ART 2900 - Shop and Tech

Fall (weeks 1-7). 1 credit. S/U grades only.

Corequisite: ART 2103 and ART 2501. Enrollment limited to: B.F.A. students. Satisfies B.F.A. Shop & Tech requirement. In order to receive a passing grade of S, the student must spend 2 hours per week per unit on training-related activities, and successfully demonstrate an understanding of both basic machine shop skills and computing skills. The evaluation criteria may include laboratory, computational and machine shop work. Beyond this, grading is based on: participation and attendance, adherence to proper professional standards of machine shop and lab usage and safety and final completion of an evaluative test.

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This course gives undergraduate B.F.A. students introductory experience in the usage and safe practices of Cornell AAP’s machine fabrication and digital media facilities. At the end of this semester B.F.A. students will be able to apply basic shop and technology knowledge and skills into their classwork and individual creative work.