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ART-121 Drawing I3 Hours
- This course presents the basic elements of observational drawing: composites and structure, use of line, movement and space. Gain an awareness and confidence to create on paper what your eye sees. For declared majors within the Division of Art.
ART-221 Drawing II3 Hours
- This course expands on drawing from observation while exploring techniques in color, dry media, wet media, mixed media and printmaking. Prerequisite: ART-121.
ART-224 Design I: Two-Dimensional Design3 Hours
- An introductory course dealing with the abstract elements of line, texture, shape, space, color, values, and patterns. Employs basic media techniques and tools with emphasis on craftsmanship.
ART-238 Digital Imagery Art3 Hours
- An introductory class in photography designed to provide foundational instruction in digital based photographic imagery. The student will explore the creative and technical aspects of photography as a creative medium. Capture output will be totally digital in format. Prerequisite: ART-121 and ART-224.
ART-241 Ceramics I3 Hours
- This course is designed to expose the student to the traditional and nontraditional forms of working in clay as applied to slab construction, coil construction, slip casting, extruding, and modeling. Technical information includes clay mixing, glaze formulating, and kiln firing. Prerequisites: ART-221 and ART-324 or permission of the professor.
ART-266 Printmaking I3 Hours
- An introduction to basic skills of printmaking methods, including woodcut, engraving, intaglio, and lithography. Prerequisites: ART-221 and ART-324.
ART-273 Introduction to Computer Graphics3 Hours
- This course is designed to introduce students to graphics-oriented computer hardware and software. Emphasis will be on developing competence and familiarity with Macintosh Systems operation, terminologies and components of computerized graphics, and procedures in the creation of typography and illustration. Black-and-white and color systems are used. Prerequisite: ART-221. Co-requisite: ART-324.
ART-324 Design II: Three-Dimensional Design3 Hours
- A series of problems exploring the various elements of design. Problems are introduced to challenge individual interpretation in three-dimensional space. Prerequisite: ART-224.
ART-331 Painting I3 Hours
- Painting I focuses on introducing a wide variety of painting materials, media and methods. Developing methods of transferring thinking and concepts into visual ideas through the interdisciplinary techniques of photography, printmaking, drawing, and other media will also be explored. This class will also encourage the student to begin the study of critical theory and how it may be applied to their individual art practice. Prerequisites: ART-121 or permission of the professor.
ART-332 Painting II3 Hours
- Painting II emphasizes an in-depth exploration of a medium of choice. Developing a personal style and individual voice in painting, with a more advanced study and integration of conceptual and critical thinking will be important. Interdisciplinary techniques will also be encouraged. This class should be the beginning of portfolio development for all painting majors. Prerequisite: ART-331.
ART-346 Painting From Life3 Hours
- Painting From Life is a course that emphasizes Direct, All a Prima and Plein Air methods and techniques. The student, painting in a medium of their choosing, will work on a combination of figurative, still-life and landscape subjects. Prerequisite: ART-331.
ART-379 Color Theory3 Hours
- Color Theory emphasizes an understanding of the physical, emotiona and psychological aspects of color. How color is used in visual communication and media is also studied. Color as a visual language is explored through conceptual, practical and problem solving methods. Prerequisites: ART-224.
ART-431 Contemporary Painting Techniques3 Hours
- Contemporary Painting Techniques emphasizes a blend of traditional and non-traditional painting media and techniques along with advanced conceptual and critical thinking. It includes any style of painting or combination of subjects and developing a personal vision that comes out of experimentation and work. Prerequisites: ART-331.
ART-481 Studio Practicum1-3 Hours
- This is a portfolio development course for presentations to graduate school or galleries. This course is intended for painting or studio majors who plan to make their art a career. Students will be introduced to all the basics of running their own studio and what may be required to enter and succeed in a graduate school studio program. Prerequisites: ART-331, ART-332 and either ART-346 or ART-431.
ART-490 Senior Exhibit - Art0-2 Hours
- During the senior year, each student is required to schedule an exhibit of the best of his work of his four years of university study. Art education majors may not schedule senior exhibits during the semester when student teaching occurs.

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ART-381 Art History I3 Hours
- Prehistory and the Ancient World through the Middle Ages. This course uses lecture, slides, and field trips to thoroughly understand the development of art during these periods. Prerequisite: MUS-180.
ART-382 Art History II3 Hours
- The Renaissance and the Baroque through the Modern World. This course uses lectures, slides, and field trips to better understand the continuing development of art to our present time. Prerequisite: MUS-180.
ART-383 Early Renaissance3 Hours
- Painting, sculpture, and architecture from the 13th century to the 16th century with special emphasis on the Early Renaissance in Italy. Prerequisite: MUS-180.
ART-384 High Renaissance3 Hours
- An in-depth study of the climax of art in Italy (1495-1520) and its influence in other countries of Europe. Prerequisite: MUS-180.
ART-385 Baroque Art3 Hours
- Study of the impact of the Reformation and Baroque influence on European art from 1580 to 1720. Prerequisite: MUS-180.
ART-386 Impressionism3 Hours
- Painting and sculpture of the Nineteenth Century with special emphasis on French Impressionism. Prerequisite: MUS-180.
ART-387 Modern Art3 Hours
- Survey of international art from post-Impressionism to the present time, including architecture, sculpture, and painting. Prerequisite: MUS-180.
ART-476 Art Enrichment3 Hours
- Includes trips to surrounding cities and states and to foreign countries to see spectacular pieces of art, sculpture, and architecture. An in-depth study of museums, churches, and cultural atmosphere of the country. Course satisfies intercultural studies requirement. May be repeated.

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