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ART
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101
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Beginning Drawing, LE
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(2)
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Two two-hour sessions each week with occasional extra assignments. Practical
introduction to drawing and painting. Basic to most other art courses.
Concerned with primary drawing media from pencils through pastels. Emphasizes
practical use of value, form, line, and texture.
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ART
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103
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Beginning Painting, LE
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(2)
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Two two-hour sessions each week. Concentrates on painting techniques
with emphasis on color and value relationships. Prerequisite: ART 101.
Students with previous experience in art may obtain instructor's signature
in lieu of prerequisite.
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ART
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110
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Survey of Art, LE
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(3)
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Focuses on appreciation and understanding of the visual arts by learning
to look at a work of art, how it is made, and why. Students study art
from a wide range of cultures and periods. Slide lectures and discussions
are included.
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ART
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148
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Fundamentals of Pottery, LE
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(3)
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Introduces the potter's wheel and focuses on wheel-thrown techniques,
as well as basic handbuilding methods such as coil and slab. Emphasis
is placed on form, decorating and glazing pottery.
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ART
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180
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Photography
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(3)
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This course covers basic technical skills for the beginning photographer.
These include camera operation, developing black-and-white film, making
prints from negatives and basic presentation. This course also deals with
visual and conceptual skills needed to produce effective images.
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ART
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200/300
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Special Topics
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(1-4)
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Special classes in the arts not offered on an annual basis. Prerequisite:
consent of instructor.
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ART
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200FN
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Fine Arts Foundation Course: Experiencing the Arts, LE
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(4)
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This course is an experiential exploration of the major art traditions
of our culture. It takes the form of attendance at several different types
of artistic events combined with previews and discussion regarding those
events. Lectures and other types of presentations are offered by guests
from on and off campus, including local artists and performers. Of the
course's four credits, three are spent in class per week and one is used
for event attendance.
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ART
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202
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Intermediate Drawing
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(2)
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Two two-hour sessions each week with occasional extra assignments. Logical
continuation of ART 101 with particular emphasis placed upon principles
of perspective drawing, pen and ink, watercolor, and out-of-door sketching.
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ART
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205
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Figure Drawing
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(4)
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Three two-and-a-half-hour sessions each week with extra assignments.
Drawing from the model. Basic understanding of structure, anatomy, and
design of the human form. Prerequisite: ART 101.
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ART
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206
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Figure Painting
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(4)
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Painting from live models. Prerequisite: ART 103, 105. Students with
previous experience in art may obtain instructor's signature in lieu of
prerequisite.
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ART
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209
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Composition and Design
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(3)
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Two two-and-a-half-hour sessions a week with additional out-of-class
assignments. Aesthetic organization of color, line, space, and texture
in and two- and three-dimensional design.
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ART
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301
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Intermediate Pottery
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(3)
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Two two-hour sessions each week. Continuation of ART 148 with more advanced
wheel and hand-built work, decorating, and glazing techniques. Prerequisite:
ART 148 or consent of the instructor. May be repeated for credit.
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ART
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302
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Intermediate Painting
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(3)
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Two two-and-a-half-hour sessions per week with additional out-of-class
work. A logical continuation of Beginning Painting, with emphasis on a
continuing development of traditional/realist skills, as well as contemporary
concepts, including abstraction. Prerequisite: ART 103.
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ART
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303
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Advanced Painting
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(3)
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Two two-and-a-half-hour sessions each week. Explores advanced painting
techniques and problems, emphasizing color and design concepts. Prerequisite:
ART 103. May be repeated for credit.
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ART
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305
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Raku Pottery
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(3)
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Two two-hour sessions each week. Instruction in using the potter's wheel
and handbuilding techniques. Use of low-fire clay and glazes to produce
Raku ware. Weekly Raku firings in outside kilns. May be repeated for credit.
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ART
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306
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Advanced Figure Painting
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(2-4)
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Three two-and-a-half-hour sessions each week. Painting from draped and
undraped models. Prerequisite: ART 206. May be repeated for credit.
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ART
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308
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Advanced Figure Drawing
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(2-4)
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One, two, or three two-and-a-half-hour sessions each week. Explores advanced
techniques involved in portrait and figure drawing. Prerequisite: ART
105. Students with previous experience in art may obtain instructor's
signature in lieu of prerequisite. May be repeated for credit.
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ART
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309
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Handbuilt Pottery
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(3)
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Two two-hour sessions each week. Instruction in handbuilding techniques:
pinch, slab, and coil. Glaze preparation and glazing techniques are also
taught and practiced. Prerequisite: ART 148. May be repeated for credit.
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ART
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310
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Art History: Renaissance to Impressionism
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(4)
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An overview of the historical and cultural influences of painting, sculpture,
and architecture from the early Renaissance to the Impressionist periods.
Students learn through lecture, discussion, reading and writing about
art, and visiting local museums. Prerequisite: ART 110.
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ART
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311
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Art History: Impressionism to Contemporary
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(4)
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Explores the foundations and development of 20th-century art beginning
with the Impressionist movement up to the present. Students learn through
lecture, discussion, reading and writing about contemporary art, and visiting
local art galleries. Prerequisite: ART 110.
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ART
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319
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Digital Media Survey
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(3)
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This course will introduce its students to the possibilities for making
art on a computer. It explores techniques in several popular software
programs.
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ART
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320
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Digital Imaging
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(3)
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This course covers basic technical skills for the digital photographer.
These include image capture, image processing, retouching, manipulation
and printing. This course also deals with visual and conceptual skills
needed to produce effective images. Prerequisite: ART 180. Same as COMM
320.
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ART
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330
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Advanced Pottery
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(3)
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Two two-hour sessions each week. Advanced wheelwork, more emphasis on
sculptural work, and experimentation with glazing. Individual assignments.
Prerequisite: ART 301 or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.
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ART
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340
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Printmaking
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(3)
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Two two-and-a-half-hour sessions per week with additional out-of-class
work. An introduction to printmaking techniques, including monotype, woodcut,
etching, and other processes. Prerequisite: ART 101.
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ART
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350
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Methods of Teaching Art in the Secondary Schools
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(3)
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The study of new concepts and modes of art behavior, discovering new
ideas of what might constitute secondary education art curricula. Offered
Fall semester.
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ART
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360
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Advanced Drawing
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(3)
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Two two-and-a-half-hour sessions per week with additional out-of-class
work. A logical continuation of Beginning Drawing, with a continued emphasis
on building strong representational skills, good designs, and creative,
expressive imagery. Prerequisite: ART 101.
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ART
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379
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Intermediate Photography
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(3)
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This course will introduce new technical skills for photographers who
have a functional understanding of basic photographic skills. This new
information includes use of lenses, camera types, exposure techniques,
and refined developing and printing techniques, as well as discussion
of current artistic and photographic concerns. This course will also deal
with the advancement of personal visual and conceptual skills needed to
produce effective images. Prerequisite: ART 180.
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ART
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380
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Advanced Photography
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(2)
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This course is for advanced photographers who are interested in creating
a strong body of work. We will discuss historical and contemporary issues
in photography as well as professional development. Through a process
of detailed analysis, students will gain greater understanding of their
own work, leading to more effective expression. Prerequisite: ART 180
or an intermediate photography course or equivalent knowledge and experience
or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.
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ART
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390
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Collage and Assemblage
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(3)
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Two two-and-a-half-hour sessions per week with additional out-of-class
work. An exploration of two and three-dimensional mixed-media techniques,
using traditional and non-traditional methods and materials. This course
deals with both visual and conceptual issues relating to Collage and Assemblage.
Prerequisite: ART 209 or consent of instructor.
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ART
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401
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Directed Studies
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(1-4)
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A tutorial-based course used only for student-initiated proposals for
intensive individual study of topics not otherwise offered in the Art
Program. Prerequisite: consent of instructor and school dean.
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ART
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440
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Internship
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(1-8)
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Offers students the opportunity to integrate classroom knowledge with
practical experience. Prerequisites: junior or senior standing (for transfer
students, at least 15 hours completed at Westminster), minimum 2.5 GPA,
completion of the Career Resource Center Internship Workshop, and consent
of program director and Career Center Internship Coordinator.
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ART
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475
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Studio Seminar
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(3)
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Designed to help students create a strong, unified body of work. Students
work on their own time, with weekly meetings devoted to critiques, discussions,
guest speakers and professional development issues. Studios are available
to most students. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated
for credit.
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