Art Courses
Register for classes using WebAdvisor. Review the Class Schedule for class dates and times. Course descriptions are available in the Catalog. All students are encouraged to meet with a counselor to review academic program requirements and/or have questions answered.
A sampling of courses for this discipline includes (not a complete list):
- ART/IS/MUS/TD-100 Survey of the Arts
- ART-101 Art: An Introduction
ART-103A Survey of World Art History - Prehistoric Through 1300 C.E.- ART-103B Survey of World Art History - 14th Century Through 20th Century
- ART-104A 2D Design
- ART-104B 3D Design
- ART-104C Color
- ART-105A Glass Art and Design
- ART-106A Descriptive Drawing
- ART-107A Life Drawing
- ART-108 Perspective Drawing
- ART/GA-109A Beginning Graphic Design I (Letter Forms and Typography)
- ART/GA-110A Advanced Graphic Design I
- ART-111A Painting - Color and Composition
- ART-112 Watercolor
- ART-116A Basic Sculpture
- ART-116C Sculpture and Beyond
- ART-117A Museum and Gallery Techniques (Exhibition Production)
- ART-119A 3D Studio Lab
- ART-120A Ceramic Studio Development and Maintenance I
- ART-121A Introductory Ceramics I
- ART-122A Ceramic Throwing I
- ART-131 History of Photography
- ART-133A Black and White Photography
- ART-134A Basic Color Photography
- ART-138A Beginning Photoshop
- ART-139A/GA-169A Beginning Digital Photography
- ART/JOUR-145 Digital Photojournalism
- ART/JOUR-146 Photography/Graphic Arts Newspaper Staff
- ART/ID-150A Interior Design Concepts
- ART/ID-151 Visualization and Presentation
- ART/ID-154 Contemporary Home Design
- ART/ID-155 Architectural Drafting for Interior Design
- ART/ID-155B CAD for Interior Design
- ART/ID-156 Architectural Modelmaking for Interior Design
- ART/ID-158 Textiles
- ART/ID-159A Applied Design: Residential Lighting
- ART/ID-159B Applied Design: Color for the Home
- ART/BA/GA/CS-160A Computer Graphics I
- ART/GA/CAOT-161A Digital Graphics I
- GA/CAOT-188 Desktop Publishing with QuarkXpress
- MM-102A Multimedia I
- MM-103A Intermediate Flash: Animation
- MM-103B Intermediate Flash: Interactivity
- MM-104 Advanced Interactivity in Flash
- MM-105 Web Site Design
- MM-107 Introduction to Dreamweaver
- MM/BRDC-110 Digital Video for Web and DVD
- MM-111 Introduction to After Effects
- MM-114 Textures for 3D
- MM-115 3D Animation
- MM-117 Advanced 3D Modeling and Animation
- MM-119 Video Game Development
- MM-120 Designing an On-Line Course
- MM-160 Multimedia Portfolio Development
- MM/CS-162 XHTML
Student Learning Outcomes
General Art Courses
Upon successful completion of the courses in this discipline, the student will have acquired the following knowledge and skills:
- Demonstrate the skills to undertake a conceptual analysis of art.
- Demonstrate observational skills.
- Understand and apply concepts and methods of composition.
- Demonstrate knowledge of significant examples of the visual arts.
- Be prepared for ensuing courses of Art History and Studio Arts.
- Demonstrate sensitivity to the art of both the European and non-western cultures.
- Reproduce and/or render what the student sees in a variety of media.
- Design and plan finished works of art (i.e. paintings, models, drawings, computer graphics, advertisements, floor plans).
- Explain and communicate basic objectives of design and/or plan of works of art.
- Create or manufacture finished works of art based on initial designs.
Graphic Arts / Computer Graphics
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of letter form design, type specification, copy fitting, and thumbnails and mechanicals.
- Demonstrate mastery of computer graphics programs, scanners, tablets, digital cameras, and color printers.
- Demonstrate an awareness of elements of design, design principles, gestalt theory.
- Apply the methods of effective visual communication.
- Demonstrate problem solving skills at an appropriate level.
Interior Design
See the Interior Design website.
Multimedia
- Demonstrate proficiency using multimedia software.
- Illustrate concepts of design.
- Demonstrate the ability to design projects that communicate specific ideas.
- Exhibit professional behavior and work ethics.
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