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REQUIRED COURSES FOR ART EDUCATION MAJORS ART 112 - History of Western Art I. Credits: 3.00. History of Western Art I - A survey of paintings, sculpture, and architecture from prehistoric times to the Renaissance. ART 113 - History of Western Art II. Credits: 3.00. History of Western Art II - Prereq.: ART 112. Continuation of ART 112. A survey of paintings, sculpture, and architecture from the Renaissance to the present. ART 120 - Design I. Credits: 3.00. Design I —Exploration of spatial division, color, aesthetic theories, and their relationships to typical design problems in two dimensions. ART 124 - Three-Dimensional Design. Credits: 3.00. Three-Dimensional Design —Introduction to design elements of architecture, environment design, sculpture, etc. Construction of three-dimensional assemblages required. ART 130 - Drawing I. Credits: 3.00. Drawing I —An investigation of the components of drawing: line quality, volume, value, space, and composition. Exercises are designed to strengthen the student's ability to see, while developing hand to eye coordination. ART 240 - Printmaking I. Credits: 3.00. Printmaking I - Prereq.: ART 120 or ART 130. Introduction to the technical processes and the aesthetic possibilities of lithography, intaglio and silkscreen. Fall. ART 252 - Painting I. Credits: 3.00. Painting I - Prereq.: ART130. Exploration of techniques of painting in still life, landscape, and creative composition. ART 260 - Ceramics I. Credits: 3.00. Ceramics I - Functional and non-functional design in clay and glaze using various techniques. ART 261 - Sculpture I. Credits: 3.00. Sculpture I - Prereq.: ART 124. Introduction to creative sculpture: modeling, carving, constructing, and assembling. Clay, firebrick, mass-produced objects, and plaster will be used to develop figurative, abstract, and non-objective sculpture. ART 263 - Crafts I. Credits: 3.00. Crafts I - Creative structuring of materials and ideas into art forms through the use of tools and processes. Open to majors only. ART 301 - Art Education Theory & Practice I. Credits: 3.00. Art Education Theory and Practice I - Prereq.: ART 120, 130, 112, 252, 260, 240, or permission of instructor. Previously ART 200. Contemporary principles and practices in education through art in the elementary schools. Theories, materials, and processes applicable to these levels will be explored and evaluated. Field experience required. ART 302 - Pre-Practicum in Art Education. Credits: 1.00. Pre-Practicum in Art Education - Prereq.: ART 301. Taken concurrently with ART 303. Eight-week pre- student teaching requirement involving on-site class- room visits to assist with and observe a variety of public school settings accompanied by seminars. Reflective journaling, field reports, and resource development in art education are required. [computer] ART 303 – Practicum in Art Education. Credits: 2.00. Practicum in Art Education I - Prereq.: ART 301. Previously ART 201. Taken concurrently with ART 302. Actual teaching experience in CCSU's Saturday Art Workshop as a pre-student teaching requirement, accompanied by weekly seminars. Lesson planning is required. ART 400 - Art Education Theory & Practice II. Credits: 3.00. Art Education Theory and Practice II - Prereq.: ART 303 or permission of instructor. Previously ART 300. Contemporary theory and methods for art teachers of children in secondary grades. Comprehensive curriculum planning, materials and processes, and evaluation of teaching methods. Field experience required. Open to Art Education majors only. [computer] ART 401 - Student Teaching Seminar-Art. Credits: 1.00. Student Teaching Seminar - Art Prereq.: ART 400. Taken concurrently with EDSC 428 and 429. Eight-week seminar series addressing issues related to student teaching placements including classroom management, curriculum planning, organizational skills, and professional collaboration within the school and community. Open to Art Education majors only. ART 402 - Practicum in Art Education II. Credits: 1.00. Practicum in Art Education II - Prereq.: ART 401 must be taken concurrently with or after completion of ART 401, EDSC 428, 429. Supervisory, mentoring, evaluatory experience in addition to exhibition installation for the CCSU Children's Art Workshop. Art Education majors only. [computer] ART 491 - Aesthetic/Critical Dialogue about Art. Credits: 3.00. Aesthetic and Critical Dialogue About Art - Prereq.: ART 112, and 113; or permission of instructor. Investigation of art criticism and aesthetics though readings and critical discussions of art. Introduction to aesthetic and art criticism theories and issues will be explored. ART 403 - Art Education and Technology. Credits: 3.00. Art Education and Technology - Prereq.: Permission of instructor. A successful portfolio review is required before enrollment. Development of basic skills in the use and application of audiovisual equipment, video, computers, and other related technologies for integration into the art classroom as teaching tools and tools used to communicate, create, and exhibit art. [computer]
SENIOR LEVEL ART HISTORY (3 credits required, candidates select from the following.) ART 408 - Art of Greece in Bronze Age. Credits: 3.00. The Art of Greece in the Bronze Age - Prereq.: Art 110 or 112 or 113. Introduction to the art of Greece in the Bronze Age. The artistic and cultural development of mainland Greece, Crete, the Aegean Islands, and Western Asia Minor from the Paleolithic to the end of the Bronze Age. Emphasis on the art of flourishing Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations. ART 409 - Studies in Art History. Credits: 3.00. Studies in Art History - Prereq.: Art 110 or 112 or 113. Selected topics in the history of art, announced each semester. Students may not take this course under the same topic more than once. ART 411 - Roman Art. Credits: 3.00. Roman Art - Prereq.: ART 110 or 112. Historical development of painting, sculpture and architecture from Romulus to Constantine. Spring. ART 412 - Oriental Art. Credits: 3.00. Oriental Art - Historical development of visual arts of Far Eastern societies: architecture, painting, sculpture, and minor arts of China, India, Japan, and Korea. Irregular. ART 414 - American Art. Credits: 3.00. American Art - Prereq.: ART 110 or 112 or 113. This course can be taken for the American Studies program. Historical development of painting, sculpture and architecture in America from the 17th century to the present. ART 416 - Modern Art. Credits: 3.00. Modern Art - Prereq.: Art 110 or 112 or 113. Historical development of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the late 19th century to the present. ART 420 - Issues in Contemporary Am Art. Credits: 3.00. Issues in Contemporary American Art - Prereq.: ART 110 or 112 or 113. American art post-World War II to the present with emphasis on topics such as post modernism, public sculpture, feminist art, multiculturalism and contemporary art criticism. Includes visits to Hartford and New York galleries.
CONCENTRATION/ELECTIVES ART 224 - Illustration I. Credits: 3.00. Illustration I - Prereq.: ART 130 or DES 322. Introduction of a variety of illustration techniques and procedures. Emphasis upon the selection and application of illustration techniques suitable for translating written or suggested material into visual form. ART 230 - Drawing II. Credits: 3.00. Drawing II - Prereq.: ART 130. An in-depth study in drawing techniques as applied to individual expression. ART 247 - Photography I. Credits: 3.00. Photography I - Previously ART 447. Introductory course in black-and-white photography using a 35 mm camera. Includes contact printing, printmaking and enlarging, developing of film, and laboratory techniques. Photography as an art form of aesthetic choices is emphasized. Camera required. Fall. ART 250 - Watercolor Painting. Credits: 3.00. Watercolor Painting - Prereq.: ART 120 and 130. Styles and techniques of painting in transparent and opaque watercolors, with emphasis on individual creative expression. ART 264 - Design-Handcraft Materials and Techniques I. Credits: 3.00. Design-Handicraft Materials and Techniques I - Prereq.: ART 120 or 130. Varied handcrafts and materials are included. May not be substituted for Art 263. ART 270 - Mural Painting. Credits: 3.00. Mural Painting - Prereq.: ART 252 or permission of instructor. Introductory studio course of mural painting techniques - students develop, organize and execute group and individual public works. Includes study of the history of public art and contemporary trends in mural painting. ART 324 - Illustration II. Credits: 3.00. Illustration II - Prereq.: ART 224. A successful portfolio review is required before enrollment. Continuation of Illustration I. ART 341 - Intaglio I. Credits: 3.00. Intaglio I - Prereq.: ART 240. A successful portfolio review is required before enrollment. Investigations in hard-ground, soft-ground, aquatint, spitbite, sugarlift, drypoint, and monotype procedures using single and multicolor applications. Spring. ART 343 - Silkscreen I. Credits: 3.00. Silkscreen I - Prereq.: ART 240. A successful portfolio review is required before enrollment. Single and multicolor water-based explorations in the following stencil techniques: photo emulsion, paper, tape, screen filler, fluid drawing and hand-cut film. Fall. ART 347 - Photography II. Credits: 3.00. Photography II - Prereq.: ART 247. A successful portfolio review is required before enrollment. Use of a computer to expand subjective expression of photography-based aesthetic concepts. Topics include fine arts photo processes and procedures, analysis of subject matter, and examination and history of digital photography. Spring. [computer] ART 348 - Video Art I. Credits: 3.00. Video Art I - Prereq.: COMM 330. A successful portfolio review is required before enrollment. Use of videography to explore experimental art-making possibilities. Production of video art projects and examination of the aesthetics and history of video as an art medium. Fall. [computer] ART 349 - Media Arts I. Credits: 3.00. Media Arts I - Prereq.: ART 448 and 347. A successful portfolio review is required before enrollment. Continuation of ART 348. Digital manipulation of video as a studio medium in terms of its potential for subjective expression. Creation of video art projects and examination of the aesthetics and history of the medium. Spring. [computer] ART 352 - Painting II. Credits: 3.00. Painting II - Prereq.: ART 252. A successful portfolio review is required before enrollment. Continuation of Painting I. ART 353 - Painting III. Credits: 3.00. Painting III - Prereq.: ART 352. A successful portfolio review is required before enrollment. Continuation of Painting II. ART 360 - Ceramics II. Credits: 3.00. Ceramics II - Prereq.: Art 260. A successful portfolio review is required before enrollment. Continuation of Art 260, with emphasis on wheel skills and glaze calculation. ART 361 - Sculpture II. Credits: 3.00. Sculpture II - Prereq.: ART 261. A successful portfolio review is required before enrollment. Continuation of Sculpture I. ART 362 - Sculpture III. Credits: 3.00. Sculpture III - Prereq.: ART 361. A successful portfolio review is required before enrollment. Further refinement of a particular sculpture theme via materials and techniques. ART 366 - Hand-wrought Jewelry. Credits: 3.00. Hand-wrought Jewelry - Prereq.: ART 120 or 130. A successful portfolio review is required before enrollment. The basic principles of hand-wrought jewelry construction will be explored with emphasis on use of materials, tools, and processes as they may be utilized in a simple studio setup. ART 424 - Illustration III. Credits: 3.00. Illustration III - Prereq.: ART 324. A successful portfolio review is required before enrollment. Topics in the development of individual media techniques. ART 430 - Color Drawing. Credits: 3.00. Color Drawing - Prereq.: ART 230 or 252 or 431. A successful portfolio review is required before enrollment. Advanced course in drawing using a painterly approach. Strengthening of individual direction through an exploration of space, composition, color, and surface in a variety of color drawing mediums. Fall. ART 431 - Life Drawing I. Credits: 3.00. Life Drawing I - Prereq.: Art 130 or 435. A successful portfolio review is required before enrollment. Structural approach to drawing the nude and clothed model with focus on gesture, proportion, and the figure in the environment. Open to majors only. ART 432 - Life Drawing II. Credits: 3.00. Life Drawing II - Prereq.: ART 431 or permission of instructor. A successful portfolio review is required before enrollment. Continuation of ART 431. Open to majors only. ART 435 - Advanced Drawing. Credits: 3.00. Advanced Drawing - Prereq.: Permission of instructor. A successful portfolio review is required before enrollment. Emphasis on development of expressive use of line and value. Various materials used including ink, pencil, conte crayon, chalk, wire, charcoal, and others. ART 448 - Video Art II. Credits: 3.00. Video Art II - Prereq.: ART 348 A successful portfolio review is required before enrollment. Digital manipulation of video as a studio medium in terms of its potential for subjective expression. Creation of video art projects and examination of the aesthetics and history of the medium. Spring. [computer] ART 449 - Media Arts II. Credits: 3.00. Media Arts II - Prereq.: ART 349. A successful portfolio review is required before enrollment Multimedia fine arts topics selected by faculty and students to reflect their artistic preoccupation, or to provide research in particular skills, subjects, or trends in media arts. Examination of the aesthetics and history of multimedia. Spring. [computer] ART 450 - Adv Watercolor/Mixed Media. Credits: 3.00. Advanced Watercolor Painting and Related Media - Prereq.: ART 250 or permission of instructor. A successful portfolio review is required before enrollment. This course will explore the various watercolor processes and the effects unique to each, i.e., tempera, aquarelle, water acrylics, and colored inks. Historical and contemporary examples of watercolor techniques will be discussed. ART 460 - Ceramics III. Credits: 3.00. Ceramics III - Prereq.: ART 360. A successful portfolio review is required before enrollment. Advanced clay and glaze techniques. ART 462 - Advanced Sculpture I. Credits: 3.00. Advanced Sculpture - A successful portfolio review is required before enrollment Prereq.: Art 124. Students pursue directed assignments in several sculptural areas. Past and present styles discussed. ART 464 - Design Handcraft Material/Tech II. Credits: 3.00. Design-Handcraft Materials and Techniques II A successful portfolio review is required before enrollment Prereq.: ART 264 or 435. Continuation and extension of Art 264. Varied handcrafts, materials, and processes are explored as modes of artistic expression. ART 466 - Jewelry-Design. Credits: 3.00. Jewelry-Design - Prereq.: ART 120 or 366 or 435. A successful portfolio review is required before enrollment. Course exploring possibilities of materials and equipment in jewelry and metal work, with emphasis on design. ART 494 - Location Studies-Art. Credits: 3.00 or 6.00. Location Studies - Art - Direct contact with cultural resources internationally. Consideration of principles common to all arts and those unique to art and architecture. Field trips to exhibits, private collections, artist's ateliers, operas, and museums. Preparatory reading, discussion, critical analysis and concluding projects. Summer. 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