2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Course descriptions are arranged alphabetically by the course prefix codes as listed below. For the purpose of brevity, course descriptions do not follow traditional rules of grammar and may consist of sentence fragments. 

 

Accounting

  
  • ACCT 1101 - Introduction to Financial Accounting


    Deals primarily with reporting the financial results of operations and financial position to investors, managers, and other interested parties. Emphasizes the role of accounting information in decision making. 3 credits.
  
  • ACCT 1102 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting


    Prerequisite: ACCT 1101 .  The application of accounting in relation to current planning and control, evaluation of performances, special decisions, and long-range planning. Stress is on cost analysis. Additional topics include income tax planning, product costing, and quantitative techniques. 3 credits.
  
  • ACCT 2220 - Intermediate Financial Accounting I


    Prerequisite: ACCT 1101 . A rigorous examination of financial accounting theory and practice applicable to the corporate form of business organization. With an emphasis on reporting corporate financial status and results of operations, the course will include the principles governing and the procedures for implementing accounting valuations for revenue, expense, gain, loss, current assets, and deferred charges. 3 credits.
  
  • ACCT 2221 - Intermediate Financial Accounting II


    Prerequisite: ACCT 2220 . Continues the emphasis on corporate financial planning established in ACCT 2220. The principles and procedures applicable to accounting valuations for current liabilities, long-term liabilities, deferred credits, and stockholder's equity are examined. Special attention is directed to preparing the cash-flow statement. 3 credits.
  
  • ACCT 2250 - Accounting Information Systems


    Prerequisite: ACCT 1101 . This course provides a thorough introduction to basic systems theory, a firm working knowledge of systems analysis and design techniques, and an examination of various transaction cycles in the accounting system. Emphasis is on EDP environments. 3 credits.
  
  • ACCT 3323 - Cost Accounting


    Prerequisite: ACCT 1102 . An in-depth examination of the accounting principles and procedures underlying the determination of product costs for manufacturing concerns. Emphasis on job order costing systems. Other topics are: budgets, standard costing, and CVP analysis. 3 credits.
  
  • ACCT 4422 - Intermediate Financial Acctg III


    Prerequisite: ACCT 2221 . Advanced topics include income tax allocation, pensions and leases, accounting changes, price-level changes, installment sales and consignments, and revenue recognition. 3 credits.
  
  • ACCT 4431 - Advanced Financial Accounting


    Prerequisites: ACCT 2221 , senior standing. Advanced topics in financial reporting, including partnership accounting, consolidations, cost and equity methods, and purchase versus pooling methods. 3 credits.
  
  • ACCT 4433 - Auditing and Assurance Services


    Prerequisites: ACCT 2250 ACCT 4422 .  A general examination of the role and function of the independent auditor in the performance of the attest function. Emphasis will be placed on current auditing pronouncements, the audit report, statistical sampling, evaluation of internal control, and the determination of the scope of an audit. Rules and standards of compilation and review reports are presented. 3 credits.
  
  • ACCT 4435 - Federal Income Taxation I


    Prerequisites: ACCT 1102 , senior standing. An introduction to the federal income tax law including objectives, history, and sources of tax law and administration. Course coverage will be devoted to different types of tax payers including individuals, corporations, partnerships, limited liability entities, subchapter S corporations, and trusts and estates. The course will explore income tax concepts of accounting methods and periods, income, deduction losses, property transactions, fringe benefits, and retirement plans. 3 credits.
  
  • ACCT 4436 - Federal Income Taxation II


    Prerequisites: ACCT 1102 ACCT 4435 .  Advanced studies in taxation including the tax consequences of the formation, operation, and termination of corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies. Course coverage will also be devoted to the alternative minimum tax, related party transactions, estate and gift taxation, financial tax accounting concepts, and ethical responsibilities in tax practice. 3 credits.
  
  • ACCT 4437 - International Accounting and Taxation


    Prerequisite: ACCT 4436  or equivalent. This course examines the basis and underlying framework of international accounting and taxation and applies those standards and theories to practice. Discussion will center upon the elements of global accounting from a financial, managerial, tax, and audit perspective. Highlights include the development and convergence of international accounting standards, taxation of transnational transactions, and quantifying and reporting financial risks such as foreign exchange and hedging transactions. The course also addresses a range of matters including transfer pricing, tax treaties, and tax incentives as well as other strategic accounting issues related to multinational corporations. 3 credits.
  
  • ACCT 4445 - Forensic and Investigative Accounting


    Prerequisite: ACCT 2220 . An overview examination of investigative auditing techniques, criminology, and courtroom procedures for the forensic accountant. The course covers both litigation support and investigative accounting, examining the practical aspects of these two areas, as well as many of the new technological areas. The course also examines corporate compliance programs to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. 3 credits.
  
  • ACCT 4450 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: ACCT 1102 . Junior-level standing required unless specified in course schedule description. Selected topics in accounting or taxation of special or current interest. 3 credits.
  
  • ACCT 4451 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: ACCT 1102 . Junior-level standing required unless specified in course schedule description. Selected topics in accounting or taxation of special or current interest. 3 credits.
  
  • ACCT 4452 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: ACCT 1102 . Junior-level standing required unless specified in course schedule description. Selected topics in accounting or taxation of special or current interest. 3 credits.
  
  • ACCT 4453 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: ACCT 1102 . Junior-level standing required unless specified in course schedule description. Selected topics in accounting or taxation of special or current interest. 3 credits.
  
  • ACCT 4454 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: ACCT 1102 . Junior-level standing required unless specified in course schedule description. Selected topics in accounting or taxation of special or current interest. 3 credits.
  
  • ACCT 4455 - Special Topics


    Prerequisites: ACCT 1102 , junior standing unless otherwise specified in course schedule description.  Selected topics in accounting or taxation of special or current interest. 3 credits.
  
  • ACCT 4456 - Special Topics


    Prerequisites: ACCT 1102 , junior standing unless otherwise specified in course schedule description.  Selected topics in accounting or taxation of special or current interest. 3 credits.
  
  • ACCT 4457 - Special Topics


    Prerequisites: ACCT 1102 , junior standing unless otherwise specified in course schedule description.  Selected topics in accounting or taxation of special or current interest. 3 credits.
  
  • ACCT 4458 - Special Topics


    Prerequisites: ACCT 1102 , junior standing unless otherwise specified in course schedule description.  Selected topics in accounting or taxation of special or current interest. 3 credits.
  
  • ACCT 4459 - Special Topics


    Prerequisites: ACCT 1102 , junior standing unless otherwise specified in course schedule description.  Selected topics in accounting or taxation of special or current interest. 3 credits.
  
  • ACCT 4593 - Honors Thesis: Accounting


    Students in this course will complete their Honors Thesis in consultation with their Honors Thesis advisor. 3 credits.
  
  • ACCT 4597 - Practicum


    Prerequisites: ACCT 2220 , junior standing, consent of the department chair. A course of study designed especially for the supervised practical application of previously studied theory in a group setting. Done under supervision of a faculty sponsor and coordinated with a business organization. 3 credits.
  
  • ACCT 4598 - Internship


    Prerequisites: ACCT 4422 , junior standing. On-the-job experience of accounting in selected organizations. 3 credits.
  
  • ACCT 4599 - Independent Study


    Prerequisites: ACCT 1102 , junior standing. A planned program of individual study under the supervision of a faculty member. 3 credits.

Arabic

  
  • ARBC 1101 - Elementary Arabic I


    This course will introduce students to the basic skills of reading, writing, speaking, and listening in Modern Standard Arabic. Students will learn Arabic letters and sounds, write and create words and sentences, and be able to hold basic conversation in Arabic. 3 credits.
  
  • ARBC 1102 - Elementary Arabic II


    Prerequisite: ARBC 1101  or consent of instructor. This course will build upon the language, listening, and writing skills students developed in AR 101. Students will advance their knowledge of Arabic letters and sounds, words and sentences, and basic conversation. 3 credits.
  
  • ARBC 1110 - Intensive Arabic I


    Intensive Arabic I is a six-hour course equivalent to Elementary Arabic I and II combined. This course establishes a basic foundation in reading, writing, listening, and speaking Arabic with special attention to the alphabet and conversational rudiments. It also cultivates the ability to comprehend oral and written texts and produce brief units of spoken and written language with an awareness of the differences between modern standard Arabic and colloquial Arabic. 6 credits.
  
  • ARBC 2201 - Intermediate Arabic I


    Prerequisite: ARBC 1102  or consent of the instructor. This course builds upon the skills acquired in the first-year course sequence. Emphasis will be on mastering grammar, speaking skills, listening comprehension, and reading skills. Students will gain the confidence to converse with native speakers on a variety of topics; will be able to write simple texts on everyday themes; and will acquire the skills to read uncomplicated authentic texts, such as newpaper articles on familiar topics. 3 credits.
  
  • ARBC 2202 - Intermediate Arabic II


    Prerequisite: ARBC 2201  or consent of the instructor. This course is a second-year, upper intermediate course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), which will continue to focus on the four skills of reading, writing, speaking, and listening. In this level, students will gain oral proficiency and should become comfortable to converse on familiar topics with a native speaker, to write short texts on everyday themes, and to read newspaper articles and short stories. Students will also be introduced to aspects of contemporary life and culture in the Arab world through films and cultural video clips. 3 credits.
  
  • ARBC 2220 - Intensive Arabic II


    Prerequisite: ARBC 1110  or ARBC 1102  or consent of the instructor. This course expands on the previously-acquired elementary foundation in speaking, listening, writing, and reading with special attention to conversational modern, standard Arabic and colloquial Arabic. It also includes readings on familiar subjects, practical and reflective written assignments, and discussions on essential cultural patterns. 6 credits.
  
  • ARBC 3301 - Advanced Arabic


    Prerequisite: ARBC 2202  or comparable proficiency level as demonstrated in consultation with the instructor. This course is intended to develop students' proficiencies in speaking, writing, listening, and reading so that they can be at a level necessary for advanced literature and culture courses. It will emphasize composition and oral discussion as well as concepts necessary for a sophisticated appraisal of literature and culture in the target language. This course will be conducted in the target language. 3 credits.
  
  • ARBC 4401 - Arabic Cultures Through Literature and the Media


    Prerequisite: 2000-level ARBC course or testing placement or consent of the instructor. This course is a comprehensive exposure to essential cultural issues and patterns as they have developed historically in the Arabic-speaking world. It will study how these issues manifest through representative works of literature as well as popular and highbrow cultural media such as music and film. The course will also provide a unique opportunity to produce in-depth cultural and literary analyses via oral discussion and written essays. Students will perform select written and oral activities in Arabic. Cross-listed with GLBS 4401 . 3 credits.
  
  • ARBC 4403 - Hispanoarabic Culture


    Prerequisite: 2000-level ARBC or SPAN course or testing placement. This interdisciplinary course explores the cultural interactions of the Mediterranean Hispano-Arabic societies spanning from the Muslim invasion/ "openings" of the Iberian Peninsula in 711 to contemporary times. Musical recordings, dance, visual arts and architecture, prose, poetry, and secondary readings will help students explore and trace back the history of uniquely sophisticated cultures that not only flourished in the Iberian Peninsula and the Arab-Muslim world at the time but that is still relevant to, and worth studying in, our world today. Cross-listed with SPAN 4403 . 3 credits.
  
  • ARBC 4420 - Elementary Media Arabic Translation


    Prerequisite: ARBC 3301  or consent of the instructor. Native speakers of Arabic may enroll in this class. This course is intended for speakers with advanced Arabic skills. The course will emphasize comprehension and accurate translation of contemporary texts drawn from Arabic- and English-language media (including written articles and video), stylistically appropriate use of syntax and connectors, and efficient dictionary use (including dictionaries organized in the trilateral Arabic root system). This course will also focus on strengthening students' ability to infer meaning from context and accurately summarize the important points of texts in the target language. By the end of the course, students should be capable of sustained written and spoken production of paragraph-level discourse in the target language. 3 credits.
  
  • ARBC 4421 - Advanced Arabic Translation


    Prerequisite: ARBC 4420  or comparable proficiency level as demonstrated in consultation with the instructor. This course will build on the knowledge and skills which students gained in ARBC 4420 and help them develop their skills to attain a high level of proficiency in translation by engaging them in different types of specialized translation from Arabic into English and vice versa. This will be accomplished through the use of a wide variety of texts: literary, legal, medical, technical, commercial, scientific, business, etc. Students will be trained to approach translation both as an art and a science by exploring the essential theories and concepts adopted in the process of translation by analyzing the nature and features of varieties of texts and by examining the interaction between content and form. Through intensive practical translation, discussions, and translation criticism, students will draw on linguistic points of view as well as on technical and creative writing. 3 credits.
  
  • ARBC 4450 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of Arabic. 3 credits.
  
  • ARBC 4451 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of Arabic. 3 credits.
  
  • ARBC 4452 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of Arabic. 3 credits.
  
  • ARBC 4453 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of Arabic. 3 credits.
  
  • ARBC 4454 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of Arabic. 3 credits.
  
  • ARBC 4455 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of Arabic. 3 credits.
  
  • ARBC 4456 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of Arabic. 3 credits.
  
  • ARBC 4457 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of Arabic. 3 credits.
  
  • ARBC 4458 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of Arabic. 3 credits.
  
  • ARBC 4459 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of Arabic. 3 credits.
  
  • ARBC 4599 - Independent Study


    Prerequisite: consent of the instructor and the department chair. Opportunity for the student, under the direction of a faculty member, to explore an area of interest. This course must be initiated by the student. 1-3 credits.

Art History (Lyme Academy)

  
  • ARHS 2250 - Modern Art (Lyme Academy)


    Prerequisites: ARHS 1170, ARHS 1175. The second half of the nineteenth century witnessed the rise of the European avant-garde: the Realists, Impressionists, Post-Impressionists, Symbolists, Cubists, and Surrealists. Rapid social, economic, and political changes encompassed a revolution in communication systems and technology. The first half of the twentieth century saw a shift from European to American modernism and the rise of abstract expressionism as Clement Greenberg's answer to a purely autonomous art form. This course will explore art and visual culture in relation to urban capitalism, colonialism, nationalism and internationalism tracing theories of representation, perception, and modernism from the 19th to the 20th centuries. 3 credits.
  
  • ARHS 2275 - History of Illustration (Lyme Academy)


    Prerequisites: ARHS 1170, ARHS 1175. This course is an introduction to the development of Illustration from its fine arts roots to become an independent discipline.  Students are introduced to pioneers in the field, historical styles, techniques, reproduction and media influences, and current fields of illustration.  Course is required by Illustration majors and may be taken as an elective for majors in drawing, sculpture, and painting to be applied toward the additional courses needed for the Art History minor. 3 credits.
  
  • ARHS 3375 - Contemporary Art Criticism (Lyme Academy)


    Prerequisites: ARHS 1170, ARHS 1175. This course will explore visual art and criticism from the turn of the twentieth century to the present, concentrating on post 1945 approaches, with special interest in contemporary art practices of the last two decades.  Assignments will include written and verbal critiques of art and critical texts in the form of essays, presentations, and classroom debates. 3 credits.

Art/Visual Arts

  
  • ARTS 1100 - Visual Thinking


    This course is an intensive introduction to visual thinking designed for first-year students in the art, graphic design, and interior design majors. The course covers fundamental principles and elements of design in relation to line, color, composition, space, value, and visual observation, and how these relate to the fields of art and design in general. An emphasis will be placed on interdisciplinary learning, collaborative projects, and the incorporation of historical, cultural, and global points of view.  Department-wide lectures, readings, guest presentations, and field trips will supplement studio practice to engage students in exploring content while introducing them to the department faculty and their professions. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 1101 - Introduction to Art


    This course introduces students to a range of studio art practices. The course explores materials, techniques, concepts, and methods in art making. Emphasis is placed on a foundational understanding and appreciation of the visual arts. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 1102 - Introduction to Digital Photography (Non-Majors)


    This course is an introduction to the digital photographic process with an emphasis on the use of a manual camera as a tool for electronic photographic image making. The course will explore photography as a medium, critically examining the respective roles of technique, process, and methodology needed to produce creative artworks. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 1104 - 3D Design


    Co-requisite: ARTS 1100 .   This course explores the methods and design principles for creating three-dimensional forms.  Students will explore the language of form, space, line, shape, mass, and volume through a variety of materials and construction practices to create models and sculptural objects. Students will research architecture, furniture design, product and package design, sculpture and installation art as modes for creating a unique portfolio of three-dimensional works.  Laboratory fee; 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 1105 - Drawing I


    This course will introduce drawing through the concepts of line, space, form, and value.  An investigation of the historical and contemporary methods of drawing will align with the practice of observational study and rendering. Through this study students will critically analyze the form and content of drawing and examine their own work in relation to current and historical contexts. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 1106 - Basic Drawing II


    Co-requisite: ARTS 1109 . A continuation of ARTS 1105  with emphasis on perspective and depiction of three-dimensional space and form by two-dimensional means. Study of architectural forms, natural objects and landscape. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 1107 - Introduction to Museum Studies


    This course initiates a broad introduction to the areas of museum studies and professional gallery practices. The first half of the course focuses on what a museum is, and examines the various types of museums and galleries (contemporary, non-profit, public, private, etc.) The second half investigates the various jobs and responsibilities that professionals have within museums as they work on exhibitions, education, research, collection management, development, and conservation. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 1110 - Digital Photography I


    This course is an introduction to the digital photographic process.  Students will learn how to use the camera and digital software for organization and image development. They will explore photographic methods, form, techniques, and content. The course will explore photography as a medium, critically examining this art form through analysis and critiques of historic and contemporary images as well as students own work created for class.  3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 2201 - Painting I


    Problems in pictorial composition involving manipulation of form and color. Various techniques of applying pigment will be explored as well as mixing pigments, stretching and priming canvases. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 2202 - Painting II


    Co-requisite: ARTS 2203 . A continuation of ARTS 2201  with further exploration of two-dimensional pictorial arrangements of form and color for greatest visual effectiveness. Students will be encouraged to develop their own personal idiom in the medium. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 2207 - Exhibition Development I


    Prerequisite: ARTS 1107 . This course focuses on curatorial practice, content and audience research, and explores concepts of exhibition design. Students will engage in the process of developing an exhibition project timeline, exhibition budget, fundraising proposals, and promotional materials. The course includes presentations from professionals in the field. It focuses on initial development of an exhibition and leads into concepts and projects that will be executed in ARTS 2208 . 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 2208 - Exhibition Development II


    Prerequisite: ARTS 2207 . This course builds upon the research-based curriculum of ARTS 2207 , and focuses on the practical and hands-on aspects of exhibition development and design. Working from proposals developed in ARTS 2207 , students will learn about producing exhibitions and produce an exhibition catalog. This course examines the methodology of obtaining artwork from artists, collectors, and other art institutions. Students will then learn collections management skills through art handling, installation, loans and condition reports, shipping artwork, and lighting. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 2210 - Digital Photography II


    Prerequisites: ARTS 1102  or ARTS 1110 GRDE 2209 .  This course provides an opportunity to produce a unified body of work based upon a theme, concept, or selected subject matter while exploring digital photography on a deeper level with an emphasis on conceptually driven images. Experimental process is encouraged. Students will be introduced to more sophisticated techniques as points of departure to create work that reflects the students' individual spirit and vision. By exploring photographic and digital media with the camera and computer, students will be able to develop a body of work that reflects a range of problem solving and ideation, and will develop versatility with techniques to demonstrate their abilities. Students will research, keep art journals, have class critiques, individual critiques, and artistic dialogues that will inspire them as they create. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 2225 - Photographic Methods


    Prerequisite: ARTS 2209 . An exploration of ideas, experiments, and investigations in alternative photographic processes. Includes toning, cyanotype printing, gum bichromate, platinum, and palladium. Also covered will be negative manipulation, hand-applied color, and pinhole cameras. Laboratory fee. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 2231 - History of Art I


    This course introduces students to works of art from the Paleolithic to the Renaissance period. The course explores the expressive, social, cultural, political, economic, and technological aspects of societies as reflected in their art. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 2232 - History of Art II


    This course introduces students to works of art from the Renaissance period to the mid-20th century. The course explores the expressive, social, cultural, political, economic, and technological aspects of societies as reflected in their art. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 2233 - Art and Science of Renaissance Italy


    This course explores the mutual interaction of artistic production and scientific activity during the Italian Renaissance. It examines the achievements of a range of pioneering Renaissance artist/scientist figures including Brunelleschi, Leonardo da Vinci, and Galileo, explains the fertile interplay between the two fields, and reveals how they were simultaneously stimulated by courtly patronage, politics, and new notions of display. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 3301 - Writing for Designers


    Prerequisite: ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 .  This course is a combination of lecture, research, and design analysis. Writing competency is built for the sets of writing most integral to the working life of a designer. Students will learn to apply the lessons covered in previous English courses to specific writing challenges they will face in their professional life. The student's ability to build arguments about art and design will be strengthened through a set of readings and written exercises. Application of design terminology within written arguments is essential to a design professional. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 3302 - Figure Drawing


    Prerequisite: ARTS 1105  or consent of the instructor. Study of drawing which concentrates on the human figure. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 3304 - Sculpture I


    The exploration of three-dimensional materials for maximum effectiveness in expressive design. Experimentation with clay, plaster, wood, stone, canvas, wire screening, metal, found objects. A basic understanding of major, fundamental methods: casting and carving. Laboratory fee. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 3305 - Sculpture II


    A continuation of ARTS 3304  with further exploration of three-dimensional materials and the possibilities they present for creative visual statements. Laboratory fee. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 3309 - Photographic Design


    Prerequisite: ARTS 2209 . Introduction to basic materials and techniques of digital photography used in the fields of graphic design, advertising, and marketing. The relation between image and type as well as sequencing and the extended print will be explored along with collage, commercial photography, and basic bookmaking. Laboratory fee. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 3310 - Photographic Lighting


    Prerequisite: ARTS 2209 . Aesthetic and technical elements of lighting and photography. Use of natural and artificial lighting systems and methods for working with digital photographic processes. Emphasis on the portrait and still life image as well as creative problem solving. Laboratory fee. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 3311 - Digital Color Photography


    Prerequisite: ARTS 2210 . Theory and practice of digital color photography through critical and lab studies of the camera and working with digital photographic files on the computer. Study of current digital color photographic materials and processes. Laboratory fee. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 3313 - Photojournalism


    Prerequisites: ARTS 1102  or ARTS 1110 DGAD 2001 . This course in visual and interactive journalistic communication is designed to develop and refine journalistic and photographic skills as well as a portfolio. The topics will cover journalism, communication, and photography. One of the goals of this course will be creating content for print and digital publications with intent to give the viewer a clear and precise understanding of the subject matter. Students will stress content as they use various creative devices to convey their message. The overall focus of this course is to produce work that is powerful and significant. The mechanics and ethics of documenting their community will also be covered. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 3315 - Printmaking


    Co-requisite: ARTS 3316 . The expressive potential of the graphic image through the techniques of monoprints, etching, silkscreening, and photo/computer scanned printing processes. Laboratory fee. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 3317 - Design History Seminar


    The main theories and ideas of the most influential thinkers and designers of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries will be covered in this interdisciplinary seminar course. The course will familiarize the student with historical and stylistic periods in the history of design in the Western and non-Western world. The relationship between the designer and the object of design, and how the relationship may have evolved within different industries and media over time will be covered. This course examines the appearance of design objects in an historical setting and the variety of perspectives in the design history discipline. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 3320 - History of Photography


    This course will survey the history of photography from its beginnings in the early nineteenth century to the present. Students will examine the use of photography for aesthetic, documentary, and scientific purposes, stylistic shifts in photography related to aesthetic interests, and interpretations of subject matter based on social and cultural concerns at specific moments in history. The relationship between photography and the visual arts, the role of technology in shaping photographic imagery, and the various social and cultural manifestations of the medium in journalism, science, politics, advertising, etc. will also be evaluated. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 3330 - Documentary Photography


    Prerequisite: ARTS 1102  or ARTS 1110 .  This course examines the use of documentary photography as a tool for the visual analysis of contemporary issues. Students will explore genres and the history of documentary photography, ethics, planning the documentary, negotiation and interviewing (both oral and photo elicitation), tips on using the camera in the field and behavior on site, picture editing and layout. Through the development of short and long-term photographic bodies of work and the discussion of both classic and contemporary documentary photography works, students will develop a mature understanding of the practice. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 3331 - Contemporary Art


    This course focuses on European and American art movements since 1950. The course explores the rise, development, and influence of abstract expressionism, pop art, conceptual art, and post-modernism on the perception and understanding of the art object. Emphasis is placed on economic, historical, and technological developments surrounding the production and understanding of contemporary art making. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 3333 - Art of the African Diaspora


    This course explores the art of black America beginning with a brief look at African art and follows its transport to the New World of the Americas. Particular focus will be given to the Kingdom of Benin, now part of Nigeria, the Asante Empire located in the modern nation of Ghana, the Yoruba of Nigeria, and the Mende of Liberia and Sierra Leone. In addition, students will become familiar with American artists of African descent with consideration given to artists whose work reflects cultural and social history, and an engagement with the political issues of the 19th and 20th centuries. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 3336 - Narrative Photography


    Prerequisites: ARTS 1102  or ARTS 1110 ENGL 1112  or ENGL 1113 . This course explores how to create narratives using photography and words while telling clear and compelling stories. Students will delve into different styles, structures, and types of subjects as they plan and create narratives using images and words. They will learn how to compose photos and texts that tell their stories accurately and effectively while becoming aware of how their choices impact what readers and viewers perceive. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 3340 - Contemporary Issues of Art and the Environment


    This course is an interdisciplinary course that focuses on contemporary issues of art and the environment. Lectures, readings, and research will provide an overview of the history of artists working with the land as a medium, and focus on contemporary works and theories by artists such as Robert Smithson, Christo and Jean-Claude, Andy Goldsworthy, and Olafur Eliasson. Students will also work together in groups to create their own environmental art installations to interact with the campus landscape and address issues of sustainability. This course will include visiting artist lectures and field trips to local art venues. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 4401 - Studio Seminar I


    Prerequisites: ARTS 1101 ARTS 1102 ARTS 2201 , and ARTS 2209  or ARTS 3302 , and art electives.   Drawing on development through their previous study, students will concentrate on major projects in the areas of their choice. 1-4 credits.
  
  • ARTS 4402 - Studio Seminar II


    Prerequisite: ARTS 4401 . Continuation of Studio Seminar I. 1-4 credits.
  
  • ARTS 4403 - Special Topics


    NULL 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 4405 - Special Topics


    NULL 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 4406 - Special Topics


    NULL 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 4407 - Special Topics


    NULL 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 4408 - Special Topics


    NULL 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 4409 - Special Topics


    NULL 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 4410 - Special Topics


    ST:PROF PRACT FOR INTERIOR DESIGN 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 4411 - Special Topics


    ST: CONSTRUCT DOCUMENTS - INTERIORS 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 4412 - Special Topics


    ST:INTERIOR DESIGN PRODUCTS & SPECS 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 4413 - Special Topics


    ST:VIS TCH ID II 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 4415 - Special Topics


    ST:PORTFOLIO PRD 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 4416 - Special Topics


    Selected topics of special or current interest in applied art or history of art. 3 credits.
  
  • ARTS 4417 - Special Topics


    ST: ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING II 3 credits.
 

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