3 semester hours
A course dealing with basic aspects of pictorial form. Two-Dimensional Design provides the student with a visual language for developing works of art. Problems challenge the student to deal imaginatively with the visual elements. Slides, books, and other aids are used to give the student historical information and offer insight into various problem-solving possibilities.

3 semester hours
This course is planned to introduce the student to concepts and basic principles of designing in space and to develop his awareness of the problems and sensitivity to designing with materials.

1.5 semester hours
This course introduces concepts and basic principles of designing in time and develops an awareness of time-based problems and a sensitivity to the tools of time-based media, including video editing software.  Co-requisite: ART 105 (Color).

1.5 semester hours
This course presents students with a foundational overview of color for the visual artist. Basic color theory will be addressed, as will the applications of color across a variety of traditional and digital mediums.  Co-requisite: ART 103 (4-D Design).

3 semester hours
Students work mainly from the nude figure with primary emphasis on the development of perception. Fundamental areas stressed are figure proportion, composition, perspective, light, and shade.

3 semester hours
This course provides a continued introduction to basic drawing problems and principles with a broader exploration of media, process, and subject matter. Increased study of both historical and contemporary artists and images provide for further discussion of fundamental drawing issues. The creative uses of various media and tools, both traditional and digital, will be explored. Prerequisite: ART 106 (Drawing I)

3 semester hours
Demonstrative lectures, studio exercises, and collaborative tasks, expose students to rudimentary principles and practices governing formal elements of the moving image. Project-based instruction balances historical context, aesthetics, technique, and safety. This course is approved for General Education designation of Computer Competency. Prerequisites: None.  Offered every semester.

3 semester hours
Instruction familiarizes students with manual camera operation. Professional standards govern the exposure, editing, and printing of photographic images. Project-based instruction balances historical context, aesthetics, and technique. Course requires student access to a DSLR camera.  Offered every semester.

3 semester hours
This course introduces industry standard graphic design software applications. It emphasizes word processing, digital illustration, image manipulation, and page layout. Projects stress the use of these programs as tools for learning the fundamentals and principles of design theory.  Approved for General Education - Computer Competency.  Prerequisite/Corequisite: ART 101 (2-D Design).