Art: Drawing Courses (ADR)


The following courses, numbered 5000-9999, are offered for graduate credit. Courses numbered 5000-6999 which are offered for undergraduate credit only may be found in the undergraduate bulletin, as well as all other undergraduate courses (numbered 0900-4999). Courses in the following list numbered 5000-6999 may be taken for undergraduate credit unless specifically restricted to graduate students as indicated by individual course limitations. For interpretation of numbering system, signs and abbreviations, see University Courses.

5060 Advanced Concepts in Drawing and Painting.
(ADR 7060) Cr. 3-6 (Max. 15)

Prereq: ADR 3070 or APA 3120. Open only to art majors. Emphasis on individual projects using any appropriate medium. Work is created independently (out of class) with scheduled critiques for faculty guidance; may include lectures, demonstrations, off-campus visits. Material Fee as indicated in the Schedule of Classes (Y)

5070 (ADR 2070) Advanced Life Drawing. (ADR 3070)
(ADR 7070) Cr. 3-6 (Max. 24)

Prereq: ADR 3070. Election of more than three credits per semester requires consent of instructor. Open only to art majors. Continued study of human figure based on observation. Composition. Expressive interpretation of the figure through broad range of media. Material Fee as indicated in the Schedule of Classes (F,W)

5080 Landscape Drawing and Painting. (ADR 7080)
Cr. 3-6 (Max. 12)

Prereq: ADR 1060. Election of more than 3 credits per semester requires consent of instructor. Open only to art majors. Drawing and/or painting outside at a variety of urban and rural sites in the metropolitan Detroit area; students are expected to drive or carpool to locations within an hour of Detroit. Interpretation of landscape subjects through observation and imagination in any appropriate drawing or painting medium. This course will fulfill drawing or painting major requirements. (S)

5090 Anatomy. Cr. 3

Prereq: ADR 2070. Superficial human anatomy including effects of muscular and skeletal systems. Drawing from both models and skeletons, lectures, demonstrations. Material Fee as indicated in the Schedule of Classes (Y)

5800 Directed Projects: Drawing.
Cr. 3-6 (Undergrad. max. 15; grad. max. 30)

Prereq: consent of instructor. Open only to art majors. Individual work supervised by faculty on arranged basis. (F,W)

7060 (ADR 5060) Graduate Problems in Drawing and Painting. Cr. 3-9 (Max. 24)

Open only to art majors. Emphasis on self-directed projects with advice from faculty. May include lectures, demonstrations, and visits to off-campus sites. Material Fee as indicated in the Schedule of Classes (Y)

7070 (ADR 2070) Graduate Life Drawing. (ADR 3070)
(ADR 5070) Cr. 3-9 (Max. 24)

Prereq: ADR 5070. Election of more than three credits per semester requires consent of instructor. Open only to art majors. Individual projects based upon study of the human figure. Broad range of media encouraged. Material Fee as indicated in the Schedule of Classes (F,W)

7080 (ADR 5080) Landscape Drawing and Painting.
Cr. 3-6 (Max. 12)

Prereq: ADR 1060. Election of more than 3 credits per semester requires consent of instructor. Open only to art majors. Drawing and/or painting outside at a variety of urban and rural sites in the metropolitan Detroit area; students are expected to drive or carpool to locations within an hour of Detroit. Interpretation of landscape subjects through observation and imagination in any appropriate drawing or painting medium. This course will fulfill drawing or painting major requirements. (S)

8800 M.F.A. Studio: Drawing. Cr. 3-9 (Max. 36)

Open only to art majors in M.F.A. program. Extended self-directed work in drawing (eighteen to twenty-seven hours per week). Consultation with appropriate graduate faculty on an arranged basis. (F,W)