Art (Art)
2. Man and Expression (2)
Taken concurrently with Art 3. Required of all art majors and minors.
Artistic behavior related to innovation, creative problem solving, concepts
of design, and cultural influences on the artist.
3. Color and Design (3)
Open to general education students. Relationships of materials, media, expression
and ideas and their effects on contemporary art. (Three 2-hour lecture-labs;
field trips)
4. Contemporary Influences in Art (2)
Open to general education students. Function and character of art as an
integral force in contemporary society; critical appreciation of aesthetic
factors and con- temporary trends in painting, sculpture, graphic arts,
architecture, design for mass production, and arts of individual craftsmen.
9. Lettering and Layout (2)
Not open to students with 2 units credit in Art 7. Technical facility and
appreciation of lettering and layout in the design of posters, books, periodicals,
and advertisements. (Two 2-hour lecture-labs)
11. Pottery (2)
Elementary building processes and surface treatments; firing, development
and use of design criteria; history and appreciation of pottery. (Two 2-hour
lecture-labs)
14. Drawing and Composition (2)
Intensive study of drawing techniques in relation to the varied objectives
of artists. (Two 2-hour lecture-labs)
18. Figure Drawing (2; max total 4) (Former Art 18A-B)
Drawing from the model. (Two 2-hour lecture-labs)
40. Visual Presentation and Display Concepts (1)
Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Current problems of effectively displaying
all types of two- and three-dimensional material in the gallery and classroom;
installing exhibits in the Art Department gallery. (One 2-hour lecture-lab)
50. Sculpture (2)
Concepts of sculpture; creative experimentation with materials and processes;
design quality. (Two 2-hour lecture-labs)
55A-B. Print Making (2-2)
Prerequisite: Art 3 or permission of instructor. (A) Exploration of various
media in print making; present and past examples. (B) Concentrated study
of one or more areas in print making. (Two 2-hour lecture-labs)
101. Photography (2; max total 4 if no area repeated)
Outdoor and indoor photography; film and print development; design and interpretation
of the photographic image. Some equipment provided. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours)
104. Art Education for the Secondary School (3)
Development of creative attitudes and philosophy of teaching art; research
in the development of creative thinking and its implication for art education
at the secondary level; current problems, adolescent and teenage art expressions,
curriculum planning, observations, laboratory. (Three 2-hour lecture-labs)
108. Costume Design (2)
Design and appreciation of personal adornment; sketching from draped material;
fashion illustration; construction from original designs; historic costume;
leaders in fashior. field. (Two 2-hour lecture4abs)
110. Pottery (2) (Former Art 111A)
Prerequisite: Art 11. Glaze calculation and experimentation; advanced work
in pottery design and construction; use of the potter's wheel. (Two 2-hour
lecture-labs)
111. Ceramic Sculpture (2) (Former Art 111 B)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Construction and firing of clay
sculpture; appreciation of three-dimensional design. (Two 2-hour lecture-labs)
112. Composition and Design (2)
Prerequisite: Art 3. Advanced problems in textile design and screen printing
with dyes; three-dimensional design in advertising, exhibits. (Two 2-hour
lecture-labs)
114. Drawing and Painting: Oil (3)
Prerequisite: Art 3. Selecting, arranging and composing still life material;
picture building in both traditional and contemporary methods; use of color
and variety of techniques; head and figure painting. (Three 2-hour lecture-labs)
115. Illustration (3, max total 6, for credential 3)
Prerequisite; Art 3, Art 18 or 118. Advanced advertising and illustration;
prob- lems from rough layouts to finished renderings for all phases of commercial
art, book and magazine illustration; methods of reproduction and printing.
(Three 2-hour lecture-labs)
116. Watercolor Painting and Composition (3)
Prerequisite: Art 3. Exploration of contemporary watercolor techniques;
ap- proaches to picture building with still life, flowers, figures and other
indoor material. (Three 2-hour lecture-labs)
118. Life Drawing (2; max total 6) (Former Art 118A-B-C-D)
Figure composition and drawing from nude and costumed figures; charcoal,
ink, and paint. (Two 2-hour lecture-labs)
119. Art Appreciation and History (3; max total 12 if no area repeated)
Prehistoric to the 12th century; 12th century to present; 19th and 20th
century; American Art; Oriental Art.
121. Color Photography (2; max total 4 if no area repeated)
Prerequisite: Art 101 or permission of instructor. Exposing color transparencies;
photographic color printing; color theory and its applications in interpretative
imagery. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours)
131. Outdoor Painting: Oil (2) (Former Art 131A)
Prerequisite: Art 114. Landscape composition and painting from local motifs
on location and in the studio; various approaches and techniques. (2 3-hour
lecture-labs)
132. Outdoor Painting- Watercolor (2) (Former Art 131B)
Prerequisite: Art 116. Similar to Art 131 (2 3-hour lecture-labs)
133. Advanced Painting and Composition (3; max total 9 if no media
repeated)
Prerequisite: Art 114 or 116 or equivalent. Studio instruction in painting
and composition: oil, opaque watercolor, mixed media. (Three 2-hour lecture-labs)
135. Arts and Crafts in the Elementary School (3)
Not open to students with credit in Art 5 and 130. Recommended: E Ed 105.
Creative. and mental development of children in relation to school, home,
and community; exploring art materials, significance to children; observation,
laboratory work with children. (Three 2-hour lecture-labs)
141. Motion Picture Photography (2)
Use of amateur motion picture equipment for production of simple instructional
and experimental fims in black and white and color; planning, lighting,
exposing, editing, titling, and synchronizing sound. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours)
144. Crafts (2; max total 4 if different problem areas) (Former
Art 144A-3)
Prerequisite: Art 3. Individual problems in contemporary crafts; design
of utilitarian products; contemporary designer-craftsmen; basic experiences
in wood, fabrics, paper, plastics, metals, glass, and experimental processes.
(Two 2-hour lecture-labs)
145A-B. Interior Design (3-3)
Prerequisite: Art 3. Recommended: Art 9. (A) Contemporary interior; designing,
selecting and arranging furniture, color and texture, to create a functional
and congenial atmosphere for modern living; period furniture styles in relation
to present trends. (B) Advanced design problems in decoration of rooms for
restaurants, offices and stores; decoration of rooms in home and school
social rooms. (Three 2-hour lecttlre-labs)
150. Sculpture (2)
Prerequisite: Art 50 or permission of instructor. Structural and aesthetic
considerations of sculpture as a contemporary art form. (Two 2-hour lecture-labs)
180. Design in the Theatre (3) (See Drama 180)
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Regulations and Procedures -- Independent Study.
(See Course Numbering System.)
Art (Art)
220. Research Techniques in Art (2)
Prerequisite: minor in art. Seminar in research procedures: location
and evaluation of research materials; application to a current problem or
sample experience; selection, limitation, and statement of topic; outline
of research.
225. Seminar in Art Education (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Curriculum development; implications
of recent research and philosophic inquiry on the subjective dimensions
of art education.
229. Problems in Art Materials and Processes (2)
Exploration and experimentation with a variety of art media, materials,
and processes suitable for secondary school art teaching. Lectures, laboratory,
and field work in public schools. (2 2-hour lecture-labs)
240. Seminar in Art Studio (3; max total 15, max 9 in one area)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Opportunity to work individually
with selected staff in areas of specializations: sculpture, design, ceramics,
photography, drawing and painting. Concurrent obligation to periodic seminars
as scheduled by the instructor.
260. Seminar in Art History (3; max total 9)
Prerequisites: 6 units of upper-division art history and permission of instructor.
Research problems in art history. Group or individual inquiry as determined
by instructor.
290. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study. (Course fee variable)
299. Thesis (2-6; max total 6)
Prerequisite: permission of chairman of Art Department Graduate Committee;
see Master's Degrees -- Thesis Requirement. Preparation, completion and
submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree.