Fall 2025 Art

ART 101

Signifying Practices: Art and Visual Culture

4 hours. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Restricted to Art-Foundation major(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory.

ART 112

Introduction to Drawing

4 hours. Previously listed as AD 102. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Course Schedule Information: To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory. Creative Arts course.

ART 130

Introduction to Painting + Color

4 hours. Field Trip required at a nominal fee. Course Schedule Information: To be properly registered, students must enroll for one Lecture and one Laboratory. Creative Arts course.

ART 140

Introduction to Sculpture

4 hours. Previously listed as AD 140. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Course Schedule Information: To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory. Creative Arts course.

ART 150

Introduction to New Media Arts

4 hours. Previously listed as AD 100. Extensive computer use required. Course Schedule Information: To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory. Creative Arts course.

ART 151

Introduction to Creative Coding in New Media Arts

4 hours. Extensive computer use required. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Students will use coding languages such as Processing, HTML, and JavaScript. Moving through beginning and intermediate levels of coding, students will explore creative new avenues of applying these tools. Students will gain skills to expand upon traditional uses of coding by aligning it with the contemporary art practices of New Media, a field in which technology and contemporary art combine. Class Schedule: To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory. Creative Arts course.

ART 160

Introduction to Digital Photography

4 hours. Previously listed as AD 150. Extensive computer use required. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Fully manual Digital Camera and laptop computer with appropriate Photoshop software is required. Course Schedule Information: To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory. Creative Arts course.

ART 170

Introduction to Filmmaking

4 hours. Previously listed as AD 170. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Course Schedule Information: To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory. Creative Arts course.

ART 201

Democratic Practices in Art Education

4 hours. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Field work required. Prerequisite(s): Art Education majors or consent of the instructor. Restricted to Art Education major(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Practice.

ART 212

Topics in Drawing I

4 hours. Previously listed as AD 203. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 hours. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above; or consent of the instructor; and completion of the art foundation program. Restricted to Art Education or Pre-Art Education or Art major(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory.

ART 230

Topics in Painting I

4 hours. Previously listed as AD 230. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 hours. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above; or consent of the instructor; and completion of art foundation program. Restricted to Art Education or Pre-Art Education or Art major(s).

ART 240

Topics in Sculpture I

4 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Field trip required at a nominal fee. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above and completion of art foundation program. Restricted to Art Education or Pre-Art Education or Art major(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory.

ART 250

Topics in New Media Arts: Intermediate

4 hours. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above and completion of the art foundation program. Restricted to Art major(s). Restricted to Bachelor of Fine Arts. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory.

ART 260

Topics in Digital Photography

4 hours. Previously listed as AD 267. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 hours. Extensive computer use required. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above and completion of the first-year art foundation program. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory.

ART 261

Topics in Analog Photography

4 hours. Previously listed as AD 268. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above; or consent of instructor; and completion of the first-year art foundation program. Restricted to Art Education or Pre-Art Education or Art major(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory.

ART 274

Topics in Motion Graphics I

4 hours. Previously listed as AD 274. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 hours. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above and completion of the art foundation program. Restricted to Art Education or Pre-Art Education or Art major(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory.

ART 275

Topics in Screenwriting

4 hours. Previously listed as AD 275. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 hours. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or abaove; or cnsent of the instructor; and completion of the art foundation program. Restricted to Art Education or Pre-Art Education or Art major(s).

ART 280

Topics in Color

4 hours. Previously listed as AD 209. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 hours. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above and completion of the Art Foundation Program. Restricted to Art Education or Pre-Art Education or Art major(s). Restricted to Bachelor of Fine Arts. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory.

ART 310

Visual and Verbal Literacy in Art Education

4 hours. Field work required. Prerequisite(s): Grade of B or better in ART 210; and junior standing or above; and approval of the department. Restricted to Art Education major(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture one Discussion.

ART 312

Topics in Drawing II

4 hours. Previously listed as AD 304. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 hours. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Prerequisite(s): ART 212; and junior standing or above; or consent of instructor. Restricted to Art Education or Pre-Art Education or Art major(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory.

ART 323

Topics in Justice

3 hours. Field trips required at a nominal fee.

ART 330

Topics in Painting II

4 hours. Previously listed as AD 332. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Prerequisite(s): ART 230; and junior standing or above; or consent of instructor. Restricted to Art Education or Pre-Art Education or Art major(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory.

ART 340

Topics in Sculpture II

4 hours. Previously listed as AD 342. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 hours. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Prerequisite(s): ART 240; and junior standing or above; or consent of instructor. Restricted to Art Education or Pre-Art Education or Art major(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory.

ART 350

Advanced Topics in New Media Arts

4 hours. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): ART 250. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory.

ART 370

Topics in Film II

4 hours. Restricted to Art Education or Pre-Art Education or Art major(s). Restricted to Bachelor of Fine Arts. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory.

ART 382

Topics in Art

4 hours. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above. Restricted to Art Education or Pre-Art Education or Art major(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory.

ART 400

Advanced Critique

4 hours. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Field work required. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above; and consent of the instructor. Restricted to Bachelor of Fine Arts or Master of Fine Arts.

Art Seminar Lab Fee $40.00 Flat Fee.

ART 401

Senior Projects: Critique

6 hours. Previously listed as AD 462. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing or above; and consent of instructor. Not intended for Acting major(s). Restricted to Bachelor of Fine Arts or Master of Fine Arts. To be registered properly, students must enroll in one Laboratory-Discussion and one Conference.

ART 410

Art Education Practicum

4 hours. Field work required. Prerequisite(s): Grade of B or better or concurrent registration in ART 210; and junior standing or above; and approval of the department. Restricted to Art Education major(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Practice.

ART 480

Independent Study in Art

0 TO 5 hours. 1 to 4 undergraduate hours. 2 to 5 graduate hours. May be repeated. Previously listed as AD 406. Prerequisite(s): Junior or graduate standing; and consent of the instructor. Not intended for Acting major(s). Restricted to Bachelor of Fine Arts or Master of Fine Arts. Departmental Approval Required To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture.

ART 499

Art Internship

0 TO 4 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Only 8 hours of credit may apply toward Art major requirements. Requirements for the organization offering an internship: understanding/agreement that a student intern is an artist in training (not a volunteer, not a freelancer) positions are paid (at or above federal minimum wage) student is seeking professional experience (not a portfolio piece) setting is a studio environment (the student is not the only artist on site) 15 hours per week expected, 20 hours per week maximum. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the Department. Restricted to Art major(s). Restricted to Bachelor of Fine Arts. Departmental Approval Required

ART 500

Art Teaching Internship

0 TO 2 hours. Previously listed as AD 500. May be repeated. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor and consent of the Director of Graduate Studies. Restricted to Master of Fine Arts. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Conference and one Practice.

ART 520

Seminar in Contemporary Theory

4 hours. Previously listed as AD 502. Must be repeated for a minimum of 16 hours. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of the School, graduate faculty committee, and the student's advisor. Restricted to Master of Fine Arts. To be registered properly, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Discussion.

ART 530

Advanced Graduate Critique

4 hours. Previously listed as AD 530. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and approval of the School graduate faculty committee. Restricted to Master of Fine Arts. To be registered properly, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Conference.

ART 540

Decarceration in Theory and Practice

4 hours. Same as CLJ 542. Field trips required at a nominal fee. No previous art experience is necessary for this class.

ART 580

Advance Art

4 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 16 hours. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Conference and one Laboratory. Restricted to Master of Fine Arts.

ART 597

Master's Project

0 TO 16 hours. Previously listed as AD 597. May be repeated for a maximum of 16 hours. Prerequisites: 20 hours of 500-level courses and consent of the instructor. Restricted to Master of Fine Arts. Departmental Approval Required