ART 1702 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART (3-2-4). Recent advances or special topics in art. May be repeated for a maximum of six credit hours when topics vary. Laboratory fee for classes with lab hours. ( )
ART 1703 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART (3-2-4). Recent advances or special topics in art. May be repeated for a maximum of six credit hours when topics vary. Laboratory fee for classes with lab hours. Fee: $8
ART 2323 METAL SMITHING (3-2-4). Designed to explore techniques for working ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Explorations in brazing, forging, and welding in all processes. Students will be urged to produce individualized items or objects for function. Combining metals and processes will be encouraged in order to give a strong understanding of the versatility of these techniques and materials and the vast number of objects that can be created. Fee: $24 Prerequisites: ART 1613 and ART 1633.
ART 2333 METAL SCULPTURE (3-2-4). A study utilizing techniques and methods of Art Metals and Metal Smithing. Required projects will promote creativity in both designer and spontaneous modes. Students will be urged to develop individualized work ethics and artistic styles. All welding, brazing, and finishing techniques will be open to student discretion. Professionalism will be discussed and encouraged. Fee: $44 Prerequisites: ART 1613 and ART 1633.
ART 2343 STUDIO PROBLEMS (3-2-4). (May be applied only to metal and jewelry courses, ART 2073, ART 2323, ART 2333, and ART 2383.) A course structured to give advanced students an opportunity to apply previously acquired skills in an open-studio atmosphere. Students will be encouraged to combine materials and techniques and to experiment freely. Instruction will be offered in an individualized format according to project demands. Portfolio presentation will be the final project. Fee: $44 Prerequisites: Department approval.
ARTS 1301 INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS (3-3-0). (Art Appreciation) The visual elements and principles of art; their nature, function and relationship in painting, sculpture, architecture and graphics. Emphasis on basic approaches to understanding works of art and the development of personal interpretations. Lecture and discussion with visits to museums. Skills: E (ART 1713)
ARTS 1303 ART HISTORY I (3-3-0). A critical and analytic study of the great historical works of art in architecture, painting, and minor arts from prehistoric times to the Renaissance. Skills: E (ART 1723)
ARTS 1304 ART HISTORY II (3-3-0). A critical and analytic study of the great historical works of art in architecture, sculpture, painting, and minor arts from the Renaissance to the present. Skills: E (ART 1733)
ARTS 1311 DESIGN I (3-2-4). Introduction to fundamentals of design: line, color, form, texture, and arrangement. Emphasis on two-dimensional principles. (ART 1633)
ARTS 1312 DESIGN II (3-2-4). A studio course concerning the fundamentals of art using line, color, form, texture, shape, and arrangement. Emphasis on three-dimensional principles. Fee: $8 Prerequisites: ART 1633. (ART 1693)
ARTS 1316 DRAWING I (3-2-4). Fundamentals of drawing; consideration of line, space, form, and perspective in rendering from still life, landscape, or the human figure. Emphasis on composition and development of hand-eye coordination. Fee: $8 (ART 1613)
ARTS 1317 DRAWING II (3-2-4). Emphasis on drawing from still life, landscape, human figure, and architectural subjects. Rendering line, light and shade, and form in pencil, charcoal and pen and ink. Fee: $8 Prerequisites: Art 1613 or department approval. (ART 1623)
ARTS 2316 PAINTING I (3-2-4). Development of painting skills, techniques, and aesthetic sensibilities related to artistic expression in oil and/or acrylic mediums. Emphasis on color and composition. Fee: $8 Prerequisites: ART 1613 or department approval. (ART 1643)
ARTS 2317 PAINTING II (3-2-4). A continuation of Painting I with emphasis on development of independent problem solving and style in composition: figure, landscape, portrait painting, and still life. Fee: $8 Prerequisites: ART 1643 or department approval. (ART 2003)
ARTS 2323 LIFE DRAWING I (3-2-4). Detailed study of the human form. Emphasis on rendering, mood, expression, and skeletal and muscular structure. Fee: $8 Prerequisites: ART 1613 or department approval. (ART 1673)
ARTS 2324 LIFE DRAWING II (3-2-4). A continuation of ART 1673 with emphasis on special problems in drawing the human form in selected media. Fee: $8 Prerequisites: ART 1673. (ART 1683)
ARTS 2326 SCULPTURE I (3-2-4). Introduction to basic principles and techniques of sculpture. Emphasis on three-dimensional expression in a variety of materials. Fee: $8 (ART 2053)
ARTS 2327 SCULPTURE II (3-2-4). A continuation of ART 2053 with emphasis on advanced principles and techniques of sculpture. Emphasis on three-dimensional expression in a variety of materials. Fee: $8 Prerequisites: ART 2053. (ART 2063)
ARTS 2333 PRINTMAKING I (3-2-4). Introduction to monotype, relief, lithography and intaglio printing methods; line and tonal etching, drypoint, aquatint, soft ground, and other techniques explored. Limited editions will be required. Prior credit in ART 1613 or 1633 recommended. Fee: $12 (ART 2013)
ARTS 2334 PRINTMAKING II (3-2-4). In depth experimentation with intaglio, lithograph and relief printmaking; line etching, aquatint, soft grounds, and multi-plate color techniques will be explored. Emphasis will be placed on using the printmaking media expressively. Fee: $12 Prerequisites: ART 2013. (ART 2023)
ARTS 2341 ART METALS (3-2-3). Instruction in conceptualizing and producing utilitarian items in non-ferrous metals. Various handworking principles will be explored through the techniques of raising, chasing, repousse, piercing and planishing in order to create objects from flat sheet. Additional techniques in casting, brazing, soldering, tinning, patinizing, and polishing. Skills developed can be applied to decorative objects as well as functional and wearable art. Fee: $44 Prerequisites: ART 1613 and ART 1633. (ART 2073)
ARTS 2342 JEWELRY FABRICATION (3-2-4). Explores the processes used to fabricate jewelry, wearable art, and small sculptural and functional objects, primarily of nonferrous and noble metals. The student will learn cold forging and joining, soldering, fabrication of settings, and the use of hand tools. Stone setting, lost wax casting, and surface finishing and decoration will also be explored. Standard industry techniques will be taught through assignments typical of those encountered by the jewelry professional. Includes a segment on business practices, pricing, and ethics. Fee: $24 Prerequisites: ART 1613 and ART 1633. (ART 2383)
ARTS 2346 CERAMICS I (3-2-4). Introduction to basic ceramic processes and techniques: design, hand-building, wheel-throwing, and glazing. Fee: $12 (ART 2033)
ARTS 2347 CERAMICS II (3-2-4). A continuation of ART 2033 with emphasis on clay bodies, glazes, firing, and using the wheel. Fee: $12 Prerequisites: ART 2033. (ART 2043)
ARTS 2356 PHOTOGRAPHY I (3-2-4). Introduction to fundamentals of black and white photography. Shooting techniques, film development printing and portfolio presentation will be covered. An emphasis will be placed on the development of personal expression through photographs. Prior credit in ART 1633 recommended. Fee: $24
ARTS 2366 WATERCOLOR PAINTING (3-2-4). Development of painting skills, techniques, and aesthetic sensibilities to artistic expression in watercolor medium. Emphasis on interpretation of still life, landscape, architectural, and figure subjects. Fee: $8 Prerequisites: ART 1613 or department approval. (ART 1663)