UG Course Descriptions

Study/travel immersion course to France conducted in English. Attendance in scheduled on campus classes, participation in Study Abroad travel event, and completion of final paper required to receive credit. Limited enrollment. Travel costs additional.

Various aspects of graphic communication through the use of typography, photography, layout and general graphic techniques will be presented. Students will be encouraged to develop creative, original and conceptual ideas for solving communications problems utilizing professional studio practices and procedures.Lab work required. (Fee applies)

A basic studio course designed to explore the elements of painting. Gradual experimentation with various media and techniques applied to studies in still life, landscape, and life. (Fee applies)

This studio course develops pottery-making skills. The students experience the fundamentals of constructing clay objects, glazing, and firing hand-built ceramic ware. (Fee applies)

This course develops the basic skills of pottery and provides an opportunity to develop the techniques of throwing pots on the potter’s wheel. (Fee applies)

A study of the fundamentals of design as applied to the home. Development of living units to meet varied psychological, economic, and spatial needs during the life cycle.

This course will emphasize the observation and analysis of natural and man-made objects. This will lead students to create formulized graphic interpretations, developing images with correlation of text and their use with consideration for processes of reproduction. Studies outlined in ART 302 will continue with emphasis on the expressive possibilities of lettering and typography. Lab work required. (Prerequisite ART 302) (Fee applies)

The oldest form of visual expression, the three-dimensional image, will be explored. Form, space, mass, and light will be studied through the making of representational and abstract configurations. The vehicle of expression is hollowed-out clay which will be fired to create permanent sculptures. (Fee applies)

This course involves the development of a special project with the permission and under the direction of a member of the department. (Fee applies)

This studio course is designed to further develop the basics of painting and to apply these techniques to studies of still life, landscapes, and portraits. This course encourages application of fundamental painting skills toward more personally creative and expressive goals. (Prerequisite: ART 303) (Fee applies)