Art

Tracy Williams, M.F.A. (Chair)

Professor Diket; Assistant Professor T. Williams

The department of art at the Gulfport campus offers a major and minor in art with

programs leading to the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree or the Bachelor of Arts degree. All

applicants for a four-year art degree must present an acceptable art portfolio prior to

enrolling.

The following art core courses are required for the B.F.A. and the B.A. degrees:

Art History 12 hours (including Art History I and II)

Drawing 12 hours (B.F.A.), 6 hours (B.A.)

2D/3D Design 6 hours

Computer Graphics 3 hours

Painting 3 hours

Printmaking 3 hours

Photography 3 hours

Senior Seminar 3 hours

Total 45 hours for the B.F.A. 39 hours for the B.A.

departmental guidelines.

in studio art and/or graduate study are encouraged to pursue the Bachelor of Fine Arts

degree with a concentration in painting, graphic design, or combined studio. Eighty-four

hours of art are required for this degree.

Painting 30 hours in painting (studio)

Graphic Design 30 hours in graphic design

Combined Studio 36 hours (18 hours in two studio areas below)

Drawing, Painting, Graphic Design

exhibition in the gallery during their senior year

Art core, art major concentration, and art electives must combine to total 84 hours in art.

broader in academic scope are encouraged to pursue the art major within the Bachelor of

Arts degree with a concentration in art education or art. There are 51 hours required in

art for this degree plus a minor in another discipline.

Art Education 12 hours (6 additional hours of drawing plus

ART 319 and EDU 446); requirements for educational

certification must be met.

Art 12 hours

level hours.

Note: Education majors who desire a heavy studio concentration should consult with

the art department about a B.F.A. with teacher licensure.

*Studio courses requiring art fee.

practice. Media include charcoal, conte, and the graphite pencil.

expression and reflection of nature.* Prerequisites: ART 101, ART 108.

course includes a study of vocabulary and the elements of two dimensional design.

includes vocabulary, techniques, materials, and the elements of three-dimensional

design.*

casting, and stone carving.* Prerequisite: ART 109.

Prerequisite: ART 102.

World. Lecture and discussion on the materials, forms and processes of art with the

aim of giving insight into the functions and content of art objects.

understanding materials and technique. (Students will be expected to provide all

required photography equipment.)* Prerequisite: ART 108 or consent of the

instructor.

and urethanes.*

abstraction, and visual harmonics.

hand building techniques including pinch, coil, and slab will be emphasized. Basic

technical information will be introduced as well as the uses of slips and glazes.*

Prerequisite: ART 109.

sculpture utilizing the potter’s wheel. Glaze making and the glaze firing process

will be introduced.*

design and visual problem solving. Acquaints the student with type and

typespacing, and basic production techniques for one color and full color printing.*

Prerequisites: ART 101, ART 102, and ART 108.

graphic design, basic computer literacy and keyboarding. This course introduces

the student to the computer through the Mac basics. Trouble shooting and

maintenance will be emphasized. Prerequisite to graphic design courses requiring

computer use.* Prerequisite: ART 101, 102, and 108 or consent of the instructor.

Students explore the development of content and composition.

drawings with an emphasis on individual vision and expression.

personal technique. A mastery of materials and content is also emphasized. Larger

scale and advanced techniques are explored as the student progresses.

how art can be used by the elementary classroom teacher.

carving wood and stone. Pneumatic tools are introduced.*

studied.* Prerequisite: ART 221.

development of a personal technique and mastery of material with an emphasis on

content. As the student progresses, larger scale works and advanced techniques are

explored.*

painting techniques are emphasized in this course.

painting that emphasizes individual vision and expression.

concentrate on development of a personal technique. A mastery of materials and

content is also emphasized. Larger scale and advanced techniques are explored as the

student progresses.

potter’s wheel. Studio assignments will expand on skills covered in Ceramics I and

II. There will be a focus on glaze formulation and development. The student will

complete an individual investigation on an aspect of ceramic history.*

built/wheel thrown assignments. Emphases on the quality of the hand made object

as well as the concepts of utility, usage, and sculpture in the ceramic medium. The

student will be expected to continue to investigate glaze formulation with an

emphasis on various surface treatments.*

ceramic courses designed to offer the serious ceramics student time and direction to

complete an in-depth investigation cumulating in a cohesive body of work. The

instructor must agree upon the direciton taken by the student. The course will also

cover areas of ceramic history, contemporary issues in art, and the student’s

professional development.*

methods. Prerequisite: ART 131.

methods and nontoxic materials. Prerequisite: ART 131.

media tools and skills used in graphic design field. An overview of the advertising

industry. Creative brainstorming from thumbnails to marker compositions to

finished art will be emphasized.* Prerequisite: ART 254.

advertising and editorial illustration. Traditional techniques will be used to create

illustrations for various types of print advertising.* Prerequisite: ART 131.

Students will learn the intermediate and advanced illustration techniques in

traditional and in the most current graphics prograrn.* Prerequisite: ART 131.

approach to web design on the Macintosh computer. It will introduce the latest

developments in the industry with current software, graphics programs, and the

upload and download of information to servers. Prerequisite: ART 254 or consent

of instructor.

approach to multimedia and special effects on the Macintosh computer. Students

will develop an interactive portfolio piece and corresponding web site.*

Prerequisite: ART 254 or consent of instructor.

and architecture of pre-historic man, the ancient world (Mesopotamia, Egypt, the

Aegean), Greece and the Roman Empire through early sixth century, Christian

medieval art (Middle Ages) styles, function and meaning of the individual works of

art are discussed.

An introduction to Western European art and architecture in the Renaissance, the

Baroque, the Enlightenment up to and including the 20th century, styles, function,

and meaning of the individual works of art are discussed.

in traditional as well as digital illustration will be explored. This course covers the

conceptual aspects as well as the methodology of editorial and advertising

illustration.*

as combining traditional and digital illustration. An in-depth application of digital

illustration as it applies to the web page design is covered.*

architecture of the 20th century. This course explores abstract art (early phase),

fantasy in art, traditional realism, post-World War II trends, post-abstraction

(modern) up to and including contemporary time.

the present focusing on the connections between art, culture, and history of the

United States.

economic, political, and political elements that distinguish Southern regional art.

This course examines the art and architecture and includes an investigation into the

rich folk art and craft traditions of the South. The focus will be upon the art of

Mississippi from 1720 to the current day.

theatre.

block. Prerequisite: ART 131.

advertising concepts will be used to create images for visual communications such

as presentations and print.*

page design skills in the graphic design industry. Students will construct a 4-color

project and output the file to separations at an off-campus site in high resolution.

Trapping and postscript files will also be discussed.*

preparation. Students will concentrate on finished art for a directed portfolio.*

courses with the technical aspect of the printing process. It is the application and

fundamentals of preparing artwork for either digital or traditional printing press.

Instruction in current software application methodology and theory is continued.

Prerequisite: ART 353*

graphic design/illustration. The course includes a portfolio review by local

professionals with critiques on the student’s work. The student will then make the

necessary changes to the artwork, build a resume, business cards, letterheads,

leave-behinds, and have a digital portfolio as well as a traditional portfolio.

Prerequisite: Senior classification.*

and guest artists including preparation of slide portfolio and a written resume,

examination of graduate school and entrance requirements; designing a personal

studio, preparing an exhibition, exhibiting and marketing art work through

galleries and museums. Prerequisite: Senior classification.

and monitored on an individual basis. It is to give practical experience in the

everyday practice of art. When possible, the student is assigned as a helper to a

professional artist.

an individual basis. Internships are designed to provide practical experience in the

arts. (Offered with consent of department head.)

*Studio courses requiring art fee.