Go to Table of Contents Art ART3391/2 Special Topics in Art History This course is a focused study of topics in art history that warrant complex analyses and in-depth investigation. The course will be designed to assist students in further developing their research skills. Students will consider the critical theory that serves as the foundation for the methodologies used by art historians as well as scholars in other disciplines. Spring semester, alternate years, expected spring 2013. 4 credits Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing only
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 semesters. 4 credits $100 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 $100 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 Prerequisite: ART1401, ART2403 or permission of instructor $100 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 $100 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 $100 studio fee ART2413 Photography I This course introduces students to the traditional tools and techniques of black and white photography in an analog, darkroombased lab environment. Students learn the function of a camera and lens, proper
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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 $100 studio fee
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