Tyler courses for all students

Calling all Temple students! Unleash your creativity at Tyler!

Temple students can explore the world of Tyler by taking non-major courses in painting and drawing, glassmaking, printmaking, jewelry making, ceramics, graphic design and photography as well as art history, architecture, landscape architecture and community development.

Get hands-on practice in self expression, creative problem-solving and collaborative thinking—skills highly desired in today’s workforce. Whether you're seeking a minor or certificate, an engaging Gen Ed requirement, or just satisfying a curiosity, we have a class for you. Please contact Tyler’s Advising Office about signing up for a course. 
 


GEN ED COURSES for Fall 2025

ARTH 0803 The Art of Sacred Space (Multiple Topics) – GA Gen Ed Arts 

ARTH 0808 Art Matters: Ideas in Art and Architecture – GA Gen Ed Arts 

ART 0822 Human Behavior and the Photographic Image – GB Gen Ed Human Behavior 

TYLE 0805 Race, Identity and Experience in American Art – GD Gen Ed Race & Diversity 

TYLE 0810 Special Topics - GA Gen Ed Arts 

ARCH  0835 Guerrilla Altruism: A Mini-Manual of Subversive Activism – GB Gen Ed Human Behavior 

ARCH 0875 Architecture and the American Cultural Landscape – GU Gen Ed US Society 

CTRP  0807 People, Places, and the Environment – GU Gen Ed US Society 

CTRP 0821 Digital Mapping: From Mercator to Mashups – GQ Gen Ed Quantitative Literacy 

LARC 0841 Sustainable Design – GS Gen Ed Science & Technology 

LARC 0852 Green vs. Gray: Improving and Sustaining Urban Ecosystems – GS Gen Ed Science & Technology 

 

HONORS Gen Ed 

TYLE 0905 Race, Identity & Experience in American Art – GD Gen Ed Race & Diversity 

 

ARCHITECTURE 

ARCH 1001 Intro to Design & Environment 

ARCH 1013 Architecture for Non-Majors 

ARCH 1017 Photo & Visual Literacy 

ARCH 1196 History of the Form of Cities 

ARCH 3146 Engaging Places 

 

ART 

ART 1010 Special Topics in Art;  

             Basics of Photography (Online) 

ART 1012 Intro to Visual Language, Design 

ART 1301 Glass for Non-Tyler BFA 

ART 1401 Jewelry for Non-Tyler BFA 

ART 1502 Intro to Visual Language, Painting 

ART 1503, Intro to Visual Language, Drawing 

ART 1504 Philadelphia Sketchbook 

ART 1603 Smartphone Photography (Online) 

ART 1604 Photography and Social Media 

ART 1701 Screenprinting 

ART 1702 Artist Books, Zines and Independent Publishing  

ART 2101 Beginning Ceramics 

ART 2201 Introduction to Fibers and Material Studies 

ART 3010 Special Topics in Art; 

             Advanced Woodworking 

             Soft Sculpture 
                     Dying for Color II 

             Stained Glass 

            Glass in an Expanded Field 
                    Neon 

 

ART HISTORY 

ARTH 1155 Arts of the World I: Prehistoric to 1300 

ARTH 1156 Arts of the World II: 1300 to 21st Century 

ARTH 2000 

Century of Occult, Magic, and Spiritualist Art 

“Burnin’ all Illusions” - Translantic Slavery and Contemporary Art 

 

ARTH 2010 Caribbean Art 

ARTH  2010 Modertn Art 1900-1945 

ARTH 2090  Introduction to Arts Management 

ARTH    2096, 2098, 2197 (Art History Writing Intensives) 

Prints, Politics, and Propaganda 

Green and Roman Sculpture 

From Istanbul to Saint Petersburg: Global Baroque Art and Architecture 

Monument Art, 1300-1700 

Graffiti, Street Art, and Murals 

History of Latinx Art in the United States 

 

HONORS ART HISTORY 

ARTH 2910  

Introduction to Arts Management 

Modern Art in the Islamic World, 1750 to Now 

 

ART THERAPY 

ARTT 3004 Intro to Art Therapy 

 

ART EDUCATION 

ARTE 3003 Art and Learning in the Elementary School 

ARTE 3202 Teaching Artists 

 

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 

 

DESIGN AND ILLUSTRATION

DES 2001 Intro to Design and Illustration* 

DES 2002 Intro to Digital Tools* 

DES 2003 Intro to Typography* 

DES 2521 The Art of Infographics 

DES 2522 UX/UI Design for Beginners 

DES 2523 Illustration for Beginners 

DES 2524 Web Design for Beginners 

DES 2525  Motion Design for Beginners 
 
*Prerequisite Exists 

 

HORTICULTURE 

HORT 1001 Fundamentals of Horticulture 

HORT 1211 Woody Plants I 

HORT 2221 Herbaceous Plants I 

 

TYLER 
 
TYLE 2468 Punk’s DIY Rebellion 
 

HONORS TYLER  

TYLE 2968 Honors Pink’s DIY Rebellion