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Undergraduate Programs
Requirements for an Art Education Teaching
Major K–6 or 7–12: Students majoring in art and
expecting to qualify for a license to teach art at
the elementary or secondary level are required to
take ART 100, 200, 201, 205, 206, 207, 208,
220, 251, 303, 305, 330, 340, 342 and 351.
Education course requirements are found in the
Education Department section.
The Schatz Wildlife Art Scholarship, Meerbusch,
Germany This art scholarship is given to
St. Ambrose art students for study abroad. This
is a credit course. Professor Manfred Schatz will
take students for painting and drawing instruction
in his Meerbusch studio for two to three
weeks during the summer months. Host German
families will house and feed students in their
home for this period. Scholarship includes roundtrip
airfare from Moline, Ill., to Dusseldorf,
Germany. Students may apply to the Art
Department chair. Recipients will be selected
through the president’s scholarship committee.
Course Descriptions
#ART 100. Drawing Introduction 3 credits
A course in the basics of the visual language as
expressed in drawing. Students initially draw
from direct observation using a variety of media.
Lessons progress to increasingly expressive interpretations
of content. Concentration on pictorial
composition and technical fluency.
#ART 150. Survey of Art Studio 2 credits
Non-art majors only. This course offers hands-on
studio experience in a variety of art media and
familiarity with common art terminology and
basic art history.
#ART 200. Calligraphy
3 credits
An introductory study of Root Alphabets of
Western calligraphy, utilizing shaded writing
implements such as steel and felt-tipped pens,
and brushes for writing and lettering. An understanding
of page design is developed as letter
forms, page decoration and illumination are combined.
Eight to twelve alphabets studied.
#ART 201. Studio Fundamentals:
Painting
3 credits
Basic painting principles are investigated using
the tools and techniques of tempera, acrylic and
watercolor paints. Paintings are created from
both observation and imagination. Studies
include the value scale, color theory, and color
interaction.
ART 205. Studio Fundamentals:
Computers in Art
3 credits
An introductory course dealing with the ways in
which the computer can be applied to the artistic
process. Basic drawing, painting ,photo-manipulation
,and publishing techniques will be
explored. Prerequisite: ART 100.
ART 206. Studio Fundamentals:
2-D Design 3 credits
An Introductory course exploring two-dimensional
design concepts and processes. Emphasis is on
the examination of the basic elements of design
and the principles of expression involved with
their use. The course provides an investigation of
the ways abstraction delivers meaning.
Prerequisite: ART 100.
ART 207. Studio Fundamentals:
Drawing
3 credits
An exploration of the expressive possibilities of
representational image making. Special emphasis
on the physical effects of light, linear perspective,
elementary figure composition and the creation of
narrative. Prerequisite: ART 100.
ART 208. Studio Fundamentals:
3-D Design 2 credits
Introductory level course involving the interpretation
and application of the basic principles of
three-dimensional design to a variety of problem
solving experiences. Emphasis on conceptual
growth and personal expression through the
investigation of the expressive nature of materials.
Prerequisite: ART 100.
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