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  • 3.00 Credits

    Foundation 4D will introduce the basic principles of time-based media. Analyzing both the actual and perceived experiences of time, the course will investigate concepts such as tempo, duration, chronology, fragmentation, and memory.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Introduces fundamentals of sculpture as a process of three-dimensional expression. Explores various media, techniques and concepts through series of assigned and open projects. Emphasizes traditional methods and formal abstract elements of sculpture. Leads to understanding of both classic and modern concepts of form. Required of art majors. ART 1310 is a prerequisite to all other sculpture courses.
  • 1.00 Credits

    One-semester course in which work is created for a portfolio review at midterm based on the content and principles learned in the foundation core classes. Prerequisites: successful completion of ART 1005, 1110, 1120, and 1130, and a departmental GPA of 2.5 or above.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Permits utilization of unusual faculty expertise and provides highly-specialized and particularly pertinent, timely subject matter. Prerequisite: ART 1005; ART 1130; sophomore standing.
  • 3.00 Credits

    An intensive level drawing course building upon fundamentals of observation, artistic invention, perspective and composition through problems in still life, landscape, explorations in wet and dry media, and color with pastels. Lectures, drawing sessions and critiques develop formal, conceptual, expressive, and technical understanding. Prerequisites: ART 1005.
  • 3.00 Credits

    First semester of a one-year survey. Studies ancient, medieval, renaissance and modern art with special reference to various social, economic and historic factors which motivated and conditioned the aesthetic forms. Includes ancient, medieval and early renaissance periods. ART 2010 and 2020 are required of all art majors and should be taken in sequence. (Normally offered spring semester)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Second semester of a one-year survey. Studies European/American Art from the Renaissance through Contemporary with special emphasis on social and historical factors which motivated and conditioned the aesthetic forms. Covers renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, 18th Century, 19th Century, Early Modernism and Contemporary Art. ART 2010 and 2020 are required of art majors and should be taken in sequence.
  • 3.00 Credits

    History of graphic language and evolution of graphic communication. Includes an extensive examination of the social forces that shaped the design profession and how in turn design has shaped society. The theories that moved designers to act to remake society are also considered.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Introduces students to the various roles and responsibilities of museum professionals in the areas of leadership and management, collections, exhibits, education and engagement, and security. Practice-based assignments, readings, discussions, field trips, and meetings with museum professionals will provide students with a solid understanding of key aspects central to the working of all museums, regardless of the nature of the collection, and introduce students to available career parts in these institutions. Cross-listed between American Studies, Anthropology, Art and Art History and History.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Introduces students to the history of museums, as well as major theoretical, legal and political challenges within museum studies. Students are encouraged to think beyond their specific disciplinary background to gain a greater appreciation for the lessons that can be learned from related disciplines and types of repositories, including larger ethical and cultural concerns that have been raised through the creation of modern museum standards. The combination of readings, discussion, and fieldtrips to a variety of museums/repositories will provide students a solid introduction to these themes. Cross listed between Anthropology, History, American Studies and Art.