s
understanding of the human psyche with an
emphasis on use of symbols and dreams as
the “royal road to the unconscious.” Work
from the dream workshops is intended to
inform the artist’s work. Students will be
expected (in addition to the
usualpreparatory reading)to bring dreams
weekly and to be willing to apply material
from those dreams to their own creative
process. Fulfills Social/Natural Science
distribution requirement. 3 credits.
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Sculpture + Expanded Media
CIA 2022–23 College Catalog
Sculpture +
Expanded
Media
Mapping + Memory: Spatial
Construction
SEM 204-304-404
This course will focus on various properties
of memory as they are informed by
contemporary science and philosophy via
the transformation of “information, thoughts
and experiences” as a process of mapping
and as a condition of recording into works
of art. Mapping (recording) for this course
should be understood as a process of
revelation, a translation of fact (reality) or
imagination (memory) into dimensional
representations. Mapping implies numerous
spatial relationships, framing positions such
as scale and physical proximity, the
passage of time and the probabilistic
qualities of space-time. In addition to
significance of proximity when exploring
and understanding space the process of
mapping is also associated with journey in
space or as the length of a durational event.
In order to accomplish these
transformations students will be able to
engage and examine both physical and
virtual approaches to spatial construction
will be encouraged. Open to all students.
3 credits.
Media Installation
SEM 206-306-406
This class serves as an introduction to
installation art that employs a variety of
media including video, sound, light, and
electronic technologies in spatial context.
Lectures will cover concepts and
presentations of contemporary artists
working with installation and both analog
and digital technologies. Course work will
be hands-on practice of techniques and
methods presented in lecture, discussion of
readings, and critique of student projects.
This class will involve a series of introductory
workshops using materials and processes
which can be utilized to create media
installations, such as synced digital video
displays, video projection mapping,
multi-channel speaker installation, and
interactive electronic media. Experience
with digital video and sound production is
not required. 3 credits.
Performance & Theater:
Ensemble Creation (EP)
SEM 220X-320X-420X
This class is focused on aspects of theater,
installation, and performance art. This is a
collaborative class in which the students will
be guided through training techniques that
will lead to the creation of an original piece
of theatre. The work will be performed at
Station Hope, Cleveland Public Theater’s
annual immersive multi-arts community
event centered at the historic St. John’s
Church in Ohio City. The students will work
with members of the Cleveland Public
Theater to learn storytelling and ensemble
building techniques, as well as explore the
dynamism of physical forms and space in
their connection with poetic inner life. This is
a unique opportunity to enter into a
dynamic, creative environment where
participants will explore the process of
devising new work in relationship, response
and collaboration with Cleveland
community. Open to sophomores, juniors,
and seniors. Fulfills Engaged Practice
requirement. 3 credits.
On the Body
SEM 221-321-421
Experimental fashion, object-generated
performance and costume. This course will
teach pattern making and a variety of
fabrication processes relevant to building
three-dimensional forms from pliant and
mutable materials, including but not
restricted to cloth. It will also include casting
methods that are useful for designing
patterns to cover a body or act as the skin
of an object The techniques have a wide
range of applications. In the past students
have applied these skills to experimental
fashion, sculpture, social sculpture and
performance. In addition class material will
address our social and cultural
understanding of the body as a source for
making work. We will draw on theory and
contemporary research from the fields of
fashion, the hard sciences and the social
sciences. 3 credits.
Installation: Light + Sound
SEM 230A-330A-430A
Sculptural installation is a condition of
space that is neither object bound nor
object-centric in its existence but rather
presents a condition that is often identified
as immersive and intentionally organized to
produce a spatially dependent experience
beyond that of the “Everyday”. This course
will investigate various applications and
approaches to subject of Installation with an
emphasis on contemporary practices using
light and sound as a means of constructing
space and form. Primary to this course is
the understanding of light (lighting) as both
a material and structural element with
regard to organization and presentation and
the combined relationship of sound as an
immersive component in the production of
installation-based works. 3 credits.
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Sculpture + Expanded Media
CIA 2022–23 College Catalog
Intro Sculpture + Expanded
Media
SEM 231
This course provides an introduction to
Sculpture and Expanded Media by
examining the methodologies, materials,
history, traditions, and cultural context of
sculpture and expanded media in
contemporary art. The class will include
wood construction and textile-based
fabrication processes, moldmaking and
casting relevant to a range of materials,
basic metalworking techniques such as
cutting and welding, and will introduce the
student to the use of time-based media
present in contemporary sculpture.
Required for sophomore Sculpture &
Expanded Media majors. Open to all
students as an elective. Offered spring.
3 credits.
Intro Sculpture Fabrication
SEM 232
The goal of this course is to expose
students to the qualitative nature of
materiality at a fundamental level and to
provide them with a formative
understanding of the various aesthetic
qualities that materials possess. In other
words this course introduces how materials
influence the meaning of a work of art. This
course addresses how the qualities of
material act as determine aesthetic
organization and conditions of conveyance
within a work. The course focuses on both
the physicality of material condition(s) of
state-change, intensive material exploration
and experimentation as a function of
structure, and its affect on aesthetic
production. Required at the sophomore
level for all Sculpture majors and open to all
other students. Offered fall. 3 credits.
Time-Based Strategies
SEM 236
This course will provide students with an
opportunity to investigate the concepts and
practices of various time-based media arts.
A basic introduction to the processes of
video art, sound art, and media installation
will serve as the basis for the production of
several projects. Assignments will be
grounded in the development of media
literacy, media ethics, dissemination
techniques, and teamwork. Offered fall.
3 credits.
Installation: Empire of the
Senses
SEM 250-350-450
Working with materials and methods not
traditionally associated with the visual arts,
installation breaks away from the singular
object, the pedestal, the detached viewer.
Visual lectures and presentations on recent
work will include discussion on the nature of
the work and its context. Studio work and
additional presentations will focus on
perception - how we understand the world
through touch, sight, smell/taste, the sense
of hearing and kinesthetic cues from
muscles of the body. The information
presented, student research and studio
research will provide an environment of
concepts and ideas to support and
challenge each student’s work. Students
will develop installations in line with their
interests. 3 credits.
Performance Art
SEM 255-355-455
Performance art is and has been an open
genre, a place to experiment with ideas,
materials and time. For this course, the
working definition of “performance art” is –
a piece which uses a live body, exists in
time, and is non-linear. This class is an
introduction to performance art designed
for students who are shy and apprehensive
about performing and students who are
extroverted and at ease in front of groups.
Workshops include: developing a language
of movement, gesture, and stance;
developing a range of low-tech sound,
lighting and video; juxtaposing activity,
image, sound and text; structuring or
building a piece; and documentation. We
will consider singular actions, interventions
and other strategies for generating and
developing ideas for performance work.
Student work for this class has been
diverse and has included costume-based
work, work using endurance as a central
tactic, collaborative work, public
intervention, interactive and site-specific
work. Skills in editing video and sound,
installation, animation are useful, but not
required. 3 credits.
String, Felt, and Thread
SEM 267-367-467
This is an introduction to fiber and material
studies. Students will follow materials from
the raw state to the finished form, learning
how to manipulate them at every stage.
Material and process are often bound
together, so a wide variety of techniques of
making form from string, thread and fiber
will be covered. Students will learn to make
informed material choices based on an
understanding of the history and
associations of each material. Students will
be introduced to contemporary criticism,
and questions surrounding craft and the
history of art. Open elective. 3 credits.
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Sewing + Fabrication
SEM 268-368-468
This is a sewing and patternmaking class.
The class will emphasize skills in machine
sewing and related systems for fabrication
using flexible materials. Constructing a
garment will be the first project.
Understanding the construction of a shirt
and acquiring skills to assemble it is an
ideal way to acquire hands on skills and
also to understand the shape of a surface or
skin of any volumetric form. The class will
then move on to patternmaking and the
techniques of expanding, adding to,
subtracting from and morphing a pre-
existing pattern. These processes can then
be used for constructing skins or shell
structures for sculpture, clothing or
costume. The emphasis will be on skills and
practical information supplemented by
images taken from the worlds of fashion,
costume design, performance, and
sculpture. 3 credits.
Fiber: Digital Images,
Patterns + Structures
SEM 271-371-471
In this class students will learn to design
repeat patterns and structures for weaving,
printing, and other digitally controlled output
systems. Participants will be introduced to
methods of analog and digital repeat
generation while gaining fluency in
ProWeave, and furthering their knowledge
of Illustrator and Photoshop. Arrangements
with affiliated institutions will allow students
to have their designs digitally printed,
die-cut, or industrially woven, expanding the
opportunity for fulfillment of their concepts
on a scale and complexity previously
unrealized. Classroom discussion will
examine the impact of historical, cultural,
industrial, and contemporary factors on
pattern design. No prerequisites. 3 credits.
The Artist + Social Practice
SEM 280-380-480
This course explores a realm of artistic
endeavor usually apart from the gallery
system and the art market, where the artist
applies his/her talents to questions directly
related to community, social responsibility,
and political activism. While looking critically
at recent manifestations in relational and
participatory practice—as well as their
historical context and interdependence with
other fields—students will work within a
larger social context, applying their skills to
pressing issues (such as ecology, urban
decay, poverty, discrimination, violence, and
global abuses of the military-industrial
complex, to name a few).
The pedagogical approach will be to present
projects realized by other artists who have
worked in these areas, and to contextualize
these practices as the result of our current
national and international economic,
political, and cultural situation(s).
Students will research issues that are of
greater concern to them individually, and
present them to the whole class. This will
be followed by in-depth discussion around
problem-solving, efficacy of action, and
aesthetic materialization. Projects will then
be developed and implemented throughout
the semester. Fulfills Engaged Practice
requirement. 3 credits.
Experiments in Electronic Arts
SEM 316
This is a seminar class that guides students
in the development and realization of a
semester long research project in electronic
arts. Projects can be in a wide range of
areas, hybrid thinking and intermedia
approaches are strongly encouraged.
Topics in the theory and history of
contemporary art related to current and
emerging practices will also be discussed.
The class is designed to allow for synthesis
of content from earlier studies into
significant finished work that will be shown
in an exhibition planned, managed and
coordinated by the students under the
direction of the instructor. 3 credits.
Sonic Arts
SEM 318
This class is focused on aspects of sound
related to the practice of sonic arts. Sound
art is flourishing in museums and galleries,
on media networks, and performed at
festivals and performance venues around
the world. Like many genres of
contemporary art, sound art is
interdisciplinary. This course will reflect that
hybridity with investigations in: digital
manipulations of sound, sound synthesis,
sound installation, sound sculpture,
psychoacoustics, field recording, noise
composition, integrated sound and image
works for pre-recorded presentation or
performed live, popular music, and
cinematic scores. 3 credits.
Topics in Sculpture + Expanded
Media
SEM 333
This course focuses on student intent with
regard to artistic production and their ability
to allow for audience entry into a dialogue
concerning the conceptual issues
forwarded by their work. Students are
expected to identify the content of the work
they would like to explore via a rhetorical
method that embraces an interconnected
relationship between practice and theory as
part of a project-based approach for the
production of self-directed work. Required
at the junior level for all Sculpture &
Expanded Media majors and open to all
junior and senior level students. 3 credits.
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Creative Resistance: Media Art
in the Social Sphere (EP)
SEM 340-440
This studio course will introduce students to
the process and strategies of integrating
social activism with media art. Through
reading and discussion, the course will
establish the historical and theoretical
context of tactical media, hacktivism, and
other media-based protest arts. We’ll look
at artists’ use of a variety of media—
including the news media, the internet,
locative media, surveillance technologies,
genetic modification, gaming and more—to
implement social commentary and criticism.
Offered fall. Fulfills Engaged Practice
requirement. 3 credits.
Sculpture + Expanded Media:
Internship (EP)
SEM 399-499
Elective credit can be given on a case-by-
case basis for an internship developed by
the student through the Career Services
Office with advance permission of the
department head. Fulfills Engaged Practice
requirement.
Sculpture + Expanded Media:
BFA Research
SEM 429
This course is designed to increase student
awareness of the current art discourse and
the ability to use that knowledge as a
means of awareness within the production
of their own work. This educational process
embraces a variety of approaches to basic
problem-solving skills measured against the
contemporary practices of the discipline.
The students are expected to develop what
is often their first significant independent
work. Intermediate methods of ideation and
research relevant to a professional visual art
practice are employed throughout the
course. The focus of this course centers on
artistic production, conditions of
conveyance and presentation. The course
culminates in the fall BFA Midyear critique.
Required at the senior level for all sculpture
majors for BFA thesis work development.
Offered fall. 3 credits.
Sculpture + Expanded Media:
BFA Research + Exhibition
SEM 430
This course is designed to continue the BFA
work begun in the fall of the senior year in
SEM. Students hone their the ability to
generate self-directed work and the skills
and knowledge to identify and sustain an
independent practice. The students will
continue to increase their awareness of the
current art discourse and the ability to use
that knowledge as a means of awareness
within the production of their own work.
Students are expected to develop and
exhibit a significant body independent work.
The focus of this course is in the studio, and
centers on artistic production, conditions of
conveyance and presentation. The course
culminates in the spring BFA Exhibition and
oral review. Required at the senior level for
all sculpture majors. Offered spring.
3 credits.
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Visual Arts
Image + Form I
VAT 200
Image/Form promotes a general
understanding how images work and are
developed, which is a fundamental aspect
of the Visual Arts. The course introduces
the students to the various means by which
images can be rendered, such as by
drawing, painting, carving, embroidering,
etching, etc., as well as by digital means, by
appropriation, and by the use of ready-
mades. The students are also introduced to
the diverse ways in which images and forms
can be manipulated, or manifested
conceptually and materially by exploring the
inter-relation between 2 and 3 dimensions,
as well as in time-based media by the use
of collage or assemblage. In doing this, we
introduce them to the concept that an
image’s “form,” consisting of its physical
and spatial qualities, as well as the technical
qualities of their chosen mode of production,
is part of its content. By these means they
are introduced to practical and semiotic
nature of images and their production in the
context of the contemporary by means of
assignments, readings, discussions, and
studio critiques. Open as elective to all
majors. This course is required for all
sophomore students in Visual Arts. Offered
fall. 3 credits.
The Artist’s Practice in Context
VAT 200X-300X-400X
As a complement to the Professional
Practices course, “The Artist’s Practice in
Context” is specifically designed for Visual
Arts students. The course takes an intimate
look at the professional practices of artists
working in major metropolitan areas such as
New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles or
Berlin. As part of the course students
examine the realities of maintaining a
professional practice within the context of
this focus community. Students, guided and
directed by faculty, are immersed in that
community through such activities as studio
visits; meetings area arts professionals and
art venues. Open to all. Students must be
18 years old or over and must sign a waiver
to travel with the group. Course may be
taken more than once for additional credit.
1.5 credits.
Image + Form II: Reproducibility
VAT 202
Though we often think of artworks as
unique, this is not an intrinsic or inherent
quality of the work itself, but the result of the
choice of media. Consequently, since the
Renaissance and the advent of Printmaking,
the printing press, and bronze casting,
multiplicity and reproduction have been a
part of Western culture. The machine age,
photo-reproduction, lithography, industrial
standardization, modularity, fabrication, and
multiplicity became part of artistic practice.
Prints, posters, ready-mades, objects,
books, comics, and designed utilitarian
objects editions, multiples, modules, and
reproductions are now a significant aspect
of contemporary art making which
abandons the notion of the unique work.
Making works of this kind requires the artist
to take into consideration the how the act of
reproduction, or replication constitutes part
their work’s form and content. Offered
spring. 3 credits.
Collage + Assemblage
VAT 212
Collage and Assemblage are among the
most radical innovations of the early 20th
century and these forms remain relevant
today as sources for innovation and
experimentation. Each of these forms
acknowledges the fracture of contemporary
life and the ongoing need for new means of
expression. This course will explore the
relationship between collage and
assemblage and various disciplines within
the visual arts including Painting, Print, and
Drawing. Students will learn to discern the
significantly different effects and content of
the wide range of strategies these
approaches encompass. Through
classroom discussion, lectures, readings,
critiques and studio work students will
explore the possibilities available through
collage and assemblage. Emphasis will be
given to the historical and contemporary
studio practices associated with collage
and assemblage. This course is open to all
students from all majors. Students will be
encouraged to apply their area of expertise
to the studio work. 3 credits.
Installation + Constructed
Objects
VAT 226
This course is a special topic course
designed to cover the design, construction
and lighting of installations, stage sets, and
performance spaces. Students will
investigate contemporary applications and
approaches to subjects specifically
composed for the camera and document
installations that exist outside of the studio
environment, with an emphasis on the
genre’s relationship to historical and
contemporary theatre. Workshops include
cameras, studio lighting, basic electricity
and carpentry, with an emphasis on
scenery design. Students will plan and
create small-scale models of stage designs;
scale up these designs, and document their
design. This course is designed for the
Photography major and any students
working in installation or Industrial Design
but is open to all majors. This course is
cross-listed with Visual Arts. Open Studio
elective. 3 credits.
Watercolor Plus
VAT 240
This course explores the different materials
and processes used in various water-based
media such as acrylic, gouache, watercolor,
ink, and other natural substances that can
be used to make colors/washes. Various
historical models will be examined such
as Chinese scroll painting and watercolor
from the Song dynasty to Renaissance
architecture and figure studies to post-
impressionist use of color and mark which
will put contemporary use of water-based
media into focus. The work of artists as
varied as William Blake, Vincent Van Gogh,
Charles Burchfield and Paul Klee to more
recent artists such as Francesco Clemente,
Marlene Dumas, Amy Cutler, Shazia
Sikander and Franz Ackermann, will be
examined within the context of the student’s
personal practice. This course is open to
all students with the prerequisite of PTG221
Intro to Painting or PTG232 Painting Beyond
Observation or with the permission of the
instructor. 3 credits.
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Screenprinting
VAT 270-370-470
Students will investigate surface, mark, and
materiality from both a technical and
conceptual point of view. The silkscreen can
accept a wide variety of printing substances
(pigments, inks, dyes, mud, talc, honey,
etcetera...), and can be applied to an equally
diverse range of surfaces. Lectures,
readings, and critiques will help students
understand the historical role of screenprint
and how it relates to their own work. Open
elective for all students above the freshman
level. 3 credits.
Aesthetics, Style + Content
VAT 300
Aesthetics Style and Content focuses
primarily, on the acquisition of creative and
technical skills in the context of the
development of original ideas and personal
style. Studio work will consist of the
practical exploration of the relationship
between formal, technical, aesthetic, and
stylistic issues relative to the personal, and
thematic subjects of the students own
choosing. Relative to this, in the seminar
portion of the course the students are given
critical, theoretical, philosophical
background to issues surrounding the
subjects of style, aesthetics and content. In
the studio the students are encouraged to
think of their work as an integrative whole
consisting of these various components. In
this context they are required to engage in
independent critical research on topics
relevant to their work. Their research takes
the form of both archival and studio work
and is presented in both visual and written
form. This course is required for all senior
students in Visual Arts. Offered fall.
3 credits.
Critical Conversations – Art in
Practice
VAT 316
In this studio/seminar class, each student
will delve into the work of one contemporary
artist. Students will select their research
subject from a prominent contemporary
collection, experiencing the work in-person.
Through a balance of artmaking and
research, students will investigate: How
does the artist I’ve selected create their
work? As an emerging artist, what can I
learn from this accomplished artist’s
approach to artmaking and their
professional practice? How does the
broader culture view this artist’s work? How
can my day-to-day studio practice reflect
this learning? Students will sharpen their
critical inquiry skills through material
investigations, research of artists’ writings,
and reflections on history’s impact on the
accomplished artist’s ideas. The semester’s
work will culminate in a final public,
professional presentation of the students’
studio work and research. Open to students
from all disciplines. 3 credits.
Hybrid Approaches to Drawing
+ Painting: Digital Media
VAT 327
Emphasis is on integrating digital processes
into studio practice and production. The
class deals with a spectrum of digital
applications in a studio practice including
straightforward digital output, using digital
as a means of producing source material as
well as actually integrating digital processes
into the production of work. Through slide
presentations, viewing actual work,
discussions and readings, students will be
introduced to the place of the digital in
contemporary studio practice. In studio
production, students will use varied media
and subjects, both traditional and non-
traditional, to further develop their analytical
and expressive means in their creative
practice. Students are encouraged to draw
from many disciplines incorporating them in
the projects presented to the class for
group critiques. Open to all students –
required of Printmaking and Drawing juniors.
Offered fall. 3 credits.
Popular Culture + Imagery
VAT 327P
This course will explore the symbiotic
relationship of art and culture, and the
particular ways in which popular and
material culture influence the visual arts and
vice versa NOW (if there are indeed any
particular ways that stand out in this
particular time as opposed to a different
time in history). Students will learn to
discern both the overt and covert affects/
effects of culture on contemporary artists
as well as on their own work and that of
their peers. Students in order to take part in
relevant classroom conversation/discussion
need a working knowledge of current
events/ history/popular culture and will need
to be ready to read and do research, etc.
Open to all students. 3 credits.
Criticism as Studio Practice
VAT 341
This course will be of interest to all students
maintaining a studio practice and focuses
on the role of critical dialogue in forming
and informing studio production. Through
modern and contemporary models,
students will be asked to consider the
relationship between what is critically said
about a work of art and how that frame
effects the work’s standing in the world.
Examples to be considered will include:
Apollinaire and Picasso; Pollock and
Greenberg; Andy Warhol’s practice; Andre
Serrano’s Piss Christ; Robert
Mapplethorpe’s work; Chris Ofili and the
Young British Artists; and the television
show “Work of Art.” Students will develop
and participate in projects extending from
these models as well as giving an intensive
look at their own practices and how what
they make is changed by the critical
dialogue which surrounds making in an
academic environment. This course is open
to all students. 3 credits.
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Role of the Artist as
Producer (EP)
VAT 400
Contemporary artists have a multitude of
ways they can engage with the larger world,
beyond the realm of the gallery or museum.
Students enrolled in this course will explore
various models of artistic production
including, but not limited to, performer,
activist, curator and provocateur. The
relationship between method of creation
and idea, or the handmade versus the
industrial, will be investigated. Additionally,
assignments will challenge students to
analyze the content of their artwork within
local, national, and global contexts.
Coursework will include studio work,
readings, discussion, and critiques.
Required for Visual Art juniors in all majors.
Open as an elective with approval of
instructor. Offered spring. Fulfills Engaged
Practice requirement. 3 credits.
Performance Art
VAT 480
Performance art is and has been an open
genre, a place to experiment with ideas,
materials and time. For this course, the
working definition of “performance art” is –
a piece which uses a live body, exists in
time, and is non-linear. This class is an
introduction to performance art designed
for students who are shy and apprehensive
about performing and students who are
extroverted and at ease in front of groups.
Workshops include: developing a language
of movement, gesture, and stance;
developing a range of low-tech sound,
lighting and video; juxtaposing activity,
image, sound and text; structuring or
building a piece; and documentation. We
will consider singular actions, interventions
and other strategies for generating and
developing ideas for performance work.
Student work for this class has been diverse
and has included costume-based work,
work using endurance as a central tactic,
collaborative work, public intervention,
interactive and site-specific work. Skills in
editing video and sound, installation,
animation are useful, but not required.
3 credits.
BFA Statement + Exhibition
VAT 493
This course is meant to supplement the
work done in the student’s major studio
classes. It focuses on preparing the BFA
candidate for their exhibition, BFA Thesis
Paper, Short Artist’s Statement and BFA
Thesis Examination. The BFA review
process is comprised of four components:
• Documentation
• Exhibition
• BFA thesis paper and short artist’s
statement (Abstract)
• BFA thesis Examination
(Oral defense/review)
As part of the course these requirements
will be reviewed in technical terms as well as
in the context of professional practices in
general.
The BFA Thesis Paper is meant to prepare
the student for their BFA Thesis
Examination and to provide the foundation
for professional practices beyond
graduation. It is an opportunity for an
in-depth consideration of work and studio
practice. Within the paper and among other
questions, students are expected to
address: “What is the work? What is the
reasonable expectation for how it will be
received by a given audience? What is the
work’s historical and contemporary context?
What are the sources for the work? What
choices were made in realizing the work
and how do they contribute to the reception
of the work?” This course is open to all
seniors regardless of major and is required
by all Visual Arts seniors. Offered spring.
3 credits.
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Department Chairs, 2022–23
Animation
Anthony Scalmato
Craft + Design
Ben Johnson
Drawing
Sarah Kabot
Foundation
Kevin Kautenburger, Interim
Scott Goss, Assistant Chair
Game Design
Jared Bendis
Graphic Design
Greg Luvison
Illustration
Suzanne McGinness
Industrial Design
Daniel Cuffaro
Interior Architecture
Michael Gollini
Liberal Arts
Zach Savich
Gary Sampson, Assistant Chair
Life Sciences Illustration
Thomas Nowacki
Painting
Tony Ingrisano
Photography
Barry Underwood
Printmaking
Maggie Denk-Leigh
Sculpture + Expanded Media
Jimmy Kuehnle
Animation
Anthony Scalmato, Chair
Lincoln Adams
Matthew Brownstein
Mike Gustovich
Robert Lauer
Hal Lewis
Margaret Li
Daniel Olszewski
Zachary Owens
Steven Rawley
Jeffrey Simonetta
Lisa Tan
Craft + Design
Ben Johnson, Chair
Kathy Buszkiewicz
Gretchen Goss
Matthew Hollern
Andrea LeBlond
Alberto Veronica Lopez
Seth Nagelberg
Alicia Telzerow
Drawing
Sarah Kabot, Chair
Amber Kempthorn
Foundation
Kevin Kautenburger, Interim Chair
Scott Goss, Assistant Chair
Emily Bartolone
Wesley Berg
Matthew Brownstein
Yiyun Chen
Terry Clark II
Ryan Craycraft
Steven Gutierrez
Susanna Harris
Jimmy Kuehnle
Scott Ligon
Julie Schenkelberg
Gerry Shamray
Meagan Smith
Pam Spremulli
Christian Wulffen
Game Design
Jared Bendis, Chair
Anthony Calabro
Robert Lauer
Zach Owens
Harrison Walsh
Graphic Design
Greg Luvison, Chair
Sylvia Alotta
Holly Baumgartl
Deborah Belt
Jennifer Grimes
Scott Lucas
Missy Mack
Len Peralta
Pam Spremulli
Jamie Wilhelm
Illustration
Suzanne McGinness, Chair
William Appledorn
Jamey Christoph
Kelsey Cretcher
James Groman
Matthew Horak
Nick Leysens
Nancy Lick
Dinara Mirtalipova
Susan Regan
Cheryl Roth
Robert Roth
Matthew Sweeney
Tim Switalski
Pete Whitehead
Industrial Design
Daniel Cuffaro, Chair
Carla Blackman
Angela Clark
Dennis Futo
Jeremy Glover
Doug Paige
Adrian Slattery
Jason Tilk
Interior Architecture
Michael Gollini, Chair
Jody Amsden
Sherri Appleton
Pat Finegan
Pete Maric
Bud Perry
John Williams
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Liberal Arts
Zach Savich, Chair
Gary Sampson, Assistant Chair
Mark Bassett
Conor Bracken
Colby Chamberlain
Daniel Dorman
Ana-Joel Falcon-Wiebe
Jason Harris
David Hart
Elizabeth Hoag
Kristine Kelly
Virginia Konchan
Scott Lax
Bo Liu
Hillary Lyon
Donald Modica
Heath Patten
Zach Peckham
Alyssa Perry
Whitney Porter
Aimee Rielly
Jonathan Rosati
Zeerak Veiseh
Meghan Wagner
Tom Watson
Life Sciences Illustration
Thomas Nowacki, Chair
Beth Halasz
Deborah Harris
Joseph Pangrace
David Schumick
Painting
Lane Cooper, Chair
Tony Ingrisano
Mike Meier
Natalie Lanese
Photography
Barry Underwood, Chair
Linda Post
Nicole Ledinek
Joseph Minek
Deborah Pinter
Printmaking
Margaret Denk-Leigh, Chair
Maria Welch
Sculpture +Expanded Media
Jimmy Kuehnle, Chair
Sarah Paul
Jessica Pinsky
Zak Smoker
Professional Practices +
Engaged Learning
Angela Clark
Tony Ingrisano
Jennifer Juguilon-Hottle
Sarah Kabot
Hillary Lyon
Lauren Ryan
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Executive Administration
Kathryn Heidemann
President + CEO
Jesse Grant, PhD
Associate Vice President of Student Affairs
+ Dean of Students
Malou Monago
Vice President, Institutional Advancement +
External Relations
Charise Reid
Vice President, Human Resources and
Support Services + Chief Equity and
Inclusion Officer
Yvette Sobky Shaffer
Vice President, Enrollment Management +
Marketing
John Tortelli
Vice President, Business Affairs + Chief
Financial Officer
Greg Watts
Vice President, Academic Affairs and Dean
of Faculty
Staff Directors
Alexandra Burrage
Director, Alumni Relations + Scholarships
Gabrielle Burrage
Director, Continuing Education +
Community Outreach
Michael C. Butz
Director, College Communications +
External Relations
Erin Duhigg
Assistant Dean, Faculty and Academic
Affairs
John Ewing
Director, Cinematheque
Joseph B. Ferritto
Director, Facilities Management+Safety
Beth Gresh
Director, Annual Giving + Stewardship
Ambreen Hasan
Director, Institutional Research and
Effectiveness
Marlon Jones Jr.
Director, Financial Aid
Kate Macek
Director, Foundation + Government
Relations
Matthew McKenna
Associate Vice President of Information
Systems and Technology
Elisaida Mendez
Director, Academic Services
Stephanie Mortson
Registrar
Sally Palmer
Controller
Laura Ponikvar
Director, Jessica R. Gund Memorial Library
Eric Reitz
Director, Admissions Systems + Data
Jonathan Rosati
Coordinator, Writing + Learning Center
Lauren Ryan
Director, Career Development & Internships
Richard Sarian
Director, Enrollment Marketing
Vivian Scott
Director, Title IX Compliance
Matthew Smith, PhD
Assistant Dean of Students
Steve Smolinski
Director, Studio Operations
Nikki Woods
Director, Reinberger Gallery
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Board of Directors
Cynthia Prior Gascoigne
Chair
Fran Belkin
Vice Chair
Frederick W. Clarke
Vice Chair
John B. Schulze
Vice Chair
Michael Schwartz, PhD
Vice Chair
Mark K. Smith
Vice Chair
Janet A. Spreen
Vice Chair
Howard M. Groedel
Secretary
John Tortelli
Treasurer + Assistant Secretary
Kathryn Heidemann
President + Chief Executive Officer
Board of Directors
Josie Anderson
Amy Bendall
Marianne Bernadotte
William Busta
David Buttram ’89
Steven M. Cencula ’91
Frederick W. Clarke
Richard A. Desich, Jr.
Ruth Swetland Eppig
Marsha B. Everett ’81
Margaret Fulton-Mueller
August Fluker AIA LEED AP
Cynthia Prior Gascoigne
Matthew Greene
Howard M. Groedel
Curlee Raven Holton ’89 ‡
Jennifer M. Langer
James D. Lincoln
William N. Masters
Warren L. Morris
Bill Nottingham ’01
Laura F. Ospanik ’80
Connie Ozan
Paul Pesses
Michael H. Port
Peter J. Pronovost MD, PhD, FCCM
Mark Reigelman II, ’06 ‡
Scott E. Richardson ’91
John B. Schulze
Michael Schwartz PhD
Greg S. Shaw PhD
Robert M. Siewert CFA
Judson E. Smith
Mark K. Smith
Carey L. Spencer
Janet A. Spreen
Cathy Stamler
Steven D. Standley
Elizabeth F. Stueber
Martin Tarr
Amy R. Viny
Tracey F. Weaver
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