COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

ART 1102 Drawing Studio: Line (5) Offerings Studies the use of line, perspective, value, and composition in the context of drawing as visual description based on observation and analysis of various motifs. Emphasizes linear drawing. Extra fee. Attributes: Arts and Humanities A    Restrictions: Junior, Senior students are excluded.

ART 1103 Drawing Studio: Value (5) Offerings Studies the use of line, perspective, value, and composition in the context of drawing as visual description based on observation and analysis of various motifs. Emphasizes tonal drawing. Extra fee. Attributes: Arts and Humanities A    Restrictions: Junior, Senior students are excluded.

ART 1104 Drawing Studio: Composition (5) Offerings Studies the use of line, perspective, value, and composition in the context of drawing as visual description based on observation and analysis of various motifs. Emphasizes composition of the pictorial space. Extra fee. Attributes: Arts and Humanities A    Restrictions: Junior, Senior students are excluded.

ART 1180 The Visual Arts (5) 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 Design Studio-2 Dimensional (5) 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 Design Studio-3 Dimensional (5) 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 1204 Design Studio-Computer (5) Offerings Applies the elements and principles of visual art and design to projects utilizing digital imaging and manipulation. Emphasis placed on digital media as tools for creating works of art. Extra fee. Restrictions: Art Majors only. Freshman, Sophomore students only.

ART 1205 Design Studio Color (5) Offerings Presents an overview of the study of color and color relationships. 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. Restrictions: Art Majors only. Freshman, Sophomore students only.

ART 2201 Introduction to Computer Art (3) Offerings Prerequisites: ART 1102, 1202, and 1205. Overview and exploration of the rudimentary use of digital media as it relates to the production of visual communications. Extra fee.

ART 2205 Image Capture (3) Offerings Prerequisite: ART 2201. Exploration of traditional and digital methods of capturing images for refinement, manipulation, or reference. Extra fee. Restrictions: Visual Arts Majors only.

ART 2208 Typography (5) 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 Painting Studio-Oil (5) Offerings Analyzes problems in two-dimensional composition and the expression of volume on the two-dimensional plane emphasizing materials and techniques of oil painting. Extra fee. Attributes: Arts and Humanities A

ART 2421 Printmaking Studio (3) 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. Restrictions: Freshman students are excluded.

ART 2422 Metals Studio (3) 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 Illustration (3) Offerings Prerequisites: ART 1102, 1202, and ART 1205 or 3315. Introduction to the various problems, materials, techniques, and processes utilized in professional illustration. Extra fee.

ART 2722 Sculpture Studio (5) Offerings Prerequisite: ART 1203. Studies of three-dimensional form and composition with the several media typically used in sculpture. Emphasizes additive and subtractive sculpture techniques. Extra fee. Restrictions: Freshman students are excluded.

ART 3112 Drawing Studio-Figure (3) Offerings Prerequisites: ART 1102, 1103, 1104. Studies the problems of anatomical structure with sketching and drawing from the draped model. Extra fee. Attributes: Upper-Division    Restrictions: Art, Textiles, Clothing & Interiors Majors only. Freshman students are excluded.

ART 3202 Visual Communications I (5) Offerings Prerequisites: ART 2201, 2205, 2208. Exploration of creative ideas, resources, digital processes, media, and terminology in the development of visual communication solutions. Extra fee. Attributes: Upper-Division    Restrictions: Art, Visual Communication Majors only. Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.

ART 3204 Visual Communications II (5) 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: Art, Visual Communication Majors only. Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.

ART 3207 Information Architecture (5) Offerings Prerequisites: ART 2208, 3204. Exploration of theoretical, practical and developmental aspects of information design. Focus on systematic aspects of communication and interactivity in preparation for designing in the electronic environment. Extra fee. Attributes: Upper-Division    Restrictions: Art, Visual Communication Majors only. Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.

ART 3302 Painting Studio Advanced I-Oil (3) Offerings Prerequisite: ART 2302 or permission of instructor. Emphasizes individual expression and the study of styles in various subject matter. Extra fee. Attributes: Upper-Division    Restrictions: Freshman students are excluded.

ART 3315 Painting Studio-Watercolor (3) Offerings Investigates a range of technical skills in the use of traditional watercolor. Extra fee. Attributes: Upper-Division

ART 3421 Printmaking Studio-Advanced I (3) 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 Metals Studio - Advanced I (3) 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 Image and Narration (3) Offerings Prerequisites: ART 1102, 1202, 3112, 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, and/or printmaking. Extra fee. May be repeated for credit 1 time. Attributes: Upper-Division    Restrictions: Art Majors only. Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.

ART 3546 Art Education (3) 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    Restrictions: Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.

ART 3602 History of Ancient Art (5) Offerings Explores the pictorial and plastic expression of the ancient Mediterranean cultures to the end of the Roman Empire. Offered alternate years. Attributes: Arts and Humanities A, Upper-Division    Restrictions: Freshman students are excluded.

ART 3603 History Early Christian/Medart (5) Offerings Explores the symbolic, pictorial, and plastic expressions of the early Christian and medieval periods. The course will also explore the art of Islam. Offered alternate years. Attributes: Arts and Humanities A, Upper-Division    Restrictions: Freshman students are excluded.

ART 3604 Histry Renaissance/Baroque Art (5) Offerings Explores the symbolic, pictorial, and plastic expression of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Offered alternate years. Attributes: Arts and Humanities A, Upper-Division    Restrictions: Freshman students are excluded.

ART 3605 History of Modern Art (5) Offerings Explores the plastic and pictorial expression of Europe and America from the 18th century to the present particularly emphasizing 20th-century development. Offered alternate years. Attributes: Arts and Humanities A, Upper-Division    Restrictions: Freshman students are excluded.

ART 3606 History of Asian Art (5) Offerings Examines the art forms of Japan, Korea, China, India, and Indian Asia. Offered alternate years. Attributes: Arts and Humanities A, Upper-Division    Restrictions: Freshman students are excluded.

ART 3607 History of American Art (5) Offerings Provides a survey of American art from colonial times to the present, covering architecture, painting, and sculpture. Offered alternate years. Attributes: Arts and Humanities A, Upper-Division    Restrictions: Freshman students are excluded.

ART 3608 Issues in Contemporary Art (3) Offerings A study of art produced since 1970 focusing on current art movements and their relationship to changing societal values. Course structure includes both lecture/discussion and studio-oriented experiences. May be repeated for credit 1 time. Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course    Restrictions: Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.

ART 3610 History of Graphic Design (5) 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 Majors only. Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.

ART 3722 Sculpture Studio - Advanced I (3) Offerings Prerequisite: ART 2722 or permission of instructor. Studies in development of composition and process with emphasis on refining media appropriate to conceptual development. Extra fee. Attributes: Upper-Division    Restrictions: Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.

ART 4112 Drawing Studio - Adv Figure (3) Offerings Prerequisites: ART 1102, 1103, 1104, 3112. Advanced studies of sketching and drawing from the draped model. Extra fee. May be repeated for credit up to 6 credits. Attributes: Upper-Division    Restrictions: Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.

ART 4208 Interactive Media I (5) 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: Art Majors only. Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.

ART 4210 Interactive Media II (5) 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: Art Majors only. Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.

ART 4212 Motion Graphics (3) 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: Art Majors only. Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.

ART 4236 Portfolio (2) Offerings Instruction in the development of a professional portfolio including resume and cover-letter writing and presentation of samples of creative work. Extra fee. Attributes: Upper-Division    Restrictions: Art, Visual Arts Majors only.

ART 4302 Painting Studio - Advanced II (3) Offerings Prerequisites: ART 2302, 3302. Extra fee. May be repeated for credit 2 times. Attributes: Upper-Division    Restrictions: Visual Arts Majors only. Junior, Senior students only.

ART 4421 Printmaking Studio-Advanced II (3) 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 Metals Studio - Advanced II (3) 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 4722 Sculpture Studio - Advanced II (3) Offerings Prerequisite: ART 3722 or permission of instructor. Studies of three-dimensional form and composition with emphasis on site-specific sculpture, installation art 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 4898 Senior Capstone:Studio Arts (3) Offerings Prerequisite: ART 3608. Students will study a significant text that asks 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    Restrictions: Art, Visual Arts Majors only. Senior students only.

ART 4899 Senior Capstone:Visual Communc (3) 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    Restrictions: Visual Communication Majors only. Senior students only.

ART 4900 Independent Study (1-5) 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 Readings in Art (1-5) Offerings Readings in Art May be repeated for credit up to 15 credits. Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course    Restrictions: Visual Arts Majors only. Freshman, Junior, Sophomore students are excluded.

ART 4930 Practicum (1-5) Offerings Practicum May be repeated for credit up to 5 credits.

ART 4943 Art Internship (1-5) Offerings An opportunity for art students to gain additional proficiency and experience in an approved project of the student's own design. May be repeated for credit up to 20 credits. Attributes: Upper-Division    Restrictions: Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.

ART 4950 Special Topics in Art (1-5) Offerings Special Topics in Art May be repeated for credit up to 15 credits. Attributes: Upper-Division    Restrictions: Visual Arts Majors only. Freshman, Junior, Sophomore students are excluded.

ART 4966 Senior Studio Project (2) Offerings Senior self designs and completes, over the academic year, a visual arts project that will form the core of the work he or she displays in the Senior Exhibition. Students must register for this course for each quarter of their senior year. May be repeated for credit up to 6 credits. Attributes: Upper-Division    Restrictions: Art, Fine & Applied Arts, Visual Arts Majors only. Freshman, Junior, Sophomore students are excluded.

ART 4968 Special Project (1-6) Offerings Special Project May be repeated for credit up to 6 credits. Attributes: Upper-Division