2006-2008 HBU Catalog - Houston Baptist University

ART 3316 Cultural Craft for the Adolescent StudentPrerequisite: Admission to the HBU Teacher Education Program.This course encourages expanded multicultural appreciation of classical and traditionalcraft and includes practical experience and preparation for teaching a variety of fiberarts, printmaking, bookbinding, mosaic and three-dimensional design in the adolescent(6-8 and 9-12) classroom.(Offered also as INDC 3316.)ART 3353 History of Art: Prehistoric through GothicPainting, sculpture and architecture are reflections of man’s thinking (social, religious,and political) and the means through which he has sought to satisfy needs commonto man of every age. The unique contribution made by each culture toward our artheritage is stressed along with influences of one culture on another.ART 3363 History of Art: Renaissance through ModernBeginning with the sixteenth century, this study traces the development of modern artforms. Stylization, social factors, and important innovations that shape the destiny ofman and his arts will be considered.ART 3373 History of Modern ArtThis course is an overview of the development of the visual arts during the latterpart of the nineteenth through the entire twentieth century. Beginning with the Post-Impressionist movement in Europe and continuing through the multitude of ‘isms’ ofthe twentieth century, the study will progress to the present day Avant Garde ideas of theart world. Modern art masters such as Matisse, Picasso, Duchamp, Pollock, and Rothkowill be a focus of the course. Movements such as Cubism, Abstract Expressionism,Dadiasm, Pop Art, and Avant Gardism will be presented as each flows through theentirety of the modern movement.ART 4181, 4281, 4381 Special TopicsPrerequisite: Permission of the instructor and the Dean of the College.Directed study of a minimum of thirty clock hours for each hour of credit. Topics andprojects are selected based on student interest and need. Open to Art majors only.ART 4292 Senior Seminar: StudioPrerequisite: See Note 9 under “Undergraduate Degree Requirements”.This course provides a format for the production of a body of art works in a studiosetting. The student will go through a process in which s/he presents a written documentpresenting the proposal for the body of works, the process by which the works are tobe made or produced, and the aesthetic ideas which are the basis of the works. Part ofthe research includes meeting with the entire Art faculty for the purpose of enrichingthe possibilities for the chosen media. The final grade will be determined by a juryof the entire Art faculty.ART 4293 Senior Seminar: PortfolioPrerequisites: ART 4292 and Note 9 under “Undergraduate Degree Requirements”.A continuation of ART 4292, during this course the student will build a body of workbased upon the complexity and application of historical sources presented in Studio I.Students will successfully present their work in an official Senior Seminar exhibition,and a portfolio of a visual presentation of photographs, a personal vita, and a writtendescription of the body of works is to be combined into a complete professional styledformat. The final grade will be determined by a jury of the entire Art faculty.226 / Courses