Courses in ART

Unless otherwise indicated, courses are 3 semester hours credit, 3 hours lecture per week.

100.
Drawing I (ARTS 1316). 3 semester hours, 6 hours studio, 3 hours assigned independent study per week. Fundamentals of drawing in various media. Fall, spring.

101.
Drawing II (ARTS 1317). 3 semester hours, 6 hours studio, 3 hours assigned independent study per week. Intermediate problems in drawing with an introduction to the figure. Prerequisite: ART 100 or equivalent. Fall, spring.

110.
Design I (ARTS 1311). 3 semester hours, 6 hours studio, 3 hours assigned independent study per week. Exploratory studies in color and design. Fall, spring.

130.
Three-D Design (ARTS 1312). 3 semester hours, 6 hours studio, 3 hours independent study per week. Study of design principles that apply to three-dimensional materials. Fall, spring.

210.
Painting I (ARTS 2316). 3 semester hours, 6 hours studio, 3 hours assigned independent study per week. Applied studies in pictorial composition. Prerequisites: ART 100, 110. Fall, spring.

212.
Art Film/ Video Production. 3 semester hours, 6 hours studio, 3 hours assigned independent study per week. Basic techniques of art film/ video production. Fall, spring.

217.
Introduction to Photographic Processes (ARTS 2356). 3 semester hours, 6 hours studio, 3 hours assigned independent study per week. Introduction to photographic processes and techniques for both commercial and fine art applications. Prerequisites: ART 100, 110 or consent of instructor.

220.
Printmaking I (ARTS 2333). 3 semester hours, 6 hours studio, 3 hours assigned independent study per week. Exploratory studies in the use of basic media and techniques for printmaking. Prerequisites: ART 100, 110. Fall, spring.

230.
Sculpture I (ARTS 2326) – 3 semester hours, 6 hours studio, 3 hours assigned independent study per week. Exploratory studies in sculpture. Prerequisites: Art 100, 130. Fall, spring.

240.
Art Metal and Jewelry I (ARTS 2341) – 3 semester hours, 6 hours studio, 3 hours independent study per week. Fabrication and casting techniques in art metal and jewelry. Fall, spring.

250.
Ceramics I (ARTS 2346) – 3 semester hours, 6 hours studio, 3 hours assigned independent study per week. Introductory study of clay as an artistic medium. Fall, spring.

261.
Digital Media I (ARTS 2348) – 3 semester hours, 6 hours studio, 3 hours independent study per week. Use of the computer as an art tool, an introduction to the Macintosh computer and basic drawing and painting programs. Prerequisite: ART 100, 110 or approval of instructor. Fall, spring.

270.
Advertising Design I – 3 semester hours, 6 hours studio, 3 hours assigned independent study per week. Design fundamentals as applied to advertising layout and production. Prerequisites: ART 100, 110. Fall, spring.

280.
Art Appreciation (ARTS 1301) – For the non-art major, focusing on Western cultural history through the visual arts. Fall, spring, summer. Approved for General Education Requirement.

281.
Art History Survey I (ARTS 1303) – Western Art from prehistory to 1400 A.D. Approved for General Education Requirement. Fall, spring.

282.
Art History Survey II (ARTS 1304) – Western Art from 1400 to 1900. Approved for General Education Requirement. Fall, spring.

311.
Watercolor – 3 semester hours, 6 hours studio, 3 hours independent study per week. Expressive development and practice in watercolor media. Levels A, B, C. Prerequisites: ART 100, 110.

375.
Typography and Lettering – 3 semester hours, 6 hours studio, 3 hours assigned independent study per week. Study and practice of letter forms, both freehand and mechanical, in a variety of media. Prerequisite: ART 270.

381.
Primitive Art – Study of the arts and crafts of pre-industrial peoples in relation to their cultural milieu. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Spring, odd numbered years.

390.
Exploring Art: Scope and Sequence – Theory and practice of the Art of Children. Prerequisites: Six semester hours of art or related background studies in education. Fall, spring.

395.
Art Development I – 3 semester hours, 1 hour lecture, 5 lab hours per week. Art production, theory, history and criticism with applications using elementary-level materials and processes. Corequisite with ART 395L. Lecture and laboratory grades computed into one grade; same grade recorded for both lecture and lab. Fall, spring, summer.

400.
Drawing III – 3 semester hours, 6 hours studio, 3 hours independent study per week. Advanced problems in figure drawing. Levels A-F. Prerequisites: ART 100, 101. Fall, spring.

401.
Expressive Drawing – 3 semester hours, 6 hours studio, 3 hours independent study per week. Emphasis given to the creative process and to drawing as an expression. Levels A-F. Prerequisite: ART 100, 101, 110. Spring.

410.
Painting III – 3 semester hours, 6 hours studio, 3 hours independent study per week. Advanced techniques in painting. Levels A-F. Prerequisite: Nine semester hours of art including ART 210. Fall, spring.

412.
Advanced Art Film/Video Production – 3 semester hours, 6 hours studio, 3 hours assigned independent study per week. Pre-production, production, post-production film/video techniques. Aesthetic, technical professional approach to film/video. Levels A-F. Prerequisite: ART 212. Fall, spring.

417.
Advanced Photographic Processes – 3 semester hours, 6 hours studio, 3 hours assigned independent study per week. Advanced work in photographic processes and techniques for both commercial and fine art applications. Levels A-F. Prerequisites: ART 100, 110, 317 or consent of instructor. Fall, spring.

420.
Printmaking II – 3 semester hours, 6 hours studio, 3 hours assigned independent study per week. Advanced techniques and practice in the use of printmaking processes. Levels A-F. Prerequisite: ART 220. Fall, spring.

430.
Sculpture II – 3 semester hours, 6 hours studio, 3 hours independent study per week. Advanced sculpture including foundry studio. Levels A-F. Prerequisite: ART 230. Fall, spring.

440.
Art Metal and Jewelry II – 3 semester hours, 6 hours studio, 3 hours independent study per week. Casting and fabrication techniques in art metal and jewelry. Levels A-F. Prerequisite: ART 340. Fall, spring.

450.
Ceramics II – 3 semester hours, 6 hours studio, 3 hours independent study per week. Advanced study of clay as an artistic medium. Levels A-F. Prerequisite: ART 350. Fall, spring.

461.
Digital Media II – 3 semester hours, 6 hours studio, 3 hours independent study per week. Computer techniques for the Fine Arts advanced programs for graphic design, printmaking, drawing, painting, animation and photography Levels A-F. Prerequisite: ART 261.

470.
Advertising Design II – 3 semester hours, 6 hours studio, 3 hours independent study per week. Techniques for advertising art. Levels A-F. Prerequisite: ART 110, 270. Fall, spring.

475.
Illustration – 3 semester hours, 6 hours of studio, 3 hours of independent study per week. Study and practice of illustration techniques and methods for graphic design application. Prerequisites: ART 100, 110, 270.

480.
Modern Art – Examination of Modern Art from Post-Impressionism to Pop Art. Prerequisites: ART 281, 282, or the equivalent in history or modern languages. Fall, spring.

481.
Abstract Expressionism to Postmodern Art – Investigation of developments in the visual arts and art theory from 1945 to the present. Prerequisite: ART 281, 282 and 480 or consent of instructor. Spring, alternate years.

482.
Studies in the History of Photography, the Print and Related Media – Investigation of specific topics in photographic and related media, including such topics as “Photography and Modern Art,” “The Printed Image and the Book” and “From Printed Image to Digital Display.” Repeatable A, B, C. Prerequisites: ART 281, 282, or consent of instructor.

483.
Greek and Roman Art – Ancient Greek and Roman art from the Geometric period to Constantine. Prerequisites: ART 281, 282 or the equivalent in history of philosophy.

484.
Nineteenth-Century European Art – European Art from 1750 to 1900, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism and Impressionism. Prerequisites: ART 281, 282 or the equivalent in history or modern languages.

485.
Renaissance Art – European Art from 1300 to 1600. Prerequisites: Nine hours in art including ART 281, 282 or the equivalent in history.

486.
Baroque Art – European Art from 1600 to 1750. Prerequisites: Nine hours in art including ART 281, 282, or the equivalent in history.

487.
American Art – Art of the United States from the Colonial period to 1960. Emphasis on the 20th century. Prerequisites: ART 281, 282 or consent of instructor.

488.
Mexican Art – Development of Art in Mexico and related Latin American countries. Prerequisites: Nine hours art history or equivalent in history or modern languages.

490.
Art Development II – 3 semester hours, 1 hour lecture, 5 hours lab per week. Art production, theory, history and criticism with application using intermediate-level materials and processes. Prerequisites: ART 100, 110. Spring, even-numbered years.

491.
Special Problems in Art – Independent studies in selected areas of art. May be repeated in differing topics with approval of department chair and instructor. Prerequisites: 18 hours of art. Fall, spring, summer.

495.
Senior Essay – 1 semester hour, 3 hour independent study per week. Research and writing of an individual study in the field of art history. Must be taken in the first semester of the senior year. Prerequisite: 6 hour advanced art history and approval of essay director.

497.
Art Topics – Explores special topics in studio art or in art history. Can be repeated in different topics A, B, C, D. Prerequisites: 18 hours of art.

499.
Art Development III – 3 semester hours, 1 hour lecture, 5 hours lab per week. Art production, theory, history and criticism with application using advanced-level materials and processes. Prerequisites: Nine hours of art. Fall of even-numbered years.