Note: Semesters listed are when courses are normally offered. However, course offerings may change due to low course enrollment or unexpected staffing changes.

100 FINE ART CREDIT (3)

103 ART FUNDAMENTALS (3)
This introductory lecture/studio course includes discussions of art theory and history. Studio projects are geared to people with no experience of art. There are two field trips. Fulfills the fine arts general education requirement.

108 TWO-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN (3)
This beginning studio course introduces students to principles for organizing line, shape, color, texture, and value. Projects may include work in cut paper, collage, drawing, paint, photography, and basic skills in Adobe Illustrator.

111 BEGINNING DRAWING (3)
This studio course introduces students to basic drawing techniques in both dry and wet media. It also covers methods of controlling depth of field, from building deep space to maintaining flat surface of the paper.

201 BEGINNING PAINTING (3)
This studio course introduces basic techniques for rendering in oil paint and reinforces students’ knowledge of color theory. The final section of the course deals with personal imagery and the exploration of paint quality and surface. Prerequisites for art majors only: Art 108, 111 or 211.

203 BEGINNING SCULPTURE (3)
This studio course introduces students to use of space, methods and various materials of fabrication for three-dimensional form. Course projects will be executed in a variety of materials that may include wood, metals, and plaster. You may begin the sculpture sequence with either Art 203 or 303. Either Art 203 or 303 will meet the art foundations requirement.

205 BEGINNING PRINTMAKING (3)
This studio course introduces students to relief, collograph, screen, or intaglio printing techniques. Art 111 or 211 recommended. Prerequisites for art majors only: Art 108, 111 or 211.

207 BEGINNING CERAMICS (3)
In this studio course, students learn ways of working with clay, including hand-built forms and wheel-thrown construction. The course includes consideration of the ceramic form as decorative and sculptural design. Techniques in glaze application also are covered.

209 DIGITAL MEDIA (3)
This is a studio course that introduces ways to make art using the computer and related devices. The course makes extensive use of Adobe Photoshop to create images on a variety of subjects. Prerequisite: Art 108.

211 FIGURE DRAWING (3)
This studio course is an introduction to the figure using a variety of media. Significant attention is given to anatomical studies of skeleton and musculature.

213 BEGINNING PHOTOGRAPHY (3)
This studio course introduces students to digital photographic techniques and materials. Students are introduced to the history of photography and theory. The course emphasizes image selection through design analysis and sensitivity to subjects. Students must provide their own 35mm single lens reflex camera with a fully manual setting. Prerequisites for art majors only: Art 108, 111 or 211.

215 BEGINNING GRAPHIC DESIGN (3)
This studio course applies principles of design to the organization of type and images. Students are introduced to concepts and skills basic to the practice of graphic design, including introduction to Adobe InDesign. Does not fulfill fine art requirement. Prerequisite: Art 108.

225 TYPOGRAPHY (3)
This studio course in graphic design explores the development of typography and layout from Gutenberg to the present. Working with page layout software Adobe InDesign, students use their knowledge of type to design posters, brochures, annual reports, and multi-page documents. Does not fulfill fine art requirement. Prerequisites: Art 108 and 215.

230 ART & WORLD RELIGIONS (3)
This course covers the art of India, China, Japan, Arabia, Native America, and Africa, and Greco- Roman art and Christian art up to the Renaissance. Fulfills one of the cross-cultural studies general education requirements.

232 RENAISSANCE TO ROCOCO (3)
This lecture course studies the development of Renaissance styles. Students gain insight into the historical roots and spirit of Renaissance style. The course involves the student in analysis of Renaissance imagery, development through Italy and Northern Europe, and its development through Mannerism, Baroque, and Rococo.

234 NEOCLASSICISM-SURREALISM (3)
This lecture course studies the rise of European modernism from the French Revolution and its expression in Neoclassicism to the School of Paris until its demise at World War II. This course explores the changes in art brought on by the Enlightenment’s influence on politics, and on the industrial and scientific revolutions of the 19th and 20th centuries.

235 ART HISTORY AFTER 1945 (3)
This lecture course looks at American and European art from 1945 to the present: abstract expressionism and the responses it generated through the 1970s; post-modernism from the 1980s and ’90s.

248 DUTCH ART/ARCHITECT (3)
Concentrated study of major regional and international styles in painting, sculpture, and architecture of the late 19th and 20th centuries. Based on observations in museums, galleries, and the environment. Offered in connection with the Netherlands Study Abroad program. See page 88 for more information.

301 INTERMEDIATE PAINTING (3)
This studio course is a continuation of Art 201 in oil or acrylic paint. In the first half of the course, students focus on the ways in which the material quality of paint and the process of creation contribute to the meaning of art works. In the second half of the course, students explore the problem of scale and the development of personal imagery. Prerequisite: Art 201.

303 INTERMEDIATE SCULPTURE (3)
This studio course is a complement to Art 203. It introduces students to on the 20th century problems in the relationship of sculpture to its site, and introduces alternative sculptural materials. You may begin the sculpture sequence with either Art 203 or 303. Either Art 203 or 303 will meet the art foundations requirement.

305 INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING (3)
This studio course is a continuation of Art 205. Students focus on the print technique of their choice: relief, collograph, screen, or intaglio. Prerequisite: Art 205.

307 INTERMEDIATE CERAMIC (3)
In this studio course, a continuation of Art 207, students focus primarily on the potter’s wheel and develop a set of five or more glazes.

311 FIGURE PAINTING (3)
This is a studio course that builds on students’ experiences of drawing the figure by working in paint and color. The course begins with rendering the figure accurately in paint and moves on to expressive and formal uses of the figure. Prerequisites: Art 201 and 211.

313 INTERMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHY (3)
A continuation of Art 213, this studio course in black and white photography focuses on developing a series of related images concerned with formal issues or the problems of photojournalism. Prerequisite: Art 209, 213.

315 ADVERTISING DESIGN (3)
This studio course is a continuation of Art 215. It focuses primarily on problems in advertising. Students will master Adobe Photoshop, a photo manipulation program. Does not fulfill fine art requirement. Prerequisites: Art 108, 209, 215. Art 225 is recommended.

331 AESTHETICS (3)
This is a seminar course designed to acquaint students with fundamental questions concerning the nature of art and the character of aesthetic activity. It is identical to Philosophy 331. Prerequisites: Philosophy 101 and 102.

345 ADVANCED GRAPHIC DESIGN (3)
This studio course is a continuation of Art 215, 225, and 315, and focuses on Web site design. It introduces HTML coding and the code editor, Dreamweaver. Prerequisites: Art 108, 215, and 315.

349 ADVANCED DRAWING (3)

This advanced studio course will enhance expertise in drawing and meets with other advanced studio and topics courses. Students will develop a series of images/objects that relate their work in previous courses to the history of art and aesthetic theory more explicitly. Images from this course will be suitable for submission to graduate school. Prerequisites: completion of Art 211 with a GPA of 2.7 or better; completion of two courses in art history/aesthetics. This course may be repeated.

351 ADVANCED PAINTING (3)

This advanced studio course will enhance expertise in painting, and meets with other advanced studio and topics courses. Students will develop a series of images/objects that relate their work in previous courses to the history of art and aesthetic theory more explicitly. Images from this course will be suitable for submission to graduate school. Prerequisites: sophomore standing and completion of two courses in art history/aesthetics. This course may be repeated.

353 ADVANCED SCULPTURE (3)

This advanced studio course will enhance expertise in sculpture, and meets with other advanced studio and topics courses. Students will develop a series of images/objects that relate their work in previous courses to the history of art and aesthetic theory more explicitly. Images from this course will be suitable for submission to graduate school. Prerequisites: sophomore standing and completion of two courses in art history/aesthetics. This course may be repeated.

355 ADVANCED PRINTMAKING (3)

This advanced studio course will enhance expertise in printmaking, and meets with other advanced studio and topics courses. Students will develop a series of images/objects that relate their work in previous courses to the history of art and aesthetic theory more explicitly. Images from this course will be suitable for submission to graduate school. Prerequisites: sophomore standing and completion of two courses in art history/aesthetics. This course may be repeated.

357 ADVANCED CERAMICS (3)

This advanced studio course will enhance expertise in ceramics, and meets with other advanced studio and topics courses. Students will develop a series of images/objects that relate their work in previous courses to the history of art and aesthetic theory more explicitly. Images from this course will be suitable for submission to graduate school. Prerequisites: sophomore standing and completion of two courses in art history/aesthetics. This course may be repeated.

359 ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY (3)

This advanced studio course will enhance expertise in photography, and meets with other advanced studio and topics courses. Students will develop a series of images/objects that relate their work in previous courses to the history of art and aesthetic theory more explicitly. Images from this course will be suitable for submission to graduate school. Prerequisites: sophomore standing and completion of two courses in art history/aesthetics. This course may be repeated.

360 TOPICS IN STUDIO ART (3)
This is a studio course in which students make work that explores a particular topic in the current art scene in depth. Prerequisites: One 300-level course in area of concentration and two art history courses.

361 TOPICS IN ART (3)
This is an art course in which non-studio majors explore a particular topic in the current art scene in depth. Prerequisites: Art 234 or 235. This is a non-studio companion course to Art 360 for art history minors.

380 METHODS TCHNG ART K-8 (2)
Students should expect to cover theories of art education for grades K-8, their implications for curriculum design, producing subsequent lesson, unit, and curriculum plans. This course links curriculum planning to budget preparation, ordering, and distributing materials.

381 METHODS TCHNG ART 6-12 (2)
Students should expect to cover theories of art education for grades 6-12, their implications for curriculum design, producing subsequent lesson, unit, and curriculum plans. This course links curriculum planning to budget preparation, ordering, and distributing materials.

399 INDEPENDENT STUDY (1)
Projects are selected from students’ major interests. Prerequisite: permission of the department.

400 FIELD EDUCATION (1)
Must be arranged with the department prior to registration. No more than three hours of credit may be applied to the 54-hour studio total. Remaining hours may be applied to general electives.

420 SENIOR SEMINAR (3)

This is a seminar in which students prepare for their senior show. It includes work in the students’ areas of concentration, preparation of an artist’s statement, an introduction to professional practice, readings in current topics in the discipline, and a review of the implications of Reformed practice in the arts beyond Trinity. Prerequisites for art studio majors: completion of concentration, two art history courses, and Art 331. Prerequisites for art education majors: completion of an intermediate studio course, art history/aesthetics requirement.

899 ART HIST ELECTIVE (3)

WV GEN ED FINE ARTS WAIVER (3)