This is a limited-enrollment program requiring departmental admissions approval. Please see the department office for information regarding requirement for admission to this major.
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| OFFERED: | F |
| PREREQUISITE: | Acceptance into visual arts program. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Conceptual and philosophical preparation for visual arts majors. Lecture and guided discussion seminar. Nature and value of visual arts and visual culture. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Acceptance into visual arts program. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Fundamental principles of digital technology as related to the visual arts. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Acceptance into visual arts program. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Observational and conceptual drawing using a variety of media and methods. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Acceptance into visual arts program. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Formal and conceptual elements of design, color, and composition, using a variety of media. |
| OFFERED: | W on block, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | VA 111, 114, 115. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Figure study using a variety of media and methods. Readings, writings, and participation in course work exhibitions required. |
| OFFERED: | W on block, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | VA 111, 114, 115. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Three-dimensional concepts, theories, and issues using a variety of media and processes. Readings, writings, and participation in course work exhibitions required. |
| NOTE: | Fee. |
| OFFERED: | W on block, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | VA 111, 115. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Introduction to photography for visual arts majors, including camera operation and digital capture, photographic principles, lighting, and design with limited postproduction editing. No darkroom. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Survey of Western civilization emphasizing the visual arts from ancient Greece to the Gothic period. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Survey of Western civilization emphasizing the visual arts from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. |
| NOTE: | This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Development of Egyptian art from predynastic through Hellenistic periods, emphasizing contributions to the development of world civilization. |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 201 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | History and appreciation of Greek art, with consideration of formative cultures. |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 201 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Art and architecture of the Etruscans and Romans. |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 201 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Survey of Christian art in the Roman and Byzantine Empire from ca. 200 to 1453. |
| OFFERED: | W |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 201, 202. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Art in western Europe from 400 AD to 1400. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Art and architecture in Italy from 1200 to 1580. |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Fifteenth- and sixteenth-century art in northern Europe. |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 201, 202. |
| DESCRIPTION: | History of architecture in Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Austria, and England, 1400?1700. |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | History of baroque painting, sculpture, and architecture in Italy, Spain, and France. |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Baroque painting in Flanders and Holland. |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Nineteenth-century art in Europe. |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | American painting and sculpture from colonial through modern times. |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Modern European art and theory, 1900--1945. |
| NOTE: | Independent Study also. |
| OFFERED: | W |
| DESCRIPTION: | Survey of American painting and sculpture from 1876-1950. |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Critical evaluation of trends in art since 1945. |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 201, 202. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Duties of museum professionals while applying museum theory to the practical development of a museum exhibit. |
| DESCRIPTION: | English architecture from Tudor through Victorian period. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Major figures, monuments, and movements in American architecture from colonial period through "Gilded Age." |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Critical review of roots and evolution of modern architecture. |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 201, 202, 203. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Chinese art and architecture from its neolithic origins through the dawn of the modern age. Literary, social, and religious contexts considered. |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 201, 202, 203. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Japanese art and architecture from its neolithic origins through the dawn of the modern age. Literary, social, and religious contexts considered. |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 201, 202. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Importance of Islamic contributions to world culture from pre-Islamic period through modern times. |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 201, 202. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Survey of art and architecture of Mexico from antiquity to present. |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 201, 202. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Survey of art and architecture of southern Mexico and central America from antiquity to present. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| DESCRIPTION: | History of interior design, architecture, and furnishings from ancient Egypt to beaux arts movement. French, English, and American design. |
| OFFERED: | F |
| DESCRIPTION: | Furniture, interior design, and architecture from Industrial Revolution to present. |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAEdu 324, Sc Ed 276R. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Theoretical foundations for critical judgment in art and their application in judging works of art. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Visual arts core. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Survey of visual communication. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Visual arts core. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Survey of illustration in visual communication, emphasizing the birth of publishing and "Golden Age" of American illustration, 1860-1930. |
| OFFERED: | W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Visual arts core. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Survey of American illustration in visual communication, emphasizing from 1930 to the present. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Visual arts core. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Origin and development of photographic aesthetics. |
| OFFERED: | F, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | Visual arts core. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Introduction to computer software programs specific to graphic design. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Visual arts core. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Exploring fundamentals and traditions for creating, setting, and designing with type. Solving visual problems with type. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Visual arts core. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Communication problems and solutions through visual interpretations of images, type, and symbols. Comprehensive study of printing, binding methods; manufacture and uses of printing papers. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Visual arts core. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Overview of styles, techniques, methods, and materials. Illustrative concepts and problem solving. |
| PREREQUISITE: | department and faculty advisor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Work experience in professional design studio evaluated by supervisor. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAGD 210. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Specific graphic design computer program applications. |
| PREREQUISITE: | BFA acceptance. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Packaging and its function in the marketplace; current packaging technology and aesthetics. |
| PREREQUISITE: | BFA acceptance. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Developing unique and expressive letterforms, especially the modification of letters to create new abstract or pictorial images. |
| OFFERED: | W |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAGD 310. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Individual graphic design project using high-end hardware and software. |
| OFFERED: | F |
| PREREQUISITE: | BFA acceptance. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Business aspects of the graphic design profession. |
| OFFERED: | On demand. |
| PREREQUISITE: | BFA advisor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Credit for work experience in graphic design. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| DESCRIPTION: | Traditional approaches to hand bookbinding. |
Recommended history courses:
| PREREQUISITE: | Visual arts core. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Survey of visual communication. |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Modern European art and theory, 1900--1945. |
| NOTE: | Independent Study also. |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Critical evaluation of trends in art since 1945. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| DESCRIPTION: | History of interior design, architecture, and furnishings from ancient Egypt to beaux arts movement. French, English, and American design. |
| OFFERED: | F |
| DESCRIPTION: | Furniture, interior design, and architecture from Industrial Revolution to present. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Visual arts core. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Survey of illustration in visual communication, emphasizing the birth of publishing and "Golden Age" of American illustration, 1860-1930. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Visual arts core. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Origin and development of photographic aesthetics. |
*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.