Courses

Senior 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.