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Lecture/discussion/studio course on a selected area of discourse relating to the study of Art History, Art Criticism, Art Education or Art Studio. May focus on a specific artist, style period, cultural group or technical or methodological problem.

Areas of Study:
Art Teaching (K-12) | Art History | Art & Design

Programs:
Art History (BA) | Art History Minor | Human-Animal Studies Minor | Scandinavian Studies (BA) | Scandinavian Studies Minor

A required course in all art major degree programs. Students plan and present art work in an exhibition. Can not be taken same semester as student teaching.

Prerequisites:
Consent

Areas of Study:
Art Teaching (K-12) | Art History | Art & Design

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Capstone writing project. Advanced study and research required. Topic of the senior thesis determined jointly by the student and the faculty advisor. Required for art history specialization and art history major. A less expansive project is required for the art history minor.

Prerequisites:
Consent of advisor

Areas of Study:
Art Teaching (K-12) | Art History | Art & Design

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Field experience in professional settings relating to the specialization: graphic design, museum or arts administration, etc. Pre: Jr. standing with consent of advisor and department chair.

Prerequisites:
Jr. standing with consent of advisor and department chair.

Areas of Study:
Art Teaching (K-12) | Art History | Art & Design

Programs:

Advanced level pursuit of special projects of research on an independent basis. Requires contractual agreement in art office for registration.

Prerequisites:
Consent

Areas of Study:
Art Teaching (K-12) | Art History | Art & Design

Programs:
Scandinavian Studies (BA) | Scandinavian Studies Minor

Advanced level graphic design and graphic communication problems. (F,S) Prerequisite: Art 401, Art 402 and Art 403 or consent

Areas of Study:
Art & Design

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Advanced study of motion, sound, and interactivity in design. Students build on existing skills to create conceptually and technically advanced works of digital communication. (F,S) Prerequisite: Art 402 or consent

Areas of Study:
Art & Design

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Continued in-depth exploration of drawing techniques and concepts.

Areas of Study:
Art & Design

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Advanced experience in drawing from the human figure.

Areas of Study:
Art & Design

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Introduction to art and architecture of Western Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and the Islamic world, from the second to the fifteenth centuries. Examination of representative works of art and major styles of Christian, Jewish, and Islamic cultures, including the Romanesque and Gothic periods.

Areas of Study:
Art & Design

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Historical survey of the representation of gender with comparison of the artistic efforts of males and females and examination of art used to present gender-based issues including homosexuality, feminism, censorship and pornography.

Areas of Study:
Art & Design

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Art expression related to child growth, development and teaching strategies. Emphasis on two-dimensional projects. (Required for student teaching and certification.)

Areas of Study:
Art & Design

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Theory and practice of teaching mentally challenged, physically handicapped and other exceptionals.

Areas of Study:
Art & Design

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The characteristics and evaluation of junior and senior high art expression: the status, curricula and strategies of teaching. (Required for student teaching)

Areas of Study:
Art & Design

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Application of instruction in art history and appreciation to elementary and secondary schools.

Areas of Study:
Art & Design

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Theoretical and practical aspects of administering arts organizations. Examines the management, budget, marketing and administration of arts programs and organizations in the postmodern era.

Areas of Study:
Art & Design

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Museum Studies (GC)

First course in introductory graduate painting in oil and/or acrylics. May be taken by non-majors.

Areas of Study:
Art & Design

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Advanced experience in watercolor.

Areas of Study:
Art & Design

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An advanced course which emphasizes individual research in technical, aesthetic and conceptual considerations.

Areas of Study:
Art & Design

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Introduction to the art and architecture of the ancient era in its historical and cultural frameworks. Examination of representative works of art and major styles of ancient Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Aegean, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman cultures.

Areas of Study:
Art & Design

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Origins and development of Northern and Italian Renaissance art and architecture as an expression of historical, cultural and religious issues.

Areas of Study:
Art & Design

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Historical survey of art, architecture and urban planning in Europe and America from the late sixteenth to mid-nineteenth century: Mannerism, Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassicism and Romanticism.

Areas of Study:
Art & Design

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The study of art museum history, theory and practice, including ethics, collecting, and display. Alongside these studies, students will conceive and realize an exhibition in order to further develop knowledge of and experience in the field.

Areas of Study:
Art & Design

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Historical survey of art, architecture and urban planning in Europe and America from the mid-nineteenth century to the present: Realism, Impressionism, Expressionism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, Op Art, Pop Art and Postmodern issues and trends.

Areas of Study:
Art & Design

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Historical survey of art and architectural developments from Islam's origins through the twentieth century. Course focuses on contextualizing monuments, paintings, and other arts from various regions around the world.

Areas of Study:
Art & Design

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