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.
Continued 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 principles of graphic design through manipulation, presentation, and interpretation of verbal and visual messages. Involves creating form and meaning through varied commercial and aesthetic graphic expressions, including typography, logos, and ad design. Begins developing students' competency to effectively communicate a message through graphic manifestation. Introduces the following programs: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. This course includes special fees.
ART 110.
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 110.
Provides students with the opportunity for studio criticism. Work may include the following areas: ceramics, printmaking, drawing, painting, sculpture, graphic design, and digital imagery. Course may repeated for total of 6 credit hours on the 450 level. 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 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 the skills from Introduction to Graphic Design and challenges students to analyze and create more complex typographical and verbal expressions, image manipulation, and visual narratives for print and digital mediums. Involves developing concepts for brand identity, logos, ads, and other design expressions as well as the historical significance of digital art. Includes advanced instruction in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. This course includes special fees.
ART 216 or permission of the instructor.
For art majors: ART 102 and 103.
ART 102, 103, and 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 typographic skills from Introduction to Graphic Design and challenges students to begin typeface design and develop more advanced manipulation of letterforms and words to present a creative and appealing message in print and digital mediums. Includes integration of the creative process, aesthetic presentation, and the study of typography styles and techniques. Continues instruction of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. This course includes special fees.
ART 218 or permission of the professor.
Emphasizes individual style and aesthetics in painting. This course includes special fees.
ART 414.
Practices an advanced study of graphic design relating to students' interests in the field. Involves refinement of the student's design portfolio in preparation for senior exhibition and a career in graphic design. Continues application of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. This course includes special fees.
ART 316 and 418 or permission of the professor.
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 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, 103, or permission of the professor.
