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  • VAFA 181: Introduction to Ceramics

    3.00 Credits
    Bucks County Community College

    Lectures, demonstrations, and practice introduce students to the historical, cultural, scientific, creative, and expressive basis of ceramics. Developing a personal viewpoint as an outgrowth of the ceramic process is encouraged by emphasizing historical perspectives, design, basic pottery skills, and exploration.
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  • VAFA 191: Art History Before 1450

    3.00 Credits
    Bucks County Community College

    This survey course covers painting, sculpture, and/or architecture from the Paleolithic period through the age of Gothic cathedrals. Students gain a formal understanding of ancient, classical, and medieval art. They interpret selected examples of Western art using a variety of analytic methodologies, including cultural, religious, social, political, and/or economic context. Prerequisite:    Writing Placement Test score of 6 or COMP107 (C or better)
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  • VAFA 192: Art History After 1450

    3.00 Credits
    Bucks County Community College

    This survey course covers painting, sculpture, and/or architecture from the Renaissance through Impressionism. Students gain a formal understanding of Western art by major artists of the fifteenth through nineteenth centuries. They interpret selected examples of art using a variety of analytic methodologies, including cultural, religious, social, political, and/or economic context. Prerequisite:    Writing Placement Test score of 6 or COMP107 (C or better)
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  • VAFA 193: History of Modern Art

    3.00 Credits
    Bucks County Community College

    This survey course covers painting, sculpture, and/or architecture from the late-nineteenth century up to the present. Students gain a formal understanding of major twentieth-century stylistic movements. They interpret selected examples of Modern art using a variety of analytic methodologies, including cultural, religious, social, political, and/or economic context. Prerequisite:    Writing Placement Test score of 6 or COMP107 (C or better)
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  • VAFA 194: American Art History

    3.00 Credits
    Bucks County Community College

    This survey course covers the history of American painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, and other significant arts and crafts from the settlement period to the present. Students gain a formal understanding of American art. Students examine American art from cultural, social, and economic perspectives. Prerequisite:    Writing Placement Test score of 6 or COMP107 (C or better)
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  • VAFA 195: Non-Western Art History

    3.00 Credits
    Bucks County Community College

    This course surveys the art and architecture of India, China, and Japan, from the earliest times to the 19th century. Indian art is presented in the context of Buddhist, Hindu, and Islamic traditions. Relationships between Chinese and Japanese art are examined. Influence in Islamic and Western culture is also explored. Prerequisite:    Writing Placement Test score of 6 or COMP107 (C or better)
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  • VAFA 200: Drawing Anatomy

    3.00 Credits
    Bucks County Community College

    Through drawing, students study the design and function of the figure. The proportions and architecture of the human form are analyzed. Insight into the construction of the body is achieved through skeletal and muscular studies and conceptual applications of 3-D form. A selection of masterworks is emulated. Prerequisite:    VAFA103 (C or better)
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  • VAFA 202: Figure Drawing

    3.00 Credits
    Bucks County Community College

    Students integrate and review the drawing experiences of the previous drawing classes. The figure is expressed within complex situations dealing with spatial concepts and composition through extended problems. These exercises encompass relationships to interior spaces, landscape, and still life situations. Prerequisite:    VAFA103 (C or better) or Permission of the Arts Department
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  • VAFA 246: Sculpture/Foundry

    3.00 Credits
    Bucks County Community College

    This advanced course emphasizes foundry practices. Initial work is done in foundry wax or Styrofoam. Topics covered are procedures in ceramic shell or investment and burnout of wax preparatory to casting in metal. Basic foundry procedures are followed and studied. Finish and treatment of metal castings are also explored. Prerequisite:    VAFA141 (C or better) or VAFA105 (C or better)
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  • VAFA 250: Fine Arts and Design Portfolio Studio

    3.00 Credits
    Bucks County Community College

    Students develop and enhance their fine arts and design portfolio for transfer or employment. Also, students prepare and deliver an informative speech describing their work using appropriate vocabulary and/or historical references. Finally, students engage in class critiques of their work and the work of other students. Prerequisite:    24 studio credits and either VAFA191 (c or better), VAFA192 (C or better), or VAFA193 (C or better) or permission of the Arts Department
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