Students will complete three projects over the course of the semester. In addition, students will keep a course journal/scrapbook over the course of the semester. The journal will be reviewed by the instructor at the end of the semester.

• Documented Walk: Document a walk in an environment (urban, rural, wild, suburban) of your choice through photography, drawings, text, recorded sounds, video, collected objects, or any combination there of. Examine both the minute and the monumental. Record sensory perceptions and observations including your conscious and physical relationship to the space you are moving through. Graphically map your walk as a drawing—either hand-drawn or digitally (example: geotagged photo map with Google/Flickr). Documentation using mobile devices is acceptable and encouraged. Assignment will be presented to the class the following week as a physical journal/scrapbook, slide show, digital video, or other type of digital presentation such as Powerpoint.

• Final project paper + presentation (3500 words w/ annotated bibliography): Students will conceive, write, and present a theoretical proposal for an interdisciplinary artwork, installation, or performance, possibly site-specific that contextualizes their project within the thematic framework of this course. The paper should present their proposed project theme as a critical examination of place. Project themes may be centered around a local or regional ecology, site, or subject. Part of the paper should serve to critically position their project within the thematic framework of this course using references and/or examples from contemporary art projects or readings reviewed over the course of the semester. A project abstract of 250 words and detailed outline of the paper’s focus will be required. Final papers must include an annotated bibliography. Students will present their proposals to the class (with audio/visual support) during a 15 to 20-minute presentation at the end of the semester.

• Artwork/performance (graduate students only): Students will realize and document the artwork or performance proposed in their final project paper that responds to a local or regional ecology, site, or subject. A culminating art exhibit and publication will be organized to document student interdisciplinary projects resulting from this course.

The above requirements are for undergraduate students enrolled in this course. Graduate students wishing to take this course must complete additional requirements for their level. Please see instructor for more info.