ART 101 - Drawing I
3 Credit(s)
A course for beginners as well as students with prior art background. Black-and-white art media (charcoal, pencil, markers) are employed. Emphasis on traditional approaches to drawing from observation balanced with concerns for design and personal expression.

ART 104 - Design I
3 Credit(s)
A course in visual communication offering experience in using fundamental elements of design: line, space, texture, value, form, pattern and color. Students make projects solving design problems using visual elements with respect to design principles. Media used include ink, charcoal, collage, pencil and assorted black-and-white and color media.

ART 120 - Sculpture
3 Credit(s)
An introduction to sculpting the figure in clay with an emphasis on the portrait bust. Techniques in plaster casting will be taught. Human anatomy for artists will be emphasized.

ART 203 - History of Art: Prehistoric through Medieval
3 Credit(s)
A survey of the visual arts of architecture, painting and sculpture in their developments from Paleolithic art through the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean and the Christian Middle Ages.

ART 204 - History of Art: Renaissance through Modern
3 Credit(s)
A follow-up to ART 203, this course surveys Renaissance, Baroque and the parade of changing styles of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.

ART 206 - Oil Painting I
3 Credit(s)
Introduction to various techniques in oil painting. Prerequisite: ART 101 or 104 or permission of the instructor.

ART 207 - Watercolor Painting I
3 Credit(s)
Introduction to various techniques in watercolor painting. Prerequisite: ART 101 or 104 or permission of the instructor. Spring, even-numbered years.

ART 302 - Drawing II
3 Credit(s)
Intermediate-level problems in objective drawing techniques. Prerequisite: ART 101.

ART 308 - History of Renaissance Art
3 Credit(s)
A study of both sacred and secular art in Europe from about 1300 to 1550, the development of an individualistic spirit, the beginnings of scientific naturalism and classic revival during an age which laid the foundations of the modern world. Spring, even-numbered years.

ART 309 - History of Baroque Art
3 Credit(s)
An examination of the principal developments in Italian and northern European art of the 17th century.

ART 310 - Survey of Non-Western Art
3 Credit(s)
This course studies art created outside the Western tradition, including China, India, Japan, Africa, and native American cultures. Additionally, the course considers issues ranging from the influence of Christianity on the development of art to the anthropologic understanding of the importance of art-making.

ART 311 - Oil Painting II
3 Credit(s)
Intermediate-level approaches in oil painting. Studio problems will provide opportunities for more personal development. Prerequisite: ART 206.

ART 312 - Watercolor Painting II
3 Credit(s)
Intermediate-level approaches in watercolor painting. Studio problems will provide opportunities for more personal development. Prerequisite: ART 207.

ART 313 - Oil Painting III
3 Credit(s)
Further work with still life and the figure as subjects, with possibilities for landscape. Exploration of more sophisticated preparation of canvases, priming, preparation of paints. More individual expression will be encouraged, yet tested against tradition. Prerequisite: ART 311.

ART 321 - Sculpture II
3 Credit(s)
Further work in sculpting the complete figure in clay, along with experiencing other techniques and materials in sculpture. More human anatomy for artists will be emphasized beyond what is taught in ART 120. Prerequisite: ART 120.

ART 322 - Sculpture III
3 Credit(s)
Exploring the subtractive method using various media and encouraging the student’s individual expression. Prerequisite: ART 321.

ART 323 - Artistic Anatomy
3 Credit(s)
Exploration of human anatomy for the emerging artist. Skeletal and muscular structure will be studied in the clay medium. Prerequisite: ART 120.

ART 333 - Drawing III
3 Credit(s)
Additional experience in figure drawing with an emphasis on anatomy and development of graphic proficiency. Prerequisite: ART 302.

ART 334 - Drawing IV
3 Credit(s)
Continued mastery of figure drawing. Prerequisite: ART 333.

ART 335 - Drawing V
3 Credit(s)
Continued mastery of figure drawing. Prerequisite: ART 334.

ART 350 - Art Internship
1-3 Credit(s)
The student may arrange credit for art-intensive work experience in an organization such as an art museum, art gallery or publication office. The student applying for the internship must already have completed collegiate art course work providing prerequisite skills appropriate to the work experience (e.g. having completed ART 361, Photography, if applying to work as a photojournalist for a newspaper). The student must see the Art Department chairman for details on the application process. At the end of the internship period, the student and the student’s work supervisor should submit a report to the Art Department chairman, who will be responsible for determining the final grade.

ART 353 - Computer Graphics
3 Credit(s)
A course involving visual design in computer applications. Involves Adobe Photoshop software and Macintosh hardware.

ART 354 - Web Site Design
3 Credit(s)
A course exploring digital communication on the Internet. Prerequisite: ART 101 or 104 or permission of the instructor.

ART 355 - Color Theory and Design
3 Credit(s)
Explores principles, terminology and theories of color perception from Chevreul through Albers. Taught with computer applications. Prerequisites: ART 101 or 104 or permission of the instructor.

ART 361 - Digital Photography
3 Credit(s)
Introduction to the techniques and aesthetics of digital photography. Emphasis will be placed on understanding photographic principles and digital imagery workflow. Prerequisite: ART 101 or 104 or permission of the instructor. Also required: single lens reflex digital camera or permission of the instructor.

ART 362 - Intermediate Digital Photography
3 Credit(s)
Continued exploration of technical processes in shooting and printing digital photographs. Students are challenged to develop greater artistic expression and impact in creating original images. Pre-requisite: Art 361. Fall semester.

ART 411 - History of Modern Art
3 Credit(s)
An examination of both revolutionary and traditional styles of art and architecture during the 19th and 20th centuries.

ART 412 - History of American Art
3 Credit(s)
A study of art and architecture of the geographic region of the United States from older Indian cultures through European colonial to modern American art.

ART 413 - Portraiture
3 Credit(s)
Developing competent likenesses and personal style in both drawing and painting media. Concerns range from anatomical structure to characterization through lighting, pose and media handling. Prerequisites: ART 101 and 206.

ART 414 - Oil Painting IV
3 Credit(s)
Emphasis on developing multi-figured composition. Prerequisite: ART 313.

ART 420 - Sculpture IV
3 Credit(s)
Emphasis on developing multi-figured composition. Prerequisite: ART 321.

ART 500 - Senior Exhibit and Portfolio
3 Credit(s)
Preparation and installation of an exhibit featuring one’s best studio artwork from the undergraduate period. Preparation of a photographic portfolio featuring such artwork. Spring.

ART 597 - Special Problems
1-3 Credit(s)
An independent work course with individual instruction for the advanced art major in selected problems. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Offered on demand.

ART 599 - Assistantship Honors
2 Credit(s)