Basic drawing skills, materials and techniques with emphasis on perceptual acuity and visual elements.
- Subject
- ART
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026
- Source
- www.stcloudstate.edu
51 courses with the subject ART, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Basic drawing skills, materials and techniques with emphasis on perceptual acuity and visual elements.
Critical and analytical skills involved in building foundational 2D vocabulary. Experimentation and play as they relate to 2D expression.
Critical and analytical skills involved in building foundational 3D vocabulary. Experimentation and play as they relate to 3D expression.
Critical and analytical skills involved in building foundational digital vocabulary. Experimentation and play as they relate to digital expression.
Critical and analytical skills for building foundational lens-based vocabulary. Experimentation and play as they relate to lens-based expression.
Studio experiences in various media. See class schedule for listing of topics.
[Credits: 3] Visual arts as a unique form of human communication of personal and cultural values.
Criticism, theory, and practices of contemporary visual arts in studio setting. Pre-Requisite(s): ART101, ART102, ART103, ART104, ART105 155
Traditional and contemporary approaches with currently used technologies. Pre-Requisite(s): ART101, ART102, ART103, ART104, ART105
Principles and practice of graphic design; study of visual signs and symbols including letterforms. Pre-Requisite(s): ART101
[Credits: 3] Problem-solving using current tools and techniques used in graphic design. Pre-Requisite(s): ART101
Painting, sculpture and architecture from Paleolithic to the end of the thirteenth century. Stylistic classification of major works of art throughout the world.
Painting, sculpture and architecture from the Italian Renaissance to the Contemporary Period. Stylistic classification of major works of art.
Intensive study in a special art topic. Topic will be announced in class schedule. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 credits. Students must have passed their portfolio review (benchmark) or have departmental permission to enroll in 300-400 level studio courses.
Personal vision, expression, and mixed media drawing in a variety of scales. Pre-Requisite(s): ART101, ART110 or ART102, ART111 or ART104, ART120 or ART105, ART121
The process of taking raw designs through to production; planning, electronic pre-press, color, proofing. Students must have passed their portfolio review (benchmark) or have departmental permission to enroll in 300-400 level studio courses. Lab. Pre-Requisite(s): ART220, ART221
Developing skills for web design in creative project work that includes a focus on process, interactivity and usability. Students must have passed their portfolio review (benchmark) or have departmental permission to enroll in 300-400 level studio courses. Pre-Requisite(s): ART220, ART221
3] Three-dimensional projects, including package/product, exhibit and architectural graphics. Students must have passed their portfolio review (benchmark) or have departmental permission to enroll in 300-400 level studio courses. Pre-Requisite(s): ART220, ART221
with Technology [Credits: 3] Research and design projects associated with current technological trends. Students must have passed their portfolio review (benchmark) or have departmental permission to enroll in 300-400 level studio courses. Pre-Requisite(s): ART320, ART321
Survey of history of graphic design from the Lascaux Caves to the Internet. Graphic design minors require departmental permission.
Studio in painting that investigates materials, techniques, media, scale, and formats, in relation to conceptual, expressive, and cultural approaches. Pre-Requisite(s): ART101, ART110 or ART102, ART111 or ART104, ART120 or ART105, ART121
Printmaking techniques: etching, monoprint, relief, and screen print. Media vary by semester. Pre-Requisite(s): ART101, ART110 or ART102, ART111 or ART104, ART120 or ART105, ART121
Three-dimensional work in a variety of materials, understanding form and the basic elements of sculpture. Pre-Requisite(s): ART101, ART110 or ART102, ART111 or ART104, ART120 or ART105, ART121
Materials, processes and techniques, including handbuilding, throwing, glazing and firing. Pre-Requisite(s): ART101, ART110 or ART102, ART111 or ART104, ART120 or ART105, ART121
Personal and cultural-based works employing a variety of media and materials. Pre-Requisite(s): ART101, ART110 or ART102, ART111 or ART104, ART120 or ART105, ART121
Current issues especially associated with digital technologies addressed in contemporary art. Pre-Requisite(s): ART101, ART110 or ART102, ART111 or ART104, ART120 or ART105, ART121
Shooting and editing digital video. Pre-Requisite(s): ART101, ART110 or ART102, ART111 or ART104, ART120 or ART105, ART121
Photography using digital media. Digital camera with manual controls required. Pre-Requisite(s): ART101, ART110 or ART102, ART111 or ART104, ART120 or ART105, ART121
Analysis and demonstration of methods and procedures of creative art activities during adolescence. Art Education majors only.
Language of art, visual thinking, and interpreting and analyzing artwork.
Experimental, temporary or trial course for groups of students all engaged in the same topic. Topic varies from semester to semester or section to section. A specific content offering may be offered under a topics course number up to three times, after which departments must file for a permanent course number.
Language of art, visual thinking, and interpreting and analyzing artwork. Elementary Education Majors only. 156
Credit for independent work by a single student arranged and supervised by a faculty member.
Open studio format emphasizing cross-media dialogue. Development and presentation of professional entry-level body of work. Can be repeated for a total of 6 credits. Students must have passed their portfolio review (benchmark) or have departmental permission to enroll in 300-400 level studio courses. Pre-Requisite(s): ART201, ART202
Capstone seminar on professional practices for studio artists, including portfolio development, writing, and exhibition presentation. Pre- Requisite(s): ART101
3] System graphics, corporate identity and information graphics. Students must have passed their portfolio review (benchmark) or have departmental permission to enroll in 300-400 level studio courses. Pre- Requisite(s): ART320, ART321, ART322
3] Current applications and design principles essential for creating interactive projects. Students must have passed their portfolio review (benchmark) or have departmental permission to enroll in 300-400 level studio courses. Pre-Requisite(s): ART320, ART321, ART322
[Credits: 3] Senior seminar on managing design, costs, schedules, quality, copyright, and ethics. Results of design activity on the physical and aesthetic environment. Students must have passed their portfolio review (benchmark) or have departmental permission to enroll in 300-400 level studio courses. Pre-Requisite(s): ART320, ART321, ART322
Critical and analytical skills involved in intermediate and advanced 2D vocabulary. Experimentation and play as they relate to 2D expression. Pre-Requisite(s): ART101, ART110 or ART102, ART111 or ART104, ART120 or ART105, ART121
Historical, traditional and contemporary art with emphasis on India, China, and Japan. Fulfills the university's upper-division writing requirement.
Traditional and contemporary visual arts of North Africa, West Africa, Central Africa, Eastern Africa, and Southern Africa. Fulfills the university's upper-division writing requirement.
Traditional and contemporary visual arts of the Americas. Fulfills the university's upper-division writing requirement.
Movements, artists and concepts of modernism. Fulfills the university's upper-division writing requirement.
Major directions in contemporary visual arts. Fulfills the university's upper-division writing requirement.
Art history topics within the academic specialties of current faculty or those of visiting scholars or study abroad programs. Fulfills the university's upper-division writing requirement.
Critical and analytical skills involved in intermediate and advanced 3D vocabulary. Experimentation and play as they relate to 3D expression. Pre-Requisite(s): ART101, ART110 or ART102, ART111 or ART104, ART120 or ART105, ART121
Credit for off-campus professional experience with industry partners, non-profit organizations or government agencies.
Build on critical and analytical skills involved in intermediate and advanced digital vocabulary. Emphasis on experimentation and play as they relate to digital expression. Pre-Requisite(s): ART101, ART110 or ART102, ART111 or ART104, ART120 or ART105, ART121
Critical and analytical skills involved in intermediate and advanced lens- based vocabulary. Experimentation and play as they relate to lens-based expression. Pre-Requisite(s): ART101, ART110 or ART102, ART111 or ART104, ART120 or ART105, ART121
Studio course in folk, ethnic, and indigenous art from historical and contemporary perspectives.
Experimental, temporary or trial course for groups of students all engaged in the same topic. Topic varies from semester to semester or section to section. A specific content offering may be offered under a topics course number up to three times, after which departments must file for a permanent course number.
Source: Saint Cloud State University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61