Using the so-called other parts of your brain fires up types of creativity and clarity that improve your work in other areas of your academic life.
No pressure. No judgement. Just classes that open your artistic mind and build transferable skills for any career:
- Self-Expression, Beyond Words
- Creative Problem-Solving
- Collaborative Thinking
- Feedback Acceptance and Processing
Everyone Welcome
These art classes for non-majors are open to all students without restrictions or pre-requisites. Tyler welcomes everyone. Have fun!
Popular Classes Among Non-major Students
ART 1502
Introduction to Visual Language, Painting
ART 1503
Introduction to Visual Language, Drawing
Find Your Inner Artist
Tyler welcomes Temple University undergraduate students from any major to take art, design, and architecture classes in these disciplines.
- Painting
- Drawing
- Glassmaking
- Printmaking
- Jewelry making
- Ceramics
- Graphic Design
- Illustration
- User Experience (UX) / User Interface (IU)
- Photography
- Art History
- Architecture
- Landscape architecture
- Community development
- Art Education
- Art Therapy
- Botany
- Community Arts
See Upcoming Art and Architecture Classes
The Tyler School of Art and Architecture offers a variety of classes for non-majors each term. Look at what’s coming up soon!
Gen Ed Courses for Fall 2025
Category |
Course Name |
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Art |
ARTH 0803 Art of the Sacred Space (Multiple Topics) |
ARTH 0808 Art Matters: Ideas in Art |
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Human Behavior |
ART 0822 Human Behavior and the Photographic Image |
ARCH 0835 Guerrilla Altruism |
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ARCH 0935 Guerrilla Altruism (HONORS) |
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ARCH 0875 Architecture and the American Cultural Landscape |
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Diversity and Race |
TYLE 0805 Race, Identity & Experience in American Art |
TYLE 0905 Race, Identity & Experience in American Art (HONORS) |
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Quantitative |
CTRP 0821 Digital Mapping |
US Society |
CTRP 0807 People, Places, and the Environment |
Science & Technology |
LARC 0841 Sustainable Design |
LARC 0852 Green vs. Gray: Improving and Sustaining Urban Ecosystems |
Non-Major Courses for Fall 2025
Category |
Course Name |
|---|---|
Architecture |
ARCH 1001 Intro to Design & Environment |
ARCH 1013 Architecture for Non-Majors |
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ARCH 1196 History of the Form of Cities |
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ARCH 3146 Engaging Places |
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Art |
ART 1301 Glass for Non-Tyler BFA |
ART 1401 Jewelry for Non-Tyler BFA |
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ART 1504 Philadelphia Sketchbook |
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ART 1603 Art Photography & Digital |
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ART 1604 The Shared Image: Photography and Social Media |
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ART 1701 Screenprinting |
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ART 1702 Artist Books, Zines, and Independent Publishing |
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ART 1801 Introduction to Woodworking |
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ART 1802 Introduction to Welding |
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ART 2201 Intro to Fibers & Material Studies |
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ART 2101 Beginning Ceramics |
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ART 3010 Special Topics: Puppetry |
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Art History |
ARTH 1155 Arts of the World I |
ARTH 1955 Arts of the World I (HONORS) |
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ARTH 1156 Arts of the World II |
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ARTH 2010 Special Topics: Caribbean Art | Modern Art 1900-1945 | History of Illustration |
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ARTH 2096 and 2098 Writing Intensives (Multiple Topics): Latinx Art | Graffiti, Street Art, and Murals | Art of Writing: Curating, Exhibition, Display |
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ARTH 2217 Art of the Global Middle Ages |
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ARTH 2325 Art in the Age of Exploration 1400-1600 |
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Art Education |
ARTE 3003 Art and Learning in the Elementary School |
ARTE 3202 Teaching Artists |
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Art Therapy |
ARTT 3004 Intro to Art Therapy |
Botany |
BOT 1111 General Botany |
Community Arts |
CART 3011 Introductory Seminar in Community Arts |
Community Development |
CDEV 1113 Intro to Community Development |
CDEV 3113 Nonprofit Management |
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Design & Illustration |
DES 2522 UX/IX Design for Beginners |
DES 2523 Illustration for Beginners |
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DES 2524 Web Design for Beginners |
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DES 2525 Motion Design for Beginners |
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Des 2521 The Art of Infographics |