Studio/discussion course involving study of child/middle level art, and examination of and practices in teaching art and art appreciation in the elementary and middle level school.
 

Beginning concepts in typography, illustration, and page layout taught with current professional software and computers. For students in art education, general fine arts, and non art-majors. No credit for students majoring in graphic design, illustration, or photography.
 

Continues exploration into computer graphics on a Macintosh based system with concentration on high-end graphic software and hardware.
 

An introduction to the world of illustration as a means of visual communication. coursework will focus on exploration of vairous media and approaches to making images, and finding the link between a picture and the message. Slide shows of past and contemporary illustrators, and visiting artists will supplement the course content.
 

Studio course emphasizing unique personal approaches, techniques, and skills using various drawing media. Includes both figurative and nonfigurative expression.
 

Studio course emphasizing personal expression in drawing the human body. Various media employed in depicting the live model in changing environments.
 

Studio course acquainting students with the broad meaning of illustration, the media choices, and the control and combining of these media to meet demands of budget, time, and reproduction.
 

Studio course for advanced students emphasizing individual direction and personal development of ideas in chosen painting media.
 

Studio course acquainting students with specific processes, including computer illustration and air brush, appropriate skills for scientific and various kinds of technical illustration.
 

Continuation of Art 247. Further exploration and development of individual ideas in watercolor.
 

Continuation of Art 347. With an emphasis on developing specific personal concepts and imagery in watercolor.
 

Continuation of Art 344. Further exploration and development of conceptual and technical skill in oil and acrylic paint.
 

Studio course with advanced work in relief printmaking. Emphasis on refinement of personal expression with exploration into scale and proportion, color and multiple block printing methods.
 

Advanced studio course in prints taken on paper from inked incisions of metal plates.
 

Studio course which further explores silk screen methods including photo-screen techniques.
 

Experimentation with different media, creative uses of textures and color. Printmaking on a more technologically and conceptually advanced level.
 

Studio course comprised of introductory experience in mixing clay, making glazes, throwing, hand building, glazing, and methods of firing.
 

Continuation of Art 357 with emphasis on loading and firing kilns.
 

Emphasis on individual personal statements in sculptural form. Approaches will deal with direct media: wood, stone, metal.
 

Problems in metal fabrication, centrifugal castings and raising with emphasis on design and craftsmanship.
 

Emphasis on jewelry, hollow ware, flatware.
 

Studio course applying the advanced principles of typographical design and relationships to graphic communications.
 

Studio course exploring the potential of print related design, pre-press capabilities, related graphic software, and the introduction of multi-media interface design.
 

Studio course applying the concepts of editorial design, layout, and print-related graphics. Visitations to studios and agencies involved with the production of such imagery can be expected.
 

Second semester experience in photography as an art form. Instruction and work in an expanded number of concepts and processes to add visual flexibility to the student's personal expressions.
 

A studio photography course covering sources for digital photographs, their processing by photography software, and presentation as print, design, or electronic media. Emphasis on visual composition and image purpose.
 

Introduction to video as a visual art form including concepts, composition, methods, and cultural/historical perspective. Production of short video art works: idea development, camera work, editing, and presentation.
 

Investigation of a special studio art/art related project.
 

Individual research projects under the direction of a faculty member.
 

Topical projects and investigation of personal concepts through a variety of two-dimensional media. See Note 1.
 

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Topical projects and investigation of personal concepts through a variety of three-dimensional media. See Note 1.
 

Qualified students, selected and supervised by faculty members, facilitate teaching and learning in a specific course. Students enhance their knowledge of art and their ability to communicate that knowledge.
 

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This course will focus on individualized concepts of creating in ceramics. Emphasis on the student's personal exploration of the vessel and/or sculptural forms. Course will prepare students for graduate school and setting up a ceramics studio.
 

Interface-specific software and its potential for artistic expression are utilized in this course. Abstract approaches, in latter portions of course, will be explored allowing concepts, outside of the graphic design arena, to be considered.
 

Lecture/studio course involving the use of pratical and client-based projects related to print, packaging, multimedia interface, and/or photo-related solutions. Informational interviews with portfolio presentations will be required. Visitations to studio and agency environments can be expected.
 

A graphic design studio course focusing on advanced development of a professional portfolio, informational interview, and exploration of creativity with focused research information in relationship to the professional world.
 

Topical projects and investigation of personal concepts through photographic media.
 

Topics depend on interests of students and faculty and are not typically covered in regular art studio courses. Topics may be specific media concerns, art subjects, artmaking procedures, contemporary art concerns, or other issues.
 

Assignment in an area of art to gain practical experience in the technical, research, and/or educational aspects of the discipline(s) involved. Work must build upon research and knowledge developed in other art courses.
 

Individual research projects under the direction of a faculty member.
 

Independent study projects under the direction of a faculty member.