ART
Course offerings are listed by number within area of study.
Academic and Departmental Art
ARTA 1111. Art Appreciation. (3) (A) Introduction to the appreciation of art through slide
lectures concerning a brief chronological history of art, the elements of design,
and general concepts of art. For non-majors only. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
ARTA 1211. Art
ARTA 1212. Art History Survey II. (3) (A). Survey of Renaissance, Baroque and Modern Art from A. D.
l400 to the present, with special emphasis upon the interrelationship of the
visual arts and other cultural developments. Discussions of readings, lectures,
slides and video tapes. Essay exams. (Spring).
ARTA 2112. Asian Art. (3) (A,X) Survey of Indic, Chinese, and Japanese art with special
emphasis upon the art as the illustration of religious, philosophical, and
political ideals. Discussions of
readings, lectures, slides, and video tapes.
Essay exams. (Fall)
ARTA 2113. Native Art. (3) (A,X) Survey of Pre-Columbian and Native American art, Africa,
and Oceania with special emphasis upon
the art as the illustration of religious, philosophical, and political
ideals. Discussion of readings,
lectures, slides, and video tapes. Essay
exams. (Spring)
ARTA 2212. Art History Methods. (3) Prerequisite: ARTA 1211 and 1212, or consent of
instructor. Survey of primary
methodologies, theories and research in the history of art and art criticism,
including formalism; iconography; connoisseurship; biography; social history;
Marxism; feminism; postmodern, and contemporary theory. (Fall)
ARTA 2219. History of
Photography. (3) Survey of the
major events and stylistic developments in photography from 1839 to the
present.(Spring) (Alternate years)
ARTA 2800. Directed Studies in Art. (1-3) Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Directed individual
research in a particular artistic field of interest not otherwise offered. May
be repeated for credit. (Fall, Spring,
Summer)
ARTA 3000. Topics in
Art. (1-3) Special topic in art.
May be repeated for credit with change in topic. (On
demand)
ARTA 3001. Topics in Art History. (1-3) Special topics in art history. May be repeated for credit
with change in topic. (On demand)
ARTA 3101. Art Writing. (3) (W) Prerequisite: consent of instructor for non-majors.
Priority for Art and Architecture majors. Intensive writing experience in the
forms of writing commonly employed in the visual arts: criticism, journalism,
historical research, personal essay. (Fall)
ARTA 3111. Ancient Art. (3) Prerequisite: ARTA 1211. Survey of the arts and
architecture of the ancient western world, from prehistoric times to the fall
of the Roman empire. Special emphasis on the interactions of the religious and
political systems within the arts as well as identification of cultural styles
of art. Discussions of readings, lectures, slides and video tapes. Essay exams.
(Fall) (Alternate years)
ARTA 3112. Pre-Columbian Art. (3) Prerequisite: ARTA 1211. Survey of the arts and
architecture of the Americas before European contact in the 16th century.
Special emphasis on the interactions of religion, social systems, and the arts
as well as identification of ethnic styles of art. Discussions of readings,
lectures, slides and video tapes. Essay exams. (Fall) (Alternate years)
ARTA 3113. Medieval Art. (3) Prerequisite: ARTA 1211. Survey of the major movements in
Europe and the Near East from A.D. 324-1400 with special emphasis on the
philosophical background and the interrelationships among the arts of each
period. Discussions of readings, lectures, slides, and video tapes. Essay
exams. (Spring) (Alternate years)
ARTA 3114. Renaissance and Baroque
Art. (3)
Prerequisite: ARTA 1212. Survey of the arts and architecture of Europe and the Colonial
world from 1400-1775. Emphasizing the Renaissance philosophy of art,
interactions of the Protestant Reformation and Counter Reformation, and the
identification of national styles of art. Discussions of readings, lectures,
slides, and video tapes. Essay exams. (Spring)
(Alternate years)
ARTA 3117. Art in the US - 1600 - 1900. (3) Prerequisite:
ARTA 1212 or consent of instructor.
Survey of the major artists and movements in the United States from the
Colonial period through 1900, including discussions of cultural contexts and
philosophical backgrounds of major styles. (Fall)
(Alternate years)
ARTA 3118. 19th C. Art in Europe. (3) Prerequisite: ARTA 1212 or consent of instructor. Survey of the major artists and movements in
19th century in Europe, including discussions of cultural contexts and
philosophical backgrounds of major artists and styles. (Fall) (Alternate years)
ARTA 3119. Art in the US - 1900 - 1940. (3) Prerequisite:
ARTA 1212 or consent of instructor.
Survey of the major movements in the United States from 1900-1945, with
special emphasis on the cultural and philosophical backgrounds of major artists
and styles. (Spring) (Alternate years)
ARTA 3120. 20th C. Art in Europe. (3) Prerequisite: ARTA 1212 or consent of instructor. Survey of the major movements in 20th century
modernist art in Europe from 1900-1945, with special emphasis on the cultural
and philosophical backgrounds of major artists and styles. (Spring) (Alternate years)
ARTA 3211. Contemporary Art History. (3) Prerequisite: ARTA
1212 or consent of instructor. History
of the visual arts after 1945 from aesthetic, visual and conceptual
perspectives. Selected artists discussed
in depth within the artistic and theoretical frameworks of modernism and
Post-Modernism. Readings from Modern and
contemporary theory. (Spring)
ARTA 3212. Contemporary Art Theory & Criticism. (3) Prerequisites: ARTA 1212 and 2212, or consent of
instructor. Major ideas and writings
which discuss and interpret the visual arts of the contemporary era; readings
in theory and criticism from the postmodern and current periods. (Spring) (Alternate years)
ARTA 3400. Internship in the Arts. (1-3) Non-salaried opportunity for students to observe, examine,
and participate in the creative dynamics and procedural operations of an art
organization, arts related business, professional artist’s studio, or expert
craftsworker. Sponsor supervised. Six to twelve hours per week. Repeat for credit with different sponsors. (Pass/No
Credit grade evaluation) (Fall, Spring, Summer)
ARTA 3402. Gallery
Internship. (3) Participation in all phases of exhibition selection,
preparation, and presentation in four campus galleries under supervision of
campus galleries coordinator. An average
of eight hours per week for a total of 120 hours. (Fall, Spring)
ARTA 3600. Senior Seminar. (3) (W,A) (O) Prerequisite: Art majors with senior standing. Seminar and
intensive writing experience explores a variety of general issues in contemporary
art with an emphasis on career questions faced by graduating seniors. (Fall, Spring)
ARTA 3800. Independent Study in Art. (1-3) Prerequisite:
consent of instructor. Supervised individual research of artistic problems with
appropriate documentation of the results.
May be repeated for credit. (Fall,
Spring, Summer)
ARTA 3801. Visual Arts Workshop. (1-6) Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Contracted and
pre-approved arrangements for student to receive credit for visual arts
workshops conducted outside the University's course offerings. May be repeated
for credit. (Fall, Spring, Summer)