56 courses with the subject ARTS, 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.
ARTS 1559New Course in Studio Art1
Effective Date 11/04/2020 New course in the subject of studio art.
Effective Date 01/02/2026 An introductory course, divided into three segments. In Drawing, students will learn observational drawing and how visual thinking connects with the hand. The Conceptual segment will exercise creative problem-solving skills and teach students to engage in critical discourse. The Digital segment teaches basic technical skills and digital tools including still and moving image and sound.
Effective Date 08/01/2025 Focuses on gaining a working understanding of photographic processes and practice. Class assignments help students understand the visual language of photography using 35mm black and white film and printing their own photographs in the darkroom. In addition, lectures explore examples from the historical and contemporary worlds of fine art photography. Cameras are provided.
Effective Date 01/01/2026 Offers an introduction to color photography and digital working methods. Advanced software skills are demonstrated and practiced with the goal of increasing the overall quality of the work. Further explorations into historical and contemporary art issues via presentations, visiting artists, and readings increase awareness. Students create a final portfolio in the form of a printable book. Cameras are provided. Prereqs: ARTS 2110 Requisites Must have completed ARTS 2110
Effective Date 08/02/2024 An art class that introduces the creative use of digital tools within the fine art context. Students will both learn processes and history of experimental art and practice the use of the computer as a tool for personal expression.
Effective Date 08/01/2024 An art class that continues the exploration of digital skills with an emphasis on artist’s media rather than mass media. Students will continue to learn about the history and practice of art to inform their own creative work.
ARTS 2220 Requisites Must have completed ARTS 2220. Credits: 3
ARTS 2310Installation and Performance Art I3
Effective Date 08/01/2023 This course introduces new art genres including installation, performance, and video documentation to the student’s art practice. Includes contemporary Art History, theory, and the creation of art made with non-traditional materials, methods and formats.
ARTS 2000 or instructor permission Requisites Must have completed ARTS 2000 Credits: 3
ARTS 2312Installation and Performance Art II3
Effective Date 02/01/2025 In this interdisciplinary studio course students will investigate ‘prior conditions of existence,’ study critical theories, and produce artworks inspired by the archive. Students will research archive-related topics of their choosing, and synthesize readings and research through written and oral communication. They will develop critical thinking skills through the production of artwork and engagement in group critiques.
Effective Date 08/02/2024 The course introduces experimental 16mm film production as a practice of visual art. These courses include technical, historical, and theoretical issues that apply to cinematography and its relationship to the traditional visual arts.
Effective Date 08/01/2024 The course introduces experimental 16mm film production as a practice of visual art. These courses include technical, historical, and theoretical issues that apply to cinematography and its relationship to the traditional visual arts. Requisites Must have completed ARTS 2370
Effective Date 03/26/2021 This course will focus on the topic of documentary photography, a working style that combines accurate depiction with impassioned advocacy, usually with the goal of arousing public commitment to social change. Since the 1980s this mode has expanded to include formal and iconographical investigation of social experience with a counterstain of personal images. This class will use digital photography to develop projects and portfolios.
Effective Date 08/01/2025 An introduction to the specialized materials, methods, processes, and cultural issues as they relate to the history and practice of cinematography.
ARTS 2560Special Topics in Printmaking: Altered Paper3
Effective Date 01/01/2026 This studio class explores various works involving paper, including mixed media, interactive projects, and book art. There are no prerequisites for this class.
Effective Date 02/20/2025 An introduction to the specialized materials, methods, processes, and cultural issues as they relate to the history and practice of Sculpture.
Effective Date 01/01/2023 A continued introductory study of the materials and techniques of drawing. Provides training in the coordination of hand and eye and encourages development of visual analysis. Emphasizes understanding form, space, light and composition. Requisites 1st- or 2nd-year
Effective Date 08/01/2025 Applies technical drawing skills to projects that delve into analytical thinking and idea-based work. Projects are designed to help students experiment and learn how to communicate meaning visually.
Effective Date 08/01/2025 Introduction to basic water painting techniques and materials (including acrylic, gouache, and water color), emphasizing perception and color. Assignments are designed to assist the student in understanding the creative process and interpreting the environment through a variety of subject matter expressed in painted images. Encourages individual stylistic development. Requisites Must have completed ARTS 2610
ARTS 2810Introduction to Sculpture: Clay in Context3
Effective Date 08/08/2025 This course introduces ceramics through hand-building, mold-making, glazing and surface techniques, emphasizing clay’s cultural, historical, and contemporary roles. Students explore functional forms, sculpture, and installation, pushing the medium beyond tradition. Projects, critiques, and discussions build technical skills and conceptual understanding. No experience required.
ARTS 2812Introduction to Sculpture: Wood, Metal & Casting Techniques3
Effective Date 08/08/2025 This course introduces core sculpture skills in wood, metal, and casting. Through hands-on projects, students explore material properties, structure, and conceptual approaches to form. Emphasizing traditional and contemporary methods, the course fosters experimentation and critical thinking. Students also examine how sculpture interacts with space and architectural environments.
Effective Date 08/01/2025 This course expands technical possibilities available to students by introducing medium and large format cameras. Working in black & white, students learn advanced techniques with film and darkroom printing. Further explorations into historical and contemporary art issues via presentations, visiting artists, and readings. Students create a final portfolio culled from class assignments. Cameras are provided. Prereq: ARTS 2110 Requisites Must have completed ARTS 2110
ARTS 3112Photography Workshop II: Alternative Processes3
Effective Date 01/01/2026 Explores alternative and historical photographic techniques and concepts. Specific course content varies according to faculty. (Spring only).
ARTS 2110. Requisites Must have completed ARTS 2110 Credits: 3
ARTS 3220Digital Art Workshop I3
Effective Date 08/01/2025 An intermediate art class that covers moving image and digital work as broadly defined. Students will focus on video and sound editing as well as installation.
ARTS 2220 and 2222. Requisites Must have completed ARTS 2220 and ARTS 2222 Credits: 3
ARTS 3222Intermediate Digital Art II3
Effective Date 08/01/2024 A project-based art class that allows intermediate students the time to develop independent ideas in cooperation with the professor while participating in a class community.
ARTS 2220 and 2222. Requisites Must have completed ARTS 2220 and ARTS 2222 Credits: 3
ARTS 3370Filmmaking Workshop I3
Effective Date 08/01/2025 This course continues the practice of 16mm experimental film production with an increased emphasis on audio and digital video motion picture making. Student will complete assignments based on genres of experimental film making such as expressionism, naturalism, and realism.
ARTS 2370 and ARTS 2372. Requisites Must have completed ARTS 2370 and ARTS 2372 Credits: 3
ARTS 3372Workshop Filmmaking II3
Effective Date 01/01/2026 This course continues the practice of 16mm experimental film production with an increased emphasis on audio and digital video motion picture making. Student will complete assignments based on genres of experimental film making such as expressionism, naturalism, and realism.
Effective Date 08/01/2025 Includes relief printing, advanced lithography techniques, including color lithography, color etching, monotypes, and further development of black and white imagery. Printmaking professors and course content vary from semester to semester.
ARTS 2670 and ARTS 2672. Requisites Must have completed ARTS 2670 and ARTS 2672 Credits: 3
ARTS 3672Workshop Printmaking II3
Effective Date 01/01/2026 Includes relief printing, advanced lithography techniques, including color lithography, color etching, monotypes, and further development of black and white imagery. Printmaking professors and course content vary from semester to semester.
ARTS 2670 and ARTS 2672. Requisites Must have completed ARTS 2670 and ARTS 2672 Credits: 3
ARTS 3710Painting Workshop I3
Effective Date 08/01/2026 Exploration of contemporary painting materials, techniques, and concepts, as well as a continuation of basic oil painting processes. Assignments are designed to assist the student in developing their perceptions and imagination and translating them into painted images. Direction is given to the formation of personal original painting styles.
ARTS 2710, 2712. Requisites Must have completed ARTS 2710 and ARTS 2712 Credits: 3
ARTS 3712Workshop Painting II3
Effective Date 01/01/2026 In this interdisciplinary studio course students will investigate ‘prior conditions of existence,’ study critical theories, and produce artworks inspired by the archive. Students will research archive-related topics of their choosing, and synthesize readings and research through written and oral communication. They will develop critical thinking skills through the production of artwork and engagement in group critiques. Prereq: ARTS 2710 and 2712 Requisites Completed ARTS 2710 and ARTS 2712
ARTS 3110 and ARTS 2112 Requisites Must have completed ARTS 3110 or ARTS 2112 Credits: 3
ARTS 4112Advanced Photography II3
Effective Date 05/01/2023 Assists students in preparing their required thesis exhibitions. Meets twice a week as a group to evaluate and discuss work in progress. Students participate in class portfolio and acquire a print from each member of the class. (Spring only)
ARTS 3110 Requisites Must have completed ARTS 3110 Credits: 3
ARTS 4220Advanced Digital Art I3
Effective Date 08/01/2024 A project-based art class that allows advanced students the time to develop independent ideas in cooperation with the professor while participating in a class community.
ARTS 3220 or 3222 Requisites Must have completed ARTS 3220 or ARTS 3222 Credits: 3
ARTS 4222Advanced Digital Art II3
Effective Date 08/01/2024 An advanced art class in which students design, propose and produce a semester-long thesis project that culminates in a public presentation of their work.
ARTS 3220 or 3222 Requisites Must have completed ARTS 3220 or ARTS 3222 Credits: 3
ARTS 4370Advanced Filmmaking I3
Effective Date 08/01/2024 Course continues the practice of 16mm film or digital video experimental production with an emphasis on a completed piece for public screenings or exhibitions.
ARTS 3370 or ARTS 3372. Requisites Must have completed ARTS 3370 or ARTS 3372 Credits: 3
ARTS 4372Advanced Filmmaking II3
Effective Date 08/01/2024 Course continues the practice of 16mm film or digital video experimental production with an emphasis on a completed piece for public screenings or exhibitions.
ARTS 3370 or ARTS 3372. Requisites Must have completed ARTS 3370 or ARTS 3372 Credits: 3
ARTS 4450Advanced Major Seminar I3
Effective Date 08/01/2024 Intensive independent work using either digital media, filmmaking, painting, photography, printmaking, or sculpture as the primary medium, culminating in a coherent body of work under direction of a faculty member.
Admission to the Advanced Major or Distinguished Major Program. Credits: 3
ARTS 4452Advanced Major Seminar II3
Effective Date 08/01/2024 Intensive independent work using either digital media, sculpture, photography, printmaking, cinematography, or painting as the primary medium, culminating in a coherent body of work under direction of a faculty member.
Effective Date 08/01/2023 Designed for students who have completed two or more semesters of study of a specific printmaking technique (woodcut, etching, or lithography) and wish to continue their exploration of that technique.
ARTS 3670 or 3672. Requisites Must have completed ARTS 3670 or ARTS 3672 Credits: 3
ARTS 4672Advanced Printmaking II3
Effective Date 05/01/2023 Designed for students who have completed two or more semesters of study of a specific printmaking technique (woodcut, etching, or lithography) and wish to continue their exploration of that technique.
ARTS 3670 or 3672. Requisites Must have completed ARTS 3670 or ARTS 3672 Credits: 3
ARTS 4710Advanced Painting I3
Effective Date 03/10/2016 The capstone of a three year study in painting. Continues the investigation of oil painting as an expressive medium and stresses the development of students’ ability to conceive and execute a series of thematically related paintings over the course of the semester. Painting professors and course content vary from semester to semester.
ARTS 3710 or ARTS 3712. Requisites Must have completed ARTS 3710 or ARTS 3712 Credits: 3
ARTS 4810Advanced Sculpture I3
Effective Date 03/10/2016 Continuation of the sculpture sequence with greater emphasis on developing a student’s individual voice. Advanced projects in moldmaking, metal casting, and non-traditional sculpture materials are assigned. The creation of a sculptural installation is also assigned. Sculpture professors and course content vary from semester to semester.
ARTS 3810 or 3812. Requisites Must have completed ARTS 3810 or ARTS 3812 Credits: 3
ARTS 4812Advanced Sculpture II3
Effective Date 08/01/2022 Continuation fo the sculpture sequence with greater emphasis on developing a student’s individual voice. Advanced projects in mold-making, metal casting, and non-traditional sculpture materials are assigned. The creation of a sculptural installation is also assigned. Sculpture professors and course content vary from semester to semester.
ARTS 3810 or 3812 Requisites Must have completed ARTS 3810 or ARTS 3812 Credits: 3
ARTS 4900Advanced Project in Art1
Effective Date 08/01/2020 Investigation and development of a consistent idea or theme in painting, sculpture, or the graphic arts. May be taken more than once under the same course number by students who are sufficiently advanced in studio work. This course is not intended to be used for major credit.
