Art & Design/Sculpture (ARSC)

ARSC 220  Sculpture: Fabrication, Introduction A  (3 credits)

Sculpture formed by constructive methods. Form and space relationships; a professional sequence of drawings, model building, testing of materials, joining methods, full-scale execution. Museum visits and reading assignments.

ARSC 221  Sculpture: Clay, Introduction A  (3 credits)

The use of clay to create sculptural forms; emphasis on developing skills and strengthening understanding of sculpture as an art form. Finished works may be composed of fired clay or unfired clay or clay in combination with other materials.

ARSC 222  Sculpture: Metal Casting, Introduction A  (3 credits)

Basic technology of metal casting in the lost wax process. Experimentation with the various materials related to the casting process; modeling, spruing and venting, investment of the model, burn-out of the mold, pouring the metal, cleaning, chasing and finishing the metal cast. Museum visits and reading assignments.

ARSC 230  Sculpture: Fabrication, Introduction B  (3 credits)

Prerequisite(s): ARSC 220. Continuation of ARSC 220.

ARSC 231  Sculpture: Clay, Introduction B  (3 credits)

Prerequisite(s): ARSC 221. Continuation of ARSC 221.

ARSC 232  Sculpture: Metal Casting, Introduction B  (3 credits)

Prerequisite(s): ARSC 222. Continuation of ARSC 222.

ARSC 300  Sculpture, Intermediate  (3 credits)

Prerequisite(s): ARST 202 and ARST 207. Continuation of ARST 202 and ARST 207.

ARSC 321  Sculpture: Clay, Intermediate  (3 credits)

Prerequisite(s): ARSC 231. Continuation of ARSC 231.

ARSC 400  Sculpture, Advanced  (3 credits)

Prerequisite(s): ARSC 300 or permission of instructor. Continuation of ARSC 300. May be repeated for a maximum of nine credits.

ARSC 421  Sculpture: Clay, Advanced  (3 credits)

Prerequisite(s): ARSC 321 or permission of instructor. Continuation of ARSC 321. May be repeated for a maximum of nine credits.

ARSC 450  Independent Study: Sculpture  (3 credits)

Prerequisite(s): ARPM 300 and departmental approval. Topics for investigation selected with approval of the instructor. May be repeated three times for a maximum of 9 credits.

ARSC 510  Graduate Sculpture II  (3 credits)

Prerequisite(s): ARSC 500. Continuation of ARSC 500. Taken serially.

ARSC 600  Graduate Sculpture III  (3 credits)

Prerequisite(s): ARSC 510. Continuation of ARSC 510. Taken serially.

ARSC 610  Graduate Sculpture IV  (3 credits)

Prerequisite(s): ARSC 600. Continuation of ARSC 600. Taken serially. May be repeated for a maximum of nine credits.