Mar 29, 2024  
2018-19 Catalog 
    
2018-19 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Art


 

AB 117
Robin Strangfeld
Chair, Creative Arts
strangfer@sou.edu
541-552-6385
 
Professor Assistant Professor Emeritus Professor
David Bithell Garrick Imatani Marlene  Alt
Cody Bustamante   Wes Chapman
Miles Inada Senior Instructor 1 Don Kay
Erika Leppmann Jennifer Longshore Betty LaDuke
Margaret Sjogren   Greer Markle
Robin Strangfeld Adjunct Professor Lyle Matoush
  Scott Malbaurn  

The Art program is committed to professional art training within the context of a liberal arts education. The program is an essential part of SOU’s mission to prepare students for an active life as perceptive, creative, and conscientious citizens and professionals. Art students are interested in investigating, developing, and refining their understanding of artistic production, theory, and history within the dynamic intellectual atmosphere of The Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University.

Majors

The studio-intensive program centered on faculty mentorship and collaboration amongst the student cohort, the Art major is designed for students wanting to become creative arts professionals. The curriculum puts students in the studio from their first day on campus and centers on five areas:

  • Creative process
  • Technique
  • Professional goals
  • Theory and history of visual culture
  • Daily studio practice

Committed to a rigorous and interdisciplinary approach, the Art program challenges students to be innovative and responsible leaders in the field.

Faculty/pedagogy

Headed by a faculty of professional artists and scholars that exhibit and present work nationally and internationally, we integrate a strong grounding in contemporary art with historical and interdisciplinary approaches to visual media and culture. We share a commitment to preparing new generations of arts professionals through hands-on instruction, encouraging risk-taking, intellectual curiosity, and imaginative problem solving. We work in close collaboration with SOU’s pioneering Emerging Media & Digital Arts program, encouraging the interplay of ideas at the intersection of the fine arts, digital technology, and a variety of emerging new media.

Facilities

The Center for the Visual Arts invites participation in a variety of innovative programs, projects, and exhibitions throughout the year. Students actively investigate artistic concepts and techniques with the support of spacious, well-equipped facilities. Classroom studios support a diverse range of media and student-run galleries provide the opportunity to develop practical skills involving arts exhibition, preparation, curating, and marketing.

Related Partnership Opportunities for Art Students

International Studies/ Study Abroad, SOU International Studies Program

Teacher Licensing/ Art Endorsement, School of Education

Museum and Curatorial Practices, Schneider Museum of Art

Certificate in Nonprofit Management, through the Business Department

SOFAS, Southern Oregon Fine Arts Students, club and activities

Degree Options

BA or BS in Art

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art

Program Requirements

 

Programs

Major

Minor

Courses

Art

  • ART 101 - Foundations in Drawing


    4 credits
    Intensive introduction to an evolving set of art studio practices and techniques as used in developing imagery from observation and the imagination.  Students build skills in a variety of drawing media while learning about the elements and principles of 2D design.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 102 - Foundations in Studio Practice I


    4 credits
    Explores a variety of studio and critical experiences based on contemporary practices in art across a two-term sequence. Students create original work within an interdisciplinary, collaborative environment. Includes an introduction to creative research, studio critique, gallery exhibition, and art installation theory and technique.

     

     
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.

  • ART 103 - Foundations in Studio Practice II


    4 credits
    Explores a variety of studio and critical experiences based on contemporary practices in art across a two-term sequence. Students create original work within an interdisciplinary, collaborative environment. Includes an introduction to creative research, studio critique, gallery exhibition, and art installation theory and technique.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 133 - Introduction to Drawing


    4 credits
    Introduces drawing techniques as used in developing imagery from observation and the imagination. Includes drawing from a nude model.  Approved for University Studies Explorations - Strand E.

     
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.

  • ART 199 - Special Studies


    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 209 - Sophomore Studio Topics


    4 credits
    Explores new concepts and approaches to studio practice through research, experience, and discussion. Topics draw from contemporary creative arts practices as well as theoretical and historical sources to stimulate dialogue and innovation in the studio.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 210 - Introduction to Printmaking


    4 credits
    Introduces an array of printmaking techniques using contemporary non-toxic processes. Readings and lectures explore the history and theory of printmaking and its current applications.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 240 - Introduction to Photography


    4 credits
    Introduces possibilities of contemporary photographic expression, from the snapshot to experimental processes. Explores fundamental properties of lens-based imagery, while developing conceptual problem-solving skills and deepening aesthetic sensibilities. Covers basic digital and film camera functions, file management, image manipulation and printing, film exposure, and photographic printing processes.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 255 - Introduction to Ceramics


    4 credits
    Introduces fundamental ceramics techniques and concepts. Provides exposure to the design, construction, glazing, and firing of ceramic work. Surveys the history of ceramics and issues in contemporary ceramics.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 290 - Introduction to Painting


    4 credits
    Introduces techniques and concepts of painting as an art form. Topics explore traditional as well as contemporary approaches to painting as an expressive and conceptual medium. Introduces the relationship of basic formal issues and craftsmanship to meaning and expression.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 291 - Introduction to Sculpture & 3D Fabrication


    4 credits
    Introduces sculptural and 3D fabrication processes to build forms in a variety of media. Develops an understanding of design and critical thinking to explore how form and material come together to create meaning. Studio work is supported by readings, critiques, and presentations on a range of approaches to sculpture and fabrication.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 304 - Typography Methods


    1-4 credits
    Examines the theory and principles of typography, the vocabulary of typographic form, typographic history‚ and font. Provides a foundation for typographic work in all forms of design work. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. (Cross-listed with EMDA 345 .)
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 309 - Junior Studio Topics


    4 credits
    Explores new concepts and approaches to studio practice through research, experience, and discussion. Topics draw from contemporary creative arts practices as well as theoretical and historical sources to stimulate dialogue and innovation in the studio.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 310 - Printmaking Methods


    1-4 credits
    Continues the exploration and application of printmaking techniques in contemporary art. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): ART 210  
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 322 - Writing the Artist Narrative


    1-4 credits
    Students will work intensively on telling their stories in order to showcase their work to different audiences for different purposes, including curators, gallery managers, graduate schools, and granting agencies. Any combination of ART/EMDA 322 is repeatable for a maximum of 8 credits. (Cross-listed with EMDA 322  .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 327 - Figurative Painting and Drawing Methods


    1-4 credits
    Intermediate course in which students work from the live model. Students may use a variety of media. Emphasis is on exploring responses to the human figure in the studio environment.  Students should have experience in basic drawing methods. Requires previous college coursework in drawing. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): ART 101  or ART 104  or ART 133 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 331 - The Art of Data: Visualizing Our World


    1-4 credits
    Explores the visual representation of data through a series of hands-on projects. Develops skills to represent and interpret complex datasets in a variety of ways including static and dynamic visualizations, sonification, and alternative modalities. Lecture topics include relevant visual theory, design theory, database aesthetics, and the interplay between art and science. Approved for University Studies Integration-Strand H (Science, Technology, and Society). Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 203  or EMDA 204  or CS 200  or CS 210  or CS 256  or permission of instructor. (Cross-listed with EMDA 331 ).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 332 - Representational Drawing Methods


    1-4 credits
    Focuses on developing drawing techniques and observational skills as a basis for more representational applications of drawing. Working with nude models, still life, and interior and landscape/environments, students will apply basic study of proportion, perspective and anatomy to develop and refine important drawing skill sets. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): ART 101  or ART 104  or ART 133 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 333 - Drawing Methods


    1-4 credits
    Building upon basic drawing skills, explores and experiments with the concepts and techniques of drawing media as an art form. Topics span historical as well as contemporary approaches to drawing and include examinations of conceptually based drawing in addition to representational models. May include drawing nude models. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): ART 101  or ART 104  or ART 133 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 337 - Web Design Methods


    1-4 credits
    Explores designing, planning and constructing websites. Emphasizes visual aesthetics and narrative structure as the basis for integrating writing, media, graphics, color, and typography. Covers planning a website with consideration to purpose, content, usability and audience. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 203  or EMDA 204  or CS 200  or CS 210  or CS 256  or permission of instructor. (Cross-listed with EMDA 340 )
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 340 - Photography Methods


    1-4 credits
    Explores a variety of photographic methods, concepts, and techniques. Topics may include single and serial image-making, lighting, camera filters, color, text and narrative, and the synthesis of process and idea. Discusses major trends in contemporary photography. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): ART 240 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 344 - Graphic Design Methods


    1-4 credits
    Explores design theory and concept development through combining form, image, message and typography. Projects include designing logos, branding materials, advertising and packaging. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. (Cross-listed with EMDA 343 )
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 345 - Motion Graphics Methods


    1-4 credits
    Explores novice-to-intermediate digital motion graphics techniques with an emphasis on animating typography and graphics. Examines contemporary production practices and cycles of critique and revision. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. (Cross-listed with EMDA 342 .)
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 348 - Concept Art and Preproduction Methods


    1-4 credits
    Explores digital drawing, painting, and collage techniques with a focus on developing ideas for film, video, animation, books, games or any other media requiring development of a visual design concept. Topics include art direction, visual research, character design, set design, and storyboarding. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. (Cross-listed  with EMDA 348  .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 349 - Comic and Picture Book Methods


    1-4 credits
    Studio introduction to creating comics and picture books. Explores concepts of visual narrative, character, book design, and story development, as well as traditional and digital illustration techniques. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. (Cross-listed  with EMDA 349  .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 352 - Digital Animation Methods


    1-4 credits
    Explores a range of animation ideas and techniques, with emphasis on concept, aesthetics, and experimentation. Covers principles of motion, character design, sound design, audiovisual editing, and the technical concerns of animating for a variety of media. May cover 2D and 3D approaches to animation. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. (Cross-listed with EMDA 352 )
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 353 - Digital 3D Modeling Methods


    1-4 credits
    Explores contemporary approaches to 3D modeling and animation. Topics may include environment and character creation, lighting, texture mapping, compositing, character rigging, and animation. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. (Cross-listed with EMDA 353 )
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 358 - Spatial Studies Methods


    1-4 credits
    Explores the relationship of artistic ideas through a variety of three-dimensional spatial techniques. Topics may include creating objects with wood, clay, metal, plaster, and resins as well as working with found objects, sound, movement, and performance. Repeatable for a maximum of 24 credits. Prerequisite(s): ART 255  or ART 291 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 363 - Digital Performance Methods


    1-4 credits
    Students research and create interdisciplinary performances using contemporary technologies. Topics include live cinema, electronic music, dance and technology, intermedia theater, and digitally-mediated performance art. Students develop projects independently and collaboratively that explore emerging practices resulting in end-of-term performances. Students from diverse arts backgrounds (art, film, music, theater, dance, etc.) are encouraged to enroll. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above. (Cross-listed with EMDA 363 .)
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 364 - Robotic Art Methods


    1-4 credits
    Students learn to incorporate hardware and software technologies into a wide variety of contemporary arts practice, resulting in original works of kinetic art, interactive installation, and robotic performance. Contextualized through readings and analysis of contemporary practices, students explore electrical and mechanical systems, microcontroller programming, sensors and actuators. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 203  or CS 200  or CS 256 . (Cross-listed with EMDA 364 )
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 365 - Sound Art and Experimental Music Methods


    1-4 credits
    Focuses on the theory, history, and practice of sound in the arts. Lectures, readings, and listening assignments on the history of sound art and experimental music. Advanced instruction in tools and techniques of audio recording, processing, and editing. Students compose projects utilizing a wide range of software and hardware techniques. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 204 . (Cross-listed with EMDA 365 )
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 375 - Studio Practice and Critique


    2-4 credits
    Guided artist practice in any studio art medium with emphasis on each student’s individually driven application of concept, materials, process, and form into articulate and meaningful works of art. Course work includes significant amounts of individual studio work, as well as class readings, research, and group critiques.  Repeatable for up to 16 credits.
    Graded A-F only.
  • ART 380 - Contemporary Drawing and Painting Methods


    1-4 credits
    Introduces contemporary methods and materials used in drawing and painting, emphasizing synthesis of form and content. Explores new applications of traditional skills, as well as the development of new forms and uses of non-traditional materials, processes and strategies. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): ART 101  or ART 104  or ART 133 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 389 - Painting Methods


    1-4 credits
    Explores techniques and concepts of painting in a variety of media. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): ART 101  or ART 104  or ART 133 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 395 - Installation and Site-Specific Art Methods


    1-4 credits
    Focuses on installation and site-specific art and the dialogue between artist and space. Includes working with gallery space, architectural space, exterior and landscape spaces. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): ART 255  or ART 291 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 399 - Special Studies


    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 401 - Research


    1 to 8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 403 - Thesis


    1 to 8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 405 - Reading and Conference


    1 to 8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 407 - Seminar


    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 409 - Practicum


    1 to 16 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 424 - Art Process, Theory, and Practicum in Art Education


    4 credits
    Addresses theory and application of best practices in art education through the active development and presentation of a contemporary art education curriculum. Reflection, critical thinking, and engagement with concepts of meaning-making are integral to the content of this coursework. Does not count as a studio elective for art majors. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 429 - Issues in Art Education


    4 credits
    Covers current topics of relevance to the field of art education. Topics include visual culture, contemporary methods of constructing meaning through art-making, aesthetic inquiry, and engagement with museum education methods. Does not count as a studio elective for art majors. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 461 - Programming for Artists


    1 to 4 credits
    Explores fundamental concepts of computer programming and electronics within the context of contemporary arts practice. Through lectures and hands-on projects, students learn to build algorithmic and interactive works utilizing images, video, sound, and robotics. Students develop projects using Max (a visual programming language for interactive art, music, and multimedia) and Arduino (a text-based programming language for robotics). Prerequisite(s): EMDA 203 . Junior standing or above. (Cross-listed with EMDA 461  ).
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: ART 361.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 480 - BFA Thesis and Critique


    1-4 credits
    Writing and researching the BFA thesis through writing workshops, small group and individual critiques. Repeatable for up to 12 credits.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 498 - Senior Studio/Capstone


    4 credits
    Advanced course in studio art. Directs students toward self-sufficiency in research, ideation, project proposal development and execution, documentation and statement writing.   Students develop project proposals, artists statements, and documentation of their creative work culminating in a senior exhibition. Repeatable for 12 credits. Prerequisite(s): 12 credits of 300-level art courses.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 501 - Research


    1 to 8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Must be eligible to take graduate level coursework.
    Graded (A-F) only
  • ART 503 - Thesis


    1 to 8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Must be eligible to take graduate level coursework.
    Graded (A-F) only
  • ART 505 - Reading and Conference


    1 to 8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only
  • ART 507 - Seminar


    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Must be eligible to take graduate level coursework.
    Graded (A-F) only
  • ART 509 - Practicum


    1 to 16 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Must be eligible to take graduate level coursework.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ART 524 - Art Process, Theory, and Practicum in Art Education


    4 credits
    Addresses theory and application of best practices in art education through the active development and presentation of a contemporary art education curriculum. Reflection, critical thinking, and engagement with concepts of meaning-making are integral to the content of this coursework. Does not count as a studio elective for art majors. Prerequisite(s): Must be eligible to take graduate level coursework.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  • ART 526 - Graduate Studies in Art


    1 to 4 credits
    Independent advanced studio work offered through special registration. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent. Must be eligible to take graduate level coursework.
    Graded (A-F) only
  • ART 529 - Issues in Art Education


    4 credits
    Covers current topics of relevance to the field of art education. Topics include visual culture, contemporary methods of constructing meaning through art-making, aesthetic inquiry, and engagement with museum education methods. Does not count as a studio elective for art majors. Prerequisite(s): Must be eligible to take graduate level coursework.
    Graded (A-F) only.

Creative Activities

  • ARTC 199 - Special Studies


    1 to 4 credits
    ARTC courses supplement the range of material and creative experiences available to all majors. ARTC courses are not counted toward art major degree requirements. Credits to be arranged. May not be repeated for additional credit.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.

Art History

  • ARTH 199 - Special Studies


    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTH 200 - Art History and Visual Studies


    4 credits
    Introduces students to the key terms, practices, and modes of artistic practice as well as the fundamental methodologies of art history and visual studies. Key topics include: shifting definitions of art in a global context; representation, symbols, and iconography; art and power; the body and the politics of representation; art, ritual, and the sacred; and art and popular culture. Approved for University Studies Explorations - Strand E.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTH 204 - History of Art: Prehistory through Medieval


    4 credits
    Historical survey of the visual arts of Western and Non-Western cultures from the prehistoric to medieval periods. Examines selected artworks in relation to their historical and cultural contexts and introduces students to fundamental themes, terms, and methods used in the analysis of art and visual culture. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTH 205 - History of Art: Early Modern


    4 credits
    Historical survey of the visual arts of Western and Non-Western cultures from the Early Modern era (c. 1400-1800). Examines selected artworks in relation to their historical and cultural contexts and introduces students to fundamental themes, terms, and methods used in the analysis of art and visual culture of this period. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E-Humanities).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTH 206 - History of Art: Nineteenth Century to Contemporary


    4 credits
    Historical survey of the visual arts of Western and Non-Western cultures from the nineteenth to twenty-first centuries. Examines selected artworks in relation to their historical and cultural contexts and introduces students to fundamental themes, terms, and methods used in the analysis of art and visual culture from this period. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E-Humanities).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTH 260 - Art Theory and Critical Issues


    4 credits
    Introduces major theories and critical issues influencing contemporary art and artists. Prerequisite(s): ARTH 204  or ARTH 205  or ARTH 206 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTH 311 - Art and Music of the Twentieth Century to Present


    4 credits
    Offers an interdisciplinary survey of the visual arts and music from the twentieth century to the present. Examines the intersections, cross-influences, and significant archetypes of visual art and music. Topics include modernism, postmodernism, primitivism, minimalism, futurism, and popular culture. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J). Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements. (Cross-listed with MUS 311 .)
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTH 330 - Art, Culture, and Technology


    4 credits
    Examines the impact of twentieth-century technological, social, and historical change on our conceptions of art and culture. Using readings from cross-disciplinary sources, students explore the origins, evolution, and proliferation of new media and communications technologies, including photography, film, television, computers, and the Internet. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand H). Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTH 342 - History of Collaborative Art and Social Practice


    4 credits
    Examines the ethical, social, political, and aesthetic debates regarding collaboration in contemporary artistic practice. Students learn about the history of collaboration in modern and contemporary art and address the relationship between artists and their audience and participants in terms of power, ethics, economics, and aesthetics. Approved for University Studies Integration - Strand I.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTH 343 - Globalization and Contemporary Art


    4 credits
    Introduces students to recent theories and practices of contemporary art in a global context. Examines the changing relationship of Western artists to the rest of the world, questions of nationalism, internationalism, and post-nationalism as categories of art historical inquiry, issues of ethnic and cultural difference, and theories of display and exhibition in a variety of local and international contexts. Students examine topics such as: art’s relationship to the global market, the role of national, ethnic, or racial identity in artistic production, and the impact of digital media on cultural globalization. Students identify some of the primary institutions and mechanisms of the “global art world” and focus on several key geographical regions in which contemporary artists engage with globalizing processes. Students gain knowledge of significant artists and texts and critically evaluate the challenges such artists pose to founding assumptions about artistic and art historical practice. Approved for University Studies Integration - Strand J.
    Graded (A-F) only
  • ARTH 344 - Art, Culture, and Politics


    4 credits
    Students examine the arts as an agent of social, culture, and political change during the twentieth century. Explores art from a social history perspective and traces how it intersects with the broader social dynamics of specific historical periods ranging from the radicalism of the early avant-garde to the postmodern era. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J). Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTH 345 - Activist Artists and Work in the Community


    4 credits
    Explores and defines activism and the roles artists play in instigating change and igniting community involvement. Examines the history and evolution of activism through cross-disciplinary sources. Culminates in a final project where students are expected to develop an activist or community-based project. May be applied to the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies minor. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand I). Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTH 346 - Art and Sustainability


    4 credits
    Examines the cultural dimension of sustainability with an emphasis on visual culture.  Themes will include: modernity and its impact on our environment, Ecological Art (land art, environmental art, ecological art), and fostering change - art as a catalyst in fostering sustainable practices locally and globally. Approved for University Studies Integration (Strand I).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTH 347 - Medicine: Historical Perspectives in Art and Culture


    4 credits
    Examines the history and evolution of practice, inventions and belief systems in the field of medicine through the lens of art and visual culture.  Themes will include: science vs. divination, euthanasia, disease, anatomy, medical teaching, surgery and other firsts, mental illness, and alternative practices.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTH 360 - History of American Art


    4 credits
    Explores major works and trends in architecture, painting, sculpture, and related arts from the colonial period to the present, with emphasis on American adaptations and indigenous American contributions. Approved for University Studies (Integration). Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTH 399 - Special Studies


    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTH 401 - Research


    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTH 403 - Thesis


    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTH 405 - Reading and Conference


    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTH 407 - Seminar


    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTH 409 - Practicum


    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTH 431 - Italian Renaissance Art


    4 credits
    Intensive study of the origin and development of Renaissance art in Italy. ARTH 205 recommended. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J). Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTH 445 - Early Modern Art


    4 credits
    Examines major artistic trends and theories from the early nineteenth century through World War I. Emphasizes the social dynamics that led to the foundations of modernism. Prerequisite(s): ARTH 206 . Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTH 446 - Contemporary Art: 1945-Present


    4 credits
    Intensive study of the major trends, media, and critical theories in art since 1945. Presents methods and techniques of research and writing for the discipline of art history. Prerequisite(s): ARTH 204  , ARTH 205  , ARTH 206  and USEM 103  or WR 121  and WR 122  . Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTH 450 - Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Art


    4 credits
    Explores artists of different races, genders, and ethnicities and considers issues of representation reflected in their art. Examines censorship, public art, and other contemporary art topics from legal, political, and cultural perspectives. May be applied to the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies minor. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J). Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTH 501 - Research


    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only
  • ARTH 503 - Thesis


    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only
  • ARTH 505 - Reading and Conference


    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only
  • ARTH 507 - Seminar


    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only
  • ARTH 509 - Practicum


    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTH 531 - Italian Renaissance Art


    4 credits
    Intensive study of the origin and development of Renaissance art in Italy. ARTH 205 recommended. Approved for University Studies (Integration).
    Graded (A-F) only
  • ARTH 545 - Early Modern Art


    4 credits
    Examines major artistic trends and theories from the early nineteenth century through World War I. Emphasizes the social dynamics that led to the foundations of modernism. Prerequisite(s): ARTH 206  
    Graded (A-F) only
  • ARTH 546 - Contemporary Art: 1945-Present


    4 credits
    Intensive study of the major trends, media, and critical theories in art since 1945. Prerequisite(s): ARTH 206  
    Graded (A-F) only
  • ARTH 550 - Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Art


    4 credits
    Explores artists of different races, genders, and ethnicities and considers issues of representation reflected in their art. Examines censorship, public art, and other contemporary art topics from legal, political, and cultural perspectives. Approved for University Studies (integration).
    Graded (A-F) only

Museum Studies

  • ARTM 210 - Student Gallery Training


    2 credits
    Students learn the responsibilities and technical skills needed to be an effective and qualified Gallery Director. Students receive hands-on training and practice in designing and installing museum-quality exhibitions within each of the Center for the Visual Arts (CVA) student galleries. Students develop skills with hand tools and museum-approved hardware; create professional artist statements, labels and text panels; and learn proper lighting techniques for artwork and sculpture.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTM 310 - Museum Practices I


    2 credits
    Students learn basic skills focused on professional museum standards and practices in the handling, preparation, design, display and storage of artwork and artifacts. Students are introduced to the position descriptions and requirements needed to obtain internships, entry level opportunities and possible career paths within art, anthropology, science, history, natural history and cultural museums and galleries.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTM 311 - Museum Practices II


    2 credits
    Students continue to explore and build on professional museum practices through preparing, handling, and mounting of artwork; exhibition design and installation; and accepted methods in proper storage techniques of a wide range of artifacts and artwork. Emphasis is placed on research, documentation, writing, design, and installation of objects and collections within a museum.   Prerequisite(s): ARTM 310 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTM 399 - Special Studies


    1 to 8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits. 
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTM 401 - Research


    1 to 8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTM 403 - Thesis


    1 to 8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTM 405 - Reading and Conference


    1 to 8 credits
     Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTM 407 - Seminar


    1 to 8 credits
     Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTM 409 - Practicum


    1 to 8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTM 410 - Curatorial Practices


    2 credits
    Students gain an understanding of the theory and processes of curating art and related exhibitions. Building upon the prerequisite skills, this course focuses on content development and exhibition design. Students apply critical thinking about exhibitions and issues facing museums and galleries through readings, group discussions and class exercises. Students learn how to manage projects and present ideas to a variety of audiences. This course is preparatory for a practicum where students design and implement an exhibition from start to finish.  Repeatable for a maximum of 4 credits. Prerequisite(s): ARTM 310 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  • ARTM 501 - Research


    1 to 8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits.
    Graded (A-F) only
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