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52 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 1101Introductory Drawing3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

ARTS 1102Contemporary Practice in Drawing3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

ARTS 1201Introductory Photography: Film & Darkroom3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

ARTS 1202Light Studies and Optical Culture3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

ARTS 1301Introductory Painting3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

ARTS 1401Introductory Printmaking3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

ARTS 1501Introductory Sculpture: Materials and Methods3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

ARTS 1601Introductory Design3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

ARTS 1800FS: First-Year Seminar3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: First-year student class standing FDR: Fine Arts (HA) Credits: 3 First-year seminar. Topics vary by term.

ARTS 2102Intermediate Drawing3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: ARTS 1101 FDR: Fine Arts (HA) Credits: 3 Continuation of Introductory Drawing.

ARTS 2103Introduction to Figure Drawing3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: ARTS 1101 or ARTS 1102 FDR: Fine Arts (HA) Credits: 3 Drawing from the human figure using a variety of media.

ARTS 2104Drawing from the Environment4

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

ARTS 2105Creating Comics4

Crosslisted With ENGL 2018

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: ARTS 1101 or WRIT 1000 FDR: Fine Arts (HA) Credits: 4 A course which is both a creative-writing and a studio-art course. Students study graphic narratives as an art form that combines image-making and storytelling, producing their own multi-page narratives through the writing of images. The course includes a theoretical overview of the comics form, using a range of works as practical models.

ARTS 2106Nature Through Many Lenses: A Cross-Cultural Exploration of the More-than-Human World4

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

ARTS 2201Photography: Expanded Film Methods3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: ARTS 1201 or ARTS 1202 FDR: Fine Arts (HA) Credits: 3 Intermediate study of black and white photography, explored through analog film practices including medium and large format photography, as well as advanced darkroom and digital printing techniques. Approaches for editing, sequencing, and presentation are investigated. The course includes a combination of demonstrations, studio projects, and group critiques, as well as image presentations, readings, and discussions.

ARTS 2202Alternative Photographic Processes3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

ARTS 2203Color Photography3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: ARTS 1201 or ARTS 1202 FDR: Fine Arts (HA) Credits: 3 An exploration of the visual and technical principles of color photography, as applied through digital and hybrid approaches. Students learn the concepts of color photography through demonstrations, studio projects, and group critiques, as well as image presentations, readings, and discussions of artists and trends in contemporary color photography.

ARTS 2204The Cyanotype Process4

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: ARTS 1201 or ARTS 1202 FDR: Fine Arts (HA) Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes Credits: 4 Discovered in 1842 by Sir John Herschel, the cyanotype (blueprint) process is an iron-based process that produces an intense deep blue when exposed to UV light such as sunlight. In this course, students will create cyanotypes in all shapes and sizes using found materials, stencils, and digital negatives on materials ranging from paper to fabric. Students will also learn the science and history of the cyanotype and how it has been used by photographers and artists from the 19th through today.

ARTS 2205Photography & Ecology of Place4

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

ARTS 2206Paris: Image & Myth4

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: Instructor consent FDR: Fine Arts (HA) Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes Credits: 4 Participants in this course spend four weeks in Paris asking the following questions: how can photography capture Parisian life and Parisian spaces to document a sense of place? How can we use photography to observe the city’s changing landscape as well as understand its rich past? Indeed, how has photography-the development of which is closely tied to Paris’ history-altered the fabric of the city? Numerous museum and gallery visits will also play an important role in our time in Paris.

ARTS 2209Observing Ireland’s Coastal Biomes4

Crosslisted With BIOL 2209

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

ARTS 2301Intermediate Painting3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: ARTS 1301 FDR: Fine Arts (HA) Credits: 3 Continuation of Introductory Painting.

ARTS 2302Painted Light: Interpreting the Landscape4

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

ARTS 2401Intermediate Printmaking3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: ARTS 1401 FDR: Fine Arts (HA) Credits: 3 Continuation of Printmaking I, with emphasis on one of the major media of printmaking (intaglio, relief, lithography). Students gain experience both with technique and the creative ability to solve visual problems and present compelling images in two dimensions.

ARTS 2402Introduction to the Book Arts3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

ARTS 2501Intermediate Sculpture: Expanded Material Practice3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: ARTS 1501 or ARTS 2503 FDR: Fine Arts (HA) Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes Credits: 3 Students broaden their understanding of what sculpture can be through projects that materialize memory and imagine new futures. Emphasis is on studio projects in wood, metal, fabric, and non-traditional materials, responding to the ways contemporary sculpture pushes at the edges of what defines it. The course compels students to add significant experience in materializing sculptural projects while deepening perceptions of their own practices.

ARTS 2502Handbuilding Clay Sculpture4

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

ARTS 2503Land and Passage3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

ARTS 2504Portable Radicals: Soft Sculpture4

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

ARTS 2505Sculpting Sustainability in Zimbabwe: Artistic Response to Global Waste4

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

ARTS 2506Dimensions of Art and Math3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

ARTS 2510Technology in the Arts3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

ARTS 2800Art Works: Careers for Art Majors and Minors1

Crosslisted With ARTH 2004

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

ARTS 2801Eco Art3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

ARTS 2901Special Topics in Painting3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: ARTS 1301 FDR: Fine Arts (HA) Credits: 3 Intermediate and advanced study in painting with emphasis on specialized media and topics. Examples of media offered include acrylic oil mixed media and encaustic with subject matter ranging from the figure and landscape to non-objective imagery. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.

ARTS 2902Special Topics in Photography3-4

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

ARTS 2907Special Topics in Studio Art1-4

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated when topics are different.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: ARTS 1101 FDR: Fine Arts (HA) Credits: 1-4 In various years the topics and media change, given the interest of the faculty and presence of visiting artists.

ARTS 3009Studio Seminar: Methods in Contemporary Art Practice3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

ARTS 3101Intermediate Figure Drawing3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: ARTS 2103 FDR: Fine Arts (HA) Credits: 3 Continuation of Introduction to Figure Drawing with emphasis on the use of the human figure as a compositional element.

ARTS 3202Large Format Photography3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

ARTS 3203Photography: Project Studio3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: ARTS 3202 FDR: Fine Arts (HA) Credits: 3 Advanced studies in fine art photography and the photographic print, with an emphasis on creating a substantial term-long project. Students may work in traditional, digital, or alternative process techniques in either black-and-white or color and larger film and/or print formats are encouraged.

ARTS 3301Advanced Painting3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: ARTS 2301 FDR: Fine Arts (HA) Credits: 3 Continuation of the formal structure of painting with emphasis on developing the expression and style of the individual student. Expand awareness of contemporary concerns in art. For studio art majors.

ARTS 3400Special Topics in Printmaking3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: ARTS 1401 and instructor consent Credits: 3 This course focuses on a problem or theme in printmaking, such as sequential or series of images, production of large-scale prints, simple alternative technique, digital processes, image with text, etc. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.

ARTS 3401Advanced Printmaking3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: ARTS 2401 Credits: 3 Students concentrate on producing a body of work through deeper exploration of one of the printmaking techniques. More emphasis on critical evaluation in the planning and execution stage. Seminar style discussion of contemporary issues in printmaking.

ARTS 3501Advanced Problems in Sculpture3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: ARTS 2501 FDR: Fine Arts (HA) Credits: 3 A continuation of ARTS 2501 with emphasis on in-depth studio problems. Further readings and presentations in contemporary sculpture.

ARTS 4201Directed Studio Projects1

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: Instructor consent Credits: 1 Guided studio work for the art major. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.

ARTS 4202Directed Studio Projects2

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: Instructor consent Credits: 2 Guided studio work for the art major. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.

ARTS 4203Directed Studio Projects3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: Instructor consent Credits: 3 Guided studio work for the art major. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.

ARTS 4301Advanced Painting Portfolio3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: ARTS 3301 FDR: Fine Arts (HA) Credits: 3 Continuation of Advanced Painting.

ARTS 4503Internship in Studio Art3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: Instructor consent Credits: 3 Supervised off-campus experience in an artist’s studio approved by the Department of Art and Art History. Requires a follow-up, on-campus project, devised in advance by the instructor and student. May be carried out during the summer.

ARTS 4703Senior Thesis3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: ARTS 3009 Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes Credits: 3 A studio art thesis. The culmination is an exhibition of the thesis project in the Staniar Gallery.

ARTS 4903Honors Thesis3

Subject: ARTS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: ARTS 3009 Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes Credits: 3 A studio art thesis. Application for the honors candidacy must be made by May 1 of the junior year. The culmination is an exhibition of the thesis project in the Staniar Gallery. Students achieving honors will be recognized at the baccalaureate department awards ceremony and in the university graduation program. Students should enroll in ARTS 4903 only after honors candidacy has been determined by the Studio Art faculty. Studio Art major and senior class standing.

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