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Office of the University Registrar

2005-06 Undergraduate Catalog

Course Descriptions

College of Fine Arts

All studio art and photography courses, except where noted as non-major courses, are restricted to majors in the School of Art and Art History. Non-majors wishing to register for the 2000-level courses need written permission from the instructor no earlier than the end of Drop/Add. Each semester the school offers non-major courses in ceramics and graphic design. The latter's courses are graduate level and restricted to advanced standing and seniors, graduate students and upper-division art history majors.

ARE 2045 Introduction to Teaching Art
Credits: 3.
Overview of art teaching field. Study of rationales for teaching art, contemporary art teaching practices, community art experiences and alternative career options.

ARE 2456 Computers in Art Education
Credits: 3. Prereq: art education majors only.
This course will introduce preservice art teachers to computer applications in the fields of art and art education. Can substitute for EME 2040.

ARE 4242 Teaching Art: The Study of Practice
Credits: 3; art education majors only, junior level.
The study of art teaching practices in the public schools. Emphasis on art curriculum, planning, art instructional strategies, art room management, and methods of evaluation in art.

ARE 4243 The Principles of Teaching Art
Credits: 3; art education majors only, junior level.
The foundations of art teaching including aesthetics, art criticism, art history, the psychology of art, child growth in art, the history of art teaching, and research in art education.

ARE 4314 Art Education for Elementary Schools
Credits: 2 to 3; Prereq: HUM 2511 recommended and second-semester standing in the Elementary ProTeach Program; Coreq: ProTeach field experience must be taken with this course in fall and spring semesters.
To help the preparing classroom teacher to develop a basic knowledge of art and the teaching of art at the elementary level.

ARE 4940 Student Teaching in Art Education
Credits: 4 to 12; Prereq: minimum 2.5 GPA, art education major.

ARH 2000 Art Appreciation
Credits: 3.
Study of significant movements through the ages.(H)

ARH 2002 Introduction to Art: The Artistic Experience
Credits: 3.
Introduction to the artistic experience by examining different ideas, approaches and purposes of art. Not counted for major. (H, I)

ARH 2050 Introduction to the Principles and History of Art 1
Credits: 3.
Principles of art. Relation of styles to cultural context. Art and architecture from ancient times to the end of the Middle Ages. (H, I)

ARH 2051 Introduction to the Principles and History of Art 2
Credits: 3.
Continuation of ARH 2050. Art and architecture from the Renaissance to the present. (H, I)

ARH 2401 Non-Western Art
Credits: 3.
The visual arts seen in the cultural context of Sub-Saharan Africa, the Pacific, Native America, India, China, and Japan; prehistoric to recent. (H)

ARH 3100 Art of Early Civilizations
Credits: 3.
Comparative analysis of forms and their meanings in the visual arts of pristine and urban societies focusing on ancient Near East including Egypt and pre-Columbian America. (H, I)

ARH 3115 Egyptian and Near Eastern Art
Credits: 3. Prereq: ARH2050, Art Major or Art History Minor.
The art and architecture of Egypt and the Near East from the beginnings of civilization until the Persian period. (H, I)

ARH 3130 Greek Art
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050 or CLA 2700. Art Major or Art History Minor.
The art and architecture of ancient Crete and Greece through the Hellenistic age. (H, I)

ARH 3171 Etruscan and Roman Art
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050 or CLA 3700 Art Major or Art History Minor.
The art and architecture of the Italian peninsula from the Etruscan period through the Roman Empire. (H, I)

ARH 3421 Art in the Age of Revolution
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051, or Art Major or Art History Minor.
Topics in the late 18th and early 19th century European art, a period include Neo-Classicism and Romanticism. Works of art to be considered in the cultural, political, social and aesthetic contexts in which they were made. Particular emphasis will be given to the politics of style during this period of revolution and resection. (H, I) (WR)

ARH 3422 The Beginnings of Modernism
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051, or Art Major or Art History Minor.
The visual arts in Europe in the second half of the 19th century, focusing on the emergence of an avant-garde and formulation of a modernist aesthetic with reference to industrialized, urban culture, especially in Paris. Addresses Realism, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. (H, I) (WR)

ARH 3423 Gender, Representation and The Visual Arts, 1600-1900
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051, or permission of instructor.
A consideration of historical and theoretical issues posed for visual media by attention to issues of gender, with particular emphasis on women artists. (H, I) (WR)

ARH 3520 African American Art
Credits: 3.
Survey of visual arts produced by people of African descent in North America, from colonial era to present. (H, I) (WR)

ARH 3525 The Arts of West Africa
Credits: 3.
A survey of the traditional arts of the Western Sudan and the Guinea coast. (H, I)

ARH 3526 The Arts of Central Africa
Credits: 3.
A survey of the traditional arts of the equatorial forests, the savannahs to the south of them, and portions of Eastern and Southern Africa. (H, I)

ARH 3552 Chinese Art and Archaeology 2000 BCE
Credits: 3.
Art and material culture from the Neolithic to the Tang Dynasty: palaces and tombs, religious art, and the rise of new media and technologies. (H, I)

ARH 3555 Late Imperial and Modern Chinese Art 1907-present
Credits: 3.
The arts and culture of China from five Dynasties to the present in all media, including architecture, painting, sculpture, and luxury crafts. (H, I)

ARH 3585 The Arts of Oceania
Credits: 3.
A survey of the visual arts of Oceania (Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia) within the context of the cultures which produced them. (H, I)

ARH 3605 American Indian Art
Credits: 3.
A survey of the visual arts of the American Indians north of Mexico from the prehistoric era to the present. (H, I)

ARH 3610 American Art
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051. Art Major or Art History Minor.
Architecture, painting, sculpture and decorative arts in Anglo-America from the 17th century beginnings to the end of the 19th century. (H)

ARH 3620 American Art 1876-1945
Credits: 3.
Focuses on painting and sculpture, as well as architecture, photography and visual culture. (H) (WR)

ARH 3650 Latin American Art
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051. Art Major or Art History Minor.
The architecture, painting, sculpture and important minor arts of colonial and modern Latin America. (H, I)

ARH 3656 Ancient South American Art
Credits: 3.
Art and architecture of Pre-Columbian Lower Central and South America, focusing on the Andean Indian civilizations. (H, I)

ARH 3657 Mesoamerican Art
Credits: 3.
Art and architecture of Pre-Columbian civilizations of Mexico and the Maya area from about 3000 B.C. until the Spanish Conquest in A.D. 1521. (H, I)

ARH 3800 Criticism of Art
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050 and ARH 2051. Art Major or Art History Minor.
Review of principal theories in the history of criticism. Analysis and evaluation of works of art. Problems in the criticism of contemporary art. Required for art history majors. (H)

ARH 4135 Greek Sculpture
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050 or CLA 3700. Art Major or Art History Minor.
Greek sculpture from its beginnings in the Geometric period through the Hellenistic period. (H, I)

ARH 4200 Early Medieval and Byzantine Art
Credits: 4; Prereq: ARH 2050. Art Major or Art History Minor.
The art and architecture of Europe and the Mediterranean region from approximately the 4th to the 14th centuries A.D. (H, I)

ARH 4251 Romanesque and Gothic Art
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050. Art Major or Art History Minor.
The art and architecture of Europe during the Romanesque and Gothic periods. (H, I)

ARH 4304 Italian Renaissance Architecture
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050 and ARH 2051. Art Major or Art History Minor.
The architecture of the Italian Renaissance from the mid-14th century through the mid-16th century. (H, I)

ARH 4310 Early Renaissance Art in Italy
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050 and ARH 2051. Art Major or Art History Minor.
Italian art from 1200 to 1500. Emphasis upon painting and sculpture. (H, I)

ARH 4312 Late Renaissance Art in Italy
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050-2151. Art Major or Art History Minor.
Continuation of ARH 4310. Italian art and architecture from 1460 to 1590. Emphasis on painting and sculpture. (H, I)

ARH 4331 Renaissance Art in Northern Europe
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050-2501. Art Major or Art History Minor.
Sources and development of late 14th, 15th and 16th century art outside Italy. Emphasis on painting and prints. (H, I)

ARH 4350 Baroque Art in Europe
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050-2051. Art Major or Art History Minor.
Continuation of ARH 4311-4331. European art and architecture in the 17th and 18th centuries. Emphasis on painting and sculpture. (H, I)

ARH 4356 French Art of the Ancient Regime 1650-1780
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051. Art Major or Art History Minor.
This course deals with major artists, artistic movements, works and issues in art theory and criticism in Europe from the late 17th century to the 1780s. Special emphasis will be given to paining in France and to the reaction against the Rococo. (H, I) (WR)

ARH 4359 Eighteenth Century European Art Seminar
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051. Art Major or Art History Minor.
Topics in 18th century European art.

ARH 4431 Nineteenth Century Art
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050 and ARH 2051. Art Major or Art History Minor.
European art and architecture in the nineteenth century. Neo-Classicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. Emphasis on painting and sculpture. (H, I)

ARH 4452 Early Twentieth Century Art
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051. Art Major or Art History Minor.
European and American art from Post-Impressionism to 1945. Emphasis on painting and sculpture. (H)

ARH 4453 Mid-Twentieth Century Art
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051. Art Major or Art History Minor.
Continuation of ARH 4452. Emphasis on American art from the 1940s through the 1960s. (H)

ARH 4454 Late Twentieth Century Art
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051. Art Major or Art History Minor.
Continuation of mid-twentieth century art (ARH 4453). Main movements in international art since about 1970 to the present. Focus is on the theory and various expressions of Post-Modernism. (H, I)

ARH 4710 History of Photography
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051. Art Major or Art History Minor.
Survey of major technical, stylistic and critical directions in photography, 19th century on. (H, I)

ARH 4905 Individual Study
Credits: 3; can be repeated for credit. Prereq: a major in art and permission of department chairperson.
With consent of faculty, students should be granted permission to take this course only under special circumstances: 1) a special case in which a student needs a specific course for the degree and the class in not offered; 2) if a student (senior) wishes to explore area of inquiry in greater depth after they have completed all of the 3000 level courses in their major.

ARH 4930 Special Topics in Art History
Credits: 3; can be repeated with change in content. Prereq: Art major or Art History Minor.
Rotating special topics in art history.

ARH 4931 Art History Seminar
Credits: 3; can be repeated with change in content. Prereq: Art History Survey (ARH 2050 and ARH 2051). Art Major or Art History Minor.
In-depth discussion of selected field of art, either a period and area or a topic. Analysis of art-historical writings through class presentations and written papers. Offered by members of the art history faculty on alternating basis.

ARH 4935 Honors Seminar in Art
Credits: 4. Prereq: Art Major or Art History Minor.

ARH 4940 Internship
Credits: 3; can be repeated for credit. Prereq: arrangements with art adviser and permission of chair and dean.
Supervised practical experience with an art, graphic design or museum facility according to an approved program. Special seminar and evaluation sessions with faculty adviser and art facility manager.

ART 1802C Workshop for Art Research and Practice: Lecture
Credits: 3; Coreq: ART 1803C. Art Major.
This course introduces the concepts, theories and information for development in ART 1803C, the studio component linked with this visual arts foundation course. It is a forum for demonstrations, seminar activities and visiting speakers, as well as the more traditional lecture and visual aid format.

ART 1803C Workshop for Art Research and Practice: Studio
Credits: 6; Coreq: ART 1802C. Art Major.
Small enrollment sections. Interdisciplinary, team taught, introductory studio experiences in a wide variety of media. In-depth exploration of creative processes principles of artistic integrity and the nature of artistic meaning.

ART 2305C Drawing: Form and Space
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Introduction to descriptive drawing. Basic theories of observation and depiction including perspective and chiaroscuro.

ART 2330C Figure Drawing I
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 2305C.
Introduction to drawing the male and female figure from a live model using a variety of art materials, techniques, and artistic approaches.

ART 2374C Drawing: Movement and Motion
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 2305C.
Introduction to the principles of visual movement in 2D art as well as the depiction of figurative gesture in drawing.

ART 2401C Printmaking: Color Theory
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Basic monoprint technique, methods and materials. Color theory as applied to printmaking and other art media.

ART 2468C Printmaking: Figure Ground
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Exploration of Figure Ground theory as related to 2D visual design and picture making. Basic skills in relief printing; Linocut–woodcut.

ART 2500C Painting: Investigations in Black and White
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
The organization of lights and darks in design and pictorial applications. Basic painting techniques in oil, acrylic and gouache.

ART 2501C Painting: Investigations in Color
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Investigation of color interaction and its role in pictorial composition. Exploration of color and light as well as the expressive use of color in painting.

ART 2510C Painting from Observation
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C
Exercises and projects in seeing and painting. Emphasis on depicting of form, space and light.

ART 2621C Computer Art: Montage
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
An introduction to the basic practices of digital media including the manipulation of still images, sequences of images and sound.

ART 2622C Video Art: Montage
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
An introduction to the basic practices of video media with emphasis on narrative, planning of action and sequencing of images.

ART 2700C Sculptural Appetizers
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
This introductory course will focus on the tools and techniques used in sculpture fabrication. Students will learn basic woodworking as well as metal forming and fabrication techniques of forging and welding.

ART 2701C Sculpture: Shaping Form and Space
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
An investigation into the co-shaping of form and space in full 3 dimensions. Emphasis on additive and subtractive processes.

ART 2702C Sculpture: Gravity and Buoyancy
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Based on objects that float, inflate or suspend. This course examines weight, mass, and space as artistic phenomena. Instruction in appropriate construction techniques.

ART 2704C Figurative Ceramics
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART2757C or 2773C.
An introduction to figure sculpture and life modeling using fired clay; including building, surfacing and firing techniques. Class includes perceptual studies from the model and concept development centering on using the figure as a vehicle for personal expression. Class format includes slide and video presentations, a life model sequence, and critiques.

ART 2757C Ceramics: 3D Conceptualization
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
An introduction to three-dimensional form and design concepts using fired clay: including hand forming techniques, an introduction to glazing (fired color) and electric kiln firing.

ART 2773C Ceramics: Surface and Form
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
An introduction to vessel design and concepts using hand forming techniques of pinch, coil, and slab. Investigation of color and surface in relationship to three dimensions are emphasized through glaze techniques and electric firing.

ART 2804C Spatial Interventions
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
This course aims to provide studio experience in the making of installation and performance art. Through the semester's investigations, students will become familiar with the processes of conceptualizing, designing, fabricating and executing spatially oriented works. Fulfills 4-D requirements.

ART 2930C Special Topics in Art
Credits: 3; can be repeated with different content. Prereq: ART 1803C.
Rotating special topics in studio art and studio practice.

ART 2931C Digital Montage
Credits: 3; Prereq: DAS major.
Emphasizes aesthetic, technical and conceptual prac-tices of image making using digital media and provides introduction to theory and application of color. Aesthetic, historical, technical and conceptual issues will be ad-dressed through lectures, demonstrations, exercises, projects and readings.

ART 2932C Time-based Media
Credits: 3; Prereq: Digital Montage and DAS major.
Basic production techniques, project planning, and experimental video and imaging concepts using linear and non-linear editing techniques, and incorporating various media into the world of video.

ART 2933C Digital Art and Animation
Credits: 3; Prereq: Digital Montage and Time-Based Media.
Basic principles of animation with traditional pencil and paper drawings, digital imaging, 2 and 3D software applications. Lectures screening and readings provide students with technical information, inspiration, critical thinking and guidance into the world of the animated image.

ART 3310C Color Drawing
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; ART 2305C and ART 2374C.
Explores color theory and color usages in drawing. Emphasis on techniques, strategies, and materials.

ART 3332C Figure Drawing 2
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major, ART 2330C.
Comprehensive study of the figure from observation of live models. Study of anatomy, composition and conceptual strategies.

ART 3380C Experimental Drawing
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; ART 2305C and ART 2374C.
Exposure to unfamiliar materials and techniques both antique and modern. Invention strategies and contemporary motivating factors explored.

ART 3381C Sketch Journal: Uses and Development
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; ART 2305C and ART 2374C.
Historic and contemporary uses of sketch journals. Exploration of notation, studies, invention and conceptualization in sketchbook drawing techniques.

ART 3420C Printmaking: Lithography
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; ART 2401C and ART 2468C.
Studio and print shop training in lithographic technique, including plate and stone methods. Emphasis on continued conceptual development.

ART 3433C Screen Printing
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 2401C and ART 2468C. Exploration of screen printing techniques utilizing drawn and photo-generated stencil processes.

ART 3442C Printmaking: Intaglio
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; ART 2401C and ART 2468C.
Studio training in this basic printmaking process including dry point, etching and color intaglio. Continued emphasis on artistic inquiry.

ART 3462C Print Photo Intaglio
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; ART 2468C and ART 2401C.
Application of film and digital photography to printmaking media utilizing intaglio printmaking.

ART 3504C Painting: Structure and Transformation
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; ART 2500C and ART 2501C.
An examination of form and structure theory in painting and its application in development of idea and painterly process.

ART 3522C Painting: Exploring the Series
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; ART 2500C and ART 2501C.
Development of idea through the creation of series, groups and suites.

ART 3560C Figure Painting
Credits: 3; can be repeated for credit. Prereq: junior-level art major; ART 2500C and ART 2501C.
The human figure serves as a formal and expressive motif as well as a departure point for creating individual painting statements.

ART 3561C Experimental Painting
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; ART 2500C, ART 2501C.
Exploration of non-traditional materials and techniques. Alternative methods and approaches are examined. Contemporary as well as historical.

ART 3616C Computer Art: Animation and Interactivity
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; ART 2621C.
An exploration of time-based computer art including animation, interactive and Internet-based projects.

ART 3711C Sculpture: Materials and Methods
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; ART 2701C or ART 2702C.
Problems in sculptural form and composition. Work in plaster, clay, metal and other materials.

ART 3712C Sculpture: Concepts and Strategies
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; ART 2701C or ART 2702C.
Continuation of ART 3701C. Emphasis upon sculptural materials. Mixed media, metal fabrication and casting.

ART 3715C Sculpture: Metals
Credits: 3; Prereq: Junior-level art major; ART 2701C or ART 2702C.
This intermediate level course will teach students the materials and methods of fabrication in metals with a primary focus on steel. We will explore the expressive potential of metals in relation to ideas that trace the history of twentieth century sculpture in metals.

ART 3730C Machine Sculpture
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 3616C, ART 3958C, or a 3000-level sculpture course.
An exploration of the boundaries of physical and electronic media including the use of sound, light, computers and motion in sculpture.

ART 3731C Figural Sculpture: Direct Carving
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803.
Processes and materials in wood or stone involving development of concepts of figural sculpture.

ART 3733C Figure Sculpture Model
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803.
Modeling figural forms from the observation of live models. Mold-making and basic casting procedures in a variety of materials.

ART 3762C Vessel Aesthetic 1
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 2757C and ART 2773C
An introduction to wheel throwing with a focus on vessel design, high-fire materials and the use of gas kilns. Historical precedents and contemporary examples are covered.

ART 3764C Ceramic Sculpture 1
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 2757C and ART 2773C.
An introduction to ceramic sculpture including an overview of historic precedents and contemporary examples. Concept development, and sculpture techniques including modeling, carving and plaster mold-making are introduced. Projects focus on low-fire materials, glazes which enhance sculpture and electric kiln firing.

ART 3768C Ceramic Sculpture 2
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 3764C.
An investigation at the intermediate level in experimental sculpture processes using fired clay, plaster, and latex mold-making as well as technical and aesthetic explorations with large scale works. Historical and contemporary precedents of ceramic sculpture are presented. Concept development and expression through sculptural form are core elements in the course.

ART 3784C Vessel Aesthetic 2
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 3764C.
An investigation at the intermediate level of technical, aesthetic and conceptual issues in the pottery language. Students study the formulation of clay and glaze materials. Development of personalized expression through vessel forms is emphasized.

ART 3807C Interdisciplinary Studio
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major.
Critical thinking, problem solving and creative activity in collaboration and cross media art-making.

ART 3958C Performance and Installation
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 27XX and ART2621C or ART2622C; junior-level art major.
An introduction to time-based art practice including performance, installation, sound and visual media.

ART 3959C Video Art: Production and Post- Production
Credits: 3; Prereq: junior-level art major; ART 2622C.
An exploration of video with an emphasis on editing and building a personal vocabulary through the electronic image.

ART 4312C Advanced Drawing
Credits: 6; Prereq: ART 3310C, ART 3330C, ART3380c and ART3381C. Can be repeated for credit.
Emphasis upon individual and creative expression.

ART 4402C Advanced Printmaking
Credits: 3 to 6; can be repeated for credit. Prereq: ART 3442C, ART 3420C, ART3443C and ART3462C.
Advanced problems in creative printmaking.

ART 4505C Advanced Painting
Credits: 6; can be repeated for credit. Prereq: ART 3522C, ART 3560C and ART 3561C.
Emphasis upon individual creative expression.

ART 4630C Video Art: Advanced Projects
Credits: 6; Prereq: ART 3958C and ART 3959C.
Focus on the completion of larger scale student directed projects with a special emphasis on pre-production planning and advanced editing techniques.

ART 4631C Computer Art: Advanced Projects
Credits: 6; Prereq: ART 3616C
Advanced work in computer-mediated art including animation and interactive works in both the physical and virtual domain with a special emphasis on the completion of larger scale student-directed projects.

ART 4710C Advanced Sculpture
Credits: 6; can be repeated for credit. Prereq: ART 3711C, ART 3712C and ART 3730C.
Advanced problems in sculptural form with further development of processes and techniques.

ART 4760C Advanced Ceramics
Credits: 3 to 6; can be repeated for credit. Majors 6 credits, elective 3 or 6 credits; Prereq: ART 3762C, ART 3764C, ART 3768C and ART 3784C.
Allow students to focus on advanced technical and creative concepts with a focus on developing personal work and professional practices preparation.

ART 4905C Individual Study
Credits: 3; Prereq: senior-level art major. Arrangements and permission by the art adviser and director.
With consent of faculty, students should be granted permission to take this course only under special circumstances: 1) a special case in which a student needs a specific course for the degree and the class is not offered; 2) if a student (senior) wishes to explore area of inquiry in greater depth after they have completed all f the 3000 level courses in their major.

ART 4930C Special Topics
Credits: 3; can be repeated with change in content.
Rotating special topics in studio art and studio practice.

ART 4940 Internship
Credits: 3; can be repeated for credit. Prereq: arrangements with art adviser and chair and permission of dean.
Supervised practical experience with an art, graphic design or museum facility according to an approved program. Special seminar and evaluation sessions with faculty adviser and art facility manager.

ART 4955C Senior Project
Credits: 1 to 3; can be repeated for credit. Prereq: senior-level art major.
Visual verification of artistic qualifications for BFA degree. Preparations and activities (exhibition, portfolio, installation, etc.) to be determined in consultation with faculty adviser.

GRA 2111C Graphic Design: Visual Dynamics
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Emphasis on visual analysis and symbol conceptualization. Experiences in figure-ground, spatial concepts and compositional dynamics.

GRA 2202C Graphic Design: Letterform
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Exploration of the expressive potential of letter form as visual art. Emphasis on shaping and spacing forms into meaningful communications.

GRA 3112C Graphic Design: Image and Illustration
Credits: 3; Prereq: GRA 3138C and GRA 3193C; junior- level graphics design majors only.
Emphasis on development of concepts, metaphors, narratives and visual translations. Projects in line art, screen process, photography and color.

GRA 3138C Graphic Design: Typography
Credits: 3; Prereq: GRA 2111C and GRA 2202C; junior- level graphics design majors only.
Explores the visual organization and integration of typographic information with images in printed documents. Nomenclature, mechanical processes, design and historical contexts are emphasized.

GRA 3193C Graphic Design: Visualization and Creativity
Credits: 3; Prereq: GRA 2111C and GRA 2202C; junior- level graphics design majors only.
Creative thinking and form making in design. Emphasis on visual invention and compositional dynamics.

GRA 3194C Graphic Design: Technologies and Processes
Credits: 3; Prereq: GRA 3138C and GRA 3193C; junior- level graphic design majors only.
Training in tools and materials of Graphic Design, including printing processes, computer and video processes, photographic and electronic media.

GRA 4100C Graphic Design: Visual Systems
Credits: 3; Prereq: GRA 3112C and GRA 3194C.
Self directed complex and integrated design projects.

GRA 4186C Graphic Design: Senior Studio
Credits: 3; Prereq: GRA 4100C and GRA 4196C.
Advanced Graphic Design problems in advertising campaigns and multiunit visual communication systems.

GRA 4187C Design Workshop
Credits: 3; Prereq: GRA 4100C and GRA 4196C.
Bridges the study of design and professional practice. Emphasis on practical graphic design issues applied to real-world experiences.

GRA 4196C Graphic Design: Ideas & Styles
Credits: 3; Prereq: GRA 3112C and GRA 3194C.
Special emphasis on history and theories of graphic design, including innovations and contemporary issues.

HUM 2510 Design for Understanding the Visual and Performing Arts
Credits: 3.
An analysis of the basic elements and concepts of the visual arts, music, theater, and the dance to establish a fundamental base from which decisions can be made about what one sees, hears, and feels. Understanding, appreciation, and literacy in the arts are developed and are strengthened by participating in arts experiences. (H) (WR)

HUM 2511 Basic Fundamentals and Skills in the Visual Arts and Music
Credits: 3.
Fundamentals of visual arts and of music needed by the classroom teacher for teaching art and music in the elementary school. Students with sufficient background may exempt the course by examination.

HUM 2516 Artscape: Experiencing the Arts
Credits: 3.
This course develops listening and observation skills as students attend arts events.

PGY 2101 Visual Literacy: Photography
Credits: 3: Prereq: ART 1803C.
Introduction to the practices, theories, histories of photography. Acquisition of bask darkroom skills and key elements of contemporary theoretical approaches to visual art. (H)

PGY 2441C Photography: Images Order and Idea
Credits: 3; Prereq: PGY 2101.
The use of non-traditional light sensitive processes to explore aspects of image manipulation.

PGY 2442C Photography: Figure and Ground
Credits: 3; Prereq: PGY 2101.
The light and shape aspects of photographic images. Theories of space and 2D composition. Basic camera and darkroom techniques.

PGY 3410C Photography: Color
Credits: 3; Prereq: PGY 2441C and PGY 2442C; junior-level art majors only.
A consideration of the use and technique of color photography. Cameras, films and darkroom developing techniques are covered.

PGY 3421 Large Format Photography
Credits: 3; Prereq: PGY 2441CC and PGY 2442C.
Advanced study in artificial lighting, color balancing of mixed light sources, view camera techniques to control distortion, focus and painting with light.

PGY 3444C Photography: Black and White
Credits: 3; Prereq: PGY 2441C and PGY 2442C; junior-level art majors only.
Fundamentals of photography. Operation of camera. Developing, printing, and enlarging. Principles of photography as a means of personal expression.

PGY 3801C Photography: Digital
Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 2621C, PGY 2441C and PGY 2442C; junior-level art majors only.
Studio methods and techniques in creating still images using electronic digital technology.

PGY 4420C Advanced Photography
Credits: 6; can be repeated for credit. Prereq: PGY 3410C, PGY 3421C, PGY 3444C and PGY 3801C; senior-level art majors only.
Use of the camera as a medium of individual creative expression. Experimental projects in black and white and color photography.



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