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Course Descriptions for ARTS

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ARTS 1301   Art Appreciation (3)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number ART 104.
Prerequisite: None.
Films, lectures, slides, and discussions focus on the theoretical, cultural, and historical aspects of the visual arts. Emphasis is on the development of visual and aesthetic awareness. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5007035130

ARTS 1303   Survey Of Art History (3)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number ART 105.
Prerequisite: None.
This course covers the history of western art from prehistoric time through the Gothic period. It explores the cultural, geophysical, and personal influences on art styles. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5007035230

ARTS 1304   Survey Of Art History (3)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number ART 106.
Prerequisite: None.
This course covers the history of art from the Renaissance through the present. It explores the cultural, geophysical, and personal influences on art styles. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5007035230

ARTS 1311   2D Design (3)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number ART 110.
Prerequisite: None.
Basic concepts of design with two-dimensional materials are explored. The use of line, color, illusion of space or mass, texture, value, shape, and size in composition is considered. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5004015330

ARTS 1312   3D Design (3)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number ART 111.
Prerequisite: None.
Basic concepts of design with three-dimensional materials are explored. The use of mass, space, movement, and texture, line, plane, volume, color, and scale is considered. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5004015330

ARTS 1316   Drawing I (3)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number ART 114.
Prerequisite: None.
This beginning course investigates various media, techniques, and subjects. It explores perceptual and descriptive possibilities and considers drawing as a developmental process as well as an end in itself. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5007055230

ARTS 1317   Drawing II (3)
This is a common course number.
Prerequisite: Arts 1316.
This course is an expansion of Arts 1316. It stresses the expressive and conceptual aspects of drawing, including advanced composition arrangements, a range of wet and dry media, and the development of an individual approach to theme and content. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5007055230

ARTS 2311   Advanced Design (3)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number ART 227.
Prerequisite: Recommended prerequisites for Art Majors, Arts 1311, Arts 1312, Arts 1316, and Arts 1317.
This course will focus on two- or three-dimensional projects in a special topics area. Emphasis is on individual expression. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5004015330

ARTS 2312   Advanced Design (3)
Former course prefix/number ART 229.
Prerequisite: Recommended prerequisites for Art Majors, Arts 1311, Arts 1312, Arts 1316, and Arts 1317.
This course will focus on two- or three-dimensional projects in a special topics area. Emphasis is on individual expression. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5004015330

ARTS 2316   Painting I (3)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number ART 205.
Prerequisite: Recommended prerequisites for Art Majors, Arts 1311, Arts 1312, Arts 1316, and Arts 1317.
This studio course stresses fundamental concepts of painting with acrylics and oils. Emphasis is on painting from still life, models, and the imagination. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5007085230

ARTS 2317   Painting II (3)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number ART 206.
Prerequisite: Arts 2316.
This course continues Arts 2316. Emphasis is on individual expression. (2 Lec., 4 Lab)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5007085230

ARTS 2323   Drawing III (3)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number ART 201.
Prerequisite: Arts 1317. Arts 1311, Arts 1312 and Arts 1316 are recommended for Art Majors.
This course covers the analytic and expressive drawing of the human figure. Movement and volume are stressed. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5007055330

ARTS 2324   Drawing IV (3)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number ART 202.
Prerequisite: Arts 2323, sophomore standing, or demonstrated competence approved by the instructor.
This course continues Arts 2323. Emphasis is on individual expression. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5007055330

ARTS 2326   Sculpture I (3)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number ART 208.
Prerequisite: Recommended prerequisites for Art Majors, Arts 1311, Arts 1312, Arts 1316, and Arts 1317.
Various sculptural approaches are explored. Different media and techniques are used. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5007095130

ARTS 2327   Sculpture II (3)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number ART 209.
Prerequisite: Arts 2326.
This course continues Arts 2326. Emphasis is on individual expression. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5007095130

ARTS 2346   Ceramics I (3)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number ART 215.
Prerequisite: Recommended prerequisites for Art Majors, Arts 1311, Arts 1312, Arts 1316, and Arts 1317.
This course focuses on the building of pottery forms by coil, slab, and use of the wheel. Glazing and firing are also included. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5007115130

ARTS 2347   Ceramics II (3)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number ART 216.
Prerequisite: Arts 2346 or demonstrated competence approved by the instructor.
Glaze technology is studied. Advanced problems in the creation of artistic and practical ceramic ware. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5007115130

ARTS 2366   Watercolor I (3)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number ART 217.
Prerequisite: Recommended prerequisites for Art Majors, Arts 1311, Arts 1312, Arts 1316, and Arts 1317.
This course explores studio techniques in water base media. Emphasis is placed on exploration of a variety of modes and techniques as a means to original expression. This course may be repeated for credit. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5007085330

ARTS 2367   Watercolor II (3)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number ART 218.
Prerequisite: Arts 2366.
This course continues the development of skills in water base media. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5007085330

Academic Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for transfer among community colleges and state public four year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.

WECM Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four year colleges and universities.

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