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GLASS: COURSE LISTINGS

The following information, provided by RISD’s Registrar’s Office, is indicative of courses offered at RISD and is not to be used for registering. Prospective students interested in browsing the most recent course updates should go to wa.risd.edu and click on “guest + prospective students.”

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RISD Graduate Courses in Glass

GLASS 431G Rachel Allison Berwick GRADUATE GLASS I STUDIO
This first semester of graduate study emphasizes varied experimentation, extensive visual "source" research, maximum productivity and conceptual growth. Students are expected to develop professional associations with artists outside the glass department in addition to the program's faculty and its scheduled roster of Visiting Artists and critics. Course Level: Graduate requirement, GLASS majors only. Estimated Cost of Materials: $500.00
Semester: Spring  

GLASS 432G Jocelyne Celeste Prince GRADUATE GLASS II STUDIO
Graduate Glass II continues with the objectives of the preceding semester. It is expected that students continue artistic experimentation and individual growth at an increasingly professional level. Graduate requirement, GLASS majors only Estimated Cost of Materials: $500.00
Semester: Spring  

GLASS 433G Rachel Allison Berwick GRADUATE GLASS III STUDIO
The student is expected to begin refining a personal viewpoint that incorporates glass in preparation for the graduate degree project. Studio work continues to include consultation and group critique with department faculty, its visiting artists, critics, and the student's own outside advisors. Graduate requirement, GLASS majors only Estimated Cost of Materials: $500.00
Semester: Spring  

GLASS 434G Jocelyne Celeste Prince GRADUATE DEGREE PROJECT
With assistance from department and outside faculty, the graduate student defines and organizes an evolved artistic viewpoint presented in both a comprehensive written thesis and a thesis exhibition. At the beginning of this semester, students are also required to present a slide "source" presentation to a department assembly that is a compilation of the previous three semesters' visual research. A professional portfolio is presented to the program at the completion of the student's graduate study. Graduate requirement, GLASS majors only Estimated Cost of Materials: $500.00
Semester: Spring  

GLASS 435G Rachel Allison Berwick GRAD GLASS I DEG. PROG. WKSHP
All Glass junior, senior and graduate degree program students meet together to engage both practical and theoretical issues of a glass career through: field trips, technical demonstrations, visitor presentations, and direct exchange with visiting professionals from relevant disciplines through student/professional collaborations, artist residencies, individual consultations, critique, and organized group discussion. Class will require reading, written papers such as visiting artist reviews, and prepared student presentations. Required for graduate Glass students each term. First- year grads register for GLASS 435G (Fall) and GLASS 436G (Spring). Second-year grads register for GLASS 437G (Fall) and GLASS 438G (Spring).
Semester: Spring  

GLASS 436G Rachel Allison Berwick GRAD GLASS II DEG. PROG. WKSHP
All Glass junior, senior and graduate degree program students meet together to engage both practical and theoretical issues of a glass career through: field trips, technical demonstrations, visitor presentations, and direct exchange with visiting professionals from relevant disciplines through student/professional collaborations, artist residencies, individual consultations, critique, and organized group discussion. Class will require reading, written papers such as visiting artist reviews, and prepared student presentations. Required for graduate Glass students each term. First- year grads register for GLASS 435G (Fall) and GLASS 436G (Spring). Second-year grads register for GLASS 437G (Fall) and GLASS 438G (Spring).
Semester: Spring  

GLASS 437G Rachel Allison Berwick GRAD GLASS III DEG. PROG WKSHP
All Glass junior, senior and graduate degree program students meet together to engage both practical and theoretical issues of a glass career through: field trips, technical demonstrations, visitor presentations, and direct exchange with visiting professionals from relevant disciplines through student/professional collaborations, artist residencies, individual consultations, critique, and organized group discussion. Class will require reading, written papers such as visiting artist reviews, and prepared student presentations. Required for graduate Glass students each term. First- year grads register for GLASS 435G (Fall) and GLASS 436G (Spring). Second-year grads register for GLASS 437G (Fall) and GLASS 438G (Spring).
Semester: Spring  

GLASS 438G Rachel Allison Berwick GRAD GLASS IV DEG PROG WKSHP
All Glass junior, senior and graduate degree program students meet together to engage both practical and theoretical issues of a glass career through: field trips, technical demonstrations, visitor presentations, and direct exchange with visiting professionals from relevant disciplines through student/professional collaborations, artist residencies, individual consultations, critique, and organized group discussion. Class will require reading, written papers such as visiting artist reviews, and prepared student presentations. Required for graduate Glass students each term. First- year grads register for GLASS 435G (Fall) and GLASS 436G (Spring). Second-year grads register for GLASS 437G (Fall) and GLASS 438G (Spring).
Semester: Spring  

GLASS 451G Frances M Richard GRAD CRITICAL ISSUES SEMINAR
A graduate seminar that provides an intensive study of current critical issues in sculpture and glass. The class is divided into two segments: a seminar and a studio. Each week the seminar lasts for three hours followed by studio visits with each student. This course helps students carry the dialogue of contemporary art issues into the studio more effectively. Course Level: Graduate requirement for first a second-year GLASS majors; Glass majors only Open to non-majors based on availability
Semester: Fall  

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