2013–2014 Undergraduate Catalog - University of the Cumberlands

THE DEPARTMENT OF ART
Purpose Statement
The purpose of University of the Cumberlands Art Department is to provide broad course offerings to serve students
who wish to pursue a Fine Arts career and those who want to obtain teaching certificates. We aim to assist students in
the development of one’s unique creative abilities through rigorous academic investigation in both studio art and art history
classes.
Program Goals
1. To facilitate development of the individual creative ability inherent in each student.
2. To encourage academic investigation of man through our cultural heritage in the visual arts.
3. To develop psychomotor skills in a variety of media to create works of visual art.
4. To help students make intelligent and qualitative judgments about works of visual art.
5. To enrich the aesthetic environment of the college and community through art exhibitions, lectures, and studio
activities.
6. To provide courses required for certification by the Kentucky Department of Education in the field of art for major and
non-major students who plan to teach.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE WITH A MAJOR IN ART–39 semester hours as follows:
Core requirements for a major in Art (24 hours)
ART 132 Ancient to Gothic Art
ART 133 Renaissance to Modern Art
ART 134 Drawing I
ART 135 Fundamental Design
ART 230 Computer Imaging I
ART 231 Drawing II
ART 434 Contemporary Art History
ART 439 Senior Seminar
6 hours from one of the following sequences:
ART 335 Painting I and Art 336 Painting II
ART 436 Sculpture I and Art 437 Sculpture II
ART 333 Computer Imaging II and Art 334 Photography
9 hours of Art electives at the 300 or 400 level.
Art Majors are strongly encouraged to complete the requirements for the B.A. degree.
REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE WITH A TEACHING MAJOR IN ART—45 semester hours, includes
the 39 semester hours required for the B.S. plus ART 331, School Art, and ART 430, Art in the Secondary School. Students
seeking secondary certification must also take 42 hours of professional education courses.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH A MAJOR IN ART– includes the requirements for the B.S. plus
a foreign language through the intermediate level.
REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN ART– 21 semester hours, includes studio courses and art history. Courses are to be
chosen with the consent of the advisor in Art.
Description of Courses
ART 131. Art Appreciation
The orientation of non art majors to the visual arts through the architecture, painting and sculpture of selected periods
in the history of art. Credit, 3 hours. Offered Fall and Spring semesters.
ART 132. Ancient To Gothic Art
An introduction to the history of painting, sculpture, architecture, and minor arts from prehistoric times through the
Gothic period. Credit, 3 hours. Offered Fall semesters.
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