Course Descriptions
Art Courses (ART prefix)
ART
1120
DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS
Four hours.
This course offers an introduction to the elements and principles of design, including line, shape, color, value, texture, balance, emphasis, rhythm, and unity.
Gen Ed: FA (In, Ex)
ART
1131
DRAWING I
Four hours.
An introduction to various drawing media and methods of representation in line and tone.
ART
1132
DRAWING II
Four hours.
Prerequisite: ART 1131 or permission of the instructor. Exploration of color and mixed media drawing techniques; emphasis on forms of personal expression and representational development.
ART
1140
INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Four hours.
This course will cover aspects of digital photography such as image capture and digital processing, design, lighting, and digital technology. Assignments will be given to explore creativity, problem solving, and understanding the camera. Students will focus on capturing their surroundings using specific techniques for landscape, architectural, and cultural (i.e., people) photography. A critique will occur at the end of each assignment to discuss solutions, problems, and successes. Applications and printing will also be covered in this class.
Gen Ed: FA (Ex)
ART
1160
NEW MEDIA
Four hours.
Introduces students, both through learning about existing new media artworks and through the construction of projects, to new and unconventional and/or unfamiliar forms of visual art. Seeks to instill appreciation for contemporary art forms, to open students to new media and new creative avenues, and to enlighten students to their own expressive abilities.
Gen Ed: FA (In, Ex)
ART
2100
PAINTING I
Four hours.
Prerequisite: ART 1131. Introduction to acrylic painting; exploration of various painting techniques, painting surfaces, and elements of color.
ART
2110
PAINTING II
Four hours.
Prerequisite: ART 2100 or permission of the instructor. Introduction to oil painting; an investigation of various techniques using the oil medium; assignments in color relationships.
ART
2170
FIGURE DRAWING I
Four hours.
Prerequisites: ART 1131 or permission of the instructor. Studio class emphasizing drawing from the human figure and includes the study of human anatomy.
ART
2210
SCULPTURE I
Four hours.
Prerequisite: ART 1120. Introduction to the use of traditional and contemporary sculptural media, modeling and plaster casting, clay and paper casts.
ART
2220
CERAMICS I
Four hours.
Creative pottery making, using various methods of hand building. Students learn to load and fire the kiln.
ART
2310
PRINTMAKING I
Four hours.
Prerequisite: ART 1120 or 1131 or permission of the instructor. Introduction to intaglio and relief printmaking techniques. Monotypes will also be explored.
ART
2410
TYPOGRAPHY AND LAYOUT
Four hours.
Prerequisites: ART 1120 and either ART 1140 or COM 3370. We will cover a breadth of topics in two- dimensional design from language used in critiques to basic seeing and technical skills behind the formal elements of design—more specifically, composition, shape, line, value, texture, and color. Students will work in a variety of mediums to explore concepts introduced in the class. Students are also expected to produce a weekly visual journal that will be updated with class assignments. Weekly readings will be mandatory part of the class, as well as discussions and critiques.
ART
2570
VIDEO ART
Four hours.
Prerequisite: ART 1120 or permission of the instructor. This course provides an introduction to the use of video as a medium for artistic expression, visual communication, and social inquiry. Emphasis is on the creation, modification and activation of space and time. Includes investigations into narrative structure, visual abstraction, advertising formats, and video art installation.
ART
3110
PAINTING III
Four hours.
Prerequisite: ART 2110. An exploration of various directions in painting with a concentration in one area. Assignments relative to traditional space and the picture plane.
ART
3120
CERAMICS II
Four hours.
Prerequisite: ART 2220. Advanced pottery making, including throwing on the potter’s wheel, glaze formulation, and testing of clay bodies.
ART
3150
WATERCOLOR
Four hours.
Prerequisites: ART 1131 or permission of the instructor. An exploration of approaches and techniques in painting with transparent watercolor.
ART
3170
FIGURE DRAWING II
Four hours.
Prerequisite: ART 2170. Advanced projects in drawing from the human figure and in the study of human anatomy.
ART
3210
SCULPTURE II
Four hours.
Prerequisite: ART 2210. Concentration in selected areas of work: modeling and casting, ceramic sculpture, construction, or carving.
ART
3310
PRINTMAKING II
Four hours.
Prerequisite: ART 2310. Continuation of more advanced intaglio and relief processes including multi-plate color printing techniques. Monotypes and monoprints will be combined in various mixed media prints.
ART
3410
ADVANCED PRINT DESIGN
Four hours.
Prerequisite: ART 2410. The focus of this course is on the design process and print production. Assignments are directed toward problem solving in the one, two, three, four color print production areas. Critiques at the end of each assignment address design solutions, problems, and successes. Creativity, solving communication problems, understanding the applications on a deeper level, working directly with a client, understanding briefs, and bringing a job to press are covered in this class.
ART
3440
ADVANCED DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Four hours.
Prerequisite: ART 1140. This course will cover aspects of digital photography such as image capture and digital processing, design, lighting and digital technology. Assignments will be given to explore creativity, problem solving, and understanding the camera; we will focus on capturing our surroundings using specific techniques for landscape, architectural and cultural (i.e. people) photography. A critique will occur at the end of each assignment to discuss solutions, problems and successes. Applications and printing will also be covered in this class.
ART
3510
WEB DESIGN
Four hours.
Prerequisite: ART 2410. Basic elements of web design, including html language, digital sound, 2-D animation, and non-linear editing. Aesthetic and practical aspects of creating web pages. As his or her major project, each student will build a personal, multilayered web page on the Art Department's server using the latest software.
ART
4110
PAINTING IV
Four hours.
Prerequisite: ART 3110 or permission of the instructor. This course emphasizes organization and variations of format in painting and explores color as an expressive basis for painting.
ART
4170
FIGURE DRAWING III
Four hours.
Prerequisite: ART 3170. Further emphasizes advanced projects in drawing the human figure and in the study of anatomy.
ART
4411
ADVANCED GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDIO I
Four hours.
Prerequisite: Junior status in the Department of Art and Art History and permission of the instructor. Advanced projects with emphasis on the development of a personal direction of expression.
ART
4412
ADVANCED GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDIO II
Four hours.
Prerequisite: ART 4411 and the permission of the instructor. Advanced projects in a selected medium and stylistic approach.
ART
4499
GRAPHIC DESIGN SENIOR THESIS
Four hours.
Prerequisites: ART 3410 and 3510, Graphic Design major, senior standing, and successful completion of coursework that satisfies Effective Communication SLOs A and B. . Building on all their previous experiences, students will finish complex individual and collaborative projects for their professional portfolios. Emphasis placed on independence, professional habits and attitudes, and personal design development.
Gen Ed: Ql, EC-C
ART
4899
ART FOR TEACHERS K-12
Four hours.
Prerequisite: Senior status in the Art program. A senior seminar for the development of: 1) a senior exhibition; and 2) a portfolio suitable for presentation to graduate schools, prospective clients, and/or employers.
ART
4911
ADVANCED STUDIO I
Four hours.
Prerequisite: Junior status in the Department of Art and Art History and permission of the instructor. Advanced projects with emphasis on the development of a personal direction of expression.
ART
4912
ADVANCED STUDIO II
Four hours.
Prerequisite: ART 4911. Advanced projects in a selected medium and stylistic approach.
ART
4913
ADVANCED STUDIO III
Four hours.
Prerequisite: ART 4912. Continued study in advanced projects in a selected medium and stylistic approach.
ART
4960
ART INTERNSHIP
Four hours each.
Prerequisite: Permission of supervising faculty. Internship is intended to provide on-the-job training during the last three semesters of study. Following departmental internship guidelines and in coordination with the faculty, students will secure an appropriate internship assignment in the field of their concentration. Summer internships are encouraged.
ART
4961
ART INTERNSHIP
Four hours each.
Prerequisite: Permission of supervising faculty. Internship is intended to provide on-the-job training during the last three semesters of study. Following departmental internship guidelines and in coordination with the faculty, students will secure an appropriate internship assignment in the field of their concentration. Summer internships are encouraged.
ART
4999
SENIOR SEMINAR
Four hours.
Prerequisites: Senior status in the Art program and successful completion of coursework that satisfies Effective Communication SLOs A and B. A senior seminar for the development of: 1) a senior exhibition; and 2) a portfolio suitable for presentation to graduate schools, prospective clients, and/or employers. This is the capstone course for the B.A. and B.F.A. in Studio Art, and is designed to prepare one to create professional artwork and make a scholarly thesis presentation, whether in preparation for graduate school or for other life activities. In this course, the student will write a ten-page research paper associated with his or her senior thesis exhibition and will present a ten- to fifteen-minute oral presentation and defense of his or her thesis exhibition at the senior thesis exhibition critique. The student will undertake and complete the research and writing of the thesis in consultation with the thesis advisor. The thesis advisor will assign the final grade.
Gen Ed: Ql, EC-C
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Art History Courses (ARH prefix)
ARH
1100
SURVEY OF WESTERN ART AND ARCHITECTURE
Four hours.
An introduction to painting, sculpture, and architecture from prehistory to the present in the context of social, cultural, religious, and political history.
Gen Ed: SW (Glb, Aw); FA (In)
ARH
2700
THE CONTEMPORARY ARTIST
Four hours.
Prerequisites: ARH 1100, ART 1020, ART 1031, and sophomore standing. Art Theory and Practice is a sophomore seminar course designed to provide a survey of contemporary theory and practice from the artist’s perspective and to prepare the student for portfolio development. Students will explore specific directions and methods of contemporary art practice, will engage in art making as an aspect of their exploration of contemporary media, will discuss health hazards associated with making art, and will prepare a curriculum vita and portfolio representing themselves as contemporary artists.
Gen Ed: FA (In)
ARH
3710
ANCIENT ART AND ARCHITECTURE
Four hours.
Prerequisite: ARH 1100. An introduction to painting, sculpture, and architecture of the Ancient Mediterranean in the context of social, cultural, religious, and political history.
Gen Ed: FA (In)
ARH
3720
MEDIEVAL ART AND ARCHITECTURE
Four hours.
Prerequisite: ARH 1100. An introduction to painting, sculpture, and architecture of the Medieval period in the context of social, cultural, religious, and political history.
Gen Ed: FA (In)
ARH
3740
RENAISSANCE ART AND ARCHITECTURE
Four hours.
Prerequisite: ARH 1100. An introduction to painting, sculpture, and architecture of the Renaissance period in the context of social, cultural, religious, and political history.
Gen Ed: FA (In)
ARH
3750
BAROQUE ART AND ARCHITECTURE
Four hours.
Prerequisite: ARH 1100. An introduction to painting, sculpture, and architecture of the Baroque period in the context of social, cultural, religious, and political history.
Gen Ed: FA (In)
ARH
3770
EIGHTEENTH-AND NINETEENTH-CENTURY ART AND ARCHITECTURE
Four hours.
Prerequisite: ARH 1100. A period-survey of European and American painting, sculpture, and architecture of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in the context of social, cultural, religious, and political history.
Gen Ed: FA (In)
ARH
3780
TWENTIETH-CENTURY ART AND ARCHITECTURE
Four hours.
Prerequisite: ARH 1100. A period-survey of European and American painting, sculpture, and architecture of the twentieth century in the context of social, cultural, religious, and political history.
Gen Ed: FA (In)
ARH
4790
CONTEMPORARY ART AND ARCHITECTURE
Four hours.
Prerequisites: ARH 1100 and standing as a junior or senior; additionally, ARH 378 is highly recommended, but is not required. An introduction to painting, sculpture, architecture, and new media from mid-twentieth-century minimalism to the present in the context of contemporary social, cultural, religious, and political history. This course has extensive writing and oral presentation components.
Gen Ed: SW (Glb, Aw), FA (In)
ARH
4960
ART HISTORY INTERNSHIP
Four hours.
Prerequisites: ARH 1100 and permission of supervising faculty. This course is intended to provide supervised, on-the-job training during one or more the last three semesters of a student’s studies. Following departmental internship guidelines and in coordination with the supervising faculty member, the student will secure an internship assignment that will provide an appropriate learning experience in his or her field of concentration. Summer field experiences are encouraged. Most Art History internships are in museum or gallery settings.
ARH
4961
ART HISTORY INTERNSHIP
Four hours.
Prerequisites: ARH 1100 and permission of supervising faculty. This course is intended to provide supervised, on-the-job training during one or more the last three semesters of a student’s studies. Following departmental internship guidelines and in coordination with the supervising faculty member, the student will secure an internship assignment that will provide an appropriate learning experience in his or her field of concentration. Summer field experiences are encouraged. Most Art History internships are in museum or gallery settings.
ARH
4999
ART HISTORY SENIOR THESIS
Four hours.
Prerequisites: Senior standing in the Department of Art and Art History, ARH 1100, an ARH period-survey course at the 3000-level or higher, permission of a thesis advisor, and successful completion of coursework that satisfies Effective Communication SLOs A and B. This is the capstone course for the B.A. in Art History, and is designed to prepare one to do scholarly writing about art history and make a scholarly slide- or digital-image-presentation, whether in preparation for graduate school or for other life activities. The course may be taken by non-majors who wish to have this research and writing experience. In this course, the student will write a twenty-page research paper of the type commonly assigned in graduate art history courses. This course will be deemed to be cross-listed with any upper-division period-survey course taught during the same semester. The student will register for ARH 4999, will be responsible for attending a chosen period-survey course, and will complete the exams and other projects of that period-survey—except for the research paper required for the period-survey. Instead of the research paper required for the period-survey, in consultation with a faculty member chosen to be the thesis advisor, the student will select for his or her senior thesis a topic that is related to the content of the period-survey. The student will undertake and complete the research and writing of the thesis in consultation with the thesis advisor. In addition to the thesis paper, the student will give a ten- to fifteen-minute presentation on the subject of the thesis paper to the students and faculty of the Department of Art and Art History at one of the departmental critiques. The thesis advisor will assign the final grade. Four hours credit will be given for this course, and four hours credit will be given separately for the period-survey course.
Gen Ed: Ql, EC-C
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