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ANTH 4510 - Paleopathology
This course examines disease processes in past human populations using an evolutionary and multidisciplinary perspective. Through studies of archaeological skeletal remains, we explore local and global patterns of disease and response to environmental stresses in ancient times, which are also relevant to today’s health concerns.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ANTH 2500 (may be taken concurrently), or instructor approval. ANTH 3510 is also recommended.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes:
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ANTH 4720 - Slavery and Resistance
This course explores the development of black slavery in the Americas from its African and European antecedents down through its eradication the nineteenth century. Attention will be given to the Caribbean, and to mainland North and South America, although some areas may receive more emphasis than others. We will adopt a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary perspective toward slavery. Anthropological, historical, archaeological, cliometric, Marxist, and other approaches to slave studies are examined in order to assess competing materialist and idealist viewpoints. The goal is to identify common themes and characteristics of slavery in different historical and cross-cultural contexts.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTH 4750 - Language and Identity
This course explores the links between identity and language. Students will examine how different types of identity get mobilized by different ways of speaking and by judgments about the social value of different speech styles. A semester-long research project comprised of short field research assignments will allow students to apply linguistic anthropology methods to examine the speech differences that surround us.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: This course is approved as a writing-intensive course which satisfies the baccalaureate-level writing requirement of the student’s curriculum.
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ANTH 4800 - Garbage: Humans and their Refuge
What happens when you flush the toilet? Why does that question make Americans squeamish? This course examines the various ways that human societies have categorized polluting substances and the various technologies and symbolic practices they have used to place materials outside the boundaries of acceptable sociality.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTH 4900 - Archaeological Field School
Archaeological investigation of specific problems relating to the prehistory or history of a particular area (e.g. southwest Michigan, Lower Mississippi Valley). Participants will receive instruction in collecting and evaluating background information, creating a research design and implementing archaeological field-work (i.e., logistics, site location survey, mapping, recovering objects from archaeological contexts), and processing and curating data for analysis and interpretation in the laboratory. May be repeated with permission of instructor, but does not count toward the anthropology major or minor twice.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ANTH 2100 or instructor approval.
Credits: 6 hours
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ANTH 4950 - Topics in Anthropology
The advanced study of selected topics or emerging fields in anthropology. Topics will vary and be announced each semester.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Junior standing and 12 hours of anthropology, or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit with different topics.
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ANTH 4970 - Directed Experiential Learning
Students may contact a faculty member to supervise an individually-designed experiential learning project through field research, laboratory research, an internship, or applied anthropology service in the community. The purpose of the course is to allow students to explore real-world applications of anthropology.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Junior standing and instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Anthropology.
Notes: May be repeated for credit.
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ANTH 4980 - Independent Readings in Anthropology
Students may contact a faculty member to undertake independent readings on a specific topic of interest. The student should have some familiarity with the topic in advance. The purpose of the course is to allow the student to gain a greater depth of knowledge in a topic not offered in a formal course.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing.
Credits: 1 to 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors or minors in Anthropology.
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ANTH 4990 - Independent Research in Anthropology
Students may contact a faculty member to conduct research under the guidance of the faculty member. Before the initiation of the research a literature search and a written proposal must be prepared. At the conclusion of the research project, a written report will be submitted to the guiding faculty member.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing.
Credits: 1 to 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors or minors in Anthropology
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ANTH 5000 - Topics in Archaeology
A consideration of the prehistory of a particular geographic area (e.g. the southwestern United States, the Circumpolar) or of selected theoretical problems (e.g. artifact typology, prehistoric ecology). The topic to be studied will be announced each semester.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Junior standing and 12 hours of course work in anthropology, including either (ANTH 1100 or ANTH 2100) or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit under different topics. Open to upperclass and graduate students.
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ANTH 5010 - The Rise of Civilization
The archaeological sequence in one or more of the nuclear centers of prehistoric civilization will be considered in some detail. The course may focus intensively upon one area (e.g. the Near East or Meso-America), or it may give equal emphasis to two or more areas in a comparative framework.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Junior standing and 12 hours of course work in anthropology, including either (ANTH 1110 or ANTH 2100) or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to upperclass and graduate students.
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ANTH 5020 - The Origins of Agriculture
An intensive study of the human transition from hunting-gathering to cultivation during the post-Pleistocene period. Topics to be treated include: both archaeological and botanical models to explain these processes; the comparison of agricultural systems in various parts of the world; the geographic distribution and biosystematics of selected cultivars; and the cultural systems which have arisen from the economic foundations of plant domestication.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Junior standing and 12 hours of course work in anthropology, including either (ANTH 1100 or ANTH 2100) or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to upperclass and graduate students.
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ANTH 5030 - Anthropology in the Community
Students in the course apply anthropological methods and understandings to a community based research and/or service project. The focus of the class rotates among different sites and topics depending upon the semester it is offered. The experiential learning component of this course facilitates student understandings about the relevance of anthropology to problems and projects outside of the university setting and strengthens community connections with the university.
Credits: 4 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Open to upperclass and graduate students.
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ANTH 5040 - Archaeological Research Methods
An in-depth exploration of archaeological research methods, emphasizing how archaeologists analyze and interpret the material record. Students learn the complexity of archaeological methods through a practice oriented approach to topics such as research design, sampling, typology, classification, database management, lithic, ceramic, faunal and floral analytical techniques, archaeological illustrations, writing, curation, and collections management.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ANTH 2100
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to upperclass and graduate students.
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ANTH 5050 - Social Archaeology
Investigates the mechanisms of social, political, and economic integration within human social groups by analyzing and interpreting the material world. Focus will vary between communal and complex social forms.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Junior standing and 12 hours of course work in anthropology, including ANTH 2100 or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to upperclass and graduate students.
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ANTH 5060 - The Archaeology of Gender
Gender constructs, a critical organizing principle for human interaction, are becoming an important focus for archaeological investigation. This course will explore the multiple ways archaeologists have attempted to use gender relations as a means to gain insights into individual societies. We will follow gender as an archaeological concept historically and conceptually. Participants will explore the attempts and successes of a gendered understanding of the archaeological record.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Junior standing and 12 hours of course work in anthropology, including ANTH 2100.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to upperclass and graduate students.
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ANTH 5090 - Cultural Resource Management Archaeology
Cultural Resource Management is an important aspect of modern American archaeology; it is in this context that most sites are excavated, archaeological data is collected, and where most archaeologists work. The goal of this course is to consider larger issues of Historic Preservation and Cultural Resource Management in archaeology by focusing on topics including the history, politics, and legal structure of preservation, the structure and practical realities of the CRM industry, looting, public presentation and outreach, global heritage, and heritage tourism.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ANTH 2100
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to upperclass and graduate students.
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ANTH 5220 - Poverty, Power, and Privilege
This course critically explores anthropological approaches to understanding poverty as well as racial, class, and sexual inequalities. The course emphasizes inequalities within the contemporary United States, but situates those dynamics within an analysis of global processes and conditions. Particular emphasis is placed on analyzing ways that everyday practices, neoliberal social policies, economic restructuring, resistance efforts, and institutional practices play in producing, challenging, and maintaining structural violence. Feminist, post-structuralist, Marxist, cultural studies, and hegemony studies approaches are covered. Both ethnographic case studies and theoretical analysis are explored to inform collaborative required applied community based anthropological research on power, race, and class relations within the Kalamazoo region.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Junior standing and 12 hours of course work in anthropology, including either (ANTH 1200 or ANTH 2400).
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to upperclass and graduate students.
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ANTH 5250 - Spirits and Medicine
This course explores how healing is linked to belief and in turn how beliefs about well-being, illness, and treatment are culturally prefigured. Students will examine healing practices in the United States and cross-culturally as they related to belief and consciousness, including western medicine and alternatives, spirit possession and trance, and methods of divination.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Junior status and 12 hours of course work in anthropology, including ANTH 2400.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to upperclass and graduate students.
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ANTH 5300 - Research Methods
An in depth consideration of the research methods and tools of the modern anthropologist. An emphasis on methods and techniques of data collection, statistical analysis, and graphic presentation of a wide variety of anthropological data.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Junior standing and 12 hours of course work in anthropology.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to upperclass and graduate students.
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ANTH 5310 - Medical Anthropology
This course starts with the premise that illness is as much a cultural as it is a biological phenomena and explores the ways in which different societies, including our own, perceive and manage illness and disease. The primary focus of the course is to understand the intersection of cultural, social, and political variables in the experience of illness and the practices associated with healing. Specific topics include: ethnomedicine, spiritual healing, primary health care in the developing world, the symbolism of modern medicine, the political economy of health care and AIDS, and inequality.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Junior standing and 12 hours of course work in anthropology, including ANTH 2400 or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to upperclass and graduate students.
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ANTH 5330 - Museums and Material Culture
This course comprises: a critical consideration of museum practices, including processes of collection, archives, and exhibition; and critical approaches to material culture more broadly. It is also meant to be an exploratory course, dependent on full engagement between participants – instructor as well as students. We will be actively engaged in a process of discovery in terms of how to understand objects in cultural and historical context, how to critically interrogate a variety of anthropological approaches to objects over time, and how to understand anthropology’s responsibility to the public through museum practices.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ANTH 2100
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to upperclass and graduate students.
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ANTH 5400 - Ethnographic Research Methods
An exploration of the complexity of ethnographic research methods through a practice oriented approach to training in ethnographic approaches. Students learn a range of qualitative research methods as well as the political, ethical, methodological, and theoretical dilemmas of anthropological fieldwork and writing through supervised fieldwork projects as well as classroom assignments.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Junior standing and 12 hours of course work in anthropology, or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to upperclass and graduate students.
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ANTH 5450 - Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology
An intensive study of the cultures of an area of the world or selected problems. Topics will be announced each semester.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Junior standing and 12 hours of course work in anthropology, including ANTH 2400 or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Open to upperclass and graduate students.
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ANTH 5500 - Human Evolution
This course is designed to provide students with an intensive examination of the human fossil record from the initial divergence of the hominid lineage to the origin of modern homo sapiens . Emphasized in this course will be paleontological theory, issues relating to species definition and recognition, functional anatomical complexes, adaptive processes, and human morphological variation.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Junior standing and 12 hours of course work in anthropology, including ANTH 2500.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to upperclass and graduate students.
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ANTH 5550 - Topics in Biological Anthropology
A consideration of the biological relationships of specific population groups or general problems in human biology (e.g. human genetics, human growth and constitution, palaeopathology, dental anthropology). Topic will be announced each semester.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Junior standing and 12 hours of course work in anthropology, including ANTH 2500 or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Open to upperclass and graduate students.
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ANTH 5900 - Anthropology as a Profession
The course provides a survival guide for the world of professional anthropology. Students will develop the core skills needed to work in academia or applied fields. These skills include creating and maintaining a CV and resume; grant-writing; developing research designs; literature reviews; thesis research; writing proposals; oral and written presentations of research; publication of books; articles and reports; negotiating with ethics boards and other bureaucracies; teaching pedagogy; and course development. The goal of this course is to prepare students to use their anthropological training in whatever career trajectory they hope to pursue; university settings or applied fields such as museums, Cultural Resource Management firms, forensics laboratories, non-profit organizations, etc.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Junior standing and 12 hours of coursework in Anthropology or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to upperclass and graduate students.
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ARAB 1000 - Basic Arabic I
Fundamentals of modern Arabic with emphasis on listening and speaking skills.
Credits: 4 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 4: Foreign Languages.
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ARAB 1010 - Basic Arabic II
Continuation of ARAB 1000.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ARAB 1000.
Credits: 4 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 4: Foreign Languages.
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ARAB 2000 - Intermediate Arabic I
The development of written and spoken expression in modern Arabic with an emphasis on grammar review.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ARAB 1010.
Credits: 4 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 4: Foreign Languages.
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ARAB 2010 - Intermediate Arabic II
Continuation of ARAB 2000.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ARAB 2000.
Credits: 4 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 4: Foreign Languages.
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ARAB 2750 - Life and Culture of the Arabs
This course introduces specific elements of life and culture in the Arab World, past and present. Those elements include history, religions, geography, languages, arts, politics, and literatures. The course will be offered in English with no prerequisites and will be open for the general student body. The course seeks to create a link between the Arabic language and the culture that provides its natural context. The aim is to provide students with an informed and balanced view of some of the pressing aspects of Arab life and culture, and to do so in such a way as to demonstrate the uniqueness and yet diversity of Arabic sub-cultures on the one hand, and the universality of the Arab culture(s) on the other.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Area IV: Other Cultures and Civilizations.
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ARAB 3000 - Advanced Standard Arabic I
Emphasis on increasing the student’s command of Modern Standard Arabic with focus on media and expository writing.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ARAB 2010 or instructor approval.
Credits: 4 hours
When Offered: Fall
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ARAB 3010 - Advanced Standard Arabic II
Continuation of Arabic 3000 with achievement of advanced-level communicative competence in Modern Standard Arabic with focus on literature and research writing.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ARAB 3000 or instructor approval.
Credits: 4 hours
When Offered: Spring
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ARAB 4760 - Foreign Study - non WMU
Student participation in pre-approved program of study abroad that is not through Western Michigan University.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Prior approval of departmental advisor or chairperson.
Credits: 1 - 16 hours
Notes: Repeatable for credit up to 32 credit hours.
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ARAB 4770 - Arabic Foreign Study
Student participation in a departmentally approved program of study abroad. Repeatable for credit up to 32 credit hours.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Prior approval of departmental advisor and chairperson.
Credits: 1 to 16 hours
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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ARAB 5020 - Arabic for Graduate Study
Arabic instruction for graduate students enrolled in a degree program who need knowledge of Arabic for their field of study. Students will sit in appropriate level course for their learning.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Approval of department of student’s graduate program and approval of the Department of World Languages and Literatures.
Credits: 3 to 4 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. May not be taken by undergraduate students in any field.
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ARAB 5030 - Arabic - English Translation Practicum
This is a practical course to teach the skills for translating texts from Arabic into English. The objective of this course is to develop further language proficiency and to introduce students to the nuts and bolts of translation. Students will produce English translations from different sorts of Arabic texts, such as news, essays, documents, poetry, and short fiction.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ARAB 2010 or instructor approval.
Credits: 1 to 4 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Open to upperclass and graduate students.
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ARAB 5200 - Topics in Arabic Linguistics and Language Science
The advanced study of a language or a group of languages from a scientific point of view, such as the function and status of languages in society, the comparative history of different language families or the manipulation of language for pragmatic needs across cultures.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: May be offered as ARAB/CHIN/FREN/GER/GREK/ITAL/JPNS/LAT/RUSS 5200. May be repeated for credit. Open to upperclass and graduate students.
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ARAB 5500 - Independent Study in Arabic
Directed individual study of a specific topic in Arabic literature or linguistics.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ARAB 1010 and department approval.
Credits: 1 to 3 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Open to upperclass and graduate students.
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ART 1040 - Object Drawing
This course focuses on drawing as a vehicle for thinking, seeing and communicating. Work includes drawing from direct observation. Students learn to analyze drawings and improve compositional skills, drawing techniques and methods. The properties of line, value, texture, shape and space are dealt with as elemental to the drawing process. An ability to render and draw expressively, in a variety of materials, is stressed.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors or minors in Art; or majors in Art Education, or Graphic Design.
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ART 1050 - Drawing Studio
This course focuses on the drawing experience as a vehicle for art-making, as a process and to convey ideas. Different types of image-making processes are studied, along with their potentials for meaning. Students learn to invent from observation and imagination, and to assemble disparate information in various types of space. There is also an introduction to historical and contemporary drawing practice from many traditions.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors or minors in Art; or majors in Art Education, or Graphic Design.
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ART 1070 - Form and Surface
This course places emphasis on the development of creative thinking as a vehicle to achieve both communication of content and visual expression. A focus is placed on two-dimensional problem solving, conceptualization and implementation through exposure to a variety of materials, processes, and methodologies.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors or minors in Art; or majors in Art Education, or Graphic Design.
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ART 1080 - Form and Space
This course places emphasis on the development of creative thinking as a vehicle to achieve both communication of content and visual expression. A focus is placed on three-dimensional problem solving, conceptualization and implementation through exposure to a variety of materials, processes and methodologies.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors or minors in Art; or majors in Art Education, Graphic Design, or Interior Design.
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ART 1200 - Introduction to Art
A topical introduction to the visual arts: painting, architecture, sculpture and the crafts. Discussions and slide presentations on such themes as the meaning of modern art, art as cultural and sociological expression, as symbol, as play and as form. This course will enable the non-art student to develop an art vocabulary and gain insights into our human quest for creative expression.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Area I: Fine Arts.
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ART 1300 - Studio Experience - (3-D)
A course designed for the non-art student as an enriching experience in three-dimensional media to include clay, wood, metal, and other sculptural material. This course may not be elected by majors or minors in art or art education. It is designed primarily for the general university student who wishes to have some experience in art.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Area I: Fine Arts.
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ART 1400 - Studio Experience - (2-D)
A course designed for the non-art student as an enriching experience in two-dimensional media to include painting, drawing and other graphic media. May not be elected by majors or minors in art or art education.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Area I: Fine Arts.
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ART 1480 - Direct Encounter with the Arts
A course that uses a direct approach to introduce students to their cultural world by guiding them through first-hand experiences in a number of areas: cinema, photography, theatre, sculpture, music, poetry, dance and architecture. Classroom discussions are held following the student’s participation in the various art events scheduled each semester, with students expected to write journals and response papers about the major events of the course. There will be a course charge in lieu of textbooks. Cross-listed with DANCE 1480, MUS 1480, THEA 1480. May be taken only once from College of Fine Arts Departments.
Credits: 4 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Area I: Fine Arts.
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ART 2100 - Life Drawing
The study of the essential aspects of life drawing (such as gesture, contour, proportions, anatomy, structure, and articulation) and their synthesis into a coherent drawing attitude.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 1040, ART 1050, ART 1070, and ART 1080.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors or minors in Art; or majors in Art Education, or Graphic Design.
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ART 2160 - Black & White Photography I
An introductory course that explores considerations of equipment and materials related to the black & white darkroom such as the function of the camera, lenses, black & white films, printing and/or studio lighting. Emphasis is placed on conceptual development and technical proficiency towards the creation of a portfolio.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Art 1040, ART 1050, ART 1070 and ART 1080 with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
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ART 2200 - History of Art
An historical survey of art from prehistoric ages to the Renaissance.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Area I: Fine Arts.
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ART 2210 - History of Art
An historical survey of art from the Renaissance through the contemporary period.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Area I: Fine Arts.
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ART 2220 - Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
A survey of the diversity of media forms and context within which Africans, Pacific Islanders and Native Americans make and use art, including contemporary expressions. Art will be discussed in relation to wider cultural contexts, historical and political ideas, and aesthetic approaches.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Area IV: Other Cultures and Civilizations.
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ART 2230 - Introduction to Asian Art History
This course will investigate the history of Asian art from the prehistoric to the modern periods, including arts of the cultures of China, Japan, Korea, East Asia and India. Art will be discussed in relation to wider cultural contexts, historical and political ideas, and aesthetic approaches.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Area IV: Other Cultures and Civilizations.
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ART 2300 - Ceramics
A course devoted to a survey of pottery processes, including handbuilding, technical information and a limited experience with the potter’s wheel.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 1040, ART 1050, ART 1070 and ART 1080.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors or minors in Art, or majors in Art Education, Graphic Design, or Industrial Design.
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ART 2310 - Sculpture
A fundamental course in sculpture exploring the theories and concepts of three-dimensional art forms in space. Mechanical, structural and compositional principles will be studied. An overview of historical sculptural forms will be presented.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 1040, ART 1050, ART 1070, and ART 1080.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors or minors in Art; or majors in Art Education, Graphic Design, or Industrial Design.
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ART 2380 - Jewelry and Metalsmithing
A survey of jewelry projects with instruction in design and metal craft. Copper, brass, and sterling are the principal materials. Basic stone setting and casting procedures are usually included. Students generally fashion several jewelry pieces in this class.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 1040, ART 1050, ART 1070, and ART 1080.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors or minors in Art; or majors in Art Education, or Graphic Design.
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ART 2400 - Painting I
A fundamental course in oil painting to assist the student in realizing visual observations, compositional sensitivities, and personal expression through basic painting techniques. Seeing color, mixing color, and making specific color decisions are the vehicles for studying basic painting methods and space. An overview of historical painting styles will be presented.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 1040, ART 1050, ART 1070, and ART 1080.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors or minors in Art; or majors in Art Education, or Graphic Design.
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ART 2410 - Intaglio and Relief
A fundamental exposure to the techniques of Intaglio and Relief printing and an introduction to print aesthetics.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 1040, ART 1050, ART 1070, and ART 1080.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors or minors in Art; or majors in Art Education or Graphic Design.
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ART 2430 - Lithography
A basic introduction to Lithography through aluminum plate techniques. Fundamental discussion of stone lithography and aesthetic possibilities of the medium.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 1040, ART 1050, ART 1070, and ART 1080.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors or minors in Art; or majors in Art Education, or Graphic Design.
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ART 2450 - Graphic Design-Non BFA in Graphic Design
An introduction to problem-solving for visual communication through typographic images. The fundamentals of calligraphy, typography, and typographic design are investigated in experimental and practical projects. Incorporates research in the communicative potential of color and structure.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 1040, ART 1050, ART 1070, and ART 1080.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Art, Art Education, or Graphic Design.
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ART 2460 - Screenprint
Introduction to screenprint fundamentals, techniques and procedures, exploring at length the expressive potentials of the medium-to include basic color printing procedures.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 1040, ART 1050, ART 1070, and ART 1080.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors or minors in Art; or majors in Art Education or Graphic Design.
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ART 2500 - Color for Graphic Design
Studies in color theory emphasizing issues and problem solving related to graphic design. This includes investigations in additive and subtractive color theories as applied to reflective and transmitted media, as well as color systems used in graphic reproduction.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 1040, ART 1050, ART 1070, ART 1080, and either (ART 2200 or ART 2210).
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Graphic Design.
Notes: Acceptance into B.F.A. in Graphic Design is by portfolio review.
When Offered: Fall
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ART 2510 - Typography I
Studies in the design of letterforms and typographic structure. Emphasis is on developing an understanding of typographic form through drawing and compositional exercises and discussion of perceptual, historical, and technological influences. Computer technology will be investigated.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 2500 and ART 2600.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Graphic Design.
When Offered: Spring
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ART 2600 - Graphic Design I: Visual Aesthetics
Theoretical visual studies in graphic design involving point, line and shape, dealing with formal values and composition. Emphasis on problem solving, skill development, perceptual acuity and an understanding of visual aesthetics.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 1040, ART 1050, ART 1070, ART 1080, and either (ART 2200 or 2210).
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Graphic Design.
Notes: Acceptance into B.F.A. in Graphic Design by portfolio review.
When Offered: Fall
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ART 2610 - Graphic Design II: Graphic Form
A continuation of Graphic Design I. Studies in space, form and composition involving an integration and application of formal values and problem solving. Visual systems of pictorial and symbolic form are explored through organic and geometric drawing exercises. Computer technology will be investigated.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 2500 and ART 2600.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Graphic Design.
When Offered: Spring
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ART 2700 - Monoprint I
This course will investigate a variety of monoprinting processes and current image-making methods utilizing printmedia, drawing, collage and painting techniques. There is no printmedia experience required.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 1040, ART 1050, ART 1070 and ART 1080.
Credits: 3 hours
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ART 2750 - Video Art I
An introductory course that explores considerations of equipment and materials related to the moving image such as digital video camera, sound recorders, data workflow, editing software and/or emerging lens-based technologies. Emphasis is placed on conceptual development and technical proficiency towards the creation of a portfolio.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 1040, ART 1050, ART 1070 and ART 1080 with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
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ART 2800 - Printmedia I
This beginning studio course introduces students to a variety of basic printmedia processes and equipment with equal emphasis on conceptual and technical development. Students are introduced to a variety of printmedia methods, such as screenprint, relief, intaglio and lithography.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 1040, ART 1050, ART 1070 and ART 1080.
Credits: 3 hours
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ART 2900 - The Skilled Observer in Art, Science, and Engineering
This course bridges the gap between science, technology and engineering - and the arts. Connecting research practice and education in a wide spectrum of the sciences and engineering with the methodologies and engagement found in arts learning. This course enables students to understand the interdisciplinary worlds transforming their chosen fields of study, and to successfully pursue their subsequent academic work using tools they will find essential in their professions.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Area VII: Natural Science and Technology: Applications and Implications.
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ART 3000 - Special Topics in Printmedia
This intermediate studio course focuses on traditional and contemporary materials and methods in printmedia. Course topic varies from semester to semester.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 2410, ART 2430, ART 2460, ART 2700, or ART 2800; with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit.
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ART 3100 - Intermediate Drawing
Drawing as the study of form and as a conclusive aesthetic statement. Model available during approximately one-half of the class meetings.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ART 2100.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors or minors in Art; or majors in Art Education or Graphic Design
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ART 3160 - Black & White Photography II
An intermediate course that expands upon the working knowledge and considerations of equipment, materials and activities related to the black & white darkroom such as media format camera, hand held light meters, advanced printing and archival processing. Emphasis is placed on the implementation of research, conceptual development and technical proficiency towards the creation of a portfolio.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequiste: ART 2160 with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
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ART 3210 - Topics in Art History: Variable Topics
Investigation of changing topics in art history in class or seminar sessions at an undergraduate level. Course topics are variable.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisties: Art 2200 or 2210.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Art.
Notes: Repeatable for credit under a different topic.
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ART 3250 - Writing About Art
Development of the ability to think, verbalize, and write about art and design. Instruction will address technical issues of writing (syntax, compositional structure, editing format, etc.) and critical evaluation of artistic issues (analysis of the visual experience, research and development of a thesis). Each student will write a series of essays which will form the basis for class discussions. This course is approved as a writing-intensive course which fulfills the baccalaureate-level writing requirement of the student’s curriculum.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Junior standing.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Art or Graphic Design.
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ART 3270 - Writing About Art History
Development of the ability to think, verbalize, and write about art history, art criticism and aesthetics.
Instructor will stress research techniques, critical thinking; correct grammar; syntax and spelling; and professional presentation. Writing exercises will include, but are not limited to, a research paper, book review, and a conference abstract and paper. This course is approved as a writing-intensive course which satisfies the baccalaureate-level writing requirement of the student’s curriculum.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 2200 or ART 2210.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Art History.
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ART 3300 - Ceramics
Continuation of ART 2300 with opportunity for concentration in the medium. Some experimentation in glazing.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ART 2300.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors or minors in Art; or majors in Art Education, Graphic Design or Industrial Design.
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ART 3310 - Sculpture
Development of individual sculptural direction in all media. Advanced welding, molding and casting techniques are among the media explored.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ART 2310 or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors or minors in Art; or majors in Art Education, Graphic Design or Industrial Design.
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ART 3380 - Jewelry and Metalsmithing
Intermediate level metalsmithing work. Continued skill development in jewelry design, stone setting, and solder fabrication. Basic lapidary work usually included.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ART 2380.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors or minors in Art; or majors in Art Education, Graphic Design or Industrial Design.
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ART 3400 - Painting II
Continuation of ART 2400.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ART 2400.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors or minors in Art; or majors in Art Education, Graphic Design or Industrial Design.
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ART 3410 - Intaglio and Relief
An intermediate course continuing the investigation of basic and advanced Intaglio and Relief techniques with the introduction of color printing. The artist-student should begin to discover and adapt media and/or techniques (or synthesis of media and/or techniques) appropriate to individual aesthetic intentions.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ART 2410.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors or minors in Art; or majors in Art Education or Graphic Design.
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ART 3430 - Lithography
An intermediate investigation of Lithography based on basic skills with the introduction of color printing and other advanced techniques. The artist-student should begin to discover methods and techniques adaptable and appropriate to his aesthetic intent.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ART 2430.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors or minors in Art; or majors in Art Education, or Graphic Design.
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ART 3460 - Screenprint II
An intermediate course continuing the investigation of basic and advanced screenprint stencil techniques with the introduction of photo-stencil methods. The artist/students should begin to discover and apply methods of technique appropriate to their aesthetic intent.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ART 2460.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors or minors in Art; or majors in Art Education, or Graphic Design.
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ART 3470 - Digital Photography I
An introductory course that explores considerations of equipment and materials related to the digital darkroom such as color theory, the digital camera, printing, studio lighting, data workflow, related software and/or output of still imagery. Emphasis is placed on conceptual development and technical proficiency towards the creation of a portfolio.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 1040, ART 1050, ART 1070 and ART 1080 with a minimum grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
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ART 3500 - Typography II
Exploring compositional relationships involving the single word, line, column, page arrangement and structural systems. Semantic and syntactic issues will be investigated in projects and exercises. Computer technology will be investigated.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 2610 and ART 2510.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Graphic Design.
When Offered: Fall
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ART 3510 - Typography III
Dealing with systems, sequence and series as complex typographic problems. Application of theoretical, pragmatic and technical issues to problems common in publication and institutional communication. Computer technology will be investigated.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 3500 and ART 3600.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Graphic Design.
When Offered: Spring
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ART 3520 - Art, Education, and Child Development
Theories, philosophies, research and practice in art and education at the childhood level. Methods and procedures of developmentally appropriate are education for children.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ART 1040, ART 1050, ART 1070, and ART 1080.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in the Frostic School of Art.
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ART 3560 - Web Art
An intermediate course, that explores the technical and conceptual applications of equipment and software for art made expressly to be experienced on the Internet such as user interface, data workflow and/or related software. Emphasis is placed on the implementation of research, conceptual development and technical proficiency towards the creation of a portfolio.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ART 2750 with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Art, Art Education, and Graphic Design.
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ART 3600 - Graphic Design III: Visual Systems
The study of grids and other systems in graphic design and their application to communication problems. Functions as a transitional phase from theoretical issues to applied problems. Computer technology will be investigated.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 2510 and ART 2610.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Graphic Design.
When Offered: Fall
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ART 3610 - Graphic Design IV: Design Applications
Continuation of Graphic Design III as a transitional phase from the theoretical to the applied design problem. The evolution of design process is explored and developed. Involves the visual study of grids and systems and their applications. Computer technology will be investigated.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 3500 and ART 3600.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Graphic Design.
When Offered: Spring
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ART 3700 - Monoprint II
This course is a continued investigation of the monotype and monoprint techniques developed in Monoprint I. Students will learn current techniques while continuing to develop and expand their conceptual and formal approaches to the medium with an emphasis on interdisciplinary practices.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ART 2700
Credits: 3 hours
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ART 3710 - Special Topics
Topics offered could be any of the following: package design, exhibit design, sign/symbol design, interactive electronic media, photographics, type as image, applied color, visual translation, and any additional topic of interest.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 3500 and ART 3600.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Graphic Design.
Notes: Repeatable for credit under different topics.
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ART 3750 - Video Art II
An intermediate course that expands upon the working knowledge and considerations of equipment, materials and activities related to the moving image such as non-linear editing techniques, studio lighting, advanced software application and/or emerging lens based technologies. Emphasis is placed on the implementation of research, conceptual development and technical proficiency towards the creation of a portfolio.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ART 2750 with a minimum grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
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ART 3800 - Printmedia II
This intermediate studio course builds on basic printmedia processes and techniques including multiple color printing, digital and photomechanical processes, and interdisciplinary practices. Emphasis will be placed on the development of a personal visual language through the use of research and technical exploration. Students will be introduced to critical theory relevant to the discipline.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ART 2800 with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
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ART 3810 - Greek and Roman Art
Discussion of Greek and Roman art from 3000 BCE to 400 CE. Material covered will include Cycladic, Minoan, and Mycenaean, as well as the many stylistic divisions of the Greek and Roman periods.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Art 2200.
Credits: 3 hours
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ART 3830 - Medieval Art
Presentation of art and architecture from the decline of the Roman Empire through the Gothic Period . Special attention will be paid to the intersection between Medieval religious traditions and the visual arts.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ART 2200.
Credits: 3 hours
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ART 3850 - Renaissance Art
Presentation of Renaissance art from the thirteenth through the sixteenth centuries, including the pre-Renaissance, Renaissance, and Mannerist styles. Special attention will be paid to the intersection between contemporary religious and political traditions and the visual arts. The class will focus on the Italian tradition, but will include examples from the Northern Renaissance.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ART 2200.
Credits: 3 hours
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ART 3900 - Twentieth-Century Art: 1945 to Present
Major trends in art since World War II are discussed. Emphasis is placed upon contemporary methods of art theory and criticism.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ART 2210.
Credits: 3 hours
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ART 4470 - Digital Photography II
An intermediate course that expands upon the working knowledge and considerations of equipment, materials and activities related to the digital darkroom such as acquisition, digital manipulation and/or output of still imagery. Emphasis is placed on the implementation of research, conceptual development and technical proficiency towards the creation of a portfolio.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 2160 and ART 3470 with a minimum grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
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