WOOD WORKING

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ( ART 104 , 112 , 212 , 214 , 224 , 244 , 354 or DS 220 ) or declared in an Art graduate program Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop an understanding and a "material empathy" for wood. Knowing how to best carve, shape and build basic forms with it, including the most common frame or box construction joints. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Understand when and how to employ different processes and techniques, based on what your project or idea needs: structurally, conceptually, and aesthetically. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Develop knowledge of woodworking terms to make discussing projects/ideas and buying materials easier. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Demonstrate safe and efficient use of the machine and hand tools commonly used in woodworking. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Develop an understanding of the baggage that comes with working with wood, from historical, cultural, and environmental viewpoints, as well as others. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop an understanding and a "material empathy" for wood. Knowing how to best carve, shape and build basic forms with it, including the most common frame or box construction joints. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Understand when and how to employ different processes and techniques, based on what your project or idea needs: structurally, conceptually, and aesthetically. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Develop knowledge of woodworking terms to make discussing projects/ideas and buying materials easier. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Demonstrate safe and efficient use of the machine and hand tools commonly used in woodworking. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Develop an understanding of the baggage that comes with working with wood, from historical, cultural, and environmental viewpoints, as well as others. Audience: Graduate