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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS:

ART 1102 | ART 1103 | ART 1104 | ART 1180 | ART 1202 | ART 1203 | ART 1205 | ART 2112 | ART 2201 | ART 2205 | ART 2208 | ART 2302 | ART 2421 | ART 2422 | ART 2502 | ART 2602 | ART 2603 | ART 2722 | ART 3200 | ART 3202 | ART 3204 | ART 3205 | ART 3208 | ART 3302 | ART 3303 | ART 3315 | ART 3421 | ART 3422 | ART 3502 | ART 3546 | ART 3605 | ART 3606 | ART 3608 | ART 3610 | ART 3611 | ART 3700 | ART 3722 | ART 4207 | ART 4208 | ART 4209 | ART 4210 | ART 4212 | ART 4302 | ART 4421 | ART 4422 | ART 4502 | ART 4505 | ART 4507 | ART 4722 | ART 4897 | ART 4898 | ART 4899 | ART 4900 | ART 4920 | ART 4930 | ART 4943 | ART 4950 | ART 4966 | ART 4968 | VIEW ALL

ART 1102: () Offerings
Emphasizes sighting techniques for observational drawing of still life, interiors/exteriors, and the human figure. Covers techniques in class such as contour line, schematic systems and sighting techniques for accuracy in scale and proportion, perspective by eye, value and light logic, schematic approaches for drawing the human form. Extra fee.
Attributes:Arts and Humanities A
ART 1103: () Offerings
Encourages students to explore areas of expressive drawing and composition. Emphasizes development of personal, introspective image making. Focuses on storytelling and creative thinking processes - the "secret/unseen" realities of the subjects. Emphasizes inner/outer worlds and realities, assumptions versus fact and narrative illustratioin as well as exploration of various media in experimental applications. Also emphasizes the development of highly personal, introspective image making. Extra Fee.
Attributes:Arts and Humanities A Restrictions:Junior, Senior students are excluded.
ART 1104: () Offerings
Provides an introduction and in depth exploration of technical drawing systems that enable designers and illustrators to simulate 3D space. Covers techniques such as: orthographic projection, paralline drawing, and linear perspective systems. Extra fee.
Attributes:Arts and Humanities A Restrictions:Art, Art-INT, Clothing and Textiles, Interior Design, Visual Communication, Visual Communication-INT Majors only. Junior, Senior students are excluded.
ART 1180: () Offerings
Introduces and analyzes visual forms through lecture, observation, and discussion. The nature of the visual arts is explored from the vantage points of the artist and viewer/critic.
Attributes:Arts and Humanities A
ART 1202: () Offerings
Applies the elements and principles of visual arts and design to two-dimensional projects in a variety of media emphasizing practical design problems. Emphasizes two-dimensional design. Extra fee.
ART 1203: () Offerings
Applies the elements and principles of visual arts and design to three-dimensional projects in a variety of media emphasizing practical design problems. Emphasizes three-dimensional design. Extra fee.
ART 1205: () Offerings
The aim of this course is to teach students basic and advanced levels of color theory. Students will learn about the vocabulary of color, history of color theory, basics of color physics, and be introduced to the communicative and psychological effects of color. CMYK and RGB color formulas for print and web media will be introduced. Emphasis will be placed on the seven color contrasts as defined by Itten in the Elements of Color. Students will work with both paint and computer systems. Extra fee.
Restrictions:Art, Clothing and Textiles, Clothing and Textiles-INT, Interior Design, Visual Communication, Visual Communication-INT Majors only. Freshman, Sophomore students only.
ART 2112: () Offerings
Prerequisite: ART 1102 or 1103 or 1104. Provides an introduction to figure drawing for beginning students who want to develop sound drawing and observational skills in life drawing. Highly stresses anatomical observation focusing on an understanding of skeletal structure and musculature. Composition and lighting are also highlighted during class discussions. Extra fee.
Restrictions:Art, Clothing and Textiles, Clothing and Textiles-INT, Interior Design, Interior Design-INT Majors only.
ART 2201: () Offerings
Prerequisites: (ART 1102 or 1103 or 1104) and ART 1202 and 1205. Overview and exploration of the rudimentary use of digital media as it relates to the design production of visual communications and illustration. Extra fee.
Restrictions:Art, Visual Communication Majors only.
ART 2205: () Offerings
Prerequisite: ART 2201. Exploration of traditional and digital methods of capturing images for refinement, manipulation, or reference. Extra fee.
ART 2208: () Offerings
Prerequisite: ART 2201. Introduction to the communicative, symbolic, and associative aspects of typography. Emphasis is placed upon the strategic use of typography as a primary design element. Extra fee.
Restrictions:Visual Arts, Visual Communication Majors only. Freshman students are excluded.
ART 2302: () Offerings
Prerequisite: ART 1102 or 1103 or 1104. Emphasizes rendering and modeling techniques in oil paint to accurately create a 3D illusion. Focuses on volume of primary forms. A conceptual component of the class will focus on the Iconology of still life resonant with meaning in the history of painting. Extra fee.
Attributes:Arts and Humanities A Restrictions:Junior, Senior students are excluded.
ART 2421: () Offerings
Studies graphic art with projects in several printing media including relief and intaglio processes in woodcut, linocut, drypoint and etching, lithography, and monoprint. Extra fee.
Attributes:Arts and Humanities A Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
ART 2422: () Offerings
Teaches the raising, soldering, and forging of metals into utensils and decorative forms such as jewelry. Emphasizes fabrication. Extra fee.
Attributes:Arts and Humanities A
ART 2502: () Offerings
Prerequisites: ART (1102 or 1103 or 1104) and 1202, and ART 1205. Introduction to the various problems, materials, techniques, and processes utilized in professional illustration. Extra fee.
ART 2602: () Offerings
Survey course treating Western Art (and its major Eastern influences) from Ancient Egypt through the late Middle Ages.
Attributes:Arts and Humanities A
ART 2603: () Offerings
Survey course treating Western art from the Renaissance until the middle twentieth century.
Attributes:Arts and Humanities A
ART 2722: () Offerings
Prerequisite: ART 1203. Studies of three-dimensional form and composition with emphasis placed on installation art as a vehicle for exploration. Additive and subtractive methods are utilized in the realization of comprehensive form. Extra fee.
Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
ART 3200: () Offerings
Prerequisite: ART 2201. Introduces the communicative, symbolic and associative aspects of typography. Emphasizes the strategic use of typography as a primary design element. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Art, Visual Communication Majors only. Freshman students are excluded.
ART 3202: () Offerings
Prerequisites: ART 2205, 2502, and 3200. Exploration of creative ideas, resources, digital processes, media, and terminology in the development of visual communication solutions. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Visual Communication Majors only. Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
ART 3204: () Offerings
Prerequisite: ART 3202. Continues exploration of terminology, processes, and theory in the development of design solutions for various forms of visual communication. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Visual Communication Majors only. Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
ART 3205: () Offerings
Prerequisite: ART 3200. Teaches advanced application of typographic systems to both static and moving communication mediums. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Visual Communication Majors only. Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
ART 3208: () Offerings
Prerequisite: ART 3202. Covers design development and application related to a series of communication devices supporting a campaign, conference or event. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Visual Communication Majors only. Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
ART 3302: () Offerings
Prerequisites: ART 1102 and ART 2302 or permission of instructor. Explores new directions and interpretations of classical interiors, landscape, and envirnoments. Also investigates imaginary and observational approaches. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
ART 3303: () Offerings
Prerequisites: (ART 1102, or 1103, or 1104) and 1205, 2302, and 2112. Explores the development of accurate proportion and structure of the human figure in oil paint by focusing on light and its application to the human form. Also examines the study of color, value, and the use of restricted palettes for a wide range of skin tones. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Art Majors only. Freshman students are excluded.
ART 3315: () Offerings
Prerequisites: ART 1102 or 1103, and ART 2302. Investigates a range of technical skills in the use of traditional and experimental uses of watercolor, gouache, acrylic, and mixed media. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division
ART 3421: () Offerings
Prerequisite: ART 2421 or permission of instructor. Studies graphic art with projects in several of the printmaking media including serigraph, collograph and monoprint. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
ART 3422: () Offerings
Prerequisite: ART 2422 or permission of instructor. Teaches the raising, soldering, and forging of metals into utensils and decorative forms such as jewelry. Emphasizes forming. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
ART 3502: () Offerings
Prerequisites: ART (1102 or 1103 or 1104) and 1202, 2112, and (1205 or 3315). Investigates various forms of representation and their application to narrative content. Projects will emphasize the process of working from text to visual image in the form of illustration, computer art, painting, handmade books, and interactive art pieces to tell stories using mixed media. This class would encourage media experimentation as well as visual storytelling while applying a variety of drawing styles. Extra fee. May be repeated for credit 1 time.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Art Majors only. Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
ART 3546: () Offerings
Discusses the principles and elements of art as related to a variety of media with direct application to use in the classroom. Special emphasis on the role of art in the curriculum and understanding the perceptual development of children. Studio periods will be augmented with lectures and discussion. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division
ART 3605: () Offerings
Why does the art of the twentieth century look so strange? What were Jackson Pollock and Pablo Picasso thinking? In this class we'll explore the historical and philosophical issues leading toward the decline of realistic art in the nineteenth century and the rise of abstract art forms in the twentieth.
Attributes:Arts and Humanities A, Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
ART 3606: () Offerings
A critical examination of points of contact between the West and the "Other". We'll consider how colonial occupation, global economic expansion and technological advancement (particularly as pertaining to mass reproduction) have transformed Western visual culture. In the process we'll consider phenomena like japonisme and "primitivism", the ethics of museum display, and the politics of representation. Offered alternate years.
Attributes:Arts and Humanities A, Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
ART 3608: () Offerings
To understand cultural trends it's essential to know how they began. What are the major trends in the art world today? When did they originate, and why? How are they related to things like politics, philosophy, technology, fashion, religion and entertainment? Is there any way to grasp the "big picture" of the contemporary art world? In this class, we'll combine gallery visits with lively class discussion in our effort to understand the landscape of art today.
Attributes:Arts and Humanities A, Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
ART 3610: () Offerings
Survey of historical roots of typography, illustration, and graphic design to the present. Issues, ideas, and designer/artists are studied as vehicles for historical advancement.
Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course Restrictions:Art, Visual Communication Majors only. Freshman students are excluded.
ART 3611: () Offerings
Prerequisite: One Art History course or permission of the instructor. "Looking at Art" is designed to acquaint students with the major historical and critical methods used for interpreting and explaining artistic expression. The course will place a strong emphasis on understanding and critiquing a range of postmodern theories. Offered alternate years.
Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
ART 3700: () Offerings
Prerequisite: ART 2201. Exploration and development of digital media in the context of the visual arts. Utilizes digital media as tools in the production of time based imagery and sound, for use as components or stand alone works of art. May be repeated for credit 1 time.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Art Majors only. Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
ART 3722: () Offerings
Prerequisite: ART 2722 or permission of instructor. Studies in development of installation art from conceptualization to implementation. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
ART 4207: () Offerings
Prerequisites: ART 3200, 3202, 3204, 3205, and 3208. Explores theoretical, practical and developmental aspects of information design. Develops systematic approaches to visually communicating complex statistics and data. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Visual Communication Majors only. Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
ART 4208: () Offerings
Prerequisite: ART 3204. Introduction to the tools, processes, and strategies for time-based media. Concentration on fundamental properties of the electronic environment, along with development of appropriate skill base. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Visual Communication Majors only. Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
ART 4209: () Offerings
Prerequisites: ART 3200, 3205, 4207, and 4208. Explores spatial information environments and experience design. Investigates wayfinding, navigation, exhibition, and/or signage. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Visual Communication Majors only. Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
ART 4210: () Offerings
Prerequisite: ART 4208. Continued development of design aspects related to time-based and interactive media. Emphasis placed on strategic use of theory, methodology, and refinement in the development of electronic interactive Web sites or learning tools. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Visual Communication Majors only. Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
ART 4212: () Offerings
Prerequisite: ART 4210. Exploration and focus upon utilization of movement as a design element in the interactive electronic environment. Investigation of primitive to sophisticated uses of animation as a communicative instrument. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Visual Communication Majors only. Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
ART 4302: () Offerings
Prerequisites: (ART 1102 or 1103 or 1104), and ART 1205, 2302, and 3302. Emphasizes image and idea to learn the nuances of conceptual thinking. Particular emphasis is placed on innovative approaches to presentation, matching form with content, risk-taking, and non-literal thinking. The goal is to enable students to integrate skills and ideas. Projects are aimed at challenging students to break with conventional notions of Painter and/or Illustrator. Extra fee. May be repeated for credit 2 times.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Visual Arts Majors only. Junior, Senior students only.
ART 4421: () Offerings
Prerequisites: ART 2421, 3421 or permission of instructor. Studies graphic art with projects in several of the printing media, including woodcut, serigraph, and collagraph. Extra fee. May be repeated for credit 1 time.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
ART 4422: () Offerings
Prerequisites: ART 2422, 3422, or permission of instructor. Teaches the raising, soldering, and forging of metals into utensils and decorative forms such as jewelry. Emphasizes casting. Extra fee. May be repeated for credit 2 times.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
ART 4502: () Offerings
Prerequisites: ART (1102 or 1103) and 1205 and 2112. The anatomy of the human head is studied analytically through drawing from direct observation from a live model. Further analysis will include a multitude of ways to draw and paint the head and face to capture its multitude of expressions, moods and power to communicate. Students will use a variety of media in this class. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Art Majors only.
ART 4505: () Offerings
Prerequisites: ART 1102 or 1103 or 1104, 1202, 1205, and 2201, 2502. Focuses on digital illustration techniques for new and different uses of Adobe Illustrator. Students will develop digital rendering skills through a variety of skill based assignments. Course material covers: drawing skills and concepts toward characters and environments for editorial illustration, children's books, and graphic novels. Students also learn to create technical renderings of 3D objects and spaces. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Art Majors only.
ART 4507: () Offerings
Prerequisites: ART 2502, 3302, and 4505. This course explores and focuses upon utilization of narrative and movement in electronic media. Investigation of story-telling through primitive to sophisticated uses of animation. Extra fee.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Art, Visual Communication Majors only.
ART 4722: () Offerings
Prerequisite: ART 3722 or permission of instructor. Studies of three-dimensional form and composition with emphasis on site-specific sculpture, installation art, new media, and art in the public place. Extra fee. May be repeated for credit 2 times.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
ART 4897: () Offerings
An open exploration of points of contact between professional critical methods and principles of faith. Which popular art-historical approaches are commensurable with a Christian worldview? Which aren't? What are the ethical responsibilities of a Christian art historian, gallery director, or curator?
Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course Restrictions:Senior students only.
ART 4898: () Offerings
Prerequisite: ART 3608. Students will study portions of significant texts that ask them to think about how their faith perspective intersects with their studio practice. Examples of the kind of text to be included: A Wounded Innocence: Sketches for a Theology of Art; Art and Scholasticism; Art in Action; The Religious Art of Andy Warhol; and The Arts of the Beautiful. Students will explore this further through the artwork they will produce for the senior show, writing an artist's statement and a reflective essay. Finally, the course deals with the preparation of a portfolio, setting up a studio, and working professionally.
Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course Restrictions:Art, Visual Arts Majors only. Senior students only.
ART 4899: () Offerings
The interface of visual communication with contemporary culture and its influences will be examined in the context of a faith perspective. Students will be expected to examine their own values in the context of a career trajectory that may challenge ethical boundaries. Readings related to visual culture and connections with issues of faith will facilitate this exploration. Students are required to write a position paper that formulates a design philosophy and integrates one's own faith perspective.
Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course Restrictions:Visual Communication Majors only. Senior students only.
ART 4900: () Offerings
Student works independently with a faculty member on a mutually agreed upon topic. May be repeated for credit up to 15 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division
ART 4920: () Offerings
Readings in Art May be repeated for credit up to 15 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course Restrictions:Visual Arts, Visual Communication Majors only. Freshman, Junior, Sophomore students are excluded.
ART 4930: () Offerings
Practicum May be repeated for credit up to 5 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division
ART 4943: () Offerings
An opportunity for art and design students to gain additional proficiency and experience in the professional art or design arenas. May be repeated for credit up to 20 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
ART 4950: () Offerings
Special Topics in Art May be repeated for credit up to 15 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Visual Arts, Visual Communication Majors only. Freshman, Junior, Sophomore students are excluded.
ART 4966: () Offerings
This course is designed to mentor students in the programs of Studio Art and Illustration/New Pictures through: the process and stages of working toward a Solo Senior Show; writing an artist's statement; the creation of a professional portfolio; and preparation for advanced study and/or vocational trajectory. May be repeated for credit up to 15 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Art Majors only. Freshman, Junior, Sophomore students are excluded.
ART 4968: () Offerings
Special Project May be repeated for credit up to 6 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division



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