Art Course Descriptions
Art History
ART1201 Survey of Western Art I (A)
This course is a chronological survey of major artistic styles from prehistoric times to the Renaissance. Works of architecture, painting, and sculpture are studied within the context of the particular historical environments in which they were produced. Students analyze and interpret their technical, formal and expressive characteristics and assess their value as evidence of cultural attitudes.
Fall and spring semesters. 4 credits
ART1202 Survey of Western Art II (A)
This course is a chronological survey of the major periods of Western art from the Renaissance to the present. Works of architecture, painting and sculpture are studied within the context of the particular historical environments in which they were produced. Students analyze and interpret their technical, formal, and expressive characteristics and assess their values as evidence of cultural attitudes.
Spring semester. 4 credits
ART2201 Ancient Art
Students examine the origin and development of the visual arts in the West. Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman art are studied. Emphasis is placed on Greek architecture, sculpture and painting.
Fall semester, alternate years, expected fall 2009. 4 credits
ART2213 From Daguerreotypes to Digital Prints: The History of the Photography (A)
This course surveys the history of photography from its beginnings in the early nineteenth century to the present, considering the development of new techniques for making photographs, stylistic shifts related to photographic aesthetics, and shifting interpretations of subject matter based on social and cultural concerns. We will also consider the relationship between photography and the visual arts in general, which culminates with the primacy of photography as a medium by the late twentieth century. The course ends with a consideration of photography in relation to the digital camera and computer art.
Fall semester. 4 credits
ART2205 Italian Renaissance
The development of Italian architecture, painting and sculpture in the Early and High Renaissance is studied. With emphasis on the major early masters-Giotto, Masaccio, Donatello, Brunelleschi, Piero, Alberti and Botticelli-the course traces the rise and evolution of new artistic forms and ideas to their culmination in the works of Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael in central Italy, and Giorgione, Titian and Tintoretto in Venice.
Fall semester, alternate years, expected fall 2008. 4 credits
ART2215 Modern Art (A)
This course deals with the major movements in painting, sculpture and architecture, and the major European and American artists since the 1860s. The course also interweaves the central historical and cultural events and themes of the modern world.
Fall and spring semesters. 4 credits
ART 2217 American Art to 1913 (A)
The development of the American visual arts in the context of European influence and national expansion is studied. Emphasis is placed on colonial painting and architecture, 19th century landscape painting and revival architecture and early 20th century responses to impressionism, post-impressionism and technological advances.
Spring semester, alternate years, expected spring 2009. 4 credits
ART2219 Baroque Art and Architecture
This course is an analysis of 17th century Baroque architecture, painting, and sculpture, and the emergence of the Rococo style in the 18th century. The course emphasizes the major masters of the period: Bernini, Caravaggio, Poussin, Rembrandt, Rubens, Velasquez and Vermeer.
Spring semester, alternate years, expected spring 2010. 4 credits
ART3201 Studies in Northern Art
This course examines the development of Flemish and Dutch painting from the brothers Van Eyck and Rogier Van der Weyden to Bosch and Breughel, from the late 14th century to the mid-16th century. The course also will include a study of German painters of the same period: Durer, Grunewald and Holbein.
Spring semester, alternate years, expected spring 2009. 4 credits
ART 3209 From Modern to Postmodern: Art Since 1940
Focusing on art from 1940 to the present, this course covers the transition from Modernism to postmodernism. After examining the rise and fall of painting, this course will pay close attention to new media used by artists, including performance art, video art, and installation art. The course will investigate the shifting definition of art in the late 20th century and the artist's role as cultural critic. Spring semster. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: Junior and senior standing only.
ART3991 A View from the Inside: Special Topics in Art History
This course is designed to engage students in focused study and complex analyses of art objects through a comprehensive and indepth examination of a special topic in art history. Topics will rotate on an annual basis as follows: Toward An Aboriginal Perspective: Contemporary American Indian Art (Fall 2007); Resist! Art and Social Justice (Fall 2008); Art and American Popular Culture (Fall 2009); and Art and Spirituality (Fall 2010).
Fall semester. 4 credits
Studio Art
ART1401 Basic Drawing I
This course is designed to develop facility in a variety of media and discrimination in seeing through observation of form, structure and movement in natural forms. Lectures, critiques and museum assignments are an integral part of the course.
Fall and spring semester. 4 credits
$75 studio fee
ART1402 Basic Drawing II
This course is designed to study and develop the concepts and processes of visual perception in drawing and to explore personal expression. Students increase their awareness of the visual world by articulating their responses to drawing through critiques and written assignments.
Spring semester. 4 credits
Prerequisite: ART1401
$75 studio fee
ART1407 Introduction to Digital Processes
This course is an introduction to the computer imaging environment, relative to visual synthesis. Students will use various two-dimensional imaging software, digital typesetting and layout tools as well as hypermedia and motion graphics software in an effort to complete a concise direction as individual visual thinkers.
Fall and Spring semesters. 4 credits
$75 studio fee
ART2401 Painting I
This course is an introduction to painting in oil and related media and offers an elementary understanding of physical properties of the medium. Spatial relationships of color, form, light and composition are explored through the process. Lectures, critiques and museum assignments are an integral part of the course.
Spring semester. 4 credits
Prerequisites: ART1401, ART2403 or permission of the instructor
$75 studio fee
ART2403 Design and Composition
The understanding of two-dimensional design is essential to all image making. This studio core course explores the formal elements of line, texture, value, space and composition. Design projects in black and white and in color which expand students' visual perception are the focus of the course. Lectures, critiques and museum assignments are an integral part of the course.
Fall and spring semesters. 4 credits
$75 studio fee
ART2407 Sculpture
This course studies the essentials of expression and design specific to three-dimensional form. Additive, subtractive and constructive methods are employed using traditional and non-traditional materials. The course includes lectures and discussion on internal and external space as these affect the perception of sculpture.
Fall semester. 4 credits
Prerequisite: ART1401, ART2433 or permission of instructor
$75 studio fee
ART2411 Introduction to Printmaking
This course is an introduction to the printmaking processes of intaglio and relief. Lectures, critiques and museum assignments are an integral part of the course.
Fall semester. 4 credits
$75 studio fee
ART2412 Printmaking II
This course covers both color and experimental intaglio methods of printmaking. Lectures, critiques and museum assignments are an integral part of the course.
Spring semester alternate years, expected spring 2007. 4 credits
Prerequisite: ART2411
$75 studio fee
ART2415 Life Drawing
Using a variety of media, this course studies the human form. Compositional problems as related to the figure(s) in space are explored. Human anatomy, expressive possibilities of the human form and compositional problems as related to the figure(s) in space are explored. Lectures, critiques amd museum assignments are an integral part of the course.
Fall semester. 4 credits
Prerequisites: ART1401, ART1402
$75 studio fee
ART2431 Typography I
Typography is the organization and relation of letters within space and time. Students will develop a appreciation for typography as an expressive medium. Historical innovations in production, visual thinking and media will be discussed through demonstrations, lecture and research. Students will use type as an expressive force, concentrating foremost on the visual impact of the letter form as both informative text as well as visual symbol.
Fall semester. 4 credits
Prerequisites: ART1401, ART1402, ART1407 (to be completed by fall 2007), ART2403
$75 studio fee
ART2432 Graphic Design I
Students will build upon previous coursework with the introduction of imagery within the confines of the printed page, multi-page layouts, and hypermedia projects. Expanding upon the knowledge gained in Typography I, students will enhance their creative voice through the use of images. Students will further develop their knowledge of the computer as a tool for refining visual solutions.
Spring semester. 4 credits
Prerequisites: ART1401, ART1402, ART1407 (to be completed by fall 2007), ART2403, ART2431 (to be completed by fall 2007)
ART2433 3D Form Studies
Understanding three-dimensional form impacts sculpture, industrial design, graphic design, architecture, as well as the execution of successful two-dimensional images. Form study is a three-dimensional studio core course, which is designed to develop students' problem solving skills. It will examine perception, organization, analysis, colors, objects and environments in real space. The course is structured around studio projects where students are required to apply various approaches of generating and developing ideas. Group critiques are given weekly. Simple technical processes with various media will be introduced through demos as well as some of the major ideas influencing three-dimensional art and design in the history of art.
Fall and spring semesters. 4 credits
$75 studio fee
ART2441 Drylab: An Introduction to Digital Photography
This course provides students to the technical, historical and theoretical fundamentals of digital photography. Students will be exposed to topics and technical methods necessary to produce advanced digital-based imagery from start to finish: from capture/exposure - to final print and web-based presentation.
Fall and spring semester. 4 credits
$75 studio fee
ART2443 New Technologies in Photography: Digital Photography I
The primary focus of this course is the introduction and development of an understanding and aptitude of each student maintaining a stable digital color work space from image capture to print. By means of demonstration and course projects, students will establish technical knowledge and ability with professional, digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras. The fundamentals of studio lighting and available light control, use of single and multiple on -cameral flash units, processing of RAW captured image files, and calibration and maintenance of working color space will be introduced.
Fall & Spring semesters. 4 credits
Prerequisites: ART 1407, ART 3411
$75 Studio Fee
ART3403 Painting II
Students further examine the formal issues of painting. Exploration of content and a critical approach to painting are emphasized. Visits to local exhibitions supplement the course.
Spring semester. 4 credits
Prerequisites: ART1401, ART1402, ART2401, ART2403
$75 studio fee
ART3407 Ceramics
This course introduces the student to hand-built forms including vessels and sculptures. Clay materials and glazes are explored as means to develop a sense of three-dimensional form.
Fall and spring semester. 4 credits
$75 studio fee
ART3411 Photography I
This course introduces students to the basic tools and techniques of black and white photography. Students learn the function of a camera and lens, proper exposure and development of the negative and print, methods of presentation and preservation techniques. Digital photography will be introduced. This course stresses the photographic process as a means of expanding visual expression and communication. Students are introduced to the history of photography as an art form.
Fall and spring semester. 4 credits
$75 studio fee
ART3412 Photography II: Image and Idea
This course concerns advanced camera and traditional darkroom techniques and the application of these techniques in communicating a personal message. Foundation instruction in studio lighting, digital capture and Photoshop-based color workflow are also introduced. Students produce individual projects that are critiqued in class. The class also includes gallery visits and review and discussion of nfluential photographers and current trends in the fine art and commercial fields.
Fall and Spring semester. 4 credits
Prerequisite: ART2403, ART3411, or permission of instructor
$75 studio fee
ART 3422 Printmaking Workshop
Through experimental approach and self-generated independent projects, students will build upon previous printmaking knowledge. Emphasis will be placed upon continued development of personal imagery and technical competency. Studio work, study of master prints, museum visits, and discussions are an integral part of the course. Silkscreen and photosensitive processes are introduced.
Spring 2009. 4 credits
Prerequisite: ART 2411 or permission of instructor.
$75 studio fee
ART3431 Typography II
Expanding upon the experience of Typography I and Graphic Design I, this course furthers the students awareness of visual expression through the use of typography and image. Students will begin a personal search for their individual voices as visual communicators. Students will expand their basic knowledge of typographic influence, trends and movements through research and coursework.
Fall semester. 4 credits
Prerequisites: ART1401, ART1402, ART1407 (to be completed by fall 2007), ART2403, ART2431 (to be completed by fall 2007), ART2432 (to be completed by fall 2007).
$75 studio fee
ART3432 Graphic Design II
This project-based course will introduce students to the application of learned design skills, as it relates to clientele and the community. Students will use their experience as a foundation for developing various materials for a non-profit institution. Valuable modes of interaction and study will include: meetings, presentation, assessment, revision, as well as completion of the design project(s).
Spring semester. 4 credits
Prerequisites: ART1407, ART1401, ART1402, ART2403, ART2431, ART2432, ART3431
$75 studio fee
ART 3443 Digital Photography II: Photographer's Digital Workflow
Using Adobe CS3 Photoshop, Bridge + Lightroom software, this course introduces foundation and intermediate tool skills of industry-standard image correction and management tools specific to the needs of photographers. This course presents the fundamental facilities of Adobe Systems' premier digital imaging edition and management software used by professional photographers and in photo imaging and post-production. Students will produce a portofolio of completed images.
Spring semester 2009. 4 credits
Prerequisites: ART 1407, ART 2443, ART 2413, or permission of instructor.
$75 studio fee
ART4178-4179 Directed Study I - II
This course is open only to juniors and seniors who have had experience in a specific area. Approvals of the chairperson and instructor are required. Fall and spring semester. 4 credits ART4194-4195 Internship I - II This course involves a formal, supervised experience in galleries, museums, corporate collections, art centers, graphic design firms, broadcasting and publishing or state arts funding organizations. Students must apply one semester in advance to the chair of the department.
Fall and spring semester. 4 credits
Prerequisite: INT1001, permission of instructor
ART4194/4195 Internship I & II
This course involves a formal, supervised experience in galleries, museums, corporate collections, art centers, graphic design firms, broadcasting and publishing or state arts funding organizations. Students must apply one semester in advance to the chair of the department.
Fall and Spring semester. 4 credits
Prerequisite: INT 1001, permission of instructor
ART4417 Senior Studio
This capstone course for all studio majors examines advanced problems in two-dimensional and three-dimensional design with an emphasis on the student's individual process of problem-solving and the strategies used. Students work on individual projects over the course of the semester and meet weekly for group critiques.
Fall semester. 4 credits
Prerequisites: ART2403, ART1407, ART2433, ART1401, ART1402 and permission of instructor.
$50 studio fee
ART4432 Advanced Graphic Design
Students continue their exploration the discipline of graphic design through further intensive problems, integrating conceptual formal experimentation, as well as professional based applications. Students are encouraged to develop personal visual languages of design, reflecting their own identities as visual communicators speaking to a diverse whole. Instructors work to identify students' problem areas, in preparation for entrance into professional practice.
Fall semester. 4 credits
Prerequisites: ART1401, ART1402, ART1407, ART2403, ART2431, ART2432, ART3431, ART3432
$75 studio fee
ART4443 Digital Photography III: Pixel and Page, Traditional and Virtual Publishing
This course presents students with an opportunity to apply their technical and aesthetic knowledge in creating a correlative traditionally bound book and web site representing a personal photographic project. Students will propose and develop a technically and conceptually challenging visual essay and present the final stage of their project in hardcopy and virtual formats.
Fall 2009. 4 credits
Prerequisites: ART1407, ART2443, ART3443
$75 Studio fee
Art Therapy
ART2301 Introduction to Art Therapy
This course is an introduction to the field of art therapy, its history, theoretical perspectives, and applications for various populations in mental health, special education and rehabilitation.
Spring semester. 4 credits
Prerequisite: Sophomore status
$35 studio fee
ART3301 Principles of Art Therapy
This course provides an in-depth study of the field of art therapy. Through readings, training exercises and case presentations, students gain a deeper understanding of art therapy and the adaptability of methods and materials in clinical and educational practice.
Fall semester. 4 credits
Prerequisite: ART2301 or permission of instructor
$35 studio fee
ART4365 & 4366 Art Therapy Practicum I & II
This weekly seminar provides students with a forum for sharing their required training experiences at off-campus clinical sites under the supervision of professional art therapists. It also serves as a focus for integration of practice with research and writing, culminating in an art therapy thesis. Students are prepared for professional development in the field of art therapy and are introduced to ongoing professional activity available through workshops and organizations, as well as graduate training programs.
Fall 2009 and spring semester. 4 credits
Prerequisite: ART 2301, ART3301, and permission of instructor
This will be required for the class of 2012; the two-semester sequence begins in fall of 2009. Students currently in the program may elect to take the course in fall 2009.
Art Education
ART3501 Methods and Materials of Teaching Art
This course deals with the methods and techniques of teaching art, design and craftwork in elementary or secondary school.
Spring semester alternate years, expected spring 2008. 4 credits
$35 studio fee