Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities 309 ART 2310 - Introduction to Ceramic Art Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Introduction to clay and glaze, ceramic design, handbuilt and wheelthrown forming techniques, and traditional and contemporary firing processes. ART 2350 - Small Metals/Jewelry I Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Introduction to tools, materials, and basic techniques of fabrication and casting, with an emphasis on design. ART 2450 - Foundations of Photography: Color/ Digital Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Summer [2nd Blk] A highly disciplined craft and concept course to help develop technical and aesthetic skills in color photography. Students will learn and explore the theory, practice, and aesthetics of shooting and printing color photographic materials. Using digital media and new technology as a means for creative expression and investigation in color photography will also be a main concern in this course. ART 2600 - Painting I Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Introduction to painting including the construction and design of paintings, investigations into the character and actions of various paints and techniques (traditional and contemporary) on a variety of surfaces. ART 2700 - Sculpture I Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] An introduction to the essential methods and materials of sculpture including modeling, carving, casting, and construction with emphasis on contemporary activity in sculpture and with projects designed to practice concept development. ART 2750 - Foundations of Video Art Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] This course will provide students with an introductory-level investigation of the skills and concepts used in experimental digital video making. Students will learn video recording and editing in an art context and to incorporate video into their own creative practice. Students will also be introduced to historical and contemporary aesthetic and conceptual issues surrounding video as a form of creative expression. Prerequisite: Either ART 2250 or ART 2450 or consent of instructor. ART 2830 - Directed Readings Credits: (1-3) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] Individually chosen readings on specialized topics supervised by a faculty member. Prerequisite: Consent of faculty supervisor prior to registration. May be repeated twice with a maximum of 3 credit hours. ART 2890 - Cooperative Work Experience Credits: (1-2,6 maximum) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] An opportunity for students to receive academic credit for faculty approved on-the-job learning experiences within certain visual arts areas of emphasis. C/NC only. Prerequisite: Instructor approval (before enrollment) and previous or concurrent enrollment in art classes as specified by each area of emphasis. May be repeated with a maximum of 6 credit hours. ART 2920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs Credits: (1-4) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will be determined by the department. May be repeated 5 times with a maximum of 6 credit hours with different topics. ART 3085 - Critical Issues in Art Credits: (3) This course introduces students to the history of ideas in art from the ancient Greeks to the most contemporary currents, with a focus on Modernism and Post-Modernism up to the present. The goal of this course is the creation of a critical and theoretical foundation that will allow student to locate themselves and their work within the context of critical dialogues in the contemporary art world. Class time will involve discussions of assigned readings, with images presented to supplement and inform the ideas under consideration. Prerequisite: ART 1040 or consent of instructor. ART 3120 - Figure Drawing Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Study of the anatomical structure of the human body. The Weber State University 2014-2015 Catalog