**Review** Undergraduate Catalog 2025-2026

ART 134 Introduction to Drawing

Deal in depth with concepts, techniques and materials. Areas of study include composition, content, technical concerns, use of color and a range of material use from traditional to contemporary alternatives.

3

Offered

Generally offered Fall and/or Spring Annually

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required and Course Fee Required

ART 177 Creative Photography

This course is designed for students who are not art majors/ minors, but have interest in photography as a creative medium. Basic Camera types and functions, creative photographic techniques, photography apps, software and visual literacy will be introduced.
3

Major/Minor Restriction

Exclude Art & Design Major(s)

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required

ART 178 Ancient to Medieval Art History

A broad survey of global art traditions from the Paleolithic to the medieval era focusing on movements, monuments, objects, social, political, and economic contexts, and the methods of art history.

3

Offered

Generally offered Fall and/or Spring Annually

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: ART 178 and ART 181

Course Attribute

LAA1-Arts&Hum-Arts&Expression and GT Arts

ART 179 Renaissance to Modern Art History

A broad survey of global art traditions from the Renaissance to 1945 focusing on movements, monuments, objects, social, political, and economic contexts, and the methods of art history.

3

Offered

Generally offered Fall and/or Spring Annually

Mutually Exclusive Course

If a student completes ART 179, then credit will not be allowed for these courses: ART 182 and ART 185

Course Attribute

LAA1-Arts&Hum-Arts&Expression and GT Arts

ART 180 Contemporary Art History

An introduction to modern, late modern, and postmodern art.

3

Offered

Generally offered Fall and/or Spring Annually

Course Attribute

LAA1-Arts&Hum-Arts&Expression and GT Arts

Course Fee

Course Fee Required

ART 181 Ancient Art History

This is a general survey class of global art traditions of Ancient cultures from Paleolithic art to the Byzantine Empire. The emphasis of this survey is on the major movements and civilizations, methods of analysis, historical and cultural context.
3

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: ART 178 and ART 181

Course Attribute

LAA1-Arts&Hum-Arts&Expression and GT Arts

ART 182 Medieval to Rococo Art History

This is a general survey class of global art traditions from Early Medieval to the Baroque Art. The emphasis of this survey is on the major movements and Civilizations, methods of analysis, historical and cultural context.
3

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: ART 179 and ART 182

Course Attribute

LAA1-Arts&Hum-Arts&Expression and GT Arts

ART 183 2D Design

Exploration of the elements of line, shape, color, value, space and texture in 2D surface design. Experiences with materials, methods, conceptualization, ideation, visual problem solving and evaluation.
3

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required and Course Fee Required

ART 184 3D Design

Exploration of the elements of line, shape, color, value, space and texture in 3D spatial design. Experiences with materials, methods, conceptualization, ideation, visual problem solving and evaluation.
3

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required and Course Fee Required

ART 185 Neoclassic to Modern Art History

A general survey class of global art traditions from Neo-classical Art to Modern Art. The emphasis of this survey is on the major movements and civilizations, methods of analysis, historical and cultural context.

3

Offered

Generally offered Fall and/or Spring Annually

Course Attribute

LAA1-Arts&Hum-Arts&Expression and GT Arts

ART 190 Art Appreciation

Introduction to further enhance an understanding and appreciation of the functional and expressive nature of architecture, painting, sculpture and the applied arts.
3

Major/Minor Restriction

Exclude Visual Arts (and) Art & Design Major(s)

Course Attribute

LAA1-Arts&Hum-Arts&Expression and GT Arts