Spring 2026 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 110

Introduction to Art Education

4 hours. Extensive computer use required. Field trip required at a nominal fee. Students are not required to have a background in art education. Not intended for Art-Foundation major(s). UIC GE Creative Arts, and UIC GE Individual and Society course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Discussion

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. UIC GE Creative Arts course.

ART 116

The Science and History of Sound in the Arts

3 hours. Same as MUS 116. Extensive computer use required. Field work required. UIC GE Natural World No Lab course.

Music Lab Fee $30.00 Flat Fee.

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. UIC GE 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. UIC GE 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. UIC GE 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. UIC GE 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. UIC GE 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. UIC GE Creative Arts course.

ART 190

Introduction to Socially Engaged Art

4 hours. 3 hours. Previously listed as AD 190. Field trips required at a nominal fee. No previous art and studio experience is necessary for this class. Field Trips Required: Mess Hall, Dorchester Projects and Rebuild Foundation, Threewalls, Hyde Park Art Center, Experimental Station, and South Side Community Art Center, are all site-specific resources for this course. Students will visit at least two of these sites as part of their analysis and exploration of socially engaged art practices. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 160. UIC GE Creative Arts course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Practice.

ART 210

Understanding Curriculum, Development, and Learning in Art Education

4 hours. Field work required. Prerequisite(s): ART 201. Restricted to Art Education major(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory-Discussion.

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. 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 272

Topics in Video I

4 hours. Previously listed as AD 278. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above; or consent of instructor; and completion of the art foundation program. Not intended for Art-Foundation major(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory.

Moving Image Lab Fee $100.00 Flat Fee.

ART 290

Art and Resistance: Socially Engaged Art

4 hours. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Material covered in class will include DaDa which arose as reaction to World War I, German artist Joseph Beuys and his notion of Social Sculpture and his involvement in the Organization for Direct Democracy and the Green Party, the role art and design played in the Black Panther Party, the Guerilla Girls and their feminist critique of art institutions. UIC GE Individual and Society course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory.

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 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. 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) or minor(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory.

ART 372

Topics in Video II

4 hours. Previously listed as AD 378. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): ART 272; and junior standing or above; or consent of the 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 374

Topics in Motion Graphics II

4 hours. Previously listed as AD 374. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): ART 274; and 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 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) or minor(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory.

ART 402

Senior Projects: Thesis

6 hours. Previously listed as AD 453. Prerequisite(s): ART 401; and senior standing or above; and consent of the instructor. Restricted to Bachelor of Fine Arts. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory-Discussion and one Conference.

ART 460

Advanced Independent Projects: Photography

4 hours. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Field work required. Prerequisite(s): ART 260; and consent of the instructor. Restricted to Bachelor of Fine Arts or Master of Fine Arts. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Practice.

ART 470

Adv Projects: Moving Image

4 hours. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Field work required. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in ART 272; and junior standing or above; and consent of the instructor. 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 484

Educational Practicum with Seminar I

6 hours. Graduate credit only with approval of the School of Art and Art History. Field work required. Prerequisite(s): Grade of B or better in ART 210 and Grade of B or better in ART 310 and Grade of B or better in ART 410; and senior standing or above; and approval of the department and approval of the Council for Teacher Education. Restricted to Art Education major(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Practice.

ART 485

Educational Practicum with Seminar II

6 hours. Graduate credit only with approval of School of Art and Art History. Field work required. Prerequisite(s): Grade of B or better in ART 210 and Grade of B or better in ART 310 and Grade of B or better in ART 410; and senior standing or above; and approval of the department and approval of Council for Teacher Education. Restricted to Art Education major(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Practice.

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 509

Advanced New Media Arts

0 TO 5 hours. Previously listed as AD 509. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of the School graduate faculty committee and the student's advisor. Restricted to New Media Arts major(s). Restricted to Master of Fine Arts. To be registered properly, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Conference.

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.