Graduate Certificate in Book Arts

University of Alabama

The Graduate Certificate in Book Arts prepares students to integrate history, materials and technologies of the book arts into their research and/or professional programmatic objectives. Students completing the certificate will obtain a historical, conceptual, and functional understanding of professional best practices, art processes of the three major studio areas that make up the book arts (papermaking, letterpress printing, and bookbinding), and an understanding of the significance of book arts within the broader context of art and craft. The Book Arts Certificate is a general 15 credit hour program designed for scholars and professionals in other disciplines. It provides an overview of the book arts as a basis for the integration of material book studies into outside research or creative specializations. As a compliment to a primary field of study or professional practice, the certificate provides the expertise necessary to produce and critically examine creative bookwork within a historical context and contemporary framework.

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