Courses

Learning Goals/Outcomes

• Students will effectively use written and oral communications to describe, present, and or critique their work. Attain effective skills in oral and written communication, quantitative reasoning, and the use of information technology. General Education Goal #1
• Students will be able to assemble a body or collection of work in a coherent form (that communicates a particular intention) for portfolios, exhibitions, or presentations. Be able to work and learn both independently and collaboratively. General Education Goal #3
• Students will use a range of materials to visualize ideas in original ways. Learn to think critically to solve problems. General Education Goal #2 Understand the diverse ways of thinking that underlie the search for knowledge in the arts, humanities, sciences and social sciences. General Education Goal #5 Expand understanding and appreciation of human creativity and diverse forms of aesthetic and intellectual expression. General Education Goal #8
• Students will become aware of how their work can intersect with local, national, and international communities and issues. General Education Goal #4; General Education Goal #7; General Education Goal #9 and General Education Goal #10.

Course Syllabi

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• ART129-010 — Design for Non-Majors
• ART129-011— Design for Non-Majors
• ART133-010 — Drawing for Non-Majors
• ART133-011 — Drawing for Non-Majors
• ART180 — Digital Photography for Non-Majors
• ART200 —​ Introduction to Art and Design for Games​
  
• ART204 — Media/Design/Culture
• ART205 — Core Interactive Media
• ART208 — Core Typography
• ART209 — Core Design
• ART215 — Seeing and Being
• ART218 — Core Colloquium
• ART230 — Figure Drawing
• ART231 — Introduction to Painting
• ART233 — Drawing as a Study
• ART235 — Core Drawing
• ART236 — Core Painting
• ART243 — Introduction to Printmaking
• ART245 — Core Printmaking
• ART246 — Screenprinting
• ART250 — Introduction to Sculpture
• ART255-010 — Core Sculpture
• ART255-011 — Core Sculpture
• ART265-010 — Core 3D Modeling
• ART265-011 — Core 3D Modeling
• ART280 — Introduction to Photo and Video
• ART281 — Darkroom Photography
• ART284 — Core Photography
• ART285-010 — Core Moving Images
• ART285-011 — Core Moving Images
• ART289 — Documentary Photography
• ART290 — Introduction to Ceramics
• ART295 — Core Ceramics
• ART301 — Design Studio
• ART302 — Typography Methods
• ART303 — Design Methods
• ART307 — Interaction Design
• ART309 — Book Arts
• ART310 — Photographic Design
• ART312 — Illustration Methods
• ART315 — Issues in Contemporary Art
• ART317 — Printmaking Strategies
• ART318 — Applied Design Visits
• ART319 — Applied Design Topics
• ART322 — Advertising Design Methods
• ART324 — The Art of Social Change
• ART326 — Experimental Animation
• ART327 — Expanded Print Media
• ART331 — Intermediate Painting
• ART334 — Figure Painting
• ART335 — Drawing Approaches
• ART344 — Digital Printmaking
• ART346 — Letterpress printing
• ART350 — Sculpture Processes
• ART353 — Illustration Studio
• ART382 — Alternative Photographic Processes
• ART384 — Digital Photography
• ART385 — Moving Image Production
• ART386 — Lighting Studio
• ART390 — Ceramics - Wheel Throwing & Firing
• ART391— Ceramics A Time Based Approach
• ART393— Expanded Ceramic Processes
• ART400 — Visual Communications Practicum
• ART401 — Visual Communications Portfolio Preparation
• ART402 — Experimental Typography
• ART403 — Degree Project
• ART406 — Artist Machine
• ART407 — Topics in Art & Technology
• ART408 — Internship
• ART409 — Design Contexts
• ART412 — Illustration Topics
• ART416 — Junior Seminar
• ART419 — Senior Studio
• ART422 — Advertising Design Topics
• ART432 — Painting Studio
• ART440 — Printmaking Studio
• ART450 — Sculpture Studio
• ART481 — Photo and Video Studio
• ART490 — Ceramics Studio
• ART600 — Graduate Critique