CRITICAL VISIONS CERTIFICATE

The Critical Visions Certificate is available to all undergraduates and non-matriculated students who complete the required 22 credits outlined below. The program includes three core courses, one studio, and three electives.

Access the complete curriculum guide here.

Non-DAAP students should contact Stephanie Sadre-Orafai for advising help and Jordan Tate for assistance accessing DAAP studios. DAAP students should contact Jordan Tate for advising help.

Core Courses
3 courses required

Students should complete the two introductory core courses and studio requirement before enrolling in the capstone. The core introductory courses are offered every fall. The capstone is offered every other spring, in even years.

  • ANTH 3074 Forms of Seeing (3 credits)

  • FAA 1080 Intro to Contemporary Art & Visual Culture (3 credits)

  • ANTH/FAA 5075 Critical Visions (4 credits)

Studio
1 course required, at or above 2000-level

Students will take at least one studio and/or media production course at or above the 200/2000-level from the approved studio list. While enrollment in the certificate program provides special access for non-DAAP students to enroll in Fine Arts studios without completing the Foundations requirement, students will still need to seek instructor approval. Intermediate and advanced courses may still require prerequisites. Students may petition the co-directors of the certificate to substitute alternative studios, pending space and instructor approval. As CCM is not a formal partner in this certificate, access to its studios are subject to space and instructor approval for certificate students.

Historical and Cultural Perspectives
1 course required

Students must choose one course from the approved electives list to satisfy the Historical and Cultural Perspective Elective requirement. Upper-division courses may still require prerequisites. Students may petition the certificate co-directors to substitute other courses.

General Electives
2 courses required

Students must choose two courses from the approved General Electives list to meet this requirement. Only one course below the 2000-level may be applied toward the general electives requirement. Upper-division courses may still require prerequisites. Students may petition the certificate co-directors to substitute other courses.

APPROVED ELECTIVES
fall 2023

CORE COURSES

ANTH3074 & FAA1080 are offered in the fall only. The capstone course ANTH/FAA5075 is offered every other spring semester in even years (e.g. 2024, 2026). Students must complete ANTH3074, FAA1080, and the studio requirement before enrolling in the capstone. 

College of Arts & Sciences

ANTH 3074, Forms of Seeing, TR, 12:30–1:50, Strauss

College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning

FAA 1080, Introduction to Contemporary Art and Visual Culture, TR, 6:00–7:20, Bicknaver

STUDIO COURSES

College of Arts & Sciences

DMC 2000, Digital Storytelling I, MWF, 2:30–3:25, Knippling
DMC 2000, Digital Storytelling I, TR, 3:35–4:20, Knippling
DMC 2000, Digital Storytelling I, WEB, Asynchronous, Knippling
DMC 2001, Digital Storytelling II, TR, 12:30–1:50, TBA
DMC 2001, Digital Storytelling II, WEB, Asynchronous, TBA
DMC 2130, Intro to Filmmaking, M, 5­–7:50, Bock
DMC 2130, Intro to Filmmaking, T, 5–7:50, Bock
DMC 2130, Intro to Filmmaking, W, 5–7:50, Anderson
DMC 3035, Feature Film Writing, R, 4–6:50, Amatulli
DMC 3166, Documentary Production, W, 5–7:50, Camper
DMC 3175, Directing for Film & Television, WEB, Asynchronous, Schiff

College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning

FAA 2011, Introduction to Ceramic Handbuilding, MW, 1:25–4:15, Zhang
FAA 2012, Introduction to Wheel Throwing, TR, 5–7:50, Webb
FAA 2013, Special 3D Studio Ceramics, MW, 8–10:50, Torgison
FAA 2021, Life Drawing 1, MW, 1:25–4:15, Angel
FAA 2035, Introduction to New Media, MW, 8–10:50, TBA
FAA 2041, Introduction to Painting, MW, 8–10:50, Dixon
FAA 2041, Introduction to Painting, TR, 2–4:50, Demczuk
FAA 2052, Introduction to Screenprinting, TR, 8–10:50, McClay
FAA 2053, Introduction to Lithography, TR, 2–4:50, Berrie
FAA 2055, Introduction to Printmaking, MW, 8–10:50, Orains
FAA 2061, Introduction to Sculpture, MW, 8–10:50, Linnemann
FAA 2061, Introduction to Sculpture, TR, 2–4:50, Lynch
FAA 2074, Introduction to Photography (DSLR), MW, 8–10:50, Liu
FAA 2076, Introduction to Film Photography, TR, 5–7:50, Richardson

HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES ELECTIVES 

College of Arts and Sciences

AFST 2032, Black Popular Culture, TR, 9:30–10:50, Jones
AFST 3096, Race & Gender in Video Games, TR , 11–12:20, Jones
AIST 2071, Survey of Japanese Art, TR, 2:00–3:20, TBA
AIST 2083, Intro to East Asian Films, TR, 12:30–1:50, Shouse
AIST 3098, Special Topics: Survey of Korean Art, WEB, Asynchronous, Jin
ARAB 3010, Culture of Contemporary Arab Society: Culture/Film , TR, 12:30–1:50, Cadora
FILM 2005, Jews in American Film, TR, 12:30–1:50, Ozias
FILM 2005, Migration Stories, TR, 2:00–3:20, Reitz
FILM 2053, Nazi(s in) Cinema, TR, 11:00–12:20, Nusser
FILM 3045, Film & Globalization, TR, 11:00–12:20, Sastry & Gott
FILM 3095, Race & Gender in Video Games, TR , 11–12:20, Jones
JUDC 2071, Jews in American Film, TR, 12:30–1:50, Ozias

College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning

ARTH 2071, Survey of Japanese Art, TR, 2:00–3:20, TBA
ARTH 3021, Special Topics: Survey of Korean Art, WEB, Asynchronous, Jin
ARTH 3090, Cincinnati Art and Architecture, R, 2:00–4:50, Leininger-Miller
ARTH 5175 , Public Art and Public Space, TR, 11:00–12:20, Bonansinga & Palazzo
FAA 2080, Visual Art Concepts, TR, 11:00–12:20, Bicknaver 

GENERAL ELECTIVES 

College of Arts and Sciences

ANTH 3027, Identities and Material Culture, MWF, 12:20–1:15, Miller
CLAS 2011, Classics and Cinema, MWF, 9:05–10:00, Gaignerot-Driessen
CLAS 2021, Art and Archaeology of Ancient Egypt, TR, 3:30–4:50, Hatzaki
CLAS 2022, Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece, MWF, 1:25–2:20, Gaignerot-Driessen
COMM 2089, The Internet and Everyday Life, , ,
COMM 3026, Media Impact, WEB, Asynchronous, Jennings
COMM 4029, Media and Technology, WEB, Asynchronous, Jenkins
COMM 4068, Communication of Technology and Science, TR, 3:30–4:50, Lynch
ENGL 3125, Introduction to Critical Theory, TR, 12:30–1:50, Weissman
HIST 3047, Art, Race and Nation: Citizenship & Identity in the US, TR, 2–3:20, Teslow
HIST 3113, No Future: The History of Punk, MW, 2:30–3:25, Haug
JOUR 2035, Visual Reporting and Storytelling, TR, 2–3:20, Hughes
JOUR 3070C, Photojournalism, TR, 9:30–10:50, Hughes
JOUR 3075, Magazine Writing, MWF, 11:15–12:10, Wohlfarth
WGS 3010, Gender, Race, Class, and Sexuality, TR, 11:00–12:20, Sanmiguel-Valderrama
WGS 3030 , Queer Studies, TR, 6:00­–7:15, Vaught

College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning

DAAP 1011, Design, Art, and the Built Environment, W, 10:10–11:05, Khalife
DAAP 3000, Applied Trend Research and Analysis, TR, 5:30–7:00, Wilson