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ART 1301   Art Appreciation   An introductory course leading to an understanding of the Visual Arts.  
ART 1311   Design I   An introduction to the fundamentals of two-dimensional design.  
ART 1317   Drawing II   Continuation of drawing skills and techniques as begun in Drawing I (1316) with emphasis on compositional skills. Prerequisite: ART 1316.  
ART 2326   Sculpture I   Exploratory studies in the principles, materials, and techniques of sculpture. (ARTS 2326)  
ART 2347   Ceramics II   A further exploration of intermediate ceramic processes, including wheel throwing, glazing and kiln firing. Prerequisite: ART 2346.  
ART 3301   Art Studio Con - Painting    
ART 3301   Art Studio Conc. Adv. Digital    
ART 3303   Art Theory for Children    
ART 3308   Contemporary Art History    
ART 3310   Classical Methods in Oil   Topics to be selected from history and literature of art, art in the general culture, techniques of teaching art in the public schools, or other topics in the field of art. (May be repeated for credit when topic varies.)  
ART 3310   Graphic Novel Illustration   Topics to be selected from history and literature of art, art in the general culture, techniques of teaching art in the public schools, or other topics in the field of art. (May be repeated for credit when topic varies.)  
ART 4301   Adv Studio Con I - Ceramics    
ART 4301   Adv Studio Con I - Painting    
ART 4301   Adv Studio Conc I Adv Digital    
ART 4301   Advanced Slab & Hand Building    
ART 4302   Adv Studio Con II - Painting   Advanced investigation into a studio art subject area; i.e., drawing and painting, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, animation, 3D graphics, or digital art. These classes develop formal competence in the technical mastery of materials, comprehensive compositional and formal skills, expressive characteristics in the visualization of ideas and innovative formal considerations. A formal proposal for the development of a senior capstone exhibition is developed in this class before the student enters exhibition. The course may be repeated for credit two times in an area of specialization.  
ART 4303   Capstone Exhibition - Ceramics   Students will complete the project proposed in the last semester of ART 4302. This course is to be taken as the final course for the Bachelor of Arts, and students may receive an I until the exhibition is completed. Prerequisite: 12 hours of studio specialization  
ART 5304   Grad Art StudioI Work on Paper    
ART 5304   Graduate Art Studio I    
ART 5304   Graduate Art Studio I Painting    
ART 5306   Art History    
ARTC 3332   Advanced 2-D Imaging    
COMM 1310   Fundamentals of Communication    
COMM 1311   Intro to Speech Communication   Theory and practice of speech communication behavior in interpersonal, small group, and public communication situations.  
COMM 1318   Interpersonal Communication    
COMM 1320   Business and Prof Comm   This course focuses on multiple modes of communication in business, government, industrial, and not-for-profit or service organizations ranging from routine messages, memos, and email to letters and professional presentations. Course highlights persuasion as a key component of all business and professional messages. It will include an analysis of the organizational structures of the workplace as well as job-oriented interviewing from the standpoint of the employer and employees. Meets oral communication requirement.  
COMM 1325   Intro to Film Studies    
COMM 1335   Intro to Comm Studies    
COMM 2333   Discuss Small Group Comm   Emphasis on effective group interaction in task-oriented situations. Course will focus on elements of small group structures and communication styles which influence the problem-solving process. Includes small group participation and analysis of group communication.  
COMM 3302   Broadcast News Gathering    
COMM 3304   Critical Reasoning    
COMM 3307   Studies in Film    
COMM 3313   Advanced Video Production    
COMM 4303   Studies in Speech    
COMM 4305   Relational Communication    
COMM 4310   Senior Capstone    
COMM 4315   PR Campaigns    
COMM 5304   Relational Communication    
COMM 5304   Speech Comm Wrkshp Brdcst News    
COMM 5305   Indiv Studies in Speech Comm   Individually guided research in speech communication. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.  
COMM 5310   Internet & Society    
FA 1302   Music Appreciation   This course develops music appreciation through an exploration of the relationship between musical symbolic sounds and technological innovations with a focus on instrument construction and musical composition. The course familiarizes students with music technology in a broad array of historical and geographical music environments through readings, lectures and hands-on exercises covering the timbres, scales, rhythms and forms that instruments produce, the contexts people play instruments in, and the reasons why they play.  
FA 2302   Intro to Digital Design    
FA 3303   Field Studies    
JOUR 2302   Feature and Editorial Writing    
JOUR 3301   Student Publications Workshop    
MUS 1111   Individual Instruction Guitar    
MUS 1111   Individual Instruction Piano    
MUS 1112   Concert Choir    
MUS 1113   Brass Ensemble    
MUS 1113   Concert Band    
MUS 1113   Lobo Spirit Band    
MUS 1113   Woodwind Ensemble    
MUS 1117   Sight Sing Ear Train II    
MUS 1181   Piano Class I   Class instruction for Music majors and minors, and for other students who have not had previous study.  
MUS 1211   Ind Instruction Clarinet    
MUS 1211   Ind Instruction French Horn    
MUS 1211   Individual Instruction Flut    
MUS 1211   Individual Instruction Guitar    
MUS 1211   Individual Instruction Piano    
MUS 1211   Individual Instruction Voice    
MUS 1308   Music Literature I   (A fine arts/humanities course). A course designed to acquaint students with representative music of different ages, styles, media, and forms; and to its historical background. This course meets Fine Arts requirement.  
MUS 1309   American Music   A general survey of various styles of music of the Americas, including but not limited to jazz, folk, rock and contemporary music.  
MUS 1312   Music Theory II    
MUS 2123   Brass Techniques   Class instruction for brass instruments, for music majors and minors who have not had previous study, and for other interested students. Emphasis is on the ability to play the instruments studied.  
MUS 3111   Individual Instruction Guitar    
MUS 3111   Individual Instruction Piano    
MUS 3111   Individual Instruction Voice    
MUS 3112   Concert Choir    
MUS 3113   Brass Ensemble    
MUS 3113   Concert Band    
MUS 3113   Lobo Spirit Band    
MUS 3211   Ind Instruction Euphonium    
MUS 3211   Individual Instruction Trumpet    
MUS 3211   Individual Instruction Voice    
MUS 4215   Marching Band Techniques    
THEA 1120   Theatre Practicum I   Practical course designed for freshman students who do acceptable work in the dramatic productions of the department. Non-theatre major and minors must receive permission from the instructor to enroll.  
THEA 1310   Introduction to the Theatre   A survey of the elements of theatre and how they were formed. What makes theatre? Where has it come from and what is the future?  
THEA 1352   Acting II    
THEA 2120   Theatre Practicum III   Practical course designed for sophomore students who do acceptable work in the dramatic productions of the department. Non-theatre major and minors must receive permission from the instructor to enroll.  
THEA 2121   Theatre Practicum IV   Practical course designed for sophomore students who do acceptable work in the dramatic productions of the department. Non-theatre major and minors must receive permission from the instructor to enroll.  
THEA 2336   Voice for the Theatre   Vocal techniques, including diction and dialect, for performing on the stage.  
THEA 3101   Theatre Workshop    
THEA 3303   Repertory Theatre   Practice and theory in the problems of management, production, and acting in repertory theatre. May be repeated for credit, but not more than once for theatre majors or minors.  
THEA 3304   Theatre Graphics   A course dealing with topics in the study of theatre, such as theatrical design, mask characterizations, specialized acting methods or regional theatre history, etc. May be repeated when topic varies.  
THEA 3308   Acting III: Styles   An advanced study of acting styles and periods for the stage. Prerequisite: THEA 3301  
THEA 3309   Stage Make-Up    
THEA 3312   Script Analysis    
THEA 3316   Hist Thea II:Eng Rstor-Cntemp    
THEA 4101   Theatre Workshop    
THEA 4304   Directing II    
THEA 4307   Senior Project