Students enjoying view, Matera, Italy, 2009

Course Offerings for BFA Majors Abroad:

1250 Italian Sketchbook (Abroad)
A studio course in drawing and watercolor
techniques, using the architecture, landscape
and people of Italy as subject.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

1255 The French Sketchbook (Abroad)
A studio course in drawing and watercolor
techniques, using landscape, architecture, and
people of France as subject.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

1370 Aqueous Media in Paris (Abroad)
An introduction to water-based painting using
the architecture, people and landscape of
France as subject matter. Studio.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

2340 Painting in Italy (Abroad)
An Introduction to the medium of painting
with an emphasis on developing a knowledge
of color theory and its application to the
painting process. Painting on-site with the
ancient city of Rome and the surrounding
countryside as a setting, focus is on developing
structure in composition and sensitivity to light
and atmosphere. Lectures and museum visits
help students understand the cultural context
of the work of Italian ancients, modernist and
European and American painters in Italy.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

2250 Drawing and Design in Rome (Abroad)
An exploration of the rich artistic stimulus of
Rome as the basis for understanding the
fundamental structures of visual organization.
On-site drawing- and studio-based projects.
Side trips to Pompeii, Paestum, Siena, Assisi
and Florence. Credit: 3 semester hours.

2929 Culture of Southern Italy, A Visual Journey (Abroad/Mini-Session)
A workshop photography course concentrating
on the documentation of people, places, culture and history. Digital camera required.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

1670 Photography in Paris (Abroad)
A study of Paris and the early history of photography as seen through the viewfinder. Digital camera required. Credit: 3 semester hours.

1760 Art in Vietnam (Abroad)
A historical survey of Vietnam through its art,
culture and architecture by means of photo
documentation as a visual language.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

1775 Art and Architecture in France
(Abroad)
An overview of painting, sculpture, and
architecture in rural France and the city of Paris
from Roman Gaul through the 19th-century.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

1780 The Art of the Renaissance in Italy
(Abroad, Mini-Course)
This course surveys the visual arts of the
Renaissance in Italy. It may be substituted for
Art 1720 (The History of Art II).
Credit: 3 semester hours.

1785 Italian Renaissance Art and Literature
This course is an investigation of classical
humanism in Italian literature and art covering
the period that spans roughly 1350–1550
(primarily Abroad). Credit: 3 semester hours.

1790 Survey of Art and Architecture in
Italy (Abroad)
A comprehensive survey course in the history
of the visual arts and architecture on the Italian
peninsula from ancient times to the modern
era. Credit: 3 semester hours.

1795 The City of Rome (Abroad)
A study of the city of Rome through its art,
historical periods, literary and cultural
movements, and physical structure.
Credit: 3 semester hours.