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This introductory course will expose the student to the human centered design thinking. Developing an approach to design that listens, connects and then creates design solutions. This class involves students in a social design process which includes these steps...Empathy-Define-Ideate-Prototype-Test.

In this course, students are introduced to the basic skills they will need to be an actor in the field of social innovation. They will complete readings, journal assignments, and group activities while learning about change models, research methods, relationship building, and facilitation techniques. At the end of the course, each student leads a group discussion, drawing on skills explored throughout the semester.

Through the study of Western art history and style, students will discover the longstanding aesthetic and cultural value of visual art in society. The course expands understanding of the essential elements of visual art and explores how to appreciate the works of a variety of artists from Medieval times to the present. Prior basic experience in appreciating and analyzing visual art is recommended.

This course expands on drawing from observation while exploring techniques in color, dry media, wet media, mixed media and printmaking. Prerequisite: ART-121.

An introductory course dealing with the abstract elements of line, texture, shape, space, color, values, and patterns. Employs basic media techniques and tools with emphasis on craftsmanship.

A study and practice of enameling on brass, copper, and silver. Techniques in silversmithing are learned and developed. Included are castings, wood, silver, and set stones. Prerequisites: ART-221 and ART-324.

A course designed to teach the history of stained glass from the 12th century to the contemporary methods of assembling and completing a stained glass panel. Prerequisites: ART-221 and ART-324 or permission of the professor.

An introductory class in photography designed to provide foundational instruction in digital based photographic imagery. The student will explore the creative and technical aspects of photography as a creative medium. Capture output will be totally digital in format. Prerequisite: ART-121 and ART-224.

An introduction to the history of photography from 1839 to the present. This course will investigate the aesthetic, historical and technical progress of photography since its inception in 1839. Students will be encouraged to establish a historical context with contemporary photographers. The photographic image will be explored as a viable artistic medium for presenting personal creative expression and vision.

This class will help students learn to collaboratively and strategically shape the physical and social character of neighborhoods, towns, cities and regions. It will accomplish this by researching and analyzing social design which animate public and private spaces, rejuvenates structures and streetscapes, improves local business viability and public safety. The class also helps equip students in collaborative design skills they will put to use within communities to create positive social change. Prerequisite: ART-224.

This course is designed to expose the student to the traditional and nontraditional forms of working in clay as applied to slab construction, coil construction, slip casting, extruding, and modeling. Technical information includes clay mixing, glaze formulating, and kiln firing. Prerequisites: ART-221 and ART-324 or permission of the professor.

Composition and Storyboarding is a drawing course developed for the student who aspires to produce pre-production visual stories. Prerequisites: ART-121 and ART-224.

This course introduces the student to basic interior design principles, theory and conceptual processes. The emphasis is on creating small-scale spaces based on the client's interaction with the environment. Prerequisites: ART-121 and ART-224.

Motion Graphics is an introduction to film and motion graphic design and production. Topics addressed in this class include: a brief history of film, conceptualization and preproduction design, technical issues and design concepts pertaining to capture, direction and organizing production, editing and flow/pacing control, and post-production/output. Prerequisites: ART-121,and ART-224.

An introduction to sculpture including basic techniques, skills, and concepts associated with materials used to create contemporary three-dimensional forms. Prerequisites: ART-221 and ART-324.

Graphic presentations are demonstrated introducing AUTOCAD as an industry standard for computer representation of 2 dimensional floor plans. Prerequisite: ART-246.

A study in various techniques of surface designing, including dyeing and printing on fabrics. Prerequisites: ART-221 and ART-324.

A basic introduction to the fiber arts through knowledge of the loom. Experimentation with fibers and color blending.

Web Design I is to give students the tools to begin designing web pages. This course will focus on the use of current coding standards and development software packages to learn and accelerate the design process. Web Design I will also explore the medium of digital transmission, and the unique social impact this design encompasses. Prerequisites: ART-273 and either CIS-122 or CIS-250.

An introductory survey history of Western art and architecture from the prehistoric to the medieval era. Prerequisite: MUS-180.

An introductory survey history of Western art and architecture from the Renaissance to the postmodern era. Prerequisite: MUS-180.

This is a foundations class engaging in the research of design methods and problem solving related to sustainability issues which affect the life of individuals and communities. While exploring responsible use of resources and materials students will learn various approaches to sustainable design. They will explore how sustainability issues affect everyone and every community. This class encourages students to be positive agents of change in the ways resources are employed.

An introduction to basic skills of printmaking methods, including woodcut, engraving, intaglio, and lithography. Prerequisites: ART-221 and ART-324.

This course is designed to introduce students to graphics-oriented computer hardware and software. Emphasis will be on developing competence and familiarity with Macintosh Systems operation, terminologies and components of computerized graphics, and procedures in the creation of typography and illustration. Black-and-white and color systems are used. Prerequisite: ART-221. Co-requisite: ART-324.

This studio course supports techniques for visual presentation necessary for client design proposals. Hand rendering and digital processes will be explored, practiced and strengthened for professional communication. Prerequisites: ART-121, ART-224, ART-246, and ART-253.

A study of the application of human factors, spatial standards and space planning principles to residential and commercial environments. The student will learn to execute competent space planning of building interiors by integrating the building and interior system, the facilities requirements, the fixtures, furniture and equipment, and the building codes into a unified whole. Prerequisites: ART-121, ART-224, and ART-246.

This course offers an overview of building construction, including topics such as structural framework, HVAC, environmental issues, water and waste, thermal comfort, electricity and lighting, and fire safety standards applicable to the building envelope using required international building codes. Prerequisites: ART-121, ART-224, and ART-246.

Introduction of graphic design as a problem-solving approach to visual communications. Emphasis is placed on learning the process of conveying visual information with meaning and purpose. Prerequisites: ART-221. Co-requisite: ART-324.

An introduction to the preparation of graphic design and advertising art for reproduction, including the essentials of art work, boards, rules, type, grounds, and printing production. Prerequisites: ART-238, ART-273, and ART-375.

Critical Theory in Art addresses trends and developments in contemporary art practice over recent decades; post-construction, post-structuralism, post-modernism, including theories on semiotics and the sublime that have radically altered the ideas of art from that of pure perceptual realms. This course will explore ways in which theories and ideas have been utilized within specific aspects of visual culture, including strategies of thought, which are crucial in de-constructing, analyzing, and illuminating visual culture as contemporary art. Course topics will focus on key debates that continue to shape the art world since the 1970's. Prerequisite: ART-121.