Undergraduate Course Descriptions

Art

ART 100 Studio Humanities (4 credits)
An introduction to the creative process through visual art studio experience. Emphasis is on materials exploration and the variety of media considered "fine art," as well as the development of critical thinking skills involved in art production. This course fulfills Fine Arts requirement. Not open to students with credit for ART 115.

ART 101 Academic Drawing (4 credits)
A studio exploration of traditional drawing techniques and materials focusing on the realistic depiction of observed forms and objects. Using basic drawing materials, students will concentrate on the construction of still life objects, landscape forms, objects in nature and the human figure. Designed to provide a foundation for advanced study in art. Fulfills Fine Arts requirement.

ART 110 Two Dimensional Design (2 credits)
A studio introduction to the basic elements of composition and visual organization. Based on work with point, line, plane and shape, this course will explore the fundamentals of design, perception and visual thinking while initiating the student in the use of design tools, materials and processes. Corequisite: ART 111. With ART 111 fulfills Fine Arts requirement.

ART 111 Three Dimensional Design (2 credits)
A studio introduction to the design and organization of forms in space. Using a diversity of simple materials, students will learn to construct, carve model and cast basic abstract and realistic forms. This course will explore the fundamentals of visual organization in relief as well as in the round. Materials may include clay, plaster, wire, cardboard, natural and found objects. Corequisite: ART 110. With ART 110, fulfills Fine Arts requirement.

ART 116 Fundamentals of Photographic Art (4 credits)
An exploration of the fine arts through the processes and aesthetics of black and white photography with an emphasis on the technical skills required to express oneself through the medium. Concepts and theory are read, discussed, demonstrated, and applied through a series of visual problems. Student must have a 35mm single reflex camera (SLR) with a manual override. Fee. This course fulfills Fine Arts requirement.

ART 117 Basic Introduction to Painting (2 credits)
In this half semester course, non-art majors will be exposed to the basics of the fine art of painting. Students will paint a variety of subjects, from still life to the human figure, using a variety of painting media such as acrylic, watercolor, and colored ink. Partially fulfills the Fine Arts requirement.

ART 118 Basic Introduction to Drawing (2 credits)
In this half semester course, non-art majors will be exposed to the basics of the fine art of drawing. Students will draw a variety of subjects, from still life to the human figure, using charcoal, conte, India ink, colored chalks, and pencil. Partially fulfills the Fine Arts requirement.

ART 120 Basic Design for Electronic Media (4 credits)
An introduction to the basic principles of visual design as applied to the electronic media. Topics will include line, mass, volume, proportion, balance, color, etc. Also covered will be graphic file formats, clip art manipulation, basic layout programs, and elementary web design. This course fulfills Fine Arts requirement.

ART 123 Gallery Visits (4 credits)
An art appreciation course that focuses on the art scene in central Ohio. Students will view art in a variety of settings from the artist's studio to the museum. Lecture and media programs will prepare students for the field trips. Oral and written critiques of the exhibitions will be required as well as a comprehensive research report on a local artist's work or on an exhibition featured in this class. Students are responsible for transportation and any admission fees. This course fulfills Fine Arts requirement.

ART 150 History of Western Art I (4 credits)
A survey of Western art from prehistory through 16th century Mannerism. Emphasis is on the formal development of art and its connection to society through the examination of the visual arts as cultural artifacts. This course fulfills Fine Arts requirement.

ART 151 History of Western Art II (4 credits)
A survey of Western art from the 17th century Baroque to the present day. Emphasis is on the formal and technological development of art, both traditional and postmodern forms, in relation to society. This course fulfills Fine Arts requirement.

ART 156 Ceramics I (4 credits)
A general introduction to studio ceramics. Emphasis is placed on acquisition of hand building techniques, ceramic design concepts, development of individual design criteria, glaze experimentation, fundamental types of ceramic ware, and kiln procedures. Fee. This course fulfills Fine Arts requirement.

ART 201 Figure Drawing (2 credits)
A structured approach to drawing the human form. This studio will present a study of anatomy as it relates to the rendering of the head and figure. Students will use a variety of materials applicable to classical drawing techniques as they learn measurement, proportion and volume. Special emphasis will be placed upon the study of drawings of the masters since the Renaissance. Prerequisites: ART 101, 110, 111.

ART 202 Perspective Drawing (2 credits)
A studio investigation of the principles and applications of perspective systems in both the fine and technical arts. Projects will include one-point, two-point and measured systems as they relate to freehand and formal design. Stress will be placed upon precision and systematic use of methods and mechanical tools. Students will study the development and history of perspective use by artists, designers and architects. Prerequisites: ART 101, 110, 111.

ART 204 Typography (4 credits)
Students will develop skills in the visualization and creation of letterforms using calligraphy, geometric construction, and free-hand manipulation and explore the expressive potential of different fonts. Lecture and demonstration will explore the related history of typography and graphic design emphasizing major artists, movements, and schools. Prerequisites: ART 101, 110, 111.

ART 205 Graphic Design I (4 credits)
A studio investigation of design principles and perceptual theories as they apply to the production of visual information and ideas. Emphasis is on the use of the computer in conjunction with the traditional studio materials to analyze and solve visual problems. Projects dealing with optical cues, image manipulation and typographic design will stress a systematic and precise approach to the use of design tools, organization of visual ideas and specific application of design solutions. Prerequisites: ART 101, 110, 111, 204.

ART 215 Introduction to Textiles (2 credits)
This course explores the diverse and fascinating world of textiles through an in-depth study of surface design techniques. Attention is given to the history, materials, and techniques. Attention is given to the history, materials, and techniques of different color application. This course explores traditional and nontraditional means of altering and enriching the surface of pliable materials using techniques such as wax resist, paste resist, silk painting, and the tied and shaped resist processes of Shibori. This course fulfills the Fine Arts requirement.

ART 220 Introduction to Book Arts (2 credits)
This course is an introduction to the creation of books from non-Western forms such as the scroll and side-stitch to the traditional hard-cover codex. Students will learn about the traditional book binder’s canon of materials and then explore how contemporary book artists have expanded this canon. This course fulfills the Fine Art requirement.

ART 223 Art Criticism (2 credits)
This course is an introduction to the significant themes and issues in contemporary theory and criticism as they impact the ways in which are is produced, viewed, and written about today. This course will provide students with the practical knowledge and skills to comprehend and critically evaluate the vast body of theory and criticism currently being written on the arts and to critically examine their own experience and perspectives on art education and the practice of art. Attention is given to the history, purposes, theoretical bases, and evaluation. The course is writing intensive. This course fulfills a Fine Arts requirement.

ART 237 Art for Teachers (2 credits)
A survey of art materials and techniques appropriate for young children. Emphasis is on the integration of principles and historic developments of art with methods for promoting and evaluating the visual development of young children. Emphasis will be placed on curricular adaptations for children with special needs, evaluation techniques, student portfolios, cross-disciplinary planning and whole curriculum development.

ART 260 Color Theory (2 credits)
Using basic painting materials this studio will explore the science, history, and applications of color mixing, color harmony and color perception. Projects will focus on both traditional approaches and contemporary effects of color use in fine and applied arts. Prerequisites: ART 101, 110, 111.

ART 261 Painting Techniques and Materials (2 credits)
Using basic painting materials this studio will explore the processes of painting as applied to traditional and contemporary approaches. Students will experiment with methods used in watercolor, oil, acrylic and mixed media. This course will stress the preparation of paper, board and canvas, constructing stretchers, matting and framing. Prerequisites: ART 101, 110, 111.

ART 270 The History of Women in Art (2 credits)
This course looks at the vital role women have played as artists in Western society from the beginning of recorded history to the present day. Emphasis will be placed on the analysis of the artist as a distinct product of her specific historical time and an exploration of the wide-ranging media she used, from clay and plant matter to embroidery, ceramics, oil paint, and digital media. This course fulfills Fine Arts requirement.

ART 301 Advanced Drawing (4 credits)
A further investigation of drawing techniques concentrating on figure drawing with the use of the nude model. Utilizing a wide range of both drawing and painting materials, this course will stress the development of an individual and expressive approach to the head and figure while maintaining an adherence to the principles of anatomy and observation. Prerequisites: ART 101, 201, 202.

ART/ PRS 330 Media Design and the Creative Process (4 credits)
This class will help students to start thinking like an artist and designer. Adobe PhotoShop will be the main software program. The basics of image design including an emphasis on the creative process will be taught. Students will be encouraged to experiment and to create in-depth digital images. Prerequisite: PRS 201 for Public Relations majors only.

ART/HST/POL 335 American Political Thought: Nature & the American Vision (4 credits)
A study of the historic, cultural, and political meanings of American landscape painting in the United States; landscape painting’s relationship to the political philosophy of the American founding; the development of a conscious American political thought. Special emphasis on the Hudson River School, its place in the development of the American political vision in the 19th century and its cultural and political legacy in the 20th century.

ART 337 Visual Art Methods Grades 4-12 (4 credits)
An exploration of art materials, techniques and developmental theory for use in classrooms, grades 4 - 12. Evaluation techniques, cross-disciplinary planning, whole curriculum development, multicultural theory, classroom critical writing skills, and student portfolio development will also be emphasized.

ART/POL 348g Thematic Studies: Art, Politics, and the Pursuit of Truth (4 credits)
An interdisciplinary study of the influences politics has on art and the question of how art and politics inform the human search for truth through an investigation of artistic masterworks from the Middle Ages through the twentieth century. Selected images of masterworks will be discussed and annotated. Prerequisites: ENG 101-102 or 110-111; or consent of instructor. This course fulfills Fine Arts requirement.

ART/POL 348h Thematic Studies: Modernism in its Time (4 credits)
An interdisciplinary study of the social, political, and intellectual culture of Modernism through the lens of the visual arts. Selected examples of visual art of the Western World will be studied in the context of their specific artistic movements as well as in conjunction with contemporaneous events in Western society such as the Great War, the American Depression, WWII, the Holocaust, and the dropping of the Atomic Bomb. Fulfills Fine Arts requirement. Prerequisites: ENG 101-102 or 110-111.

ART 352 Problems in Painting (4 credits)
A rigorous exploration of both traditional and contemporary approaches to painting. Studio problems will involve the student in a study of the classical themes such as the figure, landscape, and still life as well as contemporary ideas such as abstraction, formal construction, and mixed media painting. Emphasis is on the development of the student's own unique visual and physical skills. Prerequisites: ART 101, 110, 111, 260, 261.

ART 353 Historic Painting Techniques (4 credits)
This course introduces the student to historically-accurate painting techniques such as fresco, encaustic, egg tempera, and gold leafing through primary text material and visits to the special collections of the Columbus Museum of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and The Ohio State University Rare Manuscript Collection. Prerequisites: ART 101, 110, 111, 260, 261.

ART 356 Ceramics II (4 credits)
A further exploration of three dimensional form and materials begun in ART 156-Ceramics. Composition, structure, construction, design, and glaze technique will be explored through extended projects in clay and clay in combination with other materials. An individual response to major ceramic artists will be stressed. Prerequisite: ART 156.

ART 365 Printmaking (4 credits)
This course is a studio survey of the traditional canon of printmaking methods. Students will be taught relief printing, monotype, drypoint, etching, and silk-screen and the history of the print as an art form. The student will spend half of the term working on Ohio Dominican University's historic intaglio press. Fee. Prerequisites: ART 101, 110, 111, 156, 260, 261.

ART 483 Graphic Design II (4 credits)
A further investigation of design materials and computer graphics related to the solving of visual problems in advertising, page design and typography. Projects will cover a wide range of areas applicable to print and electronic media. Course will emphasize the development of an individual response to major concepts, movements, and applications of graphic design. Prerequisites: ART 101, 110, 111, 204, 205, 260, 261.

ART 484 Senior Portfolio Seminar (4 credits)
This course needs to be taken the fall before a student's Senior Thesis Exhibition (ART 498) and is meant to be a practical preparation for the exhibition itself as well as the development of the student's portfolio for graduate school, school placement in the case of Visual Arts Licensure, and job placement after graduation. The student will be guided through the process of applying to graduate school and post-graduation jobs, put together a professional portfolio, write artists' statements, and meet with a variety of arts professionals from the community including Artist's Grants officers from Greater Columbus Arts Council, working fine art and design professionals, and school art specialists.

ART 1/2/3/485 Special Topics (1-4 credits)
A study of topics in art or visual communication of special interest to a specific group of students. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. ART 2/3/486 Independent Study 1-4 credits Intensive individual work in an area of art or visual communication. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor, academic advisor, division chairperson.

ART 2/3/486 Independent Study (1-4 credits)
Intensive individual work in an area of art or visual communication. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor, academic advisor, division chairperson.

ART 497 Internship (1-4 credits)
Supervised internship of 40 clock hours for each semester credit in a setting meeting the needs and interests of student. Prerequisite: Junior standing; B average; consent of instructor, academic advisor, and division chairperson; successful completion of application requirements for internship.

ART 498 Senior Studio and Thesis Exhibition (4 credits)
As a culmination of their study, seniors will select, research, produce, and exhibit an individual project related to the goals of their specific major and their individual interests. With subject matter approved by a committee of the division faculty, this project, part written research thesis and part exhibition, will be defended before a committee of the division faculty. Prerequisites: Completion of the major course sequence.