ART 102: Two-Dimensional Design
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in ART 104 is recommended. A studio course exploring the fundamentals of the formal systems and basic elements of visual organization through two-dimensional design principles and theories. A variety of media will be utilized, including pencil, pen, acrylic paint, and computer imaging. This course meets 6 hours for 3 hours credit. 3 HRS

ART 103: 3D Design: Introduction To Sculpture
3D Design: Introduction To Sculpture is a foundation art-studio course which explores design elements, principles, and theories as applied to the making of sculpture. A variety of materials, hand tools, and hands-on processes will be employed to create three-dimensional art objects. This course meets 6 hours for 3 hours credit. 3 HRS

ART 104: Basic Drawing
An introduction to drawing principles and techniques. Covers the fundamental concepts of drawing, including a study of line, form, space, value and composition, utilizing a variety of media, such as pencil, pen, conte, chalk, and other tools. This course meets 6 hours for 3 hours credit. 3 HRS

ART 105: Ceramics I
An exploratory course designed to introduce students to the basic sculptural techniques of three-dimensional clay design and clay glazing. This course meets 6 hours for 3 hours credit. 3 HRS

ART 106: Painting I
Prerequisite: ART 104 recommended. An introduction to basic painting techniques and color principles applied to the exploration of oil and/or acrylic painting media. This course meets 6 hours for 3 hours credit. 3 HRS

ART 130: Introduction to Visual Culture
Introduction to Visual Culture explores the role of visual culture in contemporary society. It uses an interdisciplinary approach that examines the ways in which meaning is produced through photography, the visual arts, film and video, and electronic media. Readings focus on a range of theoretical strategies for understanding images in a variety of historical, cultural and aesthetic context. The hands-on experience of this course will include working with contemporary visual media tools, such as computer graphics. Software packages will include Adobe PhotoShop, Final Cut Pro, Flash and Dreamweaver. Individual and group experimentation with these media will be encouraged. 3 HRS

ART 140: Introduction to Water Color and Pastel
An exploratory course using transparent water color and pastel, which introduces color theory and practice, formal compositional principles, and painting/drawing techniques appropriate to these media. Subject matter will include still life, landscape, portraiture, and figure study. This course meets 6 hours for 3 hours credit. 3 HRS

ART 145: Sculpture I
Prerequisite: ART 103, Three-Dimensional Design or equivalent. Sculpture I is a studio course introducing basic sculptural processes, materials, and tools, including additive, subtractive, and substitution methods. Shop safety and aesthetic issues, both modern and historical, will be emphasized. This course meets 6 hours for 3 hours credit. 3 HRS

ART 150: Understanding Art
ART 150 is designed to provide an understanding of the role of art in our culture and in contemporary life. This course utilizes art works from all cultures and periods to establish basic language of art and the principles of aesthetic organization. Information regarding the artist’s tools, materials, exhibition spaces and the art market will be studied to further illustrate the use of art in our world. Not intended for art majors. 3 HRS
IAI GEC Code - F2 900

ART 154: Intermediate Drawing
Prerequisite: ART 104 or equivalent. Intermediate Drawing is a studio course designed to further the visual explorations begun in Basic Drawing. In this course, students will continue to explore new media and to develop their perceptual skills. In addition, they will examine the process of drawing in conjunction with and independent of subject matter. Half of the semester will be devoted to exploring the human figure: its proportions, its construction, and its potential as an expressive image. This course meets 6 hours for 3 hours credit. 3 HRS

ART 180: Beginning Photography
Fundamentals of black and white still photography. Historical development of the medium. The role of photography in contemporary visual expression, including contributions from diverse cultures. The course emphasizes photographic seeing, camera operation, use of aperture and shutter settings for aesthetic and sensitometric control, film processing, printing, use of natural light for personal expression and communication, and appropriate instruction in the health and safety issues relative to the methods of the course and the materials being used. Students will need to provide their own 35mm camera equipped with manual capabilities to change lens opening and shutter speeds. This course meets 6 hours for 3 hours credit. 3 HRS

ART 187: Photography Studio Lighting
Prerequisite: Completion of ART 190 and 291 with a grade of C or better or consent of instructor. An introduction to studio lighting techniques in both commercial and fine art settings and the use of photo editing software such as Aperture and Lightroom. 3 HRS

ART 190: Digital Photography and Imaging I
This course is an introduction to digital photography and digital imaging processes, emphasizing photographic seeing, camera operation, use of aperture and shutter settings for aesthetic and sensitometric control, digital printing, and use of natural light for personal expression and communication. Students are required to acquire the principles for expressive communication; operational knowledge for Adobe Photoshop for scanning, manipulating, printing, and web publishing; and the skills in a variety of outputs for both fine art and commercial applications. Students are required to explore the "digital darkroom", using both traditional photographic materials and digital input, and to survey photography’s role in society and culture, including the evolution of various photographic genres and the contributions to the development of digital photography by people of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Students need to provide their own 35mm camera, digital or film, equipped with manual capabilities to change the lens opening and shutter speeds. This course meets 6 hours for 3 hours credit. 3 HRS

ART 195: History of Photography
The history of still photography from the earliest investigations of the camera obscura to 21st Century electronic imaging. Emphasis on the role of photographs as a social and cultural force and on our artistic heritage of camera work. 3 HRS
IAI GEC Code - F2 904

ART 204: Life Drawing
Prerequisite: ART 104 or permission of instructor. A continuation of ART 104 and ART 154, with emphasis on drawing the figure to develop a sense of proportion, structure, gesture, movement, and composition in the various media. This course will introduce a visual vocabulary and provide group experiences, as well as foundations both technical and aesthetic. This course meets 6 hours for 3 hours credit. 3 HRS

ART 205: Ceramics II
Prerequisite: ART 105. Development of technical ceramic skills, including wheel work, sculpture, clay body, and clay glazing. Exploration of past and present ceramic forms. This course meets 6 hours for 3 hours credit. 3 HRS

ART 206: Painting II
Prerequisite: ART 106. A continuation of ART 106, with an increased emphasis on painting the human figure, portraiture, landscape painting, general composition, and the continued exploration of the formal and technical elements of painting in various opaque mediums. This course meets 6 hours for 3 hours credit. 3 HRS

ART 211: History of Art I
A study of the principal achievements in painting, sculpture, architecture, and minor arts from prehistoric times to the late Gothic period, including the art of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome, the Byzantine world, the Islamic world, and Europe during the Early Christian, Medieval, Romanesque, and Gothic periods. 3 HRS
IAI GEC Code - F2 901

ART 212: History of Art II
A study of the principal achievements in painting, sculpture, architecture, and minor arts from the Renaissance to the twentieth century, including art of the proto-Renaissance, the High Renaissance, Mannerism, the Baroque and Rococco periods, Neo-Classicism, Romanticism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Cubism and related movements, Dadaism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism and the diverse movements from 1945 to the present. 3 HRS
IAI GEC Code - F2 902

ART 213: Survey of Art History
A study of the principal achievements in painting, sculpture, architecture, and minor arts from prehistoric times to the present. Focus will be on the interaction between the fine arts, architecture, and industrial design. For study abroad program only. 3 HRS

ART 214: History of Modern Art
Prerequisite: ART 212 strongly recommended. A history of modernism in art from the French Revolution to the present with emphasis on contemporary issues. 3 HRS

ART 230: Computer Art I
Prerequisite: ART 102 Two-Dimensional Design and ART 104 Drawing, or consent of the instructor. A studio course exploring computer applications in the visual arts. An introduction to computer software-based approaches to visual image manipulation and original generation, including the integration of computer hardware, software, and peripheral devices as tools to create and combine traditional and contemporary visual ideas as applied to art and design. This course meets 6 hours for 3 hours credit. 3 HRS

ART 231: Graphic Design I
Prerequisite: ART 104 or permission of the department. Suggested prerequisite: DMED 120. An introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of graphic design, including techniques, processes, terminology, and basic compositional and conceptual skills. This course provides a study of the principles and methods of combining several elements to design images that communicate information effectively. Emphasis on projects which use design elements, typography, illustrations, and technology to create effective messages. An emphasis is placed on computerized design. This course meets 6 hours for 3 hours credit. 3 HRS

ART 280: Photography II
Prerequisite: Completion of ART 180 with a grade of C or better. Further technical development in black and white photography. This course emphasizes the control of available light through use of tripods and push-processing; attributes of various films and appropriate chemistry for each; graded fiber papers; introduction to sensitometry; specialized developing and printing techniques; enhancing personal photographic expression; digital manipulation of the photographic image; and instruction in the health and safety issues relative to the methods of the course and the materials being used. Students will need to provide their own 35mm camera equipped with manual capabilities to change lens opening and shutter speeds. This course meets 6 hours for 3 hours credit. 3 HRS

ART 283: Non-Silver Processes in Photography
Prerequisite: Completion of ART 180 with a grade of C or better or consent of instructor. This course will introduce the student to alternative methods to the ubiquitous silver print in photography today. Areas explored will include, but will not be limited to, Platinum/Palladium, Cyanotypes, Van Dyke Brown, and Salted Paper Prints. 3 HRS

ART 290: Photography III
Prerequisite: ART 180 & 280. This course is designed to further technical and aesthetic development in black and white photography beyond the Photo I and II course work. Emphasis will be placed on the development of a personal body of photographic work while demonstrating refined technical virtuosity. Students will need to provide their own 35mm camera equipped with a manual override option. This course meets 4 hours for 2 hours credit. 2 HRS

ART 291: Digital Photography & Imaging II
Prerequisite: Completion of ART 190 with a grade of C or better. This course is a further exploration of digital photography and digital imaging processes, involving a deeper understanding of the technical and aesthetic issues of digitally created images. The emphasis of this course is personal creative expression in relation to artistic practice. In addition, we will study photography’s role in society and culture, including the evolution of various photographic genre and the contributions to the development of digital photography by people of diverse ethnic and cultural background. Evaluation includes formal group critique of images in addition to individual critiques. Students need to provide their own 35mm camera, digital or film, equipped with manual capabilities to change the lens opening and shutter speeds. 3 HRS

ART 294: Digital Publishing
Prerequisite: Completion of a two semester sequence in a medium of art studio courses, e.g. ART 104 and 154, ART 105 and 205, ART 106 and 206, ART 180 and 280, or ART 190 and 291 with a grade of C or better or consent of instructor. This course is designed for photography, design, and other art majors to develop proficiency in digital publishing design and production methods. Students will explore book, web, and DVD design and authoring as they relate to documenting personal art work. 3 HRS

ART 295: Portfolio Development
Prerequisite: Completion of a one year course sequence in one or more disciplines (e.g.: ART 104 and 154, ART 105 and 205, ART 180 and 280, ART 106 and 206, or ART 190 and 291) with a grade of C or better or consent of instructor. This course is designed to help prepare students majoring in Studio art to successfully transfer to a B.F.A. or B.A. in Art. The course will cover topics such as critical thinking in art, writing an artist statement, career options, preparing a resume and traditional and digital portfolio preparation both for transfer and exhibitions. Students will study how to promote themselves as artists through the study of various resources and strategies used by successful artists. 1 HR

ART 296: Special Topics in Art
Prerequisite: Will be set by faculty. This is an advanced course in art, with variable content that is focused on research, theory, (classroom) and/or creation of work (studio) in a particular area of art. Readings will center on current developments in the study of art and may have an interdisciplinary, social, environmental and/or critical perspective. Because topics and research studied will change each semester, ART 296 may be repeated for a total of six credits toward graduation. 1-3 HRS