Course Offerings - Fall 2012

NIU Hoffman Estates

Drawing and Painting: Studio Critique
ARTS 620, ART 623, ART 720, ART 723, ART 490, ART 690
Instructor: Charlotte Rollman
Tuesdays, 6 - 9 p.m., Class begins September 11 and ends December 4
Geared to individual student needs, this class focuses on providing critique for work produced at the students' home studio.  Every student is expected to produce a portfolio of work which is reviewed in class by both the instructor and classmates at least seven times during the semester.  Students learn to write an artist's statement.  This class will be of interest to classroom art teachers at all grade levels, post-graduate art students who are working on a master's degree in art education, and artists interested in working on their portfolios or improving their work. Students may enroll in any section for 3 or 6 credit hours. Students registering for six credit hours will be expected to do twice as much work, to be arranged with the instructor.
Registration Information
ARTS 620/DE1/19512
ARTS 623/DE1/19513
ARTS 720/DE1/19515
ARTS 723/DE1/19516
ART 490/DE1/19511
ART 690/DE1/19514

NIU Naperville

Preventive Conservation Seminar
ART 658
Instructor:  Peter Van Ael
Saturdays, 9/15, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.and 9/29, 10/13, 10/27, 11/10, 12/1, 9 a.m - 5 p.m.
Class meets at the Boone County Historical Museum, 311 Whitney Blvd, Belvidere, on 10/13, 10/27, and 12/1. All other meetings are at NIU Naperville.
Registration Information
ART 658/CE1/19741

Music Education: Current Trends in Elementary Education
MUED 678
Instructor:  Glenda Cosenza
Wednesdays, 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.  Class begins August 29 and ends December 7.
Registration Information
MUED 678/CE1/19732 

Online Courses - Fall 2012 and Spring 2013

Introduction to the Visual Arts
ARTH 282
Instructor: Isabelle Sabau
Fall:  Begins the week of August 27 and ends the week of December 3
Spring:  Begins the week of January 14 and ends the week of May 11
Gain a deeper understanding of the visual arts in this online course. Learn how art has proved throughout history to be the most expressive form of communication. Students examine artistic motivation, various art media and techniques, and the historical and cultural backgrounds of various works of art. Students investigate the processes and techniques, the imagination and creativity, and the civilizations and cultures which have enabled artists to produce a myriad of diverse visual expressions.
Required textbook:  PREBLES’ ARTFORMS by Patrick Frank, 10th edition, Pearson Education Inc, Prentice Hall, 2011
Registration Information
Fall:  ARTH 282/YE1/19517
Spring:  ARTH282/YE1/9691

Art History Survey 1, Prehistory - ca. 1400
ARTH 291
Instructor: Isabelle Sabau
Fall:  Begins the week of August 27 and ends the week of December 3
Spring:  Begins the week of January 14 and ends the week of May 11
Examine the many artistic expressions and cultures of the past in this online survey course. The course covers the artistic development of humans from prehistory through 1400 CE. Topics covered include the invention of writing, ancient Egypt, classical Greece, the Roman Empire, the beginnings and expansion of Christianity, and the Middle Ages.
Required textbook: Stokstad Marilyn and Cothren Michael, Art History, Volume 1, 4/E Prentice Hall Inc., 2011
Registration Information
Fall:  ARTH 291/YE1/19518
Spring:  ARTH 291/YE1/9692

Art History Survey II, ca. 1400 - present
ARTH 292
Instructor: Isabelle Sabau
Fall:  Begins the week of August 27 and ends the week of December 3
Spring:  Begins the week of January 14 and ends the week of May 11
Students examine the artistic expressions of the past five centuries to gain insights into the beliefs, ideas and visions that inspired artists to create daring works of originality and to challenge traditional assumptions and practices. Topics covered include the Renaissance, with its emphasis on balance and harmony, the Baroque period, with its dynamism and exuberance, the Enlightenment, with its social struggles for freedom, liberty and justice. Also included are the 19th and 20th centuries, permeated by social reforms and technological advancements, and finally, the 21st century's search for expression. 
Required textbook:  Stokstad Marilyn and Cothren Michael, Art History, Volume 1, 4/E Prentice Hall Inc., 2011
Registration Information
Fall:  ARTH 292/YE1/19519 
Spring:  ARTH292/YE1/9690