Fine Arts: Visual Arts

Fine Arts: Visual Arts Courses

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  • Code

  • Course

  • Credits

• • ART 100

  • Fundamentals of Visual Art

  • 3
  This course provides a broad exploration of various art forms and techniques peculiar to each. Techniques include assemblage, painting, sculpture, college, mono-printmaking, drawing, photography, design, and architecture.
• • ART 101

  • Basic Drawing

  • 3
  An introduction to the basics of drawing stressing learning to see, using negative space and measuring relationships to achieve a better drawing using pencil, ink, charcoal, and watercolor for those who prefer using more than black and white. Students purchase their own materials.
• • ART 102

  • Advanced Drawing

  • 3
  For those who have completed Basic Drawing or the equivalent. Students are encouraged to explore further the picture-making process. The emphasis is on mixing media, abstracting images, and developing creativity. Students purchase their own materials. Prerequisite: ART 101.
• • ART 103

  • Line, Color & Design

  • 3
  This course explores the principles underlying effective design. Students study the dynamics of line, shape, color, texture, and pattern by experimenting with black and white and colored media. Students purchase their own materials.
• • ART 115

  • Basic Painting

  • 3
  An introduction to the overview of painting using acrylic or watercolor. The course covers color mixing, techniques of application, and composition. Students will paint from life and other sources and from imagination. Students purchase their own materials.
• • ART 116

  • Advanced Painting

  • 3
  A course for those who have completed Basic Painting or the equivalent. Students are encouraged to explore further the picture-making process using acrylic paints. This is a studio workshop course. Students are expected to be self-motivated and resourceful and able to work independently. Students purchase their own materials. Prerequisite: ART 115.
• • ART 119

  • Photography I

  • 3
  This course is an introduction to photography as an art of visual communication. Topics discussed are camera basics, exposure, lenses, lighting and composition. Image editing using Photoshop covers the sequence for an optimal workflow. Additional topics include file management, retouching and creating composite images. Photo assignments require the student to have access to a camera, preferably a single-lens reflex.
• • ART 120

  • Photography II-Photojournalism

  • 3
  This course explores the visual communication skills necessary to produce an in-depth photo story with an emphasis on the photojournalism and documentary traditions of photography. Students refine their skills through shooting assignments within the context of historical and contemporary examples. This course expands and advances the digital techniques and Photoshop skills mastered in Digital Photography I. Photo assignments require the student to have access to a camera, preferably a single-lens reflex. Prerequisite: ART 119.
• • ART 201

  • Survey of Fine Arts I

  • 3
  Emphasis is on developing an appreciation of the fundamental principles that are basic to all forms of fine arts. Consideration is given to pictorial art, music, sculpture, and architecture. Visual and audio-visual aids are used. Field trips are taken to nearby museums.
• • ART 202

  • Survey of Fine Arts II

  • 3
  Beginning with the fourteenth century, this course examines the technical, social, historical, and stylistic development of visual arts and architecture from the Renaissance through the Modern Era. Museum trips may be included.
• • ART 229

  • American Film

  • 3
  This course will trace cinema in America from the era of the silent film and the studio system to the world of wide screen & “auteur” productions. It will demonstrate how movies began, grew, and changed through the interaction of inventors, artists, entrepreneurs, and audiences.
• • ART 230

  • Art & Society

  • 3
  Students will analyze the ways in which visual, musical, and dramatic artists respond to cultural movements and events, and explore how art shapes a society’s response to those events. Students learn how different branches of the fine arts influence one another during important epochs. Prerequisite: 12 credits ART/MUS concentration electives.
• • ENG 101

  • English Composition I

  • 3
  This course will emphasize developing the student’s ability to articulate his/her thoughts in writing a coherent, unified, and well- structured composition. The student will write a series of papers. The student will also learn the techniques needed to produce a library research paper. The required research paper is a major component of the course. Prerequisite: Completion of ENG 090 or placement into ENG 101.
• • ENG 102

  • English Composition II

  • 3
  A required course, which introduces the student to themes and techniques in the basic genres of literature: the short story, drama, and poetry. Expository papers may be written in response to ideas embodied in literature. Prerequisite: ENG 101 or permission of instructor.
• • ENG 252

  • International Film

  • 3
  Introduces students to the world of international film, focusing on the major foreign centers of film production. Teaches the visual, narrative, and script cinematic values, develops the ability to critically respond to films both verbally and in writing, and to appreciate the historical and cultural contexts of films. The films emulate the transitional evolution of film centers representing peaks of cultural expressions and will be selected for cinematic quality and intellectual accessibility to novice audiences. Readings of film theories corresponding to filmic development will include film scripts and transcripts, critical reviews, and factual information about the films, directors, actors, and their historical-cultural contexts. Prerequisite: ENG 101 or permission of instructor.
• • SOC 101

  • General Sociology

  • 3
  An examination of the behavior of humans in social groups. Emphasis will be placed on concepts including culture, society, socialization, role, personality, institutions and social change. Placement at ENG 101 level strongly advised.
• • IDS 167

  • First Year Seminar

  • 3
  First Year Seminar focuses on the student as a whole person. This is a reflective course where students apply skills and strategies to help them succeed, emphasizing goalsetting in their academic, personal, and professional lives. Students explore diversity and identity in the classroom, community, and beyond. Students develop best practices through critical self-analysis, identifying and assessing areas of improvement within multiple dimensions of wellness.