ART at Western Colorado University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate ART coursework.

• ART 286Introduction to Watercoloropens 4 courses (1 directly)
• ART 303Intermediate Ceramicsopens 3 courses (1 directly)
• ART 330Intermediate Sculptureopens 3 courses (1 directly)
• ART 335Intermediate Jewelryopens 3 courses (1 directly)
• ART 346Intermediate Photographyopens 3 courses (1 directly)
• ART 357Intermediate Printmakingopens 3 courses (1 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate ART work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 44 ART and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 15 more ART courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on ART, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in ART. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 6 courses deep, ending at ART 488

  1. ART 171Foundation Design: Two-Dimensional
  2. ART 286Introduction to Watercolor
  3. ART 386Intermediate Watercolor
  4. ART 486Advanced Watercolor I.
  5. ART 487Advanced Watercolor II.
  6. ART 488Advanced Watercolor III.

• 5 courses deep, ending at ART 432

  1. ART 230Introduction to Sculpture
  2. ART 330Intermediate Sculpture
  3. ART 430Advanced Sculpture I.

• 5 courses deep, ending at ART 437

  1. ART 235Introduction to Jewelry
  2. ART 335Intermediate Jewelry
  3. ART 435Advanced Jewelry I.

• 5 courses deep, ending at ART 448

  1. ART 246Introduction to Photography
  2. ART 346Intermediate Photography
  3. ART 446Advanced Photography I.

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for ART yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under ART yet.

Clubs students here join

Department events

ART does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Western Colorado campus feed.