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Fall leaves of brown, gold and redRotating Topics Courses Fall 2025
+ New IADS Course Alert!

Studio Art Department

ASTU 3000.501
Book Arts
Mondays / Wednesdays, 8–10:50 a.m., ART 266
Instructor: Magaly Cantu

ASTU 3000.503 / 5000.503
Embroidery
Mondays / Wednesdays, 11 a.m.–1:50 p.m., ART 258
Instructor: Amie Adelman

ASTU 3000.504 / 5000.504
Basketry
Mondays / Wednesdays, 2–4:50 p.m., ART 258
Instructor: Amie Adelman

ASTU 3000.506 / 5000.506
Textile Techniques in Metals
Tuesday / Thursday, 2–4:50 p.m., ART 172
Instructor: Umut Demirgüç-Thurman

ASTU 3000.507 / 5000.507
Craftsmanship for the Studio Artist
Tuesdays / Thursdays, 2–4:50 p.m., ART 466
Instructor: James Burton

ASTU 3201.501
Topics in Drawing & Painting: Color & Light
Mondays / Wednesdays, 2–4:50 p.m., ART 466
Instructor: Elaine Pawlowicz

ASTU 3401.501
Topics in Metalsmithing & Jewelry: Production Methodology
Mondays / Wednesdays, 11 a.m.–1:50 p.m., ART 172
Instructor: James Thurman
 
ASTU 3701.501
Topics in New Media: Expanded Cinema
Tuesdays / Thursdays, 8–10:50 a.m., ART 356
Instructor: Christopher Meerdo
 
ASTU 3801.502
Topics in Sculpture: Finding Your Voice
Mondays / Wednesdays, 2–4:50 p.m., ART 153
Instructor: Jacob Phillips
 
ASTU 5000.502
Ceramics Materials Studies
Mondays / Wednesdays, 11 a.m.–1:50 p.m., Art Annex, Room 135
Instructor: Brooks Oliver
 
ASTU 5000.505
The Time Being
Tuesday / Thursday, 11 a.m.–1:50 p.m., Art Annex, Room 108
Instructor: Alicia Eggert

Art History Department

ARTH 4801.001
Topics in Art History
Topic: History, Memory, and the Archive in Contemporary Art
T, 5-7:50 p.m., ART 288
Dr. Tiffany Floyd
 
ARTH 4809.001
Topics in 18th-Century Art
Topic: Material Cultures of the Global Eighteenth Century
TR, 9:30-10:50 a.m., ART 280
Dr. Denise Baxter
 
ARTH 4818.002
Topics in Latin American Art
Topic: Conceptual Art
TR, 2-3:20 p.m., ART 280
Dr. Mónica Salazar
 
ARTH 4852.001
Topics in the History of Design
Topic: History and Theory of Illustration, 1800-Today
TR, 12:30-1:50 p.m., ART 280
Dr. Carey Gibbons
 

New Course Alert!

Open to IADS majors only.

ART 4900.768
Professional Communication
T, 2–5 p.m., Art 182
Dr. Christina Donaldson
This senior-level course empowers students to step into the roles of artists, designers, and visionaries, capable of imagining and shaping alternative futures. By integrating visual, verbal, and written storytelling, students will learn to translate their creative ideas into compelling narratives. Rooted in interdisciplinary design, the course explores the challenges and responsibilities of shaping the creative industry while cultivating advanced communication skills. By the end of this course, students will be able to craft a cohesive professional narrative, set meaningful goals, and confidently communicate their creative practice. Prerequisite(s): Admitted into an IADS major or consent of instructor.