Mar 28, 2024  
2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


 

Music - Applied

Composition Courses, and Pedagogy Courses — Course Work with Special Fees

Applied music encompasses the areas of instrumental and vocal performance requiring individual studio instruction. Other courses in music requiring highly specialized individual application such as composition and pedagogy are also taught through corresponding individual studio instruction. Studio instruction is offered in applied music performance courses for one (1) to two (2) hours of credit. Studio instruction is offered in composition for two (2) hours of credit and in pedagogy for three (3) hours of credit. Studio instruction is limited to music majors. A special fee will be charged for registration in applied music, composition, and pedagogy courses offered in a studio lesson format. The registration fee for one 50-minute private lesson per week is $150 per semester. In applied music and pedagogy courses, the particular instrument will be listed on the student’s transcript as part of the course title.

Performance Courses

Advancement to the succeeding level requires a faculty jury recommendation. All junior and senior recitals must be preceded by a faculty jury recommendation.

  
  • MUAP 2221 - Applied Lessons

    1 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
  
  • MUAP 2222 - Applied Lessons

    1 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
  
  • MUAP 2223 - Applied Lessons

    1 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
  
  • MUAP 3311 - Applied Lessons

    1 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
  
  • MUAP 3312 - Applied Lessons

    1 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
  
  • MUAP 3313 - Applied Lessons

    1 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
  
  • MUAP 3320 - Applied Lessons

    1 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
  
  • MUAP 3321 - Applied Lessons

    1 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
  
  • MUAP 3322 - Applied Lessons

    1 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
    Notes: Recital component
  
  • MUAP 3323 - Applied Lessons

    1 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
  
  • MUAP 4411 - Applied Lessons

    1 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
    Notes: Recital component
  
  • MUAP 4412 - Applied Lessons

    1 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Recital component
  
  • MUAP 4413 - Applied Lessons

    1 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Recital component
  
  • MUAP 4421 - Applied Lessons

    1 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Recital component
  
  • MUAP 4422 - Applied Lessons

    1 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
    Recital component.

  
  • MUAP 4423 - Applied Lessons

    1 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Recital component
  
  • MUAP 4521 - Applied Lessons

    1 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
  
  • MUAP 4522 - Applied Lessons

    1 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
  
  • MUAP 4523 - Applied Lessons

    1 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
  
  • MUAP 4621 - Applied Lessons

    1 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
  
  • MUAP 4622 - Applied Lessons

    1 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
  
  • MUAP 4623 - Applied Lessons

    1 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours

Art

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • ART 2290 - Special Topics in Art

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor and department chair.
    Selected special topics of interest to faculty and beginning students interested in art.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • ART 3380 - Ceramics III

    2 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ART 3360.
    Ceramics III examines how clay and ceramic processes can be used to communicate ideas and concepts in art. It also explores ways to utilize ceramics in creating site-specific art and installations. Students will connect the historical context of installation/site-specific pieces as to contemporary art making. Both small- and large-scale artwork will be explored.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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).

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.


Art Education

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.


Art History

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • ARH 3000 - Asian Art and Architecture

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ARH 2750 or ARH 2850; ENGL 1102.
    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 discusses artistic achievements and aesthetics, and it 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.

  
  • ARH 3100 - African Art and Architecture

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ARH 2750 and ENGL 1102.
    This course surveys select tradition-based African arts from the pre-colonial period up until the present day. Emphasis is placed on the study of key monuments and media within a regional and chronological framework, but also on the cultural principles and concepts reflected in canonical African art. The interrelation of art with ritual, religious belief, gender, politics, and history will be continuing themes. Primary media discussed include architecture, sculpture, masquerade, body adornments, and textiles.

  
  • ARH 3150 - Islamic Art and Architecture

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ARH 2750 and ENGL 1102.
    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, Africa, and Asia. And it explores issues such as the definition of Islamic art, its study in the West, and Orientalism.

  
  • ARH 3200 - Ancient American Art and Architecture

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ARH 2750 and ENGL 1102.
    This course surveys the arts of select Mesoamerica and Andean cultures up to the colonial period. Monuments are studied in a chronological framework with emphasis on the principles and concepts that underlie the art. Style, technique, and media are considered, as well as the varied contexts of art production and reception and the interrelation of art with religion, statecraft, gender, and nature. Sculpture, architecture, textiles, earthworks, metals, and ceramics are the principal art media under consideration.

  
  • ARH 3240 - Native North American Art and Architecture

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ARH 2750 and ENGL 1102.
    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.

  
  • ARH 3250 - Latin American Art and Architecture

    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.

  
  • ARH 3300 - Ancient Egyptian and Nubian Art and Architecture

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ARH 2750 and ENGL 1102..
    This course surveys the art and architecture of ancient Egypt and Nubia. Monuments are studied in a chronological framework with emphasis on the principles and concepts that underlie art. Style, technique and media are considered, as well as the varied contexts of art production and reception and the interrelation of art with religion, myth, social life, and history. Architecture, sculpture, and body modificaion and adornments are the principle media considered.

  
  • ARH 3320 - Ancient Near Eastern Art and Architecture

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ARH 2750 and ENGL 1102.
    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).

  
  • ARH 3350 - Greek Art and Architecture

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ARH 2750 and ENGL 1102.
    This course is a survey of ancient Greek visual culture through the Hellenistic period. It examines a range of media in their social, political, and intellectual contexts, exploring such issues as connoisseurship; portraiture; commemorative art; architecture and urban development; cross-cultural exchange; gender, ethnicity, and identity; and ancient art history and criticism. It incorporates new archaeological discoveries as much as possible, and it encourages students to visit museums.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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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