83 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.
Credit(s) | $57 Fee An art orientation. A study of the principles and ideas underlying visual art expressions and a survey of major periods, styles, and artists. Illustrated lectures. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee A studio class which focuses on the basic techniques of observational drawing: realistic representation, light and shadow, and linear perspective. Students will gain appreciation of the visual arts through the development of fundamental drawing skills. This course is appropriate for students not pursuing art as a major and no prior drawing experience is necessary. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee A study of design fundamentals with an application in two-dimensional media. Presents the basic design principles and elements employed in all visual expression. Includes an introduction to basic color theory. This course is for students that are not majoring in filmmaking, art, and design. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee The study of art, design, and communication principles as applied and practiced in photography, a dominant visual medium in society. By primarily focusing on visual literacy, students will gain insight into the operations of photographs in our culture. Ideas are exercised through learning basic camera operations and assignments focused on techniques, as well as exploring different genres in the medium. A digital camera with adjustable shutter and aperture is required. Sections will be offered and specified for non-art majors and art majors/minors. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $19 Fee An introduction to careers in Filmmaking, Art, and Design, including an overview of the programs offered at SUU and their connection to art markets and creative industries. Instruction includes workshops and guest artists. Course will connect early filmmaking, art, and design students with tools for success while still in college. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee A studio class which explores the elements and compositional principles of visual art through drawing. Assignments are designed to encourage creative solutions, develop drawing skills, and apply the basics of linear representation, shading, perspective, shape (negative and positive), and textural depiction. Topics and skills taught are foundational preparation for students wishing to major in art and pursue careers within the film, art and design industries. This course is for Filmmaking, Art, and Design majors and minors only. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee A study of design fundamentals with an application in two-dimensional media. Presents the basic design principles and elements employed in all visual expression. Topics and skills taught are foundational preparation for students wishing to major in art and pursue careers within the film, art, and design industries. This course is for Filmmaking, Art, and Design majors and minors only. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee A foundation design course in which the basic principles and vocabulary of visual organization in three dimensions are explored through a series of studio problems, i.e., sculptural and spatial problems. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee An introduction to clay as an artistic medium. Students will develop essential skills in wheel-throwing and sculptural hand-building. A variety of glazing and finishing techniques will be addressed. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee An introduction to the fundamentals of photographic practice within the darkroom. Students learn basic darkroom techniques, including black and white film development, making contact sheets and printing with an enlarger as they explore and respond to the visual qualities of the medium. Students must purchase a Holga 120N film camera for the course. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee A continuation of approaches and techniques in drawing. Emphasis will be placed on design, composition, subject, content, experimental, and color drawing. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee Introductory course in the study and uses of the computer as a visual tool. Training will be given in selected current software directed toward the production of art and graphic design projects. Art majors may take ART 1120 concurrently. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee Introduction of painting material and techniques as well as a brief history of painting with the focus on the theory and process of color mixing and color matching. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee An introduction to the concepts, issues, and professional standard practices of contemporary illustration through instruction in the use of digital and traditional media for the production of art and illustration. (Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee Students will refine and expand black and white photographic skills by learning advanced darkroom and printing techniques. Emphasis will be placed on the exploration of light and composition to create images with individual artistic expression. Manual 35mm film cameras will be provided. (Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee Fundamental concepts of gallery and museum practices including in-depth study of the nature of objects, interpretation of objects, and administration responsibilities. (Fall) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee A study of the bones and subcutaneous muscle structure of the human body with an emphasis on the needs of the artists. Objective and interpretive drawing. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee A course designed to provide an overview of the rich history of typography and visual writing systems, from Gutenberg to the present day; intensive training in the use of type in graphic design projects. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee A course designed to introduce students to the practice of graphic design. Visual problem-solving is explored, from poster design, logo design, and book cover design to the concepting and design of advertisements, among other projects. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee This course builds on the basics addressed in ART 3210 . Students will gain further understanding of typographic principles through exploration and refinement of their skills to solve complex communication problems in a variety of media. (Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee A project-based design class teaching the principles, tools, and practice of User Experience (UX) Design. Topics for this class include UX research, User Testing, Prototyping, the UX design process, and the application of visual design principles to digital interfaces. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee Publication Design explores the structure of magazines, newspapers, books, annual reports, and other multi-page graphic design projects. This course will examine page layout, typography, pacing, sequencing, the hierarchy of information, and the visual/verbal relationships between text and images on the printed pages. Final printing and production issues will be addressed. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee An exploration of the role of graphic design within society, emphasizing its cultural impact, historical context, and potential as a tool for communication and problem-solving. Students examine how design shapes and reflects social values while developing the ability to critically analyze and apply design in broader cultural contexts. (Spring - Odd Years [As Needed]) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee Fundamental concepts of printmaking emphasizing the creative processes of lithography. (Fall) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee Creative processes of producing multiple fine art prints with screenprint. (Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee Fundamental concepts of printmaking emphasizing the creative process of intaglio. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee Fundamental concepts of printmaking emphasizing the creative process of relief and woodcut. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee A UX design class focusing on the organization of information within digital products. Topics include visual hierarchy, flow, navigation, cognitive psychology, Gestalt principles, and mental models. Students will learn through multi-deliverable projects, assignments, and readings. (Fall [As Needed]) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee Creative approaches with water based medium, e.g., acrylic, watercolor, gouache and ink. Emphasis on pictorial structuring of ideas and development of paint quality. (Fall) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee Designed to further the study of anatomy in a variety of media. Emphasis will be on the interpretation of the head and figure in paint. Paintings will be accomplished using live models. (Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee A course designed to introduce students to the visualization strategies and techniques essential to develop and pitch student-generated ideas to the publishing and entertainment industries. (Fall) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee A study of the techniques and approaches in visual problem-solving relative to the visual interpretation of a narrative text. (Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee An exploration of a variety of art tools, materials, and techniques to help students expand their media skillset and develop their personal style. Media include aqueous paint, paper sculpture, pen & ink, and other mixed-media combinations. Projects will target specific markets in the art licensing industry such as greeting cards, gift products, home decor, wall art, and apparel. (Fall) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee An advanced course in the study of industry standard strategies and techniques related to the use of 3D digital technology for visual development, art, and illustration. (Fall) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee An introduction to the importance of equality of information access as it pertains to disability, accessibility, and inclusive design in digital products. Focus will center on how designers can employ international standards, consider moral and ethical issues, and take user capabilities into account. (As Needed) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee Students further develop wheel-throwing skills through exploration of repetition and multiples as it as it relates to sculptural and utilitarian form. Additional approaches to glazing and surface resolution are explored. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee Students further develop hand-building skills while focusing on scale and integrating concept into sculptural form. Mold making will be introduced and used in combination with hand-building techniques. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee A course in which the basic principles of additive and subtractive processes as they relate to the realization of sculptural ideas in specific media will be explored in a series of studio projects. The course presents a variety of traditional and contemporary approaches to sculptural solutions using clay, plaster, wood, wire, and found objects. (Spring [As Needed]) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee Exploration of advanced digital lens-based works; concept development, compositing, retouching and editing techniques, as well as a focus on output and presentation. Students will gain experience with subtractive and additive color in a photographic environment. Students will be introduced to contemporary artists and explore a range of strategies for creating artworks through digital media. A RAW-capable digital SLR camera is required. (Fall) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee A studio class focusing on the use of film in an age primarily grounded in digital technology. Students will come to understand the history and modern-day significance of shooting film while learning the operations of large format cameras. (Spring - Even Years) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee This studio course focuses on constructing and controlling lighting conditions for the camera in a studio setting. Students will master various forms of lighting equipment while creating a wide range of images functioning in both the realm of fine art and commercial photography. (Spring - Odd Years) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee This studio course focuses on the analysis and creation of portraits using the photographic medium. Through various exercises and projects students will gain an understanding of portraiture throughout the history of photography, while focusing on developing a personal style and creating depth through conceptual work. (Spring - Even Years) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee This course explores various types of photographic processes including Cyanotype, VanDyke Brown, liquid emulsion, and gel/ink transfers. Students work on individual projects that examine historical, technical, and aesthetic approaches. (Fall - Even Years) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $28.50 Fee Methods and techniques in understanding the development of creative expression and perceptual awareness. Professional education course for elementary education majors. (Fall, Spring, Summer) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee K-12 art curriculum will be explored with a focus on learner development, learner differences, content knowledge, and pedagogy, examining principles of art education; and investigating current issues and trends in the field. (Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee Continued development in the mastery of drawing skills & principles. Includes building advanced skills in drawing from life and combined sources of reference material. Media and processes may include both grayscale and color applications. (Fall) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee A course for students seeking to deepen their understanding of the principles and practices of design and how they can enhance the quality and presentation of their ideas. Taking a collaborative cross-disciplinary approach, this class encourages students to bring projects from their field of study and apply a designer mindset to defining and solving their problem. (Fall) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee This course will concentrate on designing logos from corporate to individual and overseeing their consistent application from basic stationery to complex packaging and signage systems. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee Drawing for Designers explores specialized techniques and improved methodologies within graphic design practice to produce drawings and images; designers will apply these techniques to packaging, environmental, and three-dimensional systems, as well as publication-specific projects. (Every 3rd Semester) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee This course builds on the principles and concepts presented in ART 3230 . In addition to advanced problems in graphic design, emphasis is placed on understanding final printing and production techniques as they relate to the contemporary print-based projects. (Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee This course will operate as a supervised in-house design studio for students to gain practical experience. Professional practices are stressed; students assume responsibility for scheduling, budgeting, sourcing, client communications, and product supervision. (Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee A project-based design class expanding on the principles of User Experience (UX) design and how it applies to User Interface (UI) design. Topics for this class include UI design principles, UI patterns, information architecture, interaction design, and mobile usability research. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee This course focuses on integrating the components of typography, graphics, photography, video, and audio to create rich time-based projects. Both linear and non-linear interactive forms will be explored as they relate to real-world graphic design projects. Training will be given in selected current software. (Fall - Odd Years) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee This course is designed to prepare students for the competitive job market. The focus will be working on individual capstone projects which will be strong portfolio pieces and exhibited on campus. This course is for seniors who have cleared requirements for Spring graduation, or who need to complete requirements for end-of-Summer or Fall graduation. (Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee Independent research and development of portfolio projects in graphic design. (As Needed) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee A hands-on introduction to interaction design covering topics such as design thinking, user experience design, user interface design, as well as front-end development techniques that serve as the backbone to the creation of digital interactivity. (Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee Explores conventional, alternative, and hybrid processes of printmaking. The class provides students with new skills, material options, and tools for visual communication and expression. It also examines aspects of the history, practice, and theoretical underpinnings of printmaking. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee Letterpress will address advanced understanding in typography and image-making through traditional printmaking techniques and methodologies using letterpress. (Fall) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee Advanced Prototyping will focus on in-depth projects that employ the breadth of techniques, methods, and processes dealing with creating inclusive, accessible, and usable digital products. Emphasis will be placed on creating projects to expand student portfolios. This includes the exploration of digital products for emerging applications. Additional emphasis will focus on information visualization and the creation of “delightful” user experience through interactivity. (As Needed) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee Exploration of advanced painting problems. Various painting philosophies and techniques will be presented. Emphasis on pictorial structuring of ideas and development of paint quality. (Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee Students will investigate a range of visual and conceptual approaches towards the development of a personal body of work through studio practice, lecture, writing, and discussion. Emphasis will be placed on the development of a series of closely related paintings. (Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee An examination of the principles of human-centered design as they relate to the way humans interact with machines. Additional focus will be placed on how humans make decisions, perceive their world, process emotions, and how this information can be applied to the design of digital products. (As Needed) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $19 per credit Fee This course will provide opportunities to explore special areas of art/design studio practice. Topics will vary according to faculty and student interest. (As Needed) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $19 per credit Fee This course will provide opportunities to explore special areas of art/design studio practice. Topics will vary according to faculty and student interest. (As Needed) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee An advanced course designed to explore the visualization strategies and techniques essential in a collaborative studio environment to develop and pitch student-generated ideas to the publishing and entertainment industries. (Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee A study of the techniques and approaches in visual problem-solving relative to the visual communication of an abstract concept. (Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee Concepts and methods of user experience research emphasizing methods of collecting and interpreting many kinds of data about real-world user activities and practices and translating them into design decisions. The course includes hands-on practice with a number of major user experience research methods, including heuristic evaluation, observation, interviews, surveys, eye-tracking, and web analytics. The emphasis will be on qualitative and quantitative methods, as well as ways to incorporate that data into designs. (As Needed) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee Students explore individual artistic pursuits and methodologies to further skills in the ceramic medium. Students will demonstrate and apply their learning by creating a body of work investigating a range of advanced technical processes and conceptual approaches in hand-building and wheel throwing. Students learn clay mixing and principles of kiln firing. This class is designed to begin the development of individual artistic pursuits and methodologies and to further skills in the ceramic medium. Emphasis will be placed on content and ideas in combination with advanced technical processes in hand-building and wheel throwing. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee Students further develop an individual course of study in preparation for their capstone year. Glaze calculation and material science will be introduced and applied to individual research. Students will be responsible for firing all of their own work. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee A self-directed course of study. Students apply previous research, technical processes, and conceptual approaches to create a body of ceramic work that is unified in direction and innovative in its resolution. Emphasis will be placed on portfolio development and placement upon graduation. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee A lecture class designed to give a cultural overview of how photography has affected and influenced the evolution of society. Issues in the photographic medium are addressed from before its invention until its mass existence in modern day society. (Spring - Every Other) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee The course explores business practices for designers and studio artists including freelancing, pricing work, business writing, and applying for employment and graduate school. Students will use studio time for assessing and refining existing artwork and setting up portfolio systems for self-promotion. Students will be introduced to a process for exhibition proposals. (Fall) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee The course prepares students for participating in the Senior BFA Exhibition. Students will complete proposal work and prepare artworks for the exhibition. Students will learn techniques for photographing and editing existing artworks to complete a graduation portfolio. Students will participate in a public portfolio review or presentation. (Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee Students focus on refining skills for building a personal and professional portfolio. This course provides time and facilities for advanced photo students to develop increased mastery of photographic methods, techniques, and processes in order to create photographs for use in their portfolio. Study includes comprehensive and critical readings, screenings, and exhibition visits surrounding the medium of photography. The student must be in their senior year and have passed the BFA review. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $19 per credit Fee Supervised work experience in any art- and design-related field. To be arranged with an Art & Design instructor. May be repeated twice. (Fall, Spring, Summer) [Pass/Fail]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee Methods of teaching art at middle and high school levels. Applied problems in standards-based curriculum planning, classroom management, assessment, integrations, and development of professional credentials. Practicum hours. (Fall) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $57 Fee Effective educational strategies, policies, and practices within a museum context, addressing audiences of all ages and interests. Project-based. Open to all majors and for all types of museums. (Spring - Odd Years) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $576 Fee Description unavailable. (Fall, Spring) [Pass/Fail]
Credit(s) | $28.50 Fee Supervised teaching experience in an elementary classroom. To be arranged with an Art Education instructor and coordinated with
Credit(s) | $19 per credit Fee Advanced supervised work in one of the following areas as approved by the instructor: art education, design, graphic design, ceramics, sculpture, illustration, painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, museum studies, and experimental media. (Fall, Spring, Summer) [Graded Letter] Repeatable for Add’l Credit? Yes
Credit(s) | $19 per credit Fee Description unavailable. (As Needed) [Graded Letter] Repeatable for Add’l Credit? Yes
Credit(s) | $19 per credit Fee Description unavailable. (As Needed) [Graded Letter] Repeatable for Add’l Credit? Yes
Credit(s) | $19 per credit Fee Description unavailable. (As Needed) [Graded Letter] Repeatable for Add’l Credit? Yes
Source: Southern Utah University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
