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- ART 1010 Introduction to Art (MnTC 06)
3 credits: 1.0 hour lecture/week - 4 hours lab/week - CCO Common Course Outline
This course is an introduction to Studio Arts for all students. Basic concepts of the visual arts will be explored through the creation of 2D and 3D works. Media may include drawing and painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, design and digital arts. Exploration and experimentation will lead toward the familiarity of materials and techniques necessary for individual and cultural expression. (Prerequisites: None. Other Requirements: None).
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- ART 1110 Art Appreciation (MnTC 06, 08)
3 credits: 3 hours lecture/week - CCO Common Course Outline
This course is an introductory exposure to art and to ideas about art and its creation. We will discuss the nature of art, explore the elements of art and principle of design, study a variety of art media and techniques, and examine major monuments and works of art from prehistoric through contemporary times. There will be a museum activity. (Prerequisites: None. Other Requirements: None).
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- ART 1111 Art History Survey I (MnTC 06, 08)
3 credits: 3 hours lecture/week - CCO Common Course Outline
This course is an introductory survey of the visual arts (painting, sculpture, architecture, decorative arts, and utilitarian objects) from prehistoric times through the fourteenth-century. We will examine works of art from both Western and non-Western civilizations. This course includes lectures, discussions, and student-led presentations. (Prerequisites: None).
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- ART 1112 Art History Survey II (MnTC 06, 08)
3 credits: 3 hours lecture/week - CCO Common Course Outline
This course is an introductory survey of the visual arts (painting, sculpture, architecture, decorative arts, and utilitarian objects) from the 14th century through the present time. We will examine works of art from both Western and non-Western civilizations. This course includes lectures, discussions, and student-led presentations. (Prerequisites: None).
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- ART 1120 Computer As Creative Media (MnTC 06)
3 credits: 1.0 hour lecture/week - 4 hours lab/week - CCO Common Course Outline
This course is an introduction to creating vector-based illustrations. Students will explore the principles of design, expressing form, problem solving, and using the computer as a medium. Projects will be created using Adobe Illustrator and other vector applications or methods. (Prerequisites: None. Other Requirements: None.)
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- ART 1121 2D Design (MnTC 06)
3 credits: 1.0 hour lecture/week - 4 hours lab/week - CCO Common Course Outline
This course is a foundation course in two-dimensional design and color. It is a basic exploration of the visual elements and principles of design using a wide variety of media and techniques. This course emphasizes the elements, principles, and ideas that constitute the shared language of all the visual arts. (Prerequisites: None).
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- ART 1123 3D Design (MnTC 06)
3 credits: 1.0 hour lecture/week - 4 hours lab/week - CCO Common Course Outline
This course is a foundation course in three-dimensional design. Students will explore the elements and principles of design using a variety of sculptural media and construction methods. Students will develop an informed personal reaction and critical response to sculptural works of art. This course emphasizes the elements, principles, and ideas that constitute the shared language of all the visual arts. (Prerequisites: None).
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- ART 1124 Graphic Design I (MnTC 06)
3 credits: 1.0 hour lecture/week - 4 hours lab/week - CCO Common Course Outline
This course is an introduction to graphic design. Students will implement the principles of design to combine typography, illustration, symbols, and photographs to solve visual problems. This course will explore historical design styles and place graphic design into an art historical context. (Prerequisites: None. Other Requirements: None).
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- ART 1130 Digital Art I (MnTC 06)
3 credits: 1.0 hour lecture/week - 4 hours lab/week - CCO Common Course Outline
This course is an introduction to creating pixel raster based compositions. Students will explore conceptual thinking, expressing content, the principles of design, and using the digital medium to create artworks and edit photographs. Projects will be created using Adobe Photoshop and other supportive creative raster apps. (Prerequisites: None).
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- ART 1134 Drawing I (MnTC 06)
3 credits: 1.0 hour lecture/week - 4 hours lab/week - CCO Common Course Outline
This studio art course covers the basic ideas, methods, and materials of drawing as a means of expression in the visual arts. Working primarily from observation students will explore the basic problem of representing form and space on a two-dimensional surface. Students will engage in the creative process using traditional and contemporary methods. An informed and critical response to class work will be fostered. Aesthetic judgements and a visual vocabulary are developed in a format of regular critical analysis. (Prerequisites: None).
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- ART 1144 Painting I (MnTC 06)
3 credits: 1.0 hour lecture/week - 4 hours lab/week - CCO Common Course Outline
This studio art course covers the basic ideas, methods, and materials of painting as a means of expression in the visual arts. Students use the oil media to explore basic problems of color, form, and composition using traditional and contemporary methods. Students will engage in the creative process. An informed personal reaction and critical response to class work will be fostered. (Prerequisites: None).
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- ART 1164 Ceramics I (MnTC 06)
3 credits: 1.0 hour lecture/week - 4 hours lab/week - CCO Common Course Outline
This studio art course covers the basics of hand building and wheel throwing forming methods as means of expression in the visual arts. The ceramic process will be used to explore basic problems of form in three dimensions using traditional and contemporary methods. Students will engage in the creative process. An informed personal reaction and critical response to work will be emphasized. (Prerequisites: None).
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- ART 1184 Photography I (MnTC 06)
3 credits: 1.0 hour lecture/week - 4 hours lab/week - CCO Common Course Outline
This course is an introduction to creative digital photography. Students will make photographs that explore fundamental compositional strategies using digital cameras and editing software. Instruction will include the exploration of photographic concepts through media presentations, group discussions, and video tutorials. Additional instruction will cover the history of photography, and computer techniques. Students will learn to interpret and analyze images, including student work through classroom critiques and discussions. (Prerequisites: None. Other Requirements: None).
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- ART 1212 Figure Drawing (MnTC 06)
3 credits: 1.0 hour lecture/week - 4 hours lab/week - CCO Common Course Outline
This studio art course focuses on drawing the human figure. Students will primarily work from the model both nude and clothed. This course allows the students to expand their knowledge of historical viewpoints, media exploration and contemporary art issues as they relate to the figure. (Prerequisites: None).
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- ART 1223 Typography
3 credits: 1.0 hour lecture/week - 4 hours lab/week - CCO Common Course Outline
This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of typography. It is a basic overview of the structure, history, theories, and use of type. Students will learn to identify and classify typefaces. Design of letterforms and visual symbols will be developed through projects. (Prerequisites: None).
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- ART 1232 Web Design I (MnTC 06)
3 credits: 1.0 hour lecture/week - 4 hours lab/week - CCO Common Course Outline
This course is an introduction to designing for the web. Students will approach web design in this course within a visual design framework. Students will implement the Principles of Design by combining images, typography, color schemes, layouts, and branding to user interfaces that provide compelling visually interactive user experiences. This course explores the artistic visual aspects of web design. ART 1233 Web Design II follows this course with coding and technical implementation of web design projects. (Prerequisites: None.)
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- ART 1233 Web Design II
3 credits: 1.0 hour lecture/week - 4 hours lab/week - CCO Common Course Outline
This course builds on its prerequisite, ART 1232 Web Design I. This course is an introduction to the technical aspects of web design. Using sample prototype designs as a model and relevant mark-up coding languages, students will develop functional websites in web development applications and experience publishing their developed web design projects onto a web server. (Prerequisites: ART 1232.)
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- ART 1290 Media Arts (MnTC 06)
3 credits: 1.0 hour lecture/week - 4 hours lab/week - CCO Common Course Outline
This course will introduce students to contemporary Media Arts which includes photography, audio, video, and multimedia. Students will learn to use Media Arts technology to create and communicate. The course will explore critical and historical concepts relevant to both mass communication and art & design production. Digital technology used will include appropriate editing software and web-content tools. Students will use various media arts together to create narrative media projects focused on storytelling. (Prerequisites: None. Other Requirements: College level reading and writing skills.)
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- ART 2224 Graphic Design II
3 credits: 1.0 hour lecture/week - 4 hours lab/week - CCO Common Course Outline
This course builds on ART 1124, Graphic Design I. The class further sharpens visual conceptualization and technical skills in graphic design. Students will systematically research client needs, brainstorm ideas, conceptualize solutions, and solve visual problems using the principles of design. Students will then create designs leading to the production of portfolio quality pieces. Projects will focus on one or more of the disciplines of Graphic Design. (Prerequisites: ART 1124. Other requirements: None).
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- ART 2230 Digital Art II
3 credits: 1.0 hour lecture/week - 4 hours lab/week - CCO Common Course Outline
This course builds on ART 1130, Digital Art I. This course further advances the creation of art using the computer. Students will engage in conceptual thinking and refine technical skills in using the digital medium to create artworks and edit photographs. Projects will be created using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and other software applications and methods. (Prerequisites: ART 1130. Other requirements: None).
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- ART 2234 Drawing II
3 credits: 1.0 hour lecture/week - 4 hours lab/week - CCO Common Course Outline
This studio art course builds on the basic methods and ideas of Drawing I. This course transitions from assignment-based projects to independent and cohesive work. Students will experiment with historic and contemporary methodologies and media. Color media and related techniques will be introduced and explored. Focus is on problem solving and the creative process. Students will further develop an aesthetic response to their work, the work of the class, and to art in general. (Prerequisites: ART 1134. Other Requirements: None).
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- ART 2240 Motion Graphics I
3 credits: 1.0 hour lecture/week - 4 hours lab/week - CCO Common Course Outline
This course introduces the fundamentals of animation, visual effects, and cinematic techniques to create motion graphics. Students will explore the tools and principles of creating effective motion graphics assets and projects. (Prerequisites: None. Other Requirements: None).
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- ART 2244 Painting II
3 credits: 1.0 hour lecture/week - 4 hours lab/week - CCO Common Course Outline
This studio art course builds on the basic methods and ideas of Painting I. This course transitions from assignment-based projects to independent and cohesive work. Students will experiment with historic and contemporary methodologies and media. Color media and related techniques will be introduced and explored. The focus is on problem solving and the creative process. Students will further develop an aesthetic response to their work, the work of the class, and to art in general. (Prerequisites: ART 1144. Other Requirements: None).
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- ART 2264 Ceramics II
3 credits: 1.0 hour lecture/week - 4 hours lab/week - CCO Common Course Outline
This course builds on the basic methods of Ceramics I while allowing greater breadth and depth of individual creative exploration. Additional hand building and wheel throwing methods and forms will be covered. Ceramic raw materials, kiln loading and firing are introduced. Aesthetic judgments, historical perspectives and visual vocabulary continue to be developed in a format of regular critical analysis. (Prerequisites: ART 1164).
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- ART 2280 Photography II
3 credits: 1.0 hour lecture/week - 4 hours lab/week - CCO Common Course Outline
This course expands on skills covered in ART 1184. Instruction will include digital photography best practices, the fine digital print, and the creation of an extended body of related images. Assignments will direct students toward personal expression in digital photography. Media presentations, discussion and studio critiques will address photographic theory and history, interpretation and analysis. (Prerequisites: ART 1184. Other Requirements: None).
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- ART 2281 Professional Portfolio
3 credits: 1.0 hour lecture/week - 4 hours lab/week - CCO Common Course Outline
This course prepares students for future study or careers in the fields of Art and Design. Students will develop a personal portfolio of art or design work, prepare supplementary materials, and complete a digital portfolio of their work. History lectures will focus on major themes in the History of Photography, while students will research and present on artists of influence related to their own work in their chosen field. This course emphasizes principles of professionalism to prepare students for their future artistic endeavors. Students should have taken at least one college level studio art course before taking this course. (Prerequisites: None).
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- ART 2286 Photo Lighting Techniques
3 credits: 1.0 hour lecture/week - 4 hours lab/week - CCO Common Course Outline
This course emphasizes artificial photographic lighting as a creative and practical means to create images for artistic and commercial purposes. Studio, strobe, and off-camera flash will be introduced to photograph a variety of subject matter including: still life, portraiture, tabletop, and on-location environments. Media presentations, video tutorials, discussions, and studio critiques will address photographic technique, theory and history, interpretation and analysis. Students will work in groups in the photo studio to produce work throughout the semester. (Prerequisites: ART 1184. Other Requirements: None.)
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- ART 2292 Directed Studio
3 credits: 1.0 hour lecture/week - 4 hours lab/week - CCO Common Course Outline
This course provides students the opportunity to engage in an extended artistic project of their choosing. Students will propose a semester plan of action and will meet both individually, and with the entire Directed Studio cohort for common critiques to review work at specific times during the semester. Students should have taken at least one foundation studio in the area in which they intend to work. The course requires students to work independently on their project, meeting regularly with the instructor to assess progress. These meetings will include individual assignments that may include research, video tutorials, and artistic practice. (Prerequisites: None. Other Requirements: Permission of Instructor.)
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