Attendance in studio courses is mandatory.
Students interested in a fine arts minor should inform the chair during the freshman year or early part of the sophomore year so that the best possible individual sequence can be arranged.
Students who wish to pursue studio music studies in vocal or instrumental music may receive credit, provided that the studies are undertaken within accredited programs. The number of credit hours will be assessed by the academic dean and the chair of fine arts in each specific case.
Courses
ART 305 (Ant 305). Museums and Social Science (3).
See course description for ANT 305.
ART 309. Survey of Art and Music (3).
In every nation and throughout history human beings have attempted to give expression to their lives through a variety of symbols, such as those found in music, painting, sculpture and architecture. Using multinational examples, this course studies these symbols in three key historical periods: the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance; late Renaissance and Baroque; and the Modern, the period of change from 19th- to 20th-century expression. No prerequisites.
ART 313. American Arts (3).
This course will trace the development of the arts in America from colonial times to the present. Music as well as the plastic arts will be considered in terms of aesthetic value and significance as social documents. No prerequisites.
ART 314. Revolution and Romanticism: The Arts from
1750 to 1850 (3).
The years from 1750 to 1850 saw a revolution in the arts as well as in government and society. The Romantic revolution in art, music and literature (with particular emphasis on the visual arts) will be investigated, with attention to the effects of political and social revolution and the Napoleonic era on the major artists, musicians and writers of the time. Among those included will be David, Delacroix, Gericault, Goya, Beethoven, Berlioz and Wordsworth. No prerequisites.
ART 315. Introduction to
Musical Style (3).
Introduction to the art and science of music. Investigation into the nature of sound and the components of music: melody, rhythm, timbre and form. The skills of reading musical notation, sight reading and dictation will be practiced throughout the semester. Musical examples analyzed will be drawn from many different periods and traditions, including the present. No previous musical experience necessary. No prerequisites.
ART 316. Introduction to
Music Theory (3).
An introduction to diatonic and simple chromatic harmony; basic compositional skills. Chord progressions, inversions, cadences, seventh chords and secondary dominants will be among the topics treated. Frequent assignments in composing short musical exercises. Students must be able to read musical notation. Some familiarity with a keyboard instrument is helpful.
ART 317. The Art and Politics in Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia (3).
A musician and a historian present an intensive study of those political and societal forces that led to the creation of totalitarian states and societies in Germany and Russia. The roles played by music, art, dance, and film in promoting the Nazi worldview and the Soviet doctrine of dialectical materialism will be examined. Slides, cuts from films, and recorded and live performances of musical pieces will animate the course, set within the context of historical events of the twentieth century.
ART 320-323. Drawing (3).
A studio course stressing drawing from life. The relationships of forms are demonstrated and mastered by the student through individualized instruction. Each student competes only with himself or herself as he or she strives to improve perceptual ability. Goal is creation and mastery of skills needed to analyze and administer data and individual production. Work in pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, and pastel. No prerequisite. May be repeated for credit.
ART 326-327. Sculpture (3) and (3).
A studio course using stringent methods to enable students to enlarge their ability to perceive reality. Two studies in clay done from life and an opportunity to carve in stone provide the scope for rigorous individual instruction. Goal is creation and mastery of skills needed to analyze
and administer data and individual production. No prerequisites. May be repeated for credit.
ART 331-332. Graphics (3) and (3).
An introduction to the visual expression of graphic arts. Individual instruction in the studio workshop in relief printing, lithography, serigraphy and woodcuts. Technical skills are encouraged in order to develop the student's capacity for personal expression and individual style. No prerequisites. May be repeated for credit.
ART 336-337. Painting (3) and (3).
Acrylic or oil paint. Using a variety of approaches, students are instructed in the skills and techniques needed to produce a finished painting. The basic steps of stretcher-making and canvas stretching begin a process that includes instruction in such important components as composition, tonal values and design. No prerequisites. May be repeated for credit.
ART 345. Photography (3).
A studio course, in which black and white photography will be the primary emphasis, but color photography will be introduced as well. The course will include lectures, demonstrations, slide presentations, group critiques of student work, a field trip, and supervised darkroom work. Shooting assignments will be geared towards expanding students creative vision and developing personal expression. A 35 mm camera with manual settings is required. No prerequisite.
ART 390-399. Fine Arts Independent Study (3).
A course of advanced study for individual students whom the director of the fine arts program considers qualified. The proposed study requires approval from the supervising faculty member, the department chair and the academic dean. A copy of the proposal is kept on file in the academic deans office. Prerequisite: permission of the program chair prior to registration.
