ART1200C Sketching for Designers
40 hours, 3 credits

Students in this course will develop fundamental sketching skills as they relate to graphic design. The course will progress from basic shapes and contour lines to gesture and perspective drawing. Developing observation skills for line, form, light, shadow, and detail will be emphasized. Students will also learn how to both give and receive design critiques.

ART3477 Art in the World and the Workplace
40 hours, 4 credits

The course explores the roles of music, poetry, prose, and visual art in our modern workplace and home lives. Topics include the benefits of art in the home, community, and workplace. These include creativity, focus, happiness, networking opportunities, curiosity, idea-generation, reduction of stress, and increase of morale. The course is an historical perspective of the role and application of art, up to and including the 21st century.

ART1204 Art Appreciation
40 hours, 4 credits

Students will examine the historical, social, and technological factors that contribute to understanding the function and meaning of art in this course. Using a global and thematic approach, students will be introduced to the basic elements of art, while learning about a full range of media used to make art, as well as the fundamental concepts of art criticism. Western and non-Western art is represented, with a strong emphasis on a global perspective in relation to culture, communication, politics, and economics.