Siena Heights University
ART 460
ADVANCED PRINTS AND BOOKS III
This course allows students to complete a unified portfolio of artwork for their senior exhibitions that
demonstrates skill in both book arts and in printmaking with a focus on critical thinking.
Prerequisite: ART 459
Studio fee: $75
Course is offered: FA and WI Every Year
3
ART 475
ADVANCED PRINTS AND BOOKS IV
3
This course allows students to work toward the completion of a unified portfolio of artwork for their senior project
exhibition that demonstrates skill in both book arts and printmaking.
Prerequisite: ART 460
Studio fee: $75
Course is offered: FA and WI Every Year
ART/PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES
ART 395
PORTFOLIO
3
By the end of this course, you will articulate your personal and professional direction; develop a plan and
professional portfolio of materials, including a resume, cover letter, samples of your work, and a website; practice
skills needed for networking, personal branding, work, internships, exhibitions, artists’ residencies, film festivals,
and/or graduate school applications; and understand the implications of copyright law.
Prerequisite: ENG 102 and Junior status
Course is offered: FA Every Year
ART 495
SENIOR EXHIBITION
1
This course guides the graduating senior through the process of planning, promoting and installing an exhibition
of his/her work in a gallery setting. Each student rewrites his/her responses to the Art Program Outcomes, writes
an exhibition statement, prepares a floor plan, designs an exhibition announcement or flier, produces a press
release, and installs, lights and (for BFA students) publicly defends his/her exhibition.
Prerequisite: ENG 102 and Senior status
Course is offered: FA Every Year
ART/SCULPTURE
ART 113
JEWELRY MAKING I
3
Introduction to basic techniques used by the contemporary metalsmith. These will include soldering, sawing, filing,
polishing and related metal forming techniques.
Prerequisite: None
Studio fee: $75
Liberal Arts: Fine/Performing Arts
Course is offered: FA and WI Every Year
ART 121
INTRODUCTION TO SCULPTURE
3
This course is designed to introduce students to a variety of tools, techniques, traditional and non-traditional
sculptural materials used by artists. Students will create sculptural objects and collaborate on large-scale
installation artworks using materials such as wood, clay, wire, found objects, etc. Through the projects, students
will learn and identify and apply the basic elements and principles of design with an artwork.
Prerequisite: None
Studio fee: $75
Liberal Arts: Fine/Performing Arts
Course is offered: FA and WI Every Year
Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2016-2018
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