Prerequisites: ART 181, ART 182, ART 183, ART 184, ART 234, and PVA 210. This course prepares the visual art student for a career as a commercial or working fine artist. Areas to be researched include identity and presentation, an introduction to professional structures, and innovative pathways for the professional artist. Students will examine their professional goals, and how to navigate the creative process and the unique challenges of being a professional artist.

Arts workshops are for the study of specialized areas in art, art education, art history, graphic arts and related fields. Specific workshop content is determined by subtitle. Repeatable, maximum of six credits per subtitle.

Prerequisite: ART 211. Sophomores or above. Intermediate level design of hand build ceramic forms. An exploration of stoneware, raku and sodium vapor firing processes. Repeatable, maximum of six credits.

Prerequisite: ART 212. Sophomores or above. Learn to throw more challenging ceramic forms on the potter's wheel. Gain experience in the loading and firing of ceramic kilns. Repeatable, maximum of six credits.

Prerequisite: ART 221. Sophomores or above. Continue the study and exploration of fiber construction and fabric surface treatments with emphasis on their design
applications.

Prerequisite: ART 231. Sophomores or above. Development of individual expression in studio painting and development of mastery of the medium.

Prerequisite: ART 181, ART 182, ART 183, ART 184, ART 234. Sophomores or above. Fundamentals of life drawing emphasizing proportions, anatomy and aesthetic relationships. Repeatable, maximum of six credits.

Prerequisites:  ART 181, ART 182, ART 183, ART 184, ART 234, EDFE 110, EDFE 120 or EDFE 125 or instructor consent.  Gain practical experience in the classroom with variety of materials, art subject matter and with varying age groups.  Requires classroom observation and participation with weekly seminar.

Prerequisite: ART 181, ART 182, ART 183, ART 184, and ART 234. The word collagraph comes from of two words, collage and graphic. A collagraph plate is made by cutting and pasting textural elements. This is printed in intaglio/Relief method.

Prerequisite: ART 253. Sophomores or above. Continuing investigations in intaglio printmaking techniques, including acquatint and color printing. Individual imagery and technical development are emphasized. Repeatable, maximum of six credits.

Prerequisite: ART 181, ART 182, ART 183, ART 184, ART 234. Sophomores or above. Investigation in techniques of creating monotypes and monoprints (one-of-a-kind printed images). Individual imagery and technical development are emphasized. Repeatable, maximum of six credits.

Prerequisite: ART 254. Sophomores or above. Investigations in relief printmaking media including linoleum cuts, wood cuts, wood engravings, and collographs printed in black and white and in color. Repeatable, maximum of six credits.

Prerequisite: ART 261. Sophomores or above. Basic instruction in specific sculptural processes including modeling, casting, welding, fabrication, carving, etc. Repeatable, maximum of six credits.

Prerequisite: ART 270. Sophomores or above. The continued study of the conceptual and applied aspects of graphic design. Projects and exercises challenge students to better understand and utilize design strategies, theories and systems.

Prerequisite: ART 270. Sophomores or above. Students explore the theoretical, expressive and applied use of typography as an integral part of visual communication. Coursework materials cover the application of typographic formats and systems, along with the history of conventional and emerging design theories.

Prerequisite: ART 270. Sophomores or above. Students explore the theoretical, expressive and applied use of typography as an integral part of visual communication. Coursework materials cover the application of typographic formats and systems, along with the history of conventional and emerging design theories.

Sophomores or above. Study the arts, concepts and culture of tribal societies, particularly African, Oceanic/South Seas and American Indian.

Sophomores or above. Study in detail the major cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa. Focus will be on their religions, political/social organizations and their arts.

Sophomore or above. Study the history and arts of Central America, emphasizing the Olmec, Maya, Mixtec, Zapotec, Aztec and toltec civilizations and related subgroups.

Sophomores or above. A detailed study of 12th, 13th, and 14th century European art as it related to medieval philosophy and its cultural context.

Sophomores or above. Study in detail the humanistic aspects of Renaissance art 1265-1600, including the evolutionary developments of Mannerism and the beginnings of Baroque art.

Prerequisite: ART 181 and ART 182. Sophomores or above. This is an in-depth study of the arts from the eighteenth century to the late nineteenth century. The class starts with the late eighteenth century of the Rococo, Neo-Classical and Romanticism, and ending with the Impressionists. The emphasis of the class in on major artistic movements, methods of historical analysis, and historical and cultural contexts of the arts.

Sophomores or above. An in-depth study of style characteristics and cultural contexts of modern, late modern and postmodern art.

Sophomores or above. Detailed survey of the work of women artists historically omitted in Western art. This course will examine social, political and economical factors affecting women artists from the Middle Ages through today.

Sophomores or above. Discussions, examination of works of art, and experimentation to lead to a better understanding of the history of Japanese art. Students will be presented with the opportunity to learn about and experience the geography of Japan, the people of Japan, the arts traditions of Japan, and the aesthetic underpinnings of traditional Japanese culture.

Sophomores or above. This course uses discussions, examination of works of art, and experimentation so as to lead to a better understanding of the history of Chinese Art.  Students will be presented with the opportunity to learn about and experience the geography of China, the people of China, the arts traditions of China, and the aesthetic underpinnings of traditional Chinese culture.

Sophomores or above. This is an in-depth study of Greek Art starting with the civilization in the Aegean Sea through the Hellinestic Period.  The emphasis of the class is on major movements/civilizations, methods of analysis, and historical and cultural contexts.

Sophomores or above. This is an in-depth study of Roman Art starting with the Etruscan civilization through Constantine the Great and the Late Roman Empire.  The emphasis of the class is on major movements/civilizations, methods of analysis, and historical and cultural contexts.

Prerequisite: ART 181 and ART 182. Sophomores or above. This course surveys the developments in painting, sculpture, photography, and architecture in Europe and the Americas from the 1880s - 1980s (from the end of Impressionism to Conceptual Art). Critical thinking and writing will be emphasized alongside memorization and classification.