ARTS 1311 - Design I - 3 sem. hrs. (3-3-0) 5004015326

Elements and principles of art using two- and three-dimensional concepts.  This course deals with the fundamentals of art, including theory and practice of drawing, painting, and designing, using various media.  Design analysis, color, and elements of drawing and composition are emphasized.  Three lecture and three laboratory hours per week.  Prerequisite: None.  Lab Fee: $24

ARTS 1316 - Drawing I - 3 sem. hrs. (3-3-0) 5007055230

Investigation of drawing media and techniques including descriptive and expressive possibilities.  A beginning course investigating a variety of media, techniques, and subjects, including descriptive and expressive possibilities.  Subjects include still life, landscape and the model using additive and subtractive processes.  This course will explore perceptual and descriptive possibilities with a consideration of drawing as a developmental process as well as an end to itself.  Three lecture and three laboratory hours per week.  Prerequisite: None.  Lab Fee: $24

ARTS 1317 - Drawing II - 3 sem. hrs. (3-3-0) 5007055230

Investigation of drawing media and techniques including descriptive and expressive possibilities.  A continuation of ARTS 1316, with an emphasis on individual exploration of ideas and expression. This course also involves the exploration of alternative ideas and experimental approaches to drawing. Includes the study of past and contemporary artists.  Three lecture and three laboratory hours per week.  Prerequisite: ARTS 1316.  Lab Fee: $24

ARTS 1325 - Drawing and Painting - 3 sem. hrs. (2-2-0) 5007085226

Drawing and painting for non-art majors.  A beginning course investigating a variety of media, techniques and subjects exploring the fundamental elements of drawing and painting in today's art world.  Two lecture and two laboratory hours per week.  Prerequisite: None.  Lab Fee: $24

ARTS 2316 - Painting I - 3 sem. hrs. (3-3-0) 5007085226

Exploration of ideas using painting media and techniques.  An introduction to oil and synthetic (water-based) media.  Exploring the potentials of painting media with emphasis on color, composition, and other formal elements as well as individual expression with an emphasis on process.  Includes the study of past and contemporary painters.  Three lecture and three laboratory hours per week.  Prerequisite: None.  Lab Fee: $24 

ARTS 2317 - Painting II - 3 sem. hrs. (3-3-0) 5007085226

Exploration of ideas using painting media and techniques.  A continuation of ARTS 2316 with a greater emphasis on aesthetics, critical thinking skills, self-expression and individual exploration.  Three lecture and three laboratory hours per week.  Prerequisite: ARTS 2316 or approval of instructor.  Lab Fee: $24 

ARTS 2323 - Life Drawing I - 3 sem. hrs. (1-5-0) 5007055326

Basic study of the human form.  The exploration of the human figure, from the live model, through the use of traditional drawing media including charcoal, graphite, ink and other media.  One lecture and five laboratory hours per week.  Prerequisite: None.  Lab Fee: $24 

ARTS 2326 - Sculpture I - 3 sem. hrs. (3-3-0) 5007095130

Exploration of ideas using sculpture media and techniques.  Fundamentals of three dimensional design as experienced in basic sculptural processes using a variety of media, including additive and subtractive processes.  Three lecture and three laboratory hours per week.  Prerequisite: ARTS 1311 or approval of instructor.  Lab Fee: $24

ARTS 2341 - Art Metals I - 3 sem. hrs. (3-3-0) 5007135126

Exploration of ideas using basic techniques in jewelry and metal construction.  Basic lost wax and hand building techniques in working with non-ferrous metals.  Three lecture and three laboratory hours per week.  Prerequisite: None.  Lab Fee: $24

ARTS 2346 - Ceramics I - 3 sem. hrs. (3-3-0) 5007115126

Exploration of ideas using basic ceramic processes.  An introduction to basic ceramic processes emphasizing production and aesthetic expression.  Three lecture and three laboratory hours per week.  Prerequisite: None.  Lab Fee: $24

ARTS 2347 - Ceramics II - 3 sem. hrs. (3-3-0) 5007115126

Exploration of ideas using basic ceramic processes.  A continuation of ARTS 2346 with opportunities for specialization in ceramic processes emphasizing production and aesthetic expression.  Three lecture and three laboratory hours per week.  Prerequisite: ARTS 2346.  Lab Fee: $24

ARTS 2348 - Digital Art I - 3 sem. hrs. (3-0-0) 5004025226

Studio art courses that explore the potential of the computer hardware and software medium for their visual, conceptual, and practical uses in the visual arts.  Three lecture hours per week.  Prerequisite: BCIS 1405 or COSC 1301.

ARTS 2366 - Watercolor I - 3 sem. hrs. (3-3-0) 5007085326

Exploration of ideas using water-based painting media and techniques.  The fundamentals of watercolor.  Basic material and techniques are introduced including the study of artists, past and contemporary, using water-based media.  Three lecture and three laboratory hours per week.  Prerequisite: None.  Lab Fee: $24