Art

AT 101-102 Introduction to Studio Art I and II (back to previous page)
Foundational study in the visual arts designed to heighten the student's aesthetic awareness and to provide an introduction to the study of drawing, painting and design using a variety of materials. 3 credit hours each.

AT 105 Basic Drawing I (back to previous page)
A basic-foundation course which includes a disciplined study in the fundamentals of drawing such as nature studies, perspective, exercises in coordination of hand and eye. 3 credit hours.

AT 106 Basic Drawing II (back to previous page)
A continuation of AT 105 with emphasis on perspective and depiction of three-dimensional space and form by two-dimensional means. Study of architectural forms, natural objects and landscape. 3 credit hours.

AT 122 Graphic Design Production (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: AT 100 level course or consent of the instructor. Studio introduction to the technical skills of graphic design including: copy fitting type specification, typesetting, layout, and mechanical preparation. 3 credit hours.

AT 201 Painting I (back to previous page)
Problems in pictorial composition involving manipulation of form and color. Various techniques of applying pigment will be explored as well as mixing pigments, stretching and priming canvases. 3 credit hours.

AT 202 Painting II (back to previous page)
A continuation of AT 201 with further exploration of two-dimensional pictorial arrangements of form and color for greatest visual effectiveness. Students will be encouraged to develop their own personal idiom in the medium. 3 credit hours.

AT 203 Graphic Design I (back to previous page)
Basic theoretical design studies concentrate on the development of a design vocabulary consisting of an understanding of form, proportion, composition, rhythm, juxtaposition, progression, and balance. 3 credit hours.

AT 204 Graphic Design II (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: AT 203. An investigation of formal aspects of composition, organic and geometric form, graphic translation, and color. Emphasis on concept development, sequencing, and visual logic. 3 credit hours.

AT 209-210 Photography I and II (back to previous page)
Introduction to the technical and aesthetic aspects of black and white photography. Camera controls, exposure, development, and printmaking will be covered along with a simultaneous investigation into photographic design, historical tradition and media use. Photography II puts special emphasis on each student’s creating a body of work, which possesses a cohesiveness of vision. Further investigation of photographic technique. Laboratory fee; 3 credit hours each.

AT 211 Basic Design I (back to previous page)
A basic-foundation course which includes exploration of two-dimensional visual elements–line, color, light and dark, shape, size, placement, figure-ground and their effective use. For those wishing basic art understanding. 3 credit hours.

AT 212 Basic Design II (back to previous page)
A continuation of AT 211, with concentration on three-dimensional elements of design including positive and negative volumes, surfaces, structural systems, and other elements, employing a variety of materials. 3 credit hours.

AT 213 Color (back to previous page)
An intensive exploration of color perception and interaction with manipulation of form and color for greatest effectiveness in pictorial compositions. 3 credit hours.

AT 216 Architectural Drawing (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: AT 105. Drawing as applied to architectural problems. Drafting, drawing conventions, presentations, graphic symbols, line quality and context, and freehand drawing. 3 credit hours.

AT 221 Typography I (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: AT 203, AT 211. An introduction to the form, language, terminology, and use of typography. Letters, words, and text arrangements form the components in these theoretical studies, which lead to simple communication exercises. 3 credit hours.

AT 222 Typography II (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: AT 221. Exploration of typographic structures and hierarchies as well as formal aspects of text. The typographic principles are applied to complex communication problems such as publication design and information graphics. 3 credit hours.

AT 225 Photographic Methods (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: AT 209. An exploration of ideas, experiments, and investigations in alternative photographic processes. Includes toning, cyanotype printing, gum bichromate, platinum, and palladium. Also covered will be negative manipulation, hand-applied color, and pinhole cameras. Laboratory fee; 3 credit hours.

AT 231 History of Art I (back to previous page)
Western art from cave art through the Middle Ages to Gothic. This course seeks to understand expressive, social, cultural, political, and economic aspects of the cultures in which specific art styles and visual developments emerged. This course forms the basic vocabulary for History of Art II. Includes economic and technological changes in the societies and their reflections in art. Appropriate for business and engineering students. 3 credit hours.

AT 232 History of Art II (back to previous page)
Western art from the Renaissance to the twentieth century in Europe and America; a continuation of AT 231. 3 credit hours.

AT 302 Figure Drawing (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: AT 105 or consent of the instructor. Study of drawing which concentrates on the human figure. 3 credit hours.

AT 304 Sculpture I (back to previous page)
The exploration of three-dimensional materials for maximum effectiveness in expressive design. Experimentation with clay, plaster, wood, stone, canvas, wire screening, metal, found objects. A basic understanding of major, fundamental methods: casting and carving. Laboratory fee; 3 credit hours.

AT 305 Sculpture II (back to previous page)
A continuation of AT 304 with further exploration of three-dimensional materials and the possibilities they present for creative visual statements. Laboratory fee; 3 credit hours.

AT 309 Photographic Design (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: AT 209. Introduction to basic materials and techniques of black and white photography used in graphic design. The relation between image and type as well as sequencing and the extended print will be explored along with collage and basic bookmaking. Laboratory fee; 3 credit hours.

AT 310 Photographic Lighting (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: AT 209. Aesthetic and technical understanding of light. Use of natural and artificial lighting systems and methods for working with both color and black and white film. Emphasis on the portrait and still life image as well as creative problem solving. Laboratory fee; 3 credit hours.

AT 311 Color Photography (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: AT 209. Theory and practice of color photography Study of current color photographic materials and processes. Laboratory fee; 3 credit hours.

AT 315 Printmaking (back to previous page)
The expressive potential of the graphic image through the techniques of monoprints, etching, silkscreening, and photo/computer scanned printing processes. Laboratory fee; 3 credit hours.

AT 322 Illustration (back to previous page)
A solid foundation in the techniques of creative illustration. Various media and their expressive possibilities will be studied: charcoal, pencil, pen and ink, wash, colored pencils, acrylic. Focuses on application of these techniques. 3 credit hours.

AT 331 Contemporary Art (back to previous page)
Focus on art since 1945. The developments of the present stem from ideas emanating from the 1870s–especially Impressionism; this course seeks to understand these connections. Emphasis on economic, historical, and technological developments. Appropriate for business, communication, history, and engineering students. 3 credit hours.

AT 333 Survey of Afro-American Art (back to previous page)
Artistic creation by African-Americans in the United States from the Colonial period to the present. Consideration of African cultural influences. Analysis of modern trends in the work of black artists. 3 credit hours.

AT 401 Studio Seminar I (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: AT 101-102, AT 201, AT 302 or AT 209, and art electives. Drawing on development through their previous study, students will concentrate on major projects in the areas of their choice. 1-4 credit hours.

AT 402 Studio Seminar II (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: AT 401. Continuation of Studio Seminar I. 1-4 credit hours.

AT 403-425 Selected Topics (back to previous page)
Selected topics of special or current interest in applied art or history of art. Variable credit hours.

AT 599 Independent Study (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: consent of the instructor and department chair. Opportunity for the student, under the direction of a faculty member, to explore an area of interest. This course must be initiated by the student. 1-3 credit hours.