Nicholls State University

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COURSES OF INSTRUCTION FOR ART

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Courses numbered below 100 are developmental, courses in the 100 series are designed for freshmen, 200 courses are for sophomores, and 300 and 400 courses are for juniors and seniors.


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Admission to courses numbered 300 or above requires sophomore standing and completion of six semester hours of non‑developmental English and three semester hours of non‑developmental mathematics.


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Numbers preceded by an asterisk (*)indicate courses carrying undergraduate credit or graduate credit. Such courses are structured to ensure appropriate attention to both groups.


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Courses numbered 500 to 599 are designed for graduate students. Seniors, however, may be admitted under certain conditions (see Admissions of Seniors to Part‑Time Graduate Study).


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A freshman or sophomore cannot register for a course listed and offered for graduate or undergraduate credit, if a graduate student is enrolled in the course.


Courses numbered below 100 are developmental and are not acceptable for credit toward graduation. Some other courses numbered above 100 may not carry credit toward graduation; see course description.

The numerical listing after the course titles gives the following information:

first number :  

semester credit hours


second number :  

lecture hours per week


third number :  

laboratory or other contact hours per week.


ACCT 205 :  

Introduction to Financial Accounting. 03‑3‑0. (3 semester credit hours. 3 hours lecture per week. No laboratory.) (52.0301)


BIOL 204 :  

General Microbiology Laboratory. 1-0-3. (1 semester credit hour. No lecture. 3 hours laboratory per week.) (26.0503)


CHEM 451 :  

Research Problems. 2‑1‑3.(2 semester credit hours. 1 hour lecture per week. 3 hours laboratory per week.) (40.0599)


Courses offered only in specific semesters are identified by the following designations:

Su only  

Fa-odd years only

Sp only  

Fa-even years only

Fa only  

Sp-odd years only

  

Sp- even years only


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If courses have no designation(s), they are generally offered each semester, but student‘s should contact individual departments for variations.

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Summer Session course offerings vary greatly. Students must consult with their Dean's office for summer course offerings.


The University reserves the right to withdraw, modify, or add to the courses offered.

The four capital letters in parentheses represent the computerized abbreviation for that subject field; the abbreviation is often used on documents and course schedules. The numbers in parentheses represent the Integrated Post-secondary Education Data System (IPEDS).


Art (ART‑50.07)


ART 110. Art Appreciation. 3‑3‑0. Forms, functions, and the vocabulary of art illustrated with examples from the visual arts. Emphasis on understanding and appreciation. Illustrated lectures with slides, video, and class discussion. (50.0703)

ART 111. Honors Art Appreciation. 3-3-0. Prerequisite: Honors standing. Introduction to the visual arts. History of architecture, painting, sculpture, ceramics, drawing, printmaking, photography, and graphic design. (50.0701)

ART 162. Travel Abroad Photography. 3-0-6. Photo field study course will be completed while traveling in Europe. Students will receive instruction on basic camera skills as a means of recording people, places, and objects to define the cultural, geographic, and/or historic aspects of each country visited. (50.0701)

ART 180. Major Art Monuments and Collections. 3‑0‑6. For students enrolled in special programs of study permitting the evaluation of art monuments and collections in their cultural context. Lectures, on-site experience and assignments. May be repeated for credit once if content  differs. (50.0703)

ART 201. Beginning Drawing. 3‑0‑6. Traditional observational drawing of objects and still life compositions through exercises in line and/or value with media such as pen and ink, pencil, and charcoal. (50.0705)

ART 211. Beginning Painting. 3‑0‑6. Traditional materials and methods of oil painting including surface preparation, color mixing, and direct and indirect approaches to painting. (50.0708)

ART 221. Beginning Printmaking. 3‑0‑6. Survey of printmaking processes, techniques and materials. Work in black and white and limited color. (50.0710)

ART 231. Beginning Ceramics. 3‑0‑6. Basic techniques of working in clay with emphasis on handbuilding, clay making, glazing, and introduction of potter´s wheel. (50.0711)

ART 240. Sculptural and Three-Dimensional Design. 3-0-6. Principles, concepts, and production of three-dimensional art with emphasis on sculptural materials, techniques, and processes. (50.0709)

ART 251. Beginning Design. 3‑0‑6. Design fundamentals. Systematic approaches to creative problem solving in areas of visual organization. (50.0402)

ART 252. Color Design. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisite: ART 251. Problems designed to explore theories and effects of color. Fa only. (50.0701)

ART 254. Graphic Design I. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisite: C or better in ART 251; Recommended: ART 201 and 261. Translating objects into various graphic styles, letterform design, and introduction to computer graphics. (50.0701)

ART 261. Beginning Photography. 3‑0‑6. Black-and-white photography with emphasis on technical and aesthetic proficiency. Student must supply manual 35mm camera. (50.0605)

ART 280. Art History Survey I. 3‑3‑0. Survey of the visual arts and architecture of various world cultures from 15,000 B.C. - 1 A.D. Slide illustrated lectures, readings, assignments. (50.0703)

ART 281. Art History Survey II. 3-3-0. Survey of the visual arts and architecture of various world cultures from 1 A.D. - 1300 A.D. Slide illustrated lectures, readings and assignments. (50.0703)

ART 282. Art History Survey III. 3-3-0. Survey of the visual arts and architecture of various world cultures from 1300 - 1900. Slide illustrated lectures, readings, and assignments. (50.0703)

ART 301. Intermediate Drawing. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisites: ART 201, 252. Development of perceptual, compositional, and mark-making skills through the rigorous study of line and value using the still life and figure. (50.0705)

ART 302. Figure Drawing. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisites: ART 201, 252. The objective of this course is to explore the relationship between drawing and anatomy and to understand the bone and muscle structures of anatomy. (50.0705)

ART 303. Intermediate Drawing Workshop. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisite: ART 301. Use of a variety of media and approaches to develop representational abstract and non-objective images. Emphasis placed on using preparatory drawings to develop finished pieces. (50.0705)

ART 304. Art and Design for Elementary and Secondary Classroom Application. 3-0-6. Prerequisites: ART 251 and junior standing. For art and art education majors only. Classroom techniques, methods, and problem-solving in various media and art history for teaching at the elementary and secondary level. (50.0402)

ART 308. Papermaking. 3-0-6. Prerequisites: ART 201, 252. Survey of paper making techniques. This course will include pulp preparation using processed fibers and plant materials, use of moulds and the vacuum table for sheet forming, and three dimensional construction. Drawing, printing, and painting techniques will be incorporated. (50.0799)

ART 311. Intermediate Painting. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisites: ART 201, 211, 252. Investigation of conceptual and thematic problems based on historical models with the intent of producing individual expressions. (50.0708)

ART 313. Intermediate Painting Workshop. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisite: ART 311. Conceptual and thematic problems emphasizing the intrinsic nature and possibilities of opaque painting mediums, composition, and the development of personal artistic direction. (50.0708)

ART 325. Relief Printing. 3-0-6. Prerequisites: ART 201, 221, 252. Studio work in relief printing processes using color and black and white. (50.0170)

ART 326. Intaglio. 3-0-6. Prerequisites: ART 201, 221, 252. Studio work in intaglio processes using color and black and white. (50.0710)

ART 327. Screen Printing. 3-0-6. Prerequisites: ART 201, 221, 252. Studio work in screen printing processes using color and black and white. (50.0710)

ART 328. Lithography. 3-0-6. Prerequisites: ART 201, 221, 252. Studio work in lithographic processes using color and black and white. (50.0710)

ART 331. Intermediate Ceramics I. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisites: ART 201, 231, 252. Wheel throwing or hand building ceramic design. Kilns; loading and firing procedures. May be repeated for credit once if content differs. (50.0711)

ART 332. Intermediate Ceramics II. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisite: ART 331. Wheel throwing, hand building, glazing, low and high temperatures. May be repeated for credit once if content differs. (50.0711)

ART 333. Intermediate Ceramics Workshop. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisite: ART 332. Application of specialized ceramic techniques. May be repeated for credit once if content differs. (50.0711)

ART 341. Intermediate Sculpture I. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisites: ART 201, 241, 252. Additive and subtractive methods in various media. (50.0709)

ART 342. Intermediate Sculpture II. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisite: ART 341. Additive and subtractive methods in various media. (50.0709)

ART 343. Foundry and Finishing I. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisite: ART 240. Metal casting and finishing techniques. (50.0709)

ART 344. Foundry and Finishing II. 3-0-6. Prerequisite: ART 343. Metal casting and finishing techniques. (50.0709)

ART 345. The Human Figure in Sculpture. 3-0-6. Prerequisites: ART 201 and 241. Study of the human figure as a sculptural form. Structured, direct modeling sculptural experiences in both portrait and figure composition. Anatomy and use of anatomical form stressed. (50.0709)

ART 355. Graphic Design II. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisite: ART 254. Layout techniques, problems in page design, problems in computer graphics. (50.0402)

ART 356. Illustration and Rendering. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisites: ART 251 and 301. Advanced techniques in marker rendering. (50.0402)

ART 357. Graphic Workshop. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisite: Permission of department head. Practical and aesthetic considerations; innovative solutions in visual communications. (50.0401)

ART 359. Typography. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisite: ART 251 or permission of department head. Studies of type styles, page designs and type specifications; preparing graphics for printing; and computer graphics problems. (50.0402)

ART 360. Applied Color. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisite: ART 252. Color theory applied to packaging, posters, and psychological effects of color in the marketplace. (50.0708)

ART 361. Intermediate Photography. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisites: ART 201, 252, 261. Photographic techniques emphasizing films, filters, hand coloring, and photo papers. (50.0605)

ART 362. Intermediate Photography. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisite: ART 361. Techniques relating to the use of 4x5 view camera. Cameras will be provided for student use. (50.0605)

ART 370. Alternative Media. 3-0-6. Prerequisites: ART 201, 252 and permission of instructor. Exploration, problems, and projects in a selected alternative media. May be taken a maximum of four times with different content. (50.0702)

ART 383. Art History Survey IV. 3-3-0. Survey of the visual arts and architecture of various world cultures from 1900 to the present. Slide illustrated lectures, readings, and assignments. (50.0703)

ART 384. History of Photography. 3-3-0. History and visual impact of photographic media from their nineteenth-century beginnings to the present. Slide illustrated lectures, readings, and assignments. (50.0703)

ART 392. Readings in Art History. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisites: ART 280, 281, 282, or 383. Assigned readings, oral presentations, group discussion, and written topics dealing with art history. May be repeated for credit once if content differs. Art majors only. (50.0703)

ART 401. Advanced Drawing. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisite: ART 301. Emphasis on student-directed, wide-ranging experimentation with imagery and drawing media for the purpose of developing a personal style. (50.0705)

ART 402. Advanced Drawing (Life Drawing). 3‑0‑6. Prerequisite: ART 302. Figure drawing to enhance understanding of bone and muscle structure. In-depth study of the relationship of expressive drawing and anatomical issues, as well as experiments with color media. (50.0705)

ART 403. Advanced Drawing Workshop. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisite: ART 301. Preparation for the senior project. Student will produce a self-directed cohesive suite of drawings. (50.0705)

ART 407. Advanced Papermaking. 3-0-6. Prerequisite: ART 308. Techniques for developing a personal aesthetic through a series of two or three dimensional works in handmade paper. Integration of other media and processes with paper. (50.0799)

ART 411. Advanced Painting. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisite: ART 311. Emphasis on student-directed, wide-ranging experimentation with imagery and painting media for the purpose of developing a personal style. (50.0708)

ART 413. Advanced Painting Workshop. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisite: ART 411. Preparation for the senior project. Student will produce a self-directed cohesive suite of paintings. (50.0708)

ART 424. Advanced Printmaking I. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisites: ART 325, 326, and 327 or 328. Advanced work in various processes. (50.0710)

ART 425. Advanced Printmaking II. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisite: ART 424. Advanced work in various processes. (50.0710)

ART 431. Advanced Ceramics I. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisites: ART 333 or permission of department head. Emphasis on student's personal direction. May be repeated for credit once if content differs. (50.0711)

ART 432. Advanced Ceramics II. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisites: ART 431 or permission of department head. Emphasis on student´s personal direction. May be repeated for credit once if content differs. (50.0711)

ART 433. Advanced Ceramics Workshop. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisites: ART 432 or permission of department head. Emphasis on student´s personal direction. Application of specialized ceramic techniques. May be repeated for credit once if content differs. (50.0711)

ART 441 ART 442. Advanced Sculpture. 3‑0‑6 each. Prerequisites: ART 341-342. Junior standing. Advanced studies and studio work using construction or reduction techniques in various media. (50.0709)

ART 444. Metals Workshop. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisites: ART 341-342. Advanced studies in metal working techniques. (50.0709)

ART 451. Graphic Design III. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisite: ART 359 (ART 252 may be taken concurrently with Graphic Design III). In‑depth graphic problems for portfolio consideration and computer graphics problems. (50.0404)

ART 452. Graphic Design IV. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisite: ART 451. Portfolio‑oriented problems with field applicable solutions. (50.0404)

ART 454. New Media Design. 3-0-6. Prerequisite: ART 451 or permission of department head. Theory and skills of new media technology and design. May be repeated once if content differs. (50.0499)

ART 455. Graphic Symbols. 3‑0‑6. Prerequisite: ART 355 or permission of department head. History and problems in development of corporate symbols and signs for contemporary national and international communication. (50.0404)

ART 456. Campaigns. 3-0-6. Prerequisite: ART 451 or permission of department head. Development of a complete graphic public identity for a service or product. Portfolio‑oriented production. (50.0404)

ART 461. - ART 462. Advanced Photography. 3‑0‑6 each. Prerequisites: ART 362 and permission of department head. Extensive research of photographic imagery on non‑photographic surfaces via manipulation of emulsions, light and exposure. (50.0605)

ART 463. - ART 464. Color Photography. 3‑0‑6 each. Prerequisite: ART 362. Emphasis on color process. (50.0703)

ART 491. Independent Study in Art History. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisite: ART 392. Analysis and criticism of art. Discussion, presentations, and individual research. May be repeated for credit once if content differs. Art majors only. (50.0703)

ART 499. Degree Project, Exhibit and Portfolio. 6‑0‑12. Prerequisites: Advanced standing, favorable senior evaluation and permission of the faculty. (50.0701)

ART 501. Directed Study Abroad. 3-3-0. Supervised research and study of monuments and art collections in Europe. Topics vary depending on the travel destination. (50.0703)

ART 502. Directed Study in Art History. 3-3-0. Supervised methodological readings and directed research addressing topics from the history of art. (50.0703)


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