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Course Syllabus

ART 1130 3D Space

  • Division: Fine Arts, Comm, and New Media
  • Department: Visual Art
  • Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 3; Lecture: 3; Lab: 3
  • Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
  • Semester Approved: Fall 2026
  • Five-Year Review Semester: Summer 2031
  • End Semester: Summer 2032
  • Optimum Class Size: 12
  • Maximum Class Size: 15

Course Description

This visual arts foundation studio course includes the study of the principles and elements of design and creative problem solving with application to three-dimensional space. Emphasis is placed on the systematic approach that artists use to take a work from conception to completion using both analog and digital means. This course is required for all art majors. 3D Space is one course within a triad design sequence, in conjunction with 2D Surface and 4D Time, required for art majors who wish to apply to the AFA degree program. A program fee is required.

Justification

This course provides an understanding of the elements and principles of design as they apply to three-dimensional media. It also covers various materials and techniques of fabrication that allow the student to design coherent, unified works. 3D Space is one of a triad of design courses, including 2D Surface and 4D Time, required in the curriculum for acceptance into the Snow College Visual Arts AFA degree program. The content of this course is a required foundation course for art majors at other higher education art programs in the state and it possesses a common course number in the USHE system.

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. MATERIAL PROFICIENCY: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to utilize various materials, techniques, processes, and tools to create successful three-dimensional works.
  2. PRINCIPLES OF CONCEPT: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to develop, execute, and communicate concepts and ideas through sketches, maquettes, and finished designs with various three-dimensional materials and processes.
  3. HISTORICAL CONTEXT: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to recognize the work of historically significant artists, designers, and architects.
  4. CRITICAL ANALYSIS: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to critically analyze their own work and that of their peers as they contribute to a rich and productive artistic dialogue.
  5. CREATIVE PROCESS: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to use critical and creative thinking strategies to cultivate creative practice, express ideas, engage with challenging concepts, and creatively solve problems.

Course Content

This course will include lecture, critical discussion, material demonstrations, independent and collaborative studio practice, critiques, and how each relates to the following topics: the elements and principles of design and the design process; the interdisciplinary nature of design including, but not limited to, topics such as: physics, architecture, engineering, industrial design, and civic planning; three dimensional problem solving; materials and construction techniques; proper use and safety of a variety of tools, both analog and digital, used to construct three dimensional objects.