Art (Bachelor of Arts and Minor)
The Art Program at Aurora University offers students a broad based foundation program designed to encourage aesthetic appreciation, sensitivity and skill building in the visual arts through study in the classroom and studio. The Art Department offers a major in Studio Art which allows the student to select an emphasis in one or more of the following artistic media: drawing, painting, photography or sculpture. A twenty-four semester hour selection of required core courses provides students with a foundation in both studio art and art history. In addition a senior seminar and exhibit of the student’s work provides the student with an opportunity to demonstrate the acquisition of appropriate knowledge and skills on completion of the program.
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN
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Core Requirements (24 hours)
ART 1210 Two-Dimensional Design (3) #
ART 1310 Three-Dimensional Design (3) #
ART 2500 Art History I (4) ‡ #
ART 2600 Art History II (4) ‡ #
ART 2100 Introduction to Drawing (3)
ART 4990 Senior Seminar/Exhibit (4) ‡ #
Choice of:
ART 2510 Introduction to Painting (3 ) #
ART 2670 Photography I: Silver Black and White (3) #
or ART 2610 Introduction to Sculpture (3) #
Studio Art Emphasis (15 hours)
ART 3110 Intermediate Drawing (3) #
ART 4100 Advanced Drawing (3)
ART 2510 Introduction to Painting (3) #
ART 3510 Intermediate Painting (3) #
ART 4150 Advanced Painting (3) #
ART 2670 Photography I: Silver Black and White (3) #
ART 3400 Photography II: Digital Black and White (3)
ART 3540 Photography and Society (4)
ART 4400 Photography III: Advanced Photography and Imaging (3) ‡
ART 2610 Introduction to Sculpture (3) #
ART 3200 Intermediate Sculpture (3) ‡
ART 4200 Advanced Sculpture (3) ‡
ART 2530 Introduction to Native American Art (4) ‡
MINOR IN ART - 18 semester hours
The Art Department at Aurora University offers students a broad based
foundation program designed to encourage aesthetic appreciation, sensitivity
and skill building in the visual arts through study in the classroom,
art studio and computer lab. As art and aesthetic sensitivity contribute
to the quality of life for all people, so a minor in Art can be beneficial
to all students irrespective of their academic major or career aspirations.
A minor in Art can also have practical value when skills and knowledge
of graphic communication or art education are used to supplement to
a student's major. Teacher Education and Communication are two majors
that readily benefit from an Art minor.
Students may complete a minor in art by choosing 18 semester hours from the Art Program’s course offerings. This selection must include either ART1000 Art Appreciation or one of the art history courses (ART2500 or 2600).
ART COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
ART1000 Art Appreciation 3 semester hours
Designed to encourage an understanding and appreciation of the visual arts through a study of
their theory, history, and mechanics. It includes a survey of the major developments in the visual arts, and their respective aesthetic criteria, from Classical Greece to the present.
No prerequisites.
# ART1210 Two-Dimensional Design 3 semester hours
Introductory course that examines, manipulates, and critically evaluates the visual and conceptual properties of two-dimensional art. Designed to heighten aesthetic appreciation and serve as an introduction for those who wish further study of painting, drawing, or graphic design.
No prerequisites.
# ART1310 Three-Dimensional Design 3 semester hours
Introductory course that examines, manipulates, and critically evaluates the visual and conceptual properties of three-dimensional art. Designed to heighten aesthetic appreciation and serve as an introduction for those who wish further study of three-dimensional design or sculpture.
No prerequisites.
§ # ART2100 Introduction to Drawing 3 semester hours
An introduction to the techniques of drawing with emphasis on representation and pictorial composition.
No prerequisites.
‡ # ART2610 Introduction to Sculpture 3 semester hours
An introduction to some of the basic sculptural techniques and media as applied to the visual and conceptual properties of three dimensional art.
Prerequisite: ART1310 recommended.
# ART2510 Introduction to Painting 3 semester hours
Brings together the disciplines of drawing, design, color theory, and painting technique to help students learn to manipulate the tools and materials of painting media.
Prerequisites: ART1210 and/or ART2100 recommended.
# ART2670 Introduction to Photography 3 semester hours
Introduction to the history, technology, and aesthetics of photography, together with laboratory instruction covering basic camera and darkroom technique in black and white; camera handling, composition, sensitometry, developing, and enlarging. Students must have use of an adjustable 35mm camera and are responsible for personal supplies of film and paper. When taken as a 1 or 2 semester hour course, students attend lecture/discussion in history, aesthetics, and technology of photography, but not the laboratory sessions. (This course may be offered for differential credit under special arrangements established by the University.) This course is crosslisted with COM2670, Introduction to Photography.
No prerequisites.
‡ # ART2500 Art History I 4 semester hours
Art History I is a survey of visual art from the Prehistory to 1400. It is a course designed to develop an understanding of major developments in the visual arts and the relationship of those developments to the cultures that produced them.
‡ # ART2600 Art History II 4 semester hours
Art History II is a survey of visual art from the Renaissance to the present. It is a course designed to develop an understanding of major developments in the visual arts and the relationship of those developments to the cultures that produced them.
§ # ART3110 Intermediate Drawing 3 semester hours
Further study of representation and pictorial composition in conjunction with experimentation with the various drawing media.
Prerequisites: ART2100 or portfolio review.
‡ ART3200 Intermediate Sculpture 3 semester hours
Further study of sculptural techniques and media as applied to the visual and conceptual properties of three dimensional art.
Prerequisite: ART2610 or portfolio review.
§ # ART3510 Intermediate Painting 3 semester hours
Further study of painting media in a wider range of uses and forms of expression.
Prerequisites: ART2510 or portfolio review.
‡ ART3400 Intermediate Photography: Digital Black and Whilte 3 semester hours
Building on technical skills and aesthetic sensibilities developed in the introductory photography course, students create a substantial portfolio of work on a unifying theme, technique or approach, using the digital camera in black-and-white mode, followed by image adjustment on the computer and final printing using high-quality inkjet technology.
Prerequisite: ART/COM2670 Introduction to Photography or equivalent knowledge and skills as determined by instructor. Students must provide an appropriate digital camera and are responsible for purchase of printing paper and other materials for the final portfolio. Lab fee.
§ # ART4100 Advanced Drawing 3 semester hours
Further intensive experimentation with selected drawing media.
Prerequisite: ART3110 or portfolio review.
‡ ART4200 Advanced Sculpture 3 semester hours
Further intensive experimentation with selected sculpture media.
Prerequisite: ART3200 or portfolio review.
‡ # ART4510 Advanced Painting 3 semester hours
Further intensive experimentation with selected Painting media.
Prerequisite: ART3510 or portfolio review.
‡ ART4400 Advanced Photography and Imaging 3 semester hours
Advanced digital photography and imaging, together with an opportunity for students to explore the technical and aesthetic interconnections of silver and digital photography. Includes color digital photography, image processing, and printing; hybrid digital images; image combination and manipulation; and combining darkroom and digital techniques. Students create individual portfolios of work, developing themes and approaches through an extensive series of large format images suitable for exhibition.
Prerequisite: ART/COM 2670 and ART3400, or equivalent knowledge and skills as determined by instructor. Students must provide their own digital and film cameras and are responsible for purchase of film, printing paper, and materials for final portfolios. Lab fee.
‡ # ART4990 Senior Seminar/Exhibit for Studio Art Emphasis 3 semester hours
Senior Seminar/Exhibit is a capstone course that allows a student to demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and skills expected of an Art major at the conclusion of his or her program of study. Written and oral critique will verify the student’s ability to verbalize aesthetic concepts. The student will present a public exhibit of his or her creative work which will include responsibility for all aspects of presentation and advertising.
Prerequisite: Open only to senior Art majors.
Please note: The information listed on this page is current according to the 2006-2008 Undergraduate Catalog, unless otherwise noted.
‡ This information/course has been added since the printing of the 06-08 Undergraduate Catalog.
§ The name of this course has been changed since the printing of the 06-08 Undergraduate Catalog.
# The number of this course has been changed since the printing of the 06-08 Undergraduate Catalog.
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