CURRICULUM GUIDE 2026-27
ART COURSES:
All Art courses are now one semester long to allow greater flexibility in scheduling.
751 | INTRO TO STUDIO ART
This foundation course is designed to introduce students to the visual arts, including the following areas of study:
• Fine Art( Drawing and Painting)
• Two-Dimensional Design( Commercial Art, Basic Illustration, Typography)
• Three Dimensional Design( Sculpture, Book Arts) Students in this course are introduced to the basic elements and principles of design, color theory, and the design process through drawing, painting and other mediums. Students learn the concepts common to all the visual arts including line, shape, value, texture, color, space, and form.
! Course fulfills Visual and Performing Arts requirement.
752 | 3-D DESIGN
Prerequisite: Intro to Studio Art
Students will further their study in three dimensional visual art by exploring structures from a variety of materials, including but not limited to paper, cardboard, wire, wood, and possibly clay. Students will explore relief sculpture, sculpture in the round, as well as hanging forms, and navigate the engineering challenges that are associated with them.
! Course fulfills Visual and Performing Arts requirement.
758 | ADVANCED 3-D DESIGN
Prerequisite: 3-D Design
Advanced projects in 3-D Art and Design. Students will continue to experiment with a variety of mediums such as paper, cardboard, wire, wood, and possibly clay. Design topics of discovery include architecture, fine art, furniture, and product design.
! Course fulfills Visual and Performing Arts requirement.
753 | 2-D ART AND DESIGN
Prerequisite: Intro To Studio Art
Students will explore the world of two-dimensional art from two approaches: fine art and commercial art. In our fine art section, we will continue to fine tune drawing and painting skills, and understand the techniques required to create the illusion of form on a two-dimensional plane. In the commercial section, we will explore basic illustration, typography and graphic design.
! Course fulfills Visual and Performing Arts requirement.
756 | ADVANCED 2-D DESIGN
Prerequisite: 2-D Art and Design
Further exploration into 2-D Design that encompass and build upon visual communication concepts, including graphic design, typography, basic illustration and book-making. Students who sign up for this class have developed a basic tool chest of techniques and are beginning to develop a self-driven desire to create works of art by choice. Both traditional and digital media will be explored.
! Course fulfills Visual and Performing Arts requirement.
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