Classification: Minor
Degree:
The minor surveys skills, methodologies, and cultural and historical frameworks of the book as an art form and artifact — giving students experience in problem solving, art making techniques, and communicating ideas through design and form. The minor in Book Arts has been designed to give recognition to the non-major who completes the prescribed course of study. The book form, with its potential for working with text, image, design, and narrative, is a tool for presenting content of all kinds. As such, the Book Arts Minor complements other programs of study by expanding communication strategies and providing context for cultural and historical developments. The total number of courses required for the minor is 7 (19-21 semester hours).
Required Courses
All of the following (12 sem. hrs.)
- BKRT 115 Introduction to the Artist’s Book and Hand Bookbinding (3 sem. hrs.)
- BKRT 120 Letterpress Printing (3 sem. hrs.)
- BKRT 121 Papermaking + Form (3 sem. hrs.)
- BKRT 225 The Book: From Clay Tablets to Now (3 sem. hrs.)
At least two of the following (6-8 sem. hrs.)
- ART 119 Visual Organization (3 sem. hrs.)
- ART 260 Analog Photography: Experiments with Iron, Silver, and Light (3 sem. hrs.)
- ART 261 Digital Photography: Screen, Print, Book (3 sem. hrs.)
- ART/BKRT 127 Intro to Print and Graphic Design (3 sem. hrs.)
- BKRT 215 Intermediate Artists’ Books and Hand Bookbinding (3 sem. hrs.)
- BKRT 263 Photobooks: Design and Print (3 sem. hrs.)
- BKRT 285/385 Special Topics in Book Arts (2-4 sem. hrs.)
- BKRT 290/390 Internship in Book Arts (2-4 sem. hrs.)
- BKRT 399 Independent Study in Book Arts (1-3 sem. hrs.)
One of the following (3 sem. hrs.)
- ARTH 270 Modern Art
- ARTH 235 Contemporary Art
- ARTH 251 A Cultural History of Photography