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  • SCI 5050: The Science of Learning

    1.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course provides students with the basic tools and skills to be effective as a classroom teaching assistant or instructor. The course will help students integrate educational theory, pedagogy, content, and practice and provide opportunities to practice and receive feedback on teaching skills. Students will learn how to facilitate small group discussions, ask probing questions, and assess for understanding, while deepening their own conceptual knowledge. Students will also have the opportunity to address pedagogical challenges during bi-weekly content preparation session with content-course instructors.
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  • SCLPT 3400: Making in Metal

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    The course is an introduction to metal fabrication equipment, techniques, materials, and design. Studio works produced in the course will encounter concerns such as scale, structural integrity, and connections or fittings. Projects are designed to establish relationships between materials, structure and space. Oxyacetylene welding, cutting, brazing; operation of MIG, TIG, and stick welder and forge operations are covered. Curriculum includes techniques in basic mold-making. Sculptural works as well as competency tests are required. Prerequisites: Minor status in Sculpture OR Instructor Consent.
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  • SCLPT 3410: Conceptual Practices

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course initiates questions of artistic intent and establishes conceptual premises in sculpture. Students develop basic research skills, draft proposals and statements, and begin to establish individual artistic vocabulary. It is expected that the students create studio works related to these investigations. Curriculum includes regular seminar discussions and presentations based on assigned readings, local lectures, and visiting researchers. Contemporary issues and ideas in sculpture are a primary focus of these discussions. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in ((ART 2201 AND ART 2202 AND ART 2206 AND ART 2208) AND Minor status in Sculpture) OR Instructor Consent
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  • SCLPT 3420: Figure Sculpture I

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course explores the figure as a three-dimensional form. Students work directly from the model to gain knowledge of figure structure, gesture, scale, proportion, and composition, as well as to consider how the figure engages with space. A variety of sculpture processes are used to investigate the figure, including clay modeling, carving, mold making, and fabrication techniques. Contemporary ideas in figurative sculpture are explored through readings, lectures, and discussions. Prerequisites: Minor status in Sculpture OR Instructor Consent.
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  • SCLPT 3430: Wood Sculpture

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This is a sculpture class with wood at its center. We will investigate our relationship to material and to the social space that furniture controls and creates, as a departure into sculptural form. We investigate a variety of techniques and processes for reimagining the built world through research, discussion, and making. We explore advanced techniques in woodworking through a series of exercises and projects. Students will learn wood fabrication, joinery, lamination, and equipment safety. This is an integral part of the intermedia sculpture emphasis designed to support and further develop student work. Prerequisites: Minor status in Sculpture OR Instructor Consent..
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  • SCLPT 3440: Metalsmithing & Jewelry

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    A beginning course with a concentration in the development of technical skills which are specific to jewelry and nonferrous metals. Projects are developed to introduce and develop student skills in a variety of tools and processes. The course provides instruction in small metals fabrication, centrifugal casting, repousse, and enameling. Prerequisites: Minor status in Sculpture OR Instructor Consent.
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  • SCLPT 3450: Synthetic Sculpture

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This is a beginning course with a concentration in the development of technical skills related to plastic fabrication, thermoforming, moldmaking, and casting. Students develop projects to introduce and develop skills in a variety of tools and processes. Background on the historical art contexts in which these materials and methods have come to importance will be presented in lectures and discussions. Prerequisites: Minor status in Sculpture OR Instructor Consent.
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  • SCLPT 4410: Studio Practice I

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course is a continuation of ART/SCLPT 3410. The course offers studio assignments that question and solidify artistic vocabulary and studio work, with a strong emphasis on establishing serial works and complete artist portfolios. It is the student's responsibility to develop and maintain research skills, writing skills, and studio work. Curriculum includes regular seminar discussions and presentations based on assigned reading, local lectures, and visiting researchers. Contemporary issues and ideas in sculpture are a primary focus of these discussions. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in SCLPT 3410 AND Minor status in Sculpture OR Instructor Consent
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  • SCLPT 4455: Kinetic Sculpture

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Starting with basic mechanical and electronic theory, and progressing to include sensing, motion control and computer applications. Students explore the physical and conceptual aspects of machine making as a sculpture process. Prerequisites: Minor status in Sculpture OR Instructor Consent.
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  • SCLPT 4460: Site/Space/Installation

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    The studio course explores the making of installations (art works which are environment-based rather than object-oriented). Class activities include discussions and slide lectures investigating different variables in installation including the manipulation of site, space, sound and experience. Through the construction of environments, students explore site specific, multimedia, new media, collaborative and cross-disciplinary approaches to art making. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in SCLPT 4410 AND Minor status in Sculpture OR Instructor Consent
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