ART 1201C DESIGN I 3 credits

A foundation course developing knowledge and perception of two-dimensional form and its elements. An introduction to basic design concepts, skills, and processes necessary for all art careers. 92 contact hours. 3 credits.

ART 1203C DESIGN II 3 credits

Prerequisite: ART 1201C. This is a foundation course developing knowledge and perception of three-dimensional form and its elements.  An expansion of design skills, processes and concepts of design necessary for all art careers is discussed. 92 contact hours.

ART 1300C DRAWING I 3 credits

This course is an introduction to basic drawing skills, concepts, and processes through a structured learning situation. Varied media are used. 92 contact hours. 3 credits.

ART 1330C DRAWING II 3 credits

Prerequisite: ART 1300C. This course is an in-depth study of drawing with an emphasis upon classical drawing ideals and techniques as they pertain to the depiction of the human figure and organic form. 92 contact hours.

ART 1430C SCREENPRINTING I 3 credits

Prerequisite: ART 1300C or program director approval. This course introduces the student to the basic techniques of screen printing as a fine art medium with an emphasis on hand-cut stencils as well as photo-emulsion methods. Students use non-toxic acrylic inks to create projects emphasizing color organization and conceptual challenges and to produce limited edition prints and monoprints. 92 contact hours. 3 credits.

ART 1701C SCULPTURE I 3 credits

Prerequisite: ART 1203C or program director approval. This course covers the problems and techniques of applied three-dimensional design with an emphasis on the use of materials and tools. Students will be introduced to the basic methods of casting, carving, modeling, and assemblage. The creative aspects of the sculptural process will be emphasized by broadening the student’s concept development and sensitizing the student to the materials and techniques involved in the sculptural process. Students will become familiar with the basic vocabulary associated with sculpture. Students will discuss and apply issues of contemporary critical art theory within the context of their project work. 92 contact hours.

ART 1750C CERAMICS I 3 credits

Basic concepts of ceramic design, methods of construction and firing. (May be repeated once for credit.) 92 contact hours. 3 credits.

ART 1751C CERAMICS II 3 credits

Prerequisite: ART 1750C or permission of instructor. An extension of ART 1750C. Advanced throwing techniques, creative handbuilding, glaze formulation, and firing processes. (May be repeated once for credit.) 92 contact hours. 3 credits.

ART 2370 DRAWING FOR ANIMATION 3 credits

Prerequisite: ART 1300C. Recommended: ART 1201C and ART 1330C. This course is designed to develop the drawing skills that are most essential for effective animation. Life drawings accompanied by a study of structural anatomy in both humans and animals will be the emphasis of the course curriculum. Additional topics will include sequential drawing, the role of exaggeration and simplification in character development, composition of scenic elements as related to the development of mood and context, and the development of a smooth animated sequence. 47 contact hours. 3 credits.

ART 2400C PRINTMAKING I 3 credits

Prerequisite: ART 1300C. This course is an exploration of figure/ground theory as related to 2D visual design and picture making. Basic skills in relief printing (linocut, woodcut, collograph, etc.) will be explored. Also included will be painterly processes such as monoprints. 92 contact hours. (May be repeated once for credit.) 3 credits.

ART 2500C PAINTING I 3 credits

Prerequisites: ART 1201C and ART 1300C. An introduction to the materials, techniques and concepts of painting through a structured learning situation. 92 contact hours. 3 credits.

ART 2501C PAINTING II 3 credits

Prerequisite: ART 2500C. Continuation of Painting I with an emphasis on individual development. 92 contact hours. 3 credits.