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Vintage Vehicle Paint Restoration

Pull off a perfect paint job. You’ll gain vintage vehicle paint restoration skills, focusing on panel preparation, paint systems, equipment care, application, documentation, and evaluation of surface faults. Plus, learn to correct painted surface faults.

Vintage Vehicle Electrical Systems

Study the electrical systems used in classic cars. You’ll explore Ohm’s law, electrical circuits, battery power, electrical circuit components restoration, and preservation strategies to diagnose, repair, and replace electrical components.

Vintage Vehicle Disassembly Processes

There’s nothing worse than having car parts left over. To get it back together properly, you’ll do practical historical research, outline a restoration plan, disassemble, visual inspection, and written and photographic documentation to restore vintage automobiles.

Directed Study

Refine your skills. As a Master of Fine Arts degree candidate, you’ll complete course assignments to develop the conceptual, design, and technical skills needed to successfully complete your MFA Thesis Project and/or portfolio. You must have passed your midpoint review. Director approval required. Fees and prerequisites will vary by topic.

History of Automotive Design

Automotive innovation and technological advancement are inseparable. Placing car design within a historical and cultural context, you’ll learn how innovations like the assembly line influenced transportation design.

Development of Form

Further your language of form and bring your ideas to life using various model making skills. Practice generating photo realistic finishes. Read More

Graphics and Portfolio

Learn the basics of graphic design layout, portfolio organization, and the importance and art of storytelling in your portfolio. You will develop a portfolio for BFA Mid-Point Review/AA Final Review and layout that is applicable for internship applications while learning the basics of graphic design and layout.

Special Topics: Fusion

Develop skills in drafting and mechanical drawing to clearly communicate three-dimensional design ideas. Using industry-standard dimensioning principles and Autodesk Fusion, you’ll learn to translate concepts into precise visual representations. (This course is cross-listed with IND 123.)

Materials and Processes

Develop your understanding of materials, the manufacturing process, and how both play a part in the design process. You’ll investigate the major types of plastics and metal categories, their respective characteristics, and how they’re used in various product manufacturing processes. (This course is cross-listed with IND 651.)

Model Making 3

Leveraging the machining knowledge from IND 271, you’ll further refine your modeling skills to create a functional prototype. You will combine appropriate hard modeling and electronic components to create a high-quality looks-like/works-like model.