The South Carolina School of the Arts
236 | Academic Courses
methods of recording ideas as they relate to technique, vocabulary, and expression. Prerequisites: ART 105 and ART 106. 242. Drawing 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)6* Emphasis placed on the study of the human figure - scientifically, in terms of its structure and anatomy; artistically in terms of its potential expressively, conceptually, and compositionally; employs a variety of media and techniques. Prerequisites: ART 105 and ART 106. 243. Printmaking I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)6* Introduction to the history and methods of creating multiple reproductions of an image; exploration of basic printmaking materials and techniques focusing on the following processes: relief, intaglio, callograph, and monoprint. Prerequisites: ART 105 and ART 106. 261. Sculpture 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)6* Introduction to the history and processes for creating 3D objects in the visual arts, focusing on traditional methods. Prerequisites: ART 105 and ART 106. 262. Ceramics I: Beginning Handbuilding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)6* Introduction to traditional and contemporary practices of making hand-built ceramic fine art and fine craft objects. Clay hand-building techniques such as pinch-forming, coil construction, slab construction, extruding and solid modeling are employed to create utilitarian vessels and sculptural objects. Students also learn various glazing techniques, how to mix their own clay and glazes from dry materials, basic studio material and equipment safety, and how to load and fire electric and raku kilns. Prerequisites: ART 105 or ART 106. (Fall) 264. Ceramics II: Beginning Wheelthrowing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)6* Introduction to traditional and contemporary practices of making wheel-thrown ceramic fine art and fine craft objects on a pottery wheel. Basic wheel-throwing techniques of centering, opening, raising, shaping and trimming are employed to create utilitarian vessels such as vases, bowls, bottles, mugs and pitchers. Students also learn various glazing techniques, how to mix their own clay and glazes from dry materials, basic studio material and equipment safety, and how to load and fire electric and raku kilns. Prerequisites: ART 105 or ART 106. (Spring) 271. Photography 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)6* This photography course emphasizes the basic aesthetic grammar of photography while providing a historical and critical context for looking at and making photographs. The class provides instruction in basic functions of the camera, the visual history and grammar of photography, the ability to approach B&W photography in a serious problem-solving manner, and the skill to edit and discuss both your own work as well as other visual artists. You will learn basic traditional darkroom and film photography methods. 281. Foundations of Art Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) Introduction to historical, philosophical, psychological, and theoretical assumptions which underlie the field; topics include history of art education and the role of art in education today; prominent theories of cognitive and artistic development from infancy through adolescence; stages of development in children’s art; current learning theory; and the fundamentals of curriculum theory and design. 320. Publication Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) 4* Advanced publication design in a directed professional setting. Students produce tangible