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ARTS 116 - History of Western Art I: Prehistoric Through Renaissance
ARTS 315 - Contemporary Art Trends A study of art produced since World War II, focusing on current movements within the international art community. Prerequisite(s): 311. Fee: $90. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 316 - Photography II-Studies in Color A studio exploration of color photography using digital and film techniques. Emphasis placed on color theory, contemporary issues, and the technical skills of artificial lighting and professional digital printing workflow. Prerequisite(s): 221. Note(s): Highly recommended that students own or have access to digital SLR camera. Fee: $90. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 317 - Typography I A study of the design and use of letter forms and their direct application to the typographic ideas of contrast, hierarchy, and grids. Students build skills for the art of typesetting and typographic layout, and for expressive typography and conceptual thinking. Prerequisite(s): 110. Fee: $90. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 319 - Figure Studies II Extensive investigation of the figure. Emphasis is placed on a broad approach to understanding and interpreting the human figure. Prerequisite(s): 108. Fee: $60. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 321 - Historical Development of Design An investigation of issues and ideas in the history of design, focusing on the development of the image from the icon to motion graphics. Individual designers and significant design movements will be covered. Fee: $60. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 326 - Printmaking An introduction to the history, principles and techniques of printmaking such as relief, letterpress, intaglio, monoprinting and alternative printing methods. Students will investigate print processes and materials in order to develop visual concepts and personal imagery. Fee: $90. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 327 - Installation and Performance Art I Interdisciplinary studio exploration in installation and performance studies. Course focuses on studio practice with an emphasis on the history of installation and performance art. Prerequisite(s): 112. Fee: $90. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 333 - Graphic Design Forms I A critical exploration of current graphic design forms emphasizing core design competencies including color theory, image-text integration and problem solving. A variety of software applications such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign are used in investigating mass media and examining particular strategies, imagery and delivery. Prerequisite(s): 314, 317, 423. Fee: $90. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 334 - Photography III-Advanced Black and White Photography Focused exploration of black and white photography covering its creative, technical and historical aspects. Emphasis is placed on darkroom techniques, some advanced digital black and white also explored. Prerequisite(s): 221. Note(s): Highly recommended that students own a 35mm SLR camera. Fee: $90. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 337 - Typography II An application of typographic principles to applied communication design projects. Skills for a building typographic relationships with text, content and image are refined. Students also investigate the application of type in a variety of media and dimension, exploring the possibilities of conceptually-based typographic design. Prerequisite(s): 317. Fee: $90. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 341 - Animation I Interdisciplinary studio exploration in analog and digital animation. Course focuses on experimental and theoretical movement, and choreography systems investigating culture and identity. Prerequisite(s): 112. Fee: $90. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 344 - Contemporary Photographic Practices Advanced studio exploration in contemporary photographic trends, including mixed media, installation, collaboration, and various new media. Prerequisite(s): 221, 316. Note(s): Highly recommended that students own or have access to a digital SLR camera. Fee: $90. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 348 - Video Art I Exploration of video art including formal, conceptual, and narrative approaches. Emphasis on the use of video as a creative medium for personal expression and on the history of video and film art. Prerequisite(s): 112. Note(s): Students are recommended to provide their own video cameras. Fee: $90. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3.
The first of a two-part survey of Western visual art and architecture, this course explores the ancient origins of Western art as well as its expressions in the Medieval and Renaissance periods. Works of art are discussed in terms of style, meaning, and social context. Note(s): Meets GE Fine Arts requirement. Fee: $60. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 126 - History of Western Art II: Baroque through Modernism The second of a two-part survey of Western visual art and architecture, this course explores the great contributions to this tradition from the seventeenth century through the mid-twentieth century. Works of art are discussed in terms of style, meaning, and social context. Prerequisite(s): 116. Note(s): Meets GE Fine Arts requirement. Fee: $60. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 210 - Sculpture I Introduction to the methods, materials, and tools of sculpture and general concepts of sculptural form. Prerequisite(s): 111. Note(s): Meets GE Fine Arts requirement. Must be taken at Biola University. Fee: $90. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 211 - Ceramics I An introduction to basic hand building and wheel throwing techniques. Formulation of basic glaze applications and ceramics firing processes are emphasized. Note(s): Meets GE Fine Arts requirement. Must be taken at Biola University. Fee: $90. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 213 - Painting I An introduction to basic color theory and oil painting techniques. Emphasis on observational representation including still-life, landscape and figure. Prerequisite(s): 107. Note(s): Meets GE Fine Arts requirement. Must be taken at Biola University. Fee: $60. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 221 - Photography I-Introduction to Darkroom and Digital Processes A survey of contemporary art photography, introducing the practices of darkroom, digital, black and white, and color photography, with an emphasis on technical and conceptual aspects. Prerequisite(s): 109. Note(s): Highly recommended that students own or have access to both 35mm film and digital SLR cameras. Meets GE Fine Arts requirement. Must be taken at Biola University. Fee: $90. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 304 - Ceramics II Continued individual development in all areas of ceramics. Introducing vessel construction from hand-built techniques, low fire glaze applications and an introduction in firing the kilns. Prerequisite(s): 211. Fee: $90. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 305 - Sculpture II Emphasizes sculptural aesthetics and appropriate technology. Focus on formulating a conceptual and technical basis for work. Prerequisite(s): 210. Fee: $90. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 306 - Elementary Art Workshop Developing and preparing art assignments suitable for elementary school pupils. Fee: $90. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 307 - Drawing II Exploration of the overlapping relationships of traditional and experimental methods of drawing: to include processes, tools, and surfaces. Concentration on issues of formal, narrative, and symbolic development with emphasis placed on finished works of art. Prerequisite(s): 107, 108. Fee: $60. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 308 - Painting II Introduction to non-representational acrylic painting techniques. Emphasis on issues of color and design as applied to organic, geometric, and pattern abstraction. Prerequisite(s): 213. Fee: $60. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 311 - Modernity: Realism to Surrealism The history of painting, sculpture and architecture from 1850 to 1940. Major aesthetic issues that shaped 20th Century art and influenced the early 21st Century will be examined. Prerequisite(s): 116, 126. Fee: $90. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ARTS 314 - Integrated Design I Students develop methods of visual communication that draw on the cumulative experience of 2-D, 3-D, and 4-D coursework. Through the use of digital/analog tools and readings related to the current discourse, students explore the process of design and communication. Prerequisite(s): 112. Fee: $90. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3.
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