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ARTS 1170   Problems In Contemporary Art (1)
Area artists, critics, and art educators speak with students about the work exhibited in the gallery and discuss current art styles and movements. They also discuss specific aspects of being artists in contemporary society. This course may be repeated for credit. (1 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5007035326

ARTS 1301   Art Appreciation (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Prerequisite: Developmental Reading 0093 or English as a Second Language (ESOL) 0044 or have met the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standard in Reading.
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 5007035126

ARTS 1303   Survey of Art History (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Prerequisite: Developmental Reading 0093 or English as a Second Language (ESOL) 0044 or have met the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standard in Reading.
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 5007035226

ARTS 1304   Survey of Art History (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Prerequisite: Developmental Reading 0093 or English as a Second Language (ESOL) 0044 or have met the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standard in Reading.
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 5007035226

ARTS 1311   2-D Design (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
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 5004015326

ARTS 1312   3-D Design (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
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 5004015326

ARTS 1316   Drawing I (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
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 5007055226

ARTS 1317   Drawing II (3)
This is a Texas 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 5007055226

ARTS 1372   Digital Foundations (3) New course added June 2, 2009
This is a Unique Need Course.
Prerequisite: Recommended Prerequisites are: ARTS 1311 and 1312.
Digital Foundations is a studio course focusing on the use of digital media to explore basic concepts in the visual arts, using the methods and techniques of digital media in the service of artistic expression. The course will focus on visual thinking skills, technical approaches to media (two dimensional and time-based), and exploration of digital media as a contemporary art form. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5004027126

ARTS 2311   Advanced Design (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
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. This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5004015326

ARTS 2312   Advanced Design (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
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. This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5004015326

ARTS 2313   Computer Graphics Design I (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Prerequisite: Recommended prerequisites for Art Majors, Arts 1311, Arts 1312, Arts 1316, and Arts 1317.
Introduction to the computer as an art tool with emphasis on design principles and visual communication or ideas. Course will include exposure to basic computer graphic technology including computer illustration and electronic imaging techniques. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5004015126

ARTS 2314   Computer Graphics Design II (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Prerequisite: Arts 2313.
This course is a continuation of Computer Graphics Design I. Students will further explore advanced design problems through continued experimentation with computer graphics techniques. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5004015126

ARTS 2316   Painting I (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
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 5007085226

ARTS 2317   Painting II (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Prerequisite: Arts 2316.
This course continues Arts 2316. Emphasis is on individual expression. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5007085226

ARTS 2323   Drawing III (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
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 5007055326

ARTS 2324   Drawing IV (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
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 5007055326

ARTS 2326   Sculpture I (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
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 5007095126

ARTS 2327   Sculpture II (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Prerequisite: Arts 2326.
This course continues Arts 2326. Emphasis is on individual expression. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5007095126

ARTS 2333   Printmaking I (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Prerequisite: Recommended prerequisites for Art Majors, Arts 1311, Arts 1312, Arts 1316, and Arts 1317.
Basic printmaking processes are introduced. Included are planographic, intaglio, stencil and relief processes. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5007105126

ARTS 2334   Printmaking II (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Prerequisite: Arts 2333.
This course is a continuation of Printmaking I. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5007105126

ARTS 2336   Fibers I (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Prerequisite: Arts 1311, Arts 1312, Arts 1316, and Arts 1317 are recommended for Art majors.
This course explores the problems of design, construction, and form utilizing basic fiber techniques. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5007125126

ARTS 2337   Fibers II (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Prerequisite: Arts 2336.
This course is a continuation of Fibers I. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5007125126

ARTS 2341   Art Metals/Jewelry I (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Prerequisite: Recommended prerequisites for Art Majors, Arts 1311, Arts 1312, Arts 1316, and Arts 1317.
This course explores the uses of metal in design, basic fabrication techniques in metal, bezel setting of stones, and simple casting. Emphasis is on original design. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5007135126

ARTS 2342   Art Metals/Jewelry II (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Prerequisite: Arts 2341.
Advanced fabrication, lost wax casting, setting of faceted stones, and forging and shaping of metal, including repousse and chasing are presented. Emphasis is on original design. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5007135126

ARTS 2346   Ceramics I (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
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 5007115126

ARTS 2347   Ceramics II (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
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 5007115126

ARTS 2348   Digital Art I (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Prerequisite: Recommended prerequisites for Art Majors, ARTS 1311 and ARTS 1316.
Studio art course that explores the potential of the computer hardware and software media for their visual, conceptual, and practical uses in the visual arts. (2 Lec, 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5004025226

ARTS 2349   Digital Art II (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Prerequisite: ARTS 2348.
Studio art course that continues the exploration of the computer hardware and software media for their visual, conceptual, and practical uses in the visual arts. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5004025226

ARTS 2356   Photography I (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Prerequisite: Recommended prerequisites for Art Majors, Arts 1311, Arts 1312, Arts 1316, and Arts 1317.
Creative use of the camera is studied. Photosensitive materials are examined as a means of making expressive graphic images. Emphasis is on black and white processing and printing techniques, but the course may include digital and alternative processes. At some campuses the student may register for either ARTS 2356 or PHOT 1318, but may receive credit for only one of the two. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5006055126

ARTS 2357   Photography II (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Prerequisite: Arts 2356.
Creative use of the camera is studied. Photosensitive materials are examined as a means of making expressive graphic images. Emphasis is on black and white processing and printing techniques, but the course may include digital and alternative processes. At some campuses the student may register for either ARTS 2357 or PHOT 1319, but may receive credit for only one of the two. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5006055226

ARTS 2366   Watercolor I (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
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. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5007085326

ARTS 2367   Watercolor II (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Prerequisite: Arts 2366.
This course continues the development of skills in water base media. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5007085326

ARTS 2370   Studies of Renaissance Art History (3)
This is a Unique Need Course.
Prerequisite: Arts 1303 and Arts 1304 are recommended for Art Majors.
The development of the art of western culture during the Renaissance Period is presented. Emphasis is on the development of Renaissance art in Northern and Southern Europe. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5007039226

ARTS 2373   Studies in Modern Art History (3)
This is a non-Texas Common Course Number.
Prerequisite: Arts 1303 and Arts 1304 are recommended for Art Majors.
The development of the art of western culture from the late 19th century through today is presented. Emphasis is on the development of modern art in Europe and America. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5007035326

ARTS 2389   Academic Cooperative in Art, Photography/Digital Imaging (3)
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
An instructional program designed to integrate on-campus study with practical hands-on work experience in the humanities and/or fine arts. In conjunction with class seminars, the individual student will set specific goals and objectives in the study of languages, art, music, philosophy, or religion. This course should be given a discipline prefix and Texas Common Course Number 2389. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2401035212


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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