A study of design as the structural and unifying basis of the visual arts. Analysis of the elements of design and their use in solving two-dimensional and three-dimensional problems. Introduction to various media and techniques used in making art. A studio course containing theory and practice. Fulfills the fine art requirement for non-art majors only.

Introductory analysis of the history and practice of various crafts. The course will focus on such areas as art metal, glass fusion, paper, fiber, and batik, depending on content in given terms.

This course is intended to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the artistic, socio-political, philosophical, psychological and spiritual forces that forged a distinctly American art in that century when the United States rose to prominence on the world stage. Students will be introduced to the language and methodologies of art, and they will engage with American arts quest for identity from its Gilded Age Euro-centric aspirations, through industry-driven modernism and Depression-era regionalism, to Cold War American heroes like Pollock and 60s superstars like Warhol. Our study will examine American arts role in the age of information, pluralism and diversity, and conclude with America's postmodern identity crisis.

Advanced studio work in ceramics with an emphasis on individual work and the formulation of a personal visual language. Students may meet with other ceramics sections. This course may be repeated up to three times.

Advanced studio work in printmaking with an emphasis on individual work and the formulation of a personal visual language. Students will meet with the Art 207 section. This course may be repeated up to three times.