Courses at the 300-level
Focusing on the figure, this course continues the development of concepts begun in Art 202. Students are encouraged to explore individual concepts, with emphasis on style, technique, and materials. Studio.
3 credit hours
- ART 202
Emphasis is on the use of the potter’s wheel and on firing at stoneware temperatures. Stress is on developing greater sensitivity to clay and glazes, experimentation, and skill. Studio.
3 credit hours
- ART 206 is prerequisite for art department majors.
- Nonart department majors must have consent of department chair.
Students investigate conceptual and visual problem solving through expanded graphic design projects. Emphasis is on the development of ideas, the manipulation of typography, image, and graphic design principles. Studio.
3 credit hours
- ART 224
Greek and Roman art from the tenth century B.C. to the fourth century A.D. are studied. Focus is on the differing character and functions of this art and on its importance for the development of Western art. Lecture.
3 credit hours
- ART 231
- ART 232
Focusing on the concept of the Renaissance from the fourteenth to the sixteenth centuries, this course surveys developments in painting, sculpture, and architecture in major European centers. Lecture.
3 credit hours
- ART 231
- ART 232
Beginning with changes occurring in Rome around 1600, this course surveys seventeenth-century European art, with emphasis on Italian art. Lecture.
3 credit hours
- ART 231
- ART 232
Painting, sculpture, and architecture from colonial times to the Armory Show of 1913 are examined, with particular attention given to problems of indigenous tradition. Lecture.
3 credit hours
- ART 231
- ART 232
Beginning with the manifestation of romanticism and neoclassicism in late eighteenth-century European art, this course then follows the nineteenth-century developments of realism, naturalism, and symbolism. Lecture.
3 credit hours
- ART 231
- ART 232
The development of modernism, dada, and surrealism in European centers, and American post-World War II and contemporary trends are traced through painting and sculpture. Lecture.
3 credit hours
- ART 231
- ART 232
Focus is on the origin and aesthetic evolution of fine art photography. Movements in theory and criticism relevant to photography are explored in relation to parallel developments in other visual arts. Lecture.
3 credit hours
- ART 231
- ART 232
- or consent of instructor
- or consent of the department chair
Focus is on advanced photographic theory, philosophy, and technique. Students are expected to develop a portfolio theme through mature sensitivity in handling the medium. Studio.
3 credit hours
- ART 217
Prospective art educators are oriented to the field of art as a discipline and to concepts of teaching and learning in art. Observational and studio experiences are included. (Formerly Art Education 203.)
3 credit hours
- Art 204 or 205
Children's artistic expression in relation to research and current approaches to art education are covered. Included are studio workshop experiences with art materials used in the elementary classroom. Not open to art education majors.
2 credit hours
- completion of College Writing Requirement and General Education Arts requirement