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Upper School Curriculum

Art Department UBD =MICDS US Art Department Course Offerings= Course Descriptions c indicates a Core Course - no prerequisites a indicates an Academic Course s indicates a Studio Course 200- The Magic of Photography c / s 201-The Digital Eye c / s 205 -Digital Photography c / s 206-Digital Design c / s 210- Design c / s 220- Sculpture c / s 231-Architecture c / s 241-Art of the 19th Cent. //(Grade 11 or 12) a// 242-Art of the Early 20th Cent. //(Grade 11 or 12) a// 301 - The Creative Darkroom //(200)// s 305 -The Photographic Essay //(200 or 201)// s 311-Drawing 1 //(210)// s 321 - Hand Building and Wheel Throwing //(220)// s 325-Sculpting the Figure //(325)// c / s 331-Architecture 2 //(231)// s
 * ==Visual Arts== || ==Drama== || ==Music== ||
 * 100 -Cultural Studies in Visual Arts* c / a

411-Drawing 2 //(311)// s 431-Architecture 3 //(331) s// 432-CAD //(331)// s 436-Stagecraft //(331)// s

501 - Senior Portfolio - Photography s //(200+205+305) or (205+206+305)// 511 - Painting //(411)// s 531 - CAD/Rendering //(432)// s

600- AP Studio - 2D Design (photography) //(200+205+305)// a / s 610 - AP Studio - Drawing //(511)// a / s 640 - AP Art History //(Grade 11 or 12)// a || 100 -Cultural Studies in Drama* c / a

200-Acting 1 c / s

300-Acting 2 //(200)// s 310-Musical Theater //(200+1 year of Choir)// s

400-Acting 3 //(300)// s

501-Modern Playwrights 1 //(300) s// 502-Modern Playwrights 2 //(300)// s 530-Moliere //(300)// s 550-Auditioning //(400)// s || 100-Cultural Studies in Music* c / a

200-Concert Choir //(Audition)// c / s 210-Music Perspective //(Audition)// a

300-Instrumental Music //(Audition)// c / s 320-Bella Voce: Women's Choir //(200+Audition) s // 400-Chamber Choir //(200 + Audition)// s

501-Piano Lit and Perf //(Audition)// s 502-Piano Lit and Perf //(Audition)// s 503-Piano Lit and Perf //(Audition)// s

600-AP Music Theory //(2 years exp.+ entrance exam)// a ||

//Prerequisites are shown in italics// Black = 1 trimester Green = 2 trimesters Blue = 3 trimesters


 * Six trimesters of art courses are required for all students, three of which must be a studio course.