Course Titles and Descriptions
ART 120 Art Appreciation
3 Credits
The course introduces students to the basic concepts and vocabulary of visual art and design (sculpture, painting, architecture, ceramics, textile arts, and printmaking)
ART 125 World Cultures in Art & Design
2 Credits
This course is focused upon the methods and practices used in professional art and design disciplines within the United Arab Emirates, and compares these methods to the practices used internationally. Students will examine fields of culture, markets, institutions, professions, and the role of the public and private sector in the U.A.E. and globally. Cultural expectations of individual careers within all areas in art and design are investigated by students.
ART 201 Principles of Design
3 Credits
This is an introductory course to the basic visual concepts of two-dimensional and three-dimensional design. The aim of this course is to teach the student how to develop an understanding of the fundamentals of the visual language used in art and design, and how to use this vocabulary to effectively communicate and convey visual ideas.
ART 205 Art Foundations
3 Credits
This course introduces the student to the basic skills of drawing, painting, sculpture and printmaking which will act as a solid foundation for all future courses in Art and Design. Students will familiarize themselves with a variety of techniques and processes using diverse art materials and methods to express themselves. The course will also cover materials, paper types and equipment appropriate for the medium.
ART 222 Material Culture of the Medieval World
3 Credits
This course introduces students to the historical development of visual and spatial arts and dimensional monuments from the collapse of the Roman and Chinese Han Empires to the beginning of the modern period in approximately 1500.
ART 223 Arts of the Modern World
3 Credits
Introduces students to the historical development of the visual and spatial arts from the beginning of the modern period in approximately 1500 to the present age.
ART 223AL Arabic Lab I
1 Credit
Arabic Lab for ART 223 Arts of the Modern World.
Corequisite(s): ART 223
Prerequisite(s): COL 230
ART 251 Basic Graphic Design
3 Credits
This course is a basic introduction to graphic design. Its vocabulary is both verbal and visual, and requires the use of software programs that are most commonly used in the graphic design field. Students learn the basics of media literacy and criticism.
ART 287 Basics of Interior Design
3 Credits
This course is intended to provide the student with a broad understanding of interior design and knowledge of historical and social foundations of design, and to develop in the student a keen awareness of the professional responsibilities of an interior designer.
ART 297 Special Topics In Art and Design: Intermediate
3 Credits
This course allows faculty to introduce a new course into the curriculum, on a limited basis, to art majors on the intermediate level. The course is designed to take advantage of conditions or opportunities that might be temporary: for example, a course involving a visiting artist or local event.
ART 310 Drawing I
3 Credits
The aim of this course is to consider the notion that drawing can be used as an expressive and creative tool to explore and rationalize the world through an artistic pathway. This notion is introduced and developed by practical investigation of some of the basic drawing skills and techniques used in art.
Prerequisite(s): ART 109 OR ART 110 OR ART 201 OR ART 205
ART 312 Painting I
3 Credits
The aim of this course is to develop the basic skills, techniques and processes of painting with an understanding of basic color principles. The integration of paint application and color principle develops an awareness that painting and color are used not only as mediums for representation, but also as mediums for expressive purposes. Artists’ paintings are analyzed to understand their reasons for using particular techniques and their use of color.
Prerequisite(s): ART 109 OR ART 110 OR ART 201 OR ART 205
ART 313 Drawing II
3 Credits
This course further develops the concepts, skills and techniques acquired from ART 310 Drawing I, through rigorous observational and interpretative drawing assignments. Observational drawing initiates the course, progressing to more self-expressive techniques and methods of observational drawing, developing the student's individual approach and aesthetic sensibility.
Prerequisite(s): ART 310
ART 315 Sculpture I
3 Credits
This is an introductory sculpture course in which students learn the basic use of tools for the execution of sculpture, including mold making, woodworking, metal fabrication, mounting and installation of sculpture. Students are also exposed to basic sculpture concepts, which provide a general survey of sculptural studio practices.
Prerequisite(s): ART 201 OR ART 205
ART 316 Ceramics I
3 Credits
This introductory class places emphasis on learning to create original work, while exploring the physical properties of clay. The expressive potential of clay becomes apparent through increased awareness of historical and contemporary ceramic art, and through the use of the basic ceramic techniques of forming, glazing and firing. A knowledge of basic tools and equipment is acquired through the use of hands, tools, clay extruders, potters wheels and electric kilns.
ART 318 Three-Dimensional Design
3 Credits
This course is an introduction to three-dimensional design concepts. Students investigate the forces that influence the design of objects and spaces including, but not limited to, art objects. Natural forces such as the earth’s gravity affect our perception of balance, poise, gesture and weight. Cultural influences, materials and structure are all areas of thought and information which can be directly applied to this course. The various assignments are intended to allow students to develop artistically and creatively within a given framework.
ART 322 History of Islamic Art and Architecture
3 Credits
This class provides an overview of the main characteristics of Islamic art and architecture. It looks at what influenced the earliest forms of Islamic art and architecture, and examines how these forms have changed from place to place, and from time to time, throughout history.
ART 324 Contemporary Islamic Art and Architecture
3 Credits
This class provides an overview of contemporary Islamic art and architecture. Attention is paid to continuity and change in nineteenth and twentieth century form and function, and to the role of the arts in promoting national and religious identity throughout the Islamic world.
ART 330 Art Education
3 Credits
This course is structured to introduce majors in education and art to the theory and practice of teaching art in elementary schools. It emphasizes art curriculum planning, motivational strategies, art room management, and methods of evaluation in art. It also focuses on art across the curriculum.
ART 331 Teaching Art: The Study of Practice
3 Credits
This course introduces students to art teaching practices in K-12 education in schools. It emphasizes the practical aspect of teaching: use of the curriculum to create innovative art lessons, classroom management, motivational strategies, and methods of evaluation.
ART 335 Interior Design I
3 Credits
An in-depth study of the world of interior design. Course of study includes a further study of the lives and works of more modern interior designers and an understanding of their philosophies and theories of design.
Prerequisite(s): ART 287
ART 336 Interior Design Studio I
3 Credits
The course covers advanced design work including dimensioning, space planning, analysis of the client, bubble diagrams, materials and finishes, furniture plans, floor plans, elevations as well as lighting and ceiling. A student is required to complete drawing and presentation boards. Field trips to trade showrooms are completed throughout the semester at the discretion of the department. Axonometric drawings are also included.
Prerequisite(s): ART 287 OR ART 335 OR ART 289
ART 337 Color and Light Design
3 Credits
The aim of this course is a study of color and light, its effective use in design, and methods to employ these properties in different applications. The course would have a theoretical as well as a studio component.
Prerequisite(s): ART 287 OR ART 251
ART 340 Photography I
3 Credits
Students learn the skills necessary to operate a 35mm camera and process the film, and methods of printing their own black and white photographs. In addition to technique, students explore their own aesthetics and develop an artistic voice through the medium of photography.
Prerequisite(s): ART 201 OR ART 205
ART 341 Photography II
3 Credits
Students continue the development of technical skills both in camera work and printing. In this advanced course, students are encouraged to explore their own individual styles and develop a meaningful body of work.
Prerequisite(s): ART 340
ART 345 Digital Video
3 Credits
An introductory course in digital video, using the computer. Classroom work includes the use and handling of the camcorder, the introduction and use of editing software, and concepts pertaining to narrative and non-narrative structure in video production.
Prerequisite(s): ART 109 OR ART 110 OR ART 201 OR ART 205
ART 346 Digital Video II
3 Credits
Students create artworks based on individual direction. Additional development in the use of lighting, audio and the use of editing software, as well as motion graphics and compositing techniques, are explored.
Prerequisite(s): ART 345
ART 351 Graphic Design I
3 Credits
This course is an introduction to graphic design for those students who are majoring in Art and Design. It introduces the graphic design world, as well as an overview of typography, graphic art history, media and advertising literacy. Students solve design problems and learn how client/designer relationships work.
Prerequisite(s): ART 109 OR ART 110 OR ART 201 OR ART 205
ART 352 Graphic Design II
3 Credits
This course introduces techniques of image making in relation to ways of analyzing and creating meaning in graphic and typographic messages. Aspects of image making, information design, visual narrative and semiotics are explored in the context of practice and theory.
Prerequisite(s): ART 251 AND ART 351
ART 355 Designing with Color
3 Credits
A course devoted to the development of the perception of color and its use as a tool for the graphic designer. Exercises are given that test the appearance of color relationships in complex structures. Class sessions alternate between working in a studio workshop and critiques of assignments.
Prerequisite(s): ART 251
ART 357 Designing for the Web
3 Credits
In this course the flexibility and potential of the Web is explored. Issues in computer interface design are surveyed and accessibility in general. The course instructs students on working with images and text for the Web and their standards and applications. New directions in interactivity and animation are also incorporated into the course.
Prerequisite(s): ART 251
ART 359 Information Architecture
3 Credits
This studio course investigates visual systems which communicate complicated information through the combination of notational, visual and structural forms such as diagrams, graphs, and charts. Aesthetics and strong visual communication criteria are used in analyzing and creating.
Prerequisite(s): ART 251
ART 360 Printmaking I
3 Credits
This course serves as an introduction to the basics of printmaking and the multiple. Students will explore the different techniques of the monoprint and the monotype, including, but not limited to, painterly monoprinting, dry point, chine colle and stencil and resist work.
Prerequisite(s): ART 109 OR ART 110 OR ART 201 OR ART 205
ART 363 Printmaking II
3 Credits
The second course in the printmaking cycle focuses on relief methods, including woodcuts, linocuts, wood engraving, and collagraph. Students will also be introduced to editioning their work and exchanging their work with other artists.
Prerequisite(s): ART 360
ART 365 Digital Printmaking
3 Credits
By combining the techniques of printmaking and the computer, students will blur the line between the analogue and digital worlds. Students will use a variety of technologies, both ancient and innovative, to explore their concepts and ideas about art making.
Prerequisite(s): ART 251 AND (ART 109 OR ART 110)
ART 366 Book Structures I
3 Credits
An introduction to the basic structure of the book and its history. Students will develop basic bookmaking and book binding techniques, both adhesive and sewn, as well as techniques from the western and eastern traditions.
Prerequisite(s): ART 109 OR ART 110 OR ART 251
ART 375 Virtual Environments
3 Credits
An intermediate course in the production of three-dimensional models and animation. Effects of lighting, textures and surface explored. Gateway course for advanced animation.
Prerequisite(s): ART 275 or ART 376
ART 376 Three-Dimensional Computer Modeling
3 Credits
An introductory course in the use of digital three-dimensional modeling using the computer. Attention is paid to the concepts, techniques and approaches consistent with the medium. Conventional and non-conventional ideas are explored, with projects being produced by students.
Prerequisite(s): ART 109 OR ART 110 OR ART 201 OR ART 205
ART 377 Three Dimensional Computer Animation
3 Credits
Students will continue to develop digital three-dimensional modeling skills while being introduced to 3D animation techniques. Students will learn about the history of animation while being exposed to current industry trends. Assignments will be constructed in a project-based fashion.
Prerequisite(s): ART 275 OR ART 376
ART 385A Interior Design Studio II
3 Credits
Studio investigations of spaces as articulated by the interaction of individual and place. Emphasis placed on understanding of design process, light and color, construction systems, and ongoing study of materials.
Prerequisite(s): ART 287 OR ART 385 OR ART 386
ART 387A Furniture Design
3 Credits
This course analyzes the process of designing furniture prototypes, from the initial articulation of design objectives to the technical exploration of their manufacture. Through discussions and research, this analysis will lead to the design of an original furniture prototype.
Prerequisite(s): ART 335 OR ART 336
ART 390 History of Interior Design
3 Credits
The study and understanding of the history of interior design as a subject and a work of art and design. The course will cover works from the late nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century.
ART 395A Independent Study II
3 Credits
This course is offered on the intermediate level in special instances whereby a student designs an individualized, unique course with a faculty member. This course can be developed only by the department chair's approval, and does not serve to replace any other course requirement in the department.
ART 397 Special Topics in Art and Design
3 Credits
This course allows faculty to introduce a new course into the curriculum, on a limited basis, to art majors at the senior level. The course is designed to take advantage of conditions or opportunities that might be temporary: for example, a course involving a visiting artist or local event.
ART 405 The Professional Artist
3 Credits
The aim of this course is to make students familiar with professional practices of artists. It focuses on variety of skills, including professional writing, interviewing skills, work ethics, and presentation skills.
ART 405AL Arabic Lab II
1 Credit
Arabic Lab to accompany ART 405.
Corequisite: ART 405
Prerequisite: ART 223
ART 410 Drawing III
3 Credits
This course concentrates on the idea that drawing is necessary for artists and designers to visualize ideas and thought, and to translate and interpret objects and environments into visual forms for communication. The course looks at drawing as a problem-solving process, investigating, synthesizing, describing and expressing concepts about the world.
Prerequisite(s): ART 313
ART 411 Painting II
3 Credits
The aim of this course is to build on and further develop the concepts, skills and techniques acquired from ART 312 Painting I. The formal elements of painting, composition and color are further explored and extended through various subject matter. The course starts with a traditional approach to observational painting studying composition and balance with emphasis on the use of local color. Assignments progress to more self-expressive techniques of observational painting, using image distortion.
Prerequisite(s): ART 312
ART 413 Painting III
3 Credits
Under faculty supervision, students produce an independent body of exploratory work and a related written statement, explaining their intention, progress and development for their course portfolio. Students are expected to demonstrate an understanding of how their work relates to the general context of art, critical theory and the activity of painting, in order to define and discuss the subject, form and content of their work. Students are expected to be self-motivated, prepared and responsible for independent studio practice.
Prerequisite(s): ART 411
ART 415 Mixed Media
3 Credits
Studio art class. Students are encouraged to develop postmodern works of art in two- and three-dimensional formats using the materials and methods which best express their concept/feeling. Assignments are process-oriented and only act as guides for conceptual development.
Prerequisite(s): ART 210 AND ART 310 AND ART 312
ART 421 Material Culture of the U.A.E.
3 Credits
This class surveys the different chronological phases of material culture in the U.A.E., focusing on the relationship between society, environment and the arts.
ART 422 Contemporary Art Theory
3 Credits
This seminar focuses on contemporary sociological theory and the arts in the twentieth century. Students are asked to consider their own artwork within a larger social context.
ART 451 Graphic Design III
3 Credits
This course focuses on the pragmatic aspects of graphic design. The objective is to purposely apply acquired knowledge and skills (e.g., typography, color, visual translation, photography and theory) to a set of "real" problems based on a theme. Necessary vehicles for information (booklet, brochure, printed materials, etc.) are developed from concept up to production. The course is intended to closely duplicate the actual working context of a professional studio situation.
Prerequisite(s): ART 251 AND ART 351 AND ART 352
ART 452 Packaging Design
3 Credits
This is a course in designing and identifying graphic communication for packaging structure. Although some experimentation is done with package design, emphasis is on use of type, symbols and images on forms and surfaces in three dimensions.
Prerequisite(s): ART 251
ART 460 Printmaking III
3 Credits
This course concentrates on the processes involved in etching. Students acquire the basic skills in acid etching, wiping and editioning metal plate etchings using a wide variety of techniques. Emphasis is placed on the interaction of content and technique.
Prerequisite(s): ART 361
ART 472 Textiles
3 Credits
An introduction to textiles and fibers: the general concepts of durability, comfort and care are related to the serviceability of fibers, yarns and fabric construction. In the laboratory time, the students examine and compile a book of fabric samples illustrating concepts from the lectures.
Prerequisite(s): ART 109 OR ART 110
ART 473 History of Clothing
3 Credits
A chronological cross-cultural survey of the history of costume from prehistoric times to the present and an introduction to the development of fashion in the twentieth century. This course encourages the analysis of period dress for men, children and women within the frame of the supporting social and cultural infrastructures. Consideration is given to traditional and contemporary costume and body decoration. Also covered is the evolution of fashion as a concept of design, highlighting key historical dressmakers, tailors and designers, and exploring their motivations and influences.
ART 486 Interior Design Studio III
4 Credits
The aim of this course is to give students the ability to design large size projects such as restaurants and corporate offices. Projects are presented visually and orally to a group of students and faculty, and should include material sample boards, plans, elevations, section and perspectives.
Prerequisite(s): ART 287 OR ART 385 OR ART 386 OR ART 387 OR ART 485
ART 489 Interior Design Studio IV
3 Credits
The aim of this course is to give students an in depth study of the different methods of construction and a study of materials. The understanding of construction methods would help students visualize and design build able and practical projects and be able to communicate with interior contractors in the professional world.
Prerequisite(s): ART 287 OR ART 289 OR ART 335 OR ART 336 OR ART 385A OR ART 386
ART 490 Internship
6 Credits
Opportunity for students to gain practical experience of the workplace relevant to their major with employers in the public or private sectors. Internships are intended to match the academic background and strengths of students, their interests and future career ambitions.
ART 491 Interior Design Methods of Construction
3 Credits
The aim of this course is to give students an in-depth study of the different methods of construction and a study of materials. The understanding of construction methods helps students to visualize and design buildable and practical projects, and to communicate with interior contractors in the professional world.
Prerequisite(s): ART 287 OR ART 385
ART 495 Independent Study
3 Credits
This course is offered on the senior level in special instances whereby a student designs an individualized and unique program with a faculty member. This course can be developed only with the department chair's approval, and does not serve to replace any other course requirements in the department.
ART 497 Special Topics in Art and Design
3 Credits
This course allows faculty to introduce a new course into the curriculum, on a limited basis, to art majors on the senior level. The course is designed to take advantage of conditions or opportunities that might be temporary: for example, a course involving a visiting artist or local event
ART 499 Capstone
3 Credits
Researching in the arts and producing a major body of work that integrates different perspectives from the student's previous academic work. This final project is chosen in consultation with the student's advisor, and is displayed to the public on campus and in the community. It is expected to be a culmination of the knowledge, skills, and sense of judgment learned at Zayed University.
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