F100 Basic Drawing
Basic Drawing is a first-semester course required of all students in the Foundations program in which the student is introduced to the visual language of drawing. How the parts of the drawing relate to each other and to the composition as a whole is explored while each student strives to develop skills using traditional black-and-white media. One-half of the course places primary emphasis on depicting the human form in space using nude models; the other half places emphasis on depicting objects in space.
Credits: 3.0
Prerequisites: None

F101 Observational Drawing
Observational Drawing is a course in which the student further enhances the drawing skills that they began to develop in F100. The main thrust of the course is a the investigation of visual language through analytical seeing and drawing. A variety of media is explored that includes traditional black-and-white media and the introduction to color drawing media. The course places primary emphasis on depicting forms in space through the drawing of nude models, self portraits and objects. This second semester course is required of students who declare any of the following majors: Drawing, Painting, Printmaking or Illustration.
Credits: 3.0
Prerequisites: F100

F103 Perspective Drawing
Perspective Drawing continues the investigation of analytical seeing and drawing that began in F100. The course places primary emphasis on the understanding of perspective systems and the application of those systems to analytical/technical and observational drawing. This course is required of students who declare any of the following majors: Sculpture, Communication Design, Industrial Design, Interior Architecture + Design.
Credits: 3.0
Prerequisites: F100

F105 Foundations Photography
Foundations Photography is an introduction to 35mm photography. This course covers basic principles of all forms of photography, with an emphasis on black and white photography. Projects encompass camera handling, film exposure and development, darkroom procedures, print finishing, and evaluation. Students investigate depth of field, motion, burning, dodging, spotting and print presentation. This Foundations course is offered to students who declare the intent to major in Photography.
Credits: 3.0
Prerequisites: F100

F107 Kinetic Drawing
This course will be an investigation of motion, kinematics, and time through the act of drawing. The produced drawings will be driven by observation and ultimately presented with the support of varying technologies. Kinetic motifs will include the human figure, sequential imagery, sound, animation, video and editing principles. The class will be involved with both traditional drawing and digital technology, exploring the manner in which available technology impacts expression. The class will be held in both a drawing studio and the time-based media lab.
Credits: 3.0
Prerequisites: F100

F110 Visual Dynamics 1: Concept, Process, & Composition
Visual Dynamics 1 is a problem-solving course in which the student investigates the dynamic visual forces involved in composing on a two-dimensional plane. Students explore the interrelationships of composition, process, perception, and intention. The course broadens the student's skill level in idea development, research strategies, and technique through the understanding and application of concepts, processes and the visual language. One third of the semester is spent in a digital environment introducing the student to the computer lab and digital imaging.
Credits: 3.0
Prerequisites: None

F111 Visual Dynamics 2: Color, Light, & Time
Visual Dynamics 2 is a problem-solving course that builds on the visual exploration begun in F110 with a concentration on issues of color and time. Color and light are explored as a visual phenomenon, as a perceptual occurrence, as pigment with specific mixing properties, and as an element with powerful expressive and symbolic potential. Time, the fourth dimension, is investigated through problems dealing with simultaneity and sequentiality. The range of tools includes traditional materials/mediums and digital imaging. One-third of the semester is spent working in a digital environment.
Credits: 3.0
Prerequisites: F110

F130 Space / Form / Materials I
Space / Form / Materials 1 is comprised of three-dimensional visual experiences and the application of design principles to space, form and materials. Three dimensional design techniques are studied through problems dealing with the development of ideas via handmade forms. Within the course, students receive an orientation to MIAD's 3D lab including instruction in the proper and safe use of simple hand tools and power equipment.
Credits: 3.0
Prerequisites: None

F131 Space / Form / Materials: Fine Arts
SFM - Fine Arts provides the fine art student with a continuing three-dimensional studio experience. Sculptural concepts and materials are studied through the solving of problems dealing with the development of ideas via handmade forms. The problems are also designed to allow students to explore three-dimensional expression while furthering their 3-D lab skills. This course is required of students who declare the intent to be Fine Arts majors.
Credits: 3.0
Prerequisites: F130

F133 Space / Form / Materials: Design
SFM - Design provides the design student with a continuing three-dimensional studio experience. Three-dimensional concepts, materials and structure are studied through the development of ideas and the solving of problems via handmade forms. The problems are designed to allow students to explore the design process while furthering their 3-D lab skills. This course is required of students who declare the intent to be a Design major.
Credits: 3.0
Prerequisites: None

F150-159 Visual Statement
In Visual Statement courses students examine the means of visual communication and artistic expression. Each course emphasizes concept, process and creativity - exploiting subject matter and media as a means of obtaining conceptual goals. Students are made aware of the interconnections which link the visual arts. Two different Visual Statement Selectives are a requirement for each student during the Foundations year. The student selects one each semester from a variety of offerings.

Since the inception in fall 1996, 47 different Visual Statement courses have been offered by individual faculty proposal. These are idea based courses that change each semester. Here are a few of the topics:

Art of Social Commentary
Propaganda & Protest: Social & Political Graphics
Collage - Expression and Message
Animals in Art, Lore, and Fable
Book Arts
Visual Autobiography - Text and Image
Three-Dimensional Narrative: Sculptural Appendage
Multiples & Evolution in Printmaking
Human Figure: Self, Context, and Content
Popular Culture – Vice or Virtue?
Metaphor, Medium, and Message
Pop-up Book Design
Illustration Problem Solving and Visual Literacy
Identity: Perception & Interpretation
Metamorphosis & Animation
Speed: Explorations of Time, Culture, and Experience
Performance/Art

Credits: 1.5
Prerequisites: None

F160 Majors Seminar
Majors Seminar is a requirement that must be fulfilled before the Foundations student declares a major. Majors Seminar is a first semester course in which the students meet once weekly in 50 minute sessions. Completion with a passing grade is recorded on the student's permanent record and allows the student to declare the division of his/her major and to continue into his/her second semester classes. The seminar is comprised of presentations by staff, faculty and students. As a means of preparing the student for the decision of choosing a division and then a major in that division, each of the major areas make presentations to inform the student about that major. The student also has a session with the Registrar to help schedule the classes needed for the chosen course of study.
Credits: 0.0
Prerequisites: None