Curriculum
The Art & Design Department courses in painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, photography, and foundation design offer the core classes needed for students entering our graphic design, animation and upper level fine art courses. The faculty in the Art & Design Department is here to serve the needs of the students and prepare them spiritually, skillfully, and professionally in the visual arts to make a positive difference in their careers and the world in which they live. This type of instruction from the Art & Design faculty prepares students to meet the challenges by presenting real world situations so that the student is able to take the design concepts and creative skills they have learned from the classroom to graduate school or dynamic job opportunities.
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ART & DESIGN MAJOR (BA): |
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| AR110 | Drawing I – Basic Drawing | 3 credits | |
| AR210 | Drawing II – Advanced Drawing | 3 credits | |
| AR310 | Drawing III - Life/Figure Drawing | 3 credits | |
| AR131 | Design I – 2-Dimensional Design & Color Theory | 3 credits | |
| AR151 | Design II – 3-Dimensional Design | 3 credits | |
| AR220 | Painting I – Basic Painting | 3 credits | |
| AR211 | Art History I – Ancient to Medieval | 3 credits | |
| AR212 | Art History II – Renaissance to Modern | 3 credits | |
| AR155 | Service Project Lab | 1 credits | |
| AR345 | Aesthetics | 3 credits | |
| AR490 | Senior Art Exhibition | 3 credits | |
| Subtotal: | 31 credits | ||
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| Studio Art/Fine Art: | |||
| AR180 | Photography I | 3 credits | |
| AR215 | Computer Design | 3 credits | |
| AR235 | Sculpture I – Basic Sculpture | 3 credits | |
| AR320 | Painting II – Advanced Painting | 3 credits | |
| AR420 | Painting III – Studio Painting | 3 credits | |
| AR410 | Drawing IV – Studio Drawing | 3 credits | |
| SubTotal: | 18 credits | ||
| Total: | 49 credits | ||
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Computer Design: | ||
| AR180 | Photography I | 3 credits | |
| AR215 | Computer Design I – Basic Computer Design | 3 credits | |
| AR315 | Computer Design II – Intermediate Computer Design | 3 credits | |
| AR326 | Design and Technology | 3 credits | |
| AR415 | Computer Design III – Advanced Computer Design | 3 credits | |
| AR426 | Computer Design IV – Graphics and animation | 3 credits | |
| SubTotal: | 18 credits | ||
| Total: | 49 credits | ||
| Ceramics/Sculpture: |
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| AR160 | Ceramics I – Basic Ceramics | 3 credits |
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| AR215 | Ceramics II – Advanced Ceramics | 3 credits |
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| AR235 | Ceramics III – Studio Ceramics | 3 credits |
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| AR320 | Sculpture I – Basic Sculpture | 3 credits |
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| AR420 | Sculpture II – Advanced Sculpture | 3 credits |
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| AR460 | Ceramics IV – Senior Studio Ceramics or |
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| AR435 | Sculpture III – Senior Studio Sculpture | 3 credits |
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| SubTotal: | 18 credits |
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| Total: | 49 credits |
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<top> ART & DESIGN MINOR
| Drawing I – Basic Drawing | 3 credits | |
| AR131 | Design I – 2-Dimensional Design & Color Theory | 3 credits |
| AR151 | Design II – 3-Dimensional Design | 3 credits |
| AR220 | Painting I – Basic Painting | 3 credits |
| AR211 | Art History I – Ancient to Medieval | 3 credits |
| AR212 | Art History II – Renaissance to Modern | 3 credits |
| Total: | 18 credits |
ART EDUCATION LICENSURE PreK-12
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Core Requirements: |
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| AR110 | Drawing I – Basic Drawing | 3 credits |
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| AR210 | Drawing II – Advanced Drawing | 3 credits |
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| AR310 | Drawing III - Life/Figure Drawing | 3 credits |
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| AR131 | Design I – 2-Dimensional Design & Color Theory | 3 credits |
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| AR151 | Design II – 3-Dimensional Design | 3 credits |
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| AR220 | Painting I – Basic Painting | 3 credits |
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| AR211 | Art History I – Ancient to Medieval | 3 credits |
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| AR212 | Art History II – Renaissance to Modern | 3 credits |
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| AR155 | Service Project Lab | 1 credits |
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| AR345 | Aesthetics | 3 credits |
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| AR490 | Senior Art Exhibition | 3 credits |
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| Subtotal: | 31 credits |
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| The following additional requirements form the Education Concentration for licensure in Art:: | |||
| AR160 | Ceramics I | 3 credits | |
| AR180 | Photography I | 3 credits | |
| AR215 | Computer Design | 3 credits | |
| AR235 | Sculpture I – Basic Sculpture | 3 credits |
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| AR320 | Painting II – Advanced Painting | 3 credits |
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| AR275 | Elementary Art Methods | 3 credits | |
| AR376 | Secondary Art Methods | 3 credits | |
| Subtotal: | 21 credits |
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| Total: | 52 credits |
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All professional education and major coursework must be completed before Clinical Teaching Experience. Refer to Education section – Secondary & PreK-12 Teacher Licensure Programs for professional education courses required. Note: The courses required for PreK-12 licensure in Art fill the requirements for a major in Art. There is no provisional licensure in Art. <top> Art Course Descriptions:
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AR155 |
Service Project Lab | 1 credit |
| A 1-credit course for the supervision and documentation of the required service project. | ||
| Ceramics II | 3 credits | |
| Students will concentrate on advanced hand-building and wheel throwing techniques. Laboratory assignments will enable the student to create glazes and investigate firing techniques related to glazes. Materials fee. | ||
| Art History I | 3 credits | |
| The history of artistic media, methods, styles, and artists from pre-history to the proto-Renaissance. Dominant ideas and values of western and non-western art will be examined. (Fall) | ||
| Art History II | 3 credits | |
| A study of artistic media, methods, styles, and artists from the Proto-Renaissance to the 20th Century. (Spring) | ||
| Computer Design I | 3 credits | |
| This course is an introduction to the history of the evolution and application of typography for the perception of meaning, intention and personality of the written word.Prerequisites: CS101, AR110 and AR131. Materials fee. | ||
| AR315 | Computer Design II | 3 credits |
| This course will explore printed communication and the use of advanced typography skills as an exclusive element of design. The course will focus on the development of marketable, original and creative problem solving solutions with an emphasis on professional presentation techniques. Prerequisites: CS101, AR110, AR131, AR151, AR210, and AR215. Materials fee. | ||
| AR326 | Design and Technology | 3 credits |
| This course will utilize computer applications interfacing the graphic and applied arts. Students will produce contemporary advertising and graphic design portfolio projects. Emphasis will be placed on creative concepts, good typography usage, image manipulation and presentation techniques. Prerequisites: CS101, AR110, AR131, AR151, AR210, AR215 and AR315. Materials fee. (Fall) | ||
| AR415 | Computer Design III | 3 credits |
| This course will explore various means of indicating, placing and manipulating visual elements in page design, systematically developing strong and creative layout solutions by means of cumulative, conceptual design process. The ability to effectively integrate photographs, illustrations, display and type will be developed using page composition software. Prerequisites: CS101, AR110, AR131, AR151, AR210, AR215, AR315 and AR220. Materials fee. | ||
| AR426 | Computer Design IV – Graphics and Animation | 3 credits |
| Students will choose to continue into desktop publishing and web design or study basic animation.The two choices are:· Desktop Publishing and Web Design: This is an advanced study course that continues with desktop publishing and encompasses web publishing as well as multimedia. Also includes further study of the history and future exploration of Computer Graphics. Student must be able to combine typographic effects, corporate identities and digital editing and illustration for the web. · Basic Animation: This course will provide a basic study into the advanced field of graphic design encompassing an exploration of techniques, styles and media for 3-D Animation. Field of study: Storyboarding, 3-D modeling, digital art compositing, Prerequisites: CS101, AR110, AR131, AR151, AR215, AR315, and AR415 or AR326. Materials fee. (Spring) | ||
| Painting I – Basic Painting | 3 credits | |
| An introduction to painting with the various media and techniques commonly used. Prerequisite: AR110 or consent of instructor. Materials fee. | ||
| AR320 | Painting II – Advanced Painting | 3 credits |
| AR320 is a continuation of AR220, including advanced technique development. Materials fee. |
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| AR420 | Painting III – Studio Painting | 3 credits |
| Senior level concentration in painting. . 3-credit course toward completion of a major’s portfolio in painting and final preparation for the senior creative product. Materials Fee | ||