ART 103. Introduction to Art History (3). Survey of Western art from prehistoric times to the modern period. [GE.]
ART 104B. Ancient Art (3). Prehistoric, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Aegean, Greek, and Roman art.
ART 104C. Medieval Art (3). Early Christian, Byzantine, early medieval, Romanesque, and Gothic art.
ART 104F. Renaissance Art (3). Italian and Northern European artists during the Renaissance.
ART 104G. Baroque Art (3). Rubens, Rembrandt, other artists, 1600-1750.
ART 104H. 19th Century Art (3). European 19th century art in painting and sculpture. Major artists from Goya to van Gogh, from Turner to Monet.
ART 104I. 20th Century Art (3). Survey of painting and sculpture in the 20th century.
ART 104J. American Art (3). Survey of art covering major artists, stylistic movements, and cultural trends within the borders of the US from the Colonial Period to WWII. [DCG. GE.]
ART 104K. Introduction to Tribal Art (3). African, Native American, and Oceanic art, emphasizing various approaches to, and concepts of, art in these cultural regions. GE, DCG.
ART 104M. Latin American Art (3). History of art in Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Emphasis on modern, post-independence period. Consider social, political, and cultural contexts in which art was produced. DCG.
ART 104N. Asian Art (3). Surveys the visual arts of India, China, and Japan in the context of each country's diverse religious, cultural and political histories. DCG, GE.
ART 105. Arts Alive! (3). Forms of art, music, and theatre from prehistoric times to the present. Taught by three faculty from the primary arts. GE area C.
ART 105B. Beginning Drawing (3). Training in fundamentals of drawing: form, space, organization, composition. Various drawing materials and techniques. CAN ART 8
ART 105C. Color & Design (3). Concepts of line, texture, value, shape, color, and composition in context of two-dimensional space. Visual perception; illusions; cultural influences on the way we see. Studio format.
ART 106. Beginning Painting (3). Tools in painting: color, composition, and fundamental technical issues. Develop visual principles through various subject matter. Strongly recommended: ART 105B completed before enrolling. CAN ART 10.
ART 107. Printmaking I (3). Introduction to contemporary practices and aesthetics of printmaking. Formal elements and techniques using a broad range of materials and processes including: relief (linocut, woodcut), itaglio (drypoint, etching), lithography, and monoprinting. Strongly recommended: ART 105B or 105C completed before enrolling. GE.
ART 108. Beginning Graphic Design (3). An introduction to graphic design covering design, color and form and their influence on multmedia design applications. The applications Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign will be introduced.
ART 109. Beginning Sculpture (3). Introduction to sculpture and three-dimensional thinking and vocabulary. Students learn techniques such as, additive and reductive methods, mold making, found object construction, etc. Presentation of correct tool usage and safety issues. Studio practice, research, class discussions, slide lectures, field trips, and critique.CAN ART 12 GE.
ART 112. Scientific Drawing I (3). This course develops the ability to accurately draw and illustrate technical and scientific information. Adapted to needs of science students as well as art students.CAN ART 8
ART 122. Life Drawing I (3). Study form and composition from the human figure. Rep once. Prereq: ART 105B or IA.
ART 250. Beginning Photography (3). Fundamentals of fine art black-and-white photography as medium of personal expression. Camera operations; exposure, development, and printing controls; professional presentation methods. Discuss work of historical and contemporary fine art photographers. CAN ART 18.
ART 280. Beginning Jewelry (3). Introduction to fabrication in silver and base metals through assigned projects. Techniques: sawing, soldering, etching, stone setting. Proper tool usage and safety. Problem solving and development of intuitive thinking. Slides, research, and critiques.
ART 290. Beginning Ceramics (3). Assigned projects to develop basic forming and glazing skills, an understanding of visual form, and creative problem solving. CAN ART 6.
ART 300. Major Monuments of Art (3). Major art monuments through the ages explored in social and historical context, from the Parthenon to Picasso's Guernica, from St. Peters in the Vatican to Monet's Waterlilies.
ART 301. The Artist (3). Function and role of the artist from an historical perspective. Art studied through the artist in various historical periods. Rep.
ART 310. Topics in Aegean, Greek & Roman Art (4). Specific questions within the period. One of four units is individualized instruction on assigned topics. Rep as topics change.
ART 311. Topics in Early Christian, Byzantine & Medieval Art (4). Specific questions within the period. Topics rotated regularly. One of four units is individualized instruction on assigned topics. Rep as topics change.
ART 312. Topics in Italian Renaissance Art (4). Specific questions within the period. One of four units is individualized instruction on assigned topics. Rep as topics change.
ART 313. Topics in Northern Renaissance Art (4). Specific questions within the period. Topics rotated regularly. One of four units is individualized instruction on assigned topics. Rep as topics change.
ART 314. Topics in Baroque & Rococo Art (4). Specific questions within the period. Topics rotated regularly. One of four units is individualized instruction on assigned topics. Rep as topics change.
ART 315. Topics in 19th Century Art (4). Specific questions within the period. Topics rotated regularly. One of four units is individualized instruction on assigned topics. Rep as topics change.
ART 316. Topics in Early 20th Century Art (4). Topics rotated regularly. One of four units is individualized instruction on assigned topics. Rep as topics change.
ART 317. Topics in Late Modern & Contemporary Art (4). Art since mid-20th century. Variable emphasis. One of four units is individualized instruction on assigned topics. Rep as topics change.
ART 318. Topics in the History of Photography (4). Development of photography as an aesthetic medium. Major photographers and their ideas and contributions in the context of the history of art. Alternating courses cover 19th or 20th centuries. One of four units is individualized instruction on assigned topics. Rep as topic changes.
ART 319. Contemporary Art & Theory (4). This course explores global contemporary art and theory (post 1985). Emphasis is placed on understanding major trends as well as theoretical models so that students can generate their own informed analysis. Prereq: ART 104i. DCG.
ART 321. Intermediate Drawing (3). Rep. Prereq: ART 105B or IC.
ART 323. Scientific Drawing II (3). Further develops the ability to accurately draw and illustrate technical and scientific information. Adapted to needs of science students as well as art students. Rep. Prereq: ART 112 or IA.
ART 324. Advanced Drawing (3). Expand fundamentals gained in prerequisite courses; explore intuition and vision. Rep. Prereq: ART 122 or 321 or 323 - or IA.
ART 325. Life Drawing II (3). Continue exploring figure drawing, emphasizing formal aspects of individual vision with use of color, mixed media, and abstraction. Prereq: ART 122 or IA. Rep.
ART 326. Intermediate Painting (3). Further develop foundation of painting: materials, techniques, form, space, organization, composition, color. Explore individual intuition and vision. Emphasis on visual form and principles rather than subject matter. Rep. Prereq: ART 106 or IA.
ART 329. Advanced Painting (3). Further develop individual intuition and vision. Apply, understand, and compare concepts, attitudes, and methods of traditional and contemporary approaches to painting. Rep. Prereq: ART 326 or IA.
ART 330. Printmaking II (3).
Further development of formal, technical, and conceptual skills. Emphasis on
color printing and combinations of print techniques. Rotating concentration
of two specific print processes such as lithography/relief, relief/silkscreen,
silkscreen/lithography, or relief/intaglio.
Prereq: ART 107 or IA. Rep.
ART 337. Intermediate Photography (3). Fine art photography as medium of personal expression. Mastery of camera controls and darkroom processes. View camera, studio lighting. May include toning, hand coloring, alternative processes, mural printing. Critique contemporary and historic photographic practice. Rep once. Prereq: ART 250.
ART 339. Advanced Photography (3). Fine art photography as medium of personal expression. View camera; color printing; developing thematic portfolio. Critique contemporary and historic practice. Rep. Prereqs: ART 337 or IA.
ART 340. Intermediate Graphic Design (3). Emphasizing the print publication field, students work with InDesign, Quark and the importance of digital images from Illustrator and Photoshop. Pre-press preaparation for advertisements, multi-page publications, posters, and large-format graphics.
ART 343. Advanced Graphic Design (3). Advanced ourse to prepare for the professional world including creation of a portfolio, both traditional and electronic, and new issues in graphic design. Students emphasize area of interest.
ART 345. Intermediate Sculpture: Metals (3). Concentrates on metal fabrication techniques such as welding (gas, MIG, TIG, stick), cutting (plasma, OXY/fuel), bending and smithing; and metal casting techniques for aluminum and bronze such as bonded sand and ceramic shell processes. Mold making, wax working, gating, pouring, and finishing. Prereq: ART 109 or IA (C) ART 346. Rep with IA.
ART 346. Intermediate Sculpture: Mixed Media (3). Concentrates on mixed media processes and the figure. Students learn a wide range of processes and formats such as: cold casting (resins, plaster, construction, found object, wood, stone; installation, etc. Prereq: ART 109 or IA (C) ART 345. Rep with IA.
ART 347. Advanced Sculpture
(3). Studio application. Continuation and development of technical media skills
gained in ART 345 and ART 346. Emphasis: on personal conceptual development
and creation of cohesive body of work.
Prereq: ART
345, 346 or IA. Rep.
ART 348. Intermediate Jewelry and Small Metals (3). Introduction to casting and fabrication techniques: forming, enameling, cold connections, and stone setting through assigned projects. Alternative materials and patination. Problem solving, intuitive thinking, and personal vocabulary. Slide study, research, and critiques. Prereq: ART 280 or IA. Rep.
ART 348B. Intermediate Jewelry and Small Metals (3). Fabrication techniques in metal and alternative materials through assigned projects. Mixed media. Emphasis on material choices, visual expression, problem solving, intuitive thinking and development of personal imagery. Slide study, research, and critiques. Prereq: ART 280 or IA. Rep.
ART 349. Advanced Jewelry and Small Metals (3). Technical and material exploration through assigned projects. Emphasis on development of a unified body of work as decided in conference with the instructor. Preparing for professional art practice. Slide study, research, and critiques. Prereq: ART 348 or 348B, or IA. Rep.
ART 350. Intermediate Ceramics: High Fire (3). Assigned projects emphasize visual expression and further develop forming and glazing skills associated with thrown forms and stoneware reduction glazes. Prereq: ART 290. Rep. with IA.
ART 351. Intermediate Ceramics: Low Fire (3). Assigned projects emphasize visual expression and further develop forming and glazing skills in low-temperature firing range. Prereq: ART 290. Rep. with IA.
ART 353. Off-Campus Studies in Art History (1-9). Visit museums, archaeological monuments, collections. Rep. Prereq: six units of art history or IA.
ART 354. Problems in Art History (1-4). Special topics.
ART 355. Native American Art of the North Coast (4). Traditional arts of the Hupa, Karuk, Tolowa, and Yurok. Tribal elders and recognized Native American artists and teachers host and teach. Three weekend classes.
ART 356. Museum & Gallery Practices (3). Overview of museum & gallery operations, including structural organization, collections management, conservation, installation, and exhibitions. Organize, design & install exhibitions in the Reese Bullen Gallery. Prereq: ART 104i or 104K. Rep.
ART 357B. Curriculum & Development Through Art Education I (3). Examines the relationship between art and the development of children and adolescents. Discuss current theory and practice in art education and examine the role of the teacher in society. This couse involves service learning in the community. Art education majors only. Beneficial to have completed SED 210 before this class. Co-req: ART 498B.
ART 357C. Curriculum & Development Through Art Education II (3). Involves service learning in the community. Students will plan a docent program for the public schools using the HSU galleries and the Morris Graves Museum and develop art lessons for participating schools. Art education majors only. Beneficial to have completed SED 210 before this class. Prereq: ART 357B. Co-req: ART 498C.
ART 358. Art Structure (3). Heritage of visual art, aesthetic valuing, creative process in producing works of art. Liberal studies/elementary education majors only.
ART 359. Advanced Ceramics (3). Projects which further develop technical skills, aesthetic awareness, and historical perspectives. Focus on personal visual expression. Rep. Prereq: two semesters of upper division ceramics, one of which must be either ART 350 or the old ART 351 at HSU.
ART 372. Special Projects in Graphic Design (1-6). Assignments in design and production, including Portfolio construction, for students who have completed Advanced Graphic Design. IA. Rep.
ART 395. Topics in Studio Art (1-6). Experimental course in selected problems. Prereq: one lower division art class or IA. Rep.
ART 396. Art Workshop (1). Various media. Rep.
ART 410. Seminar in Art History (4). Topic seminar. Rep. Prereq: IA.
ART 456. Museum & Gallery Practices Internship (3). Culminating course for Art Museum and Gallery Practices Certificate. Intern at an arts institution chosen in consultation with the instructor. Prereq: ART 104i, 356. Rep.
ART 495. Directed Study (1-6). Program and hours arranged with staff. Rep.
ART 496. Seminar in Art (3). Selected problems in art. Prereq: at least 24 total lower division and upper division art units or IA. Rep.
ART 498B. Service Learning & Art Education I (2). This
course integrates art education theory and practice with community service
learning concepts with a 10-week field experience observing and participating
in HSU’s Studio School and local schools. Prereq: SED 210/410 (C).
Co-req: ART 357B.
ART 498C. Service Learning & Art Education II (2). This
course integrates art education theory and practice with community service
learning concepts with a 10-week field experience observing and participating
in HSU’s Studio School and local schools. Prereq: SED 210/410 (C). Co-req:
ART 357C.
ART 595. Directed Studies (4). Program and hours arranged with staff. Rep. Prereq: graduate level or must have taken ART 495 with same instructor.
activ = activity section
(C) = may be concurrent
CAN = California articulation number (for a more complete explanation, see section 3 under Transfer Requirements).
coreq = corequisite(s)
CR/NC = credit/no credit grading
DA = department approval
DCG = diversity & common ground elective course
disc = discussion section
F, S, Su = fall, spring, summer. To help in long-range academic planning, these letters signify that a course is regularly offered in a fall, spring, or summer term.
GE = general education elective course
IA = instructor approval
lect = lecture section
prereq = prerequisite(s)
rep = may be repeated