Hosted by our Fine Arts MFA program, VALS is one of several free and open-to-the-public events we offer each year. Follow us ...

This course will provide an opportunity to examine the impact artists and designers have in shaping the world. It will be an exploration of the interdisciplinary exchange between art and design that ...

Critical Conversations: bridging pathways forward to greater understanding and creative solutions.

This course introduces different materials and their unique properties to students studying to become architects, artists, and designers to make informed decisions to use materials in their ...

Engaging the World investigates global fashion systems to understand diverse cultures and communities in an effort to support social enterprise and responsible design practices. The course encourages ...

Sport and Society explores the relationships among sports, society, and culture. This course examines how sport reflects and influences various social dynamics, including issues of race, class, gender ...

Covers basic concepts for the study of primitive and modern society, social processes operating in human groups, personality development in various societies, major institutional groupings, and social ...

In Research, Perform, Record! Students learn artistic tools to create performances for the camera based onresearch-based strategies and various approaches to lens-based media. The class will explore ...

The human body is an exquisite formation that structures our movements, abilities, and identities. Careful observation, description and analysis of human anatomy can inform an understanding of the ...

The Directed Project Studio provides a platform for students to develop and articulate their own landscape oriented design practice. Projects examine landscape architectural topics, practices or sites ...

This course will introduce students to the study of machine learning and artificial intelligence in the context of their social, historical, theoretical, and technical stakes. Starting with portrayals ...

How do artists create the sensation of movement in a still image? Why can certain colors or sounds evoke specific emotional responses? This course seeks to provide tentative answers to these questions ...