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ART 104

3D FOUNDATIONS

3 credits.

Uses hands-on problem solving to develop an informed understanding of the creation of objects in three dimensions. Provides foundational skillsets for sculpture, ceramics, wood, glass, and metals.

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Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Define and apply the terminology, elements, and principles of three-dimensional design. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Ideate, execute, and iterate three-dimensional objects with a variety of materials, tools, and techniques. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between form, subject matter and content as they relate to three-dimensional objects and the spaces they inhabit. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Perform safe and effective studio practices with a variety of tactile materials, hand tools and basic construction techniques. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Critically analyze one’s work and the work of one’s peers using appropriate three-dimensional design terminology. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Successfully engage in collaborative learning through group activities, discussions, and critiques. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Define and apply the terminology, elements, and principles of three-dimensional design. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Ideate, execute, and iterate three-dimensional objects with a variety of materials, tools, and techniques. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between form, subject matter and content as they relate to three-dimensional objects and the spaces they inhabit. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Perform safe and effective studio practices with a variety of tactile materials, hand tools and basic construction techniques. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Critically analyze one’s work and the work of one’s peers using appropriate three-dimensional design terminology. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Successfully engage in collaborative learning through group activities, discussions, and critiques. Audience: Undergraduate

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