Apr 30, 2024  
2019-20 Catalog 
    
2019-20 Catalog FINAL VERSION - Closed for Revisions

Course Descriptions



 

 

Art and Design

  
  • ART 104 - Drawing II


    Description:
    Continuation of basic drawing approaches in addition to incorporating color and conceptual development as a foundation for further study in the visual arts and design.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 103 

    General Education Designation(s):

    GEP: ART



    3 cr.

  
  • ART 110 - Introduction to Ceramics


    Description:
    Introduction to ceramics for non-Art and Design Majors. Basic hand-building, glazing and potter’s wheel throwing in the ceramic medium. Included will be historical background. All general studio practices and safety will be covered. No prior expertise required. Does not count for Art and Design majors or minors.

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 111 - Introduction to Global Art History I


    Description:
    A broad, transcultural introduction to the arts of the world from antiquity to 1300.

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 112 - Introduction to Global Art History II


    Description:
    A broad, transcultural introduction to the arts of the world from 1300 to the present.

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 170 - Survey of Asian Art I


    Description:
    Survey of the visual arts of China, Japan, and India from the Neolithic period through the 13th Century CE. Religion, philosophy, and parallel arts are also studied to understand the critical relationship between art and society.

    General Education Designation(s):

    GEP: ART, GA



    3 cr.

  
  • ART 171 - Survey of Asian Art II


    Description:
    Survey of the visual arts of China, Japan, and India from the 13th Century CE to the modern period. Religion, philosophy, and parallel arts are also studied to understand the critical relationship between art and society.

    General Education Designation(s):

    GEP: ART, GA



    3 cr.

  
  • ART 182 - Survey of Western Art History I


    Description:
    History of art in ancient and medieval cultures, emphasizing historical, cultural, religious, economic, and political factors that influenced the architecture, painting, and sculpture of Egypt, the ancient near East, Greece, Rome, Byzantium, and medieval western Europe.

    General Education Designation(s):

    GEP: GA, HP



    3 cr.

  
  • ART 183 - Survey of Western Art History II


    Description:
    History of art from the 13th century to the present, emphasizing historical, cultural, religious, economic, and political factors which influenced the architecture, painting, and sculpture of Europe and the U.S.

    General Education Designation(s):

    GEP: ART, GA



    3 cr.

  
  • ART 199 - Special Work


    Description:
    Freshman and Sophomore art majors may arrange for special work with cons chair and approp faculty member. Credit based on scope of project. Sec 1-9, graphic design; sec 21-29, 2-D; sec 31-39, 3-D; sec 41-49, art history. May repeat for 6 cr max.

    Prerequisites:
    Instructor Consent and Department Consent

    1-3 cr.

  
  • ART 201 - Intermediate 3-D Studio Design


    Description:
    Applied 3-D design theory and concepts using 3-D computer modeling and traditional 3-D materials.

    Prerequisites:
    Both ART 101  and ART 102 , or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 205 - Beginning 3-D Computer Animation


    Description:
    Beginning elements and techniques of three dimensional (3-D) computer animation. Includes solid modeling, time based motion, materials, lighting, and camera work.

    Prerequisites:
    Both ART 101  and ART 102 , or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 206 - Symbols for Graphic Design


    Description:
    Exploration of form and symbol development as it relates to communication and graphic design.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 101 , ART 102 , ART 104 , and declared graphic design emphasis intended student; or Instructor Consent

    Typically Offered:
    (I)

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 207 - Typography I


    Description:
    Structure of words and images in graphic design. Basic principles of typographic design.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 206  and declared graphic design emphasis intended student, or Instructor Consent

    Typically Offered:
    (II)

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 211 - Graphic Design Production I


    Description:
    Study of principles and processes used in print design and production for graphic design. Design and prepare work for various commercial print pro9cesses using industry standard tools and software.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 101 , ART 102 , ART 104 , and declared graphic design emphasis intended student; or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 212 - Graphic Design Production II


    Description:
    Study of principles and processes used in web design and production for graphic design. Focus on processes and development of websites from beginning stages to live sites using industry standard code and software.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 211  and declared graphic design emphasis intended student, or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 215 - Basic Photography


    Description:
    Introduction to black and white photography as expressive creative medium. Historical and contemporary issues, both technical and aesthetic, emphasizing development of skills necessary to use photographic medium and personal application. Student must furnish light meter and camera with adjustable aperture and focusing.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 104  or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 221 - Printmaking Survey I: Intaglio and Relief


    Description:
    Introduction to intaglio and relief printmaking as an expressive art form through demonstrations, practice and readings.

    Prerequisites:
    Both ART 103  and ART 104  and Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 222 - Printmaking Survey II: Monotype and Lithography


    Description:
    Introduction to monotype and lithographic printmaking as an expressive art form through demonstrations, practice and readings.

    Prerequisites:
    Both ART 103  and ART 104 

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 227 - Letterpress


    Description:
    Introduction to letterpress printmaking as an expressive art form through demonstration, practice and readings. Production of editioned printed works.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 101 , ART 102 , ART 103 , ART 104 ; or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 234 - Basic Painting


    Description:
    Introduction to oil painting, with traditional and contemporary methods. Develop critical judgment by exploring technical, conceptual, historical perspectives.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 104  

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 236 - Life Drawing


    Description:
    Drawing the human figure with attention to anatomy, using a variety of media.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 103  

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 251 - Introduction to Sculpture: Fabrication and Installation


    Description:
    Introduction to sculptural concepts, processes and materials that require fabrication methods, including metal working techniques, and explore relationships between concept, site, space and form.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 101 , ART 102 , ART 103 , ART 104 ; or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 252 - Introduction to Sculpture: Modeling, Mold Making, Casting


    Description:
    Introduction to sculptural concepts, methods and materials unique to casting processes. Includes, but not limited to, rendering and modeling in clay and/or wax, mold-making techniques, lost-wax casting, and casting in one or more of the following materials: glass, metals and/or alternative materials.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 101 , ART 102 , ART 103 , ART 104 ; or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 253 - Introduction to Sculpture: Reductive Processes


    Description:
    Sculptural concepts, methods and materials unique to reductive/carving processes.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 101 , ART 102 , ART 103 , ART 104 ; or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 257 - Beginning Book Arts


    Description:
    Introduction to the book arts as an expressive art form through demonstrations, practice and readings. Creation of one-of-a-kind and editioned artist books.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 101 , ART 102 , ART 103 , ART 104 ; or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 261 - Basic Ceramics


    Description:
    Introduction (based on clay and glaze calculations and chemical theory) to variety of ceramic materials and processes of forming, finishing, and firing. Also, manipulative and technical skills, aesthetic exploration, ceramic tradition and contemporary trends.

    Prerequisites:
    Both ART 102  and ART 104 

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 298 - Special Topics


    Description:
    Introductory level group work in one medium, technique or area. Subtitle/credit varies. Sec 1-9, graphic design; sec 21-29, 2-D; sec 31-39, 3-D; sec 41-49, art history. May be repeated for credit under different subtitles.

    1-3 cr.

  
  • ART 299 - Special Work


    Description:
    Freshman and Sophomore art majors may arrange for special work with cons chair and approp faculty member. Credit based on scope of project. Sec 1-9, graphic design; sec 21-29, 2-D; sec 31-39, 3-D; sec 41-49, art history. May repeat for 6 cr max.

    Prerequisites:
    Instructor Consent and Department Consent

    1-3 cr.

  
  • ART 303 - Advanced Drawing I


    Description:
    Advanced problems in drawing emphasizing experimentation, individual conceptual development and contemporary issues in art.

    Prerequisites:
    Both ART 104  and ART 236 

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 304 - Visual Design for the Screen


    Description:
    Visual design concepts applied to Web and screen-based environments. Consideration of type, image, motion, principles of organizational hierarchy, interaction, context, and audience. Basic computer experience required.

    Prerequisites:
    Both ART 101  and ART 104 , or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 305 - Intermediate 3-D Computer Animation


    Description:
    Elements and techniques of three dimensional (3-D) computer animation. Includes solid modeling, time based motion, advanced material editing, advanced lighting, camera work, and techniques of video integration and video editing.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 205  or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 308 - Typography II


    Description:
    Intermediate design of letterforms and typography through hand and computer created techniques. Aesthetic issues of form and proportion. Historical developments in typographic design and visual communication.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 206 , ART 207 , ART 211 , ART 212 ; or Instructor Consent. Pass Portfolio Review.

    Typically Offered:
    (I)

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 309 - Photography for Graphic Design


    Description:
    Develop visual skills using photo and photo-direction techniques for graphic design solutions. Highly recommended that you furnish digital camera with adjustable aperture and focusing.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 206 , ART 207 , ART 211 , ART 212 ; or Instructor Consent. Pass Portfolio Review.

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 311 - Branding and Systems for Graphic Design


    Description:
    Combines photographic, typographic, and rendered elements in applied professional and sequential problems, emphasizing design for print and web processes.

    Prerequisites:
    Both ART 308  and ART 309 , or Instructor Consent. Pass Portfolio Review.

    Typically Offered:
    (I)

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 320 - Intermediate Photography


    Description:
    Further study of photography as expressive art form. Explore photographic vision. Develop personal style, identity in image making, and personal connection to work. Refine technical aspects of black and white format.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 215  

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 321 - Intermediate Printmaking


    Description:
    Continued study in printmaking using greater understanding of advanced techniques and concept development to see how the printmaking medium can be used for more effective individualized expression.

    Prerequisites:
    Either ART 221  or ART 222 

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 334 - Intermediate Painting


    Description:
    Problem solving in painting with emphasis on personal ideas, goals, and self-evaluation. Research historical and contemporary ideas, styles, methods, and materials relative to individual application in painting.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 234  

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 335 - Landscape Painting and the Environment


    Description:
    Investigate genre of landscape painting “en pleine aire” (on location) in an opaque medium. Color development. Effects and interactions of human societies with the natural environment. History of landscape painting genre and relationships of geologist and artist. Available for graduate credit as ART 535 .

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 336 - Life Drawing


    Description:
    Continued study of human figure emphasizing experimental work.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 236  

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 340 - Visiting Artist Abroad: Public Art and Journaling


    Description:
    Research diverse cultural images resulting in the execution of public artwork or developing of a studio facility, as a visiting artist at a hosting facility. Research and produce preliminary drawings and execute a public artwork on site. Create personal journals of visual and cultural experiences. Participate as visiting artist at hosting facility and hold workshops with the local student community. Upon returning to UW-Stevens Point, exhibit artwork inspired by the experience.

    Prerequisites:
    Art Foundation and/or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 347 - Illustration


    Description:
    Introduction to illustration concepts and techniques, incorporating a variety of approaches and materials.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 236  or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 348 - Graphic Narration


    Description:
    Introduction to graphic narrative concepts and techniques, incorporating a variety of approaches and materials.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 236  or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 351 - Intermediate Sculpture: Concepts in Fabrication, Installation and Casting


    Description:
    Conceptual and formal development of fabricated, cast and installation work. Develop and expand upon concepts and methods covered in ART 251  and ART 252 . May be repeated for up to 6 cr.

    Prerequisites:
    Both ART 251  and ART 252 , or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 353 - Intermediate Sculpture: Reductive Processes


    Description:
    Sculptural concepts, methods and materials unique to reductive/carving processes.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 253  or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 355 - Intermediate Sculpture: Kiln-Working Glass


    Description:
    Explore glass as a sculptural medium using kiln-working methods: fusing, slumping, casting and other related techniques. Also includes cold-working methods: grinding, engraving, carving, sandblasting, and polishing. Explore conceptual and formal development of work in glass. May be repeated for up to 6 cr.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 351  or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 356 - Intermediate Sculpture: Hot-Working Glass


    Description:
    Explore glass as a sculptural medium using hot-working methods which may include: casting, solid working, glass blowing and other related techniques. Explore conceptual and formal development of work in glass. May be repeated for up to 6 cr.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 355  or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 357 - Intermediate Book Arts


    Description:
    Continued work investigating book arts as an expressive art form. Creation of conceptually challenging and technically adept artist books.

    Prerequisites:
    Either ART 227  or ART 257 , or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 361 - Intermediate Ceramics: Contemporary Approaches


    Description:
    Increasing complexity in 3-D construction techniques including mold-making, surface treatments, and color use. Focus on artistic goals, studio management responsibility, and production control.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 261  

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 362 - Intermediate Ceramics: Sculptural Hand-Building


    Description:
    Studio experiences in ceramics, with emphasis on historical and contemporary sculptural hand-building approaches.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 261  

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 363 - Intermediate Ceramics: Wheel Throwing Pottery


    Description:
    Studio experiences in wheel throwing pottery production and approaches, with emphasis on historical and contemporary concepts.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 261  

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 364 - Intermediate Ceramics: East Asian Techniques


    Description:
    Studio experiences in ceramics, with emphasis on historical and contemporary East Asian techniques of making (China, Japan and Korea).

    Prerequisites:
    ART 261  

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 370 - Early Chinese Art and Archaeology


    Description:
    Survey of the art, architecture, and archaeology of early China from the Neolithic period through the Han Dynasty (3rd Century CE). Relevant mythological, historical, and philosophical texts in translation are also considered.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 170  or Instructor Consent

    General Education Designation(s):

    GEP: GA



    3 cr.

  
  • ART 371 - Early Imperial Chinese Art


    Description:
    Survey of early imperial painting, architecture, and sculpture from 221 BCE to 906 CE. Topics include funerary arts and the impact of Buddhism.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 170  or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 372 - Late Imperial Chinese Art


    Description:
    Survey of late imperial Chinese painting, architecture, and sculpture from 906 to 1911 CE.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 171  or Instructor Consent

    General Education Designation(s):

    GEP: GA



    3 cr.

  
  • ART 373 - The Rise of Modernism in Chinese Art


    Description:
    Survey of the visual arts and history of China from the conquest of the Great Qing empire in 1644 through the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 171  or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 374 - Ancient and Medieval Japanese Art


    Description:
    Survey of Japanese painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Neolithic period through the 17th century.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 170  or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 375 - Early Modern Japanese Painting and Woodblock Prints


    Description:
    Survey of early modern Japanese painting and woodblock prints of the Edo/Tokugawa (1600-1868 CE) and Meiji (1868-1912 CE) periods. Considers influences of traditional Japanese art, and of Chinese and Western art.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 171  or Instructor Consent

    General Education Designation(s):

    GEP: GA



    3 cr.

  
  • ART 378 - Art Along the Ancient Silk Road


    Description:
    Explore cultural and artistic connections between China, Central and Western Asia, and the Mediterranean during pre-modern times. Accounts of merchants, monks, and adventurers who traveled the Silk Road will also be studied.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 170  or Instructor Consent

    General Education Designation(s):

    GEP: GA



    3 cr.

  
  • ART 379 - Topics in Contemporary Asian Art


    Description:
    Topics in modern and contemporary Asian art from the mid-20th century.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 171  or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 380 - Cultural History of Crafts


    Description:
    Survey crafts of diverse groups including North and South American Indians, European folk cultures, Asian continent and island nations. Discover and appreciate non-Western groups and women in the visual arts.

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 382 - History of Ancient Greek Art


    Description:
    Survey of ancient Greek art, archaeology, and architecture; plus historical, social, cultural, and political conditions that influenced Greek art in the Bronze Age and the Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 182  

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 383 - History of Ancient Roman Art


    Description:
    Historical and cultural survey of Etruscan, Republican Roman, and Imperial Roman art, architecture and archaeology.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 182  

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 385 - Italian and Northern Renaissance Art I, 1250-1450


    Description:
    Survey of Italian Renaissance painting, architecture, and sculpture, from Proto-Renaissance to peak of the Quattrocento; also early northern Renaissance art.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 183  

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 386 - Italian and Northern Renaissance Art II, 1450-1600


    Description:
    Survey of Italian Renaissance painting, sculpture, and architecture, from the middle of the Quattrocento through Mannerist period; also northern Renaissance and Venetian Renaissance.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 183  

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 387 - History of Baroque and Rococo Art


    Description:
    Historical survey of European art and architecture of 17th-18th centuries-period of the “Great Masters.” Relationship between artistic style and history, religion, culture, economics and politics. Artists include Bernini, Caravaggio, Poussin, Rembrandt, Wren, Watteau.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 183  

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 388 - European Art: Neo-Classicism through the early 19th Century


    Description:
    Survey of European art from Neo-Classical period through early 19th century. Emphasis on relationships between contemporary society and politics, artistic philosophies, and artistic style. Artists and styles include Neo-Classicism, David, Ingres, Romanticism, Goya, Gericault, Delacroix, Constable, Turner, etc.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 183  

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 389 - Birth of Modernism in European Art


    Description:
    Historical survey of European art and its social, political and philosophical climate from the inception of modernist artistic philosophies in the mid-19th century to their fruition in the early 20th century. Artists and styles include Whistler, Manet, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Divisionism, Munch, Van Gogh, figural expressionism, etc.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 183  

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 390 - American Art I: Colonial through Mid-19th Century


    Description:
    Historical survey of American art from colonial inception through middle of the 19th century (Copley, Stuart, Hudson River School, Luminists, et al).

    Prerequisites:
    ART 183  

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 391 - American Art II: Late 19th and early 20th Century


    Description:
    Survey of American art from birth of American “modernity” in the late 19th century through the arrival of European Modernism in the early 20th century. Topics include American Landscape painting, Eakins, Homer, Whistler, Cassatt, Sargent, American Impressionism, the Ash Can School, Stieglitz, and the Armory Show.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 183  

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 392 - American and European Art Since World War II


    Description:
    Survey of all manifestations of contemporary art.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 183  

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 393 - Graphic Design History


    Description:
    History of development of graphic design.

    Prerequisites:
    Two of the following: ART 170 , ART 171 , ART 182 , or ART 183 ; or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 394 - European Art:1890 - 1920


    Description:
    Western Art History in the “Luminous Years”: 1890-1920. This period represents the birth of the modern art world. Associated, historical, cultural and social issues and the development of artists’ philosophies will be studied. Movements and events covered include Fauvism, figural expressionism, Cubism, Blaue Reiter, die Brücke, Orphism, etc. Focus primarily on Europe, although some American topics will also be included.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 183  or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 395 - American Art: 1900 - 1945


    Description:
    Focus on the rise of Modernism and the birth of a modern art world in the United States, 1900-1920. Trace modernist philosophies, styles, and trends in American Art through the end of World War II. The Ashcan School, Stieglitz, the Armory Show, Early American Modernists (including Georgia O’Keefe, Stuart Davis, et al.), Hopper, American Social Commentary, American Regionalist Schools, The Harlem Renaissance and the rise of the New York School are all fair game.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 183  

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 396 - Non-Western Art History in International Programs


    Description:
    Advanced art history during UW-Stevens Point semester abroad or study tour in countries and cultures outside of the Judeo-Christian tradition of Western Europe, North America, etc. Subject varies by destination and resources. Emphasis on art and culture of area visited. May be repeated under different subtitles up to a total of 6 credits.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to UW-Stevens Point study tour or semester abroad

    General Education Designation(s):

    GEP: GA, XL



    3 cr.

  
  • ART 397 - Art History in International Programs


    Description:
    Advanced art history during UW-Stevens Point semester abroad or study tour. Subject varies by destination and resources. Emphasis on art and culture of area visited. May repeat under different subtitles for 6 crs. max.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to UW-Stevens Point study tour or semester abroad

    General Education Designation(s):

    GEP: ART, GA, XL



    3 cr.

  
  • ART 398 - Special Topics


    Description:
    Group work in one medium, technique, or area. Subtitle/credit varies. Sec 1-9, graphic design; sec 21-29, 2-D; sec 31-39, 3-D; sec 41-49, art history. May repeat for 9 cr max.

    Prerequisites:
    Vary by topic

    1-3 cr.

  
  • ART 399 - Special Work


    Description:
    Upperclass art majors may arrange for special advanced work with cons chair and approp faculty member. Credit based on scope of project. Sec. 1-9, graphic design; sec 21-29, 2-D; sec 31-39, 3-D; sec 41-49, art history. May repeat for 6 cr max.

    Prerequisites:
    Pass BFA Portfolio Review or be admitted to the BA Art History Emphasis. Art History minors may take ART 399 sec. 41-49 without Portfolio Review, and IA and arts management majors may do so for projects associated with participation in International Programs.

    1-3 cr.

  
  • ART 402 - Advanced Photography


    Description:
    Advanced study in photography, with individualized instruction, image making, and expression. Emphasis on formal, intellectual, and aesthetic issues. Develop comprehensive, cohesive, technically proficient body of work. May be repeated.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 320  and Pass Portfolio Review.

    3-6 cr.

  
  • ART 403 - Advanced Drawing II


    Description:
    Continued investigation of advanced drawing concepts. Emphasis on developing a concise body of drawings. May repeat for 6 cr max.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 303  and Pass Portfolio Review.

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 404 - Advanced Visual Design for the Screen


    Description:
    Advanced visual design theory and concepts for Web and screen-based art. Includes consideration of typography, image, motion, principles of organizational hierarchy, interaction, context, and audience.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 304  or Instructor Consent. Pass Portfolio Review.

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 405 - Advanced 3-D Computer Animation


    Description:
    Elements and techniques of three dimensional (3-D) computer animation. Includes solid modeling, time based motion, advanced material editing, advanced lighting, camera work, and advanced techniques of video integration and editing.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 305  or Instructor Consent. Pass Portfolio Review.

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 410 - Advanced Study in Graphic Design Processes


    Description:
    Advanced inquiry into concepts and processes in graphic design. Consideration of commercial production issues and motivations for design solutions. Work leading to developed sense of purpose and professional portfolio.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 311  or Instructor Consent. Pass Portfolio Review.

    Typically Offered:
    (II)

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 412 - Advanced Problem Solving: Systems and Strategies


    Description:
    Advanced exploration of designed systems and strategies. Emphasis on intellectual, aesthetic, and pragmatic issues within the parameters of physical containers and perceived experiences. Work leading to significant portfolio development. May repeat for 6 cr max.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 311  or Instructor Consent. Pass Portfolio Review.

    Typically Offered:
    (II)

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 413 - Advanced Problem Solving: Identity and Marketing


    Description:
    Advanced investigation of identity and delivery mechanisms for the market. Focus on intellectual, aesthetic, and pragmatic issues in organizing stratified identities for branded experiences and entities. Work leading to significant portfolio development. May repeat for 6 cr max.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 311  or Instructor Consent. Pass Portfolio Review.

    Typically Offered:
    (II)

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 417 - Internship in International Programs


    Description:
    Internship experience during UW-Stevens Point semester abroad, coordinated by UW-Stevens Point International Programs. If you receive credit for ART 417, then you may not earn credit in either ART 419  or ART 420 .

    Prerequisites:
    Minimum of 15 credits of studio courses beyond Art Foundation and Pass Portfolio Review. Department Consent.

    3-12 cr.

  
  • ART 418 - Gallery Internship


    Description:
    Internship in the Carlsten Art Gallery. Training in philosophical issues of gallery management and exhibition programming. Technical training and practice of gallery management include organizing and hanging shows, planning receptions, grant and fund-raising, etc. Does not count as art elective. May repeat for 3 cr max.

    Prerequisites:
    Pass Portfolio Review.

    1-3 cr.

  
  • ART 419 - Design Internship


    Description:
    Professional international, national or regional internship experience in graphic design industry; credit approved on submission of portfolio and written description of experience, in consultation with the internship provider. Class meetings to discuss, present, and document internship; and explore professional design experiences.

    Prerequisites:
    Instructor Consent

    General Education Designation(s):

    GEP: XL



    1-4 cr.

  
  • ART 420 - Studio Art Internship


    Description:
    Visual arts experience in a selected area, including studio techniques, management, process exploration and research. May repeat for 3 cr max.

    Prerequisites:
    At least 15 credits advanced visual arts studies, and Pass Portfolio Review. Department Consent.

    1-3 cr.

  
  • ART 421 - Advanced Printmaking


    Description:
    Advanced study in printmaking with individualized instruction, image making, and expression. Formal, intellectual, and aesthetic issues. Develop comprehensive, cohesive, and technically proficient body of work. May be repeated.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 321  and Pass Portfolio Review

    3-6 cr.

  
  • ART 434 - Advanced Painting


    Description:
    Advanced study in painting with individualized instruction, image making, and expression. Formal, intellectual, and aesthetic issues. Develop comprehensive, cohesive, and technically proficient body of work. May be repeated.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 334  and Pass Portfolio Review

    3-6 cr.

  
  • ART 435 - Landscape Painting and the Environment


    Description:
    Content determined by student and instructor, based on previous coursework in en plein air (on location) landscape painting. May be repeated.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 335  or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 436 - Life Drawing


    Description:
    Content determined by student and instructor, based on previous coursework in life drawing. May be repeated.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 336  and Pass Portfolio Review, or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 451 - Advanced Sculpture and Professional Development


    Description:
    Designed for the advanced student committed to creating a cohesive body of sculptural work with an emphasis on in-depth conceptual, aesthetic, and technical development. Professional development opportunities and preparation will also be addressed. Must be self-directed and competent in the equipment and processes necessary for the fabrication of your particular body of work. May be repeated for up to 6 cr.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 351  and Pass Portfolio Review, or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 454 - Advanced Sculpture: Public Art


    Description:
    Focus on the advanced methods, concepts and approaches to installation and public art and the relationships between concept, site, space and form. May be repeated for up to 6 cr.

    Prerequisites:
    Pass Portfolio Review or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 456 - Advanced Sculpture: Concepts in Glass


    Description:
    Emphasis on the conceptual development of a cohesive body of sculptural work in glass. Explore advanced methods for working sculpturally with glass. Develop critical thinking skills and an understanding and working knowledge of contemporary artists working in glass processes. May be repeated for up to 6 cr.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 356  and Pass Portfolio Review, or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 457 - Advanced Book Arts


    Description:
    Advanced investigation of book arts as an expressive art form. Produce self-directed research projects. May be repeated for up to 6 cr.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 357  or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ART 461 - Advanced Ceramics


    Description:
    Advanced study in ceramics with individualized instruction, image making, and expression. Formal, intellectual, and aesthetic issues. Develop comprehensive, cohesive, and technically proficient body of work. May be repeated.

    Prerequisites:
    ART 361  and Pass Portfolio Review

    3-6 cr.

  
  • ART 490 - Senior Seminar


    Description:
    Contemporary criticism and theory for BFA students in preparation for senior exhibition. Readings from contemporary literature in studio disciplines. Discuss, present, and write critical response to current issues/ideas. Concurrent development of student senior portfolio.

    Prerequisites:
    Senior standing in BFA art major and Pass Portfolio Review, or Instructor Consent

    Typically Offered:
    (I)

    4 cr.

  
  • ART 491 - Senior Exhibition


    Description:
    Prepare senior portfolio (graphic design emphasis) or gallery show (2-D or 3-D emphasis). Studio work to enhance and complete student portfolio: organize and install an exhibition in the Edna Carlsten Gallery or participate in the Graphic Design Senior Portfolio Review; faculty evaluation of exhibition.

    Prerequisites:
    Senior standing, BFA art major, ART 490  required for 2D and 3D emphasis. Pass Portfolio Review.

    Typically Offered:
    (II)

    4 cr.

  
  • ART 492 - Senior Research Project in Art History


    Description:
    Produce a detailed, advanced scholarly research paper and make a public presentation on an art historical topic agreed to by the professor(s).

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Art History emphasis area and at least 15 credits completed in 300-level or higher Art History courses, or Instructor Consent

    General Education Designation(s):

    GEP: XL



    3 cr.

 

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