Academic Catalog 2025-2026

Academic Catalog 2025 - 2026

The following letters will be added after the course number to indicate the various concentration areas: D – Drawing, S – Sculpture, P – Painting, C – Ceramics. ART 4701 Sculpture III 3 credits This course will focus on the individuals place in contemporary art and the creation of a personal body of sculptural work. Tool safety, technical skills, and concepts will be explored through the use of a variety of media. Conceptual development and craftsmanship are essential as are intent, experimentation, and creativity. An expanded use and understanding of kinetics and interaction will be explored as well as professional practices including exhibition applications, budgets, proposals, and exhibition quality presentation. (Prerequisites: ART 2701, ART 3701) Course Fee ART 4754 Ceramics III 3 credits An expansion of ceramic processes and materials in order to create a unified portfolio. This course will also present materials concerning ceramic history and contemporary issues and personal expression. (Prerequisite: ART 2754, ART 3754) Course Fee ART 4900 Studio Arts Portfolio 3 credits Capstone course in which students create a unified professional portfolio. Students learn about professional practices including the design, application, and exhibition process. Course Fee ART 1052/2052/3052/4052 Topics in Art 3 credits Topics of current interest are presented in group instructions. Topics may include drawing, painting, sculpture, or theatre/film. This course may be repeated with different content. Lab time may be required in addition to classroom hours. Advanced topics may be taken as ART 4054. Course Fee BUS 2200 Introduction to Business 3 credits This course is designed to introduce the student to the principles and functions of business. Business will be studied as part of a total social, political, and economic environment. The various functional areas of business will be discussed: economic systems, forms of business ownership, small business, management, human relations, marketing, accounting, finance, stock market, and business law. BUS 2250 Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3 credits This course examines the stages of the entrepreneurial process, the characteristics of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs, the approaches they use to create, identify, and evaluate opportunities and prospects for new ventures, and the skills that are needed to start, manage, and sustain new ventures. BUS 2274 Personal Finance 3 credits Emphasizes the strategies necessary for informed consumer decisions and personal money management. Topics include income, budgeting, priorities, money management, investments, taxation, and banking. Course Fee BUS 2500 Principles of Marketing 3 credits Examination of the functions and institutions involved in the marketing of goods and services. Reviews the business environment and how to adapt to success, weakness, opportunities, and threats (SWOT Analysis). Marketing strategies and identification of the “four Ps” of marketing. BUS 2600 Principles of Management 3 credits Examination of the basic principles of management underlying the solving of organizational challenges and operation of business enterprises. Reviews of various management theories and practices and an analysis of centralized versus 3 credits This course explores the purpose for business research and the process to conduct quality business research. Students will conduct an extensive research project using a problem or dilemma, formulate a research question, develop a design with hypotheses, collect data, and analyze the data through statistical methods. Results and conclusions to decentralized decision-making and their effects on corporate behavior. BUS 2650 Research Methods & Statistics in Business Management BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

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