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COURSES

 

Art History (Art H)


ART HISTORY SURVEYS

10. The Ancient and Primitive World (3)

An introductory survey to the arts of the prehistoric and primitive realms, including Western traditions (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Medieval) through the mid-14th century.

11. The Modern World (3)
An introductory survey of Western art from the Renaissance through the 19th century, including Mannerism, Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassicism, and Impressionism from the mid-14th century to the end of the 19th century.

109T. Topics in Art History (1-3; max 3 per area)
Specific areas in art history not normally covered in the regular course offering. Possible topical areas include African, Pre-Columbian, Primitive, Early Migrations, American Indians, Buddhism, Chinese Painting, Happenings, History of Modern Art through Film, Museums and Monuments of Europe, Fountains of Baroque Rome, Popes and Patrons of Renaissance Europe, 17th Century Holland, and the Rise of the Secular in Art.




WESTERN ART SURVEYS

120. Italian Renaissance (4)

Artistic revival of classical antiquity in Italy between 1300-1550.

122. Northern Renaissance (4)
Painting and sculpture from the Netherlands, France, and Germany between 1300-1550.

124. Italian Baroque (4)
Baroque art from its conception in Rome to its dispersal throughout Italy from 1600-1750.

126. Northern Baroque (4)
European art from 1750-1800 and the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

128. Rococo to Neoclassicism (4)
Diffusion of Italian Baroque art to the Netherlands, France, Spain, Germany, and Austria between 1600-1750.

130. Modern Art (4)
Evolution of painting and sculpture in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

132. Twentieth Century (4)
Painting and sculpture from neoclassicism (1800) to sumbolism (1900).

134. America (4)
Art from colonial times to 1945. (Former Art 176)

136. Art Since 1945 (4)
Prerequisite: Art H 130. The moving forces in the changing modes of art today. (Former Art 175)



ASIAN ART SURVEYS

140. India (4)
Painting, sculpture, and architecture of India-Asia starting with the Indus Valley civilization.

142. China (4)
Painting, sculpture, and architecture of China starting with the Yellow River culture.

144. Japan (4)
Painting, sculpture, and architecture of Japan starting with the prehistoric Joman era.





PRIMITIVE ART SURVEYS

160. Africa (4)

Sculpture, painting, architecture, festivals, and personal adornment of sub-Saharan Africa. Field trips may be required.

162. Oceania (4)
Art of the Pacific Basin, including Australia. Field trips may be required.




ART OF THE AMERICAS SURVEYS

170. North American Indian and Eskimo (4)

Arts of the indigenous North American cultures from the Arctic to the American Southwest. Field trips may be required.

173. Pre-Columbian Mexico (4)
Art of the Olmec through the Aztec cultures. Field trips may be required.

175. Pre-Columbian Andes (4)
Art of the Chavin through the Inca cultures. Field trips may be required.

190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.




Studio (Art)

1. Art Forms (3)
Slide lecture-discussion. An introduction to art/seeing and appreciating the visual world around us.

2. Visual Perception (3)
Seeing and interpreting artistic conceptualization.

20. Drawing (3)
Introductory course in drawing concepts, materials, and techniques. (6 lecture-lab hours)

21. Figure Drawing (3)
Introductory course in the basic concepts of figure drawing problems and techniques. (6 lecture-lab hours)

25. Lithography (3)
Studio class offering in printing of drawings created on stone and metal plates in the planographic process. Printing in black ink as well as color will be covered. (6 lecture-lab hours)

26. Intaglio Processes (3)
Studio class offering in printing in the intaglio process using such techniques as etching, drypoint, aquatint, and soft-ground on metal plates. Printing in black ink as well as color will be covered. (6 lecture-lab hours)

27. Silk Screening (3)
Investigation into techniques of silk screening. (6 lecture-lab hours)

30. Photography (3)
Introductory course in black and white photography. Basic theoretical and practical aspects of the photographic process relevant to the medium as an art form. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)

40. Painting (3)
Introduction to painting processes through studio problems and critiques. (6 lecture-lab hours)

45. Watercolor (3)
Introduction to techniques in watercolor painting with emphasis on transparencies. (6 lecture-lab hours)

50. Sculpture (3)
Introductory course in materials and concepts. (6 lecture-lab hours)

60. Beginning Ceramics (3)
A survey of ceramic materials and their functions in the arts. Basic studio practices in the handbuilding processes, glazing, and throwing on the potter's wheel. (6 lecture-lab hours) (Course fee, $10)

61. Ceramics: Wheel (3)
Prerequisite: Art 60. Emphasis will be on development of basic throwing techniques on the potter's wheel, together with a survey of glazes and surface treatments of clay. (6 lecture-lab hours)

70. Crafts (3)
Fundamental exploration of several media (fiber, wood, leather) with emphasis on understanding the potential of the various materials. Field trips may be required. (6 lecture-lab hours)

91. Art Structure I (3)
Fundamentals in art developed through two-dimensional and three-dimensional studio work in the elements of design (line, form, surface, color, pattern); composition; and space (perspective, plan, overlapping, transparency). Introduction to the artistic concepts of idea, problem-solving and historical precedents. (6 lecture-lab hours)

92. Art Structure II (3)
Prerequisite: Art 91. Continuance of Art 91 studio work in elements of design (plus time, illusion); composition (plus transition, interaction, reinforcement, emphasis); and space (plus mass, weight, voids, containers). Further theory and application of idea, problem-solving and the relevance of history. (6 lecture-lab hours)

93. Design (3)
Exploration of basic art concepts through two- and three-dimensional design problems. (6 lecture-lab hours)

101. Content and Form (3)
The concept of form in art and its effects upon content, style, materials, and techniques through studio problems and critiques. (6 lecture-lab hours)

102. Philosophies of the Visual Arts (3)
Visual representation of past and present art movements.

105. Interaction of Color (3)
Interaction of color as developed by Joseph Albers; basic design principles in connection with color work. (6 lecture-lab hours)

109T. Topics in Studio Art (1-3; max total 3 per area)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Specific advanced studio processes not normally covered in regular course offerings. Areas offered may be drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, photography, printmaking, design, crafts, motion-picture, art education, computer graphics. (6 lecture-lab hours) (Course fee variable)

111. Guest Artists (3; max total 9)
Seminar with experienced guest artists. (6 lecture-lab hours)

112. Gallery Techniques (3; max total 9)
Introduction to museum practices related to exhibition selection, design, and installation techniques. Field trips, lectures, projects, and critiques. (6 lecture-lab hours)

114. Feminist Art (3; max total 6)
(Same as W S 124). Prerequisite; permission o1 instructor. Multimedia art in varied forms creating images based on women's unique experiences and feelings. Exposure to art and lives of women artists; development of awareness of female heritage in arts. (6 lecture-tab hours)

117. Development of Artistic Expression (3; max total 9)
Art materials and techniques, as they apply to the elementary school curriculum; introduction to current philosophies in art education, theories of the development phases of artistic expression in children. (6 lecture-lab hours)

119T. Topics in Art (1-3; max total 3 per area)
Specific lecture area not normally covered in regular course offerings or in art history. Topics may include but are not limited to Black art, Chicano art, cinema art, urban aesthetics, formalism in art, economics of art, careers in art, portfolio preparation.

120. Drawing (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: Art 20. Investigation of advanced concepts through the techniques of the drawing medium. (6 lecture-lab hours)

121. Figure Drawing (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: Art 21. The human figure and its relevancy to advanced drawing concepts and techniques, emphasis on individual exploration in studio problems. (6 lecture-lab hours)

125. Lithography (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: Art 24 or 25. Studio class designed for advanced work in stone and metal plate printing in both black as well as color inks. Emphasis placed on imagery development. (6 lecture-lab hours) (Course fee, $15)

126. Intaglio Processes (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: Art 24 or 26. Studio class designed to offer advanced work in intaglio printing processes such as etching, drypoint, and aquatint in black ink as well as color. Multiple plate printing will also be covered. Emphasis placed on imagery development. (6 lecture-lab hours) (Course fee, $15)

127. Silk Screening (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: Art 20, 21, 27, permission of instructor. Investigation into techniques of silk screening, including paper, glue, tusche, film, photo, and pencil stencils. (6 lecture-lab hours)

130. Photography (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: Art 30. Advanced photography. Possible emphasis: black and white, color, history and appreciation, and individual production. (6 lecture-lab hours)

133. Photographic Image Making System (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: Art 30. Exploration of photographic processes which may be used to evolve personal imagery. May include high contract, pigment printing and obsolete printing processes in current use. (6 lecture-lab hours)

140. Painting I (3)
Prerequisite: Art 40. Individual investigation of advanced aesthetic concepts; continued search into personal direction. (6 lecture-lab hours)

141. Painting II (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: Art 140. Designed primarily for students with two or more semesters of experience in painting. Emphasis on individual involvement in the painting process aiming toward advanced formal and technical expression. (6 lecture-lab hours)

142. Mixed Media (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: 1 or 2, 20 or 21, 91, 105, permission of instructor. Collage, transfer, assemblage, experimental techniques. (6 lecture-lab hours)

145. Watercolor (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: Art 1 or 2, 20, 50, 91, 105, or permission of instructor. Painting with emphasis on transparencies. (6 lecture-lab hours)

150. Sculpture (3)
Prerequisite: Art 1 or 2, 20, 50, 91, 92. Materials and concepts. (6 lecture-lab hours)

151. Sculpture: Mixed Media (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: Art 1 or 2, 20, 50, 91, 92. Introduction to projects and concepts. (6 lecture-lab hours)

152. Sculpture: Metal Casting (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: Art 1 or 2, 20, 50, 91, 92. Introduction to metal casting. (6 lecture-lab hours)

153. Sculpture: Metal Fabrication (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: Art 1 or 2, 20, 50, 91, 92. Introduction to metal construction methods. (6 lecture-lab hours)

154. Sculpture: Wood Fabrication (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: Art 1 or 2, 20, 50, 91, 92. Introduction to wood working methods. (6 lecture-lab hours)

160. Intermediate Ceramics (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: Art 1 or 2, 20, 50, 91, 93, permission of instructor. Emphasis will be on promoting a greater awareness of form as developed on the potter's wheel. A concentrated study of surface treatments and their integration with clay forms. (6 lecture-lab hours) (Course fee, $15)

161. Advanced Ceramics (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: Art 160. Advanced study in ceramic art. Individual projects in selected ceramic areas with emphasis on showing and portfolio presentation of work. (6 lecture-lab hours) (Course fee, $15) \

162. Ceramic Construction (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: Art 161. A course with an emphasis on structural techniques on constructing ceramic sculpture; with particular concentration on form, surface treatments, and their relation to environment. (Course fee, $15) (6 lecture-lab hours)

165. Ceramic Glazes (3; max total 9)
Prerequisites: Art 160, permission of instructor. Concentrated study in glazes through the empirical methods with some discussion on historical and technical integration of glazes with clay forms. (6 lecture-lab hours) (Course fee, $25)

166. Glass Blowing Studio (3; max total 9)
A basic course in studio glass blowing techniques with technical information on glass compositions, furnace design and construction. (Course fee, $25) (6 lecture-lab hours)

170. Crafts (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: Art 70. Advanced design in a variety of materials. Study of contemporary designer craftsmen. (6 lecture-lab hours)

171. Textile Design: Dyeing and Printing (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: Art 2, 93, 105. Design relating to fabrics, tie dye, batik, and silk screen. (6 lecture-lab hours) =

172. Textile Design: Applied (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: Art 171. Advanced design problems in processes related to textile designing. Emphasis on study in depth in a single process. (6 lecture-lab hours) (Former Art 138)

174. Weaving (3; max total 9)
Exploration of fiber as a creative medium. Loom building and experimentation with emphasis on technique, form, design, and sensitivity. (6 lecture-lab hours)

175. Silversmithing (3; max total 12)
Exploration of non-ferrous metals (copper, brass, and silver) as a creative medium. Emphasis is placed on mastering basic metal techniques and concentrating on executing a variety of design concepts. All tools and materials are provided. Silver is optional. (6 lecture-lab hours)

180. Photographics: Image and Design (3)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Theoretical and practical aspects of photographic design principles applied to black and white photographic work. Introduction to the medium format camera, its controls and generation projection printing techniques. Course includes the production o1 an integrated photographic and design folio. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)

181. Photographics: Function and Form (3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: Art 80, 180, permission of instructor. Advanced work with the medium format camera, introduction to aspects of visual perception theory relevant to formation and interpretation of photographic imagery, its function and form. Course includes field and lab experiences, photographic projects and the production of a photographic folio. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) (Former Art 120T section)

182. Photographics: Large Formal Techniques (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: Art 181, permission of instructor. Introduction to large format camera technique and applications. Assignments exploit the precision and versatility of this machine in both creative and applied photographic assignments. This course includes field work and the production of a photographic folio. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) (Former Art 120T section)

183. Photograghics: Field and Studio (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: Art 1B2, permission of instructor. Advanced applications of photographic methods in contrasting environments of field and studio. Course may include extended field assignments at remote locations. Coordinated group projects in creative and applied photography. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)

184. Photographics: Art-Architecture-Artifact (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite; Art 182, permission of instructor. Advanced assignments in photographing art, architecture and artifacts for the artist and scholar. Experience includes supervised collaborative projects in studio and field environments. Course includes the production of a professional quality folio of photographic prints. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)

190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study. (Course fee variable)

193. Design (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: Art 93. Continuation of the exploration of two- and three-dimensional design problems. (6 lecture-lab hours)


 

GRADUATE COURSES

(See Course Numbering System.)



Art (Art)

220T. Topics in Studio Processes (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Investigation of advanced studio topics selected by the department. Coursework includes studio productions, their critiques and evaluations.

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.

230. Seminar in Art Theory (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Theories of the visual arts as developed by artists, critics, and philosophers, and their application to art criticism in our time. Oral presentation and defense of critical papers required. Meets graduate writing skills requirement.

240. Seminar in Art Studio
(3; max total 15, max 9 in one area)

Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Work individually with selected staff in chosen area of concentration. Concurrent obligation to meet regularly scheduled seminars for group progress reports and critiques.

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)

298. Exhibition (2-6; max total 6)
Prerequisite: permission of the art department graduate committee chairman. Preparation, production, design, and installation of original works produced while engaged in the graduate program. An exhibit committee must approve of the work, location, and quality of installation. Students must pass an oral examination based on the work exhibited. ($10 fee)

299. Thesis (2-6; max total 6)
Prerequisite: permission of the art department graduate coordinator; see Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion, and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree.


IN-SERVICE COURSE

(See Course Numbering Systems.)




Art (Art)

343. Contemporary Approaches in Art
(1-3; repeatable for credit)


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