Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Undergraduate Courses


A complete list of undergraduate courses in alphabetical order.

 
  
  • ARTD 414 - Information Design


    Introduction to the information design process, using symbol, typography, and imagery, with the goal of increasing understanding and access of information for the user.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTD 311.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTD 418A - Special Problems in Visual Communication


    Specific studies in related areas of visual communication. Topics announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Successful completion of review in visual communication or consent of school.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTD 418B - Advanced Problems in Visual Communication


    Advanced studies in related areas of visual communication. Topics announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTD 312 or consent of school.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTD 419 - Intermediate Digital Photography


    Exploration of technical and aesthetic aspects of color digital photography as a contemporary art medium. Studio, lecture, and laboratory. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTD 313.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTD 420 - Design Field Experience


    A. Time Arts
    C. Visual Communication
    D. Photography

    Cooperative work experience for students in the design and technology emphasis. Cooperatively supervised professional practice with selected and/or approved design firms to provide a learning experience complementary to the student’s area of study in design. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Advanced standing in the design student’s area of study and approval of the faculty field experience adviser in the design student’s area of study.

    Credits: 1-6

  
  • ARTD 466 - Intermedia Arts


    Studies in art combining (mostly electronic) media, with emphasis on individual projects. Topics announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Successful completion of portfolio review or consent of school.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTD 467 - Advanced Topics: Video Art


    Studies in video art production with a focus on individual projects. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTD 303 or consent of school.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTD 468 - Advanced Photographic Media


    Advanced projects in photographic media. Topics announced. May be repeated for credit.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTD 413 or ARTD 419 and successful completion of portfolio review in Photography.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTD 469 - Problems in Photography


    Advanced individual work in photographic media with emphasis on experimentation and artistic expression. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTD 413 or ARTD 419 and successful completion of portfolio review in Photography.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTD 473 - Advanced Topics: 3D Animation


    Intensive work in animation using primarily 3-D techniques with emphasis on individual projects. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTD 373, or consent of school.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTD 475 - Time Arts: Special Topics


    Concentrated study in time arts and electronic media. Topics announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Successful completion of portfolio review in Time Arts.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTE 109 - Strategic Visual Thinking


    Investigation of the role of visual design in the presentation of quantitative information in order to promote vigorous dialogue around the interactions of complex data streams, and this fosters robust decision-making. Introduction to social science research through data collection, quantitative analysis, and interpretation as students complete their own original survey research.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTE 200 - Studio Foundations for Art and Design Educators


    Exploration of 2-D studio media appropriate for K-12 environment, studio pedagogy, and development of technical skills in the representation and interpretation of subjects. Portfolio preparation for art and design education pre-service teachers. Studio and lecture.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ART 100 and ART 103.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTE 342 - Introduction to Art and Design Education: Content and Clinical Experience at the Elementary Level


    Overview of the history of art education and its philosophical premises. Examination of policies and approaches to the teaching of art and design for young children. Study of developmental characteristics of the learner and strategies for differentiated learning. Introduction to practice in use of visual and textual instructional materials and construction of lesson plans based on content knowledge, studio pedagogy and student evidence. Directed observation and supervised participation with diverse populations in elementary-level school settings for a minimum of 25 hours of clinical experience. Discussion, lecture, and studio.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Proof of freedom from tuberculosis, ART 100 and ART 101 and ART 102 and ART 103 and ARTH 292 and ARTE 200; and minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA and admission to educator licensure, or consent of school.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTE 343 - Art and Technology in the K-12 Classroom


    Focuses on the integration of emerging technologies into art and design education. The teaching of digital technologies appropriate for K-12 classroom settings will be highlighted. Includes hands-on experience with creating expressive art in a variety of digital media. Strategies for integrating art and technology practice into K-12 art curriculum will also be explored. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    CRQ: ARTE 342.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTE 344 - Development of Resources and Methods in Art and Design Education: Content and Clinical Experience at the Middle Level


    Experience with various art processes, tools, and media appropriate to differentiated learning at the middle level. Development and evaluation of educational resources and methods, including visual, oral, and written instructional materials and techniques. Study and practice of cultural responsiveness with diverse middle level populations. Development of and reflection on practice based on educational theory, content knowledge, and student evidence. Emphasis on lesson planning, teaching and professionalism. Directed observation and supervised participation with diverse populations in middle-level school settings for a minimum of 25 clock hours of clinical experience. Discussion, lecture, and studio.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTE 342 and admission to educator licensure, or consent of school.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTE 345 - Art and Design Curriculum: Content and Clinical Experience at the High School Level


    Proficiency in sequential curriculum writing for art and design at the high school level with regards to student cognitive processes and curriculum goals, including culturally responsive, interdisciplinary and technological content. Proficiency in curriculum and instruction based on educational theory, content knowledge, studio pedagogy, and student evidence to ensure ongoing growth and achievement. Emphasis on differentiated instructional and assessment methods; teacher collaboration, advocacy and leadership. Directed observation and supervised participation with diverse populations with emphasis on high school settings for a minimum of 25 clock hours of clinical experience. Discussion, lecture, and studio.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTE 343, ARTE 344, ARTE 387, ARTE 463, ARTE 482, and admission to educator licensure, or consent of school.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTE 383 - Teaching Art in Elementary Schools


    Objectives, procedures, resources, and activities related to art education for the culturally responsive and creative elementary classroom. Emphasis on content knowledge and student growth and achievement connected to self-motivation, emotional well-being and active engagement. Studio, lecture, and discussion. Limited to elementary education and special education majors, or consent of school.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTE 384 - History and Philosophy of Art Education


    Survey and appraisal of the historical and philosophical bases for the teaching of art. Emphasis placed on transformations of the field related to changing cultural contexts and conceptions of culture. Basic methods and conceptual issues underlying historical methodologies.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTE 387 - Assessing Art and Design Learning, K-12


    Techniques for assessing student art learning K-12. Assists prospective art teachers to construct appropriate formative and summative methods for the assessment of art learning based on individual and group visual and textual course work. Development of skills necessary for analysis of qualities found in traditional and electronic student art portfolios referenced against psychological and cultural based theories of artistic development. Analysis, development and use of qualitative and quantitative methods to monitor art and design learning and evaluate curriculum and instructional effectiveness. Strategies for data driven decision making based on reliable and valid judgments through rubric construction, visual benchmarking, and alternative moderation methods. Lecture, discussion and field experiences.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTE 342.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTE 463 - Reading and Writing in Art and Design Education: Critical Approaches


    Thematic, interdisciplinary, and culturally responsive approaches to the application of aesthetic, art historical, and critical theory and methods to instructional practice in elementary and secondary school and community settings. Emphasis on communication theory and the role of visual and textual language in teaching and learning. Development and use of multiple methods of communication and digital instructional resources to measure and improve student performance. Types of evidence of professional growth. Lecture, discussion, and field experiences.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: 6 semester hours in art history survey and ARTE 342 for art education majors, and admission to educator licensure, or consent of school.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTE 479 - Art for Special Needs Populations


    Philosophies, instructional methods, practice and experiences with appropriate materials, resources and opportunities related to art education with regards to special needs education, gifted, and diverse identities in order to support individualized planning, co-planning and instruction. Emphasis on laws and learning related to gifted and special education populations, interventions, and reporting. Lecture, discussion, and field experiences. Limited to elementary, special, and art education majors and students with an interest in art therapy or consent of school.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTE 342, or consent of school.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTE 480 - Alternative Teaching Experiences


    Internship teaching in community centers, social agencies, and other facilities offering educational programs outside of the public school pattern. Cooperatively supervised field experiences in alternative modes of instruction.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Approval of art education adviser.

    Credits: 3-12
  
  • ARTE 482 - Clinical Experiences in Studio Pedagogy


    Directed lesson planning for culturally responsive, differentiated instruction through supervised, collaborative teaching experiences for art education majors. Emphasis on co-planning, reflection, and the use of evidence-based instructional and assessment strategies for student achievement and interventions. Development of teacher leadership and family collaborations. Includes environment analysis for effective and healthy classroom management and instruction. Must include the Saturday children’s art program, or summer high school art camp, or other directed, in-depth clinical experience for a minimum of 25 clock hours of clinical experience. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTE 342 and admission to educator licensure, or consent of school. CRQ: ARTE 344.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTE 483 - Art in Elementary Schools and Community Programs


    Adapting visual arts content knowledge, lesson planning, and assessment strategies as appropriate to the elementary child in self-contained classrooms and community programs. Field trip, lecture, studio, critique, and microteaching experiences. Not open to art majors.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTE 484 - Interrelated Arts Education


    Exploration of aesthetic concepts, themes, and genres pertinent to education across the arts. Analysis of curricular goals and structures appropriate for an education in combined arts and basic assumptions underlying these goals and structures. Planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating arts programs in the context of visual arts in K-12 educational systems.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTE 488A - Student Teaching in Elementary Art


    Student teaching at the K-8 grade level for approximately one-half semester. Assignments to be made after approval by the School of Art and Design, art education area, and are subject to availability. (See “Educator Licensure Requirements.”)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTE 345, final approval of portfolio, and successful completion of the Illinois Subject Matter Knowledge Test (Art K-12) and successful completion of the Test for Academic Proficiency or equivalent. CRQ: ARTE 488B.

    Credits: 6
  
  • ARTE 488B - Student Teaching in Secondary Art


    Student teaching at the 9-12 grade level for approximately one-half semester. Assignments to be made after approval by the School of Art and Design, art education area, and are subject to availability. (See “Educator Licensure Requirements.”)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTE 345, final approval of portfolio, and successful completion of the Illinois Subject Matter Knowledge Test (Art K-12) and successful completion of the Test for Academic Proficiency or equivalent. CRQ: ARTE 488A.

    Credits: 6
  
  • ARTH 282 - Introduction to World Art


    A global survey of practices in the visual arts from ancient times to the modern era. Art majors must take ARTH 282A.
    A. On-campus. Available for art majors and non majors.
    B. Online. Not available for art majors.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 292 - Art and Design since 1900


    Modern and contemporary art and design. Art majors must take ARTH 282A.
    A. On-campus. Available for art majors and non majors.
    B. Online. Not available for art majors.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 294 - Art History Survey: Arts of Asia


    Arts of the Middle East, Far East, and Southeast Asia.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 310 - Studies in Ancient and Middle-Eastern Art


    A. Egypt
    B. Mesopotamia
    C. Aegean Art
    D. Archaic and Classical Art
    E. Hellenistic Art
    F. Etruscan and Early Roman Art
    G. Roman Imperial Art
    H. Islamic Art
    I. Thematic Subjects
    History, theory, and criticism of various aspects of ancient and Middle Eastern art. May be repeated with different subjects to a maximum of 12 semester hours. Multiple enrollments with different subjects are allowed in the same semester.
     

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 320 - Studies in Medieval Art


    A. Early Christian and Early Byzantine Art: 330-843
    B. Middle and Late Byzantine Art: ca. 843-1543
    C. Early Medieval Art: ca. 500-1000
    D. Romanesque and Gothic Art: ca. 1000-1400
    E. Thematic Subjects
    History, theory, and criticism of various aspects of medieval art. May be repeated with different subjects to a maximum of 12 semester hours. Multiple enrollments with different subjects are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 330 - Studies in Early Modern European Art


    A. Early Italian Renaissance Art
    B. Early Northern Renaissance Art
    C. 16th Century Italian Art
    D. 16th Century Northern European Art
    E. 17th and 18th Century European Art
    F. Thematic Subjects
    History, theory, and criticism of various aspects of early modern art. May be repeated with different subjects to a maximum of 12 semester hours. Multiple enrollments with different subjects are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 331 - Art, Nature and Technology 1400 to 1800


    Examination of mathematical and scientific principles used by artist-scientists to create art and architecture from 1400 to 1800. Exploration of the ancient roots of these principles and their continuing currency in artist-scientists’ achievements today.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 340 - Studies in Modern and American Art


    A. American Art before 1945
    B. Modernism in European and American Art
    C. Thematic Subjects
    History, theory, and criticism of various aspects of modern and American art. May be repeated with different subjects to a maximum of 12 semester hours. Multiple enrollments with different subjects are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 350 - Studies in Contemporary Art


    A. 1960-1980
    B. 1980-present
    C. 1960-present
    D. Thematic Subjects
    History, theory, and criticism of various aspects of contemporary art. May be repeated with different subjects to a maximum of 12 semester hours. Multiple enrollments with different subjects are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 360 - Studies in Design


    A. Modern and Postmodern Architecture
    B. From Print Culture to New Media
    C. From Craft to Industry
    D. Thematic Subjects
    History, theory, and criticism of various aspects of design from the 19th century to the present. May be repeated with different subjects to a maximum of 12 semester hours. Multiple enrollments with different subjects are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 361 - History of Sustainable Design


    History, theory, and criticism of sustainable design from the 18th century to the present.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 370 - Studies in Asian Art


    A. Chinese Art
    B. Japanese Art
    C. South and Southeast Asian Art
    D. Southeast Asian Art
    E. Islamic Art
    F. Buddhist Art
    G. Thematic Subjects
    History, theory, and criticism of various aspects of Asian art. May be repeated with different subjects to a maximum of 12 semester hours. Multiple enrollments with different subjects are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 380 - Studies in African, Oceanian, Native American, Pre-Columbian Art, and Latin-American Art


    A. Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
    B. African Art
    C. Pre-Columbian Art
    D. Latin American Art
    E. Thematic Subjects
    History, theory, and criticism of various aspects of African, Oceanian, Native American, Pre-Columbian, and Latin-American art. May be repeated with different subjects to a maximum of 12 semester hours. Multiple enrollments with different subjects are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 451 - Topics in Art History: Ancient and Middle-Eastern Art


    Various topics, such as Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Art, and Outsider Art, will be announced. May be repeated. Multiple enrollments are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 452 - Topics in Art History: Medieval Art


    Various topics, including The Holy Image, the Art of Narrative in the Middle Ages, Imperial to Papal Rome, and the Art of the Medieval Book, will be announced. May be repeated. Multiple enrollments are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 453 - Topics in Art History: Early Modern European Art


    Various topics, such as Art and Science: Optics, Images, and Visual Propaganda, will be announced. May be repeated. Multiple enrollments are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 454 - Topics in Art History: Modern and American Art


    Various topics, such as The Duchamp Effect, Controversies in American Art, Modernist Groups, will be announced. May be repeated. Multiple enrollments are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 455 - Topics in Art History: Contemporary Art


    Various topics, such as Photography as Art and Art as Photography, Globalization and Contemporary Art, will be announced. May be repeated. Multiple enrollments are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 456 - Topics in Art History: Design


    Various topics, such as Vienna 1900: Art and Culture at the Fin-de-Siècle, and Fashion- Modernism-Modernity, will be announced. May be repeated. Multiple enrollments are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 457 - Topics in Art History: Asian Art


    Various topics such as, The Female in Japanese Art, will be announced. May be repeated. Multiple enrollments are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 458 - Topics in Art History: African, Oceanian, Native American, Pre-Columbian, and Latin-American Art


    Various topics such as, Art, Ideology, and Empire: The Visual Culture of the Culhua-Mexica (Aztec) State, and Art and Architecture of the Ancient Maya, will be announced. May be repeated. Multiple enrollments are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 485 - Topics in Art History


    Topics announced. May be repeated. Multiple enrollments are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 486 - Art Historical Methodology


    Studies of various methodological approaches and tools employed in the discipline of art history.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: 6 semester hours of art history survey or equivalent, or consent of school.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 494 - Art History Undergraduate Seminar


    Special problems in the analysis of art. Includes in-class presentation of research topic. Open only to upper-division students admitted to honors work in art history, art history majors, or by consent of instructor. Topics vary by instructor. May not be counted as University Honors program’s Junior Honors Seminar by majors in School of Art and Design.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTH 486.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 499 - Senior Thesis


    Independent research for students pursuing the Art History Degree with Honors or those currently admitted to the university honors program.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTH 486 with a grade of A- or better and senior status, or consent of school.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 200 - Beginning Life Drawing


    Study of the human figure through exercises in contour, modeling, and gesture drawing in a variety of media. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ART 100 or consent of school.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 215 - Fundamentals of Graphic Design


    Introduction to the basic principles of graphic design. Studio and lecture. Not open to students pursuing the area of study in visual communications.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ART 102.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 261 - 3-D Materials and Techniques


    Introduction to materials and techniques of three-dimensional media and technical introduction to a variety of materials and processes including woodworking and welding. Studio and lecture.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ART 103.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 300 - Intermediate Drawing


    Opportunity to develop interpretive and representational skills through work in a variety of drawing media. Students wishing to portfolio into the B.F.A. studio program, drawing area of study must take this class prior to portfolio review.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ART 100 or consent of school.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 310 - Issues in Contemporary Drawing


    Thematic investigation of contemporary issues in various media, including drawing, painting, 3D and 4D approaches. Rotating topics may include: Narrative Image, Abstraction, Political/Social Engagement, Globalism, Deconstructing Identity, The New Landscape, etc. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ART 100 or consent of school.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 321 - Waterbased Painting


    Painting in various water-soluble media.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 322 - Painting Methods and Materials


    Exploration of painting methods and materials.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 323 - Painting I


    Development of the student’s ability in painting with emphasis on ideas and materials.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 324 - Painting II: The Figure


    Traditional and contemporary figure study in various painting media.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTS 321 or ARTS 323.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 327 - Beginning Illustration


    Introduction to black and white illustration with emphasis on techniques and approaches for developing representational and observational drawing skills and how they relate to the methods and subject matter of illustration.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    CRQ: ARTS 200. PRQ: ART 100 and ART 102.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 330 - Introduction to Printmaking


    Overview and introduction to basic principles and fine art studio applications of the primary printmaking media-intaglio, relief, lithography, and serigraphy. Idea and imagery development and print history.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 331 - Intermediate Printmaking: Lithography


    Comprehensive study of planographic printing from stone, aluminum, and photographic plates with an introduction to color printing. Discussion and studio work in various phases of the process with emphasis on concept development. Course may be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTS 330.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 332 - Intermediate Printmaking: Intaglio and Relief


    Comprehensive study of intaglio and relief printing processes with a focus on color printing methods. Discussion and studio work in various phases of the process with emphasis on concept development. Course may be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTS 330.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 333 - Intermediate Printmaking: Serigraphy


    Comprehensive study of the serigraphy (screenprinting) medium, printing in multiple colors. Various hand-created and photographic stencil techniques. Discussion and studio work in various phases of the process with emphasis on concept development. Course may be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 338 - Anatomical Drawing


    Sketches and finished drawings executed from cadavers. Research through pictorial resources required regarding muscle origins and insertions, organs, and the internal skeletal structure.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 339 - Beginning Scientific Illustration


    Introduction to basic scientific representational drawing with emphasis on the biological sciences.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTS 200.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 340 - Intermediate Scientific Illustration


    Continuation of ARTS 339 with introduction to painting techniques with emphasis on zoological science.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTS 339.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 341 - Beginning Ceramics


    Introduction to ceramics using basic hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques for the exploration of form, texture, and glaze applications. Studio and lecture.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 346 - Intermediate Ceramics


    Exploration of form and texture through individually assigned problems using hand-building or wheel-throwing techniques. Laboratory experience in clay and glaze application, studio clay mixing, and kiln firing. Studio and lecture. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTS 341.

    Credits: 3 or 6
  
  • ARTS 351 - Beginning Metalwork, Jewelry Design, and Digital Fabrication


    Introduction to jewelry with emphasis on basic fabrication techniques. Studio and lecture.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 352 - Intermediate Metalwork, Jewelry Design, and Digital Fabrication


    Introduction to basic forging, and raising, casting, and electroforming and other techniques as they are applicable to the contemporary field of metalwork and jewelry.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTS 351 or consent of school.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 361 - Beginning Sculpture I


    Exploration of theory, context, and methods of object making. Technique covered as appropriate to an assignment or a student’s work. Studio, lecture, and readings.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 362 - Intermediate Sculpture


    Continuation of and progression from ARTS 361. Studio, lecture, and readings. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTS 361.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 368 - Introduction to Fiber: Papermaking


    Exploration of papermaking technique including sheet forming (Western and Eastern traditions), embossing, embedding, lamination, watermarking, and casting. Discussion of various fibers suitable for making paper. Studio, lecture, readings, and discussion of the meaning/context of materials.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 371 - 2-D/3-D Woven Construction


    Exploration of a range of techniques for making 2- and 3-D work. Technical information includes pattern and pictorial weaving, textile dyeing/printing/painting, and 3-D woven construction processes. Experimentation with traditional and experimental materials. Exploration of unique conceptual principles of textiles: sculptural potential of fabric construction, meaning and metaphors of material, narrative capacity of cloth.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 372 - Introduction to Fiber: Print Dye Paint Stitch


    Exploration of techniques to alter, transform, and manipulate the two-dimensional surface of fabric. Emphasis on cloth as an expressive medium. Dyeing, resists, printing, surface embellishment, stitching, devore, and cloque. Studio, lecture, readings, and discussion of the meaning/context of cloth.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 374 - Installation and Fiber Sculpture


    Exploration of materials and processes for creating installation work and three-dimensional forms in the fiber tradition. Wrapping, coiling, knotting, looping, and sculptural fabric techniques will be explored. The concept of installation includes relationships of objects and site-specific work, and will examine a range of spaces. Concepts are developed through research, readings, material investigations, and developments of three-dimensional studies. When taught in the spring semester, the class will focus on object construction; in fall semester, the focus is directed to installation concepts and working in a range of public and private spaces.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 400 - Advanced Drawing I


    Intensive studio work in perceptual and conceptual problems using a variety of media. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTS 300 or consent of school.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 402 - Advanced 2-D Figure Study


    2-D studio work emphasizing the expressive use of the figurative motif. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTS 200 or consent of school.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 403 - Drawing Workshop


    Advanced studio work in expressive drawing processes involving use of form, content, and technique. Emphasis on selected directions. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTS 300 or consent of school.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 405 - Interdisciplinary Seminar


    Lecture/discussion to develop skills related to studio practice and portfolio development for undergraduate students in their senior year. Includes critiques, artist presentations, portfolio documentation, personal thesis statements, critical writing, and selected readings.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Senior standing and pass portfolio review in B.F.A. studio program.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 406 - Senior Project


    Professional practice in the student’s area of study. Field experience, studio and/or lecture. S/U grading. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours only for students completing more than one Fine Arts emphasis in the School of Art and Design.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Senior standing.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 421 - Advanced Painting


    Individually selected studio problems in painting. May be taken concurrently with one other section of ARTS 421. May be repeated.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTS 322 or ARTS 324.

    Credits: 3 or 6
  
  • ARTS 423 - Selected Problems in Studio Art


    Emphasis on specific concepts and/or processes within the drawing, painting, and printmaking curriculum. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ART 100 and consent of school.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 425 - Special Topics in Painting


    Concentrated study in contemporary painting issues and practice. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours with consent of school.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 430 - Advanced Printmaking Workshop


    Emphasis on developing individual skills and a body of work utilizing the medium. May be repeated.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTS 331 or ARTS 332 or ARTS 333.

    Credits: 3 or 6
  
  • ARTS 436 - Selected Problems in Illustration


    Emphasis on contemporary problems of illustration theory, using current illustration materials, equipment, and techniques. Topics announced. May be repeated.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 437 - Intermediate Illustration


    Introduction to traditional color materials and techniques and their application to the different major areas of illustration. Emphasis on developing creative problem-solving skills to effectively communicate ideas and concepts. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTS 327 and successful completion of portfolio review in Illustration.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 438 - Advanced Illustration


    Intensive studio work with emphasis on contemporary problems of illustration using current illustration media and techniques. In conjunction with the instructor, students select an area of focus, i.e., advertising, editorial, or book. May be taken for 6 semester hours with consent of school. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTS 437.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 439 - Advanced Scientific Illustration I


    Further exploration of the technical and aesthetic aspects of scientific illustration. Students work in laboratories of NIU scientists, illustrating research being performed.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTS 340.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 440 - Advanced Scientific Illustration II


    Advanced study and application of contemporary techniques of scientific illustration. Students continue to work in laboratories of NIU scientists, illustrating research being performed. May be repeated.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTS 439.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 446 - Advanced Ceramics


    Studio work with clay in various traditional and contemporary techniques with emphasis on problems selected for the individual student. Compounding of individual clay bodies and glazes, loading and firing, studio management. May be repeated.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Completion of 12 semester hours in ARTS 346 or consent of school.

    Credits: 3 or 6
  
  • ARTS 447 - Computer Raster Applications for Illustration


    Study of the role of computer painting programs in illustration and the development/rendition of illustration concepts in commercial, editorial, and publishing venues using pixel, resolution-dependent software. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTS 215 and ARTS 437.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 448 - Computer Vector Applications for Illustration


    Study of the role of computer drawing programs in illustration and the development/rendition of illustration concepts in commercial, editorial, and publishing venues using object, resolution-independent software. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTS 215 and ARTS 437.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 450 - Digital Fabrication Workshop


    An introduction to the use of two- and three-dimensional design software and industrial output methodologies as applied to advanced creative works in studio or design.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 451 - Advanced Metalwork, Jewelry Design, and Digital Fabrication


    Intensive studio work in individually assigned techniques and processes. May be taken for 6 semester hours with consent of school. May be repeated.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTS 352.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTS 452 - Advanced Research in Metalwork, Jewelry Design, and Digital Fabrication


    Studio research on specific techniques or processes selected in conference with instructor. Written or oral report required. May be taken for 6 semester hours with consent of school. May be repeated.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Completion of 12 semester hours in ARTS 451 and pass portfolio review in Metalwork, Jewelry Design, and Digital Fabrication.

    Credits: 3
 

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