IL360 Illustration 3: Professional Applications. (3 credits)
This course is an overview of Illustration as a field. Assignments reflect the scope of Illustration, including Editorial, Children's, Business, and Book, using a combination of digital and traditional media. Emphasis is placed on concept development, communication, and professional practice.
Prerequisite: IL270, GD200
IL365 Illustration 4. (3 credits)
This course continues the survey of Illustration as a practice begun in Illustration 3. Assignments reflect the scope of Illustration, including Editorial, Entertainment, and Information Illustration. An emphasis is placed on concept development, communication, and professional practice, with a particular focus on developing visual metaphors and integrating Illustration with type and graphic design.
Prerequisite: IL360
This class is also available to non-Illustration concentrations as an elective at the Senior level
DW250 Landscape Drawing. (3 credits)
The landscape is used as a formal and conceptual exercise. The many representations and meanings of the landscape throughout art history serve as a basis for each student's exploration of landscape-based images. Emphasis is placed on historical research along with development of technical and conceptual skills.
Prerequisite: All Foundation coursework
Horn Island 24.
Horn Island is a natural wildlife preserve in the Mississippi Gulf Sound. This workshop will entail ten days of camping on the island followed by a month of working in the MCA studios creating work inspired by the experience. All of this will culminate in an exhibition in our Main Gallery at the end of the summer.
See the detailed flyer explaining this unique opportunity.
Prerequisite: none
Summer Program in Florence, Italy.
In conjunction with the Santa Reparata International School of Art in Florence, MCA students will have the opportunity to spend one month in this quintessential Italian city and surrounding provinces, while studying art history and/or studio coursework.
The specific dates and details are available from the Registrar.
Prerequisite: none
AH150 Art History Survey 2. (3 credits)
Western art from the Renaissance to the present is studied chronologically, including influential trends toward Modernism in the twentieth century. A discussion of non-Western traditions may be included.
Prerequisite: none
AH421 Special Topic: Art Criticism. (3 credits)
This class will introduce students to both the practice and history of Art Criticism. Students will study the theories and tactics that undergird Art Criticism as a unique discipline and explore its links to Art History. Assessment and evaluation of both works of art and critical writing will be the primary focus of this course.
Prerequisite: AH100, AH150
HU421 Special Topic: Black on Film: Race and Cinema. (3 credits)
Close analysis of the metaphor of race in cinematic texts, including American, European, African, Caribbean, and Latin American films. The class will be structured around daily viewings with films augmented by a variety of other textural and contextual sources: Literary, musical, philosophical, and historical. Students will write 3 short essays that develop class discussion.
Prerequisite: HU101, HU102