ARH 180 Co-op Work Experience Art History (1-4 Credits)
Provides experience in which students apply previous classroom learning in an occupational setting. Credits depend on the number of hours worked. Repeatable for credit. P/NP grading.
ARH 199 Selected Topics: Art History (1-4 Credits)
Provides a learning experience in art history not currently available.
ARH 201 Art History: Western: Prehistory to Early Byzantine (4 Credits)
Surveys the major periods of visual arts in the West, with a focus on the ancient world. Introduces students to the concepts of art and surveys the development of art in historical context from Prehistory through the early Byzantine Empire. Emphasizes selected works of painting, sculpture, architecture, and other arts studied in relation to the cultures producing them.
ARH 202 Art History: Western: Early Medieval to Late Renaissance (4 Credits)
Surveys the major periods of visual arts in the West, with a focus on the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Introduces students to the concepts of art and surveys the development of art in historical context from the Early Middle Ages through the Late Renaissance. Emphasizes selected works of painting, sculpture, architecture, and other arts studied in relation to the cultures producing them.
ARH 203 Art History: Western: Baroque to Early Modern (4 Credits)
Surveys the major periods of visual arts in the West with an emphasis on the Baroque through early Modern eras. Introduces students to the concepts of art and surveys the development of art in historical context from the early 1600s through the turn of the 20th Century. Emphasizes selected works of painting, sculpture, architecture, and other arts studied in relation to the cultures producing them.
ARH 206 Art History: Western: Modern and Contemporary (4 Credits)
A specialized chronological survey of Modern and Contemporary art from the mid-19th Century to the present day. Explores the many eclectic developments in Modern art from its beginnings through the Postmodern contemporary era. Emphasizes major artists, movements, and critical concepts in modern art and theory, and relates those concepts to the art of the past as well as issues facing artists and society today.
ARH 207 Native American Art History (4 Credits)
Survey of the arts indigenous to Mesoamerican and North American Indian cultures emphasizing architecture, pottery, painting and the fiber arts.
ARH 208 Art History: Non-Western (4 Credits)
A specialized survey of the art of Non-Western cultures around the world, from the Prehistoric past through the present day. This course will examine the artistic and cultural traditions of Islam , India, East Asia, the Pacific Islands, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Americas. The course will focus on understanding select works of art and architecture within their original cultural, religious, and historical contexts, and will contrast various Non-Western artistic philosophies and values with those of the Western world.
ARH 269 Design and Illustration History (4 Credits)
Introduces history of graphic design and illustration as a form of visual communication.
ARH 270 Photography History (4 Credits)
Explores the evolution of photography from its invention in the 19th century to its contemporary artforms in the present day. Introduces key technologies, influential photographers, and socio-political contexts that shape the photographic image. Illustrates photography’s impact on art, media, and society, as well as how it intersects with modern and postmodern visual ways of life. Emphasizes photography’s function as both a documentary and a creative medium. Builds skill in critiquing technical, cultural, and artistic traits.
ARH 298 Independent Study: Art History (1-6 Credits)
Individualized, advanced study in art history to focus on outcomes not addressed in existing courses or of special interest to a student. P/NP grading.
ARH 299 Selected Topics: Art History (1-4 Credits)
Provides a learning experience in art history not currently available.
ART 101 Introduction to the Visual Arts (4 Credits)
Introduces approaches to the understanding and appreciation of the visual arts. Provides a foundation in basic concepts, vocabulary of the elements of art, and principles of design as well as materials, methods, and processes. Explores a wide variety of artworks from diverse cultures. May include some hands-on experience with various media.
ART 101AM Animation History and Current Practices (4 Credits)
Introduces animation history, production techniques, and current industry practices. Explores its spirit of experimentation and constant iterative renewal, as well as an ever-expanding interplay with industries including architecture, medicine, data science, and education.
ART 102 Introduction to Art and Design Careers (3 Credits)
Introduces a comprehensive range of art and design professions presented by industry professionals. Provides tools and resources for making informed career decisions. Covers assessing skills, values, interests, barriers, education, and training as well as portfolio requirements. Explores essential skills required for successful careers in art and design. Repeatable for credit.
ART 104 Creative Applications of Mathematics (4 Credits)
Explores real-world applications of mathematical concepts in art and design. Includes measurements, geometry, scaling, statistics and budgeting through art and design projects. Emphasize skills needed to plan, build, price, and communicate creative ideas with accuracy and confidence.
ART 110 Beginning Graphic Design (4 Credits)
Introduces standard graphic design concepts and principles. Introduces functionality of industry standard graphic design software. Includes projects that use these applications for the purposes of layout for various forms of digital output and print. Repeatable for credit.
ART 111AM 2-D Animation: Basics (4 Credits)
Introduces 2-D animation principles through practical, iterative exercises, emphasizing techniques that apply to any animation style. Covers visual problem solving for 2-D digital motion using industry standard software. Repeatable for credit.
ART 112AM 2-D Animation: Narrative and Scene Building (4 Credits)
Introduces principles of narrative story development and professional techniques for generating and presenting storyboards. Focuses on effective shot conception, sequence pacing, and staging methods using industry standard software. Repeatable for credit.
ART 113AM 3-D Animation: Basics (4 Credits)
Introduces 3-D animation principles and techniques for production of shots, sequences, and digital motion graphics using industry standard software. Focuses on efficient workflows and iterative scene development. Repeatable for credit.
ART 114AM 3-D Animation: Modeling I (4 Credits)
Introduces 3-D modeling and texturing principles and techniques for primarily hard surface models using industry standard software. Focuses on efficient workflows and iterative model development. Repeatable for credit.
ART 115 Basic Design: 2-D (4 Credits)
Introduces concepts and principles of visual language and basic design in two dimensions. Applies the elements of art and principles of design to communicate ideas and solve problems. Emphasizes critical thinking and creative problem solving in a variety of two-dimensional artistic media. Repeatable for credit.
ART 116 Basic Design: Color (4 Credits)
Introduces concepts and principles of color theory related to the visual arts. Make informed color choices to communicate ideas through studying scientific research (theory) and hands-on projects (practice). Emphasizes critical thinking and creative problem solving in a variety of media. Repeatable for credit.
ART 117 Basic Design: 3-D (4 Credits)
Introduces concepts and principles of visual language and basic design in three dimensions. Applies the elements of art and principles of design to communicate ideas and solve problems. Emphasizes critical thinking and creative problem solving in a variety of three-dimensional artistic media. Repeatable for credit.
ART 121 Ceramics: Introduction to Hand Building (4 Credits)
Introduces basic hand building skills, simple glaze application, and an understanding of fundamental ceramic processes for students with little or no experience. Includes presentation of historical, cultural, and contemporary trends in ceramics. Repeatable for credit.
ART 122 Ceramics: Introduction to Wheel Throwing (4 Credits)
Introduces basic wheel throwing skills, simple glaze application, and an understanding of fundamental ceramic processes for students with little or no experience. Includes presentation of historical, cultural and contemporary trends in ceramics. Repeatable for credit.
ART 131 Beginning Drawing (4 Credits)
Emphasizes observation and the development of fundamental drawing and compositional skills using a variety of subjects from direct observation and reference. Includes historical and cultural approaches to drawing and drawing materials. Repeatable for credit.
ART 132 Intermediate Drawing (4 Credits)
Builds on drawing fundamentals from ART 131. Introduces use of color in drawings. Create and analyze projects that demonstrate critical and creative thinking. Demonstrate individual exploration of process and content. Repeatable for credit.
ART 140 Sequential Art: Non-Digital (4 Credits)
Covers the development and fundamentals of sequential storytelling using traditional media and techniques. Includes narrative structure, character and environment interaction, and working with color and composition. Complete work in style and genre preferred. Repeatable for credit.
ART 141 Vector Art Illustration (4 Credits)
Introduces professional techniques for generating vector art and graphics. Covers visual problem solving and the process of creating vector illustrations using industry standard software through the use of reference and research. Repeatable for credit.
ART 142 Digital Painting: Basic Techniques (4 Credits)
Translate traditional drawing and painting techniques using digital tools on the computer. Includes use of pressure-sensitive electronic pen tablets, stylus, and industry-standard software to create digital art that implements various traditional mediums. Emphasizes concept and personal style development. Repeatable for credit.
ART 143 Scientific Illustration: Basic Techniques (4 Credits)
Learn the basic techniques to visually interpret scientific principles. Attention to the tools and skills essential for creating accurate and effective scientific illustrations. Emphasis on keen observational skills and communicating accurate information using a variety of media. Repeatable for credit.
ART 157 Metal Arts: Basic Techniques (4 Credits)
Introduces basic hand-tool knowledge, soldering, and fabrication of metalworking, adornment, and vessels. Covers historical and contemporary art, jewelry, and metal smithing. Repeatable for credit.
ART 158A1 Metal Arts: Surfaces (4 Credits)
Includes methods used to change the surface of non-ferrous metals. Techniques used for projects may include reticulation, keum-boo, patinas, embossing, overlay, and fusing. Repeatable for credit. Prerequisite: ART 157.
ART 158B1 Metal Arts: Beginning Casting (4 Credits)
Introduces centrifugal, lost-wax casting process. Cast, sprue, and invest small-scale wax models sculpted using additive and subtractive methods. Repeatable for credit.
ART 158B2 Metal Arts: Intermediate Casting (4 Credits)
Builds on the skills learned in ART 158B1. Includes centrifugal, vacuum, cuttlebone, and sand casting. Explores the use of molds to duplicate textures to transfer onto wax, creating stone settings in wax, and controlling the wax burn-out. Repeatable for credit.
ART 159A1 Metal Arts: Forming (4 Credits)
Create non-ferrous metal projects using forming methods. Projects include jewelry, containers, and small-scale sculptures fabricated using folding, scoring, chasing, repousse, and other metalworking techniques used to form metal. Repeatable for credit.
ART 159C1 Metal Arts: Enameling (4 Credits)
Explores the use of color in various metals through the application of enameling techniques and processes. Repeatable for credit.
ART 159C2 Metal Arts: Setting (4 Credits)
Explores the use of color in metalwork through stone selection and setting techniques. Repeatable for credit.
ART 161 Photography: Darkroom Basics (4 Credits)
Introduces traditional black-and-white photography, including camera operation, composition, film processing, printing, presentation, and developing personal voice as an artist. Repeatable for credit.
ART 165 Videography: Basic Techniques (4 Credits)
Covers the basic aspects of video production, while emphasizing students’ personal and creative expression. Includes the theory and practice of visualization, the grammar of visual storytelling, the aesthetics of various video production styles, camera techniques, lighting, sound recording, video editing post-production, and other fundamentals related to learning the craft of video production. Repeatable for credit.
ART 166 Photography: Lighting Techniques (4 Credits)
Explores the basic fundamentals of photography lighting. Introduces lighting setups for various genres of photography, including fine art and commercial. Examines the concept of artistic vision, lighting styles, conditions, exposure, and composition. Repeatable for credit.
ART 180 Co-op Work Experience Art (1-4 Credits)
Provides experience in which students apply previous classroom learning in an occupational setting. Credits depend on the number of hours worked. Repeatable for credit. P/NP grading.
ART 181 Beginning Painting (4 Credits)
Introduces materials and techniques of painting, using oil and/or acrylic paints. Provides essential painting skills such as composition, color theory, proper layering techniques, brushwork and value. Students have the chance to explore their medium of choice through a variety of subjects. Repeatable for credit.
ART 184 Watercolor (4 Credits)
Explores the unique qualities of watercolor as a painting medium. Emphasizes fundamental skills, color, and composition while painting from a variety of subjects. Repeatable for credit.
ART 190 Figurative Clay Sculpture (4 Credits)
Introduction to modeling the human form in clay from clothed and unclothed models using traditional additive and subtractive processes. Historical treatments of the figure and contemporary approaches will be referenced. Repeatable for credit.
ART 191 Sculpture (4 Credits)
Introduces the 3D format and exposes students to an overview of processes, tools, and materials used in sculpture. Explores the relationship of ideas to materials and construction techniques using additive, subtractive, and construction processes. Repeatable for credit.
ART 199 Selected Topics: Art (1-4 Credits)
Provides a learning experience in art not currently available.
ART 211AM Animation: Motion Graphics (4 Credits)
Builds on technical skills gained in ART 111AM and ART 113AM. Explores digital motion design and animation. Emphasizes time-based composition, visual engagement, and compositing. Repeatable for credit.
ART 213AM 3-D Animation: Character Performance and Dynamics (4 Credits)
Builds on skills gained in ART 113AM. Animation scene assembly and development in 3-D space. Focuses on character animation, investigating control rig manipulation and effective strategies for digital performance, motion, and timing, based on fundamental principles. Examines workflows for consistent renewal of industry-ready portfolio reels. Repeatable for credit.
ART 214AM 3-D Animation: Modeling II and Rigging (4 Credits)
Builds on technical skills gained in ART 114AM. Examines organic modeling techniques and rigging for animation. Explores sculpting and deformation workflows, addressing topological and texturing considerations. Introduces rigging hierarchies and techniques to prepare characters and props for digital animation. Repeatable for credit.
ART 230 Intermediate Graphic Design (4 Credits)
Explores developing innovative solutions to problems of visual communication in graphic design. Emphasizes concept and creation of designs with targeted intention. Introduces graphic design practice, theory, methodologies, and delivery systems including branding, typography, print and digital advertising, packaging, and promotional design. Builds upon technical skills gained in ART 110 and ART 141. Repeatable for credit.
ART 234 Figure Drawing (4 Credits)
Introduces drawing the clothed and unclothed figure using a variety of techniques and media. Uses models for the study of the human figure and portrait. Addresses representational and expressive approaches. Repeatable for credit.
ART 240 Digital Illustration: Concept (4 Credits)
Explores visual communication, the process of concept illustration, and rendering with industry-standard software. Introduces character, environmental, and storyboard illustration. Emphasizes development of preliminary art. Repeatable for credit.
ART 241 Digital Illustration: Narrative (4 Credits)
Explores visual communication, the process of narrative illustration, rendering with industry standard software. Introduces companion (book), sequential (graphic novel/comics), and editorial illustration. Focuses on developing illustrations in conjunction with written concepts. Emphasizes professional presentation of work. Repeatable for credit.
ART 243 Digital Illustration: Scientific (4 Credits)
Explores the intersection of traditional and digital scientific illustration using industry-standard software. Emphasizes advanced observational accuracy and effective communication. Builds on the foundations and digital techniques covered in ART 141 and 142. Repeatable for credit.
ART 253 Ceramics: Intermediate Ceramics (4 Credits)
Builds upon technical skills gained in ART 121 and ART 122 with attention to design elements. Includes presentation of historical, cultural, and contemporary trends in ceramics. Develops a unique body of work for presentation or exhibition. Repeatable for credit.
ART 257MA Metal Arts: Production (4 Credits)
Introduces tools and techniques for creating multiple metal objects using production processes. Repeatable for credit.
ART 261 Photography: Intermediate Darkroom (4 Credits)
Builds on darkroom basics in traditional black-and-white photography, including camera operation, composition, film processing, printing, presentation, and developing personal voice as an artist. Repeatable for credit.
ART 265 Photography: Digital Basics (4 Credits)
Introduces the photographic process including camera settings and techniques with an emphasis on creative expressions. Emphasizes exposure, depth-of-field, motion, composition, and image quality using a DSLR or Mirrorless camera. Repeatable for credit.
ART 266 Ceramics: Raku (2 Credits)
Introduces basic hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques, glazing, and firing processes for raku firing ceramics. Includes presentation of historical, cultural, and contemporary trends in raku fired ceramics. Repeatable for credit.
ART 267 Photography: Digital Editing (4 Credits)
Introduces industry-standard photo editing software and techniques including manipulating, enhancing, retouching digital images. Prepares students for career requirements through development of suitable images for portfolios and retouching tests. Repeatable for credit.
ART 268 Videography: Intermediate (4 Credits)
Builds on the the skills learned in ART 165 including camera techniques, sound, and editing. Explores development of an independent short film production in the roles of writer, producer, videographer, and editor. Emphasizes taking a film project through the production process, including pre- and post-production. Repeatable for credit.
ART 269AC Photography: Fine Art & Commercial (4 Credits)
Introduces two pathways in photography for career development, Fine Art and Commercial. Focuses on artistic and conceptual aspects of photography, employing photography as a medium of self-expression and creativity in fine art. Utilizes technical skills in the service of commercial photography to photograph material for print, sales, or digital advertising. Repeatable for credit.
ART 269PJ Photography: Photojournalism (4 Credits)
Develops basic skills needed for effective online and print photography for use in newspapers, magazines, web journals, and blogs. Focuses on developing appropriate behavior and craft needed to meet publication deadlines. Presents a variety of photojournalistic work, such as news photographs, human interest and feature pictures, political campaigns, live performances, press conferences, sporting events, or as stories that explore contemporary social issues. Emphasizes importance of print quality, picture editing, image content, captioning, journalistic ethics, and business practices for freelance and staff photojournalists. Repeatable for credit.
ART 270 Beginning Printmaking (4 Credits)
Introduces relief printmaking techniques and the art of producing multiple prints. Distinguishes the hand-pulled print from mechanical duplication, situating the art of printmaking within a historic context. Integrates drawing, design principles, and conceptual frameworks as a uniquely independent form of artistic communication. Repeatable for credit.
ART 271 Intermediate Printmaking (4 Credits)
Builds on relief printing fundamentals from ART 270. Introduces color processes to relief printmaking. Addresses site-specificity in the context of the multiple. Includes working collaboratively, while promoting the exploration of individual ideas and concepts. Repeatable for credit.
ART 273 Printmaking: Mixed Media Monotype (4 Credits)
Introduces experimental printing methods in single and multiple colors. Incorporates bookmaking into the art of printmaking. Emphasizes individualized, personal expression and exploration. Repeatable for credit.
ART 281 Intermediate Painting (4 Credits)
Continues exploration of the materials and techniques of painting with oil and/or acrylic paints. Emphasizes color theory and personal expression. Repeatable for credit.
ART 289 Custom Framing for Art (4 Credits)
Introduces the art of custom framing for all types of artwork. Techniques for identifying types of art and how to properly display and protect them. Create custom frames, hand-cut mats, glazing, and mounting using framing-specialized tools. Conversational practices will be emphasized. Repeatable for credit.
ART 291 Mold Making for Sculpture (4 Credits)
Emphasizes development of intermediate skills and technical knowledge in mold making processes. Includes a variety of molds, such as plaster molds for ceramic slip casting, block molds, two-part molds, and complex molds. Examines themes that include Mold Making and Casting in Art and Industry, Historical Uses of Mold Making, and Contemporary Materials and Processes. Repeatable for credit.
ART 295 Portfolio Development and Business Practices (4 Credits)
Develop a visual art portfolio and other written materials suitable for professional opportunities. Introduces strategies appropriate for all types of visual artists and the business of art and entrepreneurship, as well as strategies for work-place and/or client communication including preparation for job interviews and portfolio reviews. Recommend an already-developed body of artwork for course success. Repeatable for credit.
ART 296 Creative Team (1 Credit)
Provides experience for students to apply previous classroom learning as a creative team to develop art, designs, illustrations, and photography for various assigned professional work. Repeatable for credit. P/NP grading.
ART 297 Capstone Project: All Media (1 Credit)
Provides advanced, individualized development in visual arts. Develop a unique project in chosen medium. Provides opportunity for in-depth concept, research, development, and final presentation of long term project. Repeatable for credit.
ART 297GD Capstone Project: Graphic Design (1 Credit)
Provides advanced, individualized development in graphic design. Develop a unique design project. Provides opportunity for design campaign to go through marketing strategy, development, and final presentation. Repeatable for credit.
ART 297IL Capstone Project: Illustration (1 Credit)
Provides advanced, individualized development in illustration. Develop a unique concept, narrative, or scientific illustration project. Provides opportunity for in-depth concept, research, development, and final presentation of long term project. Repeatable for credit.
ART 297MA Capstone Project: Metal Arts (1 Credit)
Provides advanced, individualized development in metal arts. Develop a unique project or series. Provides opportunity for in-depth concept, research, development, and final presentation of long-term project. Repeatable for credit.
ART 297PM Capstone Project: Printmaking (1 Credit)
Provides advanced, individualized development in printmaking. Develop a unique project or series. Provides opportunity for in-depth concept, research, development, and final presentation of long-term project. Repeatable for credit.
ART 297PV Capstone Project: Digital Photo/Video (1 Credit)
Provides advanced, individualized development in digital photography and/or video production. Provides opportunity for in-depth concept, research, development, and final presentation of long-term project. Repeatable for credit.
ART 297SP Sustainable Practices: Art Project (1 Credit)
Builds on topics from SUS 297A: Sustainable Practices: Art. Develop a unique art project using only sustainable practices in a variety of media. Theme for the project is sustainability advocacy through inspiring thought and/or ethical engagement with implementation of actionable solutions. Project emphasizes individualized personal expression and exploration and will provide opportunity for in-depth concept, research, development, and final presentation of long term project. Repeatable for credit.
ART 298 Independent Study: Art (1-6 Credits)
Individualized, advanced study to focus on outcomes not addressed in existing courses or of special interest to a student. P/NP grading.
ART 299 Selected Topics: Art (1-6 Credits)
Provides a learning experience in art not currently available.
DSGN 101 Introduction to Product Design (4 Credits)
Explores the multidisciplinary field of product design, emphasizing problem-solving and creativity through design thinking and the design process. Examines a range of product categories and analyzes historical and contemporary designs to build a comprehensive understanding of the discipline. Emphasizes sustainable practices, material selection, manufacturing technologies, and the psychology of design. Develops foundational skills in iterative design methodologies to conceptualize and refine innovative product ideas. Repeatable for credit.
DSGN 103 User Experience (UX) Research Methodologies (4 Credits)
Introduces students to methods for understanding their user in order to guide their design decisions. Emphasizes how to conduct user research using different research methodologies, the design of studies and interviews, and how to analyze research and present research findings. Teaches the fundamentals of user research methodologies.
DSGN 104 UX Design Principles (4 Credits)
Introduces the fundamental design principles of User Experience (UX). Emphasizes how to analyze and apply principles to UX design. Builds on concepts from UX Research Methods.
DSGN 180 Co-op Work Experience Design (1-4 Credits)
Provides experience in which students apply previous classroom learning in an occupational setting for design. Credits depend on the number of hours worked. P/NP grading. Repeatable for credit.
DSGN 199 Selected Topics: Design (1-4 Credits)
Provides a learning experience in design not currently available.
DSGN 202 User Interface Design (UI) (4 Credits)
Introduces professional techniques for generating UI designs and workflows for a design. Covers visual and workflow problem solving and the process of creating component libraries, screen layouts, and using industry standard software to create a design. Repeatable for credit.
DSGN 203 Usability Testing (4 Credits)
Introduces the concept of usability testing for UI design. Emphasizes how to plan, create, and complete a usability study. Repeatable for credit.
DSGN 297UX Capstone Project: UX/UI (4 Credits)
Provides advanced, individualized development in UX design. Develop two new features to add to the project started in DSGN 203. Provides opportunity for creating an app with multiple features, iterative development, and final presentation. Repeatable for credit.
DSGN 298 Independent Study: Design (1-6 Credits)
Individualized, advanced study in product design to focus on outcomes not addressed in existing courses or of special interest to a student. P/NP grading. Repeatable for credit.
DSGN 299 Selected Topics: Design (1-4 Credits)
Provides a learning experience in design not currently available.
