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  • 3.00 Credits

    Introduces art to give beginners practical appreciation through design activities applied to different media. Covers supplementary aspects by lectures and demonstrations concerning art history, drawing, crafts and others. For non-art majors only.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will equip students with the basic knowledge needed to understand art and visual culture which they will then apply to their understanding of the visual reality of their own lives. Students will learn about the formal aspects of art, basic theory, diverse media, and historical and cultural traditions, via reading, writing, discussion, lecture and creative activities. This course will introduce students to the human phenomenon of art making.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A foundation level drawing course introducing fundamentals of observation, artistic invention, and basic principles of perspective and composition through problems in still life, landscape, and live model. lectures, drawing sessions, and critiques develop formal, conceptual, and technical understanding of the drawing process.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Introduces issues affecting major arts of the world from prehistory to the early twentieth century, emphasizing painting, sculpture and architecture of Western civilization. For non-art majors only. (Offered based on sufficient demand and resources)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Investigates visual language required in drawing. Examines details of basic formal and procedural means employed in expressive drawing. Lectures are combined with critiques of problems in various stylistic approaches. (Offered fall, spring and summer)
  • 3.00 Credits

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  • 3.00 Credits

    First in a sequence of three foundation courses that investigate the fundamentals of design. Basic aesthetic/formal concepts and conceptual approaches are covered through a variety of two-dimensional mediums. Structured critiques are employed to provide students the experience of assessing formal, conceptual, and technical aspects of art.
  • 1.00 Credits

    An introductory course designed to investigate the role of digital media in visual literacy. Students gain practice with basic graphics software, explore using the Internet in informing the development of art work, and discuss how application of these skills are used in the classroom, studio, and commercial art fields. Prerequisites: none.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Second in a sequence of three foundation courses that investigate the fundamentals of design. Basic aesthetic/formal concepts and conceptual approaches are covered through a variety of three-dimensional mediums. Structural form is emphasized in various contextual settings. Structured critiques are employed to provide students in the experience of assessing formal, conceptual, and technical aspects of art.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Third in a sequence of three foundation courses that investigate the fundamentals of design. Explores color theories based on the color wheel/light spectrum including hue, value, chroma, and aesthetic color relationships. Optical color, emotional/psychological color, and color symbolism are also covered. Structured critiques are employed to provide students the experience of assessing formal, conceptual, and technical aspects of art.