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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Art


Cynthia Clabough, Chair
24H Hewitt Union
315-312-2111
www.oswego.edu/art  
Directory of Professors  

The study of art encompasses both the active creation of visual objects, as well as the investigation of their historical and social context. Students in the Art Department select from a number of programs: a studio, graphic design, or art history track at the Bachelor of Arts (BA) level; a studio or graphic design degree at the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) level; and minor programs in art history, museum studies, photography, and studio art. All programs require a series of foundation or core courses. The BFA degree programs are competitive and interested students must submit a portfolio to be accepted. Prospective students should direct questions to the Art Department office.

Students in the BA program can choose study tracks in Art History, Studio Art or Graphic Design. Many students in the BA program are interested in multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary study and choose to major or minor in a second subject such as arts management, psychology, cognitive science, broadcasting, public relations, communications, advertising and marketing, technology education and information science, to name a few. For students with a variety of interests and skills, the BA offers a better opportunity for study outside of art or graphic design. Students earning second degrees or minors increase their range of opportunities for life after graduation, whether that is professional in a career, or graduate study.

Offerings in art history are particularly extensive for a college the size of Oswego. Students take a two-semester survey of art and may select upper division courses in Twentieth-Century, Chinese, Japanese, Islamic, Native American, or Museum Studies. Students in museum studies and art history look for careers in institutions and archives.

With respect to the BFA Studio Art program, the department offers a variety of courses in ceramics, drawing, design, illustration, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture. Program studies also include specific attention to the latest developments in art theory, criticism and art history. Students are introduced to a variety of media through intensive, hands-on classroom experience in well-equipped studio facilities. Through discussions and critiques, students advance from foundation studies to specialize in a medium of their choice. Students use the numerous work-study, assistantship and study abroad programs to gain valuable practical experience. Graduates of the program have been accepted into well-known MFA programs. Students often go on to become K-12 teachers, college professors, gallery workers, and self-employed artists.

Students in the BFA Graphic Design program concentrate on the study and practice of contemporary graphic design theory, techniques and application. The Graphic Design program prepares graduates for positions in the visual communications industry. Students use state-of-the-art computer workstations and peripheral devices in a hands-on studio environment to create a wide range of graphic design projects. The program includes study of print, web, and multimedia design as well as photography and illustration. Electives ensure ample opportunity for study in a wide range of media as well as focus in a specific discipline. Many students are able to participate in a work-study program during their senior year, where they learn within an actual industry environment. Graduates of the program have found employment in a number of graphic communication fields in large and small companies, and institutions throughout the country.

The Art Department is located in Tyler Hall and Lanigan Hall. Inside Tyler Hall are the studios for foundation design, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, painting, printmaking, and photography. The building houses a digital imaging lab, woodshop, and two art galleries where a variety of exhibitions are held throughout the academic year, as well as collections of slides, digital images and VCR tapes, which supplement teaching in both the Studio Art and Art History areas. The spacious Graphic Arts facility situated in Lanigan Hall, on the first floor, includes two lecture/critique rooms and two large digital media labs, a room for preparing portfolios and framing, a student lounge, an audio/video projects studio, and a conference room.

The Art Department cosponsors these interdisciplinary minors:

The departments of Art, Music, Theatre, and Curriculum and Instruction cosponsor this concentration area:

Programs

Major

Minor

Courses

Art

  • ART 100 - Introduction to Art


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    An international survey of art and other forms of visual culture including advertising, motion pictures, and television. This course will emphasize the historical, theoretical, and cultural contexts that inform the production and analysis of visual culture. It will enlarge the students understanding of the Arts and their role in the production of culture as well as stimulate aesthetic debate and critical thinking.

    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 102 - Topics in Traditional Media and Methods


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Studio course in traditional media designed to teach materials and methods in a visual arts discipline. Students explore artistic expression through the given materials and methods of a specific media within such areas as ceramics, photography, drawing, painting and design. May be repeated up to 6 credits in a second topic.

    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 103 - Topics in Emerging Media and Methods


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This is a topics-based studio course designed to teach emerging media and methods in the visual arts. Students explore artistic expression through approaches and technologies specific to an area of emerging media with such areas as computer graphics, photography, multimedia, and motion graphics. Students may take the course for additional credit in a second topic.
     

    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 105 - Design Concepts I: 2D


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Studio course focusing on the process, concepts and vocabulary of design through an examination of the principles of two dimensional visual organization. Visual analysis, perception and aesthetics will be addressed through an exploration of media and content.

    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 106 - Design Concepts II: 3D


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Studio course focusing on the process, concepts and vocabulary used in creating three-dimensional forms. Investigations will focus on the structure of form and development of space through a range of materials.

    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 110 - Gender and Contemporary Visual Culture


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This course introduces feminist and art historical methodologies to the analysis of contemporary visual culture in the U.S. Students will develop visual literacy skills necessary to understanding a variety of media, often problematizing attempts to distinguish between “high-art” and “popular culture” in a increasingly global and media-saturated society.

    Equivalent Course: WST 110
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 111 - Freshman Colloquium


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Introduces students to the disciplines and degrees that are part of a visual arts education including the ways in which the visual arts connect with other disciplines. Students are asked to expand their understanding of Visual Art and define their role in the production and study of visual art.

    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 1
  • ART 205 - Design Concepts II - 2D


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Studio course focusing on advanced concepts and research strategies of design through an examination of thematic content. Visual analysis and organization, interpretation and meaning will be addressed through this inquiry.

    Prerequisite: ART 105; or instructor permission.
    Offered: Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 207 - Digital Media


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Provides study and studio experience in computer graphic applications. Studies include bit-map and object-oriented drawing, layout, and image manipulation. Emphasis is placed on utilizing the computer as a creative image-generating tool as well as offering foundation knowledge of two-dimensional design, visual communication, graphic design, and illustration.

    Prerequisite: ART 105; or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
    Credit: 3
  • ART 209 - Typography


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Provides study and studio experience focused on type-centered visual communication for print and screen. Course investigates anatomy of type, type classification, typographic systems, hierarchy and visual problem solving. Exercises will explore contemporary and historical practices with emphasis on letter forms, alphabets, and typefaces as systems of signs and symbols.

    Prerequisite: ART 207; or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 210 - Drawing I


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    An introductory studio course in basic concepts, focusing on the translation of the three-dimensional world to the two dimensional surface. An emphasis will be given to observational analysis, form description and spatial construction.

    Note: Experiences with a variety of subject matter and media will be explored.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 211 - Drawing to Communicate


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This is an introductory course that explores drawing as a research, design and communication practice. An emphasis will be given to observational analysis, form, and spatial construction. Experiences with a variety of subject matter and media will be explored.

    Offered: Not on a regular basis.
    Credit: 3
  • ART 215 - Painting I


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Painting I surveys the history and practice of painting mediums. Advanced color theory, paint mixing and blending techniques are covered through demonstrations and hands-on experience. Painting I introduces students to basic semiotic studies and contemporary approaches to the media. The course is designed to explore the unique characteristics of painting and to consider the concepts that underlie the creation of paintings.

    Note: Materials charge required.
    Prerequisite: ART 105 or 210, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 220 - Watercolor Painting I


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Introduction to watercolor painting.

    Offered: Fall
    Credit: 3
  • ART 225 - Introduction to Printmaking


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Introduction to Printmaking surveys the history and practice of fine arts print mediums. Intaglio, relief, lithography, screenprinting and digital techniques are covered with demonstrations and hands-on experience. The course is designed to explore the unique characteristics of prints and to consider the concepts that underlie the creation of printed work.

    Note: Materials charge required.
    Prerequisite: ART 105 or ART 210, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 230 - Ceramics I


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Introduction to ceramic materials, processes and artistic creation in clay. Students will be introduced to a variety of building techniques and surfaces for their ceramic pieces. Emphasis is placed on craftsmanship and creative use of form and surface décor. Materials charge required. May be repeated for up to 6 credits.
    Prerequisites: ART 105 or ART 106 or instructor permission

    Note: Materials charge required.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 240 - Photography I


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Photography as a means of personal and interpersonal expression. Laboratory techniques in black and white processes and basic fundamentals in camera and darkroom work. Introduction to color slides.

    Note: Materials charge and 35mm camera required.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 243 - Introduction to Digital Photography


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This a beginning course in digital photography.  Students learn the basics of photography as it relates to traditions in photography, digital imaging, and the art making practice. Concepts, techniques, and visual literacy are taught through creative exercises, projects, and research.

    Note: A materials fee and digital camera are required.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 245 - Sculpture I


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Studio course introducing the formal and conceptual concerns utilized in the creation of contemporary sculpture. Course involves studio experience in the development of technical skills used in the production of sculptural works of art.

    Offered: Fall
    Credit: 3
  • ART 250 - Western Heritage I - Survey of Art I


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This course surveys Western art from the prehistory through the Gothic period, concentrating on architecture, sculpture, painting and related arts. Images and concepts from other cultures may be introduced for comparison. The works of art will be discussed in relationship to their social and historical contexts. There will also be emphasis on stylistic developments and techniques as they affect style.

    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 251 - Western Heritage II - Survey of Art II


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    A survey of Western art from about 1300 to the early twentieth century, concentrating on painting, sculpture, architecture and related arts. The works of art will be discussed in relationship to their historical contexts.

    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 260 - Wood Design


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Studio course introducing design and technical skills for working in wood that include planning, cutting, assembling, and finishing. Investigations will focus on the structure of form through a range of wood materials. Demonstrations will include the safe use of woodworking machines, portable power tools, and hand tools.
    Prerequisite: ART 106 or instructor permission.

    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 300 - Figure Drawing I


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    An introductory level studio course focused on drawing the human figure with a variety of conceptual approaches and media. The course will offer the student a basic approach and investigation in the discipline of artistic anatomy. The course will analyze and expand traditional concepts in figure drawing. Emphasis is placed on the analysis and understanding of the three-dimensional human body and its translation onto the two dimensional surface.

    Prerequisite: ART 210 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 302 - Foundations of Motion and Interaction


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This course offers study and studio experience in the principles of motion and interaction in both traditional and digital media. Emphasis will be placed on creating and thinking through these lenses while developing habits of experimentation, exploration, sketching, prototyping and iteration.

    Prerequisite: Minimum sophomore standing; or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis.
    Credit: 3
  • ART 304 - Motion Graphics I


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Provides study and studio experience in planning and producing motion graphics.  Focus is on the relationship between time and media, such as illustration, photography, video, audio, animation and type to communicate a message and emotion to the viewer.

    Prerequisite: ART 207 or ART 323 or BRC 235 or CSS 235; or instructor permission
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 307 - Type and Image


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Studio course dealing with the study and practice of conceptual approaches to graphic design. Provides a framework for research into contemporary and historical practices with an emphasis on investigating visual communication.  Project emphasis is placed on the creative and experimental use of type and imagery.

    Prerequisite: ART 207 previously and ART 209 (previously or concurrently); or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 308 - Branding & Packaging Design


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Studio course continuing the study and practice of conceptual approaches to graphic design with an emphasis on branding and package design. Focus is on synthesizing art and technology to establish a product/company identity and applying that identity to product packaging

    Note: Repeatable up to 6 credits
    Prerequisite: ART 307 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 309 - Multimedia I


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Provides study and studio experience in planning and producing visually driven interactive multimedia experiences. Emphasis is placed on the creative use of multimedia.

    Prerequisite: ART 209 (previously or concurrently) and ART 207 or ART 323, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 310 - Intermediate Drawing


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This studio course offers an intermediate study of drawing.  Students continue to develop skills in two-dimensional media applications, experimental approaches, and contemporary practice and theory.

    Prerequisite: ART 210 or ART 322, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 311 - Transer Student Colloquium


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Introduces students to the disciplines and degrees that are part of a visual arts education including the ways in which the visual arts connect with other disciplines. Students are asked to expand their understanding of visual art and define their role in the production and study of visual art.

    Prerequisite: ART 105 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 1
  • ART 312 - Introduction to Illustration


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This is an introductory course in illustration designed to acquaint the student with the creative techniques, technical processes and business aspects commonly used in illustration. Emphasis will be placed on how the choice and use of imagery, color, composition, and technique affects the final visual solution to a given graphic problem.

    Note: Materials charge required.
    Prerequisite: ART 105 and 210, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 313 - Digital Illustration I


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Studio course dealing with the study and practice of illustration. Emphasis is placed on the creative use of digital technologies and microcomputer applications in the creation of illustrative imagery.

    Prerequisite: ART 207 and 210, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 315 - Painting II


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Painting II is an intermediate level painting class that focuses on the continued development of the technical and conceptual aspects involved in painting. Advanced paint application mixing and blending techniques as well as experimental display methods are covered through demonstrations and hands-on experience. Additionally, an in-depth discussion of contemporary painting and critical theory will be offered through slide lectures, discussions and critiques.

    Note: Materials charge required.
    Prerequisite: ART 215 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 316 - Painting III


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Painting III is an advanced level painting class that focuses on the continued development of the technical and conceptual aspects involved in painting. Specific attention will be placed on the development of a thematically linked portfolio. Additionally, an in-depth discussion of contemporary painting and critical theory will be offered through slide lectures, discussions and critiques.

    Note: Materials charge required.
    Prerequisite: ART 315 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 317 - Web Media I


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Study and studio experience in planning and producing web sites that are device independent. Emphasis is placed on the creative use of type, color, imagery and hierarchy and their impact on user experience.

    Prerequisite: ART 207 (previously) and ART 209 (previously or concurrently), or instructor permission
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 318 - Introduction to Three-Dimensional Modeling and Animation


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Study and studio experience in planning and producing computer-assisted three-dimensional models. Additional study and studio experience is given in planning and producing computer-assisted three-dimensional animation sequences. Emphasis is placed on the creative use of modeling and animating in the digital environment.

    Prerequisite: ART 207 or ART 323, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall
    Credit: 3
  • ART 321 - Figure Painting


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Studio course on painting the human figure with a variety of media. Provides the opportunity to pursue personal artistic /expressive development and investigation, and aids in the study of the figure and expands understanding of painting, drawing and three-dimensional form. Course expands traditional concepts of figurative painting into contemporary conceptual approaches.

    Prerequisite: ART 215 and 300, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 322 - Drawing for Transfer Students


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    An intermediate course that expands the basic concepts of drawing. Emphasis is placed on the observation of the 3-dimensional reality and its translation onto the 2-dimensional surface. Development will be accomplished through interpretation of diverse subject matter, investigation of varied media and through a search for personal expressiveness.

    Prerequisite: ART 105 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 323 - Digital Media for Transfer Students


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Studio course dealing with the study and practice of conceptual approaches to digital media. Emphasis is placed on the creative use of digital technologies and microcomputer applications in the creation of digital media projects. Presentation of original work is required.

    Prerequisite: ART 105 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 324 - Introduction to Book Arts


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This course will focus on the book form as art from both experimental and traditional views. It will allow the artist to explore the book form as a container or physical structure. Emphasis will also be placed on the technical aspects of hinges, cover designs, and closures. The artist can utilize a variety of mediums and methods to visually convey conceptual or narrative messages.

    Note: Presentation of original work is required.
    Prerequisite: ART 105 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 325 - Printmaking-Intaglio


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This course will cover the mechanics of drypoint, etching, engraving, mezzotint, aquatint, stipple and collagraph intaglio as a working visual medium. Students will further their knowledge of how printed images are conceived, and assembled. In addition: A brief history of the mediums and a selection of critical readings will be offered in slide lectures, discussions and critiques. Materials charge required.

    Prerequisite: ART 225.
    Offered: Fall
    Credit: 3
  • ART 326 - Screenprinting


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This course will cover basic mechanics of screenprinting as a working visual medium. Students will gain a firsthand knowledge of how printed images are conceived and assembled. In addition: A brief history of screenprinting and a selection of critical readings will be offered in slide lectures, discussions, and critiques. The critical component of the course will refine student skills beyond a purely formalist approach to working.

    Note: Materials charge required.
    Prerequisite: ART 105 and 210, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 330 - Ceramics II


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Further exploration of ceramic materials, processes and artistic creation in clay. May be repeated for up to 9 credits.
    Note:Materials charge required.
    Prerequisite: ART 230 or instructor permission.

    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 333 - Special Topics in Studio Art


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This is a topics-based upper-level studio course designed to teach the materials, methods and concepts employed in a specialized or experimental art form. Students explore artistic expression through a specific topic 2D, 3D or digital media.  Students may take the course for additional credit in another topic.

    Note: Repeatable up to 9 credits
    Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
    Offered: Summer
    Credit: 3
  • ART 336 - Art Therapy Practices


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Didactic and experiential overview of the diverse approaches, settings, and populations within the field. Attention spent on how art therapists design and facilitate group sessions based on group needs and/or setting. Readings, discussions, and art experientials increase understanding of how art therapists empower others to reach goals through creativity.

    Prerequisite: HDV 101 or PSY 100 and upper division standing; or instructor permission.
    Offered: Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 339 - Art Therapy Principles


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Didactic and experiential overview of history, theories, and application of art therapy. Students explore materials and media used in therapy sessions. Offers overview of the creative process as art therapy. Readings and exercises assist students to increase self-awareness of their creative process and importance of using creativity to empower others.

    Prerequisite: HDV 101 or PSY 100 and upper division standing; or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis.
    Credit: 3
  • ART 340 - Black and White Darkroom Photography 1


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This course is an introduction to black and white film and darkroom photography that builds on the fundamentals of photography. Students learn traditional analog methods, along with hybrid digital techniques in order to explore the full creative potential of the medium in contemporary practice. A 35mm film camera is required.

    Note: 35mm camera required.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 342 - Experimental Photography


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This class explores experimental approaches to photography through materials, methods, and concepts that go beyond conventional understandings of the lens-based medium. Projects include photograms, scanograms, non-silver techniques, digital techniques, large-format photography, mural printing, combination printing, and projection-based photography. Emphasis is on personal artistic growth, experimentation, and team-based learning.

    Prerequisite: ART 240 OR 243, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 343 - Intermediate Digital Photography


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This is an intermediate course in digital photography taught within a fine arts context. Historic and contemporary photographic concepts, methods, and techniques are explored through thematic creative projects and research, with an emphasis on studio and location lighting.

    Note: A lab fee and digital camera are required.
    Prerequisite: ART 243 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 345 - Sculpture


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Studio course offering intermediate study of the organizational and conceptual strategies utilized in the production of contemporary sculpture through an examination of thematic content. Investigations will focus on the structure of form and development of space and time through a range of materials. May be repeated up to 9 credits.
    Prerequisites: ART 245 or instructor permission.

    Offered: Fall
    Credit: 3
  • ART 346 - Wood and Mixed Media Sculpture


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This is an intermediate sculpture course emphasizing the use of wood as a primary medium. Students will explore sculptural approaches to wood construction and carving in combination with other sculptural media.

    Prerequisites: ART 245, or ART 106 and ART 260, or instructor permission.

    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3

  • ART 348 - Creative Code for the Visual Artist-I


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Beginning study and studio experience in planning and producing visually driven interactive software and applications. Emphasis is placed on the creative use of code to design engaging visual experiences.

    Note: Lab fees required.
    Prerequisite: ART 309 or ART 317, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 350 - Italian Renaissance Art


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Art of Italy from the fourteenth through the sixteenth centuries. Painting and sculpture are emphasized, and architecture is introduced. The themes of the course include: the revival of Roman art; the continuity between Medieval and Renaissance art in Italy; and the stress on conceptual approaches in Italian Renaissance painting.

    Prerequisite: ART 250 OR 251, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 351 - Northern Renaissance Art


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Art of northern Europe from the fourteenth through the sixteenth centuries. Painting, sculpture, and printmaking are discussed. The major themes are: form and content as they relate to court and bourgeois patronage; the interchanges between northern and southern Renaissance artists; and the continuity between Gothic art and northern Renaissance art.

    Prerequisite: ART 250 OR 251, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 353 - Twentieth-Century Art


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This course introduces students to the major art movements occurring in twentieth century Europe and the United States. It emphasizes the history of avant-garde movements in major artistic centers, competing meanings of modernism and post-modernism, the institutions and historical events that interacted with artistic formations, and the critical approaches that shape the construction of the art historical canon.

    Prerequisite: ART 250 OR 251, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall
    Credit: 3
  • ART 354 - Art in America I


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This interdisciplinary course introduces the visual culture of America from the 16th-19th centuries, highlighting the American identity formation in changing political, religious, sociological, literary and technological contexts. In addition to canonical works, art by under-recognized African and Native Americans, women and anonymous craftsman will be examined.

    Prerequisite: ART 250 or 251.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 355 - The Creative State of New York


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This course explores careers in visual art and examines the creative process in a variety of professional contexts.  The one-week travel component facilitates the study of primary sources and the opportunity to interact with art professionals in studios, agencies, galleries and museums in New York State.

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing and instructor permission
     
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 356 - History of Photography


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Social, historical and aesthetic analysis of photographs as a major form of communication in shaping attitudes in the 19th and 20th century.

    Prerequisite: ART 243 or instructor permission
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 357 - Gender and the Visual Arts


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This course introduces students to some major women artists and to feminist debates within art history. The course identifies the institutions and processes that construct the gender of the artist: academic and avant-garde artistic training and collectives; the rise of national academies; the formation of the art historical canon; the hierarchy of subject matter and the media of art. It emphasizes the ways in which seeing and looking structure our understanding about masculinity, femininity and sexuality.

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing and ART 250 OR 251 OR WST 200, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 358 - Native North American Indian Art and Architecture


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This course is a survey of North American Indian art and architecture, ranging from the pre-contact period to the present day. Students will evaluate works of art and architecture, and also the art historical and anthropological methodologies, theories, and practices that structure our encounters with Native American art and culture.

    Prerequisite: ART 250 OR 251 OR NAS 100, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 364 - Medieval Art


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    A survey of Medieval art from the beginning of the ninth century to the end of the thirteenth century in Western Europe. Architecture, sculpture and painting are discussed within a social context. Influences from non-European cultures, i.e. Islamic art, are also considered.

    Note: Lectures are illustrated with slides. Discussion is encouraged.
    Prerequisite: ART 250 OR 251, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 365 - History of Graphic Design


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This course will allow the student to study and research the history of graphic design and communication from the perspective that cultural and societal needs and advancements have affected its development. The emphasis will be to develop an awareness and understanding of the historical role that graphic design and communication arts have played in the development of cultures and societies. The student will explore the potential effects that graphic design and communication may have on contemporary and current society.

    Prerequisite: ART 250 OR 251, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall
    Credit: 3
  • ART 368 - Chinese Art


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    The historical and aesthetic study of Chinese art from prehistory to modern times, concentrating on bronzes, calligraphy and painting. Literature, politics and ethical systems are introduced where appropriate.

    Prerequisite: ART 250 OR 251 OR GLS 100, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall
    Credit: 3
  • ART 369 - Japanese Art


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Historical and aesthetic study of Japanese art forms including ceramics, sculpture, architecture, and painting. From the prehistoric through the present.

    Prerequisite: ART 250 OR 251 OR GLS 100, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 371 - Art and Architecture of Islamic Cultures


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This interdisciplinary course introduces students to the visual culture of Islam. The theme of this course is the coexistence of internationalism and heterogeneity in Islamic cultures through engagement with representations of Islamic art and culture and issues raised by contemporary artists, supported by readings in contemporary post-colonial and gender theory.

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 374 - Asian Art Through the Silk Road


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This course applies diverse methodologies to the analysis of artistic and cultural exchange along the Silk Road. Students will hone visual literacy skills to understand arts in Asian cultures, their historical contexts, and processes of appropriation of art and culture among nations connected by a long history trade and Buddhism.

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 376 - Graphic Novel


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This course offers hands-on engagement with graphic literature. Students examine theories of sequential art and work with photography, found visual materials, and basic illustration to develop graphic literature in various genres.

    Note: The course is taught in a media lab environment that allows students to work on projects in a collaborative manner.
    Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 380 - Introduction to Museum Studies


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Fundamentals of practical museum operation. The course is concerned primarily with an introduction to the professional practices and techniques of museums. A brief survey of the history of museums and collecting serves as background to the main part of the course which focuses on the practical aspects of museum operations.

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
    Offered: Fall
    Credit: 3
  • ART 381 - Contemporary Museum Issues


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Students investigate and analyze important issues relating to the philosophy, ethics, theory and practice of the museum as collector, keeper, interpreter, and exhibitor of the art and artifacts that reflect our culture and its history.

    Prerequisite: ART 250 or 251, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 387 - Modern Art and Mass Culture


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This course introduces students to European and American avant-garde art between 1850 and 1980, looking specifically at the impact mass culture and popular art forms (like advertising, graphic illustrations, posters, postcards, photography, fashion, film, music halls, jazz music, and puppets) had upon the development of modern and postmodern art.

    Prerequisite: Sophomore standing; or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis.
    Credit: 3
  • ART 391 - Special Topics in Art History


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This is an upper level art history course in a select area of art history. Through a specific topic or theme students explore works of art from a particular historical time period, culture, genre, or medium in art history with emphasis on lecture, scholarly readings, and research.

    Note: Students may take the course for additional credit in another topic. Three credit course may be repeated for a total of six credits.
    Prerequisite: Minimum sophomore standing, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 395 - Graphic Design Facility Management


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This course provides an opportunity for students to study microcomputer component management principles and technology strategies utilized in graphic design studio operations. Course provides study and practical experience in troubleshooting, maintaining, and upgrading digital equipment and graphic design workstations. Course also provides study and practical experience in color calibration across multiple components. This course will further develop the student’s understanding of commercial applied design processes revolving around microcomputer operations. Emphasis is placed on research and development.

    Note: Presentation of research is required.
    Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 396 - Two Dimensional, Experimental Studio


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Two dimensional art experiences and techniques in a studio(s).

    Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 1 to 6
  • ART 397 - Three Dimensional, Experimental Studio


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Three dimensional art experiences and techniques in a studio(s).

    Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 1 to 6
  • ART 399 - Independent Study


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    A course designed specifically to introduce serious students to the independent problem solving experience. Qualified participants are expected to develop personal approaches or concepts about image making or art history.

    Note: Students must have individual faculty sponsorship. May be repeated for credit.
    Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 1 to 6
  • ART 400 - Figure Drawing II


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    An intermediate level studio course focused on drawing the human figure with a variety of conceptual approaches and media. The course will expand the basic approach and investigation in the discipline of artistic anatomy. The course will analyze and expand traditional concepts in figure drawing. Emphasis is placed in the analysis and understanding of the three dimensional human body and its translation on to the two dimensional surface.

    Prerequisite: ART 300 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 401 - Figure Drawing III


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    An advanced level studio course focused on drawing the human figure with a variety of conceptual approaches and media. The course will develop an advanced approach and investigation in the discipline of artistic anatomy. The course will analyze and expand traditional as well as contemporary concepts in figure drawing. Emphasis is placed in the analysis and understanding of the three-dimensional human body and its translation on to the two-dimensional surface.

    Prerequisite: ART 400 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 408 - Publication Design


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    An advanced studio course for Graphic Design majors in which students engage in the planning and completion of graphic design solution to communication problems. Emphasis is placed on the creative use of type and image through creation of original graphic designs intended for print reproduction, digital display, or electronic publication.

    Prerequisite: ART 307 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall
    Credit: 3
  • ART 409 - Multimedia II


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Provides continued study and studio experience in planning and producing visually driven multimedia experiences. Emphasis is placed on the creative use of multimedia.

    Note: Repeatable up to 9 credit hours
    Prerequisite: ART 309 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 410 - Drawing III


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    An advanced level studio course focused on personal development and investigation in the art of drawing. This course emphasizes the review of basic drawing concepts, observation, analysis, form description and spatial construction and application at a creative level. Advanced media applications as well as experimental approaches to display and presentation methods will be covered. Additional in-depth discussions of theoretical issues affecting traditional and contemporary drawing will be offered.

    Prerequisite: ART 310 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 411 - Drawing IV


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    An advanced level studio course focused on personal development and investigation of the art of drawing. This course stresses the review of basic concepts and ideas and its application at a creative level. The course emphasizes motivation and maturation to develop images and ideas that further the understanding of the artistic process as an expressive/creative act. Advanced media applications as well as experimental approaches to display and presentation methods will be covered. Additional in-depth discussions of theoretical issues affecting contemporary drawing will be offered.

    Prerequisite: ART 410 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 412 - Advanced Problems in Traditional Illustration


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    With guidelines and input from the instructor, students will develop a proposal for a body of work that reflects their own personal interests and professional goals. Chosen subject matter, format and appropriate techniques will be developed in depth throughout the semester. The goal of this self-directed and focused approach is to create portfolio-quality final illustrations.

    Prerequisite: ART 312 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 413 - Digital Illustration II


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Studio course furthering the study and practice of illustration. Emphasis is placed on the creative use of digital technologies and microcomputer applications in the creation of commercial illustrations. The course emphasizes the recognition and manipulation of emotive and rhetorical devices used to persuade the viewer. It also introduces legalities of image presentation and identifies current business practice.

    Prerequisite: ART 313 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 414 - Graphic Design Practicum


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This course provides an opportunity for independent research and development in digital imagery techniques and production concepts. Students self-identify areas for improvement. This culmination course also includes research strategies, discussion of critical and theoretical models, career planning, exhibition preparation, and portfolio preparation and presentation.

    Prerequisite: Senior standing or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 415 - Painting IV


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Painting IV is an advanced painting class that focuses on the continued development of the technical and conceptual aspects involved in painting. The course emphasizes motivation and maturation necessary to develop a thematically linked portfolio. Documentation and presentation of the portfolio will be extensively discussed. Additionally, an in-depth discussion of contemporary painting and critical theory will be offered through slide lectures, discussions and critiques.

    Note: Materials charge required.
    Prerequisite: ART 316 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 417 - Web Media II


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Study and studio experience in designing and producing web driven media. Emphasis is placed on working with clients to develop interactive and informative web media in and out of the browser window.

    Note: Repeatable up to 9 credit hours
    Prerequisite: ART 317 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 418 - Advanced Three-Dimensional Modeling and Animation


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Continued studio experience in planning and producing computer-assisted three-dimensional models and animation sequences. Emphasis is placed on the creative use of modeling and animating in the digital environment.

    Prerequisite: ART 318 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 422 - Advanced Drawing and Painting


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Studio course offering advanced study of drawing and painting. Traditional two-dimensional media applications, experimental approaches as well as theoretical issues affecting contemporary practice will be covered. Repeatable up to 12 credits.
    Prerequisites: ART 310 or ART 316, or instructor permission.
     

    Offered: Fall
    Credit: 3
  • ART 423 - Advanced Problems in Illustration


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This course provides an opportunity for independent research and practice of illustration based on self-identified areas for development within a structured classroom setting.  This culmination course also includes research strategies, career planning, exhibition preparation, and portfolio preparation.

    Prerequisite: ART 412 or 413; or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 425 - Advanced Problems in Printmaking


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    A course which combines advanced technical problems with contemporary artistic concepts in a variety of printmaking processes. Areas to be developed are decided upon through student/faculty discussion. Emphasis is placed on developing an individual point of view and artistic quality.

    Note: Materials charge required.
    Prerequisite: ART 225, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 426 - Letter press and Photopolymer Printing


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This course covers basic mechanics of letterpress and photopolymer printmaking, as a working visual medium. Students will gain knowledge of how printed images are conceived and assembled using digital technologies alongside printing practices. The critical component of the course will refine student skills beyond a purely formalist approach to working.

    Prerequisite: ART 225; or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis.
    Credit: 3
  • ART 430 - Ceramics III


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    In depth exploration of three dimensional form and ceramic materials, processes and artistic creation in clay.

    Note: Materials charge required. Repeatable for up to 12 credits.
    Prerequisite: ART 330 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 431 - Ceramics IV


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    A continuation of an in depth exploration of three dimensional form and ceramic materials, processes and artistic creation in clay. May be repeated for up to 12 credits.
    Prerequisites: ART 430 or instructor permission

    Note: Materials charge required.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 443 - Advanced Digital Photography


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This advanced course in photography is designed to allow students to create well-developed photographic projects that reflects depth, critical awareness and knowledge of their subject. Students work in-depth on individually defined photographic projects, along with faculty and peer guidance.

    Prerequisite: ART 343 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 445 - Project Studio in 3D/4D Studies


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Studio course offering advanced study of conceptual and organizational strategies utilized in the production of three-dimensional and/or four-dimensional projects. Investigations may include work in sculpture, installation art, site-specific art, video and audio, and art made through collaboration. Repeatable up to 9 credits.
    Prerequisites: ART 345 and upper division standing.

    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 448 - Creative Code for the Visual Artist-II


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Continued study and studio experience in planning and producing visually driven interactive installation, software and applications. Emphasis is placed on the creative use of code to design engaging visual experiences.

    Note: Lab fee required.
    Prerequisite: ART 348 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 451 - Motion Graphics


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    Provides study and studio experience in planning and producing motion graphics. Focus is on developing narrative, plot and theme in developing visually driven stories for digital presentation.

    Prerequisite: ART 309 or BRC 235, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Spring
    Credit: 3
  • ART 471 - Senior Seminar in Contemporary Art and Design


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    The Senior Seminar in Contemporary Art and Design is a capstone seminar that will provide students with an understanding of contemporary theory and criticism as it is applied to their discipline. This class will emphasizes the historical development of postmodernism as it appears in visual culture. Additionally, the course is designed to give students the practical skills necessary to succeed in their discipline and an understanding of the possibilities for continued research.

    Prerequisite: ART 353 OR 365, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  • ART 492 - BFA Exhibition


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This course is for students in the BFA degree programs in Studio Art and Graphic Design. During the course students prepare their work for the BFA Thesis Exhibition as well as all the promotional pieces that are part of exhibiting such as postcard, poster, artist statement, labels, and press release.

    Prerequisite: Senior standing.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 1
  • ART 496 - Studio Practicum


    2016-2017 Catalog Year:

    This is a seminar course for senior-level BFA/BA Studio Art majors that is designed to introduce professional practices in the arts. This inquiry will include research strategies, critical and theoretical models, career planning, exhibition preparation, and portfolio preparation and presentation.

    Note: Must be an Art major.
    Prerequisite: Senior standing; or instructor permisssion.
    Offered: Spring
    Credit: 3
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