2024-2025 Academic Catalog

A COURSE THAT INTRODUCES THE CREATIVE STUDENT TO THE MOST COMMON SOFTWARE IN USE IN THE CREATIVE SPHERE. STUDIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE, AS WELL AS SOFTWARE FOR CAPTURING AND MANIPULATING THREE DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY COMMONLY USED BY CREATIVES.

INTRODUCTORY LAB COURSE IN DRAWING LOGIC. STUDY INCLUDES THE HISTORY AND THEORY OF DRAWING, THE DEVELOPMENT OF DRAWING ACCURACY AND KNOWLEDGE OF DRAWING MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES.

AN INTRODUCTION TO COMMON CONTEMPORARY ARTISTIC THEORIES. THEORIES INCLUDE: SEMIOTICS AND STRUCTURALISM, DECONSTRUCTION AND POST STRUCTURALISM, PSYCHOANALYSIS AND IDENTITY, FEMINIST AND QUEER THEORY, POSTCOLONIAL THEORY, SOCIOECONOMIC THEORY, PHENOMENOLOGY AND POST HUMANISM.

INTRODUCTORY LAB COURSE IN TWO-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN. STUDY INCLUDES THE HISTORY AND THEORY OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN, THE PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN ORGANIZATION, AND THE APPLICATION OF PLASTIC ELEMENTS TO SOLVE DESIGN PROBLEMS.

INTRODUCTORY LAB COURSE IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN. STUDY INCLUDES THE HISTORY AND THEORY OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN, THE PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN ORGANIZATION, AND THE APPLICATION OF PLASTIC ELEMENTS TO SOLVE DESIGN PROBLEMS.

A COURSE IN WHICH THE STUDENT EMPLOYS MULTIPLE MATERIALS TO CREATE ART IN AN IMMERSIVE INTERDISCIPLINARY ENVIRONMENT.

THIS COURSE EXAMINES THE BASICS OF TYPOGRAPHY AS A COMPOSITIONAL TOOL. STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE THE ARCHITECTURE OF SINGLE LETTERFORMS, THE PRINCIPLES OF SETTING TYPE, PAGE LAYOUT, AND PUBLICATION DESIGN. STUDENTS WILL RESEARCH AND PRESENT THEIR FINDINGS ON THE HISTORY OF TYPOGRAPHY. ALL ASPECTS OF TYPOGRAPHY ARE LEARNED THROUGH IN-CLASS DEMONSTRATIONS AND STUDIO WORK. THERE IS AN EMPHASIS ON TECHNICAL PROBLEM SOLVING AND AESTHETIC USE OF DISPLAY AND TYPE.

AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE IN WATERCOLOR PAINTING. STUDY INCLUDES HISTORY AND THEORY OF WATERCOLOR, THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNIQUES AND SKILLS WORKING WITH WATERCOLOR, AND THE APPLICATION OF THESE KNOWLEDGES AND PROCESSES TO SOLVE WATERCOLOR PROBLEMS.

STUDY OF SIGNIFICANT IDEAS OF WESTERN CULTURES EMPHASIZING AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN CULTURES AS MANIFESTED IN VISUAL ART AND ARCHITECTURE FROM PREHISTORIC TIMES TO PRESENT.

PALEOLITHIC ART THROUGH THE HIGH GOTHIC PERIOD (35,000 B.C. - 1300 A.D.).

RENAISSANCE ART THROUGH CONTEMPORARY ART (1300 A.D. TO THE PRESENT).

A STUDY OF SIGNIFICANT IDEAS MANIFESTED IN THE VISUAL ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF NON-WESTERN CULTURES FROM THE PALEOLITHIC PERIOD TO TODAY.

AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE IN OIL AND/OR ACRYLIC PAINTING. STUDY INCLUDES HISTORY AND THEORY OF PAINTING, THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES OF PAINTING, AND THE APPLICATION OF THESE KNOWLEDGES AND PROCESSES TO SOLVE VISUAL PROBLEMS.

IN THIS COURSE STUDENTS APPLY COLOR PRINCIPLES TO A VARIETY OF DESIGN PROBLEMS AND DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO WORK IN BOTH EXPRESSIVE AND FORMAL MANNER.

DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

THIS COURSE EXAMINES THE PRINCIPLES OF GRAPHIC DESIGN THROUGH EXERCISES AND ASSIGNMENTS GEARED TOWARD EXPERIMENTATION AND EXPRESSION OF TYPE, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE GRAPHIC DESIGN PROCESS. TOPICS INCLUDE BASIC TERMINOLOGY, PRINCIPLES AND FUNDAMENTALS, COMPREHENSION OF THE VISUAL LANGUAGE AND THE HISTORY OF GRAPHIC DESIGN. STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO USE THE ADOBE SUITE SOFTWARE IN PREPARATION OF COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS IN PRINT BASED MEDIA. FOUNDATIONAL COURSE FOR THE ADVANCED COURSES IN GRAPHIC DESIGN

AN INTERMEDIATE COURSE IN WHICH THE STUDENT EMPLOYS MULTIPLE MATERIALS TO CREATE ART IN AN IMMERSIVE INTERDISCIPLINARY ENVIRONMENT.

AN ADVANCED COURSE IN DRAWING LOGIC. EMPHASIS UPON THE DEVELOPMENT OF DRAWING ACCURACY REGARDING PERSPECTIVE, LINE, VALUE, TEXTURE, AND COMPOSITION. Required Previous: Art-1133

AN ADVANCED DRAWING COURSE CONTINUING STUDY STARTED IN DRAWING II, GREATER FOCUS ON COMPOSITION AND THEMATIC INTERPRETATIONS IN DRAWING. Required Previous: ART-3133

THIS COURSE EXAMINES TYPOGRAPHY AS A COMPOSITIONAL TOOL. STUDENT WILL EXPLORE THE ARCHITECTURE OF SINGLE LETTERFORMS, THE PRINCIPLES OF SETTING TYPE, PAGE LAYOUT, AND PUBLICATION DESIGN. STUDENTS WILL RESEARCH AND PRESENT THEIR FINDINGS ON THE HISTORY OF TYPOGRAPHY. ALL ASPECTS OF TYPOGRAPHY ARE LEARNED THROUGH IN-CLASS DEMONSTRATIONS AND STUDIO WORK. THERE IS EMPHASIS ON TECHNICAL PROBLEM SOLVING AND AESTHETIC USE OF DISPLAY AND TYPE. Required Previous: ART-2153

AN INTERMEDIATE COURSE IN WATERCOLOR PAINTING. EMPHASIS UPON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROCESSES, MATERIALS, AND KNOWLEDGES AS THEY RELATE TO WATERCOLOR. Required Previous: ART-2213

AN ADVANCED WATERCOLOR COURSE DEALING WITH THE PROCESSES, MATERIALS, AND KNOWLEDGES INTRODUCED IN WATERCOLOR II. EMPHASIS ON COMPOSITION AND INDIVIDUAL SOLUTIONS. Required Previous: ART-3213

AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE IN AESTHETIC PHILOSOPHY, READINGS AND WRITING. STUDENT WILL DEVELOP AND EXPLORE DIFFERENT CONCEPTS ABOUT CREATIVITY, ART, AUDIENCE AND ART'S ROLE IN SOCIETIES.

THIS COURSE IS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE FUNDAMENTAL TECHNIQUES AND COMPONENTS OF MOTION DESIGN. STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE BASIC CONCEPTS OF ART AND DESIGN IN TIME. THE COURSE INTEGRATES DESIGN, IMAGE, SOUND, VIDEO, AND ANIMATION.

AN INTERMEDIATE COURSE IN OIL AND/OR ACRYLIC PAINTING. EMPHASIS UPON THE CREATIVE USE OF MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES, CONCEPTS OF ORGANIZATION, AND SUBJECTIVE IMAGERY. Required Previous: ART-2313

AN ADVANCED PAINTING COURSE. EMPHASIS ON COMPOSITION, EXPERIMENTATION, AND INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION. Required Previous: ART-3313

A BASIC STUDIO DRAWING COURSE THAT STUDIES THE SUBJECT OF THE HUMAN FIGURE. STUDY INCLUDES DRAWING FROM THE SKELETON, THE LIVE MODEL, AND ANATOMICAL CHARTS AND CASTS. Required Previous: ART-1133

AN ADVANCED DRAWING COURSE THAT EMPHASIZES THE COMPOSITIONAL POTENTIALS OF THE HUMAN FIGURE. STUDY INCLUDES OBJECTIVE RENDERING, EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES, AND ADVANCED PROBLEMS OF DRAWING FROM THE MODEL. Required Previous: ART-3403

AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE IN SCULPTURE. STUDY INCLUDES THE HISTORY AND THEORY OF SCULPTURE, THE BASIC TECHNIQUES OF SCULPTURE, CARVING, MODELING, BUILDING, AND CASTING, AND THE APPLICATION OF THESE KNOWLEDGES TO SOLVE VISUAL PROBLEMS.

AN INTERMEDIATE COURSE IN SCULPTURE. EMPHASIS UPON THE CREATIVE USE OF MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES, AND CONCEPTS OF ORGANIZATION. Required Previous: ART-3513

AN ADVANCED SCULPTURE COURSE. EMPHASIS ON REFINING THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONCEPT, EXPERIMENTATION AND INDIVIDUAL SOLUTIONS. Required Previous: ART-3613

AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE IN PRINTMAKING. STUDY INCLUDES HISTORY AND THEORY OF PRINTMAKING, THE BASIC TECHNIQUES OF PRINTMAKING, WOODCUT, LINOCUT, SILKSCREEN, MONOPRINT, AND INTAGLIO, AND THE APPLICATION OF THESE KNOWLEDGES AND TECHNIQUES TO SOLVE VISUAL PROBLEMS.

AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE IN CERAMICS. STUDY INCLUDES THE HISTORY AND THEORY OF CERAMICS, THE BASIC TECHNIQUES OF CERAMICS, HAND FORMING, WHEEL THROWING, AND GLAZE FORMULATION, AND KNOWLEDGE OF CLAY BODIES.

INTRODUCTORY LAB COURSE IN CRAFTS. STUDY INCLUDES THE HISTORY AND THEORY OF CRAFTS, THE SOLUTION OF CRAFT PROBLEMS IN CERAMICS, WEAVING, AND METALSMITHING, AND THE APPLICATION OF SOUND DESIGN ORGANIZATIONAL CONCEPTS.

AN ADVANCED DRAWING COURSE THAT UTILIZES THE MODEL FOR PERSONAL EXPRESSION. EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONAL STYLE, ADVANCED RENDERING, EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES, AND PROBLEMS IN DRAWING THE FIGURE. Required Previous: Art-3413

THIS COURSE IS AN EXPLORATION OF DIGITAL AND ELECTRONIC PROCESSES IN CONTEMPORARY ART MAKING. STUDENTS ARE INTRODUCED TO TOPICS SUCH AS ACCESSIBILITY, USABILITY, AND INTERFACE. THIS COURSE VARIES BY SEMESTER AND INSTRUCTOR TO COVER SOME OF THE FOLLOWING DEPENDING ON TERM: VIDEO AS ART MEDIUM, 3D MODELING AND PRINTING, DIGITAL COLLAGE, ANIMATION, PROTOTYPING TECHNIQUES, AND INTERACTIVE OBJECTS.

THIS IS AN INTERMEDIATE COURSE THAT FOCUSES ON THE REFINEMENT OF STUDENT'S PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS IN GRAPHIC DESIGN AS A MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION. THIS COURSE VARIES BY SEMESTER AND INSTRUCTOR TO COVER SOME OF THE FOLLOWING DEPENDING ON TERM: POSTER DESIGN AND DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION, BRANDING AND IDENTITY SYSTEMS, DATA VISUALIZATION AND INFORMATION DESIGN, AND PACKAGE DESIGN. Required Previous: ART-2943

THIS IS A SECONDARY, INTERMEDIATE COURSE THAT FOCUSES ON THE REFINEMENT OF STUDENT'S PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS IN GRAPHIC DESIGN AS A MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION. THIS COURSE VARIES BY SEMESTER AND INSTRUCTOR TO COVER SOME OF THE FOLLOWING, DEPENDING ON TERM: POSTER DESIGN AND DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION, BRANDING AND IDENTITY SYSTEMS, DATA VISUALIZATION AND INFORMATION DESIGN, AND PACKAGE DESIGN. Required Previous: ART-3943

AN ADVANCED COURSE IN WHICH THE STUDENT EMPLOYS MULTIPLE MATERIALS TO CREATE ART IN AN IMMERSIVE INTERDISCIPLINARY ENVIRONMENT.

A MORE ADVANCED COURSE IN WHICH THE STUDENT WORKS TO DEFTLY EMPLOY MULTIPLE MATERIALS TO CREATE ART IN AN IMMERSIVE INTERDISCIPLINARY ENVIRONMENT.

TWENTIETH AND TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY ART. CUBISM THROUGH CONTEMPORARY ART.

A CONTINUATION OF FIGURE DRAWING III. EMPHASIS ON ARTISTRY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT'S POINT OF VIEW, BOTH AS A CRITIC AND AS A PRACTICING ARTIST.

A COURSE DEALING WITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ART AND CRAFTS, PLUS THE PHILOSOPHY OF ART EDUCATION.

A STUDY OF PROBLEMS AND METHODS IN TEACHING VARIOUS ARTS IN HIGH SCHOOL: PLANNING AND ORGANIZING ART LABORATORIES IN REGARD TO MATERIALS AND SUBJECTS.

A CONTINUATION OF SCULPTURE III. EMPHASIS ON INNOVATIVE INDIVIDUAL SOLUTIONS IN THOSE AREAS THAT ARE MOST VITAL TO THE STUDENT. Required Previous: ART-3623

AN INTERMEDIATE COURSE IN PRINTMAKING. EMPHASIS UPON THE CREATIVE USE OF MATERIALS AND PROCESSES; INTAGLIO, LITHOGRAPHY, AND SILKSCREEN. APPLICATION OF CONCEPTS OF ORGANIZATION, TECHNIQUES, AND KNOWLEDGES TO SOLVE VISUAL PROBLEMS. Required Previous: ART-3713

AN ADVANCED PRINTMAKING COURSE. EMPHASIS ON THE SELECTION OF PROCESS, COMPOSITION AND EXPERIMENTATION WITH COLOR PRINTING. Required Previous: ART-4713

STUDENTS WILL WORK ON DEVELOPING METHODOLOGIES ASSOCIATED WITH PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE INCLUDING PREPARATION OF RESUMES OR CURRICULUM VITA, DOCUMENTATION OF THEIR WORKS, DEVELOPMENT OF A WEB PAGE AND GENERAL STUDIO PRACTICES.

AN INTERMEDIATE COURSE IN CERAMICS. EMPHASIS UPON MORE SOPHISTICATED WHEEL FORMING AND GLAZE TECHNIQUES. Required Previous: ART-3813

AN ADVANCED CERAMIC COURSE. EMPHASIS ON SCULPTURE OR POTTERY FORMS SELECTED BY THE STUDENT. Required Previous: ART-4813

A MORE ADVANCED COURSE IN WHICH STUDENTS WILL WORK ON DEVELOPING METHODOLOGIES ASSOCIATED WITH PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE INCLUDING PREPARATION OF RESUMES OR CURRICULUM VITA, DOCUMENTATION OF THEIR WORKS, DEVELOPMENT OF A WEB PAGE AND GENERAL STUDIO PRACTICES. Required Previous: ART-4741

THIS COURSE IS AN ADVANCED EXPLORATION OF DIGITAL AND ELECTRONIC PROCESSES IN CONTEMPORARY ART MAKING. STUDENTS ARE INTRODUCED TO TOPICS SUCH AS ACCESSIBILITY, USABILITY AND INTERFACE. THIS COURSE VARIES BY SEMESTER AND INSTRUCTOR TO COVER SOME OF THE FOLLOWING DEPENDING ON TERM: VIDEO AS ART MEDIUM, 3D MODELING AND PRINTING, DIGITAL COLLAGE, ANIMATION, PROTOTYPING TECHNIQUES, AND INTERACTIVE OBJECTS. Required Previous: ART-3923

STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE 3 CREDIT HOURS FOR WORKING ON AN INTERNSHIP OVER THE COURSE OF THE SEMESTER. STUDENTS MUST TURN IN 90 LOGGED HOURS AND MEET PERIODICALLY WITH THE INSTRUCTOR TO REPORT THEIR PROGRESS. THE INTERNSHIP MUST BE ARRANGED BEFORE THE START OF THE SEMESTER OR THE STUDENT WILL BE DROPPED FROM THE CLASS. CAN BE TAKEN TWICE FOR CREDIT, BUT ONLY THREE HOURS COUNT TOWARDS THE MAJOR.

THIS SENIOR EXHIBITION IS A CUMULATIVE STATEMENT OF THE STUDENTS PREPARATION TO PROCEED ON AN ART CAREER BEYOND THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREE. Required Previous: ART-4741

DIRECTED GROUP STUDY IN SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

STUDIO PRACTICE FOR SENIORS AND ADVANCED STUDENTS. OPEN ONLY TO SELECTED UNDERGRADUATES.

DIRECTED INDIVIDUAL STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

DIRECTED INDIVIDUAL STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

DIRECTED INDIVIDUAL STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON SELECTED PROBLEM OR SPECIAL TOPIC.

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON SELECTED PROBLEM OR SPECIAL TOPIC.

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON SELECTED PROBLEM OR SPECIAL TOPIC.

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON SELECTED PROBLEM OR SPECIAL TOPIC.

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON DEFINITE PROBLEM OR SPECIAL SUBJECT, BASED ON APPROVED OUTLINE OR PLAN, CONFERENCES, ORAL AND WRITTEN REPORTS. Required Previous: Twelve (12) hours of Art and Departmental Approval

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON DEFINITE PROBLEM OR SPECIAL SUBJECT, BASED ON APPROVED OUTLINE OR PLAN, CONFERENCES, ORAL AND WRITTEN REPORTS. Required Previous: Twelve (12) hours of Art and Departmental Approval

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON DEFINITE PROBLEM OR SPECIAL SUBJECT, BASED ON APPROVED OUTLINE OR PLAN, CONFERENCES, ORAL AND WRITTEN REPORTS. Required Previous: Twelve (12) hours of Art and Departmental Approval

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON DEFINITE PROBLEM OR SPECIAL SUBJECT, BASED ON APPROVED OUTLINE OR PLAN, CONFERENCES, ORAL AND WRITTEN REPORTS. Required Previous: Twelve (12) hours of Art and Departmental Approval

BASIC COURSE FOR UNDERSTANDING THE RUDIMENTS AND TECHNIQUES OF CREATIVE ART, WITH SOME EMPHASIS ON THE APPRECIATION OF ART IN RELATION TO LIVING IN TODAY'S SOCIETY.

AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE IN WATERCOLOR PAINTING. STUDY INCLUDES HISTORY AND THEORY OF WATERCOLOR, THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNIQUES AND SKILLS WORKING WITH WATERCOLOR, AND THE APPLICATION OF THESE KNOWLEDGES AND PROCESSES TO SOLVE WATERCOLOR PROBLEMS.

RENAISSANCE ART THROUGH CONTEMPORARY ART (1300 A.D. TO THE PRESENT).

AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE IN OIL AND/OR ACRYLIC PAINTING. STUDY INCLUDES HISTORY AND THEORY OF PAINTING, THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES OF PAINTING, AND THE APPLICATION OF THESE KNOWLEDGES AND PROCESSES TO SOLVE VISUAL PROBLEMS.

AN INTERMEDIATE COURSE IN WATERCOLOR PAINTING. EMPHASIS UPON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROCESSES, MATERIALS, AND KNOWLEDGES AS THEY RELATE TO WATERCOLOR. Required Previous: ART-2213

AN INTERMEDIATE COURSE IN OIL AND/OR ACRYLIC PAINTING. EMPHASIS UPON THE CREATIVE USE OF MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES, CONCEPTS OF ORGANIZATION, AND SUBJECTIVE IMAGERY. Required Previous: ART-2313

AN ADVANCED PAINTING COURSE. EMPHASIS ON COMPOSITION, EXPERIMENTATION, AND INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION. Required Previous: ART-3313

AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE IN PRINTMAKING. STUDY INCLUDES HISTORY AND THEORY OF PRINTMAKING, THE BASIC TECHNIQUES OF PRINTMAKING, WOODCUT, LINOCUT, SILKSCREEN, MONOPRINT, AND INTAGLIO, AND THE APPLICATION OF THESE KNOWLEDGES AND TECHNIQUES TO SOLVE VISUAL PROBLEMS.

TWENTIETH AND TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY ART. CUBISM THROUGH CONTEMPORARY ART.

DIRECTED INDIVIDUAL STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON SELECTED PROBLEM OR SPECIAL TOPIC.