Art Studio Minor

Minor - Art Studio (Minor)

College of Visual & Perf Arts

Catalog Year: 2014-2015

Degree Specific Credits: 27

Required Cumulative GPA: 3.0

Note: A Minor In Studio Art-27 Credits

Studio Art Fundamentals

Rule: Must complete the following subcategories

24 Total Credits Required

Visual Language

Rule: All courses are required

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Show Description ARTZ 105A - Visual Language - Drawing
Offered autumn and spring.  Introduction to visual language, concept development, and studio practicum. Focus on basic skills development based on observation, imagination, and memory. Some research in historical and contemporary approaches to drawing required.
 3 Credits
Show Description ARTZ 106A - Visual Language - 2-D Fndtns
Offered autumn and spring.  Prereq. or coreq., ARTZ 105A.  An introduction to the formal elements and principles of design, color theory, and predominant western and non-western historical styles.  Emphasis on solving specific design problems.
 3 Credits
Show Description ARTZ 108A - Visual Language - 3-D Fndtns
Offered autumn and spring.  Basic three-dimensional course for both general education and beginning art students.  Prerequisite to beginning sculpture and beginning ceramics.  Emphasis placed on conceptualization and formal development of the 3-D object in the areas of form, mass, scale, texture, space and color.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C 9 Total Credits Required

Beginning Art History

Rule: All courses are required

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Show Description ARTH 200H - Art of World Civilization I
Offered autumn. Survey of history of visual art from prehistory to 1400.
 3 Credits
Show Description ARTH 201H - Art of World Civilization II
Offered spring. Survey of history of visual art from 1400 to the Present.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C+ 6 Total Credits Required

Studio I Courses

Rule: 3 courses are required

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Show Description ARTZ 211A - Drawing I
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., ARTZ 105A, and ARTH 200H or 201H. Study of human anatomy with an emphasis on rendering and interpreting the figure. Students complete a variety of homework assignments. Some research in historical and contemporary figuration required.
3 Credits
Show Description ARTZ 221A - Painting I
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., ARTZ 105A, 106A, ARTH 200H and 201H.  Acrylic and oil painting emphasizing composition and application of color theory. Research in historical and contemporary strategies.
 3 Credits
Show Description ARTZ 231A - Ceramics I
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., ARTZ 108A. Introduction to clay as a historical and contemporary art-making medium. Basic methods of building with clay, with emphasis on handbuilding; elementary solutions to problems of glazing and surface treatment.
 3 Credits
Show Description ARTZ 251A - Sculpture I
Offered autumn and spring.  Prereq., ARTZ 108A.  Introduction to fundamental technical skills and new processes in various materials.  Further development of the formal concerns within three-dimensional design.  Issues of content and formal criticism as it relates to personal expression.
 3 Credits
Show Description ARTZ 271A - Printmaking I
(R-9) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., ARTZ 105A. Introduction to various printmaking media.
 3 Credits
Show Description ARTZ 284A - Photo I-Techs and Processes
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., ARTZ 105A. Introduction to photography as an art form. Exposure, digital camera basics, composition, digital image processing, printing, print finishing techniques. Discussion of historical and contemporary uses of photography. Focus on technical expertise and issues of content and personal expression.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C 9 Total Credits Required

Upper Division Studio Course

Rule: 1 300-400 Level Studio Course Required

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Show Description ARTZ 311 - Drawing II
(R-9) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., ARTZ 211, ARTH 200H, ARTH 201H, ARTH 250L. Focused time for individual exploration and production of drawings for portfolio development through studio practicum, lectures, critiques, reading and writing.
 3 Credits
Show Description ARTZ 321 - Painting II
(R-12) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., ARTH 200H, 201H, 250L, and ARTZ 221A.  Continued development of painting skills and concepts development of painting skills and concepts with an emphasis on contemporary ideas, process and materials.  Studio practicum, lectures, critiques, reading and writing.
 3 Credits
Show Description ARTZ 331 - Ceramics II
(R-12) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., ARTZ 108A and 231A. Further exploration of the ceramic process introducing more complex ways of handbuilding and developing the art of throwing. Examination of the technology and chemistry of clay, glazes and high temperature oxidation and reduction firing.
 3 Credits
Show Description ARTZ 335 - Clay and Glaze
Offered autumn. Prereq., ARTZ 108A, 231A. In-depth study of the physical and chemical properties of clays and glazes. Hands-on testing of various clay and glaze formulas and an introduction to kiln firing.
 3 Credits
Show Description ARTZ 351 - Sculpture II
(R-12) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., 251A. Focus on contemporary issues and a deeper engagement with materials.  Development and execution of clear sculptural responses to material-based and topic-based assignments.
 3 Credits
Show Description ARTZ 371 - Printmaking II
(R-12) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., ARTZ 271A. Continued work in various printmaking media.
 3 Credits
Show Description ARTZ 372 - Printmaking II- Lithography
(R-12) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., ART 233A. Continued work in various printmaking media.
 3 Credits
Show Description ARTZ 385 - The Art of Digital Photography
Offered autumn or spring. Prereq., ARTZ 105A, 284A. Introduction to digital photographic manipulation. Survey of techniques, theory and potential for creative expression as an art form.
 3 Credits
Show Description ARTZ 388 - Alternative Process Photog
Offered intermittently. Prereq., ARTZ 105A, 284A. Introduction to historic, experimental and alternative process photography. Survey of techniques, theory and potential for creative expression as an art form.
 3 Credits
Show Description ARTZ 391 - Special Topics
(R-12) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.
 1 To 9 Credits
Show Description ARTZ 398 - Internship
(R-12) Offered autumn and spring. Special internships under direction of department faculty allowing students practical experience in a chosen area.
 1 To 12 Credits
Show Description ARTZ 422 - Painting III
(R-9) Offered autumn and spring.  Prereq., ARTH 200H, 201H, 250L, and ARTZ 321.  Includes ARTZ 422: Process and Abstraction and ARTZ 422: Portfolio Development. Studio and ARTZ 422: Finding Language.  Exploration and production of paintings with emphasis on individual expression.  Studio practicum, lectures, critiques, reading and writing.
 3 Credits
Show Description ARTZ 430 - Advanced Research- Ceramics
(R-9) Offered intermittently. Investigation of ceramics with emphasis on student proposals, including specific technical and conceptual aspects.
 3 Credits
Show Description ARTZ 451 - Advanced Research- Sculpture
(R-9) Offered intermittingly. Prereq., ARTZ 351 or consent of instructor. Thorough investigation and articulation of the communicative elements of art. Emphasis on the craftsmanship of ideas and the refinement of personal aesthetics as they pertain to sculptural production.
 3 Credits
Show Description ARTZ 470 - Advanced Research- Printmaking
(R-9) Offered intermittently. Investigation of printmaking with emphasis on student proposals, including specific technical and conceptual aspects.
 3 Credits
Show Description ARTZ 484 - Photo III- Studio Projects
(R-9) Offered autumn or spring. Prereq., ARTZ 105A, 284A, 384. Further exploration of photographic theory, criticism, technique and expression as an art form.
 3 Credits
Show Description ARTZ 486 - Advanced Research- Photography
(R-9) Offered intermittently. Pre-req., consent of instructor.  Investigation of photography with emphasis on student proposals, including specific technical and conceptual aspects.
 3 Credits
Show Description ARTZ 492 - Independent Study
(R-24) Offered intermittently.  Prereq. Consent of instructor. Advanced studio techniques with emphasis on student initiated projects.
 2 To 6 Credits
Show Description ARTZ 498 - Internship
(R-12) Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of instructor. Special internships under direction of department faculty allowing students practical experience in a chosen area.
 1 To 12 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C 3 Total Credits Required