Academic Advising
Art and Visual Culture
Chair: Ron Mills
Transfer Advisor: Ron Mills
First-Year student contact: Liz Obert
GUIDELINES FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS
FALL SEMESTER:
One of the following:
- AAVC 100: Introduction to Studio Image management, design, critical approaches and creative studio practices in a variety of media. Fall. $50 lab fee. 4 credits. (CS)
- AAVC 120: Drawing Fundamentals of gesture, value, contour, and perspective drawing in various media. Expressive, critical and thematic development. Fall. $50 lab fee. 4 credits. (CS)
- AAVC 110: Visual Culture Introductory survey examining critical approaches to interpreting imagery in diverse cultural contexts throughout history. Intended to develop an awareness of the power of visual materials, such as propaganda and advertising, within the socio-cultural, political, philosophical and economic forces that encode imagery with meaning. Fall and Spring. $25 lab fee. 4 credits (CS or VP)
Spring Semester:
One of the following:
- AAVC 100: Introduction to Studio See above
- AAVC 110: Introduction to Visual Culture See above
- AAVC 120: Drawing See above
Additional Advising Information
By the end of the second year:
Students should have completed all of the foundation classes. These include:
- AAVC 100
- AAVC 101
- AAVC 110
- AAVC 120
NOTE: If majors want to follow the honor's track, they must take Portfolio I & II AAVC 390-391 during their junior year and Thesis AAVC 490-491 during their senior year.
The Art and Visual Culture Department offers the following classes for the Linfield Curriculum:
- AAVC 100 (CS)
- AAVC 101(CS)
- AAVC 110 (CS or VP)
- AAVC 120 (CS)
- AAVC 210 (CS)
- AAVC 217 (CS or VP)
- AAVC 218 (CS or VP)
Electronic Arts Major
Electronic Arts is an interdisciplinary major offered through the Art and Visual Culture, Computer Science, and Mass Communications departments. Please review the Electronic Arts advising information on page 73.