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  • CODS 505: Graduate Seminar: Emerging Media

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This seminar will focus on emerging technological advancements as they relate to the Communication Design industry and design-related fields. Each MFA candidate will analyze how emerging technologies are used to complement and enhance existing methods of communicating for the creation of media solutions. The course content will delve into the newest technologies relating to print, film, video, photography, computer applications and other devices that are moving from experimentation to being adopted by a mainstream audience. Each MFA candidate will create a content message that can be delivered via emerging media technologies and media.
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  • CODS 506: Graduate Seminar: Contemporary Topics in Communication Design

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This graduate seminar will focus on current and emerging issues in the design industry as a whole. The course content will require research into topics or issues being widely discussed in relevant publications, conferences, professional groups and through broad online community of design and design-related professionals. The research topic areas may span many different disciplines such as advertising, graphic, interactive, industrial, and product design as well as other areas yet to be added to the design field through new technological innovations. The research generated by each MFA candidate will then be transformed into a meaningful and appropriate form that communicates a position, educates a targeted audience and/or raises professional or public awareness of the design related topic or issue.
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  • CODS 507: The Graphic Design Experience

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course is an overview of the field of Graphic Design building on the foundations of conceptual thinking, visual/verbal synergy, typography and visual hierarchy and the history of graphic design. Students will combine format, layout typography, materials, design elements and imagery to create a visual gestalt.
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  • CODS 508: The Advertising Design Experience

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course is the study and application of the fundamentals of advertising, with emphasis on the total campaign as it applies to consumer product advertising and/or non-profit/corporate institutional advertising. Emphasis will be placed on accurate communication of the advertiser's message through appropriate development of concepts, words and visuals which reflect strategy, positioning and brand voice.
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  • CODS 509: Interactive Design for the Art Education Classroom

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course will introduce Art Education/Professional graduate students to the study of interactive design fundamentals, practices and technologies as they are used to support and enhance teaching.
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  • CODS 510: The Sequential Illustration Experience

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This seminar is designed to introduce students to the exploration of a visual narrative, and creating a thematic collection of personal images in sequential form.
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  • CODS 511: Graduate Research Project I: Research Studies

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    Research Studies will assist students in identifying a thesis topic suitable for long-term development. The MFA candidate will be guided through proposal writing and editing, thesis research, and media exploration. The MFA candidate will be required to fully research and present his/her findings in writing to the Thesis Advisor and the MFA Graduate Review Committee for defense and approval. His/her research findings will serve to expand the field of Communication Design. Ultimately the thesis is submitted as a written document supported by visual examples.
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  • CODS 512: Graduate Research Project II: Creative Studies

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    Creative Studies will be the exploration and development of a media-appropriate, information-based project. The course emphasizes exploring alternative methods and media to best communicate the written thesis material. The MFA candidate will continue researching and finalizing his/her thesis. The MFA candidate will also determine the visuals, messages, campaigns, illustrations, photography, etc. appropriate to communicate his/her thesis topic. The MFA candidate will be required to submit and present a thorough plan for the production, presentation and exhibition of the finding of the thesis research to his/her Thesis Advisor and the MFA Graduate Review Committee for defense and approval.
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  • CODS 513: Graduate Research Project III: Production/Presentation/Exhibition

    6.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    Graduate Research Project III: Production/Presentation/Exhibition will be the production, defense and presentation of a unique final exhibit displaying the process, creative thesis project and findings of his/her thesis research. This exhibition is the culmination of research, development and visual work created during the previous two theses courses, CODS 511 Graduate Research Project I: Research Studies and CODS 512 Graduate Research Project II: Creative Studies. There are three components to this class. First each MFA candidate will produce a final creative project communicating the findings of his/her thesis research. Second, each MFA candidate will present his/her work through a public lecture, gallery talk and/or podcast. Third, each MFA candidate will develop a method of exhibition that is relevant to the topic of his/her thesis. The body of work could be showcased at the Miller Art Gallery, in appropriate alternate spaces on campus, in the community, online or any combination of exhibition methods. Each MFA candidate will produce the exhibition itself including supporting materials and the finished creative work. Each MFA candidate will also be responsible for submitting the final research and exhibition for professional publication and/or presentation at a design-related conference so that it reaches a broader audience beyond the venue of the Kutztown University campus. The MFA candidate will be required to communicate and present the creative thesis project and final exhibition plan for approval to the Thesis Advisor and the MFA Graduate Review Committee for defense and approval.
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  • CODS 514: Graduate Independent Study

    1.00 - 3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    An opportunity is provided to pursue an interest in an area of study that represents a particular independent challenge in Communication Design field. The study may diverge from normal course requirements into areas such as a specific studio art, art history, aesthetics, and other fields as they relate to the requirements of an MFA in Communication Design. An MFA candidate may register for this course more than once.
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