The UWMC Art Department uses a two year schedule for some classes. If an Art class is not listed for the current semester please check next semester's class schedule, or next year's schedule. All course descriptions are available from the UWC website.
UWMC Art Courses3 cr. Principles of creative and structural drawing; an investigation of methods and materials. Lecture-lab. Meets AP requirement. ART 102 Intermediate Drawing. 3 cr. Continuation of ART 101. Lecture-lab. Meets AP requirement. ART 103 Drawing II. 3 cr. Advanced drawing problems of expression and form. Lecture-lab. Prereq: ART 102. Meets AP requirement. ART 111 Two-Dimensional Design. 3 cr. Basic elements of design; arrangement of line, value, color, texture. Lecture-lab. Meets AP requirement. ART 112 Three-Dimensional Design. 3 cr. Basic elements of design; the use of volume and spatial arrangement. Lecture-lab. Meets AP requirement. ART 121 Introduction to Painting. 3 cr. Basic experience in various media-may include oil, watercolor, acrylic media: a survey of studio methods. Lecture-lab. ART101, ART111 recommended or consent of instructor. Meets AP requirement. ART 125 Oil Painting. 3 cr. Exploration of oil media; aspects of traditional and contemporary procedures. Lecture-lab. ART101, ART111, ART 121 recommended or consent of instructor. Meets AP requirement. ART 131 Introduction to Sculpture. 3 cr. Basic experience in three-dimensional media. A survey of materials and procedures used in sculptural processes. Lecture-lab. ART 112 recommended. Meets AP requirement. ART 141 Introduction to Printmaking. 3 cr. Exploration of the graphic media. May include relief, intaglio, serigraphy, lithography. Lecture-lab. ART 101, ART 111 recommended or consent of instructor. Meets AP requirement. ART 154 Introduction to Ceramics. 3 cr. Exploration of materials and processes, hand and wheel forming, glazing, firing and kiln management. Lecture-lab. ART 112 recommended. Meets AP requirement. ART 161 Introduction to Photography. 3 cr. Black and white still photography: the camera, the negative, the print. Lecture-lab. Prereq: ART 111 recommended. Meets PA requirement. ART 175 Survey: Worlds of Art - Images/Objects/Ideas. 3 cr. An introduction to the visual arts, intended for the non-art major, which emphasizes cross cultural perspectives - specifically the impact race and ethnicity have on artistic production, art criticism, art philosophies and aesthetics among the four major ethic groups in the United States - African American, Native American, Asian American, and Hispanic-Latino American. Field trip. Lecture. Meets FA/ES requirement. ART 185 Survey: Renaissance Art. 3 cr. Renaissance art and architecture in Italy and northern Europe. Field trip. Lecture. Meets FA requirement. ART 187 Survey: Modern Art. 3 cr. Painting, sculpture, printmaking and drawing of the modern era. Field trip. Lecture. Meets FA requirement. ART 188 Survey: Modern Architecture and Design. 3 cr. Architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, interior and industrial design of the modern era. Field trip Lecture. Meets FA requirement. ART 201 Introduction to Life Drawing. 3 cr. Anatomical and compositional considerations related to drawing from the human figure. Lecture-lab. Prereq: ART 102 or consent of instructor. Meets AP requirement. ART 202 Intermediate Life Drawing. 3 cr. Continuation of ART 201. Lecture-lab. Prereq: ART 201. Meets AP requirement. ART 216 Digital Imaging and Art. 3 cr. Introduction to the basic skills and vocabulary of digital technology, with an exploration of popular graphics software and hardware. Integration of digital imagery with more traditional media. Areas of study geared towards specific student interests, with an emphasis on the development of a portfolio for transfer. Pre-req: Art 101 or 111 or 141 or 161, or instructor consent. Lecture-lab. Meets AP requirement. ART 225 Intermediate Oil Painting. 3 cr. Continuation of ART 125 with emphasis upon individual development. Lecture-lab. Prereq: ART 125. Meets AP requirement. ART 231 Intermediate Sculpture. 3 cr. Continuation of ART 131 with emphasis upon technical problems related to individual projects. Lecture-lab. Prereq: ART 131. Meets AP requirement. ART 232 Sculpture II. 3 cr. Advanced work in sculptural expression; traditional and contemporary methods of production. Lecture-lab. Prereq: ART 231. Meets AP requirement. ART 243 Intaglio. 3 cr. Incised printing; engraving, etching and other processes used with the intaglio press. Lecture-lab. Prereq: ART 141 or consent of instructor. Meets AP requirement. ART 247 Relief Printing. 3 cr. Woodcut and line cut proses- ses; a survey of problems related to color registration and production. Lecture-lab. Prereq: ART 141 or consent of instructor. Meets AP requirement. ART 254 Intermediate Ceramics. 3 cr. Continuation of ART 154. Further development of craftsmanship with emphasis upon individual projects. Lecture-lab. Pre;eq: ART 154. Meets AP requirement. ART 255 Ceramics II. 3 cr. Advanced work in ceramic processes. May include construction and use of molds, slip casting; production technology. Lecture-lab. Prereq: ART 254. Meets AP requirement. ART 261 Intermediate Photography. 3 cr. Continuation of ART 161 with emphasis on individual development. Lecture-lab. Prereq: ART 161. Meets AP requirement. ART 291 Special Topics. 1-3 cr. Prereq: consent of instructor. ART 299 Independent Study. 1-3 cr. Prereq: consent of instructor. |