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  • 3.00 Credits

    This course focuses on specific ceramic processes, trends or concepts that are not normally taught in the regular ceramics classes. Consult department or instructor for course topic prior to enrollment. Prerequisite:    ART 2310
  • 3.00 Credits

    Development of design concepts and procedures with emphasis on basic techniques and concept development in fabrication, casting, enameling, cold connectors, surface enrichment. Prerequisite:    ART 235 and ART 2350
  • 3.00 Credits

    Orientation to professional Graphic Design practice for the Junior Graphic Design student. Includes art direction and work situations, client relations, portfolio and resume preparation, self promotion, and career advancement. Course contents will be explored through reading, writing, lecture, discussion, critique, simulation, guest presentations, studio visits, and project work tailored to individual portfolio development. Prerequisite:    ART 3445 and ARTH 3451
  • 3.00 Credits

    Orientation to typographic communications including methods and processes, aesthetics, readability, typographic systems, grids, layout, and digital page composition. Class meets 2 times/week for 3-hour sessions. Prerequisite:    ART 2430 and ART 3440
  • 3.00 Credits

    Investigation into experimental and expressive aspects of typographic communication. Emphasis is placed upon the historical development of letter design, letter and text as visual form, and typographical illustration. Prerequisite:    ART 2430 and ART 3430
  • 3.00 Credits

    Introduction to designing for the Internet. Emphasis on the application of visual communication principles to the creation of functioning, well designed websites. Course will include basic HTML and CSS programming, methods for organizing and understanding website content, ways and processes for working with clients and/or creating content, and ways to translate design and typographic fundamentals to the landscape of the Internet. Prerequisite:    ART 3430
  • 3.00 Credits

    Introduction to theory, methods, tools and materials, and the professional practice of illustration. Emphasis is placed on concept development, media exploration and technique as applied to a variety of problems in pictorial communication. Prerequisite:    ART 1110 and ART 1120
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is an introduction to Motion Design (in relation to Graphic Design) and will cover the history and aesthetics of motion design, ways to think in time and space, techniques and methods for planning motion sequences, ways to think about and design with typography in motion, and the use of motion-specific industry-standard software and tools (Apple Motion, Adobe Flash, Adobe After Effects). This course aims to: provide historic and current perspectives regarding motion graphics and design; introduce students to categories, styles, terminology and vocabulary used in motion graphics and design; introduce students to basic techniques, methods and concepts used in motion design; work with typography and image in terms of motion; reinforce graphic design tenets and practices, and show how they extend to motion design. Prerequisite:    ART 2435 and ART 3430
  • 3.00 Credits

    A project-oriented studio course providing a more in-depth exploration of time-based media as used by contemporary artists with an emphasis on video. We will explore installation, projection and the web as environments for video art, as well as other media which allows the employment of time as a central element. Prerequisite:    ART 2750
  • 3.00 Credits

    This class prepares the art education candidate for teaching in the classroom, grades 7-12 and adaptable to K- 6. Experiences will include art activities, processes, materials, tools and resources, with the development and preparation of the accompanying curricula materials, lesson plans and assessments by the candidate. Curriculum aligns with State of Utah's core curriculum and national standards in the visual arts. Content will focus on the foundations of art education programming, including the art elements and design principles. In addition, this class will examine classroom management strategies and practices for the beginning teacher in the contemporary classroom. Art Education majors should have completed 40 credit hours; minors must have completed 12 credit hours. Prerequisite: (Recommended) Professional Core Level, College of Education, or permission of instructor. This course is required for secondary certification and is designed be taken prior to student teaching.