Undergraduate Bulletin
Spring 2025
ARH: Art History
ARH 106: Art & Science
An introduction to the complex relationship between art and science: their intertwined histories, values, technologies, and ways of interpreting the natural world. Analysis of specific visual and textual examples, as well as engagement of broader social and cultural concerns. Develops critical and creative thinking skills crucial for both the sciences and humanities.
SBC: ARTS
3 credits
ARH 107: Art and Medicine
An introduction to the intersections of visual art and medicine from antiquity to today. The course develops skills in observation, analysis, empathy, and self-reflection through the study of the medical body in visual art and the role of art in health care. Topics of study include anatomical imagery, medical illustration, dissection and display of human remains, gender and women's health, the representation of medicine as a profession, art activism, and art therapy.
SBC: ARTS
3 credits
ARH 201: Arts of Africa
An introduction to the arts of Africa from pre-colonial times to the present. These arts are examined within their social and cultural contexts in the service of politics, leadership and social integration, as objects of ritual and religious practice, and as evidence of aesthetic choices and individual achievements.
3 credits
ARH 202: Arts of the Ancient World
An introduction to the history of art with a focus on the Ancient Mediterranean World from the Neolithic to the rise of Islam. Works of art from this region are studied within the context of contemporaneous developments elsewhere in the world, as individual monuments with intrinsic aesthetic appeal and as expressions of the needs, ideals, and aspirations of the particular society and historical context within which they were created. Not for credit in addition to ARH 101.
DEC: D
SBC:
ARTS
3 credits
ARH 203: Arts of Asia
A general course on Far Eastern art covering India, China, and Japan from its beginnings to the present. Emphasis is on the major arts of painting and sculpture, with some reference to architecture.
3 credits
ARH 204: Arts of Europe and the Americas
An introduction to the history of art in Europe and the Americas with a focus on the transition from Medieval times through the Renaissance and Baroque in Europe. Works of art are studied both as individual monuments with intrinsic aesthetic appeal and as expressions of the needs, ideals, and aspirations of the particular society within which they were created. Not for credit in addition to ARH 102.
DEC: D
SBC:
ARTS
3 credits
ARH 205: Introduction to Architecture & Design
An introduction to the discipline of architecture through various interpretations of its technological and cultural functions. Focusing on the history of architecture's engagement with engineering, anthropology, sociology, and politics, this course explores changing conceptions of the nature and the task of architecture.
3 credits
ARH 206: Modern Art
An introduction to the history of modern art, beginning with French Rococo and concluding with themes and concerns of a globally interconnected art world. Particular attention will be given to the rise of Modernism in Europe, the role of artists and artistic movements in social and political change, and the relationship of contemporary artistic practice to technology, social media and visual culture.
DEC: D
SBC:
ARTS
3 credits
ARH 207: Digital Media: History/Theory
An introduction to historical and theoretical issues in digital media. Following discussion of basic concepts in studying digital media, the course focuses on examining the history of computer technologies, and their theoretical implications and cultural ramifications in the present.
3 credits
ARH 208: History of Photography
A historical survey of the technical, theoretical, and aesthetic development of black-and-white and color still photography and its close interrelationship with the evolution of modern art.
DEC: G
SBC:
ARTS
3 credits
ARH 209: Arts of the United States
An introduction to the history of painting, sculpture, and architecture in the United States from the late colonial period to World War II. Particular emphasis will be given to understanding art's changing forms and meanings and its relationship to crucial themes and developments in American history: the impact of national expansion, for example, and of immigration, urbanization, and modernization more generally. The course will also focus on the varied images of American society created by artists of diverse class, racial, and ethnic backgrounds.
3 credits
ARH 210: The Art and Technology of Film
An introduction to film and video art technologies within modern and contemporary art practice. Surveys canonical works in experimental film, artist's television, video installation and artist's cinema from the 1910s to the present, situating these works in relation to larger movements in the visual and performing arts, and to the changing conventions of mainstream film and television.
3 credits
ARH 299: Gallery Management Workshop
Hands-on experience with gallery administration including development of practical skills in nonprofit gallery and museum work. Course involves in-person work in the Zuccaire Gallery as well as readings and short written assignments focused on art gallery and museum curating, public programs and marketing. May be repeated twice.
Prerequisite: one ARH course
1 credit, S/U grading
ARH 300: Greek Art and Architecture
The study of ancient Greek art and architecture from the earliest beginnings in the geometric period through the archaic, classical, and Hellenistic periods.
Prerequisite: ARH 202
DEC: I
SBC:
HFA+
3 credits
ARH 301: Roman Art and Architecture
The study of ancient Roman art and architecture from the Republic through the Constantinian period in Italy and the greater Roman world.
Prerequisite: ARH 202
DEC: I
SBC:
HFA+
3 credits
ARH 302: Ancient Egyptian Art
Survey of art and architecture of ancient Egypt from the development of the first monumental art and architecture (c. 3000 B.C.) through the Early Christian era (c. 300 A.D.) focusing on culturally specific concepts of representation and aesthetics and the status and purposes of ancient Egyptian arts. The role of patronage, the uses of art and architecture in cult, in temples, and in tombs, and the relationship of art and politics are considered, along with the question of the place of Egyptian art within the development of world art and the concept of Egypt as the African origins of Western civilization.
Prerequisite: ARH 202
DEC: J
SBC:
HFA+
3 credits
ARH 306: Italian Renaissance Art
An introduction to art in Italy from the late 13th through the late 16th centuries, with special emphasis on major centers, such as Florence, Rome, and Venice, and major figures such as Masaccio, Donatello, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Titian. This course offered as both ARH 306 and HUI 306.
Prerequisite: U3 or U4 status
Advisory Prerequisite: ARH 204
DEC: ISBC: HFA+
3 credits
ARH 308: Writing About Art
An advanced topics course with a focus on research, analytical skills and writing about art. Students analyze essays by different artists, scholars, and critics about a central topic before selecting and developing their own related topic to research. The final project is a research paper that begins with a thesis statement and outline, includes several drafts, peer review, and a final product. This course is offered as both ARH 308 and ARS 308.
Prerequisite: ARH or ARS major/minor or permission of instructor
SBC: WRTD
3 credits
ARH 315: Art of Spain and Colonial Latin America
An overview of painting, sculpture, and architecture in Spain and colonial Latin America during the 16th and 17th centuries. Topics of particular study include the arrival of the Renaissance in Spain, traditions of hyper-realistic wooden sculpture, trade and artistic exchange in the Spanish global empire, manuscript and mural painting in the Americas, and cathedral and palace architecture in Mexico and Peru; special attention will be paid to the works of Ribera, Zurbarán, Velázquez, Pedro de Mena, and Luisa Roldán.
Prerequisite: U3 or U4 status
Advisory Prerequisite: ARH 204
DEC: GSBC: HFA+
3 credits
ARH 316: Italian Baroque Art
A study of the visual culture of Counter Reformation Italy, with particular emphasis on the painting, sculpture, and architecture of seventeenth century Rome. Topics include the Carracci reform of painting, the rise of naturalism, Caravaggism, the development of illusionistic painting, and developments in science and the arts. Particular emphasis is given to the work of Caravaggio, Annibale Carracci, Bernini, Borromini, Guido Reni, Artemisia Gentileschi, Salvator Rosa, Pietro da Cortona and Andrea Sacchi.
Prerequisite: U3 or U4 status
Advisory Prerequisite: ARH 204
DEC: ISBC: HFA+
3 credits
ARH 317: Islamic Art
Art and architecture in the Islamic world from ca. 600 A.D. to the present, introducing the varied traditions of the arts of the Islamic world, from Spain and Morocco to the Indian subcontinent. Consideration of both religious and secular art and architecture in their historical and cultural contexts with emphasis on the development of Islamic forms of visual representation.
Prerequisite: one ARH course or permission of the instructor
DEC: J
SBC:
HFA+
3 credits
ARH 322: American Art Since 1947
A survey of painting and sculpture in New York, including abstract expressionism, hard edge painting, pop art, minimal art, earthworks, protest art, and postmodernism.
Prerequisite: ARH 206
DEC: G
SBC:
HFA+
3 credits
ARH 323: History and Methods of Art History
Seminar designed to engage students with the history and methods of art history. Through close readings of key texts and discussions, the course explores issues raised by aesthetics, iconography, formalism, the social history of art, as well as the impact of semiotics, feminism, psychoanalysis, and post-modernism on the discipline of art history. Formerly offered as ARH 420. Not for credit in addition to ARH 420.
Prerequisite: one ARH course or permission of the instructor
3 credits
ARH 325: Ancient Middle Eastern Art
Survey of the art and architecture of ancient Mesopotamia from the establishment of the first cities and the development of the first monumental architecture (c. 3300 B.C.) through the Hellenistic conquest. Focus on concepts of representation and aesthetics and their uses in politics, private rituals, and state cults.
Prerequisite: ARH 202
3 credits
ARH 326: Arts of Ancient Mesoamerica
A survey of the artistic and cultural achievements of the major civilizations of Central America prior to the European conquest. Emphasis is on architectural and sculptural art forms and the ritual, social, and political contexts within which they were created.
Prerequisite: one ARH course or permission of the instructor
DEC: J
SBC:
HFA+
3 credits
ARH 328: Exhibiting Africa
An exploration of the way African art has been exhibited in museum and other contexts in the West. We begin with the historical background of colonial expositions and then examine the range of contexts in which African art appears, from art museums to galleries to natural history museums. We also discuss a number of groundbreaking and controversial exhibitions, and we end with reviews of recent Biennales and Arts Festivals. We may also review several permanent and special exhibitions currently on display in Manhattan and the greater Metropolitan area.
Prerequisite: U3 or U4 status
3 credits
ARH 329: Arts of the African Diaspora
A study of the arts of the African Diaspora from the African continent to Brazil, Surinam, the Caribbean, and the United States. Emphasis is on the full range of art forms, including not only sculptural and performance traditions, but also textiles, basketry, and other crafts. Cultural continuities, spiritual belief, and significant changes in context, meaning, style, and technology are examined. This course is offered as both AFH 339 and ARH 329.
Prerequisite: one ARH course or one AFH course
DEC: G
SBC:
HFA+
3 credits
ARH 330: Public Art and Urban Design in New York City
Explores the history of public arts and urban built environments in New York City, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. The city itself will be a key resource, and the course will involve site visits to a number of key monuments, institutions, and other locales. The focus of study will include statues, memorials, plaques, parks, and street furniture, and the people, institutions, and events that produced them. Drawing on perspectives from art history, American Studies, and urban and social history, the course will consider the impact of such developments as war, immigration and urbanization, political reconfigurations and commercial expansion, ethnic, racial, and interpersonal conflict, tourism, and terrorism.
Prerequisite: ARH 209
DEC: G
SBC:
HFA+
3 credits
ARH 333: Arts for the Public
The history of efforts to develop forms of artistic work that engage broad audiences of citizens and consumers. Examination of a range of enterprises spanning the century, including monuments, murals, animated cartoons, propaganda, and the Web. Drawing on perspectives from art history, social history, and cultural studies, the course considers developments throughout the 20th century in the United States such as urbanization, political and business expansion, class and racial conflict, war, and technological innovation, in relation to art work.
Prerequisite: one ARH course
3 credits
ARH 334: Performance Art I: The European Avant-Garde
This course explores the history and theory of avant-garde performance from its inception in the early 20th century through Surrealism. Questions addressed focus on the choices made by artists, and the forces within the culture that encourage the forms they use. Course projects include a performance that reconstructs an event from one of the periods studied and a term paper. This course is offered as both ARH 334 and THR 334.
Prerequisites: U3 or U4 standing; one ARH, ARS, MUS, or THR course
DEC: G
SBC:
HFA+
3 credits
ARH 336: The Computer and the Arts
An introduction to historical and theoretical issues in computational art. Following discussion of basic concepts in studying digital media, the course focuses on examining the history of computer technologies as they intersect with the arts and the theoretical, cultural and aesthetic ramifications of this intersection.
Prerequisite: ARH 207
DEC: H
SBC:
STAS
3 credits
ARH 339: The Art and Science of Astronomy
This interdisciplinary course examines how art and science relate in efforts to understand and visualize the cosmos. It traces how discoveries in astronomy and astrophysics have correlated with specific visual technologies and visual techniques, ranging from telescope observations through astrophotography to computational simulations. It explores how aesthetic strategies structure scientific practices of observation and representation, as well as how artists draw on scientific methods and images for creative experimentation. It asks how the mutual influence between science and art shapes the norms and assumptions of both, changing how we image and imagine what exists beyond the limits of ordinary perception.
Prerequisite: one previous ARH, ARS, AST, or PHY course
Advisory prerequisite: either ARH 106 or 107
SBC: STAS3 credits
ARH 344: Performance Art II: World War II to the Present
This course explores the history and theory of performance art from World War II to the present, using an international perspective to identify different forms and practices from Happenings to Body Art and the introduction of new technologies. Questions addressed focus on the choices made by artists, and the forces within the culture that encourage the forms they use. Course projects include developing a site specific performance and a term paper. This course is offered as both ARH 344 and THR 344.
Prerequisites: U3 or U4 standing; one ARH, ARS, MUS, or THR course
Advisory Prerequisite: ARH/THR 334
DEC: GSBC: HFA+
3 credits
ARH 346: Art and Politics in the Age of Revolution
A survey of European art from about 1790 to 1850, stressing artistic attitudes as well as a progression of styles. A special effort is made to view art in historical and cultural context. A principal theme is the development of the modern artistic ideology through ideals such as genius, originality, and the sublime, all of which emerge in the context of a series of political revolutions going from 1789 to 1848. Conflict between the aesthetic and the political, the personal and the public, the traditional and the modern will be explored. Major artists treated are: David, Goya, Fuessli, Blake, Runge, Friedrich, Constable, Ingres, Gericault, Delacroix, Turner, Courbet. Not for credit in addition to ARH 341.
Prerequisite: ARH 206
DEC: I
SBC:
HFA+
3 credits
ARH 347: Avant-Garde Art: Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism
An examination of the origins of the avant-garde in European painting and its revolutionary developments from Impressionism through Post Impressionism. The course explores the social, political, and cultural roots of the artists who overturned conservative traditions in favor of modern values and thus established the basis and direction for the art of our time. Conflicts between the aesthetic and the political, the personal and the public, the traditional and the modern will be explored. Social relationships, including those of class and gender, are also embedded in works claiming objective naturalism. Major artists treated are Manet, Degas, Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Seurat, Van Gogh, Gauguin and Cezanne. Not for credit in addition to ARH 341.
Prerequisite: ARH 206
DEC: I
SBC:
HFA+
3 credits
ARH 348: Contemporary Art
A survey of art from 1980 to the present. Topics include Site-Specificity, Biennial Cultures, Art Markets, Video Art, Performance, Institutional Critique, Art and Technology, Appropriation, Collectivity and Globalization.
Prerequisite: ARH 206 or ARH 207
3 credits
ARH 350: Museum Studies
This museum seminar is designed to introduce the students to the study of museums from their inception in the 18th century in western Europe, as part of the obsessive natural history collections to exploring the evolving role of art museums in a global society. We begin with a review of collecting as a personal obsession to a profession to our examination of the rapidly changing social, political and economic environments is forcing museums to reconfigure themselves and embrace new roles. To this end, we will examine both the creation of these institutions as cultural trendsetters, by the middle of 19th century, and explore how a successful exhibition may help shape societal and cultural concerns with respect to public attitudes towards art. This class will investigate a range of topical issues and processes within the context of cultural change. Formerly offered as ARH 406. Not for credit in addition to ARH 406.
Prerequisite: U3 or U4 status
3 credits
ARH 355: Modern and Contemporary Korean Art
An examination of the rich development of arts and visual culture in modern and contemporary Korea, from the late 19th century to the early 21th century, including critical discourses of colonial modernity, nationalism, democracy, and globalization as well as art movements, individual artists, and various modalities of visuality. The mediums and genres to be discussed may include: ethnographic photography, war photography, illustrations, oil and ink painting, abstract painting, protest art, sculpture, installation, public art, video art and film.
Prerequisite: U3 or U4 standing; one ARH course or two AAS courses
Advisory Prerequisite: ARH 206 and ARH 203
DEC: GSBC: GLO, HFA+
3 credits
ARH 390: Topics in European Art
Past topics have included titles such as Mythology in Art; European Popular Art; and Italian Renaissance Sculpture. Designed for upper-division students, this course provides an in-depth study of a specific topic relating to Western civilization. Students will be expected to demonstrate knowledge of the development of the distinctive features of the history, institutions, economy, society, and culture of Western civilization, and relate it to that of other regions in the world. May be repeated as the topic changes.
Prerequisite: one ARH course
DEC: I
SBC:
HFA+
3 credits
ARH 391: Topics in Global Art
An in-depth exploration of a particular theme, movement or approach to transcultural artistic forms and practices. May be repeated for credit as the topic changes.
Prerequisites: U3 or U4 standing; one ARH course
3 credits
ARH 392: Topics in Modern Art
An in-depth exploration of particular themes related to the theories and practices of modern art between 1850 and 1950, including such topics as: avant-garde art movements, color theories and practices, Modernism, the influence of science, technology, and industry on art making, Utopian beliefs, art criticism, and the role of fine and applied art within sociopolitical movements. Specific topics will primarily focus on European and American art, though the ideas and practices from other geographical regions may also be discussed. May be repeated for credit as course topic changes.
Prerequisite: ARH 206 and U3 or U4 standing
DEC: G
SBC:
HFA+
3 credits
ARH 393: Topics in Middle Eastern Art
An in-depth exploration of particular themes within the field of Middle Eastern art, that may include topics on ancient art from Mesopotamia to Rome, and/or on contemporary Middle Eastern artists, artistic forms and practices. May be repeated for credit as course topic changes.
Prerequisite: U3 or U4 standing; one ARH course
3 credits
ARH 394: Topics in Asian Art
An in-depth exploration of a particular theme within the field of Asian art, that may include topics on ancient arts or contemporary artists, movements and cultural practices. May be repeated for credit as the topic changes. This course is offered as both AAS 394 and ARH 394.
Prerequisite: U3 or U4 standing; one ARH course or two AAS courses
3 credits
ARH 395: Topics in Visual Culture
Examines issues in the interdisciplinary field of visual culture. Explores the dynamic state of visual media in contemporary life and their historical origins, seeking interrelationships between art and film, science and technology, mass media and digital culture. May be repeated for credit as the topic changes.
Prerequisite: one ARH course or one CCS course
3 credits
ARH 396: Topics in American Art
Topics in U.S. art, placed within a broad historical context, including social, political, economic, and cultural history and institutions. Topics may include gender issues in art history, American art from colonial to the present.
Prerequisites: U3 or U4 standing; one ARH course
DEC: K
SBC:
HFA+
3 credits
ARH 397: Topics in Photography
Develop an advanced understanding of one or more key periods, genres, or styles of photographic practice by means of an intensive examination of exemplary works, and an exploration of the broader social, political and cultural histories with which they are intertwined.
Prerequisite: any 200-level ARH course and U3 or U4 standing
Advisory Prerequisite: ARH 208
DEC: GSBC: HFA+
3 credits
ARH 398: Topics in Film and Video Art
An in-depth exploration of particular artists, ideas, and/or movements within the field of experimental film and video art, building on the broad survey provided in ARH 210. May be repeated for credit as course topic changes.
Prerequisite: ARH 210 and U3 or U4 standing
Advisory Prerequisite: ARH 206, EGL 220
DEC: GSBC: HFA+
3 credits
ARH 400: Seminar in Art History and Criticism
An advanced seminar for juniors and seniors that prepares students for continued study or work in the fields of art history, criticism, museum studies and other related areas. May be repeated as the topic changes.
Prerequisites: U3 or U4 standing; two additional ARH courses
3 credits
ARH 407: Seminar in Media/Art/Culture
An advanced seminar for juniors and seniors that prepares students for continued study or work in the fields of media, art, culture and technology and other related areas. May be repeated as the topic changes.
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor; enrollment in the Media/Art/Culture major
3 credits
ARH 444: Experiential Learning
This course is designed for students who engage in a substantial, structured experiential learning activity in conjunction with another class. Experiential learning occurs when knowledge acquired through formal learning and past experience are applied to a "real-world" setting or problem to create new knowledge through a process of reflection, critical analysis, feedback and synthesis. Beyond-the-classroom experiences that support experiential learning may include: service learning, mentored research, field work, or an internship.
Prerequisite: WRT 102 or equivalent; permission of the instructor and approval of the EXP+ contract (http://sb.cc.stonybrook.edu/bulletin/current/policiesandregulations/degree_requirements/EXPplus.php)
SBC: EXP+
0 credit, S/U grading
ARH 458: Speak Effectively Before an Audience
A zero credit course that may be taken in conjunction with any arh course that provides opportunity to achieve the learning outcomes of the Stony Brook Curriculum's SPK learning objective.
Pre- or corequisite: WRT 102 or equivalent; permission of the instructor
SBC: SPK
0 credit, S/U grading
ARH 459: Write Effectively in Art History
A zero credit course that may be taken in conjunction with any 300- or 400-level ARH course, with permission of the instructor. The course provides opportunity to practice the skills and techniques of effective academic writing and satisfies the learning outcomes of the Stony Brook Curriculum's WRTD learning objective.
Prerequisite: WRT 102; permission of the instructor
SBC: WRTD
0 credit, S/U grading
ARH 475: Undergraduate Teaching Practicum I
Work with a faculty member as an assistant in one of the faculty member's regularly scheduled classes. The student is required to attend all the classes, do all the regularly assigned work, and meet with the faculty member at regularly scheduled times to discuss the intellectual and pedagogical matters relating to the course.
Prerequisite: ARH major, sponsorship of instructor and permission of department
SBC: EXP+
3 credits, S/U grading
ARH 476: Undergraduate Teaching Practicum II
Work with a faculty member as an assistant in one of the faculty member's regularly scheduled classes. The student is required to attend all the classes, do all the regularly assigned work, and meet with the faculty member at regularly scheduled times to discuss the intellectual and pedagogical matters relating to the course. In ARH 476, students assume greater responsibility in such areas as leading discussions and analyzing results of tests that have already been graded. Students may not serve as teaching assistants in the same course twice.
Prerequisite: ARH 475, permission of department
SBC: EXP+
3 credits, S/U grading
ARH 485: Projects in Art History and Criticism in New York City
Independent work, under the supervision of a faculty member, investigating work or works from a particular style or period in New York City.
Prerequisites: two ARH courses; sponsorship of instructor and permission of department
SBC: EXP+
0-6 credits
ARH 487: Independent Reading and Research in Art
May be repeated up to a maximum of 12 credits.
Prerequisite: sponsorship of instructor and permission of department
0-6 credits
ARH 488: Internship
Participation in the work of galleries, museums, arts agencies, and art historical societies. Students are required to submit written progress reports and a final report of their experiences to the faculty coordinator and the department. May be repeated up to a limit of 12 credits, but no more than six credits may count toward the major in art history/criticism and no more than three credits may count toward the major in studio art.
Prerequisite: sponsorship of instructor and permission of department
SBC: EXP+
0-6 credits, S/U grading
ARH 495: Senior Honors Project in Art History and Criticism
A one-semester project for art history and criticism majors who are candidates for the degree with departmental honors.
Prerequisite: Art History major; sponsorship of instructor and permission of department
SBC: EXP+
3 credits
ARS: Art, Studio
ARS 105: The Creative Process
An introduction to the creative process in art making and conceptual tools for understanding the visual arts from the perspective of the artist. Students learn about various methods, terms and approaches of the creative process through demonstrations, lectures and discussions on related themes. By placing art in context of today's issues, this course enables students to gain insight into the significance of creativity in its many physical and intellectual manifestations.
DEC: D
SBC:
ARTS
3 credits
ARS 154: Foundations: Drawing
Fundamentals of drawing with a focus on developing technical and perceptual skills in hand-eye coordination and the ability to draw from observation using a variety of media. Conceptual and expressive possibilities of drawing explored within a range of subject matter that includes still life, the figure, landscape, and the study of the drawings of major artists, past and present.
DEC: D
SBC:
ARTS
3 credits
ARS 205: Foundations: Idea and Form
An exploration of the basic building blocks of artistic practice and aesthetic analysis. Projects, readings, presentations, and discussions are used to examine the impact cultural, environmental and social context have on meaning and perception in art and visual culture. Projects are organized around themes such as line, plane, volume, color, composition, pattern, scale, narrative, performance, light and time. This course has an associated fee. Please see www.stonybrook.edu/coursefees for more information.
DEC: D
SBC:
ARTS
3 credits
ARS 225: Introduction to Digital Art
A hands-on introduction to the use of computers in the fine arts. Students explore image creation/manipulation, digital publishing and moving image through lecture, lab and discussion. Emphasis is on the expressive potential of the technology. No prior computer experience is required. Study of the history and impact of digital media on the arts and contemporary culture contextualize practical assignments. This course serves as preparation for further study in electronic media. This course has an associated fee. Please see www.stonybrook.edu/coursefees for more information.
Advisory Prerequisite: ARS 205
3 credits
ARS 255: Introductory Painting
Introductory painting in oils or acrylics. The various media, tools, and techniques of painting and of preparing surfaces for painting are explored. Continues the work of ARS 154 in the traditional areas of landscape, still life, and figure, as well as in perspective, foreshortening, proportion, anatomy, and color theory. One or two field trips to New York City museums and galleries may be required.
Prerequisite: ARS 154
3 credits
ARS 256: Introductory Sculpture
An introduction to sculpture. Students will learn basic skills and concepts relevant to 3-D creation, using a variety of materials and techniques. Specific sequentially organized projects in armature building, modeling, casting, and wood construction to develop technical skills, in conjunction with lectures, group critiques and discussions. This course has an associated fee. Please see www.stonybrook.edu/coursefees for more information.
Prerequisite: ARS 154 or ARS 205
3 credits
ARS 264: Introductory Ceramics
Investigation of ceramic ware and ceramic sculpture utilizing a wide variety of approaches in earthenware and stoneware clay bodies. The course offers a technical and conceptual foundation for clay construction, low- and high-fire glazing, and multiple finishing techniques using gas and electric firing processes. This course has an associated fee. Please see www.stonybrook.edu/coursefees for more information.
Prerequisite: ARS 154
3 credits
ARS 274: Introductory Printmaking
An introduction to printmaking. Demonstrations and lectures treat printmaking techniques and print shop procedures. Students are introduced to intaglio (etching, drypoint, engraving), relief (wood block, line block) monoprinting, and if time permits, lithography. This course has an associated fee. Please see www.stonybrook.edu/coursefees for more information.
Prerequisite: ARS 154
3 credits
ARS 281: Introductory Photography
An introduction to the creative techniques and visual grammar of contemporary photographic image production. This course presents core camera operations, lens-based techniques, and software applications used in digital image processing and output. This course has an associated fee. Please see www.stonybrook.edu/coursefees for more information. Estimated cost of supplies is $450, in addition to the course fee.
3 credits
ARS 299: Studio Management Workshop
Development of practical skills needed to manage and maintain a studio lab or shop in the art department. Students work under the supervision of a faculty member in an area of interest, such as photography, printmaking, electronic media, or sculpture. May be repeated twice.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
1 credit, S/U grading
ARS 308: Writing About Art
An advanced topics course with a focus on research, analytical skills and writing about art. Students analyze essays by different artists, scholars, and critics about a central topic before selecting and developing their own related topic to research. The final project is a research paper that begins with a thesis statement and outline, includes several drafts, peer review, and a final product. This course is offered as both ARH 308 and ARS 308.
Prerequisite: ARH or ARS major/minor or permission of instructor
SBC: WRTD
3 credits
ARS 324: Digital Arts: Design
An introduction to the practice and theory of digital imagery, art and design through lecture, labs, readings and production. Students use contemporary page layout and design techniques to create image centered works of art, including digital prints, and artist's book. Study of the history and impact of digital print media on the arts and contemporary culture contextualize practical assignments. This course has an associated fee. Please see www.stonybrook.edu/coursefees for more information.
Prerequisite: CDT 208 or ARS 225
3 credits
ARS 325: Digital Arts: Print
An exploration of the practical, aesthetic, social, political, and ethical issues at stake in digital imaging. Students use contemporary compositing techniques as well as 2 and 3D printing to create digital art, including digital prints, artist's books, and data visualization. Hybrid digital and analog image making techniques are also explored. An introduction to the practice and theory of constructed digital art and design through lecture, labs, readings and art production. Students use contemporary compositing, page layout and design techniques to create image centered works of art, including digital prints, artist's books, data based visualization, and installations. Hybrid combinations of digital and analog image making techniques are also explored. Study of the history and impact of digital print media on the arts and contemporary culture contextualize practical assignments. This course has an associated fee. Please see www.stonybrook.edu/coursefees for more information.
Prerequisite: ARS 225 or ARS 281 or CDT 208
SBC: HFA+
3 credits
ARS 326: Video Art: Narrative Forms
An exploration of the practice, theory, and history of narrative video art and independent cinema through lecture, production and critique. Students script, plan, shoot and edit short narrative video works for screen and projection. Emphasis is on story development, technical proficiency, creative execution and critical thinking. Video production and editing is done digitally. Video production is supported by the study of historical and contemporary examples of narrative-based video art. This course is repeatable to a maximum of 6 credits. This course has an associated fee. Please see www.stonybrook.edu/coursefees for more information.
Prerequisite: ARS 225 or ARS 281 or CDT 208
SBC: HFA+
3 credits
ARS 327: Digital Arts: Web Design and Culture
An exploration of the practice and history of art on the Internet through lecture, project production, discussion and critique. Students create content for the web and mobile platforms while examining historical, and theoretical issues related to art and design on the Internet. Images, text, sound, and code are used to create web-based artworks and informational sites in response to course content. Emphasis is on creative use of current web technologies and software, as well as an examination of the cultural implications of the web. This course has an associated fee. Please see www.stonybrook.edu/coursefees for more information.
Prerequisite: CDT 208 or ARS 225
DEC: H
SBC:
STAS
3 credits
ARS 328: Digital Arts: Animation
An investigation of the practice, theory, and history of animation within art and independent media through labs, lecture, readings, and project critiques. Animation production will cover computer-based stop-motion as well as some 2D and 3D computer animation. Emphasis is on creative content, experimentation and critical thinking. Students work with computer based 2D and 3D animation tools to create several short assignments and one significant project using one or more techniques.
Prerequisite: CDT 208 or ARS 225
SBC: HFA+
3 credits
ARS 329: Video Art: Experimental Forms
An exploration of video as an experimental art form. Video can be displayed on screen, integrated into objects, installations and performances, or harnessed for its light and time bending capacities. Students explore the potential of moving images as fine art material through production, lecture, discussion and critique. Includes an overview of important experimental, contemporary and historic film, video and moving image projects. Readings, art viewing and critique support art production. Emphasis is on experimentation in the creation of time-based artworks. This course may be repeated to a maximum of 6 credits. This course has an associated fee. Please see www.stonybrook.edu/coursefees for more information.
Prerequisite: ARS 225 or ARS 281 or CDT 208
SBC: HFA+
3 credits
ARS 350: Life Drawing and Painting
Drawing and painting of the human figure. May be repeated once. This course has an associated fee. Please see www.stonybrook.edu/coursefees for more information.
Prerequisite: ARS 255
SBC: HFA+
3 credits
ARS 351: Painting II: Theory and Practice
Painting and drawing studio; practice and theory stressing exploration of media and crafts, historical styles, and individual development.
Prerequisite: ARS 154 and ARS 255
SBC: HFA+
3 credits
ARS 352: Painting III: Theory and Practice
A continuation of ARS 351, stressing the individual development of the student as a maturing artist through critiques of the student's work and discussion of contemporary and historical issues in art. This course has an associated fee. Please see www.stonybrook.edu/coursefees for more information.
Prerequisite: ARS 351
SBC: HFA+
3 credits
ARS 355: Anatomical/Bio Illustration
This course is intended to develop skills and approaches to design, scientific visualization and illustration not specific to any particular academic background or intended career path. It encourages the development of analytical observational skills and better brain/eye/hand coordination, providing an opportunity to explore the specialist rendering techniques used in scientific illustration. It is open to students with either a science or art background. It includes a historical overview of medical, biological, archaeological, botanical, technical, geological, paleontological, and anatomical illustration, but the focus is on student projects. Grading is on an individual basis, rather than against absolute standards, and students are expected to show that their skills have improved during the course by providing evidence of their work in the form of sketchbooks, preparatory studies as well as more finished pieces. This course is offered as both HBA 325 and ARS 355. Summer, 3 credits, Letter graded (A, A-, B+, etc.)
3 credits
ARS 359: Theory and Practice of Conceptual Drawing
The further study of different processes and methods of generating drawings, encouraging individual expression. Slide presentations, assigned readings, and gallery visits are part of the student's experience. This course has an associated fee. Please see www.stonybrook.edu/coursefees for more information.
Prerequisite: ARH 206 and ARS 255
SBC: HFA+
3 credits
ARS 364: Advanced Theory and Practice of Ceramics
An advanced course in ceramics stressing sophisticated sculptural forms and techniques in earthenware, stoneware, porcelain, and raku clay bodies. Class work is based on individual projects stressing expression of ideas and image making. Additional techniques of mold making, slip casting, and raku firing enlarge the repertoire of construction and surface finishes. This course has an associated fee. Please see www.stonybrook.edu/coursefees for more information.
Prerequisite: ARS 264
SBC: HFA+
3 credits
ARS 365: Theories and Practice of Sculpture: Welding, Construction, and Intermedia
A range of techniques, materials and ways to approach sculpture will be explored. The class will consist of technical demonstrations in wood constructions, plasma cutting, welding, forming, forging in metal, and related concepts and techniques in intermedia. Through lectures, critiques and discussions, the course will also address the various stages of planning, from conceptualizing the idea, gathering materials, to physical and material considerations. This course has an associated fee. Please see www.stonybrook.edu/coursefees for more information.
Prerequisite: ARS 256
SBC: HFA+
3 credits
ARS 366: Theory and Practice of Sculpture: Modeling, Casting, and Carving
A historical and philosophical survey of sculpture in expanded fields. Exploration focusing on site as a major component of artwork in both content and form, emphasizing multidimensional work in relation to context, material and intent. The class will consist of technical demonstrations in various materials, lectures, critiques, and discussions. Students will learn creative skills in the design process: site analysis, conceptualization, presentation, and production. This course has an associated fee. Please see www.stonybrook.edu/coursefees for more information.
Prerequisite: ARS 256
SBC: HFA+
3 credits
ARS 374: Theory and Practice of Printmaking: Intaglio Processes
Further development of the craft of black-and-white intaglio printing, utilizing various methods including dry point, engraving, etching, soft ground, and aquatint, with an emphasis on the history of printmaking. This course has an associated fee. Please see www.stonybrook.edu/coursefees for more information.
Prerequisite: ARS 274
SBC: HFA+
3 credits
ARS 375: Theory and Practice of Printmaking: Lithography
Demonstrations and hands-on work in the basic techniques of direct lithographic printing from limestone, primarily in black and white, with an emphasis on the history of printmaking.
Prerequisite: ARS 274
SBC: HFA+
3 credits
ARS 381: Color and Light Photography
An exploration of the creative aspects of color and light relationships with natural and artificial lighting. This course presents digital imaging techniques, critical color output, and use of the lighting studio. This course is repeatable to a maximum of 6 credits. This course has an associated fee. Please see www.stonybrook.edu/coursefees for more information. Estimated cost of supplies is $300 in addition to the course fee.
Prerequisite: ARS 281
SBC: HFA+
3 credits
ARS 382: Analog Black and White Photography
A study of analog black and white photography using traditional materials, processes and analog imaging techniques. Use of black and white photographic film formats, and the darkroom. This course is repeatable to a maximum of 6 credits. This course has an associated fee. Please see www.stonybrook.edu/coursefees for more information.
Prerequisite: ARS 281
SBC: HFA+
3 credits
ARS 384: Art, Media and Technology
A critical practice-based inquiry into the intersection of art and technology in contemporary culture. This studio/theory hybrid course familiarizes students with a variety of technologies and platforms that increasingly impact and shape the production and interpretation of contemporary art, culture, and society. Through a combination of studio exercises, focused readings of contemporary artists' work, training sessions, and discussions that explore the course's texts, students are given the opportunity to experiment with emerging digital technologies in their artistic practice as well as critically reflect on the diverse systems, infrastructures, and histories that inform the role of technology in the arts. Situated within an interdisciplinary frame, the course broadly reflects on the relationships between the sciences and the humanities through the study of technology and the arts, examining their disciplinary, methodological, and philosophical underpinnings. This course has an associated fee. Please see www.stonybrook.edu/coursefees for more information.
Prerequisite: CDT 208 or ARS 225
DEC: H
SBC:
STAS
3 credits
ARS 390: Topics in Studio Art
May be repeated as the topic changes. Not for major credit.
Prerequisite: ARS 154 or ARS 205
DEC: G
SBC:
HFA+
3 credits
ARS 401: Critical Issues Seminar
An in-depth investigation of the relationship between current events, popular culture, and visual art practice. This seminar is designed to engage social, political and ethical issues through readings, discussion, and written responses to current events in the art world. The course includes reading, debating and responding to a wide array of critical writings and work by selected theorists, philosophers, artists, cultural producers, and public intellectuals. Active participation required. May be repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 6 credits.
Prerequisite: U3 or U4 status; one upper-level ARS course
3 credits
ARS 402: Documentary Media Art
Research, project development and creative production of documentary media art. Advanced self-directed project-based work, contextualized by readings, discussions, critiques and presentations. Use of photographic, sound and digital video production techniques applied toward actual events and non-fiction subject matter. The course takes an inclusive approach to documentary, considering experimental practices, as well as the artistic implications of new media, networked, crowd-sourced images, surveillance, forensics and data. This course has an associated fee. Please see www.stonybrook.edu/coursefees for more information.
Prerequisite: U3 or U4 status; one 300- or 400-level ARS or CDT course
3 credits
ARS 403: Socially Engaged Art
Research, project development and creative production of socially engaged art. Advanced project-based work, contextualized by readings, discussions, critiques and presentations. The course takes an inclusive and interdisciplinary approach to forms of creative expression including collaboration, action and performance, intervention, audiovisual media and documentation, drawing, painting, sculpture or installation art, with projects sharing a common focus on the social, the participant, the audience and the public.
Prerequisite: U3 or U4 status; one upper-level ARS course
3 credits
ARS 420: Studio Art Senior Seminar
An advanced seminar and critique course for seniors to develop a body of work in their individual area, particularly designed for students who wish to continue study and/or work in the visual arts. Where applicable, includes field trips and assignments of special lectures, panels, seminars, and other events and practices of the professional art world. A group exhibition in a public on-campus venue will be strongly encouraged.
Prerequisite: U3 or U4 standing; ARS major or minor
3 credits
ARS 425: Advanced New Media Art
Advanced study of the practice and theory of new media art through production, lecture, discussion, exhibition and critique. Students create self-defined projects that revolve around new media methodologies and techniques. Artwork created in class can include but is not limited to 2 and 3D digital print, video, animation, interactive objects, data, installation and performance. This course has an associated fee. Please see www.stonybrook.edu/coursefees for more information. May be repeated once.
Prerequisite: 2 or more of the following courses: ARS 324, ARS 325, ARS 326, ARS 327; ARS 328; ARS 381; ARS 382; ARS 329; CDT 317; CDT 318; or permission of instructor
SBC: SPK
3 credits
ARS 444: Experiential Learning
This course is designed for students who engage in a substantial, structured experiential learning activity in conjunction with another class. Experiential learning occurs when knowledge acquired through formal learning and past experience are applied to a "real-world" setting or problem to create new knowledge through a process of reflection, critical analysis, feedback and synthesis. Beyond-the-classroom experiences that support experiential learning may include: service learning, mentored research, field work, or an internship.
Prerequisite: WRT 102 or equivalent; permission of the instructor and approval of the EXP+ contract (http://sb.cc.stonybrook.edu/bulletin/current/policiesandregulations/degree_requirements/EXPplus.php)
SBC: EXP+
0 credit, S/U grading
ARS 452: Advanced Theory and Practice of Painting
Examination of ideas and techniques of painting through studio, lecture, critique, exhibition, and painting assignments. May be repeated once.
Prerequisite: ARH 206, ARS 351, and ARS 352
3 credits
ARS 458: Speak Effectively Before an Audience
A zero credit course that may be taken in conjunction with any ARS course that provides opportunity to achieve the learning outcomes of the Stony Brook Curriculum's SPK learning objective.
Pre- or corequisite: WRT 102 or equivalent; permission of the instructor
SBC: SPK
0 credit, S/U grading
ARS 459: Write Effectively in Studio Art
A zero credit course that may be taken in conjunction with any 300- or 400-level ARS course, with permission of the instructor. The course provides opportunity to practice the skills and techniques of effective academic writing and satisfies the learning outcomes of the Stony Brook Curriculum's WRTD learning objective.
Prerequisite: WRT 102; permission of the instructor
SBC: WRTD
0 credit, S/U grading
ARS 465: Advanced Theory and Practice of Sculpture: Welding, Construction, and Inter-media
An advanced course in the theory, techniques, and methodology's informed by contemporary studio practice and innovation. The class will consist of technical demonstrations, lectures, critiques and discussions. Emphasis is on creative content, and process, critical thinking, and experimentation. Increased ability in the articulation of three-dimensional form and space will be explored. May be repeated once, for a total of 6 credits. This course has an associated fee. Please see www.stonybrook.edu/coursefees for more information.
Prerequisite: ARS 365
3 credits
ARS 466: Advanced Theory and Practice of Sculpture: Installation, Site Specific and Public Art
An advanced investigation of the history, contemporary practice, and techniques of sculpture, installation, and expansions of art in the public realm. Students will explore ideas as research through readings, discussions, and critiques. Emphasis is on the conceptual investigation, and artistic expression through experimentation and production in space/time inquiry. Examinations of ideas through alternative visual processes may be explored. May be repeated once, for a total of 6 credits. This course has an associated fee. Please see www.stonybrook.edu/coursefees for more information.
Prerequisite: ARS 365 or ARS 366
3 credits
ARS 471: Advanced Theory and Practice of Printmaking: Intaglio Processes
Continued development of intaglio techniques, emphasizing a variety of multi-plate and single-plate color printing processes, and tailored to the individual requirements of advanced students. May be repeated once.
Prerequisite: ARS 374
3 credits
ARS 472: Advanced Theory and Practice of Printmaking: Lithography
Continued development of lithographic techniques, emphasizing methods of stone and plate lithography and leading to the production of printed single- and multi-colored editions. May be repeated once.
Prerequisite: ARS 375
3 credits
ARS 475: Undergraduate Teaching Practicum I
Work with a faculty member as an assistant in one of the faculty member's regularly scheduled classes. The student is required to attend all the classes, do all the regularly assigned work, and meet with the faculty member at regularly scheduled times to discuss the intellectual and pedagogical matters relating to the course.
Prerequisites: Studio art major; preferably U4 standing; sponsorship of an instructor; permission of department
SBC: EXP+
3 credits, S/U grading
ARS 476: Undergraduate Teaching Practicum II
Work with a faculty member as an assistant in one of the faculty member's regularly scheduled classes. The student is required to attend all the classes, do all the regularly assigned work, and meet with the faculty member at regularly scheduled times to discuss the intellectual and pedagogical matters relating to the course. Students assume greater responsibility in such areas as assisting in demonstrations and critiques, only under direct supervision of the instructor. The course in which the student is permitted to work as a teaching assistant must be different from the course in which he or she previously served.
Prerequisite: ARS 475; permission of department
SBC: EXP+
3 credits, S/U grading
ARS 481: Advanced Photography
Advanced photography production and independent self-directed project based work, contextualized by readings, discussions, critiques and presentations. This course has an associated fee. Please see www.stonybrook.edu/coursefees for more information. Estimated cost of supplies is $300 in addition to the course fee.
Prerequisite: 2 or more of the following courses: ARS 324, ARS 325, ARS 326, ARS 327; ARS 328; ARS 381; ARS 382; ARS 329; CDT 317; CDT 318; or permission of instructor
3 credits
ARS 487: Advanced Directed Projects in Studio Theory and Practice
Advanced independent projects for outstanding students under the supervision of a faculty member. May be repeated once for a maximum of six credits.
Prerequisites: Advanced status in one of the studio areas; sponsorship of a faculty member; permission of department
SBC: EXP+
0-6 credits
ARS 488: Internship
Prerequisites: U3 or U4 standing; 15 credits in art department courses; permission of department
SBC: EXP+
0-6 credits, S/U grading
ARS 491: Special Topics in Studio Theory and Practice
May be repeated as the topic changes. This course has an associated fee. Please see www.stonybrook.edu/coursefees for more information.
Prerequisite: Permission of department
3 credits
ARS 495: Senior Honors Project in Studio Art
A one-semester project for studio art majors who are candidates for the degree with departmental honors.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and department
SBC: EXP+
3 credits
