Prerequisite(s): Approval of the department head.
Students may take this course to obtain competencies in industry standard software, practices, and vocabulary necessary for MFA course sequence. Course does not count toward MFA degree requirements. Course may be repeated for a maximum of nine (9) hours.
Design studio with visiting designer/artist. May be repeated for credit, up to a maximum of twelve hours, with permission of the instructor and Graduate Coordinator.
In depth study of major works, movements and artists associated with the history of graphic design. Course should be taken in the second semester of enrollment. Offered in the Spring semester. This course may be taken as part of the Faster Master's program.
History, practice and theory of graphic design education.
Prerequisite(s): May be repeated for credit, up to a maximum of six hours, with permission of the instructor and department head.
Graduate design studio work. Author/designer focused project with interpretation of complex materials at multiple levels.
Prerequisite(s): ART 619.
Continuation and application of Design Studio Graduate design studio work. Students will author advanced designer-focused projects with interpretation of complex media and materials at multiple levels using both traditional and modern techniques. May be repeated for credit, up to a maximum of six hours, with permission of the instructor and department head.
Graduate design studio work focusing on the theory and application of interactive design problems. May be repeated for credit, up to a maximum of six hours, with instructor permission.
Graduate design studio work focusing on screenprinting theory and application. May be repeated for credit, up to a maximum of six hours, with permission of the instructor.
Study of major works, themes, movements, and theories relating to visual communication and design before the Industrial Revolution.
Study of major works, themes, movements and theories relating to visual communication and design from the Industrial Revolution to the present.
Presentation, analysis, and discussion of readings in visual communication and design theory and criticism. Should be taken in the first semester of enrollment. Offered in the Fall semester.
Prerequisite(s): May be repeated for credit, up to a maximum of six hours, with permission of the instructor and department head.
Study of major works, themes, movements and theories in contemporary art and design.
Prerequisite(s): May be repeated for credit, up to a maximum of six hours, with permission of the instructor and department head.
Presentation, analysis, and discussion of readings in visual communication and design theory and criticism.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
An in-depth independent investigation of topics and techniques in the field of graphic design such as: exhibition design, time-based media, advanced motion studies, experience design, etc. May be duplicated for credit up to 9 hours.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
An in-depth investigation of topics and techniques in the field of visual communications relating to photomedia. May be repeated for credit, up to a maximum of six hours.
Design studio in new media. Students will utilize time-based and digital techniques to create modern projects for interactive, time-based, web, and app based media. Course should be taken in the first semester of enrollment. Offered in the Fall semester. This course may be taken as part of the Faster Master's program.
Design studio in traditional graphic design print media. Course should be taken in the second semester of enrollment. Offered in the Spring semester. This course may be taken as part of the Faster Master's program.
Prerequisite(s): May be repeated for credit, up to a maximum of six hours, with permission of the instructor and department head.
Graduate design studio work. Students will author designer-focused projects with interpretation of complex media and materials at multiple levels using both traditional and modern techniques.
Prerequisite(s): successful completion of Candidacy Review and Thesis Proposal approval.
This course will begin the planning and research for students final MFA exhibit.
Prerequisite(s): ART 643, successful completion of Candidacy Review and Thesis Proposal approval.
As the MFA capstone course, this course will prepare and produce the final MFA Exhibition. Students will be assigned a grade of Pass or Fail only.
Prerequisite(s): ART 462.
Continuation and application of Design Studio Graduate design studio work. Students will author advanced designer-focused projects with interpretation of complex media and materials at multiple levels using both traditional and modern techniques. May be repeated for credit up to a maximum of six hours, with permission of the instructor and department head.
Graduate design studio work focusing on typographic design, theory, and application. May be repeated for credit, up to a maximum of six hours, with permission of the instructor.
Graduate design studio work. Students will author designer-focused projects with interpretation of complex media and materials at multiple levels using both traditional and modern techniques. May be repeated for credit, up to a maximum of eighteen hours, with permission of the instructor and department head. This course may be taken as part of the Faster Master's program.
Prerequisite(s): May be repeated for credit, up to a maximum of six hours, with permission of the instructor and department head.
An investigation of the theoretical background associated with artistic production.
Prerequisite(s): ART 640.
Building on Contemporary Media/Communication Design studio in new media. Students will utilize time-based and digital techniques to create modern projects for interactive, time-based, web, and app based media.
Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of 300+ AH courses and/or permission of instructor.
A course for students to investigate special topics in Art History in a seminar format which focuses on independent research and presentation. Topics may include such things as: Post-Impressionism, Far Eastern Art, The History of Photography, American Printmaking, etc. Course may be repeated for credit up to 6 hours.
Prerequisite(s): May be repeated for credit; up to a maximum of six hours, with permission of the instructor and department head.
Intensive independent study in art history.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
Intensive seminar and research course to explore many varied aspects of design and/or art history. May be duplicated for credit for a total of 9 semester hours.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of MFA Coordinator.
The graduate internship course is an opportunity for the student to gain advanced professional competency, through an on-the-job work experience - particularly in specific areas of visual communication not offered by the MFA at JSU, and/or areas of practice outside of the purview of the student's previous degree or professional experience. The course may be taken for credit once by permission of the MFA Coordinator.
Prerequisite(s): Each course may be repeated for credit, up to a maximum of twelve hours, with permission of the instructor and department head.
Intensive graduate independent studies coordinated and approved by a faculty advisor.