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Graduate College
Art (ART)
ART 1103
Drawing I
Lab 6. A freehand drawing experience designed to build basic skills and awareness of visual relationships. A sequence of problems dealing with composition, shape, volume, value, line, gesture, texture and perspective. A variety of media explored.
ART 1113
Drawing II
Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 1103. Objective and subjective approaches to visual problem solving in a variety of black and white and color media. The analysis and manipulation of form, light, space, volume, and the formal aspects of perspective.
ART 1203
Two-dimensional Foundations
Lab 6. Introduction to visual problem solving and two-dimensional media. Organization to the two-dimensional plane; line, shape, value and texture. Color theory including hue, value and saturation.
ART 1303
Three-dimensional Foundations
Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 1103. Exploration of three-dimensional form and space stressing organization of design elements, development of concepts, and manipulation of materials. Investigation of linear space, modular ordering, mass/volume and color through projects of a conceptual and applied nature.
ART 1603
(H)Introduction to Art
Introductory survey of art history from ancient times to the present. No credit for those with prior credit in 2603 or 2613.
ART 2003
Studio Methods and Preparation
Lab 6. Portfolio concept development including idea generation, sketchbook, analyzing and evaluating art criticism and select contemporary artists. Professional portfolio presentation, including matting, slide documentation, labeling and resume as a precursor to the sophomore review.
ART 2113
Life Drawing
Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 1113. Introduction to life drawing with emphasis on preliminary linear construction and structural aspects of the figure, including the study of general body proportions, rapid visualization, and figure-ground relationships.
ART 2213
Color Theory
Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 1103. Intensive, structured investigation into the nature and properties of color. Hue, value, chroma, and additive color mixing theory as well as the expressive qualities, symbolic potential, and psychological impact of pigment color.
ART 2223
Oil Painting I
Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 1113, 1203, 1303, or consent of instructor. The development of skills in oil painting stressing form and content, visual perception, and individual expression. Technical instruction applicable to individual problems and needs.
ART 2233
Watercolor I
Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 1103, 1203, 1303, or consent of instructor. The development of technical skills stressing color, form, and content. Assignments cover paper preparation and support, brush handling, pigment characteristics and mixing, and all basic dry surface and wet surface painting techniques.
ART 2243
Jewelry and Metals I
Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 1113, 1303, or consent of instructor. Fabrication and forming techniques for non-ferrous metals. Cold joinery, silver soldering, surface treatment and elementary stone setting. Applications toward either wearable or small scale sculptural format.
ART 2253
Ceramics I
Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 1113, 1303, or consent of instructor. Introduction to basic building techniques including wheel throwing, coiling, and slab construction, as well as slip and glaze application and a variety of firing processes. Exposure to historical and contemporary references. Emphasis on personal growth through technique and concept.
ART 2263
Sculpture I
Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 1113, 1303. Studies in clay and plaster. Subtractive and additive processes. Emphasis on sculptural ideas, methods, and materials.
ART 2273
Introduction to Printmaking
Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 1113, 1203, 1303 or consent of instructor. Varied print processes, including monotypes, relief printmaking, and intaglio. Fundamental techniques of each medium that include inking, printing, editioning multiples, and both additive and subtractive approaches.
ART 2403
Illustration I
Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 1113 and 2.5 graduation/retention GPA. Introduction to historic and contemporary illustration and consideration of a wide range of illustrative styles. Required experiments with media and consideration of alternate ways of illustrating a message through conceptual and compositional variations.
ART 2413
Typography I
Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 1113 and 2.5 graduation/retention GPA. An investigation of letter forms and their characteristics and a study of spacing, leading, type selection, layout alternatives, type specification, and copy fitting. Preliminary introduction to typography as a communication medium. An understanding of typographic terminology and measuring systems while developing hand skills and introducing computer technology.
ART 2423
Graphic Design I
Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 1113 and 2.5 graduation/retention GPA. Exploration of basic design principles—line, form, and color, as visual communication. Problem solving, generation of ideas, development of concepts, and the integration of word and image. Technical and presentation skills.
ART 2603
(H)Art History Survey I
The arts, artists, and their cultures from prehistoric times through the Early Renaissance. No credit for those with prior credit in 1603.
ART 2613
(H)Art History Survey II
The arts, artists, and their cultures from the Early Renaissance to the present. No credit for those with prior credit in 1603.
ART 3110
Life Drawing Studio
3 credits, max 9, Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 2113 or consent of instructor. The development of formal and expressive aspects of drawing by direct observation of the figure and its environment. Emphasis on media experimentation, aesthetic considerations, personal concepts, and anatomy. (Same course as ART 4100)
ART 3223
Oil Painting II
Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 2223 and proficiency review or consent of instructor. Oil Painting with emphasis on personal development of visual ideas and techniques.
ART 3233
Watercolor II
Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 2233 and proficiency review or consent of instructor. Stresses continued growth of technical skills with an emphasis on the individual development of ideas and imagery.
ART 3243
Jewelry and Metals II
Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 2243 and proficiency review or consent of instructor. Development of technical skills and ideas through assigned projects. Metalworking processes include casting, advanced stone setting, hinge making, and forming of metal.
ART 3253
Ceramics II
Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 2253 and proficiency review or consent of instructor. Focus on either hand building or throwing techniques. Development of personal expression and technical proficiency with the material and advanced firing and glazing processes. Emphasizing contemporary ceramic issues as well as broader art concepts.
ART 3263
Sculpture II
Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 2263 and proficiency review. Non-ferrous metal casting. Basic welding techniques using oxy-acetylene, electric arc, and T.I.G. methods. Emphasis on concepts, form, methods and materials.
ART 3270
Printmaking: Relief
3 credits, max 9, Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 2273 and proficiency review or consent of instructor. Understanding and control of carving, processing and creating prints from wood, linoleum, and plastic. Development of images utilizing both traditional and contemporary approaches to relief printmaking.
ART 3280
Printmaking: Intaglio
3 credits, max 9, Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 2273 and proficiency review or consent of instructor. Understanding and control of intaglio techniques; preparation, processing, and editioning of images from metal plates. Development of concepts and images through traditional and contemporary approaches to the intaglio process.
ART 3290
Printmaking: Lithography
3 credits, max 9, Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 2273 and proficiency review or consent of instructor. Understanding and control of the procedures of drawing, processing, and printing editions from stones and metal plates. Development of concepts and images through the medium of lithography.
ART 3403
Illustration II
Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 2403, 2413, 2423 and portfolio review. Exploration of illustrative solutions to maximize visual interest via varied viewpoints, concepts and altered reality. Projects involving different career areas within the field of illustration. Requirements and advantages of each area. (Same course as ART 4430)
ART 3413
Typography II
Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 2403, 2413, 2423 and portfolio review. Exploration of typographic communication through a variety of problems. Type as the visual solution with emphasis on its functional, decorative, and creative applications. Solution of more complex typographic problems, dealing with a large body of information via the development of grid systems.
ART 3423
Graphic Design II
Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 2403, 2413, 2423 and portfolio review. Use of computer and traditional methods to enhance production skills and solution of design projects from concept to the comprehensive. Evaluation and design of symbols and logos and their various applications, leading to an understanding of system design. Introduction to graphic design production and the preparation of art for reproduction.
ART 3443
Computer Graphics I
Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 2403, 2413 and 2423 and portfolio review. Use of computer software to capture, create and alter electronic images for use in graphic design and illustration applications with an emphasis on concept and thematic development.
ART 3600
Writing Methods in Art History
1 credit, max 3. Prerequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment in upper-division art history course. Supervised research and writing experience to be taken in conjunction with another upper division art history course.
ART 3603
History of Classical Art
Stylistic, philosophical, and formal qualities of art in the Classical world. The creation of the Greek ideal and its dissemination in the Roman world through architecture, sculpture, and painting.
ART 3623
(H)History of Italian Renaissance Art
Architecture, sculpture, and painting in Italy, c.1300-1580. Major artists in their local contexts (e.g. Leonardo in Milan, Michelangelo in Florence, and Titian in Venice).
ART 3633
History of Baroque Art
Art in 17th century Europe. Architecture, sculpture and painting of the Catholic Reformation (e.g. Caravaggio and Bernini in Italy, Velasquez in Spain, Rubens in Flanders), concluding with painting in non-sectarian, Protestant Netherlands (Rembrandt and Vermeer).
ART 3643
History of Graphic Design
Evolution of graphic communication from prehistoric times to the present. Investigation of the origins of printing and typography in Europe leading to the design of the printed page, the impact of industrial technology upon visual communication and the study of the growth and development of modern graphic design.
ART 3653
(H)History of 19th Century Art
Art of 19th century Europe-ideals, conflicts, escapes, and triumphs, beginning with the French Revolution and ending in 1900.
ART 3663
(H)History of American Art
Visual arts in America from the Colonial period to the present. Major styles, ideas and uses of material in architecture, painting, sculpture, and design.
ART 3673
History of Northern Renaissance Art
Art in Northern Europe, c. 1200-1550. Emphasis on panel painting in the Netherlands (e.g. Van Eyck, Bosch), and book illustration in Germany (Durer).
ART 3683
(H,I)History of 20th Century Art
Beginning with the birth of "modernism" in the late 19th century, exploration of the fast-changing artistic styles of the 20th century: abstraction, expressionism, fantasy, realism, surrealism, and social protest. Emphasis on the relationship of art and 20th century society.
ART 3693
(H)Survey of Asian Art
Arts of India, China, Japan and related countries in their historical and cultural settings. Traditions of painting, sculpture and architecture from their beginnings to the modern period.
ART 3713
(H)Early Medieval Art: Saints, Martyrs, Pagans
Examination of the visual culture (sculpture, manuscripts, architecture, etc.) of the multicultural early Middle Ages in Europe and the wider Mediterranean world, from roughly 400 to 1050; includes Early Christian, Islamic, Byzantine, Germanic, Carolingian, Ottonian, and Anglo-Saxon artistic production.
ART 3723
(H)Court and Cloister: Medieval Art 1050-1400
Examination of the visual culture (sculpture, manuscripts, architecture, etc.) of the later Middle Ages in Europe and the wider Mediterranean world, from roughly 1050 through 1400; includes Islamic, Byzantine, Romanesque, and Gothic artistic production.
ART 3733
(H)History of Latin American Art I
Examination of the arts of Latin America, beginning with the Olmec, Maya, and Aztec, and continuing through the Early Modern period (until 1800) in Spanish America.
ART 3743
(H,I)History of Latin American Art II
Exploration of modern Latin American Art, beginning with academic painting and emerging nationalisms in the nineteenth century and continuing through Mexican Muralism, modern art movements in South America, and contemporary painting, film, video, performance, and installation.
ART 4100
Advanced Drawing
3 credits, max 9, Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 3110. Investigation of drawing stressing thematic development, abstract ideas, and individual imagery. (Same course as ART 3110)
ART 4213
Studio Capstone
Prerequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment in upper-division studio course and consent of instructor. Final presentation of the professional BFA portfolio in a gallery space, including support materials, exhibition advertising professionally prepared and presented, and the defense of exhibition.
ART 4220
Oil Painting Studio
3 credits, max 9, Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 3223. Oil painting with emphasis on continuing personal development of visual ideas and techniques.
ART 4230
Watercolor Studio
3 credits, max 9, Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 3233. Stresses continued growth of personal imagery with an emphasis on the development of a consistent body of work and professional portfolio.
ART 4240
Jewelry and Metals Studio
3 credits, max 9, Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 3243. Emphasis on further development of personal concepts and technical skills through assigned and individual oriented projects. Broad-based exploration of advanced metalworking processes with emphasis on individual students' direction and technical needs.
ART 4250
Ceramics Studio
3 credits, max 9, Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 3253. Intended for students who want to specialize in the ceramic field of art. Will include sophisticated techniques of clay, glaze and firing methods. Emphasis on creation of a unique, well researched, aesthetically concise, and technically successful body of work.
ART 4260
Sculpture Studio
3 credits, max 9, Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 3263. A broad-based course which allows students to pursue individual interests using a variety of materials and processes. Emphasis on further development of concepts, skills, and techniques.
ART 4420
Graphic Design Studio
3 credits, max 9, Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 3423, 3443 or consent of instructor. Design and production of projects suited to the professional portfolio. Discussion of practical issues including career options, resume and portfolio preparation, and interview techniques.
ART 4430
Illustration Studio
3 credits, max 9, Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 3403, 3443 or consent of instructor. Conceptual development and production of illustrations in series. Development of individual style and assembly of a professional and consistent portfolio. (Same course as ART 3403)
ART 4450
Computer Graphics Studio
3 credits, max 9, Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): 3403 or 3423, 3443 or consent of instructor. Use of computer software to create three-dimensional objects in an artificial three-dimensional space leading to storyboard design, animation scripts, and the production of animation sequences to video.
ART 4493
Portfolio Capstone
Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and consent of instructor. Final preparation of a professional portfolio, culminating in an extensive design project and the design, organization and production of an exhibition of work. Professional study on setting fees, writing contracts, working with an agent and other business practices.
ART 4593
Art of Conversion: 16th Century Art in Mexico
Art and architecture of the sixteenth century, including mission architecture, early altar-screens, the effect of European imports on native art production, and the role of confraternities and public ceremonies on contact-period culture.
ART 4603
History of Ancient Egyptian Art
Broad survey of ancient Egyptian art and architecture from Pre-dynastic to the beginning of the Christian Era under Roman rule (4000 B.C.-320 A.D.) Discussion within the context of religious meaning and overall cultural development of ancient Egypt.
ART 4613
Art Since 1960
Art and art theory from 1960 to the present. Major trends of Minimalism, Pop Art, Photorealism, Performance, and Conceptual Art. Theories and intellectual bases of each movement as well as major critical responses.
ART 4633
(H)The Frontier & American Visual Culture
The frontier and its impact on American culture examined through a survey of paintings, sculpture, photography, film, television, and other forms of popular imagery. The frontier as a zone of cultural interaction that is seldom tied to a single culture. (Same course as AMST 4633)
ART 4653
History of Indian Art
The history and culture of South Asia (India and Pakistan) are explored through its arts—architecture, sculpture, painting, and design.
ART 4663
(H)History of Chinese Art
The arts of China in their historical, cultural, religious, and social context. Painting, sculpture, architecture, porcelain, furniture, and decorative arts.
ART 4673
History of Japanese Art
The arts of Japan from the beginning to the modern period in their historical and cultural setting. Cross-cultural contacts with China and the West. Architecture, sculpture, painting, landscape architecture, prints, and decorative arts.
ART 4683
History of Contemporary South Asian Art
Continuation of 4653. History and culture of South Asia (India and Pakistan) explored through its art from 1800 to the present. The effects of colonialism and the nature of modernism in the art of South Asia.
ART 4693
Gender in Medieval Visual Culture
Explores the themes of gender in relation to the makers, viewers, and subjects of medieval art. Topics will include "Artists and Creators," "Patronage," "Sexuality and the Body," etc.
ART 4703
Art East and West: Biases and Borrowings
Prerequisite(s): 3673 or 4653 or 4663 or 4673. Explores the complicated interaction, cultural borrowings and responses on many levels of two major world systems, the "West" (Europe and America) and the "East" (South and East Asia). Beginning with the development of the sea trade in the 16th century, the course will study, through works of art, the effect of history, politics, religious struggles, economics, trade and ethnic biases on the cultures of East and West.
ART 4713
The Visual Culture of the Islamic World
Examines the visual culture, including art and architecture, of the Islamic world, dating from the inception of Islam in seventh-century Arabia through today.
ART 4800
(H,I)Special Studies in Art
1-3 credits, max 9. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and consent of instructor. Courses in media exploration, special subjects and current issues. Offered on campus or through extension workshops.
ART 4810
Museum Internship
1-3 credits, max 6. An on-site museum experience, including exhibition selection and preparation, collection cataloging and research, and museum administration. Graded on pass/fail basis.
ART 4820
Graphic Design Internship
1-6 credits, max 6. Prerequisite(s): 3403 or 3423 and consent of instructor. An on-site graphic design work experience that provides professional practice under the supervision of a design professional.
ART 4830
Apprenticeship
1-6 credits, max 6. Professional opportunity to work with artists of national and international reputation.
ART 4900*
Directed Study in Art
1-3 credits, max 9, Lab 1-6. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and written permission of department head. Self-designed special topics in studio art or graphic design. By contract only.
ART 4910*
Directed Study in Art History
1-3 credits, max 9, Lab 1-6. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and written consent of department head. Self-designed special topics in art history. By contract only.
ART 4933
Art in Context
Prerequisite(s): Two hours of ART 3600. Capstone course studying the role of visual arts in their historical, social and cultural context and in comparison to other disciplines of creative or performing arts, humanities, and science.
ART 4993
Senior Honors Project
Lab 3. Prerequisite(s): Departmental invitation, senior standing, Honors Program participation. A guided reading and research program ending with an honors thesis or project under the direction of a faculty member. Required for graduation with departmental honors in art.
ART 5900*
Graduate Studies in Art
1-6 credits, max 12. Prerequisite(s): BA, BFA or 15 upper-division hours in a discipline; consent of instructor. Projects in art with emphasis on portfolio preparation.
ART 5910*
Graduate Studies in Art History
1-6 credits, max 12. Prerequisite(s): BA, BFA or 15 upper-division hours in art history; consent of instructor. Advanced research in art history.
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