62 courses with the subject SAR, 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.
Credit(s) The history of art in Western culture: Prehistoric to Renaissance.
Credit(s) Baroque to the present.
Credit(s) This course provides non-art majors an opportunity to explore drawing as a form of creative expression. Students are introduced to the history of drawing through experiential learning in a studio environment. Projects engage students with a variety of approaches to drawing and investigate how this traditional medium is related to other diverse artistic forms, such as film or the performing arts.
Credit(s) Concepts of seeing as it relates to drawing; introduction to various drawing media.
Credit(s) Life studies; the human form and its exploration.
Credit(s) Comprehensive overview of animation and sequential graphics. Students explore animation from the history of graphic design through modern television, movie, and video game design. Students also study the impact of technology on information processing and consumption.
Credit(s) Introduction to the tools, materials, and concepts of two-dimensional image-making; the elements and principles of visual organization with contextual associations; drawing, painting, introductory printmaking, and mixed media.
Credit(s) Elements of three-dimensional design; forming, fabrication, and joining of various materials: use of hand and power tools.
Credit(s) Introduction to the camera, film developing, enlargement, and printing; emphasis on developing skills to produce the “classic “print.
Credit(s) An introduction and investigation into design techniques for presentations. Students develop design skills essential to communicating ideas and information. Through the creation of informative presentation, students utilize design, color, and spatial organization theories. Students also articulate their understanding of design theory by critiquing fellow students’ work and providing feedback rooted in design principles.
Variable (3 - 4) Credit(s) Study of theory and hands-on application of digital image creation and manipulation. Emphasis on the study of Adobe Photoshop software.
Credit(s) Overview of the profession of graphic design. Study of Adobe Illustrator and InDesign software, printing, and history. Students apply graphic design theory and principles through the creation of practical projects.
Credit(s) History of the Italian Renaissance Art from the 13th century to the 16th century.
Credit(s) Students complete and present a portfolio of work to be reviewed during the spring semester of the sophomore year by the art faculty. Transfer students complete this review after attending for one semester in the spring of their first full year, unless they are part of a 2 + 2 articulation agreement from their Associate’s Degree Institution.
Credit(s) Art movements in the Western world from the mid-19th century to the outbreak of World War II.
Credit(s) Art since 1945; art movements from Abstract Expressionism to the present.
Credit(s) Introduction to animation and motion graphics. Students learn common animation techniques including frame-by-frame animation, keyframing, tweening, and syncing. Study of Adobe AfterEffects and Animate software.
Credit(s) Introduction to the mechanics of visual storytelling. Students develop skills required to create successful storyboards for a variety of applications in animation, web, and interaction design. Students explore scriptwriting, directing, and development of story structures to use imagery and limited words to communicate and convey meaning.
Credit(s) This course is an introduction to the art of video and audio pre and post-production. Students will gain experience in video and audio capture and be able to edit them together to tell a story. Through demonstrations, readings, and practice, students will learn basic editing techniques with Adobe Premiere Pro.
Credit(s) Hand-building and wheel forming methods; clay body and glaze formulation; glaze application; firing procedures; kiln design.
Variable (3 - 4) Credit(s) This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of typography as a critical skill for design practice. Topics include the history of typography, the impact of technology on letterforms, and the anatomy of type. Skill development in type arrangement, typography for optimal readability, and expressive typography are addressed.
Credit(s) This course is designed as an introduction to the tools used in digital design and additive manufacturing. The processes of digital rendering, 3D printing, 3D scanning, laser engraving, and basic water jet cutting.
Credit(s) Fabricated, formed, and cast metals; jewelry and handwrought holloware.
Credit(s) Basic painting techniques; color theory; visual, conceptual, and contextual skills emphasized.
Credit(s) Addition methods using clay, wood, plaster, metals; direct building of form and armature construction; welding, casting, or carving wood or stone.
Credit(s) Introduction to relief, monotype, and basic intaglio printing processes, as well as multi-colored processes in screen printing using non-toxic techniques.
Credit(s) This advanced course provides digital image-making concepts and techniques and in-depth exploration of computer-based photo projects.
Credit(s) Special topics in varying studio media.
Credit(s) Afro-Atlantic Art will study the transatlantic slave trade and its legacies in the African diaspora. The class will cover four centuries and three continents. This course will
Variable (3 - 4) Credit(s) Analysis and creative use of typography through assigned projects. Instruction and practical experience using computer software.
Credit(s) This course will combine studio practice with a close examination of contemporary art and its implications for the development of transferrable conceptual skills in producing the best vehicle for the expression of their concepts.
Credit(s) This course is available to all majors. The purpose of the class is to address a wide variety of practical information for all classroom teachers. Use of art materials, purchasing, storage, safety, display, collaborations, and planning are covered. Students gain insight into how art can positively impact the learning experience in general.
Credit(s) In this capstone course, students become familiar with art education in grades K through 12. Arts advocacy, classroom management, multi-disciplinary collaboration, special needs students, purchasing materials, sourcing materials, technology, curriculum design, and developmental lesson planning are explored and discussed. Tubercular check, Act 33 Child Abuse, Act 34 Criminal Record check, Act 114 FBI Federal Criminal History Record, and PDE-6004 (Arrest or Conviction Report and Certification Form) required.
Credit(s) This capstone course requires students to observe and experience practical situations in art education at the K-12 grade level. Participants observe and interact with students in a variety of levels and situations. The class includes fifteen hours of classroom observation and written reports. The practicum experience requires fifteen hours of interaction with teachers and students in the classroom. This experience does not require teaching but does emphasize close interaction with teachers and students alike. The weekly lecture covers experiences and information to be shared. Tubercular check, Act 33 Child Abuse, Act 34 Criminal Record check, Act 114 FBI Federal Criminal History Record, and PDE-6004 (Arrest or Conviction Report and Certification Form) required.
Credit(s) Students will gain knowledge and skills in the use of basic tools, techniques, technologies, and processes used in photography. Students will investigate their own photographic process as they take their work from concept to finished product.
Credit(s) Students expand upon skills learned in Animation I. Advanced scripting, syncing, and sound techniques will be combined with complex animated timelines. Optimization techniques for web, mobile, and large-scale production will create motion deliverables. Adobe AfterEffects, Animate, and HTML5 animation skills will be developed.
Credit(s) This course covers 3D design topics such as modeling, animation, lighting, rigging, texturing, and rendering. Students will create 3D projects for use in visual effects, art, motion graphics, and interactive designs.
Credit(s) This course is a continuation of the work begun in SAR 225 and consists of advanced wheel throwing techniques and the introduction of slip casting methods with emphasis on finishing and firing techniques. Students create a cohesive body of work which leads to a conceptually unified portfolio.
Credit(s) This course is a continuation of the work begun in SAR 245 and covers lost wax-casting methods, hollow forming, tool making, and advanced jewelry techniques. Students begin constructing a concept-driven cohesive body of work.
Credit(s) Intermediate painting builds upon foundational painting and drawing experiences to further develop and strengthen students’ conceptual, analytical, and technical painting skills. Emphasis is placed on developing an increasingly personal artistic language and vision that is rooted in research and preparatory studies. Painting practice is augmented with readings, museum visits, group critiques, and slide discussions on contemporary painting.
Credit(s) This course is an intermediate-level three-dimensional experience focusing on broadening a student’s knowledge of sculptural techniques and processes. Through experimentation, students develop their own personal subject matter as they progress through the course, evolving into a body of work. Through peer critiques and studio visits, students contribute to the atmosphere where peer contemporaries are pursuing like intellectual investigations, in a range of media and format.
Credit(s) A study of American art from Puritan beginnings to the present, focusing on painting and sculpture.
Credit(s) This course evaluates contemporary works of art and artists. Students travel to Pittsburgh and New York City to study contemporary art.
Variable Credit(s) Art seminar. Topics vary.
Credit(s) Women artists and women as patrons, promoters, and critics of art are the focus of this course. By analyzing art practice, art theory, and criticism, students understand and integrate the role and contributions of women into the ongoing history of art. Students participate in all aspects of the regional exhibition Women in Art in Harlan Gallery.
Credit(s) Study of designing interactive experiences from conception to implementation. Introduces students to issues such as interface design, usability, and design methods within the interaction design process.
Credit(s) Comprehensive survey of the artistic and cultural traditions of widely divergent societies; a comparative and thematic approach to the cultural productions of cultures across the World.
Variable (3 - 4) Credit(s) Study of HTML, Web design, Web editor, Web animation, digital image editing for the Web.
Credit(s) The course provides graphic design students with an understanding of the places, people, events, and technological innovations that have influenced the development of the profession of graphic design. History of visual communication with an emphasis on the development of design in the twentieth century.
Variable. Credit(s) Open only to advanced students who qualify and have permission from the instructor and approval of the division chair.
Variable. Credit(s) Open only to advanced students who qualify.
Variable. Credit(s) Apprenticeship or professional experiences related to major area of study.
Credit(s) Advanced clay further refines the compositional skills of the student with the inclusion of new conceptual ideas, technical challenges, and research. Through expanded competency in: clay construction methods, surface treatments, glazing techniques, and firing methods, the students focus on originality and personal creative expression in clay. Chemistry in clay bodies and glazing, as well as, kiln loading, firing, structure, maintenance, are addressed.
Variable Credit(s) A supervised and evaluated experience enabling upper-level students to enrich their art option through direct work responsibilities at galleries, museums, advertising agencies, or other sites with approval of the dean.
Variable (0 - 12) Credit(s) Practical experiences in learning specific skills related to the major area of study under the direction of qualified personnel and with approval of the dean. Assignments arranged and approved by the supervising faculty member.
Credit(s) This course is an ongoing exploration if the work in SAR 345 , and allows the students to refine and explore their personal and conceptual interest in the metals/jewelry field. Students develop a conceptual series of work with an entrepreneurial goal of obtaining sales and exhibitions.
Credit(s) Advanced painting students are expected to work towards a consistent and conceptually sound body of work in their chosen medium(s). Because the techniques, methods, and concerns of individual students vary, methods of production may incorporate a multitude of working methodologies. Experimentation with relevant mediums and hybrids are welcome.
Credit(s) Students in advanced sculpture are expected to develop both conceptual depth and technical sophistication in their creative efforts. This course is an opportunity for the student to go beyond fabrication for its own sake to a determined intellectual development of artistic purpose and statement. Through critical discussion, the students experience a rich milieu of idea generation and development, in turn impacting their own development.
Credit(s) Students will be challenged to expand their personal photographic vision through project-based assignments. Advanced digital camera methods will be explored. Students will use creative techniques in image making and post processing with applications such as Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.
Variable Credit(s) Studio seminar. Topics vary.
Credit(s) This course provides practical and theoretical skill development to students who plan careers in the visual arts. Examples include targeting a specific career in the arts; the business of being an artist; documentation and presentation of work and skills; portfolio development; self-promotion and resources for artists; and a theoretical examination of the role of the artist in society. Seniors only.
Variable (3 - 4) Credit(s) Advanced topics in graphic design. Emphasis on branding. Students participate in a service learning project in graphic design.
Source: Seton Hill University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
