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  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: None Art Appreciation is a study of fine art from many periods, prehistoric through contemporary, with emphasis on seeing and understanding style and technique. Art Appreciation will partially fulfill the humanities requirement for the Associate of Arts degree. (F,S)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: None Survey of Art I is a broad survey of the visual arts from the Paleolithic Age, the ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome to the Middle Ages. This course emphasizes the historic, social, and intellectual background of the artistic and architectural masterpieces that comprise the cultural heritage of early western civilization. Survey of Art I will partially fulfill the humanities requirement for the Associate of Arts degree. This course is required for all art majors. (D)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: None Survey of Art II surveys the visual arts from the late Middle Ages through the Renaissance to the early 19th century. This course stresses the historic, social, and intellectual background of European masterpieces of art and architecture. Survey of Art II will partially fulfill the humanities requirement for the Associate of Arts degree. This course is required for all art majors. (D)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: None Modern Art is an art history course involving the study of the fine arts of the Western hemisphere dating from the middle of the 19th century to the present day. Students will gain an in-depth understanding of modern painting, sculpture, architecture, and camera arts, in addition to minor arts. This course will allow students in current Survey of Art courses to follow their studies through to contemporary art. Modern Art will partially fulfill the humanities requirement for the Associate of Arts degree. This course is required for Fine Arts majors, but nonmajors may enroll. (D)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: None Introduction to Art enables beginning students to gain experience in a wide variety of studio disciplines such as design, drawing, painting, printmaking, watercolor, and various three dimensional processes. Historic perspectives on the various media experienced will also be introduced. Introduction to Art is designed for non-art majors. (D)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: None Drawing I introduces the fundamentals of perceptual drawing. Drawing I students will study still life, landscape, and the figure in various line and value media. This course is required for all art majors. (F,S)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: ART115 Watercolor I is a studio art course introducing students to the fine art of the transparent water-based media. The theory and practice of watercolor will be studied, with students working from still life, landscape, and figure. Types of pigment, paper, and methods of paint application will be introduced. Students will also learn about the history of the media in this course. Watercolor I is open to both Fine Arts majors and non-majors as well, providing the prerequisite has been met. (F)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: None Design I focuses on the formal elements of art, utilizing line, shape, texture, and color to explore two-dimensional design principles. Design I students will gain experience in a variety of media and subject matter. This course is required for all art majors. (F)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: None Design II introduces compositional and structural problems of three-dimensional design, emphasizing concepts such as relief, figure-ground relationships, space and volume, texture, light, and environmental issues in the exploration of basic sculpture aesthetics. This course is required for all art majors. (S)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: None Ceramics/Pottery I introduces basic clay techniques, including coil and slab construction, wheel throwing, glazing, and firing. Ceramics/Pottery I students will gain a strong sense of three-dimensional design and will learn the sculptural aspects of functional pottery. This course is recommended for all art majors. (F,S)
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