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Walker, Melanie

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  • ARTS 2171 - Photography 1
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2021
    An introduction to contemporary photographic practice. The course introduces photographic technique, history, and image evaluation while emphasizing visual literacy, conceptual development and personal expression. Degree credit not granted for this course and ARTS 1171.
  • ARTS 2191 - Photography 2
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Fall 2021
    Explores more sophisticated technical and conceptual skills to the creative process.
  • ARTS 4161 - Photography 4
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021
    Explores advanced techniques and concepts of photography as art. Emphasizes photography as a means to formal and expressive ends. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours.
  • ARTS 4171 - New Directions in Photography
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022
    Investigates the use of the photographic image in new, antique, or nonstandard ways including nonsilver, photosculpture, various color processes, photolanguage, photoinstallations, electronic media, performance, filmmaking, electrostatic art (copy machine), photobooks, photocollage, and audio/visual art. Course content changes each semester. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Same as ARTS 5171.
  • ARTS 4717 - Studio Critique
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020
    Consists of consultations with faculty on individual studio problems and projects. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Department consent required.
  • ARTS 5140 - Integrated Arts Studio
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2022
    Explores the creative process through a series of conceptually-based studio exercises. Students are encouraged to work across traditional media boundaries as they address themes such as identity, place, spirituality, politics, and consumerism. Includes individual and collaborative studio projects, as well as reading and writing about the course themes. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours.
  • ARTS 5161 - Graduate Photography
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021
    May be repeated up to 18 total credit hours.
  • ARTS 5171 - New Directions in Photography
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021
    Investigates the use of the photographic image in new, antique, or nonstandard ways including nonsilver, photosculpture, various color processes, photolanguage, photoinstallations, electronic media, performance, filmmaking, electrostatic art (copy machine), photobooks, photocollage, and audio/visual art. Course content changes each semester. May be repeated up 9 total credit hours. Same as ARTS 4171.
  • ARTS 5717 - Graduate Studio Critique
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021
    May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours with any single faculty member.
  • ARTS 6957 - Master of Fine Arts Creative Thesis
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2020 / Spring 2021

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