The art program offers an opportunity for the student to engage in a meaningful involvement with the visual arts through active exploration, critical thinking, and inquiry. The program is designed to develop and enhance the ability to explore the expressive potential of varied media and techniques while linking content with form in developing personal expression. Joining theory and practice, and recognizing the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to problem solving, the art program encourages the development of the artist in all of us, both as a way of life and as a fulfilling livelihood and career.

The art program provides a strong foundation in both art studio practices and art theory. It is recognized that mature freedom grows out of technical command, the knowledge of art heritage, and the conviction that the exploitation of creative potential is an essential quality of a progressive society. Students are well prepared to continue their studies at the graduate level in many related areas of study. The art major provides preparation for many careers including but not limited to fine arts, expressive arts therapy, arts administration, art education, arts advocacy, studio technician, art fields such as graphic, architectural, film, theatre, and industrial design, and the growing need for creative thinkers in every imaginable field and endeavor. The excellent facilities, small class sizes, low student/teacher ratio, personally designed programs, individual care and assistance, studio space, access, exhibit opportunities, and devoted and professional faculty enable the University of Great Falls art program to succeed in serving every student who desires to pursue the art experience.

 

Competency Objective

Students who earn a major in Art will

• Produce a body of work that demonstrates an understanding of principles and elements of visual design.
• Perform in varied media and techniques while linking form with content in the development of personal expression.
• Apply basic terminology of visual art processes, media, and theory.
• Integrate interdisciplinary approaches into the art-making process including personal idea development and problem solving.
• Examine the intention and process behind their own work, and the work of other artists throughout history.
• Analyze and distinguish periods of art with relevance to stylistic developments and their contribution to the development of human understanding and knowledge.
• Assess visual art to seek personal and universal meaning.
• Create a body of work that seeks to synthesize their personal expression with universal meaning.

Course-name and number	CR
ART 110 - Intro to Visual Art	3
ART 150 - Studio Art Fundamentals	3
ART 200 - Painting I	3
ART 205 - Printmaking I	3
ART 221 - Ceramics I	3
ART 222 - Drawing I	3
ART 255 - Photography I	3
ART 322 - Life Drawing	3
ART 280 - Survey of Art History I
or	3
ART 281 - Survey of Art History II
Approved Electives	6
Total for credits for major	33

 

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Competency Objectives

Students who earn a minor in Art will:

• Demonstrate an understanding of principles and elements of visual design.
• Investigate the expressive potential of varied media and techniques.
• Apply basic terminology of visual art processes, media, and theory.
• Investigate interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving and the development of personal expression.
• Recognize periods of art with relevance to stylistic development and their contributions to the development of human understanding and knowledge
• Practice linking form and content through the creation of work.
• Interpret visual art to seek personal and universal meaning.
• Prepare to pursue art as a livelihood, career and/or way of life.

Course-name and number	CR
ART 110 - Intro to Visual Art	3
ART 150 - Studio Art Fundamentals	3
ART 200 - Painting I	3
ART 222 - Drawing II	3
ART 280 - Survey of Art History I
OR	3
ART 281 - Survey of Art History II
6 credits from the following:	6
ART 205 - Printmaking I
ART 221 - Ceramics I
ART 255 - Photography I
ART 280 - Art History: Ancient through Medieval
ART 281 - Art History: Renaissance through Modern
ART 192
OR
ART 392 - Special Problems in Art
Total credits for minor	21

 

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Available only with a major in Art or Computer Science.

Computer graphics are everywhere – from the internet to the latest computer generated images that are part of our movies. The need for trained professionals who can develop graphics, animate them, and integrate them into documents and web pages continues to grow at an astounding rate. The concentration in Computer Graphics will prepare students to work with the latest graphics design and implementation software. Students will learn digital photography, multimedia techniques, web development, desktop publishing, and animation.

Competency Objectives

Students who earn a Computer Graphics Concentration will

• Appraise the basic operational characteristics of common digital image manipulation software.
• Appraise the aesthetic considerations inherent in the manipulation of digital images.
• Appraise the characteristics of different graphical image formats.
• Appraise the basic operational characteristics of common desktop publishing software.
• Appraise the aesthetic considerations inherent in designing different kinds of published documents.
• Comprehend the TWAIN standard.
• Create animations and integrate them into web products and into other products.
• Apply how web publishing works.
• Create multimedia.
• Program the world wide web using common development tools such as HTML, javascript, and XML.

Course-name and number	CR
CPS 230 - Digital Image Manipulation	3
CPS 233 - Desktop Publishing	3
CPS 346 - Web Programming	3
CPS 361 - Two Dimensional Animation	3
CPS 446 - Advanced Multimedia	3
ART 485 - Career Seminar
OR
Approved Elective	3
Total credits for concentration	18

 

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Available only with Art Major.

The art program offers an opportunity for the student to engage in a meaningful involvement with the visual arts through active exploration, critical thinking, and inquiry. The program is designed to develop and enhance the ability to explore the expressive potential of varied media and techniques while linking content with form in developing personal expression. Joining theory and practice, and recognizing the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to problem solving, the art program encourages the development of the artist in all of us, both as a way of life and as a fulfilling livelihood and career.

The art program provides a strong foundation in both art studio practices and art theory. It is recognized that mature freedom grows out of technical command, the knowledge of art heritage, and the conviction that the exploitation of creative potential is an essential quality of a progressive society. Students are well prepared to continue their studies at the graduate level in many related areas of study. The art major provides preparation for many careers including but not limited to fine arts, expressive arts therapy, arts administration, art education, arts advocacy, studio technician, art fields such as graphic, architectural, film, theatre, and industrial design, and the growing need for creative thinkers in every imaginable field and endeavor. The excellent facilities, small class sizes, low student/teacher ratio, personally designed programs, individual care and assistance, studio space, access, exhibit opportunities, and devoted and professional faculty enable the University of Great Falls art program to succeed in serving every student who desires to pursue the art experience.

Competency Objectives

Students who earn a major in Art will

• Prepare to pursue as a livelihood, career and/or way of life.

Course-name and number	CR
ART 280 - Art History: Ancient through Medieval	3
ART 281 - Art History: Renaissance through Modern	3
One of the above must be completed for the major and both for the concentration
Twelve credits from the following courses:	12
ART 222 - Drawing I
ART 300 - Painting II
ART 305 - Printmaking II
ART 321 - Ceramics II
ART 350 - Photography II
ART 360 - Art of the Book
ART 392 - Special Topics
ART 422 - Life Drawing II
Approved elective in Computer Graphics
ART 485 - Careers Seminar	3
ART 499 - Senior Thesis	3
Total credits for concentration	24

 

 

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ART	110	Introduction to Visual Art. Introduces visual art and artists including painting, sculpture, printmaking, architecture, and camera arts. Includes the development of critical and analytical skills and the examination of various artistic forms of expression in the cultures from which they come. Historic and thematic approaches. Slide lecture course. Expected to be offered: Fall and Spring semesters 3 credits
ART	150	Studio Art Fundamentals. Exploration of basic elements and principles of visual design through studio projects, discussions and lectures. The development of basic 3-D technical and aesthetic concepts through additive and subtractive methods. Emphasis on basic visual problem solving through use of various processes and materials. Investigation of internal and external perception. Expected to be offered: Fall and Spring semesters 3 credits
ART	192	Special Workshops in Art. Expected to be offered: Sufficient demand 1-3 credits
ART	200	Painting I. Introduction to painting and related media. Exploration of basic aesthetic and technical concepts in painting. Understanding and developing individual stylistic tendencies, linking theme and content with appropriate expression. Prerequisite: ART 121 recommended Expected to be offered: Spring semesters 3 credits
ART	205	Printmaking I. Introduction to basic techniques of relief and intaglio printmaking. Expected to be offered: Spring semesters 3 credits
ART	221	Ceramics I. Introduction to clay as a historical and contemporary art-making medium. Basic exploration of hand-building, throwing, glazing, and surface treatment. Expected to be offered: Fall and Spring semesters 3 credits
ART	222	Drawing I. Exploration of media, techniques, line, form, space, color, composition and personal expression. Emphasis on linking content with appropriate expression. Expected to be offered: Fall semesters 3 credits
ART	255	Photography I. The use of the camera as a creative tool for beginners in photography. Basic photo-lab chemistry for the processing of black and white film and prints. Camera required. Expected to be offered: Fall and Spring semesters 3 credits
ART	280	Art History: Ancient through Medieval. Broad scope of artistic development from the Paleolithic era through the Middle Ages. Expected to be offered: Fall semesters, odd years 3 credits
ART	281	Art History: Renaissance through Modern. Broad scope of artistic development from the Renaissance through the modern period. Expected to be offered: Fall semesters, even years 3 credits
ART	300	Painting II. Continued exploration of painting techniques, materials, and traditional and nontraditional approaches. Emphasis on linking content with form in developing a personal expression. Prerequisite: ART 200 Expected to be offered: Spring semesters 3 credits
ART	305	Printmaking II. Further exploration of printmaking processes and advanced techniques. Prerequisite: ART 205 Expected to be offered: Spring semesters 3 credits
ART	321	Ceramics II. Further exploration of the ceramic process including hand building and throwing, and glazes and firing technology. Prerequisite: ART 221 Expected to be offered: Spring semesters 3 credits
ART	322	Life Drawing I. Study of the live model in the Renaissance tradition. Drawings done from live model to develop technical and perceptual skill as well as aesthetic awareness of the human form and to enhance expression of the artist's ideas. Emphasis on basic drawing skills throughout course. Ongoing exploration of drawing and the study of the human form. Prerequisite: ART 121 Expected to be offered: Fall semesters 3 credits
ART	323	Drawing II. Continued exploration in drawing with a variety of media. Emphasis on the development of a personal artistic style. Prerequisite: ART 121 Expected to be offered: Fall semesters 3 credits
ART	355	Photography II. Further exploration into the use of the camera and photo process as creative tools for personal expression. Prerequisite: ART 255 Expected to be offered: Spring semesters 3 credits
ART	360	Art of the Book. Introduction to artists’ books and bookmaking. Exploration of traditional and contemporary approaches, techniques and materials through the creation of artists’ books. Personal expression linking form and content emphasized. Expected to be offered: Spring semesters, odd years 3 credits
ART	392	Special Topics in Art. Expected to be offered: Sufficient demand 3 credits
ART	397	Field Experience. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor Expected to be offered: Sufficient demand 1-3 credits
ART	422	Life Drawing II Continuation of ART 322 Prerequisite: ART 322 Expected to be offered: Fall semesters 3 credits
ART	485	Careers Seminar. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing Expected to be offered: Fall semesters, even years 3 credits
ART	495	Internship. Prerequisite: consent of instructor Expected to be offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters 1-15 credits
ART	499	Senior Thesis. Prerequisite: consent of instructor Expected to be offered: Fall and Spring semesters 1-6 credits