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