Art courses in the appreciation and history of art familiarize students with the development of art and its relationship to world culture. Courses in theory and applied art help to fulfill the requirements for teaching art in the public schools and to develop proficiency as an artist in a student's chosen field.
Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Arts
Discusses the history of Western art from Prehistoric times to the Renaissance.
ART 102.
Introduces drawing media and processes. Prerequisite to other two-dimensional art courses. Combined with ART 110, forms the foundation for later courses in two-dimensional art. Open to non-art majors. This course includes special fees.
Explores visual design concepts such as artistic vocabulary, aesthetic theory, and use of design elements and principles in various media and materials. Combined with ART 106, forms the foundation for later courses in two-and three-dimensional art. Open to non-Art majors. This course includes special fees.
Examines the elements and principles of three-dimensional design. Provides experiences with a variety of media and subject matter. Forms the foundation for later courses in three-dimensional art. Course is Prerequisite for ART 210. This course includes special fees.
ART 110.
Continues exposure to drawing fundamentals in greater depth and an exploration of additional media. Introduces drawing the figure from gesture to finished work. This course includes special fees.
ART 106 and ART 110.
Introduces basic techniques and concepts of etching, engraving, and aquatint. This course includes special fees.
ART 106 and ART 110.
Introduces basic techniques and concepts of sculpture as artistic expression using a variety of media and repurposed materials. This course includes special fees.
ART 111.
Introduces clay and glaze techniques to prepare students for wheel-throwing techniques. Emphasizes hand-building techniques and the aesthetics of ceramic design. This course includes special fees.
Explains the fundamentals of off-loom and loom weaving, using a wide variety of weaving techniques and weaves. Explores the use of fibrous materials in art production. This course includes special fees.
ART 110 or permission of the professor.
Introduces oil painting with an emphasis on the fundamentals of form and color relationships in painting. This course includes special fees.
ART 106 and 110 or permission of the professor.
Introduces the concepts of communicative visual art and career expectations in the field of graphic design. Covers grids, typography, visual brand, and brief graphic design history. Introduces the following programs: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. This course includes special fees.
ART 110, or permission directly from the instructor.
Introduces watercolor, which involves drawing, composition, application of color theory, and uses various watercolor papers, brushes, and masking techniques. This course includes special fees.
ART 106 and ART 110.
Provides individualized studio critique opportunities. Students spend three hours in the studio each week per credit. Work may be completed in the following areas: ceramics, printmaking, drawing, painting, sculpture, and graphic design. Course may be repeated for a total of 6 hours. This course includes special fees.
Permission of the professor.
Examines the problems of greater visual and conceptual complexity with more emphasis on the development of individual stylistic qualities. This course includes special fees.
ART 206.
Explores advanced problems in printmaking with emphasis on the development of individual style. This course includes special fees.
ART 208.
Emphasizes independent creativity and new approaches covering a wide range of media and methods with a concentration on the formation of ideas and their interpretations. This course includes special fees.
ART 210.
Emphasizes the development of beginning throwing skills and basic glaze formation. Studies include ceramic design development. This course includes special fees.
ART 212.
ART 110 or ART 213.
Continues the examination of fundamentals of form and color relationships in oil painting leading to a broader application in a range of genres from self-portraits and working from a model to more conceptually based painting. This course includes special fees.
ART 214 or permission of the professor.
Builds on concepts from Introduction to Graphic Design. Emphasizes publishing design within an existing visual brand. Explores topography, logo, cover, interior, centerfold/poster and ad design. Introduces working with a customer/director. The course continues developing skills in these programs: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. This course includes special fees.
ART 110 and ART 218, or permission directly from the instructor.
For art majors: ART 102 and ART 103.
ART 102, ART 103, and ART 330.
Explains methods in teaching at the elementary and secondary level with an emphasis on projects, rationale, and evaluation techniques. This course includes special fees.
EDUC 497.
Examines advanced individual development of style and aesthetics as they relate to the field of sculpture. This course includes special fees.
ART 310.
Explores independent creativity with a wide range of media and methods with an emphasis on the formation of ideas and their interpretations. This course includes special fees.
ART 410.
Practices advanced clay forming and glaze formulation, including sculptural forms in clay and dinnerware production. Studies ceramic design and personal aesthetics. This course includes special fees.
ART 312.
Emphasizes experimental ceramics with advanced individual development of style and aesthetics. This course includes special fees.
ART 412.
Concentrates on developing imaginative resources in painting. Emphasizes the student's individual stylistic strengths. This course includes special fees.
ART 314.
Builds on basic typographic from Introduction to Graphic Design. Explores advanced exploration of character as form and emphasizes its importance in design and visual communication. Provides instruction and application to develop a professional/personal brand. Continues developing skills in these programs: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. This course includes special fees.
ART 110 and ART 218 or permission directly from the instructor.
Emphasizes individual style and aesthetics in painting. This course includes special fees.
ART 414.
Individualizes projects based on student interest and need. Prepares students for the designer/client professional relationship. Student leads the process from beginning to end, with instruction as needed. Professional communication, design ability, and standards are further developed. This course continues developing skills in these programs: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. This course includes special fees.
ART 110 and ART 218 or permission directly from the instructor.
Available as needed.
Senior standing with a graphic design emphasis.
Discusses the integration of art and Christian faith and the artist's role in contemporary society. Includes preparation of resume, artist statement, and artwork for senior exhibition.
Provides individualized studio critique opportunities. Students spend three hours in the studio each week per credit. Work may be completed in the following areas: ceramics, printmaking, drawing, painting, sculpture, and graphic design. Course may be repeated for a total of 6 hours. This course includes special fees.
Permission of the professor.
Provides students with an immersive experience in Art. This course includes special fees.
ART 102, ART 103, or permission of professor.
Provides students an immersive experience in Art. This course includes special fees.
ART 454 Lecture.
Provides students opportunities to complete individual projects using a choice of media with emphasis on areas of special need or concentration. This course includes special fees.
Permission of the professor.
Requires students to prepare and hang work for exhibitions and/or to complete original artwork for exhibition their senior year, along with refining an artist statement and portfolio. Normally students take one credit in the junior year and one in the senior year. This course includes special fees.
Available as needed.
ART 102, ART 103, or permission of the professor.
