Courses

ARTD-099 Theoretical & Applied Concepts of Arts

An integrated overview of basic theory and production of music, art, drama, and dance for students interested in the study of elementary andearly childhood education. Not applicable to art department majors or minors.

ARTD-101 Introduction to Art History I

A survey of painting, sculpture, and architecture from cave painting to A.D. 1400. Emphasizes standards of artistic achievement and basic principles of form and style viewed in socialcontext.

ARTD-102 Introduction to Art History II

A survey of painting, sculpture, and architecture from A.D. 1400 to World War II. Emphasizes standards of artistic achievement and basic principles of form and style viewed in socialcontext.

ARTD-111 Foundations of Art I

Investigates the elements, principles, and theories of two-dimensional design. Emphasizes exploring various media from paint to computer imaging. Also examines ideas that generate creative projects. Recommended as a beginningcourse for all art majors.

ARTD-112 Foundations of Art II

Investigates visual concepts related to three-dimensional design. Emphasizes understandingof the physical world of form and space as itrelates to art objects. Also addresses conceptual expression.

ARTD-113 Drawing

Problems in visual perception and delineationincorporating traditional and nontraditional drawing media. Also addresses life drawing and conceptual expression. Includes techniques inmatting.

ARTD-221 Painting

Introduces technical problems in color, investigating composition, light, illusion, abstraction, and other visual expressions using oil and/or acrylic paint. Includes preparation of canvas or other surfaces for painting and preparation of work for exhibition.

ARTD-231 Printmaking

Introduces the aesthetic intentions and techniquesof producing multiple prints through such various processes as woodcut, linocut, monotype,collograph, and etching.

ARTD-241 Black and White Photography

Introduces principles and techniques of photography. Stresses the fundamentals of observation, composition, camera use, and darkroomwork. Also examines the technology of photography.Students will acquire darkroom experience during evening photolab hours. Requires a 35mm camera with manual override. Students are responsible fora darkroom fee and the cost of their ownmaterials.

ARTD-243 Digital Photography

Introduces the principles, theories, and aesthics of digital photography. Focuses on the fundamentals of observation, composition, camera use, as well as digital image manipulation and printing using computer software. Requires aminimum 5 megapixel digital camera. Prerequisite:ARTD-111 Foundations of Art I.

ARTD-244 Advanced Photography

Advanced course that expands upon the principles, theories, and aesthetics of photography and photographic processes introducted in ARTD:241 or ARTD:243. Requires a 35mm camera (SLR) with manual override or a 5 megapixel digital camera.

ARTD-251 Computer Applications in Graphic Design

This introductory course focuses on the use of thecomputer and specific software applications as they relate to the study of graphic design. Students gain in-depth experience with pertinent graphic design software applications, as well as the basics of hardware usage, color printing, and scanning. Emphasis is placed on hands-onexperience and presentation of digital output. This is an excellent course for non-majors interested in graphic design and prerequisite for all other graphic design courses.

ARTD-252 Visual Communications

This course introduces students to the profession of graphic design and explores the design problem.Students will learn to conceptualize, analyze, solve problems, and successfully render solutions.Emphasis is placed on idea generation, creative thinking, and traditional design processes. Students complete projects that demonstrate grasp of the coursework using both traditional and digital means.

ARTD-253 Typography

This course introduces students to the study of letterforms for their aesthetic and communicative value, as well as their importance as a medium forgraphic designers. Emphasis is placed on technicalaspects of typographic structure, including the anatomy of a letter and the history of typographicdesign. Students are expected to generate creativetypographic solutions using both traditional and digital means.

ARTD-300 Topics in Art

An intermediate-level survey of selected topics inthe history of art. Topics may be drawn from such areas as American folk art, modern art, Medieval and Renaissance art, or history of photography.

ARTD-303 Sculpture

The use of plastic materials, such as plaster, stone, wood, wax, clay, fibers, resins and glass. Expands on work in advanced design and other studio art courses.

ARTD-305 Ancient Art

A survey of art and architecture of Ancient Egypt,Ancient Near East (Sumer, Babylon, Assyria, Persia), Aegean (Cycladic, Minoan and Mycenaean), Ancient Greece (Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic), Etruscan, and Roman cultures.

ARTD-306 Renaissance Art History

A study of painting, sculpture, and architecture in Florence, Rome, and Venice from the late 13th to the 16th centuries.

ARTD-307 Baroque Art History

A study of the impact of society and of the Renaissance on painting, sculpture, and architecture in 17th- and 18th-century Europe.

ARTD-308 American Art History

The development of American art and architecture from its early colonial roots to the 20th century.Includes explorations of European prototypes in the 19th century and modern events leading up to World War II.

ARTD-309 19th Century Art History

Art and the role of the artist from the time of the French Revolution to the end of Impressionism,1780s to 1880s. Emphasizes stylistic development of Neoclassicism, the Romantic movement, Realism, and Impressionism in the context of social and cultural revolutions.

ARTD-310 20th Century Art

Analyzes movements and manifestos which define theart of the avant-garde from Post-Impressionism in the 1880s to World War II in the 1940s. Explores the various "isms" in the context of social issueswhich effected change in artistic principles.Recommended for all art majors.

ARTD-311 Non-Western Art History

A study of the diversity of non-western or ethnographic traditions. Possible topics include the art of Islam, India, China, Japan, Africa, South America, Meso-America, and Native America. Emphasizes the relationship between non-western art and general historical developments.

ARTD-312 Contemporary Art

Critical issues in art from 1950 to the present, defined by radical changes in values for the art market, art criticism, and public taste. Lively presentations by students will support or contest recent art criticism, involving them in both analysis and debate. Students will visitavant-garde galleries in New York.

ARTD-313 Women in Art

A study of the historic perception and the social history of the role of women in art: as artist, assubject of art, and as patron (audience) of art. Emphasizes exploration and debate over issuesaffecting present day perceptions about the woman artist of the past and the future.

ARTD-314 Topics in Studio Arts

This course will vary in content with each offering as areas of particular relevance in studio art are explored. May be repeated with permission of the department head when coursecontent changes. Prerequisite: ARTD-111.

ARTD-341 Topics in Photography

This course will vary in content with each offering as areas of particular relevance in photography are explored. The course will requireeither a 35mm SLR camera with manual override or 5megapixel minimum digital camera depending on the nature of the course topic. May be repeated with the permission of the department head when course content changes. Prerequisite: ARTD-241 or ARTD-243.

ARTD-351 Graphic Design for the Internet

This course offers an introduction to design for the World Wide Web. Students focus on the creativeand technical aspects of developing web content, as well as design concepts and structures that areunique to the Internet. Students explore relevant software applications and gain practical creative and programming experience.

ARTD-352 Package Design

Intermediate course in which students study the creation of three-dimensional designs for commercial packaging. Emphasis is placed on problem solving, aesthetics, and the form andfunction of a product's packaging. Students generate design solutions that encompass a varietyof packaging styles from bottles, to boxes, blister packs, and so on.

ARTD-353 Advanced Typography

This course offers continued study of the value and impact of letterforms in graphic design. Emphasis is placed on the generation of creative solutions that demonstrate knowledge of contemporary typography and design values. Students enrolled in the course will be expected to generate creative typographic solutions using both traditional and digital means.

ARTD-360 Topics in Graphic Design

This course will vary in content with each offering as areas of particular relevance notcovered by the regular graphic design curriculum are explored. Each course title under this offering will bear a specific subtitle indicating the content to be presented. May be repeated with permission of the graphic design coordinator when course content changes.