Explores the concepts of two- and three-dimensional design and color.  May include field trips as required.  Lecture 1 hour. Studio instruction 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.

Studies the history of letter forms and typefaces and examines their uses in contemporary communications media. Emphasizes applications to specific design problems. Includes identification and specification of type, copy fitting and hands-on typesetting problems. Prerequisites: ART 131 and ART 283. Lecture 2 hours. Studio instruction 4 hours. Total 6 hours per week.

Introduces the student to the basic techniques of animation, both traditional and computer generated. Teaches theoretical elements of the aesthetics of sequential imagery. Provides practical experience in animation. Exposes students to a variety of animation techniques through lectures, presentations, classroom work, and outside assignments. Prerequisites: ART 131 and ART 283. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 6 hours per week.

Addresses the fundamentals of video technology as applied to the creation of multimedia projects. Focuses on the aesthetics of editing. Extends the capabilities of graphic designers and artists and allows them to transfer art work and animation from the computer to video, and to capture video frames for use in multimedia design on the computer. Instructs students in the development of sophisticated typographic design. Prerequisite: ART 283.  Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 6 hours per week.

Focuses on the generation of creative verbal/visual concepts and the techniques of effective written communication necessary for success in the graphic design industry.  Prerequisite: ENG 111.  Lecture 3 hours per week.

Introduces advanced concepts and techniques of drawing as applied to the figure, still life and landscape. Gives additional instruction in composition, modeling, space and perspective. Encourages individual approaches to drawing. Prerequisite for ART 221: ART 122. Prerequisite for ART 222: ART 221.  Lecture 1 hour. Studio instruction 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.

Introduces abstract and representational painting in acrylic and/or oil with emphasis on color composition and value. Must be taken in sequence. Prerequisite for ART 241: ART 122 and ART 131 or divisional approval.  Prerequisite for ART 242: ART 241.  Lecture 1 hour. Studio instruction 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.

Presents abstract and representational painting in watercolor with emphasis on design, color, composition, technique and value. Must be taken in sequence. Prerequisite for ART 243:  ART 122 and ART 131 or divisional approval. Prerequisite for ART 244: ART 243.  Lecture 1 hour. Studio instruction 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.

Explores portrait painting as representational and abstract art.  Emphasizes analytical study of the head using a variety of mediums.  Prerequisite: ART 241.  Lecture 2 hours. Studio instruction 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.

Surveys the development of graphic design and illustration with emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries.  Analyzes the work of outstanding designers and illustrators.  Lecture 3 hours per week.

Studies the principles of visual communications as applied to advertising in newspapers, magazines, direct mail advertising, house organs, etc. Analyzes the influence of contemporary art on design. Prerequisite for ART 251: ART 141.  Prerequisite for ART 252: ART 251.  Lecture 2 hours. Studio instruction 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.

Introduces students to the urban and rural landscape using the medium of soft pastels.  Emphasizes the concepts of proportion, space, perspective, tone and composition as applied to the landscape.  Provides experience in plein air at various locations when weather permits.  Prerequisite: ART 121. Lecture 1 hour. Studio instruction 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.

Focuses on creative concepts of design problem solving for interactive design: techniques specific to web, multimedia for the web, and other interactive design products. Advanced interactive design functions such as animation, rollovers, and audio are covered in ART 264. Prerequisites for ART 263: ART 141 and ART 283. Prerequisite for ART 264: ART 263. Lecture 2 hours. Studio instruction 4 hours. Total 6 hours per week.

Introduces fundamental concepts for motion graphics, including graphics and promos for television networks and film titles and logos for advertising.  Focuses on design presentation and development, screen composition, graphic transitions and content.  Prerequisites: ART 131 and ART 283. Lecture 1 hour. Studio instruction 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.

Introduces digital tools, software, and techniques used by visual artists and design professionals to create day-to-day business forms, documents and self-promotional material. Explores the fundamental principles of layout and design that govern the use of image, type and color. Presents professional standards and practices used for organizing, archiving, printing and presenting their work. Lecture 2 hours. Studio instruction 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.

Requires special project and/or research focusing on career opportunities.  Teaches resume and portfolio preparation and interview techniques.  May include internship with a professional design firm.  Recommended for final semester Graphic Design program students.  Prerequisite: Instructor permission.  Lecture 1 hour. Studio instruction 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.