2015-2016 Course Announcement

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Table of Contents 2015-2016
From the Provost .............................................................................................................................................................................. 5
General Information .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Registration Policies ....................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Academic Policies and General Graduation Requirements – Undergraduate ................................................................................. 15
Academic Policies and General Graduation Requirements – Graduate ......................................................................................... 27
Off-campus Programs ..................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Other Programs on Campus ............................................................................................................................................................ 37
Guide to Reading Course Descriptions ........................................................................................................................................... 39
Curricula for Undergraduate Degree Programs ............................................................................................................................... 41
Degree Requirements and Course Descriptions:
Apparel Design ............................................................................................................................................................................ 43
Architecture .............................................................................................................................................................................. 49
Ceramics .............................................................................................................................................................................. 61
Digital + Media ........................................................................................................................................................................... 69
European Honor Program ......................................................................................................................................................... 77
Film/Animation/Video ................................................................................................................................................................ 79
Fine Arts, Division of .................................................................................................................................................................. 89
Foundation Studies ..................................................................................................................................................................... 91
Furniture Design ......................................................................................................................................................................... 95
Glass ............................................................................................................................................................................ 103
Graduate Studies, Division of .................................................................................................................................................. 113
Graphic Design ......................................................................................................................................................................... 121
History of Art and Visual Culture ......................................................................................................................................... 137
History, Philosophy, and the Social Sciences ........................................................................................................................ 145
Illustration ............................................................................................................................................................................ 153
Industrial Design ...................................................................................................................................................................... 171
Interdisciplinary Studies and Nonmajor Studio Electives .................................................................................................... 181
Interior Architecture ................................................................................................................................................................ 183
Jewelry + Metalsmithing .......................................................................................................................................................... 195
Landscape Architecture ........................................................................................................................................................... 205
Liberal Arts Division ................................................................................................................................................................ 215
Concentrations in Liberal Arts – Undergraduate & Graduate ................................................................................................ 216
Concentration in Nature, Culture, Sustainability Studies ...................................................................................................... 221
Liberal Arts Electives .............................................................................................................................................................. 223
Literary Arts and Studies ........................................................................................................................................................ 229
Painting ............................................................................................................................................................................ 239
Photography ............................................................................................................................................................................ 247
Printmaking ............................................................................................................................................................................ 257
Sculpture ............................................................................................................................................................................ 265
Teaching + Learning in Art + Design .................................................................................................................................... 275
Textiles ............................................................................................................................................................................ 283
Wintersession ............................................................................................................................................................................ 293
Wintersession Registration Policies ........................................................................................................................................ 295
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Table of Contents 2015-2016
Wintersession Course Descriptions ......................................................................................................................................... 299
Academic Calendar 2015 – 2016 ................................................................................................................................................... 325
Index ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 331

The Course Announcement is published annually in April in limited print quantities.
A PDF version is available (with bookmarks) at http://wa.risd.edu.
The Course Announcement is not intended to constitute an agreement, contract, or offer to enter into a contract between any
student and Rhode Island School of Design. The course offerings, requirements and policies of Rhode Island School of Design are
under continual examination and revision. This Course Announcement presents the offerings, requirements and policies in effect at
the time of publication and in no way guarantees that the offerings, requirements and policies will not change. RISD specifically
reserves the right at any time without notice, to delete, adjust, reschedule, or replace any course(s) published herein due to
insufficient enrollment, faculty changes, budgetary restrictions, or unforeseen circumstances and to change requirements for any
major during any particular year.
Non-Discrimination Notice:
Rhode Island School of Design does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity or expression, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law in admission to,
participation in, or administration of its educational programs and activities; in employment; or in its other programs and activities.
Additional information can be found at http://www.risd.edu/about/non-discrimination/
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From the Provost
A Message from the Provost

The 2015-16 Course Announcement provides you with information you need to plan your upcoming
semester. Please review your graduation requirements and the academic policies of your department when
you make your selections, to assure that your semester selections consider overall degree requirements.
Meeting with your Advisor is a good way to consider options and discuss any relevant questions you may
have. Juniors this year may also consult their Liberal Arts Advisor. Keep in mind as you put together a
prospective schedule that some classes are in high demand. It is important to have alternative courses in
mind in case your top choices fill.

Registration for Fall classes takes place in May. We hope you will take advantage of the online registration
system for selecting classes.

Offerings for the upcoming academic year provide an exciting array of courses that have been designed to
help you develop your knowledge, abilities, and capacity to think and work critically. I encourage you to
challenge yourself, to try something new, and to create an individual program that encourages your broadest
growth as an engaged artist, designer, and scholar.

Pradeep Sharma
Provost
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General Information 2015 – 2016
General Information The schedule of available hours in academic buildings is
available on the Registrar’s website. Copies are available at the
The Course Announcement
beginning of each semester in the Office of Public Safety and
The Course Announcement is part of a set of materials the Office of the Registrar. All academic buildings are
providing information about Rhode Island School of Design. accessible during available hours via your RISD ID card.
Other important publications include the Admissions
Catalogue, the Brown/RISD Student Handbook, the Continuing Student Records
Education Summer Session Catalog, and the RISD website.
Campus In-Use Name
The Course Announcement is published annually in April in
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) recognizes that a
limited quantities. Students and faculty may request a copy
student may prefer to use a first name other than their legal one
from the Registrar’s Office, but the preferred use is to access
to identify themselves. RISD's "campus in-use name policy"
the electronic pdf which is accessible to RISD students, staff
accommodates that self-identification. Students who may wish
and faculty as well as the general public. The pdf document is
to use this policy include international students wishing to use
bookmarked and accessible from the Registrar’s Office website
an anglicized name, transgender students wishing to use a name
www.risd.edu/registrar and from our searchable database at
that better represents their gender identity, and others. The use
http://wa.risd.edu
of a campus in-use first name will be recognized across as

many College systems as possible wherever legal name is not
Accreditation
required by law and as long as it is not used for the purposes of
Rhode Island School of Design is accredited by the New
misrepresentation or fraud. At present, it appears on the class
England Association of Schools and Colleges, which accredits
roster, grading roster and program evaluation in
schools and colleges in the six New England states, and by the
WebAdvisor. The policy applies only to first name; last name
National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD),
can be changed only by following the college policy for official
which is the principal national accreditor for schools of art and
change of name. For F-1 or J-1 visa status, the first and last
design. Accreditation by these Associations ensures that the
legal name must be used on all immigration documents
institution has been carefully evaluated and found to meet
including, but not limited to I-20s and DS-2019s.
standards agreed upon by qualified educators.
To add a Campus In-Use Name, complete the Change
Particular programs in Rhode Island School of Design are
of Name form available on the Registrar website. Your e-mail
accredited by other agencies or associations. They are:
display name can be changed to your Campus In-Use name by

contacting the OIT helpdesk at [email protected].
Landscape Architecture: The Landscape Architecture
The full policy is available on the risd.edu website
Accreditation Board (LAAB) of the American Society of
at: Campus In Use Name Policy.
Landscape Architects

Architecture: The National Architectural Accrediting Board
Change of Address
(NAAB)
Art Education: The Rhode Island Department of Elementary Students must promptly notify the Registrar’s Office of
and Secondary Education (RIDE) changes in permanent (home) address and telephone, as well as
local address and phone. In addition, students need to inform
the Registrar or Student Financial Services of the address to
Information by Phone
which bills and billing information is to be sent.
Inquiries about specific issues may be addressed to the
Students living in a RISD residence hall need not report a
following offices. The area code for all is (401); on campus
local address since we know where you live. International
calls need only dial the extension:
students may not use a permanent home address in the United
Main Switchboard 454-6100 States; A home address in the native country must be on file at
Continuing Education 454-6201 all times. Changes may be reported in person or via phone or e-
Admissions Office 454-6300 mail to [email protected]. To comply with RISD identity theft
Student Financial Services 454-6445 prevention programs, the student ID number or social security
Registrar’s Office 454-6151 number must be included in correspondence or when the
Financial Aid Office 454-6661 change is presented in person.
Student Affairs 454-6600 A RISD box number is not sufficient for a local address,
Academic Affairs 277-4928 and all students who are not living in RISD residence facilities
should have their local address and a local phone number on
Academic Departments: phone numbers are in the course file at all times.
listing section. Using the RISD Alert screen of WebAdvisor, students are
requested to maintain emergency address information: A
Building Hours contact number in case of campus wide emergency as well as a
Academic buildings and facilities are open and accessible only phone number to contact in case of personal emergency.
for certain hours of the day and night. These hours change
during the term and are lengthened near the end of the term.

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General Information 2015 – 2016
Transcripts and other information. Go to website <wa.risd.edu>. Most
Students or alumni who need a copy of their academic record information requires a user name and password which all
(called a ‘transcript’), must request an official transcript online. students are assigned as they enter the College. A log-in
Transcript Ordering is provided through the National Student account is not needed to search for classes for registration.
Clearinghouse, a non-profit organization serving the higher Students who need help logging in should contact the Office of
education community. Transcripts can be ordered via the web Information Technology Service Desk (454-6106 or
anytime, 24/7, using any major credit card. A link to the [email protected]), located on the first floor of 20
transcript request page is available on the Registrar’s website at Washington Place. A student who forgets their password can
www.risd.edu/registrar in the ‘Frequently Requested Forms’ get a temporary password directly from WebAdvisor.
section, or directly through the Clearinghouse website at Instructions are on the web site. Through WebAdvisor, faculty
www.getmytranscript.com (select Rhode Island School of advisors also have web access to the grades and transcripts of
Design). Additionally, students with WebAdvisor access can their advisees.
request a transcript directly through the ‘Student Services’
section of WebAdvisor. Notice of Student Rights with Respect to Education
The official transcript arranges the academic record in Records (FERPA)
term sequence, prints on official paper, and contains the RISD
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
seal and signature of the Registrar. Transcripts are processed
affords you certain rights with respect to your education
in the order received. Generally, they are processed
records. These rights include:
within three business days, except during registration or certain

times of the year when requests are especially heavy. At those
1. The right to inspect and review your education records
times of year (first two weeks of the semester and the grading
(with certain limited exceptions) within 45 days of the day
periods at the end of each term) transcript requests are
RISD receives your request for access. You should submit any
generally processed within 5 days. Students are encouraged to
such request to the Registrar’s Office in writing, identifying the
plan transcript needs accordingly. In addition, currently
records you wish to inspect. The Registrar’s Office will make
enrolled students requesting transcripts at the end of a term
arrangements for access and notify you of the time and place
must indicate in their request whether the transcript should wait
where the records may be inspected. Records that are
to include the grades for the current term or be sent
customarily open for student inspection will be accessible
immediately. The fee for each transcript ordered is $5.00 (plus
without written request.
a $2.25 processing fee per recipient). Transcripts are normally

mailed to recipients via regular 1st class United States Postal
2. The right to request the amendment of your education
Service (USPS) mail, for no additional charge. Current fees for
records if you believe them to be inaccurate. You should
express delivery via FedEx are posted on the Registrar’s
submit any such request to the Registrar’s Office in writing,
website. For an additional priority processing (“rush”) fee of
clearly identifying the records that you want to have amended
$10.00, transcripts will be processed by the next business day,
and specifying the reasons you believe them to be inaccurate.
and then delivered based on the method selected.
The Registrar’s Office will notify you of its decision and, if the
In addition to ordering official transcripts, current students
decision is negative, of your right to a hearing regarding your
have direct access to unofficial transcripts via WebAdvisor,
request for amendment. Additional information regarding the
which can be viewed or printed (by the student) by selecting
hearing procedures will be provided to you at that time.
the “Transcript” link under the Academic Profile section of

WebAdvisor’s student menu. The cumulative academic record
3. The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable
is arranged in term sequence, but is not official in any way.
information contained in your education records, except to the
That is, it is not printed on official paper with a verifying
extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent.
signature or official seal. Students are strongly encouraged to
One such exception permits disclosure to “school officials”
print a copy of their cumulative academic record and retain it
with “legitimate educational interests.” A “school official” is
for their records. In addition, current students have direct
any person employed by RISD in any administrative,
access to their Program Evaluation. The Program Evaluation is
supervisory, academic or research, or support Staff position
in the form of a graduation audit checklist. It is used for
(including public safety and health services Staff); any person
academic advising and degree auditing. Academic advisors
or company with whom RISD has contracted to provide a
also have electronic access to this document at all times.
service to or on behalf of RISD (such as an attorney, auditor, or
Students must print out their unofficial transcript or program
collection agent); any person serving on RISD’s Board of
evaluation while their WebAdvisor account is active. Once a
Trustees; or any student serving on an official committee, such
student withdraws from the College or graduates, WebAdvisor
as a disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting another
access is no longer available.
school official in performing his or her tasks. A school official
has a “legitimate educational interest” if the official needs to
Web Access to Records review an education record in order to fulfill the official’s
Current, degree-seeking students have electronic access via professional responsibility.
WebAdvisor to their grades, transcript, class schedule, account
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General Information 2015 – 2016
Another such exception permits RISD to disclose your campus resources they need. OISS works closely with the
“directory information”, consisting of your name; local, home, international students to help them maintain their immigration
and e-mail addresses; local and home telephone number; major status in the United States. Lastly, the office helps
field of study; enrollment status/rank (e.g., undergraduate or international students become part of the RISD community and
graduate; full time; freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior; make the most of their experiences here.
first-year, second-year, or third-year); dates of attendance;
anticipated degree and degree date; degrees, honors, and Writing Center
awards received; participation in officially recognized
The RISD Writing Center supports students in meeting the
activities; student ID number, user ID, or other unique personal
challenges of college-level academic writing and in developing
identifier used by the student for purposes of accessing or
an effective writing process. Staff work with all kinds of RISD
communicating in electronic systems; most recent educational
writers (strong, struggling, and in between), all kinds of writing
agency or institution attended; and photograph, to anyone
(academic, professional, personal), and at all stages of the
within the RISD community and to the general public.
writing process (from brainstorming to drafting to revision).
Students who wish to have their directory information withheld
The Writing Center offers free, hour-long tutoring sessions
must notify the Registrar’s Office in writing. (Please note that
with peer tutors—graduate and undergraduate students with
such a notification will prevent RISD from providing your
strong writing skills, collaborative spirits, and training in
directory information to your friends, prospective employers,
working together to clarify ideas, try new strategies, and build
arts organizations, and others with whom you may wish us to
confidence. Meeting with a tutor is a collaborative process that
share such information, so make your decision carefully.) You
helps students develop their writing skills in an environment of
may give such notification at any time, but it will be effective
respect for each individual’s voice, experience, and intention.
only prospectively. Students who do not wish to have their
In addition to working with written texts, the Writing
address (or other information) published in the student
Center offers tutoring support and workshops in public
directory must notify the Registrar’s Office annually by no
speaking and visual communication. Tutors trained in public
later than September 30.
speaking provide feedback as students prepare for
Upon request, RISD also discloses education records
presentations, critiques, artist talks, etc., addressing content,
without consent to officials of another school in which a
delivery, and confidence. Those trained in visual
student seeks or intends to enroll or where the student is
communication work with students creating websites,
already enrolled so long as the disclosure is for purposes
presentation visuals, and any printed matter, focusing on basic
related to the student’s enrollment or transfer.
graphic design concepts from establishing tone to designing on
Information on other such exceptions is available through
a grid to typography. The Writing Center’s online schedule
the Registrar’s Office.
identifies these tutors with a “PS” or “VC” (respectively) next
At or before the beginning of the Fall semester, each new
to their name.
student is sent a “Student Information Release” form. By
While one-hour tutoring sessions are its primary service,
signing and returning this form to the Registrar’s Office, you
the Writing Center is more broadly a community of students
may authorize RISD to release your grades and other
and faculty who value writing in all disciplines as an essential
information from your education records to your parents. This
form of critical thinking, expression, citizenship and appreciate
consent remains in effect until changed in writing with the
its significance in the context of art and design. To this end, it
Registrar’s Office. Continuing students who did not fill out the
offers a variety of workshops, provides handouts, houses a
form as a freshman may do so at any subsequent time. If you
small library, and promotes related events and opportunities.
choose not to file the form, you are urged to inform your
The RISD Writing Center is located in College Building,
parents of your decision.
room 240, and is open Monday to Friday 10am-4pm; Monday
4. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of
to Thursday evenings, 6pm-8pm; and Sundays 12pm-6pm. For
Education concerning alleged failures by RISD to comply with
more information or to make an appointment, go to
the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the
risdwritingcenter.com, e-mail [email protected], or call 401-
office that administers FERPA is: Family Policy Compliance
454-6486.
Office, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue,
SW, Washington, DC 20202-4605. Disability Support Services
Disability Support Services is the designated office that obtains
Additional Support for Students and maintains Disability related documents, certifies student
eligibility for services, determines reasonable accommodations,
Office of International Student Services
and develops plans for such accommodations for students with
The Office of International Student Services (OISS) offers
disabilities.
support to all international students at RISD. The office is
DSS's mission is to create an accessible community where
located on the 2nd floor of Carr House and provides resources
people are evaluated on their ability, not their disability.
on matters concerning immigration, employment, living in the
Disability Support Services strives to provide students with the
United States and in the Providence area, and cultural
necessary tools by which they can get the most out of their
adjustment. OISS coordinates the international student
education at RISD.
orientation held in the fall and assists students in finding the
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