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ART 1100 - Two-Dimensional Design and Color Theory 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 0099, if required.
Elements of art and the principles of two-dimensional design, with emphasis on line, shape, texture, space, value elements of color theory executed through conventional methods.
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ART 1107 - Arts in Society: Visual Arts 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 0099 and READ 0099 if required.
Through an examination of the role of arts in society, and an in-depth study of visual works of art, this interactive course provides an understanding of the creative process and develops skills in creativity and critical analysis. Heightened perceptual abilities will be developed through class experiences and field visits to a variety of arts events in dance, music and theater as well as in visual arts. (Attendance at some events requires paid admission.)
Notes: Offered as an online course.
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ART 1150 - Drawing I 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: None.
Drawing, using a variety of media and techniques, including work from figure, still-life and landscape. Some drawing with digital media.
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ART 1200 - Three-Dimensional Design 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 1100, ART 1150, and full admission into the art program.
An introductory course in exploring, evaluating and resolving concepts related to basic three dimensional design problems. Exercises include three-dimensional drawing techniques and model building. Emphasis is placed on the application of elements and design and principles of organization as well as form and space relationships using a variety of media.
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ART 2150 - Drawing II 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 1100, ART 1150, and full admission into the art program.
Pictorial composition with studies in use of line, form, value and texture, including work from nature, the life model and setups.
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ART 2550 - Computer Applications in Art 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 1100, ART 1150, and full admission into the art program.
The study of computer technology employed by professional artists. Digital presentation and documentation techniques covered. Limited work with art production software.
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ART 2990 - Professional Practices and Portfolio Preparation 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 2550.
This seminar assesses student direction and professional development in the visual arts. Portfolio development in preparation for admission to concentration assesses student competencies and skill levels regarding progress, strengths and areas of development as an artist. Guest lectures by professional artists and others augment class discussions and presentations examining current issues, values and protocols in the visual arts.
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ART 3011 - Typography I 1 Class Hours 5 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 2550.
The focus of this course is on the history of graphic design with emphasis on the exploration and study of typography as a visual communication tool. The course will include an understanding and working knowledge of the grid as a visual design tool for typographic page layout.
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ART 3015 - Electronic Illustration 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 2550.
The focus of this course is the execution of quality illustrations. The blending of traditional and electronic images will be influenced and strengthened by the history of illustration. The illustrations will be adapted for print and web using advanced conceptual skills and digital techniques. The strong development of form and color and the elements and principles of design will be stressed.
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ART 3020 - Typography II 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3011; ART 2990 (may also be taken concurrently).
The focus of this course is on concept-based problem solving with emphasis on the appropriate use of type and form. Students will explore historical periods of typography to include well-known designers and design trends. Symbolism and corporate identity design will also be incorporated.
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ART 3021 - Publication Design 1 Class Hours 5 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3020.
The focus of this course is on page layout and web design. Two and four-color print publications (magazines, newsletters, brochures, etc.) will be covered, with emphasis on the ability to employ visual structural systems (grids), to produce a cohesive group of layouts in a variety of document formats. Web design will be introduced as another publishing medium.
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ART 3022 - Pre-Press 1 Class Hours 5 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3020 and admission into the graphic communication concentration.
The focus of this course is on digital image manipulation and object oriented-graphics. This will ensure that students have a thorough understanding of digital file formats and their application to page layout. Emphasis will be on production terminology according to the principles of industry standard digital pre-press. Image editing and manipulation for the web will also be covered.
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ART 3120 - Ceramics I 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 1200 and ART 2150.
Basic processes in ceramics, including pinch pot, coil and slab method of building, and an introduction to ceramic decoration with engobes and textures.
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ART 3150 - Figure Drawing 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 2150.
Intensive study of the human figure; action, structure, volume, design and expressive potentialities from a variety of models, using a variety of media. Some portraiture.
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ART 3160 - Painting I 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 1100 and ART 1150.
Painting with various media emphasizing organizational structure, technical considerations and abstract relationships.
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ART 3260 - Painting II 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 2150 and ART 3160; ART 2990 (may also be taken concurrently).
Painting with acrylics and/or oils emphasizing organizational structure, abstract relationships and technical considerations.
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ART 3265 - Aqueous Media 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 2150 and ART 3160.
This course introduces painting in a variety of traditional and non-traditional water-based media such as watercolor, ink, and gouache. Both technical mastery and creative experimentation are emphasized.
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ART 3300 - Sculpture I 0 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 1200 and ART 2150.
An introduction to selected sculptural processes using a variety of media.
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ART 3310 - Sculpture II 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3300; ART 2990 (may also be taken concurrently).
In-depth exploration of selected sculpture processes, creative and aesthetic concepts related to the 3 dimensional form.
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ART 3320 - Jewelry and Small Metals I 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 1200.
This course is an introduction to basic small metals and jewelry techniques including fabrications, forming, and finishing. It emphasizes advanced design skills and critical analysis, as well as exposure to historical and contemporary works.
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ART 3325 - Jewelry and Small Metals II 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3320.
This course will explore various formats, techniques, and materials necessary to gain an understanding of utilitarian objects and holloware. Techniques will include tool making, repoussage, and forging, while reflecting the students’ individual visual and conceptual interests.
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ART 3360 - Ceramics II 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3120; ART 2990 (may also be taken concurrently).
Experiences with hand-built and wheel-thrown methods with emphasis on form, surface treatment, glazing and firing.
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ART 3396 - Cooperative Study 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Approval of coordinator of cooperative educational internships (Career Services).
A supervised work experience program for a minimum of two academic semesters at a site in business, industry or government. For sophomore, junior or senior level students who wish to obtain successive on the job experience in conjunction with their academic training.
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ART 3398 - Art Internship 1-9 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Permission of the department chair.
A supervised, credit-earning work experience of one academic semester with a previously approved business firm, private agency or government agency.
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ART 3400 - Digital Photography 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 2550.
This course introduces digital photography and its basic practices for fine art applications. It explores various methods of photographic image-making in contemporary art and its interpretations. Assignments and class critiques will emphasize the development of a visual vocabulary and explore the possibilities of photography as a visual arts medium.
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ART 3410 - Film Photography 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 1100 and acceptance into the art major.
This course introduces students to the basic manual functions of film cameras and darkroom processing and printing techniques. Students will use black-and-white film and darkroom paper to produce traditional photographic prints. The course teaches a refinement of photographic techniques and visual skills with an emphasis on aesthetics.
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ART 3420 - Lighting and Large Formats 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3410 and acceptance into the photography concentration area.
This course teaches students photographic studio and location lighting techniques and introduces the large-format 4x5 camera. Students will apply increasing understanding of darkroom and digital practices to large-format analog and digital printing. Knowledge of contemporary theory and criticism and its application to contemporary photography is incorporated.
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ART 3500 - Printmaking I 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 2150 and ART 2550.
Basic printmaking processes including but not limited to relief (wood block), intaglio (etching, engraving) and stencil (silk-screen).
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ART 3510 - Printmaking II 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3500; ART 2990 (may also be taken concurrently).
Advanced exploration of conventional and experimental printmaking techniques including but not limited to the relief, intaglio and stencil processes.
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ART 3520 - Planographic Techniques I 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3510.
This course examines techniques and contemporary applications of planographic printmaking in silkscreen printing and lithography. The emphasis is on experimentation, design, drawing, and multicolor printing. Topics include hand-cut paper, and film and photographic stencils in silkscreen and hand-drawn aluminum and digital polyester lithographic techniques. Classes include discussion and critique of print content and concept together with the technical skills involved in each phase of the planographic processes.
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ART 3550 - Book Arts and Papermaking 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 2150.
This course introduces the world history, materials, and techniques associated with the book arts and papermaking. Students learn several bookbinding and hand papermaking methods in order to provide a foundation for the development of concept-driven artists’ books that incorporate drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, or graphic design. This course covers Eastern and Western applications, as well as traditional and contemporary approaches. Instruction includes lectures, slide presentation, demonstrations, on- and off-campus museum and gallery visits, and critiques.
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ART 3990 - Art As a Public Profession 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 2990.
This course introduces the art student to a variety of artistic fields and endeavors which provide a range of income-generating possibilities for the professional artist. With a special focus on art in public places, the course will guide the student through the specifics of preparing, locating, and applying for public art commissions. The course will also look at the establishing artistic relationships with art galleries, museums, and art centers, as well as preparation for the realm of self-employment.
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ART 4021 - Advertising and Packaging 1 Class Hours 5 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3021.
The focus of this course is to explore the role of advertising and packaging as part of the graphic design discipline. Emphasis will be on advertising campaign strategies and tactics from a historical perspective, package design solutions targeted to marketing objectives, media realities and display aesthetics. The history and the unique positioning of advertising and packaging will be stressed.
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ART 4022 - Introduction to Web Design 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 2550.
This course provides students with the foundations for website design using industry standard web-editing applications. The emphasis will be on student-centered digital portfolio projects of professional quality. The students will learn methods for conceptualizing, designing, producing, and web publishing. Effective visual design, usability, web content organization and the processes of website development will also be covered.
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ART 4023 - Interactive Media Design 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 2550.
This course provides students with the foundations for interactive media design using current industry software applications. It emphasizes the creation and delivery of basic interactive content for current interactive environments, while exploring the features and capabilities of various software applications. Students are expected to demonstrate a high level of technical and creative mastery in their final projects, along with creating successful user experiences.
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ART 4024 - Motion Graphics 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3011.
This course provides the student with the foundations for motion graphics and digital video using current industry applications. The emphasis is on learning the history, theory, principles, and elements of motion graphic design and the process of motion graphic creation. A broad range of themes, concepts, digital animation, and current technologies are discussed.
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ART 4030 - Design Practicum 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3022 and ART 4022; ART 4021 (may also be taken concurrently).
This course focuses on the integration of the accumulated skills and knowledge obtained and cultivated while in the graphic communication concentration. Emphasis is on strategic accuracy, the compelling power of the concept, and the refinement of the art direction, along with the ability to create persuasive and effective design presentations. The course includes site visits and guest speakers from the industry geared towards students’ exposure to the professional workplace.
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ART 4150 - Advanced Study in Drawing 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3150 and admission to the painting and drawing concentration.
Selected topics in drawing of an advanced nature which may include independent student research.
Notes: Repeatable four times for credit.
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ART 4255 - Advanced Study in the Figure 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3150 and ART 3260, or instructor approval.
Detailed study of the human figure as a subject in art, including drawing and painting from the live model. Portraiture will be considered in addition to the structure and design potential of the figure.
Notes: May be repeated up to four times for credit.
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ART 4265 - Advanced Study in Painting 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3260 and admission to the painting and drawing concentration.
Selected topics in painting of an advanced nature which may include independent student research.
Notes: Repeatable four times for credit.
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ART 4310 - Advanced Study in Sculpture 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3310 and admission to the sculpture concentration.
Selected topics in sculpture of an advanced nature, which may include independent student research.
Notes: Repeatable for credit four times.
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ART 4360 - Advanced Study in Ceramics 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3360 and admission to the ceramics concentration.
Selected topics in ceramics of an advanced nature, which may include independent student research.
Notes: Repeatable for credit four times.
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ART 4400 - Directed Study in Art 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor and department chair.
Selected topics of an advanced nature, which may include original research projects.
Notes: Can be used in upper-level course requirements only twice with no more than 3 hours credit given each time
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ART 4410 - Advanced Study in Photography 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3410 and admission to the photography concentration.
Selected topics in photography of an advanced nature, which may include independent student research.
Notes: Repeatable for credit four times.
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ART 4490 - Special Topics and Art Seminar 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor and department chair.
Selected special topics and seminars of interest to faculty and upper-level students interested in art.
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ART 4510 - Advanced Study in Printmaking 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3510 and admission to the printmaking concentration.
Selected topics in printmaking of an advanced nature, which may include independent student research.
Notes: Repeatable for credit four times.
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ART 4520 - Planographic Techniques II 2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 3520.
This course examines techniques and contemporary applications of planographic printmaking in silkscreen printing and lithography. The emphasis is on experimentation, design, drawing, and multicolor printing. Topics include hand-cut paper, and film and photographic stencils in silkscreen and hand-drawn aluminum and digital polyester lithographic techniques. Classes include discussion and critique of print content and concept together with the technical skills involved in each phase of the planographic processes.
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ART 4980 - Senior Portfolio and Applied Project 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Permission of the advisor and instructor.
This graduating senior capstone course focuses on the development of a student resume and professional portfolio showcasing work designed for varied platforms. There is also a research component for current job market demands & requirements, as well as graduate school options. The design pieces will demonstrate work that represents an individual style and a high level of conceptual abilities and professionalism.
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ART 4990 - Senior Art Seminar and Exhibition 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Permission of the advisor and instructor.
This graduating senior capstone course focuses on the development of a professional graduation exhibition, resume and professional portfolios. Career and graduate school research are course components. Selected topics dealing with professional artists and exhibition practices, culminating with the exhibition of participants’ work. The exhibition pieces will demonstrate work that represents an individual style and a high level of conceptual abilities and professionalism.
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ARED 3155 - Art Education Life Drawing 2 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Art majors: ART 2150 and ART 3000.
Art Education Life Drawing is an advanced study of drawing concentrating on the subject matter of the human figure. Each of the approximately 30 sessions will consist of lectures on anatomy with in-class studio work, group critiques and tests of knowledge of subject matter. Media used in this class will progress from graphite and chalks to other media as chosen by the student.
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ARED 3302 - Teaching, Learning and Development in Visual Arts 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 2550.
This course is designed to help students gain an understanding of the current teaching issues in the field of art education and to understand development and learning in the P-12 art room. Creative, artistic, and perceptual development will be presented through an examination of the characteristics of diverse learners and an emphasis on the physical, psychosocial-emotional, and cognitive development of P-12 learners.
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ARED 3304 - Teaching Art History, Criticism and Aesthetics 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 2850 and ART 2550.
This course is designed to prepare students to develop strategies for teaching art history, art criticism, and aesthetics in the P-12 art classroom. Students will develop materials appropriate for classroom instruction that stimulate and assess art learning. In addition, this course meets the required learning for Fine Arts Georgia Performance Standards and National Standards for Visual Arts.
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ARED 3306 - Materials, Methods and Management for Teaching Art (P-12) 3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 2550.
This course is an intensive laboratory experience using the media and materials for teaching art. Intended for prospective art specialists teaching grades P through 12. Methods and strategies for teaching various art media and processes will be covered. Classroom management strategies are integrated into teaching methods.
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ARED 3308 - Special Populations in Art Education 2 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARED 3306 and admission to Teacher Education.
This course focuses on content knowledge and applications for art educators teaching students with exceptionalities. Content includes current legal, educational, and therapeutic issues as they relate to teaching art to special populations. Distinctions between art education and art therapy are discussed. This course includes field experiences and admission to Teacher Education. Proof of professional liability insurance is required prior to receiving a school placement.
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ARED 3309 - Visual Art for Early & Middle Grades 2 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education.
A course designed for preparing elementary school educators to integrate meaningful art experiences into the classroom. Prospective elementary classroom educators develop basic concepts, skills, methods of instruction, and teaching competencies in the specific area of the visual arts.
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ARED 3310 - Multiculturalism & Crossculturalism in Art Education 1 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDUC 2201, EDUC 2204. Corequisite: ARED 3302.
This course involves an exposure to art education literature that focuses on diversity issues in historical and contemporary contexts (including ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, gender, exceptionalities, language, religion, sexual orientation and geography). Theories and models of contemporary art education practice are explored, which strengthen the respect proper to all classroom diversities. Students participate in field experience activities in schools, museums and other community settings.
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ARED 3398 - Internship 1-12 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor and department chair.
A supervised, credit-earning work experience of one academic semester with an approved school, museum or educational organization involved in the visual arts.
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ARED 4400 - Directed Study 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor and department chair.
Selected topics of an advanced nature, which may include original research projects. The content of the directed study will be determined jointly by the instructor and the student.
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ARED 4410 - Intercultural Curriculum Model 2 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARED 3306 and admission to Teacher Education.
This course is designed to prepare prospective art teachers to be able to plan and organize effective intercultural art programs and curricula, to explore innovative and exemplary art programs and materials, to assess art learning, and to develop a rationale and strategy for articulating and promoting a quality art program. In addition, this course is designed to identify and understand art instruction that meets the required Fine Arts Georgia Performance Standards. Students also participate in a clinical practice activity in a partner school, involving the cooperative creation and delivery of an original intercultural art curriculum unit.
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ARED 4425 - Teaching of Art: Practicum 0 Class Hours 6 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARED 4410 and admission to Teacher Education.
A comprehensive art education model-based course combining curriculum design and instructional methods with in-depth field experience in the public schools. Students will both observe and teach in a classroom setting. Campus seminars will relate the field experiences to current instructional theory. Admission to Teacher Education. Proof of liability insurance required prior to receiving a school placement.
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ARED 4470 - Student Teaching 12 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to Student Teaching and EDUC 2130.
Full-time teaching experience in art education under the supervision of a public school supervising teacher and a college supervisor. Must have prior approval of art education program coordinator and of College of Education to student teach. Admission to Teacher Education. Proof of liability insurance required prior to receiving a school placement.
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ARED 4490 - Special Topics in Art Education 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor and department chair.
Selected special topics and seminars of interest to faculty and upper-level students interested in art education.
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ARH 2750 - Ancient through Medieval Art 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: None.
This lecture/discussion course surveys the art and architecture of the western world from prehistory through the middle ages. It includes an introduction to parallel developments in Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
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ARH 2850 - Renaissance through Modern Art 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: None.
This is a lecture/discussion course in which students study major developments and trends in world art from the fifteenth through the twentieth centuries CE. It includes an introduction to parallel developments in Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
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ARH 3000 - Survey of Asian Art 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ART 1107 or ARH 2850.
This lecture/discussion course surveys the art of India and Southeast Asia, China, Japan, and Korea from prehistory to the present. Students study the chronological developments of the major styles of painting, sculpture, architecture, and decorative arts from these regions. The course highlights important examples of works of art to discuss the artistic achievements and the aesthetics of these regions, and explores how cultural, political, religious, and social climates have shaped the visual arts in Asia from the beginnings of its civilization to the 21st century.
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ARH 3100 - African Art 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARH 2750 and ENGL 1102.
A history and survey of African art, from prehistory to the present.
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ARH 3150 - Islamic Art 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARH 2750
This course is a survey of visual culture from the Islamic world, beginning with its origins in the seventh century. It examines a range of media, including ceramics, metalwork, textiles, arts of the book, sculpture, and architecture. It considers artistic production and consumption in a variety of regions and social contexts in the Middle East, Europe, and Africa. And it explores issues such as the definition of Islamic art, its study in the West, and Orientalism.
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ARH 3200 - Art of the Ancient Americas 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARH 2750.
This course surveys the arts of select Pre-Columbian cultures of Mesoamerica and the Andes up to and including the time of contact with Europe. Major empires and groups surveyed include Chavin, Moche, Tiwanaku, Inca and Olmec, Teotihuacan, Maya and Aztec. Terracotta and stone figurative sculpture, architecture, textiles, earthworks, metals and ceramics are the principal art media under consideration. Emphasis is placed on the study of key monuments and media within a chronological framework, but also on the principles and concepts that underlie Andean and Mesoamerican cultures. The interrelation of art with religion, myth and history will be a continuing theme, with consideration of shamanism, statecraft, ritual, and nature as culture.
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ARH 3240 - Native North American Art 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARH 2750.
This course surveys key monuments and cultural principles in the arts of select native North American cultures from the pre-contact period until the present day. Architecture, earthworks, terracotta and stone sculpture, textiles, ceramics, and body arts are studied within a regional and chronological framework. The interrelations of art with ritual, religious belief, myth, nature, gender, politics, and history will be continuing themes.
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ARH 3250 - Latin American Art 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARH 2750 and ENGL 1102.
A study of Latin-American art from the colonial period to the present. Students in this course study art of the Spanish and Portuguese colonial period, art of the nineteenth century following independence, and major developments and trends in modern painting, sculpture, and architecture since 1900.
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ARH 3300 - Ancient Egyptian Art 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARH 2750.
This course presents a survey of ancient Egyptian visual art and architecture from the pre-Dynastic period through the Roman occupation and Coptic Christianity. Emphasis is placed on the study of key monuments within a chronological framework, as well as the principles and concepts that underlie Egyptian art. The interrelationship of art with religion, myth and history will be a continuing theme. Art forms to be studied include architecture, sculpture, painting, mummified bodies, and a range of utilitarian objects, including jewelry.
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ARH 3320 - Ancient Near Eastern Art 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARH 2750.
This course is a survey of the art and archaeology of the ancient Near East (now the Middle East), from the 4th millennium BCE through the 7th century CE. It examines a range of media in their social, political, and intellectual contexts. It also explores issues such as cultural interaction; political art of ancient empires; gender, ethnicity, and identity; the definition of the “Near East”; Biblical archaeology; and heritage management (especially in times of conflict).
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ARH 3350 - Art of Ancient Greece 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARH 2750.
A survey of the art and architecture of the ancient Aegean world from prehistory through the Hellenistic period. The emphasis is on learning the most important monuments, styles, vocabulary, and chronology of this important part of world history. Attention is also paid to understanding the art in its historical, social, and esthetic contexts. The basic principles of classical archeology will also be introduced.
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ARH 3370 - Roman Art and Architecture 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARH 2750.
This course is a survey of the art and architecture of Republican and Imperial Rome, from the first century B.C.E. to the fourth century C.E. It examines a range of media (e.g., coins, pottery, mosaics, sculpture, painting, and architecture) within their social contexts, dealing with such issues as the viewer and viewing; portraiture; gender; ethnicity; social status; domestic space; and urban development. This course incorporates new archaeological discoveries as much as possible, and it encourages students to visit museums.
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ARH 3398 - Internship 1-9 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: A 2.5 GPA and permission of the department chair.
A supervised work experience of one academic semester with a previously approved gallery, museum, or private government agency.
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ARH 3400 - Medieval Art and Architecture 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARH 2750.
This course is a survey of medieval art and architecture in Europe and the eastern Mediterranean, from the fourth through fourteenth centuries. It examines a range of media within their social, political, and intellectual contexts, and it discusses such issues as the interaction among the visual cultures of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam; the art of the Crusades; the relationship between word and image; pilgrimage and monasticism; urban development; and gender, ethnicity, and social status.
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ARH 3500 - Italian Renaissance Art 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARH 2850 and ENGL 1102.
A survey of art and architecture in Italy from the early fourteenth century to the mid-sixteenth century. The veneration of classical antiquity and the development of naturalistic representation are examined. Issues of patronage, artists’ training, and technology are also addressed.
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ARH 3600 - Baroque Art 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARH 2850 and ENGL 1102.
A survey of major movements, artists and themes in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century art and architecture in Europe and the Americas.
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ARH 3700 - Nineteenth-Century Art 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARH 2850 and ENGL 1102.
Study of major developments and trends in nineteenth-century painting, sculpture, and architecture. Review of major aesthetic theories and non-western art forms that shaped nineteenth-century art.
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ARH 3750 - History of American Art 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARH 2850 and ENGL 1102.
Study of the styles and movements of art and architecture in the United States from colonial times to present.
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ARH 3850 - Art Since 1900 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Art majors: ARH 2850 and ENGL 1101. Non art majors: ENGL 1101 and permission of the instructor.
This is a lecture/discussion course in which students study major developments and trends in visual arts since 1900. Students become familiar with the dominant artistic practices and critical theories that defined “modernism,” and with the social, political, and cultural changes that initiated the shift in visual art from modernism to post-modernism.
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ARH 3990 - Research Methods in Art History 3 Class Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARH 2750 and ARH 2850.
This is a lecture/discussion course in which students are introduced to the main methodologies of art historical research and learn to apply them to the analysis of artistic practice. Lectures and discussions focus on how works and styles of art are looked at and studied, rather than the meaning/significance of the works or styles of art themselves. Students become familiar with the contributions of the most important art historians who have shaped the discipline of art history. During the semester we examine traditional as well as postmodern methodologies including formalism, biography, iconology, Marxism and feminist deconstruction, psychoanalytic and semiotic approaches (including structuralism and post-structuralism).
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ARH 4000 - Historical Studio Practices 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARH 2850 and ART 3160.
This course examines the art of any one of four art historical periods by combining lecture/discussion with practical applications. The first week explores the character of the period as it developed according to historical, social, cultural and artistic trends, while the second week involves the practical application of painting techniques developed in the Italian Renaissance, but universally applied by academics of art in Western culture until the end of the nineteenth century. These techniques will include: creating your own painting medium; preparing a wood panel with gesso; toning the panel; transferring a preliminary drawing to the toned panel; developing an underpainting; and the application of traditional Venetian oil glazing techniques.
Notes: May be repeated for credit when topics vary; BFA students may use this course for only one of the art history requirements.
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ARH 4150 - African-American Art 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARH 2850 and ENGL 1102.
An introduction to African-American art designed to explore the diverse aesthetic expressions of African-American artists from colonial times to the present. Through an examination of aspects of the religious, social, cultural and creative history of Black Americans, students will develop an understanding of the wealth of contributions made by people of African descent to the development of American art and culture.
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ARH 4400 - Directed Study 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor and department chair.
Selected topics of an advanced nature, which may include original research projects.
Notes: Can be used in upper-level course requirements only twice with no more than 3 hours credit given each time.
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ARH 4490 - Special Topics in Art History 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARH 2850, ENGL 1102, and approval of the instructor and department chair.
Selected special topics and seminars of interest to faculty and upper-level students interested in art history.
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ARH 4500 - Women in Art 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARH 2850.
This course introduces students to the history of women in the visual arts, particularly as artists, but also as subjects, focusing on western Europe and the Americas. It also considers the evolution of feminism and its applications in art history.
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ARH 4700 - Victorian Art and Culture 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARH 2850 and ENGL 1102.
This course is in a seminar format. Unlike the straightforward lecture approach of survey courses, a seminar is a forum for open discussion of pertinent topics. The Victorian Period covers the reign of Queen Victoria of England, who sat on the throne from 1837 to 1901. An initial overview will touch on several different topics that define the Victorian era, and subsequent classes will consist of student presentations and in-depth class discussions based on assigned readings.
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ARH 4750 - American Landscape Painting 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARH 2850 and ENGL 1102.
This course consists of an in-depth exploration of the phenomenon of American landscape painting. It traces the development of this discipline in the United States and explores the artistic, social, political and historical implications of the images within the context of American Romanticism, Impressionism and Realism from its beginnings in the early eighteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth century.
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ARH 4840 - History of Graphic Design 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARH 2850.
This is a lecture/discussion course in which students will study the major developments in graphic design from the Industrial Revolution to the present. This course will familiarize students with major trends in European and American design, with a particular focus on graphic design in the context of art history and the history of material culture. Organized as a survey course, the class will focus on key examples of styles and innovations in graphic design, as they developed in relationship to their times and places. Students will recognize similarities and differences between the work of significant designers, and contemporary developments in modernist visual art, and the theoretical underpinnings of major design movements.
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ARH 4870 - History of Photography 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARH 2850.
A selective survey of nineteenth and twentieth century photography, primarily in Europe and America, emphasizing photography’s development as an artistic medium. Focus is on major practitioners of the medium, and on photography’s relationship to historical events, psychology, sociology and the development of art and architecture.
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ARH 4900 - Contemporary Art 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ARH 2850.
This course begins with a consideration of the general reaction to Western Modernism that began in visual art after the 1950s and has come to be known as the period of “Postmodernism,” and proceeds to examine issues that define art and challenge artists today. Themes include but are not limited to originality, appropriation, deconstruction, identity politics, post-feminism, commodity critique, installation and performance, digital media, activism and globalism. Students become familiar with the key artists and critics whose ideas informed postmodernism and continue to inform artistic practice today, and the class examines art and critical theory associated with major themes that have emerged in recent art locally, nationally, and globally.
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ASIA 3001 - Understanding Asia 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: English 1102.
This is the introductory course to KSU’s Asian Studies Program. The course uses an interdisciplinary approach to understand Asia’s ever-changing contexts. With emphasis on greater China, India, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia, the course provides the foundation for further studies of Asia including an overview of the region, connecting past influences to the present. Students examine the origins and development of Asian civilizations from the aspects of geography, people, society, history, philosophy, religion, politics, economy, literature and arts.
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ASIA 3309 - Survey of Chinese Literature and Culture 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102.
ASIA 3309, cross-listed as FL 3309, is a survey of Chinese literature and culture, examining major works and literary and artistic movements as well as cultural issues. Readings and discussion in English; some readings in the original for Chinese language students.
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ASIA 3670 - Survey of Asian Art 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
ASIA 3670 is a lecture/discussion course to survey the art of India and Southeast Asia, China, Japan, and Korea from prehistory to the present. Students in this course study the chronological developments of the major styles of painting, sculpture, architecture, and decorative arts from these regions. This course highlights important examples of works of art to discuss the artistic achievements and the aesthetics of these regions, and to explore how cultural, political, religious, and social climates have shaped the visual arts in Asia from the beginnings of its civilization to the 21st century.
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ASIA 3950 - Technology Strategy in Asia 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: One of the following: ASIA 3001, IS 2101, BISM 2100, or permission of the instructor.
This is a case study course that looks at organizational approaches to the integration of technology in multiple cultures. In this course, students will look at the international high-tech mindset, from business, social, financial markets, and personal life.
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ASIA 4457 - South Asian Politics: A Comparative Perspective 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ASIA 3001.
This course is an overview of the main issues that overlay politics in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan. It covers the common historical background and the development of political institutions across the region. The course highlights the main cleavages along which politics are organized and related political, social, and economic outcomes, including the political party system, economic development, social movements, and ethnic conflict.
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ASIA 4490 - Special Topics for Asian Studies 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
Selected special topics of interest to faculty and students working in Asian Studies.
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ASTR 3320 - Astronomy and Cosmology 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in any core lab science sequence.
An introduction to stellar Astronomy and Cosmology. Topics include stellar structure and evolution, end states of stars such as white dwarfs and black holes, active galaxies and quasars, the large-scale structure of the universe, and theories for the origin and evolution of the Universe. This course will emphasize physical principles and conceptual understanding.
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ASTR 3321 - Solar System Astronomy 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in any core lab science sequence.
An introduction to Solar System Astronomy. Topics include planetary motion and its role in the scientific revolution, theories for the origin of the solar system, the history and evolution of the Earth, comparative planetology and the origin of life. This course will emphasize physical principles and conceptual understanding.
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