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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 upper level 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 upper level 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 upper level 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 upper level 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 upper level 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 upper level 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 upper level 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 upper level 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 upper level 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 upper level 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 upper level 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 upper level 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
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ARAB 1010 - Basic Arabic II
Continuation of ARAB 1000. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – World Language and Culture Category.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ARAB 1000.
Credits: 4 hours
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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
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ARAB 2010 - Intermediate Arabic II
Continuation of ARAB 2000.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ARAB 2000.
Credits: 4 hours
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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. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Societies and Cultures Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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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 upper level 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 upper level 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 upper level 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 1090 - Time and Process
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 four-dimensional problem solving, conceptualization and implementation through exposure to a variety of materials, processes, and methodologies.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors in Kinetic Imaging.
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ART 1200 - Introduction to Art
A topical introduction to the visual arts: painting, architecture, sculpture, photography, 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. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations - Inquiry and Engagement Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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ART 1300 - 3D Studio Experience
A course designed for the general university student as an enriching experience in a variety of three-dimensional media. This course may not be elected by majors or minors in art or art education. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations - Inquiry and Engagement Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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ART 1400 - 2D Studio Experience
A course designed for the general university student as an enriching experience in two-dimensional media. This course may not be elected by majors or minors in art or art education. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations - Inquiry and Engagement Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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ART 1480 - Direct Encounter with the Arts
An interdisciplinary, thematic course that uses a direct approach to introduce students to art and culture, guiding them through first-hand experiences as engaged audience members in the visual arts, theatre, music, dance and more. Classroom discussions are held following student participation in events including theatrical, music, dance performances, and exhibitions. Hybrid coursework places emphasis on creative and critical thinking. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations - Inquiry and Engagement Category.
Credits: 4 hours
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ART 1600 - Design Seminar
This course provides an overview of the product development process. It focuses on the design process (which includes, but is not limited to: process definition, research, analysis, ideation, articulation, development, feedback, iteration, testing, and production). Lectures will explore current trends and issues in the field. Students will learn about the history of product design, design concepts, and methodology through discussions. In addition, the course will investigate the movements in the history of product design and the development of materials. production, technologies, consumption and other social and cultural concerns that impact the field. Historical and contemporary case studies will be examined and analyzed.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 1040, ART 1080, and either (ART 2200 or ART 2210 or ART 2220 or ART 2230.) A grade of “C” or better is required in all prerequisites.
Credits: 1 hour
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Product Design.
Notes: Repeatable for credit, minimum of 4 hours required.
When Offered: Spring
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ART 1610 - Drawing for Design
Drawing for Design provides the transitional training from general drawing skills taught in foundation studio art courses to industry-specific methods of visual communication relevant to a career in product design. Students will develop specialized skills for design-based drawing that will help them communicate appearance, function, material and style.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 1040 and ART 1050, with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Product Design.
When Offered: Fall
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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 (A grade of “C” or better is required.)
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 - Caves to Cathedrals
A survey of art produced in ancient Egypt, the ancient Near East, the medieval Islamic world, and Europe from the prehistoric era to 1400 C.E. Objects, images, sites, and structures are examined within their cultural, political, religious, economic, and aesthetic contexts. A variety of visual and theoretical methods of analysis are explored to consider how past ideas might still shape today’s visual environment. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Societies and Cultures Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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ART 2210 - Modern and Postmodern
A survey of Western art examining artistic theory and practice from the 15th to the 21st century. Object, images, sites, and structures are explored within their cultural, political, religious, economic, and aesthetic contexts. A variety of visual and theoretical methods of analysis are explored to consider how past ideas might still shape today’s visual environment. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Artistic Theory and Practice Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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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 and Pacific Islanders make and use art, including contemporary expressions. Select comparisons are made with indigenous traditions in the Americas. Art will be discussed in relation to wider cultural contexts, including historical, social, and political topics, global contacts, as well as and aesthetic approaches. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – World Language and Culture Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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ART 2230 - Introduction to Asian Art History
This course will investigate art from the prehistoric to the contemporary within South, Southeast, and East Asia. Art will be discussed in relation to religious and political patronage as well as regional and global contacts. Asian aesthetic approaches will be studied within these cultural contexts that often differ from Western ideas. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – World Language and Culture Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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ART 2290 - Digital Video Concepts
This introductory course explores considerations of equipment and technical aspects of digital video; including basic principles of digital images, camerawork, storage formats, data workflow, video compression, media encoding, editing software, storyboarding or emerging technologies.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors in Kinetic Imaging and majors in Multi Media Arts Technology - Music.
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ART 2300 - Ceramics I
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 (A grade of “C” or better is required.)
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 I
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 (A grade of “C” or better is required.)
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 (A grade of “C” or better is required for all prerequisites.)
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 (A grade of “C” or better is required.)
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 - Intro to 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.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Art, Art Education, or Graphic Design.
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ART 2490 - 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.
Credits: 3 hours
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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 2650 - Product Design II
This course focuses on developing a better understanding of design processes through making and learning specific fabrication materials and methods. Students gain experience in giving form to objects and products. Prototyping techniques and digital design tools will be explored. In addition, the course will investigate the movements in the history of product design and the development of materials, production, technologies, consumption and other social and cultural concerns that impact the field.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 1610 and ART 1650; with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.
Corequisite: ART 1600
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Product Design.
When Offered: Spring
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ART 2660 - Materials and Processes
Materials and Processes introduces students to a broad sampling of materials and methods available for industrial manufacturing. Through an understanding of both fundamental and innovative materials, students will develop a rich palette from which to develop industry-leading products. Through a combination of studio coursework in state of the art labs and trips to the region’s many top manufacturing companies, students will develop a comprehensive understanding of the progression from final prototype to the production of market-ready goods, systems and services. Additionally, through a series of product simulations, historical case studies, and critiques from working professionals, students will be trained to consider relevant concerns that may affect the manufacturing process, such as sustainability, ethical sourcing, and best practices for developing robust systems that can succeed in a global business environment.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 1040 and ART 1050 and ART 1070 and ART 1080 and ART 1650; with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Product Design.
When Offered: Spring
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ART 2690 - Illustration I
This introductory course explores considerations of imagery, concepts, and materials related to hand-drawn illustration. Emphasis is placed on technique and conceptual development.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ART 1040 with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors in Kinetic Imaging.
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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
This introductory course explores considerations of imagery, concepts, and materials related to video art. Emphasis is placed on technique and conceptual development.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 2290 and MUS 2240 (may be taken concurrently) with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors in Kinetic Imaging.
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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 (A grade of “C” or better is required.)
Credits: 3 hours
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ART 2840 - Animation I
This introductory course explores considerations of imagery, concepts, and materials related to animation. Emphasis is placed on technique and conceptual development.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ART 1090 and ART 2630, with a grade of “C” or better needed in all prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors in Kinetic Imaging.
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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. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Science and Technology Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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ART 2970 - Game Art I
This introductory course explores considerations of imagery, concepts, and materials related to 3D environments, objects, characters, and interactive storytelling. Emphasis is placed on technique and conceptual development.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 1090 and ART 2690, with a grade of “C” or better needed in all prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors in Kinetic Imaging.
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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 (A grade of “C” or better is required for all prerequisites.)
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit.
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ART 3030 - Topics in Illustration
This intermediate studio seminar course focuses on either traditional or contemporary materials and methods in illustration. Course topic varies from semester to semester and is repeatable for credit.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ART 2690 with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors in Kinetic Imaging.
Notes: May be repeated for credit.
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ART 3100 - Drawing II
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 (A grade of “C” or better is required.)
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 3170 - Topics in Video Art
This intermediate studio course focuses on traditional and contemporary materials and methods in video art. Course topic varies from semester to semester.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ART 2750 with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors in Kinetic Imaging.
Notes: May be repeated for credit.
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ART 3180 - Topics in Animation
This intermediate studio seminar course focuses on either traditional or contemporary materials and methods in animation. Course topic varies from semester to semester and is repeatable for credit.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ART 2840 with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors in Kinetic Imaging.
Notes: May be repeated for credit.
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ART 3190 - Topics in Game Art
This intermediate studio course focuses on traditional and contemporary materials and methods in game arts. Course topic varies from semester to semester.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ART 2970 with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors in Kinetic Imaging.
Notes: May be repeated for credit.
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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.
Credits: 3 hours
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.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Junior standing.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Art or Graphic Design.
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ART 3300 - Ceramics
An intermediate course devoted to pottery processes, including handbuilding, technical information and an intermediate experience with the potter’s wheel. Students will have the opportunity for concentration in the medium and experimentation in glazing.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ART 2300 (A grade of “C” or better is required.)
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 (A grade of “C” or better is required.)
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 3370 - Topics in ART
This intermediate studio course focuses on traditional and contemporary materials and methods in art and design. Course topic varies from semester to semester.
Credits: 3 hours
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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 (A grade of “C” or better is required.)
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
An intermediate course in painting to assist the student in realizing visual observations, compositional sensitivities, and personal expression through intermediate painting techniques. Seeing color, mixing color, and making specific color decisions are the vehicles for studying intermediate painting methods and space. An overview of historical painting styles will be presented.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ART 2400 (A grade of “C” or better is required.)
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 3490 - Digital Photography II
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 2490 (A grade of “C” or better is required)
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 art 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 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 3620 - Product Design III
This course prepares students to apply and connect previously acquired skills and research methods in response to design problems, production constraints, and techniques. The course will also focus on an understanding of how design relates to people and the growing importance of social and environmental responsibilities within the field of product design. In addition, the course will also investigate the movements in the history of product design and the development of materials, production, technologies, consumption and other social and cultural concerns that impact the field.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 2650 with a grade of “C” or better.
Corequisite: ART 1600
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Product Design.
When Offered: Spring
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ART 3680 - Special Topics in Design
Any of the following topics could be offered: furniture design, medical equipment design, transportation design, experience design, interaction design, graphic design, and the design of consumer appliances, tools, computer devices, or any additional topic of interest.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ART 2650 and ART 2660, with a minimum grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites; or faculty approval for non-majors.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Product Design.
Notes: May be repeated for credit.
When Offered: Fall
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ART 3690 - Illustration II
This intermediate course explores considerations of imagery, concepts, and materials related to computer-generated illustration. Emphasis is placed on problem-solving, conceptual development, and effective communication towards the creation of a portfolio.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ART 2690 with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors in Kinetic Imaging.
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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
This intermediate course explores considerations of imagery, concepts, and materials related to video art. Emphasis is placed on problem-solving, conceptual development, and effective communication towards the creation of a portfolio.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ART 2750 with a minimum grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors in Kinetic Imaging.
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ART 3780 - Media and Culture
This course focuses on the cultural context for computer generated media and art such as sound art, animation, game art, video art, data, networks, and other related electronic media. This course explores theory, criticism in relation to pioneering artists, scientists, and related media.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors in Kinetic Imaging.
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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 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 3840 - Animation II
This intermediate course explores considerations of imagery, concepts, and materials related to animation. Emphasis is placed on problem-solving, conceptual development, and effective communication towards the creation of a portfolio.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ART 2840 with a minimum grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors in Kinetic Imaging.
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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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