ARTE 415 – Histor.Foundations Art Education
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take ARTE-312. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Study of the disciplines of art history, art criticism, and aesthetics, and their theories, development, and methods for teaching.
ART 408 – Advanced Photography
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take 1 group (Take ART-308 /Take ART-318 ART-328). (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Emphasis on sustained individual development. Completion of a photographic portfolio as a vehicle for personal expression of a theme or concept. Awareness of contemporary masters is stressed.
ART 498 – Visual Art Internship
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Internship will be awarded according to merit and availability determined by the department when the student meets the prerequisite. A student otherwise unqualified may be awarded an internship provided he/she presents clear and convincing evidence of extraordinary circumstances which the Visual Arts faculty deems worthy of an exception.
ART 499 – Senior Seminar
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 1; Max: Description: This course is an upper level capstone course taken during the semester that all Visual Arts requirements are completed and is intended to go hand in hand with the Visual Arts Senior Exhibition. This required course is an examination of aesthetic, cultural, ethical, and pragmatic issues in preparation […]
ARTE 217 – Creative Arts for Elem School Tchr
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Designed to foster awareness, enthusiasm, and commitment to the importance of the arts within the elementary education curriculum, and to develop an understanding of the role the arts play in each individual’s life. General topics dealt with are: art and music education rationale, basic perceptual and conceptual skill […]
ARTE 312 – Curr Methods & Materials in Art Ed
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course is designed to introduce and instruct the art education major in the following: art education rationale; the history of art education in the United States; exploration and development of art media, tools, and curriculum resources; application of art education theory and practice in the areas of […]
ART 407 – Advanced Painting
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take ART-307. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Emphasis on more individual expression and solving a pictorial problem in a consistent, related series of paintings. Knowledge of contemporary concepts is stressed.
ART 328 – Photographic Lighting
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take ART-218. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Introduction to basic photographic lighting techniques and equipment. Topics include lighting with continuous, strobe and hot shoe flash, the use of light meters and light modifiers. Instruction includes on location and studio lighting applications. A Digital SLR camera is required.
ART 330 – Graphic Design II
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take ART-230 ART-231. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Further development of graphic design skills and understanding. Emphasis is on design of effective graphics and imagery for print and electronic publication. Studio activities include layout and design using desktop publishing and computer graphics software.
ART 331 – Interactive Design I
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take ART-230 ART-231. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Graphic design for hypertext, web, and interactive environments. Emphasis is on the thoughtful composition of the user interface and design elements within an interactive environment.
ART 231 – Typography
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take ART-204 ART-206. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course will consider the problems and practices of typographical theory and presentation in the area of visual design. Specific considerations will include acquiring a general knowledge of typography and its use as related to design, exploration of that knowledge by traditional methods […]
ART 301 – Figure Drawing
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take ART-203. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Intensive study of the human figure through studio sessions with models and through analysis of the drawings of the masters.