ARTS 1301 Art Appreciation
3 Hours (3-0)
A general education course open to all students. This
course includes design principles from the layman’s point
of view and critical evaluation of selected works of painting,
sculpture, architecture, and industrial design related to
everyday life.
ARTS 1303 Art History I
3 Hours (3-0)
The student surveys painting, sculpture, architecture, and
the decorative arts from prehistoric times to the 14th century.
This class requires extensive ability in reading and
writing.
ARTS 1304 Art History II
3 Hours (3-0)
The student surveys painting, sculpture, architecture, and
the decorative arts from the 14th century to the present.
This class requires extensive ability in reading and writing.
ARTS 1311 Design I
3 Hours (2-4)
Emphasis is upon two-dimensional design; student experiences
include the fundamentals of line, color, form, texture,
shape, space, and arrangement.
ARTS 1312 Design II
3 Hours (2-4)
Continuation of Arts 1311 with emphasis placed on student
study of the three-dimensional concepts. Prerequisite:
ARTS 1311.
ARTS 1316 Drawing I
3 Hours (2-4)
A beginning course in which the student investigates a
variety of media, techniques, and subjects. Students
explore perceptual and descriptive possibilities with consideration
of drawing as a developmental process and as an
end in itself.
ARTS 1317 Drawing II
3 Hours (2-4)
Expansion of Arts 1316 that allows the student to stress the
expressive and conceptual aspects of drawing including
the human figure within a spatial environment.
Prerequisite: ARTS 1316.
ARTS 2311 Design III
3 Hours (2-4)
An advanced investigation in which students explore the
problems of two-dimensional form with emphasis on individual
expression.
ARTS 2316 Painting I
3 Hours (2-4)
The student explores the potentials of painting media with
emphasis on color and composition.
ARTS 2317 Painting II
3 Hours (2-4)
Continuation of Arts 2316 with emphasis on individual
student’s expression. Prerequisite: ARTS 2316.
ARTS 2323 Drawing III
3 Hours (2-4)
Alife drawing course in which the student learns the structure
and action of the human figure.
ARTS 2324 Drawing IV
3 Hours (2-4)
A continuation of Art 2323 with emphasis on the student’s
individual expression. Prerequisite: ARTS 2323.
ARTS 2326 Sculpture I
3 Hours (2-4)
An exploration of various sculptural approaches in which
the student works in a variety of media including additive
and subtractive techniques.
ARTS 2327 Sculpture II
3 Hours (2-4)
A continuation of Arts 2326 with emphasis on student’s
individual expression. Prerequisite: ARTS 2326.
ARTS 2333 Printmaking I
3 Hours (2-4)
An introduction for the student into the basic printmaking
processes including etching, monotype, and relief.
ARTS 2334 Printmaking II
3 Hours (2-4)
Opportunities for specialization and experimentation by
the student in printmaking processes. Prerequisite: ARTS
2333.
ARTS 2341 Art Metals I
3 Hours (2-4)
Basic techniques for the student working with nonferrous
metals.
ARTS 2342 Art Metals II
3 Hours (2-4)
Further investigation by the student of advanced techniques
and processes. Prerequisite: ARTS 2341.
ARTS 2346 Ceramics I
3 Hours (2-4)
An introduction for the student to basic ceramic processes.
ARTS 2347 Ceramics II
3 Hours (2-4)
Opportunities for specialization by the student in ceramic
processes. Prerequisite: ARTS 2346.
ARTS 2348 Digital Arts I
3 Hours (2-4)
An introduction to graphic design principles and typography
with emphasis upon digital imaging. The course
enables students to explore the creation and manipulation
of images with a computer. Course content includes use of
digital camera, flatbed and film scanners, Adobe
Photoshop software, and printer.
ARTS 2349 Digital Arts II
3 Hours (2-4)
Advanced graphic design principles and techniques with
emphasis upon digital imaging. The course enables students
to explore more expressive and interpretive use of
imagery and to practice commercial application as well.
Course increases students’ exposure to software programs
beyond Adobe Photoshop. Prerequisite: ARTS 2348.
ARTS 2356 (also COMM 1318) Photography I
3 Hours (2-4)
An introductory course for beginners in black and white
photography. Students learn basic techniques of camera
functions, film development, print processing and design
fundamentals.
ARTS 2357 (also COMM 1319) Photography II
3 Hours (2-4)
A continuation of ARTS 2356 with emphasis on photography
applied to publications. Students work with more complex
subjects and techniques in order to communicate their
ideas through photographic images. Prerequisite: COMM
1318 or ARTS 2356.
ARTS 2366 Watercolor I
3 Hours (2-4)
Exploration of the potentials of water based media by the
student with emphasis on color and composition.
ARTS 2367 Watercolor II
3 Hours (2-4)
This course is an extension of Art 2366 and subject to all
the conditions of that course. Prerequisite: Arts 2366. |
