All students are required to enroll in the Freshman Seminar course. Students will be introduced to the vocabulary of art, will explore personal and social issues faced by most first time college students, and will learn time management and study skills. All students are required to enroll on the Graduate Seminar course. This course is designed as a capstone course. This studio class provides a theoretical and practical understanding of color theory.
Students explore color mixing, color symbolism, color expression, and aesthetics.
An introduction of basic drawing techniques and creative visual problem solving. Rendering techniques cover line, value, gesture, spatial elements, and linear perspective. Readings, slide viewing and field trips enhance and enrich the individuals ability to analyze, depict and critique form and space as expressed in a two-dimensional image. This course develops the students ability to verbally and visually reason and communicate about the visual experience. Drawing II Students explore thematic development and personal exploration through various subject matter and visual stimuli.