13 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.
ART 100Introduction to the Visual Arts3
An international survey of art and other forms of visual culture including advertising, motion pictures, and television. This course will emphasize the historical, theoretical, and cultural contexts that inform the production and analysis of visual culture. It will enlarge the students understanding of the Arts and their role in the production of culture as well as stimulate aesthetic debate and critical thinking. When Offered: Fall, Spring
Studio course in traditional media designed to teach materials and methods in a visual arts discipline. Students explore artistic expression through the given materials and methods of a specific media within such areas as ceramics, photography, drawing, painting, printmaking, and design.
Subject
ART
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for up to 6 credits in a second topic.
This is a topics-based studio course designed to teach emerging media and methods in the visual arts. Students explore artistic expression through approaches and technologies specific to an area of emerging media with such areas as computer graphics, photography, multimedia, and motion graphics. Students may take the course for additional credit in a second topic. When Offered: Not on a regular basis
Studio course focusing on the process, concepts and vocabulary of design through an examination of two-dimensional organization. Subject matter, form and conceptual intent will be addressed through diverse media. When Offered: Fall, Spring
Studio course focusing on the process, concepts and vocabulary used in creating three-dimensional forms. Investigations will focus on the structure of form and development of space through a range of materials.
This course introduces feminist and art historical methodologies to the analysis of contemporary visual culture in the U.S. Students will develop visual literacy skills necessary to understanding a variety of media, often problematizing attempts to distinguish between “high-art” and “popular culture” in a increasingly global and media-saturated society. Equivalent Course: WST 110 When Offered: Not on a regular basis
Introduces students to the disciplines and degrees that are part of a visual arts education including the ways in which the visual arts connect with other disciplines. Students are asked to expand their understanding of Visual Art and define their role in the production and study of visual art. When Offered: Fall, Spring
Signature courses are small, seminar-style courses provide opportunities for students to discuss engaging issues while developing critical thinking, information literacy and both written and oral communication skills. Each class is focused on a unique subject but all classes are about intellectual curiosity, making campus connections and learning how to thrive in the SUNY Oswego community. Learning objectives include critical thinking, communication, intercultural knowledge, and campus engagement. When Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Studio course focusing on advanced concepts and research strategies of design through an examination of thematic content. Visual analysis and organization, interpretation and meaning will be addressed through this inquiry.
Provides study and studio experience in computer graphic applications. Studies include bit-map and object-oriented drawing, layout, and image manipulation. Emphasis is placed on utilizing the computer as a creative image-generating tool as well as offering foundation knowledge of two-dimensional design, visual communication, graphic design, and illustration. When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Provides study and studio experience focused on type-centered visual communication for print and screen. Course investigates anatomy of type, type classification, typographic systems, hierarchy and visual problem solving. Exercises will explore contemporary and historical practices with emphasis on letter forms, alphabets, and typefaces as systems of signs and symbols.
An introductory studio course in basic concepts, focusing on the translation of the three-dimensional world to the two dimensional surface. An emphasis will be given to observational analysis, form description and spatial construction. When Offered: Fall, Spring
This is an introductory course that explores drawing as a research, design and communication practice. An emphasis will be given to observational analysis, form, and spatial construction. Experiences with a variety of subject matter and media will be explored. When Offered: Not on a regular basis
