Course Descriptions

Students will learn basic drawing techniques through depicting a variety of subjects in various media. Meets five studio hours required each week. Fee.

Continuation of ARTS 1301. Meets five studio hours a week. Fee.
Prerequisite: ARTS 1301 

In this course, students will examine elements of 3-D design, including the ideas, materials and techniques related to sculpture, and the practice in their use. Meets five studio hours a week. Fee. 
Prerequisite: ARTS 1311  

This studio course investigates the potential of painting media for descriptive and expressive possibilities. Emphasis will be placed on the development of fundamental techniques, color theory, composition and the promotion of critical thinking skills. Meets five studio hours a week. Fee.

In this course, students apply design in the ceramic medium and learn basic ceramic skills such as hand building, glazing and the rudiments of wheel throwing. Meets five studio hours a week. Fee.

In this course, students will learn to apply block printing, etching and related techniques. Meets five studio hours a week. Fee.
Prerequisites: ARTS 1301 and ARTS 1311.

Students apply the principles of design in black and white photography. Instruction in the use of film camera and darkroom equipment. Fee.
May be taken as a CLST elective.

Students will learn basic sculptural techniques, concepts and materials such as model making, plaster casting, carving and wax casting. Students will also be introduced to the rudiments of welding. Meets five studio hours a week. Fee.
Prerequisite: ARTS 2311

This is a representative survey of the visual arts from the earliest civilizations in the Middle East and Europe to the late medieval period preceding the Renaissance. The historical context of the civilizations that produced these images also will be discussed. Students should obtain an understanding of the formal, intellectual and spiritual values of these early monuments that constitute a fundamental part of our cultural heritage.
May be taken as a CLST elective.

This is a survey of Western art from the early Renaissance to the Twentieth Century. It considers the formal, intellectual and spiritual values within Western art during the last seven centuries. Discussions will also focus on the historical and social contexts underlying the creative process in Western civilization.
May be taken as a CLST elective.

In this course, students will examine the properties of color based on the research of Josef Albers, including the effects of light on color perception, color changes as determined by context, color intensity, color's spatial properties, deliberate color discord and more. Fee.
Prerequisite: ARTS 1311.

In this course, students will create a portfolio in a single discipline. Students will work individually with the instructor to identify their discipline concentration and determine the number of works to be made. Class time will consist of individual critiques of the work being made.
Prerequisite: Senior standing as an art major or minor. (As needed)

Students will create a portfolio in a single discipline. Students will work individually with the instructor to identify their discipline concentration and determine the number of works to be made. Class time consists of individual critiques of the work being made.
Prerequisite: ARTS 4320 and senior standing as an Art major or minor.