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Illustration
  • HER-D 211 Communicative Drawing (3 cr.) P: Foundation Program. Emphasis is placed on communicating verbal concepts in a visual manner and developing drawing techniques.
  • HER-A 311 Illustration I (3 cr.) P: D201or D211. Students receive a broad exposure to basic techniques of pictorial communication common to all phases of illustration.
  • HER-A 414 Children's Book Illustration (3 cr.) P: HER-A303 and HER-A304; Herron Undergraduate Working with a preexisting children’s text, students will develop a layout and mock-up or “dummy” of a children’s picture book. Each student will then produce three finished illustrations for interior pages and/or the cover. Issues of page composition, sequential imaging, visual flow, and use of techniques will be covered.
  • HER-A 415 Independent Study in Illustration (3 cr.) P: A311 and A312. Students will develop individualized projects that will explore a specific aspect of illustration or illustrations that are theoretically linked throughout the semester. All students will be responsible for submitting a written proposal which will outline the content goals and timelines for their projects.
  • HER-A 205 Introduction to Illustration I (3 cr.) P: Foundation Program and Herron Undergraduate

    Through a series of directed studio projects, related lectures and group critiques, Introduction to Illustration I serves to familiarize students with the communicative aspects of visual representation, as well as the methods and practices applicable to the illustration discipline.

  • HER-A 206 Introduction to Illustration II (3 cr.) P: HER-A205 and Herron Undergraduate

    Introduction to Illustration II serves as a continuation of the lessons presented in Introduction to Illustration I, by transitioning the more generalized exercises of the prerequisite course towards more specific applications. Subjects include book cover illustration, editorial illustration, character design and collaborative project development.

  • HER-A 303 Intermediate Illustration I (3 cr.) P: HER-A206 and HER-A206; Herron Undergraduate

    A303 challenges students to create illustrations as they develop personal individual styles. Projects are based on stories, editorials and personal writing. Students research, build models, use props and costumes, and photograph figures, models & settings as they complete an illustration. Assignments encourage students to use various narrative and visual concepts.

  • HER-A 304 Intermediate Illustration II (3 cr.) P: HER-A303 and Herron Undergraduate

    Building upon concepts and skills employed by students in A303, the A304 assignments are based on professional illustration projects. Students are directed to develop the personal direction of their work in content, mood, form and style.  One project requires the students to create a series of illustrations in sequence.

  • HER-A 403 Advanced Drawing and Illustration I (6 cr.) P: HER-A303, HER-A304; Herron Undergraduate

    This Advanced Drawing/Illustration course teaches contemporary standards and practices enabling each student to seek related professional opportunities upon graduation. Through a combination of drawing and illustration projects, independent investigations and critiques, students will develop technical and conceptual skills and acquire individual styles/portfolios demonstrating myriad materials, methodologies and philosophies.

  • HER-A 404 Advanced Drawing and Illustration II (6 cr.) P: HER-A403 and Herron Undergraduate

    The Advanced Drawing/Illustration course will teach advanced and contemporary standards and practices enabling each student to seek related professional opportunities upon graduation. Through a combination of class projects, independent investigations and critiques, students will develop superior technical and conceptual skills to acquire an individual style/portfolio demonstrating various materials, methodologies, and philosophies.

Art Courses for Nonmajor
  • HER-H 100 Art Appreciation (3 cr.) An understanding and appreciation of outstanding works of art through analysis of artistic purposes and techniques, and knowledge of historical style and subject matter. Not counted as credit toward the B.F.A. or B.A.E. degree, nor toward the major or minor requirements in art history.
  • HER-E 101 Beginning Drawing I (3 cr.) Introduction to drawing, exploring a wide range of techniques. Study from nature and still-life objects and sketching from the model.
  • HER-E 102 Beginning Drawing II (3 cr.) P: HER-E101. Introduction to drawing, exploring a wide range of techniques. Study from nature and still-life objects and sketching from the model.
  • HER-E 105 Beginning Painting I (3 cr.) Introduction to the techniques of painting. Aspects of pictorial composition; wide range of media. Painting from still life and live model.
  • HER-E 106 Beginning Painting II (3 cr.) P: HER-E105. Introduction to the techniques of painting. Aspects of pictorial composition; wide range of media. Painting from still life and live model.
  • HER-E 109 Color and Design for Non-Art Majors (3 cr.) Introduction to basic design and color theory through the manipulation of imagery in two-dimensional media. Equal emphasis on thought process and manual skills.
  • HER-E 111 Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design (3 cr.) Introduction of metalsmithing techniques used to create fine art jewelry and metal sculpture. Course will cover metalsmithing processes, materials, tools and equipment, as well as historic and contemporary jewelry design. Topics include: sawing, cold connecting sheet metal, stone setting, craftsmanship, and studio safety.
  • HER-E 220 Exploring Art (1-3 cr.) Introduction to materials, techniques, and uses of a specific art media. Course will focus on a material or artistic approach to introduce students to art making. Demonstrations, lectures, and critiques support art assignments. Topics change to coordinate with current faculty expertise and interest in the community.
  • HER-E 201 Photography I for Non-Art Majors (3 cr.) Introduction to the basics of fine art photography for non-art majors only. Students provide their own camera.
  • HER-E 202 Photography II for Non-Art Majors (3 cr.) P: HER-E201. Introduction to the basics of fine art photography for non-art majors only. Students provide their own camera.
  • HER-E 214 Visual Learning: From The Simpsons to the Guerrilla Girls (3 cr.) Designed for the novice, this class facilitates viewers in interpreting powerful images from our contemporary world, starting with art and moving across popular culture and academic disciplines. Classes involve making and interpreting images. Essential questions help students examine how visual images impact their lives. Convenes at Herron with off-site visits to museums and public spaces.
  • HER-E 113 Introduction to Sculpture (3 cr.) Provides an overview of basic skills used to create three-dimensional art to explore traditional and contemporary sculpture materials. Emphasis is on both additive and subtractive methods of working. Goals include acquiring technical skills, understanding the physical and expressive possibilities of sculpture, and learning safe, appropriate use of tools and materials.
  • HER-H 221 Art Past and Present (3 cr.) An introduction to the methods and issues within the discipline of Art History. Offers a chronological overview of the history of art. Students will learn to look critically at art, learn about its place in society and history, and develop an understanding of art. This is a course for non-majors and does not count toward a Herron degree.
  • HER-E 205 Portrait Painting I (3 cr.) Includes the study of features and basic construction of the head. Exploration of various media. Emphasis on rendering flesh tones, form, and colors with respect to the model.
  • HER-H 200 Understanding Contemporary Art (3 cr.)

    This course is an introduction to understanding contemporary art and the methods and issues within the discipline of art history. It offers a chronological overview of the history of contemporary art beginning with 1945 to the present. This course will look at artworks, the social contexts in which they are produced and presented, and the different theoretical models through which they have been interpreted.  

  • HER-E 103 Two-Dimensional Design Theory (3 cr.) Comprehensive study of design elements and principles through the investigation of two-dimensional space. Students explore basic two-dimensional concepts such as figure/ground, grouping principles, grid, symmetry, rhythm, and pattern. As a result of this course, students develop a visual language for analyzing, organizing, and communicating two-dimension principles.
  • HER-H 210 The Art of Art History (3 cr.)

    This course provides an introduction to theories and methods of art history, with emphasis on developing skills of visual analysis, research, and oral and written communication. Recommended for art history majors and minors who are preparing to take upper level classes. Open to anyone interested in thinking and writing about art.

  • HER-T 200 Introduction to Art Therapy (3 cr.)

    The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the profession of art therapy. Students will learn the definition of art therapy, how and where it is practiced, with whom, and why. Students will explore the interface between art and various theories of psychotherapy and will begin to understand the relationship between the creative process and the unconscious. Students will see how art therapy is used to visually communicate thoughts, feelings, emotions and inner conflicts in the effort to understand self and other. Students will be exposed to first hand experience of the creative process as both a form of visual expression and as a therapeutic tool. Didactic and experiential methods of teaching, along with field trips and guest lectures, will provide the teaching mechanisms for this course.

  • HER-H 101 History of Art I (3 cr.)

    Historical and contextual survey of selected works and cultures from the history of art. Selected regions of the world will be covered, though the Western tradition will be studied in greater depth. Defines historical terms, processes, contexts and principles of a range of media from Prehistoric through Late Gothic. Required of all Herron degree students.

  • HER-A 261 Introduction to Computer Imagery I (3 cr.) An introductory course providing hands-on learning experiences in using the Macintosh computer and Adobe Photoshop, a pixel-based paint and image-editing software package, to create, scan, and manipulate images. A studio elective open to all Herron degree-seeking students with little or no computer experience who have completed the foundation year.
  • HER-H 102 History of Art II (3 cr.)

    Historical and contextual survey of selected works and artistic movements from the history of art. Selected regions of the world will be covered, though the Western tradition will be studied in greater depth.  Defines historical terms, processes, contexts, and principles of a range of media from the Renaissance through World War I.  Required of all Herron degree students.

  • HER-C 205 Intermediate Hand Building (3 cr.) P: C204

    Designed for non-ceramics or non-art majors who wish to further pursue hand building. Emphasis is on developing skill through exploration of more forming and firing techniques and conceptual development.

  • HER-C 204 Beginning Ceramics, Hand Building (3 cr.) Open to Herron majors and non-majors. Beginning studio introduction to handbuilding, glazing, and firing of clay as an expressive studio medium applicable to contemporary and sculptural concepts. 
  • HER-C 206 Beginning Ceramics, Wheel Throwing (3 cr.) Open to Herron majors and non-majors. Focus on wheel throwing as an expressive tool within an overall ceramic experience. Clay vessels will be utilized to develop an understanding of glazing and firing techniques. Traditional forms will be used to expand sensitivity to material, history, and wheel throwing techniques.
  • HER-C 208 Intermediate Wheel Throwing (3 cr.) P: C206. Designed for ceramics or non-art majors who wish to further pursue wheel throwing. Emphasis is on developing skill through an exploration of more complex forms and investigative advanced embellishment and firing techniques.
  • HER-C 350 Ceramic Workshop (3 cr.) P: HER-C204 and HER-C206

    Open to Herron majors and non-majors. This course is designed to offer specific focused topics of surface design and alternative firing techniques in the ceramic arts. All methods of forming ceramic objects to be explored in an intensive 3 week workshop environment.

  • HER-E 320 ADVANCED CONCEPTS IN METALSMITHING AND JEWELRY DESIGN (3 cr.) Advanced study of metalsmithing and jewelry design. Students will increase their proficiency of metalsmithing techniques through hands-on instruction and the study of historic and contemporary examples. Students will develop their ability to work conceptually and independently. Topics include; silver soldering, stone setting, hollow form construction, inlay and mechanical constructions.
  • HER-C 200 CERAMICS SEMINAR (ROTATING TOPICS) (1-3 cr.) This course will allow ceramics students to develop their conceptual, technical, historical, and critical knowledge on a variety of rotating topics.
Foundation Program
  • HER-H 101 History of Art I (3 cr.) Historical and contextual survey of selected works and cultures from the history of art. Selected regions of the world will be covered, though the Western tradition will be studied in greater depth. Defines historical terms, processes, contexts, and principles of a range of media from Prehistoric through Late Gothic. Required of all Herron degree students. Approved as an arts and humanities course for IUPUI's general education requirements.
  • HER-H 102 History of Art II (3 cr.) Historical and contextual survey of selected works, cultures, and periods from the history of art. Selected regions of the world will be covered, though the Western tradition will be studied in greater depth. Defines historical terms, processes, contexts, and principles of a range of media from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. Required of all Herron degree students. Approved as an arts and humanities course for IUPUI's general education requirements.
  • HER-X 101 Foundation Resources Workshop (1 cr.) This course serves to introduce students to the resources at Herron, IUPUI, and Indianapolis. This seminar, while teaching students how to develop study skills, time management, and utilization of resources needed for success in the university setting, will include content specific to Herron's curricular mission.
  • HER-F 121 Two-Dimensional Design (3 cr.) P: Herron Undergraduate. Introduction to basic design and color theory through the manipulation of imagery and color in two-dimensional media. Students explore basic two-dimensional concepts such as figure/ground, grouping principles, grid, symmetry, rhythm, and pattern. As a result of this course, students develop a visual language for analyzing, organizing, and communicating two-dimensional and color theory principles.
  • HER-F 123 Three-Dimensional Design (3 cr.) P: Herron Undergraduate. This course introduces basic concepts of three-dimensional art and design through a series of assignments dealing with the organization of space and form using a variety of materials, processes, and tools. Students investigate formal, functional, and conceptual issues while developing effective material choices, construction methods, and safe studio working habits.
  • HER-D 101 Drawing I (3 cr.) P: Herron Undergraduate. Introduction to the basic skills of drawing and development of sound observational skills. Working from nature, manufactured objects, and the human figure, students develop their draftsmanship with an emphasis on space, proportion, and structure.
  • HER-D 102 Drawing II (3 cr.) P: HER-D 101 and Herron Undergraduate. This course serves as a continuation of issues addressed in HER-D 101 with a greater emphasis on compositional aspects and spatial configurations. The human figure serves as a major point of investigation with an emphasis placed on anatomical understanding and accurate portrayals of form and proportion.
  • HER-F 130 Studio Art and Technology (3 cr.) P: Herron Undergraduate. Students become familiar with a variety of practices utilizing digital media. Through a hands-on approach, students develop an understanding of computational media as it applies to art and design practice. Students are introduced to digital image manipulation, computer aided design, 3D rendering, and output mechanisms such as 3D printing and other types of digital fabrication.
  • HER-F 131 Image: 4D Studio (3 cr.) P: Herron Undergraduate. This course introduces students to basic concepts of image, motion, sound and time-based narratives. Students will use a variety of digital applications including, photography, video, sound and computer generated images.
  • HER-F 132 Building/Making (2cr.) (2 cr.) P: Herron Undergraduate. This course introduces students to basic concepts of image, motion, sound and time-based narratives. Students will use a variety of digital applications including, photography, video, sound and computer generated images.
Seminars
  • HER-J 400 Practical Concerns for Studio Artists (3 cr.) P: Senior standing. Course devoted to practical aspects of managing a studio and maintaining an artistic career. Subjects include artwork photography, gallery representation, legal and tax issues, and health hazards. This course is required for all fine arts students.
  • HER-J 410 A Critical Approach to Art: Seminar (3 cr.) P: Senior standing. A capstone seminar-style class in which students define and refine their personal artistic philosophies through analytic comparisons to various historical and contemporary ideas from the realms of philosophy, art history, critical theory, etc. In short weekly papers and open discussions, students address large-scale questions whose answers should help them develop the confidence to chart their conceptual and professional development after graduation.
  • HER-J 400 Practical Concerns for Studio Artists (3 cr.) P: Senior standing. Course devoted to practical aspects of managing a studio and maintaining an artistic career. Subjects include artwork photography, gallery representation, legal and tax issues, and health hazards. This course is required for all fine arts students.
Art Education
  • HER-M 311 Art Education Studio Survey (3 cr.) A course intended to ensure broad knowledge of the type and scope of media likely to be encountered in elementary and secondary art programs with consideration of inclusion students. Required for all art education majors.
  • HER-M 371 Foundations of Art Education (3 cr.) Historical, sociological and philosophical foundations of art education; curriculum development; individualized and interdisciplinary learning; instructing K-12 audiences; K-12 school organization; and general processes and practices of teaching art including the creative problem solving process. School and museum field experiences included.
  • HER-M 400 Laboratory/Field Experience: Elementary School (0-3 cr.) C: HER-M 471. Supervised laboratory or field experience in elementary school(s).
  • HER-M 401 Laboratory/Field Experience: Secondary School (0-3 cr.) C: HER-M 473. Supervised laboratory or field experience in secondary school(s).
  • HER-Z 200 The Artist Within: Art Making for Teachers (3 cr.) Art making for the art novice/general educator, nurturing the artist within. Introspective, creative meaning making, exploring big ideas through introductory materials and processes in drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, and digital printing. Instruction in adaptations for general classroom use. Studio lab. Will not count for fine arts or art education majors.
  • HER-M 220 Art Education and New Media in the 21st Century (3 cr.) This course will provide Art Education students with a theoretical and practical framework for integrating new media into teaching and learning in Art Education. Examples of new media will be examined and how they are reshaping teaching, and learning in Art Education. This course includes a significant lab component.
  • HER-M 473 Teaching Art: Secondary Schools (3 cr.) P: HER-M 371. C: HER-M 401. This course is designed to develop an understanding for teaching art in secondary school settings. Readings and discussions about characteristics of secondary art education, curriculum development, teaching strategies, and classroom management will be emphasized. Observations of middle school and high school art classes and teaching a curriculum art unit will be part of the practicum component.
  • HER-M 472 Teaching Art/Elementary School (3 cr.) Develops understanding and appreciation of teaching, with emphasis on teaching in the elementary schools. Includes curriculum and lesson planning, organization of materials and ideas, and techniques of classroom management.
  • HER-Z 511 Nonstudio Approaches to Art Instruction (3 cr.) Exploration of critical approaches to newer media, including film, video, and television, directed toward an art context. Emphasis on the development of critical skills and approaches to new media in the classroom.
  • HER-Z 512 Improving Studio Instruction in Art (3 cr.) Designed to examine major directions in art and the points of view of professional artists in order to develop new approaches to elementary and secondary art instruction.
  • HER-Z 513 Special Topics in Art Education (1-3 cr.) A variable topic course designed to cover current issues in art curriculum and assessment. Designed for the K-12 art specialist.
  • HER-Z 508 Issues in Art Education (3 cr.) This course examines contemporary issues concerned with art and education. Art Education literature will be examined that pertains to: 1) Recent Approaches to Art Education, 2) Modernism and Postmodernism, 3) Cultural Identities and Multicultural and Global Education, 4) Visual Culture and New Technologies, 5) Identity and Gender Issues, 6) Interdisciplinary study, Learning Design, Creative Process, Semiotics, and other current developments in contemporary art and education. In this class students consider diverse perspectives and develop key questions and responses to important issues in the field.
Art History
  • HER-H 103 Introduction to Contemporary Art (3 cr.) This course introduces the vocabulary of visual arts in the twentieth and twenty-first century. Major movements are briefly introduced with characteristic works. Painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, computer graphics, video, and environmental and performance art in the past three decades are emphasized. Required of all Foundation Program students. Required for all Foundation Program students other than those planning to major in Visual Communication. For art history majors, HER-H 103 is not required, but is recommended for the required 20th/21st century requirement.
  • HER-H 203 Topics in Art History (3 cr.) Study of selected topics or issues in the history of the visual arts. Topics change in order to coordinate with current exhibitions, special events, or faculty expertise. Refer to the current Schedule of Classes for specific course descriptions.
  • HER-H 210 The Art of Art History (3 cr.) This course provides an introduction to theories and methods of art history, with emphasis on developing skills of visual analysis, research, and oral and written communication. Recommended for art history majors and minors who are preparing to take upper level classes. Open to anyone interested in thinking and writing about art.
  • HER-H 300 Black Visual Artists (3 cr.) A survey of the artistic traditions of Africans in the New World, from the period of slavery in North and South America through contemporary and expatriate African American artists. Equivalent to African American Studies AFRO-A 352; students may not receive credit for both courses.
  • HER-H 302 Post-Impressionism to Cubism: 1886-1919 (3 cr.) From the last impressionist group show of 1886 until the end of World War I, the foundation was laid for new visual expressions by both painters and sculptors. Course topics include postimpressionism, symbolism, art nouveau, fauvism, expressionism, orphism, cubism, and futurism.
  • HER-H 304 Advanced Topics in Art History (1-6 cr.) Lecture/discussion of selected topics in history of art. Some art history experience recommended. Topics change to coordinate with special exhibitions or other opportunities.
  • HER-H 310 Classical Archaeology (3 cr.) This course explores the material remains of the classical lands from prehistoric through Roman times and a variety of approaches by which they are understood. Archaeological theory and methods are illustrated through select sites, monuments, works of art, and other remains of cultural, artistic, and historical significance. Equivalent to Classical Studies CLAS-A 301; students may receive credit for only one of these courses.
  • HER-H 323 History of Printmaking I (3 cr.) This course explores the artistic evolution and cultural significance of printmaking from the invention of printing through the eighteenth century. Emphasis is given to the development of the woodcut, engraving, and etching processes and to the works of major printmakers such as Durer, Rembrandt, and Hogarth.
  • HER-H 326 Romanesque and Gothic Art (3 cr.) Romanesque and Gothic art covers the period from about 1000 until 1550, from the artist-craftsman tradition of monasteries and cathedrals to the end of the Age of Faith in Europe. Painting, sculpture, and stained glass will be considered in their social and architectural context.
  • HER-H 331 Italian Renaissance Art (3 cr.) This course covers the painting, architecture, sculpture and graphic arts of Renaissance Italy with emphasis on the changing role of artists in society, major stylistic movements, the use and reception of art, the work of major artists, and their cultural context.
  • HER-H 333 Art of the Renaissance (3 cr.) Introduction to the architecture, painting, sculpture, and graphic media of Renaissance Europe. Emphasis is placed on the political and social climate prevailing from 1400 to 1600, and its effect on the arts of Italy, Flanders, Spain, Holland, France, Germany, and England.
  • HER-H 334 Baroque Art (3 cr.) Exploration of the characteristics of Baroque art and its development in the seventeenth century. Special emphasis on selected Baroque artists such as Bernini, Rubens, Rembrandt, Velazquez, and Poussin, and on their personalities, styles, and positions in seventeenth-century society.
  • HER-H 341 Nineteenth-Century Art (3 cr.) Focus is on the major movements and artists in European painting and sculpture from the French Revolution to postimpressionism. Topics include neoclassicism, romanticism, realism, and impressionism. Artists such as David, Ingres, Goya, Delacroix, Courbet, Manet, Monet, and Degas will be covered.
  • HER-H 342 From Dada to Abstract Expressionism: 1915-1950 (3 cr.) International movements in painting and sculpture from World War I until the emergence of the New York School after World War II including Dada activities in Europe and New York, the Bauhaus, European surrealism, and American art.
  • HER-H 344 Modern Architecture (3 cr.) Emphasis is given to European and American modern architecture since 1892 and to contemporary architecture in Indiana since 1942. Selected modern movements such as art nouveau, Chicago school, prairie, the Bauhaus, international style, and postmodernism will be studied. Special attention is directed to the American architects Henry Hobson Richardson, Louis Henri Sullivan, and Frank Lloyd Wright and to their contemporaries in Europe: Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
  • HER-H 345 American Art to 1913 (3 cr.) A multicultural and interdisciplinary stylistic approach will be used to study selected examples of American architecture, painting, and sculpture from the seventeenth century to the Armory Show of 1913. Some consideration will be given to Indiana architecture and painting.
  • HER-H 347 Art from 1950 to the Present (3 cr.) Deals with European and American painting and sculpture from abstract expressionism to the present. Topics include post-painterly abstraction, pop art, minimal art, conceptual art, body and performance art, photorealism, site and architectural sculpture, and installations.
  • HER-H 348 History of Photography (3 cr.) This course is a critical examination and in-depth study of photography from 1839 until the present. The general approach is from an artistic and cultural viewpoint, stressing the development of photography as a medium of personal artistic expression as well as its relationship to broader artistic ideas and sociocultural issues.
  • HER-H 400 Topics and Methods in Art History (1-3 cr.) Critical examination of important topics and methods from the history of art, using the seminar approach. Content may vary according to the specialty of the instructor. May be repeated up to three times for a maximum of 9 credits.
  • HER-H 402 The Roots of Modernism: 1905-1915 (3 cr.) This seminar deals with the decade in the early twentieth century that saw the rise of drastically new attitudes and styles in painting and sculpture. From the first group exhibit of the fauves in 1905 until the arrival of Marcel Duchamp in New York in 1915, the foundations for future developments in art were laid for the twentieth century.
  • HER-H 404 Art of the Past Two Decades (3 cr.) A seminar focusing on directed research into themes, artists, critical writing, and conceptual attributes of current art. The seminar emphasizes reflection, discussion, and writing about topics and issues in contemporary art, seen in a global perspective.
  • HER-H 410 Art Theory and Criticism (3 cr.) This course examines a cross-section of theories that underpin current discussions and developments in the visual arts. This course also examines the nature and goals of art criticism, including how different theories help frame the primary concerns and controversies within art criticism.
  • HER-H 413 Art and Archaeology of Greece (3 cr.) Art and archaeology of Greece from about 1000 B.C. through the Hellenistic period. Special attention given to the development of Greek architecture, sculpture, and vase painting. Equivalent to Classical Studies CLAS-C 413; students may receive credit for only one of these courses.
  • HER-H 414 Art and Archaeology of Rome (3 cr.) Development of Roman architecture, sculpture, and painting from the beginning through the fourth century A.D. Consideration given to the major archaeological sites. Continuation of HER-H 413, but HER-H 413 is not a prerequisite. Equivalent to Classical Studies CLAS-C 414; students may receive credit for only one of these courses.
  • HER-H 418 Myth and Reality in Greek Art (3 cr.) An introduction to Greek iconography (the study of images) that explores contemporary approaches to narration and representation. The course examines the illustration of myth, history, and everyday life in relation to ancient society. Equivalent to Classical Studies CLAS-A 418; students may receive credit for only one of these courses.
  • HER-H 495 Problems in Art History (1-3 cr.) P: Research proposal and permission of Instructor required. Directed study in art history for independent research and/or special external programs. May be repeated three times for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
  • HER-H 497 Educational Opportunities Abroad (1-6 cr.) A variable-credit course designed to allow credit for exceptional opportunities in art history study and travel outside the United States.
  • HER-H 221 Art Past and Present (3 cr.) An introduction to the methods and issues within the discipline of Art History. Offers a chronological overview of the history of art. Students will learn to look critically at art, learn about its place in society and history, and develop an understanding of art. This is a course for non-majors and does not count toward a Herron degree.
  • HER-H 325 Islamic Art (3 cr.) The course surveys the art, architecture, and culture of key periods in Islamic history. Students become familiar with styles, contexts, and functions of the arts in the Islamic world.
  • HER-H 351 African Art 1 (3 cr.) Course explores the styles, functions, and contexts of art in a selection of African cultures. Pre-colonial, post-colonial, and contemporary art may be considered, along with the varying perspectives from which African art has been studied.
  • HER-H 361 Asian Art 1 (3 cr.) Major art forms from regions in western and central Asia, considered in their cultural and historical contexts.
  • HER-H 362 Asian Art II (3 cr.) Major art forms from regions in east Asia, considered in their cultural and historical contexts.
  • HER-H 420 The Artist in the Renaissance (3 cr.) This course examines the changing role of artists in Renaissance cities, from anonymous craftsmen in the late Middle Ages to celebrity personalities in the sixteenth century. Workshop structure, relationships with patrons, and competition between artists provide contexts for interpreting Renaissance art and exploring questions central to Renaissance art history.
  • HER-H 431 The Gothic World (3 cr.) Seminar in the Gothic art of the high and late Middle Ages. Focus will be on the cultural, theoretical, and intellectual context of art and architecture of the twelfth through fifteenth centuries.
  • HER-H 460 Visual Culture (3 cr.) The study of visual culture investigates how we see and make sense of images, emphasizing vision's social dimensions. Students will use an interdisciplinary lens to look at diverse visual events, such as advertising, architecture, painting, photography, public art, maps, craft objects, exhibitions, and graphics.
  • HER-H 100 Art Appreciation (3 cr.) An understanding and appreciation of outstanding works of art through analysis of artistic purposes and techniques, and knowledge of historical style and subject matter. Not counted as credit toward the BFA or BAE degree, nor toward the major or minor requirements in art history. Approved as an arts and humanities course for IUPUI's general education requirements.
  • HER-H 304 Women in Art (3 cr.) This course analyzes the roles of women in the history of art. Topics may include women as patrons, viewers, and subjects of art as well as representations of women. The lives and work of women artists past and present will be featured.
  • HER-H 531 The Artist in the Renaissance (3 cr.)

    Graduate course examining the changing role of artists in Renaissance cities, from anonymous craftsmen in the late Middle Ages to celebrity personalities in the sixteenth century.  Workshop structure, relationships with patrons, and competition between artists provide contexts for interpreting Renaissance art and exploring questions central to Renaissance art history.

  • HER-H 375 Visual Artists and Film (3 cr.) The study of films produced by art movements of the 20th century in North America and Europe. These are often outside mainstream studio production and are radically experimental films. The course is a history of "avant-garde" film practice.
  • HER-H 590 Topics in Art History (3 cr.)

    Special topics in the history and study of the visual arts and visual culture.  May be repeated with a different topic for a total of 9 credit hours.

  • HER-H 200 Understanding Contemporary Art (3 cr.) An introduction to understanding contemporary art and the methods and issues within the discipline of art history. Chronological overview of the history of contemporary art beginning with 1945 to the present. Course looks at artworks, the social contexts in which they are produced and presented, and the different theoretical models through which they have been interpreted. Course is intended for general education and does not count toward a Herron degree. Course is approved for IUPUI's arts and humanities general education requirement. Students may not earn credit for both HER-H 200 and HER-H 103.
  • HER-H 560 Visual Culture: A Visual Studies Approach (3 cr.) P: graduate student or consent of instructor. This course uses the methods and theories of visual studies, an interdisciplinary approach to the study of visual culture that emphasizes the social ramifications of the visual. Specific topics vary according to the expertise of the instructor.
  • HER-H 222 History of American Comics and Graphic Fiction (3 cr.) Art historical overview of American Comics Books and Graphic Fiction. Examines historical shifts from 18th-century origins, inception in popular press, and elevation of artistic status in 1960s. Considers dynamics between comics and socio-political forces, changing visual styles, changes in readership and appreciation, and impact of contemporary publishing including digital technology.
  • HER-H 419 Art and Archaeology of Pompeii (3 cr.) The Roman city of Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79, but the trappings of all areas of Roman life were preserved under the ash. By studying the archaeology of Pompeii, this course provides insight into social, political, and commercial life in the Roman world. Course is equivalent to, and often cross-listed with, CLAS-C 419.
  • HER-H 470 Art History Capstone Seminar (3 cr.) P: Permission of instructor required. In this culminating course for art history majors, students will integrate and apply their learning in the process of completing a substantial research project. They will reflect upon their learning during their undergraduate career, and will prepare to translate that learning to future contexts including but not limited to professional careers.
  • HER-H 610 Art Theory and Criticism (3 cr.) This course examines a cross-section of theories that underpin current discussions and developments in the visual arts. This course also examines the nature and goals of art criticism, including how different theories help frame the primary concerns and controversies within art criticism.
Ceramics
  • HER-C 204 Beginning Ceramics, Hand Building (3 cr.) Open to Herron majors and non-majors. Beginning studio introduction to handbuilding, glazing, and firing of clay as an expressive studio medium applicable to contemporary and sculptural concepts. 
  • HER-C 206 Beginning Ceramics, Wheel Throwing (3 cr.) Open to Herron majors and non-majors. Focus on wheel throwing as an expressive tool within an overall ceramic experience. Clay vessels will be utilized to develop an understanding of glazing and firing techniques. Traditional forms will be used to expand sensitivity to material, history, and wheel throwing techniques.
  • HER-C 208 Intermediate Wheel Throwing (3 cr.) P: HER-C 206. Designed for ceramics or non-art majors who wish to further pursue wheel throwing. Emphasis is on developing skill through an exploration of more complex forms and investigative advanced embellishment and firing techniques.
  • HER-C 304 Ceramics III (3 cr.) P: HER-C 204 and HER-C 206; Herron Undergraduate. Advanced workshop. Focus on students’ conceptual development and self-motivated projects. Heavy concentration on material testing and exploration of firing techniques. Emphasis will be placed on the merging of technique and concept to ready students for entry into a career as a ceramic artist or educator.
  • HER-C 305 Ceramics IV (3 cr.) P: HER-C 304 and Herron Undergraduate. Advanced workshop. Focus on students' conceptual development and self-motivated projects. Heavy concentration on material testing and exploration of firing techniques. Emphasis will be placed on the merging of technique and concept to ready students for entry into a career as a ceramic artist or educator.
  • HER-C 307 Clay and Glaze Materials (3 cr.) P: HER-C 204 and HER-C 206; Herron Undergraduate. This course is an investigation into the chemistry that makes up clays and glazes. Students develop an understanding of these materials and their interactions by systematically testing a variety of glazes and clay bodies that are used by contemporary ceramic studio artists. Topics include low and high fire glazes, clay bodies, specialty glazes, and clays.
  • HER-C 308 Intermediate Wheel Throwing (3 cr.) P: HER-C 206 and Herron Undergraduate. Designed for ceramics majors to further develop wheel throwing skills. Assignments will focus on investigation of contemporary methods that utilize the wheel as a tool for functional as well as sculptural objects. Emphasis is on developing skill through an exploration of more complex forms and investigative surface finishes and firing techniques.
  • HER-C 350 Ceramic Workshop (3 cr.) P: HER-C 204 and HER-C 206. Open to Herron majors and non-majors. This course is designed to offer specific focused topics of surface design and alternative firing techniques in the ceramic arts. All methods of forming ceramic objects to be explored in an intensive 3 week workshop environment.
  • HER-C 400 Ceramics V (3-6 cr cr.) P: HER-C 304, HER-C 305, HER-C 307; Herron Undergraduate. This course is designed to investigate specific advanced ceramic techniques as used by contemporary artists. Areas of study will be offered on an alternate basis. Subject matter to be covered will include kiln construction and glaze calculations.
  • HER-C 405 Ceramics VI (3-6 cr.) P: HER-C 400 and Herron Undergraduate. Final semester study devoted to the student's independent research in ceramics. Emphasis placed on advanced techniques and the development of concepts and philosophies pertinent to the student's direction culminating in a thesis body of work.
  • HER-C 306 Indpt Research in Ceramics (3 cr.) P: HER-C 204, HER-C 206, and HER-C 304 This class is designed for students who have completed C204, C206, and C304 and wish to pursue specific independent research projects. Students will work closely with the instructor to accomplish their specific goals. Students must present the independent project to the instructor and receive permission from the instructor prior to signing up for the class.
  • HER-C 205 Intermediate Hand Building (3 cr.) P: HER-C 204. Designed for non-ceramics or non-art majors who wish to further pursue hand building. Emphasis is on developing skill through exploration of more forming and firing techniques and conceptual development.
  • HER-C 511 Independent Study (3 cr.) This class is designed for graduate students who have little or no previous experience with the use of ceramics as an art material. The class will cover specific subjects covering the foundations of ceramic materials and processes.
Drawing
  • HER-D 201 Drawing III (3 cr.) P: HER-D 101 and HER-D 102; Herron Undergraduate. Investigation of nature and the human figure through drawing. Emphasis on structure, line, gesture, and movement.
  • HER-D 202 Drawing IV (3 cr.) P: HER-D 201 and Herron Undergraduate. Investigation of nature and the human figure through drawing. Emphasis on structure, line, gesture, and movement.
  • HER-D 230 Figure Drawing (3 cr.) P: HER-D 101 and HER-D 102; Herron Undergraduate. Students draw in a variety of media directly from the live model.
  • HER-D 301 Drawing V (3 cr.) P: HER-D 201 and HER-D 202; Herron Undergraduate. Investigation of traditional and nontraditional elements of space in drawing. Emphasis placed on conceptual development and on drawing as an exploratory process and a means of producing finished works of art.
  • HER-D 302 Drawing VI (3 cr.) P: HER-D 301; Herron Undergraduate. Investigation of traditional and nontraditional elements of space in drawing. Emphasis placed on conceptual development and on drawing as an exploratory process and a means of producing finished works of art.
  • HER-D 401 Drawing VII (3 cr.) P: HER-D 301 and HER-D 302; Herron Undergraduate. Concerned solely with conceptual and technical capabilities in drawing necessary to satisfy the student's individual expressive needs. A primary aim of the course is to refine and extend analytical and verbal skills by means of participation in regularly scheduled open class critiques.
  • HER-D 402 Drawing VIII (3 cr.) P: HER-D 401; Herron Undergraduate. Concerned solely with conceptual and technical capabilities in drawing necessary to satisfy the student's individual expressive needs. A primary aim of the course is to refine and extend analytical and verbal skills by means of participation in regularly scheduled open class critiques.
  • HER-D 251 Anatomy for Artists (3 cr.) P: HER-D 101 and HER-D 102; Herron Undergraduate. This studio class focuses on the study of human anatomy and its function in the fine arts. Course work includes lectures and study of skeletal and muscular structure of the body and is supplemented by drawings from anatomical and live models to examine the surface form of the body and its relationship to artistic anatomy. Accurate observation and recording of individual and cooperative bone and muscle structures of the human form are emphasized.
  • HER-D 303 Drawing/Illustration-Digital Rendering (3 cr.) P: HER-D 101 and HER-D 102; Herron Undergraduate. Digital Rendering addresses a range of theories in studio practice for representation and interpretation in contextual frameworks. It provides expertise in digital art programing as artistic tools in expressing unique style, content, enabling the use of drawing tablets and navigating various software interface to understand capabilities, limitations, and artistic value.
  • HER-D 304 Drawing/Illustration-Narrative Imagery (3 cr.) P: HER-A 205 and HER-A 206; Herron Undergraduate. This course deals with broad range of theories to advance studio practice in narrative storytelling, providing meaning through imagery. It offers a sophisticated value addition approach to visual expression in figure drawing advancing knowledge of working with multiple interconnected layers of meaning via organization of parts to the whole.
Furniture Design
  • HER-Q 241 Beginning Furniture Design I (3 cr.) P: Foundation Program or permission of instructor. Beginning Furniture Design concentrates on the concept of art furniture through the design and building of functional objects. Furniture design focuses on both historical reference and contemporary theory. Works created in the courses range from utilitarian to non-utilitarian furniture forms. Students are introduced to wood as a material, its preparation, and furniture construction, including basic joinery, forming, shaping, and finishing techniques. Students learn to start from a working drawing, build a model, and construct a finished piece. Beginning projects generally focus on table and bench forms.
  • HER-Q 242 Beginning Furniture Design II (3 cr.) P: Foundation Program or permission of instructor. Beginning Furniture Design concentrates on the concept of art furniture through the design and building of functional objects. Furniture design focuses on both historical reference and contemporary theory. Works created in the courses range from utilitarian to non-utilitarian furniture forms. Students are introduced to wood as a material, its preparation, and furniture construction, including basic joinery, forming, shaping, and finishing techniques. Students learn to start from a working drawing, build a model, and construct a finished piece. Beginning projects generally focus on table and bench forms.
  • HER-Q 341 Intermediate Furniture Design III (3 cr.) P: HER-Q 241 and HER-Q 242. Intermediate Furniture Design concentrates on furniture as an art form as well as applications for everyday use. Furniture is defined as a medium in how its formal concerns address conceptual motives. Students are required to undertake an in-depth investigation of furniture, its historical roots as well as contemporary individual artist-makers. Students learn advanced joinery and carcass construction with door and drawer assemblies. Alternative materials and experimentation are encouraged.
  • HER-Q 342 Intermediate Furniture Design IV (3 cr.) P: HER-Q 241 and HER-Q 242. Intermediate Furniture Design concentrates on furniture as an art form as well as applications for everyday use. Furniture is defined as a medium in how its formal concerns address conceptual motives. Students are required to undertake an in-depth investigation of furniture, its historical roots as well as contemporary individual artist-makers. Students learn advanced joinery and carcass construction with door and drawer assemblies. Alternative materials and experimentation are encouraged.
  • HER-Q 441 Advanced Furniture Design V (3 cr.) P: HER-Q 341 and HER-Q 342. Advanced Furniture Design offers the student an opportunity to define himself/herself as an artist in the field. Individual design aesthetic is emphasized. Complex furniture forms and advanced techniques are applied to each student's expertise.
  • HER-Q 442 Advanced Furniture Design VI (3 cr.) P: HER-Q 341 and HER-Q 342. Advanced Furniture Design offers the student an opportunity to define himself/herself as an artist in the field. Individual design aesthetic is emphasized. Complex furniture forms and advanced techniques are applied to each student's expertise.
  • HER-Q 520 Studio Emphasis II: Theory into Practice in Furniture Design (3 cr.) P: Studio Emphasis I: Furniture Design. Study of designing and making studio furniture within the context of professional practice.
  • HER-Q 560 Studio Emphasis III: Advanced Practices in Furniture Design (3 cr.) P: Studio Emphasis II: Furniture Design. Study of advanced concepts and practices in designing and making furniture and related objects.
  • HER-Q 510 Studio Emphasis I: Materials and Methods in Furniture Design (6 cr.) P: M.F.A. student or consent of instructor. Introductory graduate course in the materials, methodologies, and general concepts used in the designing and making of furniture and related objects.
Painting
  • HER-P 201 Painting I (3 cr.) P: Foundation Program. Investigation of fundamental issues of painting, primarily through still lifes. Emphasis on composition, content, and the development of a working knowledge of painting processes.
  • HER-P 202 Painting II (3 cr.) P: Foundation Program. Continued investigation of techniques and processes of painting through still-lifes, the figure and landscape. Emphasis on form, and composition, and content, and an exploration of nonrepresentational modes of painting.
  • HER-P 209 Alternative Painting Methods (1-3 cr.) Introduction of materials, techniques and use of nonstandard painting media and methods. Course will focus on one or more specified materials or approaches. Students will research philosophy and history and explore methods to integrate the process into contemporary practices. Demonstrations, lectures, and critiques support studio assignments and instruction.
  • HER-P 210 Portrait Painting (3 cr.) Includes the study of features and basic construction of the head. Exploration of various media. Emphasis on rendering flesh tones, form, and colors with respect to the model.
  • HER-P 220 Watercolor Painting (3 cr.) Investigation of watercolor processes and techniques. Emphasis on individual creative objectives. Very intense study that will require exploration of watercolor to its fullest potential.
  • HER-P 222 Advanced Watercolor Painting (3 cr.) P: HER-P 220. This is a continuation of HER-P 220 watercolor. Students will work independently and be responsible for further investigation of concepts and ideas.
  • HER-P 301 Painting III (3 cr.) P: HER-D 201-D202, HER-P 201-P202. Exploration of traditional and contemporary concepts in painting with emphasis on relationships between form and content.
  • HER-P 302 Painting IV (3 cr.) P: HER-D 201-D202, HER-P 201-P202. Exploration of traditional and contemporary concepts in painting with emphasis on relationships between form and content.
  • HER-P 303 Concepts in Figuration I (3 cr.) Explores figurative painting as well as other subjects and approaches in both traditional and conceptual approaches. Emphasis on techniques, composition, drawing, color, and concept.
  • HER-P 304 Concepts in Figuration II (3 cr.) Explores figurative painting as well as other subjects and approaches in both traditional and conceptual approaches. Emphasis on techniques, composition, drawing, color, and concept.
  • HER-P 401 Painting V (3 or 6 cr.) P: HER-P 301-P302. Emphasis on personal solutions to form and content in painting. Classroom format features scheduled criticisms and seminars. Special counseling in areas of graduate study, fellowships, assistantships, grants, exhibitions, and professional potential following graduation.
  • HER-P 402 Painting VI (3 or 6 cr.) P: HER-P 301-P302. Emphasis on personal solutions to form and content in painting. Classroom format features scheduled criticisms and seminars. Students mount a thesis exhibition of their artwork in the last month of the course.  Special counseling in areas of graduate study, fellowships, assistantships, grants, exhibitions, and professional potential following graduation.
  • HER-P 403 Individual Research in Painting I (3 cr.) C: Offered in conjunction with HER-P 401-P402 only.  Research devoted to the student’s own projects in painting.
  • HER-P 404 Individual Research in Painting II (3 cr.) C: Offered in conjunction with HER-P 401-P402 only. Research devoted to the student’s own projects in painting.
  • HER-P 405 Digital Processes for Fine Art I (3 cr.) P: Junior or senior standing in a fine art major or HER-A 261. Concepts and skills common to several computer graphics software programs will be covered with an emphasis on the use of digital imagery to support the work of students who are doing more traditional studio disciplines. Photography.
  • HER-P 406 Digital Processes for Fine Art II (3 cr.) P: Junior or senior standing in a fine art major or HER-A 261. Concepts and skills common to several computer graphics software programs will be covered with an emphasis on the use of digital imagery to support the work of students who are doing more traditional studio disciplines.
  • HER-P 205 Alternative Painting Methods (3 cr.) Includes the study of features and basic construction of the head. Exploration of various media. Emphasis on rendering flesh tones, form, and color, with respect to the model.
  • HER-P 311 Individual Research in Painting (3 cr.) This course will allow Painting students to develop their conceptual, technical, historical, and critical knowledge around an individual set of problems established by the instructor and the student. This course of study will parallel the traditional goals established in the 16 week semester, but will allow the instructor the opportunity to work with a student in an individual specialized approach.
  • HER-P 200 Painting (Rotating Topics) (3 cr.) This course will allow Painting students to develop their conceptual, technical, historical, and critical knowledge on a variety of rotating topics.
  • HER-P 300 Painting (Rotating Topics) (3 cr.) This course will allow Painting students to develop their conceptual, technical, historical, and critical knowledge on a variety of rotating topics.
  • HER-P 400 Painting (Rotating Topics) (3 cr.) This course will allow Painting students to develop their conceptual, technical, historical, and critical knowledge on a variety of rotating topics.
  • HER-P 510 Studio Emphasis I: Painting and Drawing (6 cr.) P: MFA student or consent of instructor. Introductory graduate course in the materials, methodologies, and general concepts used in painting, drawing and related objects.
  • HER-P 501 Painting (3 cr.) Visual research on a highly individual level with personal criticism by the instructor.
  • HER-P 502 Painting (3 cr.) Visual research on a highly individual level with personal criticism by the instructor.
Photography
  • HER-K 201 Photography 1 (3 cr.) P: Foundation Program. Introduction to black-and-white photography with an emphasis on the development of creative, personal, and photographic vision. The student must have a camera (standard 35mm or larger format) with an adjustable shutter and diaphragm. Film, paper, and film developer are supplied by the student.
  • HER-K 202 Photography II (3 cr.) P: Foundation Program. Introduction to black-and-white photography with an emphasis on the development of creative, personal, and photographic vision. The student must have a camera (standard 35mm or larger format) with an adjustable shutter and diaphragm. Film, paper, and film developer are supplied by the student.
  • HER-K 211 Introduction to Electronic Media (3 cr.) This course serves as an introduction to electronic photo-based media, including digital imaging and video. Students are introduced to both the technical and conceptual aspects of these media, specifically in relation to contemporary photography. This course will cover digital imaging technique through Adobe Photoshop as well as delve into discussions about digital artists, critical thinking, principles of the photographic language, and aesthetics that relate to and affect personal creativity and expression. No prior knowledge of the computer or video is expected.
  • HER-K 300 Advanced Digital Imaging (3 cr.) P: HER-K 211 or permission of instructor. The course will cover time-based digital media techniques as well as delve into discussions about video artists and digital artists, critical thinking, language, and aesthetics as it relates to, and affects personal creativity and expression. This investigation will be accomplished through a combination of producing work, using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere, and Macromedia Director; discussing the work of other photographers who work with digital imaging; and historical lectures. Prior knowledge of computer basics and Adobe Photoshop required.
  • HER-K 301 Lighting for Photography (3 cr.) P: HER-K 201-202. This course introduces fundamental concepts of studio and on-location lighting using digital photography. The course emphasizes the technical understanding of photographic lighting while giving students an opportunity to integrate these skill sets into their fine art practice. Both continuous source and strobe lighting will be covered. Students must have a DSLR camera and external light meter to take this course. Students will be expected to buy paper to create digital inkjet prints on provided printers.
  • HER-K 302 Photography IV (3 cr.) P: HER-K 201-202. Exploration of photography as an expressive visual medium and the relationship of photography to culture. Advanced controls over negative production and printing techniques are taught. Students learn to speak critically of their own work, as well as the work of their peers, and other artists. Alternative methods of presentation, beyond the window mat, are introduced.
  • HER-K 303 Color Photography (3 cr.) P: HER-K 201-202 or permission of the instructor. This course introduces a hybrid mode of color photography to students by outlining the complimentary use of analogue and digital imaging techniques necessary for fine art photographic practice. Students will experiment with analog film, learn color photographic theory, operate medium and large format cameras, scan analog film, produce color balanced digital prints, and be exposed to contemporary theory on color photography.
  • HER-K 212 Topics in Photography (1-3 cr.) This course covers technical issues related to photography and each course will be specific to a topic. Topics include 4x5, Lighting, Final Cut Pro, Sound Techniques, and Alternative Processes with specifics changing from semester to semester. Repeatable for up to 4 credits.
  • HER-K 311 Individual Research Photography (3 cr.) Junior-level course that will provide special arranged instruction within photography. May take form of a field experience, in which case there will be close collaboration between specialized faculty member and work supervisor, who will jointly evaluate performance.
  • HER-K 401 Advanced Photography (6 cr.) P: HER-K 301-302, HER-K303, photographic portfolio, and permission of the instructor. An advanced course taught as a seminar for graduating photo majors. During the course of the semester, the student produces two professional-quality exhibitions and a photographic portfolio. Within the context of this class, students may produce mixed media, performance, video, time-based work, as well as traditional black-and-white and color photography. Emphasis is placed on individual instruction, preparation for graduate study, and professional exhibition practice.
  • HER-K 402 Advanced Photography (6 cr.) P: HER-K 301-302, HER-K303, photographic portfolio, and permission of the instructor. An advanced course taught as a seminar for graduating photo majors. During the course of the semester, the student produces two professional-quality exhibitions and a photographic portfolio. Within the context of this class, students may produce mixed media, performance, video, time-based work, as well as traditional black-and-white and color photography. Emphasis is placed on individual instruction, preparation for graduate study, and professional exhibition practice.
  • HER-K 411 Individual Research in Photography (3 cr.) This course is designed to give senior level students experience in independent processes and/or experiences that fall outside of traditional classroom teaching. Faculty emphasize using this course to bolster professional practice by undertaking an internship.
  • HER-K 412 Individual Research in Photography (3 cr.) P: Senior-level course for students who have already taken HER-K 311. Will allow a student additional individualized instruction with a photography faculty member.
  • HER-K 330 Photo and Intermedia Seminar (Rotating Topics) (3 cr.) This course will allow Photo and Intermedia students to develop their conceptual, technical, historical, and critical knowledge on a variety of rotating topics.
  • HER-K 510 Studio I: Photography and Intermedia (6 cr.) P: MFA student or consent of instructor. In Studio Emphasis 1: Photography and Intermedia, students will develop their conceptual, historical, and critical knowledge to form the basis for their personal studio research. Students will begin to build their own community through this class via group workshops, critiques, and seminars. Students will investigate and extend the framework of photography and intermedia. Intermedia incorporates theory and practice through integration of new technologies with non-static, time-based, sound, digital technologies, installation, through collaboration with areas of sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, painting, furniture and visual communications. In this program students will begin to examine and integrate connections between creative practice, cultural, scientific, critical and historical discourses as they relate and pertain to other artists, academic departments and community organizations. Throughout this process students will be exposed to a wide array of theoretical and reflective practices. Over the course of the semester the student will develop a graduate-level work ethic and lay the groundwork for intense, research-driven studio practice. Rationale: In the first semester of graduate study the student should establish a highly individual and concentrated studio practice based on adaptability, experimentation, and research. This course is designed to foster individual interests while demanding a high level of intellectual and critical development. Once an intense and flexible graduate practice is developed, the student will be better prepared to face the challenges inherent in the career of a professional artist.
  • HER-K 430 Photography and Intermedia Seminar (3 cr.) In Photography and Intermedia Seminar students will develop their conceptual, technical, historical, and critical knowledge on a variety of rotating topics. Topics can include: Performance, Image and Text, Critical Theory, Documentary Photography, Installation Art, Professional Photography Practices, Sound Art, and Advanced Digital Art.
  • HER-K 520 Studio II: Photography & Intermedia (3 cr.) This class will focus on the reasons, methods, and resources for artistic engagement that liberates art from the studio and gallery. Studio Emphasis II: Photography and Intermedia continues the studio practice and seminar conversations begun in the first semester's Studio Emphasis I: Photography and Intermedia. Intermedia incorporates theory and practice through integration of new technologies with non-static, time-based, sound, digital technologies, installation, through collaboration with areas of sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, painting, furniture and visual communications. In this course students will continue to examine and integrate connections between creative practice, cultural, scientific, critical and historical discourses as they relate and pertain to other artists, academic departments and community organizations. Professional practices, such as, writing proposals, creation of curriculum vitae, and development grants will be discussed. Rationale: Removing the art making and exhibition process from the traditional studio and gallery setting is a large part of today's contemporary art world. While studio and gallery settings are still perfectly valid, we want to encourage students to take steps to engage outside these arenas. This course continues the individual research begun in K510 while extending the reach into alterative venues and modes of working. Developing skills necessary to be a professional artist is integral to the course.
  • HER-K 530 Photography and Intermedia Rotating Topics (3 cr.) In Photography and Intermedia Seminar students will develop their conceptual, technical, historical, and critical knowledge on a variety of rotating topics. The topics given in this proposal are the core of topics that current Herron faculty members feel are important for photography and intermedia students to encounter, but this list is not all inclusive and the proposal is for the class as an idea not exclusively these topics. Topics will be added and deleted as their relevancy to current students' need and faculty members' abilities change. Topics: Performance, Image and Text, Critical Theory, Documentary Photography, Installation Art, Professional Photography Practices, Sound Art, Advanced Digital Art. Rationale for the course is in today's art world, many artists work with various media and many theoretical frameworks. This model seminar allows our faculty to accommodate this variety by focusing solely on one topic for an eight week period.
  • HER-K 560 Studio III: Photography & Intermedia (3 cr.) This course is designed to build on the experiences and experiments of the previous two semesters, and to allow the student an opportunity to further develop an individual and effective body of work. Students should have developed an original and intensive practice allowing for constant change and exploration, while also providing a useful framework within which to create intermedia art. Over the course of the semester the student will be working independently to develop a professional portfolio of work. Rationale: In order to complete the photography and intermedia program the student must achieve a high level of independence and self-motivation. The body of work created at this level should evidence awareness of contemporary theory as well as a highly individual set of interests, conceptual and formal concerns.
Printmaking
  • HER-G 201 Etching I (3 cr.) P: Foundations Program and Herron Undergraduate. Beginning course in intaglio printmaking, which introduces students to etching, engraving, and drypoint techniques. Students are instructed in basic printing processes and in use of the presses.
  • HER-G 202 Lithography I (3 cr.) P: Foundations Program and Herron Undergraduate. Beginning course in lithography dealing with basic techniques of black-and-white and color printing. Includes specific lectures in litho technology, materials, and application.
  • HER-G 203 Silkscreen Printing I (3 cr.) P: Foundations Program and Herron Undergraduate. Design and drawing for silkscreen processes, construction of equipment, and methods of making stencils (including photo stencils). Printing in black and white and in color.
  • HER-G 205 Monotype/Woodcut (3 cr.) P: Foundations Program and Herron Undergraduate. Beginning course in monotype and woodcut. Students learn traditional and experimental approaches to relief printmaking. Students are instructed on use of tools and materials and basic printing processes. Printing is in color and black and white.
  • HER-G 301 Etching II (3 cr.) P: HER-G 201 and Herron Undergraduate. An extensive introduction to color printing processes in etching is provided at the beginning of the course. Students are required to do at least a part of their work in color. Other etching techniques not covered in HER-G 201 will also be presented.
  • HER-G 303 Etching III (3 cr.) P: HER-G 301 and Herron Undergraduate. Develops further the skills learned in HER-G 301. However, students are urged to manipulate the techniques to the best advantage of their individual directions, making technique serve concept. An extensive introduction to color printmaking is given at the beginning of the course. Students are encouraged to work in color to at least a limited extent although this is not mandatory.
  • HER-G 302 Lithography II (3 cr.) P: HER-G 302 and Herron Undergraduate. Advanced study designed to extend students' ability to use their technical knowledge as a means of expression. Experimental printing in color and black and white.
  • HER-G 304 Lithography III (3 cr.) P: HER-G 302 and Herron Undergraduate. Advanced study designed to extend students' ability to use their technical knowledge as a means of expression. Experimental printing in color and black and white.
  • HER-G 305 Photo Processes for Printmaking I (3 cr.) P: G201-G202, K201-K202, and/or permission of the instructor. C: Enrollment in a 300-, 400-, or 500-level printmaking course. Introduction to the use of light-sensitive materials in printmaking processes. Involvement with nonsilver photographic processes such as kallitype, photoetching, photo-lithography (using halftone and contact materials), photo silkscreen, and gum printing. Color separation principles for printmaking processes.
  • HER-G 309 Monotype/Woodcut II (3 cr.) P: HER-G 205 and Herron Undergraduate. Advanced study of monotype techniques, both traditional and nontraditional. Emphasis is placed on students gaining control of monotype process in order to accurately express their artistic vision. Students are encouraged to explore their individual goals and research into the various media available.
  • HER-G 306 Photo Processes for Printmaking II (3 cr.) P: G201-G202, K201-K202, and/or permission of the instructor. C: Enrollment in a 300-, 400-, or 500-level printmaking course. Introduction to the use of light-sensitive materials in printmaking processes. Involvement with nonsilver photographic processes such as kallitype, photoetching, photo-lithography (using halftone and contact materials), photo silkscreen, and gum printing. Color separation principles for printmaking processes.
  • HER-G 401 Printmaking III Etching (3-6 cr.) P: HER-G 201, HER-G 202, HER-G 301, HER-G 302, HER-G 304, HER-G 304; Herron Undergraduate. A continuation of advanced processes in intaglio printmaking with demonstrations and experimentation with materials and techniques, including computer-assisted approaches. Individual and group critiques and discussions promote ongoing development of images and concepts.
  • HER-G 402 Printmaking IV Etching (3-6 cr.) P: HER-G 401 and Herron Undergraduate. A continuation of advanced processes in intaglio printmaking with demonstrations and experimentation with materials and techniques, including computer-assisted approaches. Individual and group critiques and discussions promote ongoing development of images and concepts.
  • HER-G 403 Individual Research in Printmaking I (3 cr.) Offered in conjunction with G401-G402 only. Research devoted to the student’s own projects in printmaking.
  • HER-G 307 Silkscreen Printing II (3 cr.) P: HER-G203 and Herron Undergraduate.

    The advanced process of silkscreen printing with the incorporation of digital printing processes. Printing in large format with color will be covered. Further Development of ideas and concepts in relation to the screenprinting process will be emphasized in this class.

  • HER-G 404 Individual Research in Printmaking II (3 cr.) Offered in conjunction with G401-G402 only. Research devoted to the student’s own projects in printmaking.
  • HER-G 208 LETTERPRESS TYPESETTING (3 cr.) Introduction to setting and printing text by hand on the letterpress. Historic traditions such as setting lead and wooden typed and carved blocks will be combined with contemporary digital text and image appropriation through photo-polymer plates. Goal is to develop typ, print technology, and tradition into expressive visual frameworks.
  • HER-G 510 Studio Emphasis I: Materials and Methods in Printmaking (3 cr.) P: Visual Art MFA student or Department Consent. Introductory graduate course in the exploration of traditional and contemporary materials, methodologies, and concepts used in printmaking.
  • HER-G 211 BOOK ARTS BASICS (3 cr.) This course introduces the core skills of the book arts: bookbinding, letterpress typesetting and papermaking. Staple skills will be developed with the goal of understanding technologies and processes as an expressive visual language. The course will culminate in a project that conceptually integrates skills into a coherent narrative.
  • HER-G 520 Studio Emphasis II: Theory into Practice in Printmaking (3 cr.) P: HER-G 510; Visual Art MFA or Department Consent. Study of the integration of studio practices in printmaking within the context of professional engagement.
  • HER-G 308 THE VISUAL BOOK (3 cr.) Introduction to concept building specific to the artist book. Study of principles of narrative building, sequencing, interactivity. Contextualizing of expressive craftsmanship through experimental binding structures such as altered books, wearable books, edible books. Integration of history, tradition and contemporary development of the book arts.
  • HER-G 560 Studio Emphasis III: Advanced Practices in Printmaking (3 cr.) P: HER-G 520; Visual Art MFA or Department Consent. Advanced exploration of printmaking, including studio practices and professional development.
  • HER-G 501 Printmaking (3 cr.) P: Graduate-level printmaking. Visual research on a highly individual level with personal criticism by the instructor.
  • HER-G 502 Printmaking (3 cr.) P: Graduate-level printmaking. Visual research on a highly individual level with personal criticism by the instructor.
Book Arts
  • HER-G 206 Bookbinding (3 cr.) Introduction to traditional and non-traditional skills in bookbinding. Non-adhesive, experimental structures will be covered such as accordion, concertina, piano hinge and koptic binding as well as case binding, box making and slip cases. Goal is to develop the binding process as an expressive, visual language with attention to its tradition and contemporary presence as aesthetic medium.
  • HER-G 310 The Printed Book (3 cr.) Integration of the print medium into the book structure. Development of prints as interactive structures and interdependence of multiple and three- and four-dimensional qualities of books. Skills in letterpress technology, type-high surface construction, bookbinding, and papermaking with attention to history and contemporary context of the book arts.
  • HER-G 209 PAPERMAKING (3 cr.) Introduction to western principles of making paper by hand. Skills in pulp technology, sheet formation, 2D and 3D applications will be developed, such as stenciling, pulp-spraying, casting, and integration into book structures. Goal is to apply skills to expressive, conceptual frameworks with attention to historic and contemporary context of papermaking.
  • HER-A 262 INTRO COMPUTER IMAGERY II (3 cr.) P: A261 or permission of instructor. A continuing course that extends the student’s abilities in using the Macintosh computer and Adobe Photoshop as a means of creative self-expression. A studio elective for all Herron degree-seeking students with the above prerequisites.
Sculpture
  • HER-S 201 Sculpture I (3 cr.) P: Foundation Program. Basic consideration of three-dimensional form in sculptural concept. Exposure to various related materials, techniques, and processes.
  • HER-S 202 Sculpture II (3 cr.) P: Foundation Program. Basic consideration of three-dimensional form in sculptural concept. Exposure to various related materials, techniques, and processes.
  • HER-S 301 Sculpture III (3 and/or 6 cr.) P: HER-D 201-D202, HER-S 201-S202. Emphasis on creative expression through sculpture. Covers wood and plastic materials, metal casting, and industrial fabricating techniques.
  • HER-S 302 Sculpture IV (3 and/or 6 cr.) P: HER-D 201-D202, HER-S 201-S202. Emphasis on creative expression through sculpture. Covers wood and plastic materials, metal casting, and industrial fabricating techniques.
  • HER-S 401 Sculpture V (3 and/or 6 cr.) P: HER-S 301-S302. Concentrated, specialized study of sculpture, with emphasis on extensive research in pursuit of individual direction.
  • HER-S 402 Sculpture VI (3 and/or 6 cr.) P: HER-S 301-S302. Concentrated, specialized study of sculpture, with emphasis on extensive research in pursuit of individual direction.
  • HER-S 403 Individual Research in Sculpture I (3 cr.) Research devoted to the student's own projects in sculpture.
  • HER-S 404 Individual Research in Sculpture II (3 cr.) Research devoted to the student's own projects in sculpture.
  • HER-S 220 Sculpture Seminar (Rotating Topics) (3 cr.) This course will allow Sculpture students to develop their conceptual, technical, historical, and critical knowledge on a variety of rotating topics.
  • HER-S 501 Sculpture (3 cr.) Visual research on a highly individual level with personal critique by the instructor.
  • HER-S 502 Sculpture (3 cr.) Visual research on a highly individual level with personal critique by the instructor.
  • HER-S 510 Studio Emphasis I: Materials and Methods in Sculpture (3 cr.) P: M.F.A. student or consent of instructor. Introductory graduate course in the materials, methodologies, and general concepts used in the designing and making of contemporary sculpture.
  • HER-S 520 Studio Emphasis II: Theory into Practice in Sculpture (3 cr.) P: Studio Emphasis I: Sculpture. Advanced exploration of sculpture, including studio practices, professional development, and concerns about site and context.
  • HER-S 560 Studio Emphasis III: Advanced Practices in Sculpture (3 cr.) P: Studio Emphasis II: Sculpture. Study of advanced concepts and practices in designing and making contemporary sculpture.
Visual Communication
Required Courses for Visual Communication Majors
  • HER-V 211 Typography (3 cr.) Studio course. Intermediate skills development for visual communication design majors. Exploring visual communication design through the application of text type and typographic technology. Focusing on congruency between visual and verbal hierarchies, formats for information organizational problems, and technical details of typographic layout. Includes an introduction to professional terminology, typographic history and technical issues.
  • HER-V 214 History of Visual Communication (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 131 or equivalent. This course examines the cultural, social, political, economic, and technological forces that shape visual communication. Course begins with an introductory survey of visual communication activities from the middle ages through the renaissance. Following the impact of technology on visual communication the course will focus more thoroughly on a Western European and American perspective from the impact of the Industrial Revolution through the explosive changes that continue to take place in contemporary visual communication.
  • HER-V 220 VC 2: Design Methodology (6 cr.) P: HER-V 210, HER-V 201, HER-V 214. Studio. Introductory course in Visual Communication. Assigned projects allow students to develop skills in concept generation and concept visualization. Students learn to make relevant, meaningful and appropriate visual form in response to contexts and communication problems. Class focus is on integrating visual and verbal messages intended to communicate to a clearly defined audience.
  • HER-V 210 VC 1: Elements and Principles (4 cr.) P: Foundation Program. C: HER-V 211, HER-V 212. Studio course. Introductory skills development for visual communication design majors. Emphasis placed on design process and the development of ability to engage in iterative exploration. Exploring varied means of graphic representation utilizing formal elements and principles of visual communication design. Identifying, contrasting, and analyzing techniques for the invention of two-dimensional form with the purpose of communicating information, concepts, and emotions.
  • HER-V 310 Identifying Problems (5 cr.) P: HER-V 220, HER-V 211. C: HER-V 311. Studio course. Application and integration of knowledge and skills for visual communication design majors. Methods of managing complex communication design needs within a broad spectrum of applications. Directing inquiries in unstructured situations with undefined problems. Managing expressions and impressions. Integrating professional service for civic communication with reflection on personal values.
  • HER-V 311 Type & Image (3 cr.) P: HER-V 220, HER-V 211. Studio course. Advanced skills development and applied research for visual communication design majors. Course builds on the skills and knowledge developed in Making Meaning and in Typography; students will use typography and imagery as modes of visual communication design.
  • HER-V 320 VC 4: Facilitating Solutions (6 cr.) P: HER-V 310. Studio course. Application and integration of knowledge and skills for visual communication majors. Methods to facilitate solutions to unframed community issues. Exploring social roles of designers as researchers, reporters, and editors in collaborative teams. Integrating professional service for civic communication with reflection on personal values.
  • HER-V 410 VC 5: Design Methods for Innovation (3 cr.) P: HER-V 320 or permission of instructor. Studio course with cross-disciplinary team collaboration. Application, integration, and synthesis of knowledge and skills for visual communication majors and subject matter experts. Advanced methods for designing for innovation. Discovering and shaping opportunities for socially relevant innovations. Integrating professional service for civic communication with reflection on personal values.
  • HER-V 420 VC 6: Portfolio (3 cr.) P: HER-V 410. Studio. Application, integration, synthesis, and evaluation of knowledge and skills for visual communication design majors. Utilization of tools and knowledge for managing complexity to develop professional career plans. Reflecting on personal, academic, pre-professional experiences. Analyzing and evaluating transferable skills. Developing portfolios that demonstrate depth, breadth, adaptiveness of knowledge, and critical thinking in preparation for beginning a professional career.
  • HER-A 453 Professional Practice Internship (3 cr.) P: HER-V 301, HER-V 302, HER-V 310, HER-V 311; Herron Undergraduate; Department Consent. Program offers students the opportunity to learn by working with professionals in a design studio or corporate design office. Students must participate in seeking suitable opportunities. Internship settings must be coordinated with faculty and are subject to approval by faculty to ensure a valid educational experience. Students must document their work experience as required by the faculty for grading and to receive credit.
  • HER-V 201 Making Meaning (3 cr.) Theory. Survey study of a range of theories about visual communication design to inform studio practice relative to broad issues of representation and interpretation within contextual frameworks.
  • HER-V 421 Service Experience Design ((3) 8w2 cr.) P: HER-V 400. As the service industry continues to dominate the US economy in public and private sectors, there have been increasing demands for design thinking to address the opportunities and challenges faced by the shift to a knowledge-based service-centered society. Responding to the current design context and practice, Service Experience Design 1 focuses on a totality of service experience that considers people, products, places and procedures in a designerly way.
  • HER-V 422 Service Experience Design II (6 cr.) P: HER-V 421. This is the second in a series of two courses which focus on service design. This course builds on the prerequisite course, Designing People-centered Services I. Students in this course will apply research methods to seek better understanding of human factors (issues of audiences and contexts); students will apply strategic design tools for generating and integrating solutions. Within this course these skills, tools and methods will be applied to a collaborative project situated in the real world in order to develop people-centered solutions.
Elective Courses in Visual Communication
  • HER-A 261 Introduction to Computer Imagery I (3 cr.) An introductory course providing hands-on learning experiences in using the Macintosh computer and Adobe Photoshop, a pixel-based paint and image-editing software package, to create, scan, and manipulate images. A studio elective open to all Herron degree-seeking students with little or no computer experience who have completed the foundation year.
  • HER-L 210 Visual Communication Design for the Web (3 cr.) P: HER-F 121 or permission of instructor. Intended for non-VCD majors but may be taken as a studio elective by VCD majors. Introductory web design course examines web design from the perspective of a visual designer. Topics covered include web page layout and conventions, web typography, user interface, and responsive visual design. Impact of visual design on usability, user experience, and basic front-end development also introduced. Open to all Herron degree-seeking students; other students by permission. Must have computer experience or completion of HER-A 261.
  • HER-Y 201 Designing for Hybrid Spaces (3 cr.) P: HER-F 121 or permission of instructor. Intended for all Herron majors and is encouraged as a studio elective for VCD majors. Hybrid spaces partake of both physical and digital worlds. This hands-on studio introduces digital fabrication (laser cutting and 3D printing) and microcontroller skills (working with sensors, actuators and coding) that students will use together to activate spaces to support and measure experiences of place. Includes theory, survey of practices and hands-on work.
Graduate Course Descriptions
Drawing
Art Education
  • HER-Z 511 Nonstudio Approaches to Art Instruction (3 cr.) Exploration of critical approaches to newer media, including film, video, and television, directed toward an art context. Emphasis on the development of critical skills and approaches to new media in the classroom.
  • HER-Z 512 Improving Studio Instruction in Art (3 cr.) Designed to examine major directions in art and the points of view of professional artists in order to develop new approaches to elementary and secondary art instruction.
  • HER-Z 513 Special Topics in Art Education (1-3 cr.) A variable topic course designed to cover current issues in art curriculum and assessment. Designed for the K-12 art specialist.
  • HER-Z 508 Issues in Art Education (3 cr.)

    This course examines contemporary issues concerned with art and education. Art Education literature will be examined that pertains to: 1). Recent Approaches to Art Education, 2). Modernism and Postmodernism, 3). Cultural Identities and Multicultural and Global Education, 4). Visual Culture and New Technologies, 5). Identity and Gender Issues, 6). Interdisciplinary study, Learning Design, Creative Process, Semiotics, and other current developments in contemporary art and education. In this class students consider diverse perspectives and develop key questions and responses to important issues in the field.

Art History
  • HER-H 560 Visual Culture: A Visual Studies Approach (3 cr.) P: graduate student or consent of instructor. An introduction to visual studies, an interdisciplinary approach to the study of visual culture that emphasizes the social ramifications of the visual.
  • HER-H 610 Art Theory and Criticism (3 cr.) This course examines a cross-section of theories that underpin current discussions and developments in the visual arts. This course also examines the nature and goals of art criticism, including how different theories help frame the primary concerns and controversies within art criticism.
  • HER-H 590 Topics in Art History (3 cr.)

    Special topics in the history and study of the visual arts and visual culture.  May be repeated with a different topic for a total of 9 credit hours.

  • HER-H 531 The Artist in the Renaissance (3 cr.) P: graduate student or consent of instructor. Graduate course examining the changing role of artists in Renaissance cities, from anonymous craftsmen in the late Middle Ages to celebrity personalities in the sixteenth century.  Workshop structure, relationships with patrons, and competition between artists provide contexts for interpreting Renaissance art and exploring questions central to Renaissance art history.
  • HER-H 555 Art of the Past Two Decades (3 cr.) A graduate seminar focusing on reading, discussion, research, and writing about themes, media, issues, and trends of visual art over the past 20 years. Students use an interdisciplinary and global lens to examine current practices and intellectual and social contexts for the creation and reception of new art.
Art Therapy
  • HER-T 501 Art Therapy Practicum (1.5 cr.) A supervised practicum that prepares students for the internship and advanced internship experiences. Students observe and practice counseling, group counseling, and art therapy techniques in different settings. Minimum of 100 hours, including 40 hours in direct service with clients with at least 10 hours in group settings.
  • HER-T 502 Counseling Theory and Practice for Art Therapists (3 cr.) This is an introductory course on counseling and psychological theory and practice involving the history of mental health care services, the role of professional counselors, the basic skills of counseling and psychotherapy (basic interviewing, assessment and counseling skills), different theoretical perspectives on counseling and psychotherapy, treatment plans, ways of engaging the client, and an overview of the professional code of ethics for the American Counseling Association, American Psychological Association, and American Art Therapy Association. The class will require personal reflection by the students on their views of counseling, themselves and the role of theory in practice. Student will also engage in role playing to practice.
  • HER-T 503 History Theory and Practice of Art Therapy (3 cr.) This course will explore how foundations of psychotherapy are applied within the context of art therapy principles and practices with clients. The Course on the history, theory and practice of art therapy. Course includes role playing and practice in art therapy, the development of art therapy as a therapeutic practice, and an overview of relevant psychotherapeutic theories.
  • HER-T 505 Art Therapy with Children and Adolescents (3 cr.) Course on an understanding of children and ways that art therapy can be effective in helping children resolve issues. Course includes a study of forms of trauma often experienced by children resolve issues. Course includes a study of forms of trauma often experienced by children and issues children face, including disorders, illness, behavioral problems, divorce, domestic violence, loss, and self-esteem. Ways to assist children in expressing and managing emotions is covered.
  • HER-T 504 Ethics & Legal Issues in Art Therapy (1.5 cr.) This course features lectures, group discussions, readings, a research paper, and examinations that provide the graduate student an in-depth knowledge of ethical and legal issues relevant to the professional practice of art therapy. The course focus includes knowledge of historical development of ethical standards, and an understanding of the application of legal principles in today’s professional practice.
  • HER-T 507 Assessment & Evaluation in Art Therapy (3 cr.) This course features lectures, group discussions, readings, a research paper, and examinations that serve as an in-depth introduction to the processes of assessment and evaluation relevant to the professional practice of art therapy. The course focus includes a study of art therapy assessment, psychopathology, general principles of etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders and dysfunctional behavior, and general principles, and practices of the promotion of optimal mental health.
  • HER-T 508 Cultural & Social Diversity in Counseling and Art Therapy (3 cr.) This course features lectures, group discussions, readings, a journal, examinations, and a final reflection paper and art project that serve as an in-depth introduction to cultural and social diversity, and to gain understanding of the historical, theoretical, and practical issues surrounding the professional practice of counseling and art therapy with individuals with diverse backgrounds and cultural perspectives.
  • HER-T 509 Advanced Art Therapy Practice--Specialized Populations (3 cr.)

    Designed as a progressive course to meet twenty-first century healthcare trends, this specialized training course will address three clinical populations in five (5) classes per unit: Trauma, Addictions and Substance Abuse and Aging Adults. Each unit will follow a similar outline of learning tailored to the clinical population. Special needs and medical populations will also be integrated into the learning experience. This will include a brief history of counseling and psychotherapy theory and treatment implications for each population and how art therapists tailor interventions to meet the specialized needs within the general framework of art therapy theory. Didactic instruction will include when and how to refer clients and families to support services, professional boundaries, issues of transference and countertransference, treatment planning and the development of goals.

  • HER-T 511 Art Therapy with Families and Adults (3 cr.)

    This course will explore the complicated and dynamic issues involved with adult treatment and in family groups. There will be a brief look into families as a cultural institution as well as cultural differences. The course will explore of the many issues that arise in families and the best practices in art therapy that can be used to help. Students will also delve into the ways parents and children interact including discipline, care giving, behavioral problems, illness, communication, expectations, differentiation, and developmental transitions.

  • HER-T 602 Professional Issues Capstone (3 cr.) This course features lectures, group discussions, readings, a research paper or project, and examinations that provide the graduate student an in-depth knowledge of the professional practice of art therapy and counseling. The course focus includes standards of practice in art therapy, professional preparation for credentialing, an examination of the function and methodology of research in art therapy, an understanding of the roles of mental health counseling in context of the larger field of mental health services, ways in which a network of services is utilized to help clients and the differences in inpatient, outpatient, individual and group practice settings. Exploration on how to move forward into a practice as a professional will also be discussed. A research thesis or culminating project will be required.
  • HER-T 620 Art Therapy Internship I and Group Supervision (4 cr.)

    Combined with T621 Art Therapy Internship II, this course requires a minimum of 450 hours of supervised experience in an internship, to gain working experience in the professional practice of art therapy and counseling. Students will practice and enhance their basic counseling skills, art therapy skills, and ability to complete paperwork. This is a hands-on experience in which students make the transition to working professional. Students are required to provide appropriate documentation of their performance and attendance in all scheduled activities

  • HER-T 621 Art Therapy Internship II and Group Supervision (4 cr.)

    Combined with T620 Art Therapy Internship I, this course requires a minimum of 450 hours of supervised experience in an internship, to gain working experience in the professional practice of art therapy and counseling. Students will practice and enhance their basic counseling skills, art therapy skills, and ability to complete paperwork. This is a hands-on experience in which students make the transition to working professional. Students are required to provide appropriate documentation of their performance and attendance in all scheduled activities.

  • HER-T 622 Art Therapy Advanced Internship and Group Supervision (4 cr.)

    This course requires a minimum of 450 hours of supervised experience in an internship, to gain working experience in the professional practice of art therapy. Students will practice and enhance their basic counseling skills, art therapy skills, and ability to complete paperwork. This is a hands-on experience in which students make the transition to working professional. There is an expectation in this course that students will be taking on an increasing amount of responsibility for the care of clients under the guidance of the site supervisor. Students are required to provide appropriate documentation of their performance and attendance in all scheduled activities.

  • HER-T 630 Professional Issues Capstone (2 cr.)

    In combination with T631 Professional Issues Capstone II, This course features lectures, group discussions, readings,a research paper or project, and examinations that provide the graduate student an in-depth knowledge of the professional practice of art therapy and counseling. The course focus includes standards of practice in art therapy, professional preparation for credentialing, an examination of the function and methodology of research in art therapy, an understanding of the roles of mental health counseling in context of the larger field of mental health services, ways in which a network of services is utilized to help clients and the differences in inpatient, outpatient, individual and group practice settings. Exploration on how to move forward into a practice as a professional will also be discussed. A research thesis or culminating project will be required.

  • HER-T 631 Professional Issues Capstone II (4 cr.)

     In combination with T630 Professional Issues Capstone I, This course features lectures, group discussions, readings,a research paper or project, and examinations thatprovide the graduate student an in-depth knowledge of the professional practice of art therapy and counseling. The course focus includes standards of practice in art therapy, professional preparation for credentialing, an examination of the function and methodology of research in art therapy, an understanding of the roles of mental health counseling in context of the larger field of mental health services, ways in which a network of services is utilized to help clients and the differences in inpatient, outpatient, individual and group practice settings. Exploration on how to move forward into a practice as a professional will also be discussed. A research thesis or culminating project will be required

  • HER-T 640 Studio Art for Art Therapists (3 cr.)

     The purpose of this class is to demonstrate experimentation and development of knowledge of different art media. Students will be expected to demonstrate an increased awareness of the psychological and emotional aspects of their own creative process and discuss how facility with a range of art media may be conceptualized when working with different demographic populations.

  • HER-T 510 LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT FROM AN ART THERAPY PERSPECTIVE (3 cr.) Students will examine the biological, psychological, and social development of humans through the lens of art therapy, incorporating how artistic and creative development unfolds across the lifespan.  Students will be introduced to theories of human development from birth to death and will examine their relevance to the practice of art therapy.  Class discussions will include case studies, experiential exercises, and art making.  Human development readings designed for helping professionals will be interwoven with content that is specific to the field of art therapy.  Students will participate in written and arts-based exercises to enhance understanding of course content.
  • HER-T 552 CAREER COUNSELING FOR ART THERAPISTS (3 cr.) This course is designed to introduce students to career counseling theories as they apply to the field of art therapy, processes and applied techniques.  Current assessment and counseling methods will be examined in a context related to art therapy philosophy, along with the ways in which developmental, ethnic, and cultural factors influence the processes and outcomes of career counseling as applied to the practice of art therapy.  Special attention will be paid to "right-brained" strategies for breaking through resistance to and increasing client investment in career counseling.
Visual Art
Interdisciplinary, Capstone, and Research Courses
  • HER-J 520 Project Management/Public Art (3 cr.) P: Graduate student or consent of instructor. Examination of trends in public art in the 20th and 21st centuries. Course explores challenges, opportunities, and procedures for artists working in the public sphere.
  • HER-J 530 University Visual Art Teaching Practicum (3 cr.) P: Graduate student with a BFA in studio art. Introduction to techniques, topics, and goals of teaching studio art courses at the undergraduate level.
  • HER-R 511 Visual Research (Variable Title) (3 cr.) P: Consent of the instructor. Specially arranged instruction within specialized subject area. May take form of field experience, in which case there will be close collaboration between specialized faculty member and the work supervisor, who will jointly evaluate performance. May be taken with approval of dean, who will confer with appropriate faculty.
  • HER-R 512 Visual Research (Variable Title) (3 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. Specially arranged instruction within specialized subject area. May take form of field experience, in which case there will be close collaboration between specialized faculty member and the work supervisor, who will jointly evaluate performance. May be taken with approval of dean, who will confer with appropriate faculty.
  • HER-R 529 Interdisciplinary Collaboration in the Visual Arts (3 cr.) P: Visual Art M.F.A. student or consent of instructor. A studio-based course designed to foster the cross-fertilization of ideas across media emphasis areas.
  • HER-R 539 Urban Art Context (variable credit cr.) P: Visual Art M.F.A. student or consent of instructor. Specially arranged instruction within specialized subject area related to public art projects and installation. May take form of field experience, in which case there will be close collaboration between specialized faculty member and the work supervisor, who will jointly evaluate performance. May be taken with approval of dean, who will confer with appropriate faculty.
  • HER-R 599 Studio Emphasis IV: Thesis Exhibit/Project (6-9 cr.) P: Visual Art M.F.A student with 45 credits completed towards M.F.A.; Studio Emphasis III; or consent of instructor. Completion and public presentation of a final body of work, showing professional competence, documented by culminating project, evidence of graduate level visual research, and written thesis paper.
  • HER-J 549 Interdisciplinary Critique (3 cr.) P: MFA in Visual Art student or consent of instructor

    A seminar-based course designed to foster the cross-fertilization of ideas across media emphasis areas and the professional presentation of visual art research.

  • HER (Letter prefix determined by major) 510 Studio Emphasis I: Materials and Methods (3 cr.) P: MFA in Visual Art student or consent of instructor.

    Development of conceptual, historical, and critical knowledge as a basis for personal studio research in the production and creation of a body of work reflective of graduate-level study.

  • HER (Letter prefix determined by major) 520 Studio Emphasis II: Theory into Practice (6-9 cr.) P:  MFA in Visual Art student with 15 credits completed towards MFA; Studio Emphasis I; or consent of instructor.

    Continues the development initiated in Studio Emphasis I while incorporating theory through the integration of and collaboration in process, media, craft, and presentation.

  • HER (Letter prefix determined by major) 560 Studio Emphasis III: Advanced Practice (6-9 cr.) P: MFA in Visual Art student with 30 credits completed towards MFA; Studio Emphasis II; or consent of instructor.

    This course is designed to build on the knowledge and experience of the previous two semesters. In this course, students will demonstrate a well-developed understanding of the objectives and direction they will pursue for their culminating thesis project.

Ceramics
  • HER-C 510 Studio Emphasis: Materials and Methods in Ceramics (6 cr.) P: Visual Art MFA student or Department Consent. Introductory graduate course in the materials, methodologies, and general concepts used in ceramics and related objects.
  • HER-C 520 Study of the integration of studio practices in ceramics within the context of professional engagement (6 cr.) P: HER-C 510; Visual Art MFA student or department consent. Graduate course in the materials, methodologies, and general concepts used in ceramics and related objects.
  • HER-C 560 Study of advanced concepts and practices in designing and making contemporary ceramic sculpture (6-9 cr.) P: HER-C 520; Visual Art MFA student or department consent. Graduate course in the materials,methodologies, and general concepts used in ceramics and related objects.
Furniture Design
  • HER-Q 510 Studio Emphasis I: Materials and Methods in Furniture Design (6 cr.) P: M.F.A. student or consent of instructor. Introductory graduate course in the materials, methodologies, and general concepts used in the designing and making of furniture and related objects.
  • HER-Q 520 Studio Emphasis II: Theory into Practice in Furniture Design (6 cr.) P: Studio Emphasis I: Furniture Design. Study of designing and making studio furniture within the context of professional practice.
  • HER-Q 560 Studio Emphasis III: Advanced Practices in Furniture Design (6 cr.) P: Studio Emphasis II: Furniture Design. Study of advanced concepts and practices in designing and making furniture and related objects.
Painting
  • HER-P 520 Studio Emphasis II: Theory into Practice in Painting and Drawing (6 cr.) P: MFA student or consent of instructor. This graduate studio course continues the development of the students research and studio practice initiated in Studio I. Students may also engage in class/group collaborative projects, such as site-specific works and collaborations with local community partners and other institutions. Students will be expected to continue experimentation and exploration of idea and form as they intensify their studio practice. The students? point of view in relation to other contemporary artists will be further refined, as well as the students? ability to realize their ideas and inspiration into creative works of art. While the focus in this course will be on the students? research, they will also be encouraged to seek gallery exhibitions and collaborative projects.
  • HER-P 560 Studio Emphasis III: Advanced Practices in Painting and Drawing (6 cr.) P: MFA student or consent of instructor. This course is designed to build on the knowledge and experience of the previous two semesters. In this course, students should demonstrate a well-developed understanding of the objectives and direction they will pursue for their thesis exhibition. Students should have developed an original, independent and intensive studio practice. Their work should show a fluent control of technical and formal issues relevant to their approach. A high level of research and experimentation will continue in consultation with their instructors and peers. The students? primary focus is now directed toward building a cohesive, personal and professional body of work.
  • HER-P 501 Painting (3 or 6 cr.) Visual research on a highly individual level with personal criticism by the instructor.
  • HER-P 502 Painting (3 pr 6 cr.) Visual research on a highly individual level with personal criticism by the instructor.
  • HER-P 510 Studio Emphasis I: Painting and Drawing (6 cr.) P: MFA student or consent of instructor. Introductory graduate course in the materials, methodologies, and general concepts used in painting, drawing and related objects.
Photography
  • HER-K 510 Studio I: Photography and Intermedia (6 cr.) P: MFA student or consent of instructor. In Studio Emphasis 1: Photography and Intermedia, students will develop their conceptual, historical, and critical knowledge to form the basis for their personal studio research. Students will begin to build their own community through this class via group workshops, critiques, and seminars. Students will investigate and extend the framework of photography and intermedia. Intermedia incorporates theory and practice through integration of new technologies with non-static, time-based, sound, digital technologies, installation, through collaboration with areas of sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, painting, furniture and visual communications. In this program students will begin to examine and integrate connections between creative practice, cultural, scientific, critical and historical discourses as they relate and pertain to other artists, academic departments and community organizations. Throughout this process students will be exposed to a wide array of theoretical and reflective practices. Over the course of the semester the student will develop a graduate-level work ethic and lay the groundwork for intense, research-driven studio practice. Rationale: In the first semester of graduate study the student should establish a highly individual and concentrated studio practice based on adaptability, experimentation, and research. This course is designed to foster individual interests while demanding a high level of intellectual and critical development. Once an intense and flexible graduate practice is developed, the student will be better prepared to face the challenges inherent in the career of a professional artist.
  • HER-K 520 Studio II: Photography & Intermedia (3 cr.) This class will focus on the reasons, methods, and resources for artistic engagement that liberates art from the studio and gallery. Studio Emphasis II: Photography and Intermedia continues the studio practice and seminar conversations begun in the first semester's Studio Emphasis I: Photography and Intermedia. Intermedia incorporates theory and practice through integration of new technologies with non-static, time-based, sound, digital technologies, installation, through collaboration with areas of sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, painting, furniture and visual communications. In this course students will continue to examine and integrate connections between creative practice, cultural, scientific, critical and historical discourses as they relate and pertain to other artists, academic departments and community organizations. Professional practices, such as, writing proposals, creation of curriculum vitae, and development grants will be discussed. Rationale: Removing the art making and exhibition process from the traditional studio and gallery setting is a large part of today's contemporary art world. While studio and gallery settings are still perfectly valid, we want to encourage students to take steps to engage outside these arenas. This course continues the individual research begun in K510 while extending the reach into alterative venues and modes of working. Developing skills necessary to be a professional artist is integral to the course.
  • HER-K 530 Photography and Intermedia Rotating Topics (3 cr.) In Photography and Intermedia Seminar students will develop their conceptual, technical, historical, and critical knowledge on a variety of rotating topics. The topics given in this proposal are the core of topics that current Herron faculty members feel are important for photography and intermedia students to encounter, but this list is not all inclusive and the proposal is for the class as an idea not exclusively these topics. Topics will be added and deleted as their relevancy to current students' need and faculty members' abilities change. Topics: Performance Image and Text Critical Theory Documentary Photography Installation Art Professional Photography Practices Sound Art Advanced Digital Art Rationale: In today's art world, many artists work with various media and many theoretical frameworks. This model seminar allows our faculty to accommodate this variety by focusing solely on one topic for an eight week period.
  • HER-K 560 Studio III: Photography & Intermedia (3 cr.) This course is designed to build on the experiences and experiments of the previous two semesters, and to allow the student an opportunity to further develop an individual and effective body of work. Students should have developed an original and intensive practice allowing for constant change and exploration, while also providing a useful framework within which to create intermedia art. Over the course of the semester the student will be working independently to develop a professional portfolio of work. Rationale: In order to complete the photography and intermedia program the student must achieve a high level of independence and self-motivation. The body of work created at this level should evidence awareness of contemporary theory as well as a highly individual set of interests, conceptual and formal concerns.
Printmaking
  • HER-G 510 Studio Emphasis I: Materials and Methods in Printmaking (6 cr.) P: M.F.A. student or consent of instructor. Introductory graduate course in the exploration of traditional and contemporary materials, methodologies, and concepts used in printmaking.
  • HER-G 520 Studio Emphasis II: Theory into Practice in Printmaking (6 cr.) P: Studio Emphasis I: Printmaking. Study of the integration of studio practices in printmaking within the context of professional engagement.
  • HER-G 560 Studio Emphasis III: Advanced Practices in Printmaking (6 cr.) P: Studio Emphasis II: Printmaking. Advanced exploration of printmaking, including studio practices and professional development.
  • HER-G 501 Printmaking (3 or 6 cr.) P: Graduate-level printmaking. Visual research on a highly individual level with personal criticism by the instructor.
  • HER-G 502 Printmaking (3 or 6 cr.) P: Graduate-level printmaking. Visual research on a highly individual level with personal criticism by the instructor.
Sculpture
  • HER-S 501 Sculpture (3 or 6 cr.) Visual research on a highly individual level with personal criticism by the instructor.
  • HER-S 510 Studio Emphasis I: Materials and Methods in Sculpture (6 cr.) P: M.F.A. student or consent of instructor. Introductory graduate course in the materials, methodologies, and general concepts used in the designing and making of contemporary sculpture.
  • HER-S 502 Sculpture (3 or 6 cr.) Visual research on a highly individual level with personal criticism by the instructor.
  • HER-S 520 Studio Emphasis II: Theory into Practice in Sculpture (6 cr.) P: Studio Emphasis I: Sculpture. Advanced exploration of sculpture, including studio practices, professional development, and concerns about site and context.
  • HER-S 560 Studio Emphasis III: Advanced Practices in Sculpture (6 cr.) P: Studio Emphasis II: Sculpture. Study of advanced concepts and practices in designing and making contemporary sculpture.
Graduate Courses in Visual Communication
  • HER-V 501 Introduction to Design Thinking (1.5 cr.) Seminar. Theorizing and evaluating design as a specialized way of thinking. Examining collaborative, cross-disciplinary innovation processes requiring skills for identifying and framing challenges and generating and optimizing solutions. Surveying essential processes and process skills to deploy design thinking for the development of creative solutions to complex systems level challenges.
  • HER-V 502 Introduction to Human Factors in Design (1.5 cr.) Seminar. Investigating knowledge and theories to support people-driven innovation as an inclusive co-creative process. Identifying, analyzing synthesizing and evaluating many characteristics of audiences and contexts. These include physical, cognitive, cultural and social human factors as well as the economic, technological and environmental issues that inform and shape design responses.
  • HER-V 510 Collaborative Action Research in Design I (3 cr.) Studio. Application and integration of theory, methods and skills for designing as a cross-disciplinary collaborative process for innovation. Focusing on human-centered design research to support problem finding and fact finding phases of methodology for formulating problems/opportunities, formulating solutions and implementing solutions. Team approach to translation action research.
  • HER-V 511 Design Method: People-Centered Design Research (1.5 cr.) Methods. Foundation in design research. Application and integration of theory, methods, and skills for initiating people-centered (and participatory) design research activities. Performing generative, evaluative, and experimental research to inform designing. Accounting for audiences and contexts including recognition of physical, cognitive, cultural, and social human factors that shape design responses.
  • HER-V 520 Collaborative Action Research in Design II (3 cr.) Studio. Application and integration of theory, methods and skills for designing as a cross-disciplinary collaborative process for innovation. Focusing on analytical techniques including mapping challenges to support the problem defining phase of a methodology for formulating problems/opportunities, formulating solutions and implementing solutions. Team approach to translational action research.
  • HER-V 521 Methods for Design Analysis (1.5 cr.) Methods. Application and integration of theory, methods and skills for design analysis in the context of cross-disciplinary collaborative process for innovation. Identifying patterns and framing insights. Emphasis on defining problems in fuzzy situations. Surveying, performing and evaluating design analysis methodologies from multiple disciplinary perspectives. Techniques include challenge mapping and card sorting.
  • HER-V 530 COLLABRTV ACTN RSRCH IN DSGN 3 (3 cr.) Studio. Application and integration of theory, methods and skills for designing as a cross-disciplinary collaborative process for innovation. Focusing on techniques for synthesizing design research to support the idea finding phase of a methodology for formulating problems/opportunities, formulation solutions and implementing solutions. Team approach to translational action research.
  • HER-V 531 Design Methods for Design Synthesis (1.5 cr.) Application and integration of theory, methods and skills for design synthesis in the context of a cross-disciplinary collaborative process for innovation. Emphasizing divergent thinking, active deferral of judgment and ideation. Surveying, performing and evaluation design synthesis methods for exploring and conceiving plans. Techniques include lateral thinking, brainstorming and synetics.
  • HER-V 540 COLLABRTV ACTN RSRCH IN DSGN 4 (6 cr.) Studio. Application and integration of theory, methods and skills for designing as a cross-disciplinary collaborative process for innovation. Focusing on techniques for evaluating proposals to support the optimizing and implementing phases of a methodology for formulating problems/opportunities, formulating solutions and implementing solutions. Team approach to translational action research.
  • HER-V 541 Methods for Design Evaluation (1.5 cr.) Methods. Application and integration of theory, methods, and skills for design evaluation, optimization and implementation in the context of a cross-disciplinary collaborative process for innovation. Emphasizing techniques to support decision-making. Surveying, performing, and comparing design evaluation and implementation tools including user studies, criteria grids, paired comparison analysis and action planning.
  • HER-V 601 Leadership in Design Practice (1.5 cr.)

    Seminar. Examining design leadership as a specialized set of action logics and behaviors. Surveying established frameworks of leadership. Analyzing design thinking in terms of organizational leadership. Evaluating design thinking as a guiding principle to initiate change and to facilitate creative solutions within complex and ambiguous systems level challenges.

  • HER-V 602 Leadership in Design Education (1.5 cr.)

    Seminar. Examining application of design thinking as a strategy for leading change in the context of higher design education. Surveying principles and purposes of higher education and frameworks of scholarship. Analyzing design thinking for integrative learning and civic innovation. Evaluating principles of collaborative design for educating citizen professionals.

  • HER-V 650 Collaborative Action Research in Design 5 (1.5 cr.)

    Studio. Initiating basic application and synthesis of Design Leadership. During the fifth semester in the program, students further develop and apply their skills for design leadership by facilitating cross-disciplinary, collaborative design projects.

  • HER-V 660 Collaborative Action Research in Design 6 (1.5 cr.)

    Studio. Initiating intermediate application and synthesis of Design Leadership. During this course, students further develop and apply their skills for design leadership by facilitating cross-disciplinary, collaborative design projects.

  • HER-V 670 Collaborative Action Research in Design 7 (1.5 cr.)

    Studio. Mastering advanced application and synthesis of Design Leadership. During this course, students further develop and apply their skills for design leadership by facilitating cross-disciplinary, collaborative design projects.

  • HER-V 680 Collaborative Action Research in Design 8 (1.5 cr.)

    Studio. Evaluating mastery of advanced Design Leadership. During this course, students evaluate their skills for design leadership by conducting critical reflection on experiences and learning from the facilitation of cross-disciplinary, collaborative design projects.

  • HER-V 690 Thesis writing 1 (3 cr.)

    Studio. Introduction to the theory, methods and skills for developing and framing a researchable question. Focusing on techniques for analysis and syn­thesis of concepts and theories into a clear and actionable research question including a comprehensive literature review that supports the question.

  • HER-V 691 Thesis Studio 1 (3 cr.)

    Studio. Introduction to the theory, methods and skills for developing and con­structing a research project plan. Focusing on techniques for the integration and application of concepts and theories into a concise project plan including a clear methodology and research design.

  • HER-V 692 Thesis Writing 2 (9 cr.)

    Studio. Application and integration of theory, methods and skills for assessing project outcomes. Focusing on techniques for analysis of design activities and synthesis of research findings including project documentation and theoretical analysis of designed outcomes.

  • HER-V 693 Thesis Studio 2 (3 cr.)

    Studio. Application and integration of theory, methods and skills for execut­ing a research project according to plan. Focusing on techniques for managing a research process including the conceptualizing, generating, optimizing and implementation phases of a project.

Art Therapy
  • HER-T 200 Introduction to Art Therapy (3 cr.) The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the profession of art therapy. Students will learn the definition of art therapy, how and where it is practiced, with whom, and why. Students will explore the interface between art and various theories of psychotherapy and will begin to understand the relationship between the creative process and the unconscious. Students will see how art therapy is used to visually communicate thoughts, feelings, emotions and inner conflicts in the effort to understand self and other. Students will be exposed to first hand experience of the creative process as both a form of visual expression and as a therapeutic tool. Didactic and experiential methods of teaching, along with field trips and guest lectures, will provide the teaching mechanisms for this course.
  • HER-T 501 Art Therapy Practicum (3 cr.) A supervised practicum that prepares students for the internship and advanced internship experiences. Students observe and practice counseling, group counseling, and art therapy techniques in different settings. Minimum of 100 hours, including 40 hours in direct service with clients with at least 10 hours in group settings.
  • HER-T 602 Professional Issues Capstone (3 cr.) This course features lectures, group discussions, readings, a research paper or project, and examinations that provide the graduate student an in-depth knowledge of the professional practice of art therapy and counseling. The course focus includes standards of practice in art therapy, professional preparation for credentialing, an examination of the function and methodology of research in art therapy, an understanding of the roles of mental health counseling in context of the larger field of mental health services, ways in which a network of services is utilized to help clients and the differences in inpatient, outpatient, individual and group practice settings. Exploration on how to move forward into a practice as a professional will also be discussed. A research thesis or culminating project will be required. Contextual dimensions.
  • HER-T 502 Counseling Theory and Practice for Art Therapists (3 cr.)

    This is a course on counseling and psychotherapy theory and practice involving the history of mental health care services, the role of professional counselors, the basic skills of counseling and psychotherapy (basic interviewing, assessment and counseling skills), different theoretical perspectives on counseling and psychotherapy, treatment plans, ways of engaging the client. This course provides a comprehensive review of psychotherapy theories and applications.

  • HER-T 503 History Theory and Practice of Art Therapy (3 cr.) Course on the history, theory and practice of art therapy. Course includes role playing and practice in art therapy, the development of art therapy as a therapeutic practice, and an overview of relevant psychotherapeutic theories.
  • HER-T 505 Art Therapy with Children and Adolescents (3 cr.) Course on an understanding of children and ways that art therapy can be effective in helping children resolve issues. Course includes a study of forms of trauma often experienced by children resolve issues. Course includes a study of forms of trauma often experienced by children and issues children face, including disorders, illness, behavioral problems, divorce, domestic violence, loss, and self-esteem. Ways to assist children in expressing and managing emotions is covered. Knowledge and skills.
  • HER-T 504 Ethics & Legal Issues in Art Therapy (3 cr.)

    This course features lectures, group discussions, readings, a research paper, and examinations that provide the graduate student an in-depth knowledge of ethical and legal issues relevant to the professional practice of art therapy. The course focus includes knowledge of historical development of ethical standards, and an understanding of the application of legal principles in today’s professional practice. and an overview of the professional code of ethics for the American Counseling Association, American Psychological Association, and American Art Therapy Association. The class will require personal reflection by the students on their views of counseling, themselves and the role of theory in practice. Student will also engage in role playing to practice.

  • HER-T 507 Assessment & Evaluation in Art Therapy (3 cr.) This course features lectures, group discussions, readings, a research paper, and examinations that serve as an in-depth introduction to the processes of assessment and evaluation relevant to the professional practice of art therapy. The course focus includes a study of art therapy assessment, psychopathology, general principles of etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders and dysfunctional behavior, and general principles, and practices of the promotion of optimal mental health.
  • HER-T 508 Cultural & Social Diversity in Counseling and Art Therapy (3 cr.) This course features lectures, group discussions, readings, a journal, examinations, and a final reflection paper and art project that serve as an in-depth introduction to cultural and social diversity, and to gain understanding of the historical, theoretical, and practical issues surrounding the professional practice of counseling and art therapy with individuals with diverse backgrounds and cultural perspectives.
  • HER-T 509 Advanced Art Therapy Practice--Specialized Populations (3 cr.) Designed as a progressive course to meet twenty-first century healthcare trends, this specialized training course will address three clinical populations in five (5) classes per unit: Medical, Addictions and Older Adults. Each unit will follow a similar outline of learning tailored to the clinical population. This will include a brief history of counseling and psychotherapy theory and treatment implications for each population and how art therapists tailor interventions to meet the specialized needs within the general framework of art therapy theory. Didactic instruction will include when and how to refer clients and families to support services, professional boundaries, issues of transference and countertransference, treatment planning and the development of goals.
  • HER-T 511 Art Therapy with Families and Adults (3 cr.) This course will explore the complicated and dynamic issues involved in family groups. There will be a brief look into families as a cultural institution as well as cultural differences. The course will explore of the many issues that arise in families and the best practices in art therapy that can be used to help. Students will also delve into the ways parents and children interact including discipline, caregiving, behavioral problems, illness, communication, expectations, differentiation, and developmental transitions. Knowledge and skills.