Course Descriptions
1305. Design I: Logical Illusions 3 hours
Emphasis is placed on principles and elements of two-dimensional design. Content includes organization of visual space, color theory, creative
problem solving, and contemporary design issues. Both functional and fine
art applications will be discussed. Class meets 6 hours per week. Art studio
fee applies.
1306. Design II: Shaping the Physical World 3 hours
Emphasis is placed on principles and concepts of three-dimensional design.
Content includes discussion and problem solving applied to compositional
concerns in functional and fine arts applications. Class meets 6 hours per
week. Art studio fee applies.
1311. Basic Art 3 hours
Designed to introduce non-majors to studio practices. Students will have
hands-on experience creating art. Content will vary. Can fulfill fine arts
credit. Art studio fee applies.
1312. Foundations of Art I 3 hours
This team-taught course is designed to provide an understanding of the
principles and practices required of basic studio skills and techniques in the studio concentrations of drawing, painting and printmaking. Emphasis will be placed on the following: 1) communication skills particularly as applied to the visual arts (includes the ability to analyze and use critical thinking through written and oral exercises); 2) applied understanding of the formal elements of art: color, line, form, space and composition; 3) applied
understanding of content in the visual arts; 4) an evaluation regarding the
total content of the course. Students should demonstrate an ability to
integrate and apply the broad scope of skills in a meaningful manner leading to original artistic creations. Art studio fee applies.
1313. Foundations of Art II 3 hours
This team-taught course is designed to provide an understanding of the
principles and practices required of basic studio skills and techniques in the studio concentrations of ceramics and sculpture. Emphasis will be placed on the following: 1) communication skills particularly as applied to the visual arts (includes the ability to analyze and use critical thinking through written and oral exercises); 2) applied understanding of the formal elements of art: color, line, form, space and composition; 3) applied understanding of content in the visual arts; 4) an evaluation regarding the total content of the course. Students should demonstrate an ability to integrate and apply the broad scope of skills in a meaningful manner leading to original artistic creations. Art studio fee applied.
1365. Elements of the Arts (MUS 1365, THA 1365) 3 hours
This course is part of the Integrated Arts Core (IAC). This team-taught, cross-disciplinary course is designed to develop, explore, and integrate vocabularies of the arts including architecture, dance, design, drama, literature, moving images, music, theatre, and the visual arts. Elements of the arts will be studied in terms of their unique application in specific disciplines as well as the ways in which they are shared among the
disciplines. Students can expect to work outside their chosen majors and
areas of specialization, and to demonstrate understanding in a number of
ways in various projects. The culmination of the semester will be the
presentation of final individual and group projects. Students can expect to
document their experiences throughout the semester. IAC fee applies.
2300. Introduction to Drawing (3300) 3 hours
Prerequisite: ART 1305 or consent of instructor
Development of methods and techniques in the study of form and
structure. Emphasis placed on problem solving. Class meets 6 hours per
week. Art studio fee applies.
2305. Introduction to Critical Studies 3 hours
Required for all art majors.
Prerequisites: ART 2307, ART 2308
This survey course examines the relationship between art and culture; a
relationship that assumes many forms and includes aesthetic, political,
social and economic components. Class discussions and critiques will
analyze how these components influence art production and the work of the
artist.
2306. Life Drawing I (3301) 3 hours
Prerequisite: ART 2300, ART 1305
Development of methods and techniques in the study of form and structure
as it relates to human proportion, anatomical analysis, and composition
presented by the live (nude) model. Class meets 6 hours per week. Art
studio fee applies.
2307. Art History I (3321) 3 hours
A survey of the history of western art from prehistoric to the time of the
Proto-Renaissance. Required for all art majors.
2308. Art History II (3321) 3 hours
A survey of the history of western art from the Renaissance to the present.
Required for all art majors.
2314. Introduction to Photography (MCO 2314) 3 hours
Introduction to still photography techniques and darkroom practices.
Emphasis on artistic and journalistic uses of the camera. Class meets 6
hours per week. Art studio fee applies.
2365. Contexts for the Arts (MUS 2365, THA 2365) 3 hours
This Integrated Arts Core (IAC) component will introduce philosophical,
international, and aesthetic perspectives across the arts – architecture, dance, design, drama, literature, moving images, music, theatre, and the visual arts. The arts will be explored for the contexts in which they were/are made, for environments in which they are experienced today, and for changes in our perception of them over time and place. These explorations will consider socio-economic factors, belief systems, culture, race, gender, economics, and political influences. The course will utilize topic specific approaches, projects, team work, and direct investigations of cultural practices in the community and will help students understand the differences in communication styles and priorities as well as how the arts may be viewed and experienced outside our culture. IAC fee applies.
2398. Computers in Art and Design (MCO 2398) 3 hours
Introduces students to the tools, techniques, and creative imaging
possibilities using Adobe Photoshop. Explores how the computer is used to create new and traditional forms or artwork, utilizing digital photography, traditional photography, digital imaging, installation, video art, advertising, and design. Students are exposed to contemporary and historical computer and design issues. Class meets 6 hours per week. Art studio fee applies.
3303. Scene Painting and Design (THA 3303) 3 hours
Prerequisite: THA 2303
The study and practice of stage painting and design techniques. Class meets 6 hours per week. Theater arts fee applies.
3306. Relief Printmaking 3 hours
Prerequisite: ART 2300
This course is an investigation of the relief printing process. Relief printing
techniques covered will include woodcuts and linoleum. Laboratory
required. May be repeated once for credit. Class meets 6 hours per week.
Art studio fee applies.
3307. Monoprints/Intaglio 3 hours
Prerequisite: ART 2300
This course is an investigation of the creation of one-of-a-kind prints which
include monoprint and intaglio printmaking processes. May be repeated
once for credit. Class meets 6 hours per week. Art studio fee applies.
3313. Painting I (3312) 3 hours
Prerequisites: ART 2300
Development of methods and techniques in painting media resulting in a progressive growth of individual artistic expression. May be repeated once for credit. Class meets 6 hours per week. Art studio fee applies.
3315. Sculpture I (2331) 3 hours
Prerequisite: ART 1305 or ART 1306
Creative investigation of three-dimensional form
through problems in modeling, casting, carving, and/or assembly. Emphasis on formal elements, expression, and aesthetics. Laboratory required. Class meets 6 hours per week. Art studio fee applies.
3316. Junior/Senior Seminar: Practice of the Arts 3 hours
Prerequisite: Junior Standing
This course addresses broad practical concerns that surround a major in art which include post-graduate education and art-related careers. The focus will be the development of basic skills required in the wide-range of choices available to the art major. A minimum of 4 hours outside of class will be required to fulfill assignments. Required for all art majors.
3317. Advanced Photography (MCO 3317) 3 hours
Prerequisite: ART 2314
Employ advanced still photography and darkroom techniques. Emphasis on artistic and journalistic uses of the camera. This course does not fulfill the general education fine arts requirement. Class meets 6 hours per week. May be repeated once for credit. Art studio fee applies.
3348. Selected Topics: Art History 3 hours
Prerequisite: ART 2307, 2308 or consent of instructor
This course will vary in content. Courses will be developed to study specific
periods of art history or to study specific issues in art. May be repeated for
credit.
3349. Selected Topics: Studio 3 hours
Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor
The content of this course will vary. It will be studio-based and offer the
student a variety of studio experiences that are not part of the regular
curriculum, but are enhancements for the areas of concentrations available
to the art major. May be repeated for credit.
3353. Ceramics I 3 hours
Prerequisite: ART 1305 or ART 1306
Studio course in hand, wheel, molded, and extruded ceramic forms. Design
of single and multiple forms, glaze and surface treatments, and kiln firing
procedures will be emphasized. Class meets 6 hours per week. Art studio
fee applies.
3365. Innovations in the Arts (MUS 3365, THA 3365) 3 hours
The Integrated Arts Core (IAC) component is a series of case studies
concerning innovations in the arts from their inspiration and conception
through their influences on current practice in areas such as architecture,
dance, design, drama, literature, moving images, music, theatre, and the
visual arts. Specific topics will vary each semester. Students will conduct
and present research on a variety of topics associated with the case studies and engage in a series of dialogues and exercises with guest artists from a cross-section of arts fields. For each innovation topic, students will develop an individual or group project to demonstrate understanding of the theories and principles in the case studies. Students can expect to work both inside and outside of their chosen majors and areas of specialization. IAC fee applies.
4307. Life Drawing II (3302) 3 hours
Prerequisite: ART 2306 or consent of instructor
Advanced methods and techniques inthe study of human form as it relates to proportion, anatomy analysis and composition presented by the live model. May be repeated once for credit. Class meets 6 hours per week. Art studio fee applies.
4308. Intaglio (3343) 3 hours
Prerequisite: ART 2300
A study of printmaking with emphasis on the intaglio process of etching.
This course will cover such processes as line etching, aquatint, soft ground, engraving, photo-etching, and color viscosity printing. May be repeatedonce for credit. Class meets 6 hours per week. Art studio fee applies.
4309. Experimental Printmaking 3 hours
Prerequisite: ART 2300
This is an open course in printmaking in which the student can experiment
with intaglio, relief, and monoprint/monotype processes. May be repeated
once for credit. Class meets six hours per week. Art studio fee applies.
4315. Sculpture II 3 hours
Prerequisite: ART 3315
Advanced studio course in expressive use of form through modeling, casting, carving and/or assembly. May be repeated once for credit. Class meets 6 hours per week. Art studio fee applies.
4335. Figure Painting 3 hours
Prerequisite: ART 2306, ART 3313
Study of the figure as it relates to color and value. Continued emphasis with
the figure, its artistic placement in space and pictorial composition. The live
model is used. May be repeated once for credit. Class meets 6 hours per
week. Art studio fee applies.
4340. Open Studio 3 hours
Prerequisite: All required art courses. Junior or senior standing with a 3.0
GPA in major or consent of instructor
The student will work independently, meeting with the instructor for
critique and evaluation of progress. The requirements of this course will be
decided between the instructor and the student and must be submitted in
written form to chair of the department for approval. May be repeated for
credit.
4348. Senior Project 3 hours
Prerequisite: All required art courses, senior standing, 2.5 overall GPA and
a 3.0 GPA in your major.To be taken during the last 30 hours of residency
Written and visual documentation of work. Written work should include
philosophical, design, inspirational, thematic, historical, and technical
information that supports a body of work which will be exhibited as a final
requirement for receiving a B.A. in Studio Art (track two).
4354. Special Problems: Research 3 hours
Prerequisite: ART 2307, 2308, junior or senior standing with a 3.0 GPA in
major or consent of instructor
This is a research based course in which there is individual investigation,
research, study, or survey of selected problems. The student will work
independently, meeting with the instructor for critique and evaluation of
progress. The requirements of this course will be decided between the
instructor and the student and must be submitted in written form to the chair
of the department for approval. May be repeated for credit.
4355. Ceramics II 3 hours
Prerequisite: ART 3353
Continuation of Ceramics I. Students can expect to develop projects more
independently, learn glaze calculation, and kiln firing. May be repeated
once for credit. Class meets 6 hours per week.
4365. Collaborations through the Arts (MUS 4365, THA 4365) 3 hours
This culminating, Integrated Arts Core (IAC) course is designed to inform,
explore, and integrate processes of collaborating in the production and/or
performance of the arts, including architecture, dance, design, drams,
literature, moving images, music, theatre, and the visual arts. The course is
designed in three segments. First, collaboration will be studied as a process of work in our culture, including the business area, in order for students to collect strategies and processes helpful to such work in the arts. Next, specific instances and case studies of collaborative experiences in the arts will be studied for application guidelines and idea generation. Finally, students will complete the semester with the faculty facilitator in teams and groups, with a collaborative performance or academic presentation as the final project. Students can expect to work both inside and outside of their chosen majors and areas of specialization, and to demonstrate analysis and synthesis skills in a number of ways in class activities and the final project. AC fee applies.
4371. Advertising Design Using Computers (MCO 4371) 3 hours
An introduction to the basic uses of computers in advertising design and the development of an understanding of how different software, including word processing, illustration, and page layout programs work together to
complete projects. The different ways of setting typography and general
typographic rules will be explored. Art studio fee applies.
4372. Advanced Advertising Design Using Computers (MCO 4372)
3 hours
A study of techniques of how to optimize the use of page layout programs
to complete various projects ranging from advertisement layouts and multifold brochures to billboard and signage design. Students will also learn how service bureaus and vendors help get designs out of the computer and into finished form for reproduction. Art studio fee applies.
4393. Internship I 3 hours
Prerequisite: Completion of 45 hours or dean’s approval; 2.0 GPA
Graded academic experiences that provide students with an opportunity to
put classroom learning into practice. Internships provide supervised work
experience directly related to one’s major field of study.
4394. Internship II 3 hours
Prerequisite: Completion of 45 hours or dean’s approval; 2.0 GPA
Graded academic experiences that provide students with an opportunity to
put classroom learning into practice. Internships provide supervised work
experience directly related to one’s major field of study.
