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ART 1301   Art Appreciation    
ART 1301   Art Appreciation   ART 1301 (ARTS 1301) Art Appreciation (3-0). An introductory course leading to an understanding of the Visual Arts.  
ART 1303   Art History I   ART 1303 (ARTS 1303) Art History I (3-0). A survey of the art and architecture of the Western World from prehistoric times through the Gothic Period. Equivalent courses: ART 3304 (through Summer 2011)  
ART 1304   Art History II   ART 1304 (ARTS 1304) Art History II (3-0). A survey of the art and architecture of the Western World from the Early Renaissance to the contemporary period. Qualifies for general education credit. Equivalent courses: ART 3305 (through Summer 2011)  
ART 1311   Design I   ART 1311 (ARTS 1311) Design I (2-4). An introduction to the fundamentals of two-dimensional design. Equivalent courses: ART 1303 (through Summer 2014)  
ART 1312   Design II   ART 1312 (ARTS 1312) Design II (2-4). Three-dimensional design and color theory. (May be taken before Design I). Equivalent courses: ART 1304 (through Summer 2014)  
ART 1316   Drawing I   ART 1316 (ARTS 1316) Drawing I (2-4). An introduction to drawing fundamentals with stress upon observations and techniques involving various drawing media. Equivalent courses: ART 1302 (through Summer 2014)  
ART 1317   Drawing II   ART 1317 (ARTS 1317) Drawing II (2-4). Continuation of drawing skills and techniques as begun in Drawing I (1316) with emphasis on compositional skills. Prerequisite: ART 1316. Equivalent courses: ART 1306 (through Summer 2014)  
ART 2316   Painting I   ART 2316 (ARTS 2316) Painting I (2-4). Exploring opaque painting media (oil or acrylic) with emphasis on color and composition. Equivalent courses: ART 2301 (through Summer 2014)  
ART 2326   Sculpture I   ART 2326 (ARTS 2326) Sculpture I (2-4). Exploratory studies in the principles, materials, and techniques of sculpture. Equivalent courses: ART 2309 (through Summer 2014)  
ART 2346   Ceramics I   ART 2346 (ARTS 2346) Ceramics I (2-4). An introduction to basic ceramic processes, including wheel throwing, hand building, glazing and firing. Equivalent courses: ART 2305 (through summer 2014)  
ART 2347   Ceramics II   ART 2347 (ARTS 2347) Ceramics II (2-4). A further exploration of intermediate ceramic processes, including wheel throwing, glazing and kiln firing. Prerequisite: ART 2346. Equivalent courses: ART 2306 (through summer 2014)  
ART 2366   Watercolor I   ART 2366 (ARTS) Watercolor I (2-4). Exploring transparent painting media (watercolor or tempera) with emphasis on methods and techniques. Equivalent courses: ART 2302 (through Summer 2014)  
ART 3301   Art Studio Conc. - Ceramics   ART 3301 Art Studio Concentration (2-4). First level of advanced investigation into a studio art subject area such as drawing and painting, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, animation, 3D graphics, or digital art. The course may be repeated for credit up to three times in an area of specialization. Student will need to discuss their artistic background with the instructor.  
ART 3301   Art Studio Conc. Photography   ART 3301 Art Studio Concentration (2-4). First level of advanced investigation into a studio art subject area such as drawing and painting, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, animation, 3D graphics, or digital art. The course may be repeated for credit up to three times in an area of specialization. Student will need to discuss their artistic background with the instructor.  
ART 3301   Art Studio Conc.: Ceramics   ART 3301 Art Studio Concentration (2-4). First level of advanced investigation into a studio art subject area such as drawing and painting, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, animation, 3D graphics, or digital art. The course may be repeated for credit up to three times in an area of specialization. Student will need to discuss their artistic background with the instructor.  
ART 3301   Art Studio Conc.: Painting   ART 3301 Art Studio Concentration (2-4). First level of advanced investigation into a studio art subject area such as drawing and painting, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, animation, 3D graphics, or digital art. The course may be repeated for credit up to three times in an area of specialization. Student will need to discuss their artistic background with the instructor.  
ART 3301   Art Studio Conc.: Photography   ART 3301 Art Studio Concentration (2-4). First level of advanced investigation into a studio art subject area such as drawing and painting, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, animation, 3D graphics, or digital art. The course may be repeated for credit up to three times in an area of specialization. Student will need to discuss their artistic background with the instructor.  
ART 3301   Art Studio Conc.: Printmaking   ART 3301 Art Studio Concentration (2-4). First level of advanced investigation into a studio art subject area such as drawing and painting, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, animation, 3D graphics, or digital art. The course may be repeated for credit up to three times in an area of specialization. Student will need to discuss their artistic background with the instructor.  
ART 3301   Art Studio Conc: Ceramics   ART 3301 Art Studio Concentration (2-4). First level of advanced investigation into a studio art subject area such as drawing and painting, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, animation, 3D graphics, or digital art. The course may be repeated for credit up to three times in an area of specialization. Student will need to discuss their artistic background with the instructor.  
ART 3301   Art Studio Concentration   ART 3301 Art Studio Concentration (2-4). First level of advanced investigation into a studio art subject area such as drawing and painting, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, animation, 3D graphics, or digital art. The course may be repeated for credit up to three times in an area of specialization. Student will need to discuss their artistic background with the instructor.  
ART 3301   Art Studio Concentration:Glass   ART 3301 Art Studio Concentration (2-4). First level of advanced investigation into a studio art subject area such as drawing and painting, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, animation, 3D graphics, or digital art. The course may be repeated for credit up to three times in an area of specialization. Student will need to discuss their artistic background with the instructor.  
ART 3302   Printmaking   ART 3302 Printmaking (2-4). An introduction to the basic printmaking processes including calligraphic, intaglio, stencil, and relief.  
ART 3304   Fused & Slumped Glass   ART 3304 Fused and Slumped Glass (2-4). This course is an introduction to fused and slumped glass experienced through artistic means. Students will learn glass studio practice, safety, glass cutting techniques, kiln operation and maintenance.  
ART 3308   Contemporary Art History   ART 3308 Contemporary Art History (3-0). A survey of painting, sculpture, architecture, and other arts from Post-Impressionist to Contemporary Period.  
ART 3310   Special Topics: Photography   ART 3310 Special Topics (3-0). Topics to be selected from history and literature of art, traditional and studio 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   Special Topics: Silkscreen   ART 3310 Special Topics (3-0). Topics to be selected from history and literature of art, traditional and studio 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   ST: Art Hist. for the Designer   ART 3310 Special Topics (3-0). Topics to be selected from history and literature of art, traditional and studio 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 Conc. I - Ceramics   ART 4301 Advanced Studio Concentration I (2-4). Second level of advanced investigation into a studio art subject area such as 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.  
ART 4301   Adv Studio Conc. I: Ceramics   ART 4301 Advanced Studio Concentration I (2-4). Second level of advanced investigation into a studio art subject area such as 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.  
ART 4301   Adv Studio Conc. I: Painting   ART 4301 Advanced Studio Concentration I (2-4). Second level of advanced investigation into a studio art subject area such as 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.  
ART 4301   Adv Studio Concentration I   ART 4301 Advanced Studio Concentration I (2-4). Second level of advanced investigation into a studio art subject area such as 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.  
ART 4302   Adv Studio Conc. II: Ceramics   ART 4302 Advanced Studio Concentration II (2-4). 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. Prerequisite: ART 4301  
ART 4302   Adv Studio Concentration II   ART 4302 Advanced Studio Concentration II (2-4). 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. Prerequisite: ART 4301  
ART 4303   Capstone Exhibition   ART 4303 Capstone Exhibition (2-4). 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 4303   Capstone Exhibition - Ceramics   ART 4303 Capstone Exhibition (2-4). 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   Graduate Art Studio I Painting   ART 5304 Graduate Art Studio I (2-4). Designed for students who are prepared to do work in any visual arts areas of specialization. The course may be repeated for credit up to four times with letter number designate for area of specialization. Prerequisite: Must have passed upper level class in same area of specialization.  
ART 5304   Graduate Art Studio I: Glass   ART 5304 Graduate Art Studio I (2-4). Designed for students who are prepared to do work in any visual arts areas of specialization. The course may be repeated for credit up to four times with letter number designate for area of specialization. Prerequisite: Must have passed upper level class in same area of specialization.  
ART 5304   Graduate Art Studio I:Ceramics   ART 5304 Graduate Art Studio I (2-4). Designed for students who are prepared to do work in any visual arts areas of specialization. The course may be repeated for credit up to four times with letter number designate for area of specialization. Prerequisite: Must have passed upper level class in same area of specialization.  
ART 5304   Graduate Art Studio I:Paintin   ART 5304 Graduate Art Studio I (2-4). Designed for students who are prepared to do work in any visual arts areas of specialization. The course may be repeated for credit up to four times with letter number designate for area of specialization. Prerequisite: Must have passed upper level class in same area of specialization.  
ART 5304   Graduate Art Studio I:Painting   ART 5304 Graduate Art Studio I (2-4). Designed for students who are prepared to do work in any visual arts areas of specialization. The course may be repeated for credit up to four times with letter number designate for area of specialization. Prerequisite: Must have passed upper level class in same area of specialization.  
ART 5305   Master's Exhibition   ART 5305 Master?s Exhibition (2-4). Students will complete the project proposed in the last semester of ART 5304. This course is to be taken as the final course for the Master of Arts, and students may receive an I until the exhibition is completed. Prerequisite: 12 hours of 5304 in a studio specialization  
ART 5306   Art History   ART 5306 Art History (3-0). Study of the visual arts of the world. The course may be repeated for credit where topic varies.  
ART 5307   Contemporary Art History   ART 5307 Contemporary Art History (3-0). A survey of the visual arts of the world with emphasis on the development of architecture, sculpture, painting and the minor arts in the Twentieth Century.  
FA 1302   Music Appreciation   FA 1302 (MUS 1306) Music Appreciation (3-0). 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 3303   Field Studies   FA 3303 Field Studies (3-0). A discussion of subjects such as writing reviews, press releases, visiting professional public, private and non-profit venues, interviews with artists and behind the scene looks at museum, theaters, foundations and studios. Class also includes resume and portfolio development, career choices, marketing and sales, and other areas which are of interest and importance to all visual and performing arts students. (Includes an optional major field trip out of the area. Required for all majors - preferably taken in junior year.)  
FA 3305   Producing the Live Event   FA 3305 Producing the Live Event (3-0). Through projects, case studies, and research, students learn the unique considerations and challenges of live event producing.  
THEA 2330   Theatre Graphics   THEA 2330 Theatre Graphics (3-0). Theatre Graphics is an introductory course on the fundamentals of drafting for the theatre, Students learn hand drafting, Vectorworks 2020, and other similar software. Projects will consist of students translating existing draftings into 2-D and 3-D CAD drafting as well as translating a complete set of plates from an existing design. Students are expected to complete their projects largely outside of class.  
THEA 4310   Audition Techniques   THEA 4310 Audition Techniques (3-0). Students learn auditioning techniques and etiquette through exercises and simulated classroom auditions. Students also learn how to record and submit video auditions, create a professional acting resume, and what makes a strong headshot.