Courses

Surveys painting and sculpture in England and France from the last quarter of the 18th century through the first half of the 19th century. Prereq., one 3000-level art history course. Same as ARTH 5309.

Explores the history and theory of digital art. Discussion topics include the emergence of Internet art, hypertext, new media theory, online exhibitions, web publishing, virtual reality, and the networked interface. Includes collaborative and individual projects. Prereq., ARTS 2126 or instructor consent. Same as ARTS 5316. Prerequisites: Restricted to Studio Arts (AASA or AASF) or Art History (AAAH) majors only.

Surveys the major movements in painting in France and England from the Revolution of 1830 to the impressionist crisis of 1886. Emphasizes and discusses painting and major expressions in sculpture and architecture. Same as ARTH 5319.

Provides an in-depth study of the fin de siecle, stressing postimpressionism, art nouveau, and symbolism. Concludes with fauvism in France and the expressionist movement in Germany. Prereq., one 3000-level art history course. Same as ARTH 5329. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.

Begins with early Picasso and cubism, including analytic and synthetic cubism and emphasizing the various isms of the 20th century. Also studies Italian futurism, de Stijl and the Bauhaus, dada, and surrealism. Prereq., one 3000-level art history course. Same as ARTH 5339.

Continuation of beginning video production. Extends the knowledge of single camera video production strategies and concepts. Expands the concept of montage (editing) and strategies to develop a video project through class screenings, projects, discussions, and readings. Furthers theoretical understanding of video as an art form. Prereq.,ARTS 4246 or instructor consent. Same as ARTS 5346 and FILM 4340.

Continues the study and experimentation of intaglio and relief processes in black and white, color, digital imagery, and nontoxic processes as much as possible. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Prereq., ARTS 3403. Taught with ARTS 3403/5403. Prerequisites: Restricted to Studio Arts (AASA or AASF) or Art History (AAAH) majors only.

Covers native arts of non-Western peoples of Africa and Oceania, including sculpture, architecture, and minor arts for both archaeological and ethnological cultures. Emphasizes the function of art in society as well as aesthetic analysis. Prereq., one 3000-level art history course. Same as ARTH 5409.

Continues the study of stone and metal plate lithography, emphasizing individual creative development in black and white, and further development in color printing processes. In addition, digital imaging and nontoxic processes are emphasized as much as possible. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Prereq., ARTS 3413. Taught with ARTS 3413/5413. Prerequisites: Restricted to Studio Arts (AASA or AASF) or Art History (AAAH) majors only.

Examines important works, artists, and themes that comprise the artistic production of colonial Latin America. Focuses on the intermingling, convergence, and at times the clash of European, Amerindian, and African cultures, which established the foundation of Latin America's pluralism. Prereqs., ARTH 1300 and 1400. Recommended prereq., ARTH 3729.

Introduces advanced screen printing technology, emphasizing individual creativity and the ability to resolve problems of two-dimensional form. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Prereq., ARTS 3423.

Introduces computer-generated imaging and developing ideas as related to traditional forms of printmaking. Emphasizes original development of ideas and skills involved in learning advanced printing processes in lithography and intaglio media. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Same as ARTS 5433. Prerequisites: Restricted to Studio Arts (AASA or AASF) or Art History (AAAH) majors only.

Surveys art of North American Indian cultures, including the northwest coast, southwest, southeast,northeast, and plains, covering architecture, sculpture, and minor arts for both archaeological and ethnological cultures. Prereq., one 3000-level art history course. Same as ARTH 5439.

Continuation of intermediate video production. Explores advanced technical skills to control the quality of the video image in production, postproduction, and distribution. Emphasizes self-motivated independent projects, conceptual realization of advanced student work and basic working knowledge of distribution and life as a media artist. Promotes further theoretical understanding of video as an art form. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Prereq., ARTS 4346 or instructor consent. Same as ARTS 5446 & FILM 4440.

Introduces monotype printing, with the uniqueness and diversity of its methods of producing art. The process uses some of the best qualities of painting, print making, and drawing. Emphasizes creative individual development, along with processes inherent to this media. May be repeated up to 6 credit hours. Same as ARTS 5453.

Introduces students to the art, architecture, and cultures of Mesoamerica--a region that encompasses modern-day Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and parts of El Salvador, and Honduras. Focuses on major Pre-Columbian art objects and monuments to learn about the societies and cultures from which they came. Also considers the various roles that the visual arts and architecture played in these societies. Covers Olmec through Aztec civilizations. Prereqs., ARTH 1300 and 1400. Recommended prereq., ARTH 3729.

Individual studies in selected media. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereqs., ARTS 3504 and 3514. Prerequisites: Restricted to Studio Arts (AASA or AASF) or Art History (AAAH) majors only.

Examines the major movements and development in European and American architecture, 1900-1960's. Considers the major styles, as well as cultural interactions, race/ethnicity, gender and class concerns as they relate to both the practice and profession of architecture. Prereqs., ARTH 1300,1400.

Examines architecture as it developed in the area now defined as the continental United States from early cultures to the present. Considers the major styles and issues of cultural interaction, race/ethnicity, gender and class concerns as they relate to the practice, theory, and profession of architecture. Prereq., ARTH 1300 and 1400.

Introduces current Degas studies and research methods by drawing upon recent books, exhibition catalogues, and scholarly journal articles. Fulfills requirement for ARTH 4919, Capstone Seminar.

Introduces current Manet studies and research methods by drawing upon recent books, exhibition catalogues, and scholarly journal articles. Fulfills requirement for ARTH 4919, Capstone Seminar.

Fosters creative study of the background and foundation in modern art. Considers 19th-century European painting and, to a lesser degree, sculpture, in relation to social, cultural, and political history from 1863 to 1900. Focuses on France, but gives attention to other countries as well.

Fosters creative study of the background and foundation of modern art. Considers 19th-century European (and, to a lesser degree, American) painting and sculpture in relation to social, cultural, and political history from 1789 (the French Revolution) to 1863 (the Salon des refuses). Focuses on France, but gives attention to other countries as well.

Introduces current Romanticism studies and research methods by drawing upon recent books, exhibition catalogues, and scholarly journal articles.

Introduces current Post-Impressionism studies and research methods by drawing upon recent books, exhibition catalogues, and scholarly journal articles.