A slide-lecture survey of the visual arts and architecture. Analytical study of specific works and techniques, and consideration of broad contexts and principles.

Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Humanities/Fine Arts (CAT VI) requirement.
Montana University System Core Course

Elementary studio practice involving hand building and wheel techniques of forming functional and nonfunctional stoneware.

Course Fee: $25.00
Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Humanities/Fine Arts (CAT VI) requirement.
Montana University System Core Course

Study and supervised practice in observational drawing focusing on accurate representation of observed subject matter.

Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Humanities/Fine Arts (CAT VI) requirement.
Montana University System Core Course

A lecture/studio course in investigating basic design elements: line, shape, texture, and value. The elements considered in the context of compositional principles.

Course Fee: $15.00
Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Humanities/Fine Arts (CAT VI) requirement.
Montana University System Core Course

A beginning studio course in still life painting in oil or acrylic. Drawing, color, and design emphasized.

Prerequisite: ART 120

A beginning studio course in watercolor painting. Research of the medium and observed material toward appropriate use of the transparent medium.

Prerequisite: ART 120

A survey of the development of the visual arts of the Western World from Prehistoric through Gothic Art.

Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Humanities/Fine Arts (CAT VI) requirement.
Montana University System Core Course

A survey of the development of the visual arts of the Western World from the Renaissance through Post-Modernism.

Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Humanities/Fine Arts (CAT VI) requirement.
Montana University System Core Course

Supervised experience in community institutions and organizations. Investigation and competency development as related to a student’s major and/or minor area.

May be repeated for credit.

This course is a “hands-on” course that teaches strategies and methodology to integrate the creative arts (e.g., art, music, and drama) into the elementary classroom to enhance learning for all students. Emphasis will be placed upon developing the candidates’ creative abilities. Instruction and theory, implications for creative art instruction, and information on resources/materials for the classroom will be covered. Teacher education candidates will prepare and present lesson plans that take into consideration the development of strategies for integrating creative arts into the curriculum. A variety of formal and informal assessment techniques appropriate in assessing student achievement will be discussed. Graduate credit requirements are describedin the course syllabus.

If this class is taken at the 500 level, it is a graduate course and expectations for student performance are at an advanced level. Evaluation of course requirements is more rigorous than at the lower division section of this course.
Prerequisites: Level I Admission to Teacher Education, HUM 210, EDUC 300, and EDUC 376.
Course Fee: $25.00