DESCRIPTIONS


ARH 3800 Criticism of Art. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050-2051.
Review of principal theories in the history of criticism.
Analysis and evaluation of works of art. Problems in
the criticism of contemporary art. Required for Art
History Majors. (I, L)
ARH 4135 Greek Sculpture. F.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050, ARH 3130
Greek sculpture from its beginnings in the Geometric
period through the Hellenistic period. (I, L)
ARH 4304 Italian Renaissance Architecture.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050-2051 or the consent of
the instructor.
The architecture of the Italian Renaissance from the
mid fourteenth century through the mid sixteenth
century. (I, L)
ARH 4310 Early Renaissance Art in Italy. F.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050-2051.
Italian art from 1200 to 1430. Emphasis upon painting
and sculpture. (I, L)
ARH 4311 Late Renaissance Art in Italy. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050-2151.
Continuation of ARH 4310. Italian art and architecture
from 1460 to 1590. Emphasis on painting and sculp-
ture. (I, L)
ARH 4331 Renaissance Art in Northern Europe. F.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050-2501.
 Sources and development of late 14th, 15th and 16th
 century art outside Italy. Emphasis upon painting and
 prints. (I, L)
 ARH 4350 Baroque Art in Europe. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050-2051.
 Continuation of ARH 4311-4331. European art and
 architecture in the 17th and 18th centuries. Emphasis
 upon painting and sculpture. (I, L)
 ARH 4431 Nineteenth Century Art. F.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2050-2051.
 European art and architecture in the nineteenth centu-
 ry. Neo-Classicism, Romanticism, Realism,
 Impressionism, and Post-Impressionism. Emphasis
 upon painting and sculpture. (I, L)
 ARH 4452 Early Twentieth Century Art. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051.
 Euorpean and American art from Post-Impressionism
 to 1945. Emphasis upon painting and sculpture. (L)
 ARH 4453 Mid-Twentieth Century Art. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051.
 Continuation of ARH 4452. Emphasis on American art
 from the 1940's through the 1960's. (L)
 ARH 4454 Late 20th Century Art. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051.
 Continuation of mid-twentieth century art (ARH
 4453). Main movements in international art since
 about 1970 to the present. Focus is on the theory and
 various expressions of Post-Modernism. (I)
 ARH 4710 History of Photography. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARH 2051.
 Survey of major technical, stylistic, and critical direc-
 tions in photography, nineteenth century onward.
 ARH 4905 Individual Study. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 1 to 4; Prereq: A major in art and permission
 of the department chairman. This course may be repeated
 for credit. Variable credit offered only to transitional stu-
 dents in curriculum change over. All other students should
 take ARH 4905 for 3 credits.
 ARH 4930C Special Topics. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 3; May be repeated with change of content.
 Rotating special topics in Art History.
 ARH 4931 Art History Seminar. F, S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: Art History Survey (ARH 2050-
 2051). May be repeated with change of content.


In-depth discussion of selected field of art, either a
period and area or a topic. Analysis of art historical
writings through class presentations and written
papers. Offered by members of the art history faculty
on alternating basis.

Art

ART 1802C Workshop for Art Research and Practice:
Lecture.
 Credits: 3; Coreq: ART 1803C.
This course introduces the concepts, theories and
information for development in Art 1801C, the studio
component linked with this visual arts foundation
course. It is a forum for demonstrations, seminar
activities and visiting speakers, as well as the more
traditional lecture and visual aid format.
ART 1803C Workshop for Art Research and Practice:
Studio.
 Credits: 6; Coreq: ART 1802C.
Small enrollment sections. Interdisciplinary, team
taught, introductory studio experiences in a wide
variety of media. In-depth exploration of creative pro-
cesses principles of artistic integrity, and the nature of
artistic meaning.
ART 2001C Studio for Non-Majors. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 2; Prereq: None. This course may be repeated
 with change in content up to a maximum of 4 credits.
 An introductory studio course for the student who
 does not intend to major in art. Emphasis upon cre-
 ative expression rather than technical proficiency. Not
 available for credit toward a major in art. This course
 may be taken on the S-U option.
 ART 2122C Ceramics: 3D Conceptualization.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
 Development of objective and non objective sculptu-
 ral form using clay as the primary medium. Emphasis
 on 3D design.
 ART 2123C Ceramics: Form and Space.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
 Exploration of expressive manipulation of 3D form.
 Investigation of surface and color using clay bodies
 and glaze types.
 ART 2220C Graphic Design: Visual Dynamics.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
 Emphasis on visual analysis and symbol conceptual-
 ization. Experiences in figure-ground, spacial concepts
 and compositional dynamics.
 ART 2238C Graphic Design: Letterform.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
 Exploration of the expressive potential of letter form
 as visual art. Emphasis on shaping and spacing forms
 into meaningful communications.
 ART 2305C Drawing: Form and Space.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
 Introduction to descriptive drawing. Basic theories of
 observation and depiction including perspective and
 chiaroscuro.
 ART 2306C Drawing: Movement and Motion.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
 Introduction to the principles of visual movement in
 2D art as well as the depiction of figurative gesture in
 drawing.
 ART 2401C Printmaking: Figure Ground.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
 Exploration of Figure Ground theory as related to 2D
 visual design and picture making. Basic skills in relief
 printing; Linocut-woodcut.


ART 2402C Printmaking: Color Theory.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Basic monoprint technique, methods and materials.
Color theory as applied to printmaking and other art
media.
ART 2511C Painting: Value Composition.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
The organization of lights and darks in design and
pictorial applications. Basic painting techniques in oil,
acrylic, and gouache.
ART 2512 Painting: Color Composition.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Investigation of color interaction and its role in picto-
rial composition. Exploration of color and light as well
as the expressive use of color in painting.
ART 2685C Computer: Book Structure.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Introduction to tradition of artists' books. Emphasis
on computer draw/paint techniques and scanners.
ART 2686C Video: Continuity in Time.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
Manipulation of video images with emphasis on story
board, planning of action, and sequencing.
ART 2706C Sculpture: Shaping Form and Space.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
 An investigation into the co-shaping of form and
 space in full 3 dimensions. Emphasis on additive and
 subtractive processes.
 ART 2708C Sculpture: Gravity and Buoyancy.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1803C.
 Based on objects that float, inflate or suspend. This
 course examines weight, mass, and space as artistic
 phenomena. Instruction in appropriate construction
 techniques.
 ART 2930 Special Topics in Art.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 1802C for majors, none for
 non-majors. May be repeated with different content.
 Rotating special topics in studio art and studio practice.
 ART 2931 Interdisciplinary Honors in Art.
 Credits: 3.
 ART 3100C Crafts. F, S.
 Credits: 3; This course may be repeated once for credit.
 Exploration in craft media such as leather, clay, reed,
 plastic, wood, and native materials. Attention directed
 toward creative design and function as well as crafts-
 manship.
 ART 3110C Handbuilding Ceramic Forms.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: Jr. level art major or consent of
 instructor.
 An introduction to ceramic arts. Basic concepts of
 design, handbuilding processes and an introduction
 to the glazing and firing of ceramics.
 ART 3111C Wheelthrowing: Utilitarian Design I.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: Jr. level art major or consent of
 instructor.
 Basic studies in pottery: concentration on wheel
 throwing. An introduction to functional designing. A
 continuation of glazing and firing processes.
 ART 3117C Utilitarian Design II.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 3110C or ART 3111C.
 Ceramic materials and processes appropriate to per-
 sonalized, utilitarian invention and creation.
 Formulae, recipes, and theories for tableware set
 design.
 ART 3119 Ceramic Sculpture.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ART 3110C or ART 3111C.
 Studies in experimental handbuilding and forming
 processes; including mold making as related to ceram-
 ic sculpture involving technical and aesthetic explo-
 rations.


tt Grading is on S-U basis only.