Courses

The course will discuss some aspects of the local history and art as related to the travel program. The relationship between politics, culture and their impact on artistic styles is emphasized. The discipline of history gives us a global perspective of political and social events and as well as the evidence of the underlying causes of those events. Art tells us the style, the change, the expression of people witnessing or affected by these events and possibly contributing to them.

Art 1100 is a 3 semester-credit-hour course focused on fostering an awareness, understanding, and appreciation for the visual arts. Through exposure to cross-cultural art images throughout history, students will build a global artistic vocabulary that allows for the constructive analysis of art objects. Students will also gain an understanding of the influence of art on other important aspects of culture including politics, history, religion, and science. Astronomy

Explores the visual arts and the relationship to human needs and aspirations. Students investigate the value of art, themes in art, the elements and principles of composition, and the materials and processes used for artistic expression. Well-known works of visual art are explored. The course encourages student interest in the visual arts beyond the classroom.

This course introduces students to the profession, foundational theories, concepts, practices, sociocultural impacts and history of art education. It explores the importance and role of visual arts education in P-12 schools and community arts settings and its value in the holistic education, growth and development of an individual.

This class is designed for the non-art major in early child hood education. The focus of the course will be to equip students to construct lessons that encourage creative thinking through art education and are developmentally appropriate for early childhood students. Methods in art education include exploration of a variety of studio processes as well as approaches to art history, art criticism, and aesthetics for the elementary student.

This class is designed for the non-art major in middle grades education. The focus of the course will be on the development of lessons that encourage creative thinking through discipline based art education that is developmentally appropriate. Methods in art education include exploration of a variety of studio processes, as well as approaches to art history, art criticism and aesthetics. Interdisciplinary approaches to art education will be explored at the middle level.

This class is designed for those students planning to enter the educational setting and teach special populations of students. The art curriculum in this course will be presented as a very child centered approach to art education, which has a primary goal the enhancement of the child's self esteem. Lessons are, therefore, presented as confidence builders that are designed to improve the general awareness and self-concept of the challenged student.

This course provides a study of the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of articulation and phonological disorders. This course is designed to provide students a basic foundation in the assessment and treatment of articulation and phonological disorders in children. Characteristics of the speech sounds of English and normal acquisition of speech production skills, including dialectal variations, will be covered.

This course is a hands-on introduction to interpreting artifacts from archaeological sites that focuses on the analysis of flaked stone tools, prehistoric ceramics, shell, bone, and perishables artifacts, and historic artifacts.

This course provides foundational knowledge of current and emerging uses of artificial intelligence in the modern manufacturing context. Topics include defining AI, understanding AI learning and data sources, use cases of AI in manufacturing, and understanding the dynamics of humanai interaction.