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EDSL-879B Advanced Seminar in Educational Leadership and Research: Topics in Finance, Law and Policy
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Accounting |
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ACC-111 Principles of Financial Accounting
Theory and practice of accounting as applied to the corporate form of business organization. Analysis of business transactions, valuation of assets and liabilities, determination of income, and preparation and interpretation of financial statements. 4 credits.
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ACC-300 Managerial Accounting for Decision-Making
Prerequisite: ACC-111
The use of accounting information by management in planning, control and decision-making in business enterprises. Topics include production decisions, activity-based costing, budgeting and standards, and capital investment decisions. For non-Business Administration majors ONLY. 4 credits.
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ACC-301 Principles of Managerial Accounting
Prerequisite: ACC-111 , ECN-111 , ECN-120 or MTH 120 , and MTH-145 or MTH-150
The use of accounting information by management in planning, control and decision-making in business enterprises. Topics include production decisions, activity-based costing, budgeting and standards, and capital investment decisions. Business Block ONLY. 4 credits.
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ACC-311 Intermediate Accounting I
Prerequisite: ACC-111
In-depth study of financial accounting standards related to presenting income statements and balance sheets for business enterprises. Topics include liabilities, current assets, revenue recognition, and time value of money concepts. Students will begin to understand the significant judgments involved in the application of accounting standards and also to recognize the importance of ethics in accounting decision making. A significant service learning project is a required component of this course. 4 credits.
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ACC-312 Intermediate Accounting II
Prerequisite: ACC-311
In-depth study of financial accounting standards related to presenting an enterprise’s balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows. Topics include investments, derivatives, long-term assets, liabilities, and ethical decision-making in the context of accounting decision making. 4 credits.
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ACC-315 Governmental and Non-Profit Account
Prerequisite: ACC-312
An intermediate level study of financial reporting for state and local governments, with coverage of accounting for other types of non-business entities and of governmental and nonprofit auditing. The course covers fund accounting concepts and practices as well as government-wide financial reporting and the relationships between the two. Typically offered through Undergraduate Evening Studies ONLY. 3 credits.
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ACC-320 Cost Accounting
Prerequisite: ACC-311
Collection and utilization of cost data by management for short-term planning and control purposes. Topics include cost-volume-profit relationships, product-costing methods, flexible budgets, standard cost variances and cost allocations. 4 credits.
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ACC-330 Auditing
Prerequisite: ACC-312
An intensive conceptual and applied introduction to auditing and assurance in society. Emphasis on knowledge about assurance services as well as the skills and attitudes required for success in the accounting profession. Focus on financial statements audits as well as other assurance services. 4 credits.
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ACC-340 Federal Income Taxation
Prerequisite: ACC-111 . ACC-312 recommended.
Current federal income tax law pertaining to individuals, partnerships and corporations. Focus on compliance matters with supplementary study in tax planning and research fundamentals. 4 credits.
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ACC-350 Accounting Information Systems
Prerequisite: ACC-111
Examining and analyzing of systems that process accounting information using transaction cycles in both manual and automated environments. Focus on design, development and implememntation of systems including relevant processes, controls and technologies. 4 credits.
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ACC-360 International Accounting
Prerequisite: ACC-312
Intermediate level study of International accounting. An overview of the area of international accounting focusing on the accounting issues encountered by multinational companies engaged in international trade and invested in foreign operations. The accounting issues unique to multinational corporations, with respect to foreign operations. The various functional areas of accounting in all countries of the world. 4 credits.
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ACC-365 Forsenic Accounting
Prerequisite: ACC-330
An advanced survey in fraud examination and forensic accounting examining risk assessment, internal controls, ethics, corporate governance, legal and criminal justice systems, legislation, and global issues through lecture, research and discussion. Typically offered through Undergraduate Evening Studies ONLY. 3 credits.
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ACC-370 Intermediate Accounting III
Prerequisite: ACC-312
In-depth study of financial accounting standards related to presenting an enterprise’s balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows. Topics include liabilities, shareholders’ equity, share based compensation, and accounting changes and errors. A significant service learning project is a required component of this course. 4 credits.
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ACC-450 Advanced Topics in Accounting
Prerequisite: ACC-312
Selected topics in the field of accounting not covered in other courses. 4 credits.
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ACC-501 Independent Study
Majors may pursue and independent study project in sooperation with any member of the department. Topics and the type of project will vary with the interests of the individual students. Variable credit.
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ACC-503 Individualized Internship
Individualized internships approved by a designated faculty sponsor. Students develop objectives for the internship experience, read relevant literature, prepare written assignments, and submit reflective summaries of their internship activities. Course will not contribute to major requirements in accounting or business administration. Pass-No Pass ONLY. Variable credit.
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African American and Diaspora Studies |
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ADC-475 African Diaspora Capstone
Capstone experience for African-American and Diaspora Cultures intedisciplinary minor. Varied topics. 4 credits.
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Anthropology |
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ANT-101 Introduction to Anthropology
GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human Behavior) and WC (World Cultures)
Introduction to anthropology - the study of human cultures in the past and present. Topics include the comparative study of subsistence regimes and economics, stratification and political organization, marriage and kinship, culture, religion, and social and cultural change. 4 credits. 4 credits.
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ANT-105 World Prehistory
GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human Behavior) and WC (World Cultures)
An introduction to physical anthropology and archaeology. Topics include human evolution, human physical variation, the peopling of the world, the origins of food production and a comparison of complex societies around the world. 4 credits.
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ANT-202 Peoples of Africa
GER: WC (World Cultures)
Social and anthropological survey of the diverse peoples in contemporary sub-Saharan Africa. 4 credits.
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ANT-203 Peoples and Cultures of the World
GER: WC (World Cultures)
Ethnographic survey of global cultural diversity, with case studies of Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Topics may include daily life, sociocultural and environmental change and adaptation, migration, politics, work, religion, gender, family, and art among foraging, agricultural, and industrial societies. 4 credits.
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ANT-204 Modern Japanese Society through Films
GER: VP (Visual & Performing Arts) and WC (World Cultures)
Survey of various facets of modern Japanese society and culture, including family, community, ethnicity, life cycle, education, gender, religion, work, popular culture, as well as cultural aspects of economic and political systems through readings and films. 4 credits.
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ANT-205 Japanese Popular Culture
GER: VP (Visual & Performing Arts) and WC (World Cultures)
An introduction to contemporary popular Japanese culture that has become globally popular, including Japanese animated films, Manga cartoon, video games, Cosplay (costume play enactment of video game and anime characters), J-Pop music, and karaoke. Through watching, listening, selected readings, and discussion, issues of gender, cultural identity, sexuality, technology, hybridity, and globalization will be addressed. 4 credits.
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ANT-211 Mayan Archaeology
Travel-study course focusing upon the Maya peoples of Mesoamerica. Examining what their glyphs, household, settlement, and urban archaeology reveal about the history and culture of the ancient Maya. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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ANT-262 Magic and Religion
WC (Global Awareness: World Cultures)
This course focuses on how people from cultures around the world, but primarily from Asia, Africa, or Latin America, conceptualize the spiritual realm, and how such conceptualizations are shaped by the values and social relations of the cultures in which they occur. Of particular concern is the relationship between magic and religion. We will examine the diverse ways in which humans attempt to communicate and intervene with the divine as well as ritually mark crucial moments such as birth, death, illness, and change. 4 credits.
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ANT-302 Anthropology of Race and Ethnicity
GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human Behavior)
Ethnic, racial, and religious minorities in America and around the world. Ethnicity and ethnocentrism, race and “scientific” racism; stigmatization and prejudice; assimilation and pluralism; primordialism and circumstantialism; nationalism and identity politics. 4 credits.
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ANT-303 Environmental Anthropology
GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human Behavior) and NE (Humans and their Natural Environment)
A comparative survey of how people, culture, and the environment interact – both when people and their culture adapt to environmental change, and when they adapt to the changes they have caused. Readings include both classic studies as well as current research, with particular emphasis upon subsistence regimes and their attendant scales of social organization, and upon the role of cultural institutions in shaping ecological relationships. 4 credits.
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ANT-344 Anthropology of Religion
GER: WC (World Cultures)
Examining religion as a cultural phenomenon and from a comparative and holistic perspective on the beliefs and practices used to make sense of this and other worlds, their places within them, and to solve pressing, life and death problems. Topics include myth and symbols; rituals and religious specialists; altered states of consciousness and healing; witchcraft, divination, and magic; ghosts, souls, and ancestors; revitalization and millennial movements; and globalization and transnational change. 4 credits.
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ANT-360 Psychological Anthropology
GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human Behavior) and WC (World Cultures)
Exploration of theories and methods to study how individual selves and the behavior of individuals are shaped by culture. Topics include cross-cultural comparison of child rearing, enculturation, selfhood, cognition, emotion, and mental illness and welfare. 4 credits.
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ANT-375 Practicing Anthropology
Exploration and application of ethnographic research strategies through research projects and exercises. 2 credits.
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ANT-401 Anthropological Methods and Theory
Prerequisite: ANT-101 or SOC-101
History of theory and practice in social and cultural anthropology from the “armchair evolutionists” of the late 19th century to the symbolic and interpretive anthropologists of the late 20th century. 4 credits.
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ANT-501 Independent Study
Prerequisite: instructor permission
Variable credit.
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Art |
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ART-101 Art for Non-Art Majors
Introductory studio course providing an in-depth hands-on experience for non-art majors to include a variety of two dimensional and/or three dimensional media and techniques. 4 credits.
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ART-105 Art and the Community
Public art focusing on encouraging creative, research, design and practice outside the gallery setting. Exploration of public art in its many manifestations which can include site specific projects, contemporary memorials, political actions, community-based projects, environmental, temporary, ephemeral and permanent projects. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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ART-111 Visual Language I
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Fundamentals of two-dimensional design explored through lectures and class projects with an integration of graphic design as a problem-solving tool. Conceptual development and the formal elements of design are introduced which include type, image and creative software. Students will explore design elements and principles through traditional media and software exercises. 4 credits.
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ART-112 Visual Language II
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Study of the elements and principles of three-dimensional design. Lectures and projects explore concepts for working in the three-dimensional format. 4 credits.
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ART-113 Visual Language III
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Theory of color with painting principles and techniques. Exploration of color relationships based on Johannes Itten’s seven areas of chromatic contrasts. Theory will be used in specific exercises and in paintings from direct observation that implement defined color theory concepts. 4 credits.
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ART-124 Drawing
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Study of drawing, including the elements of art and composition, with extensive exercises from direct observation, including one- and two-point perspective. A variety of drawing media are explored. 4 credits.
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ART-125 Drawing II
Prerequisite: ART-124
More drawing study with emphasis on anatomy and the human figure. 4 credits.
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ART-130 History of Western Art I
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Survey of Western Art through the Middle Ages, including style, iconography, and cultural context. 4 credits.
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ART-131 History of Western Art II
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Survey of Western art from the Renaissance to the present, considering style, iconography, cultural context. 4 credits.
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ART-200 Ceramics I
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Prerequisite: ART-113 and ART-124
Methods and processes of forming clay, with an emphasis on hand building and basic wheel work. Surface enrichment with be studied through utilization of various glazes and colorants. 4 credits.
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ART-201 Ceramics II
Prerequisite: ART-200
More ceramics study. Emphasis on wheel throwing. Vessel design, aesthetics, and function are stressed in constructing forms including in-depth exploration of surface treatment, glazing, decorating and firing. 4 credits.
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ART-202 Book Arts
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Prerequisite: ART-113 and ART-125
Exploring book arts as a form of creative expression. Traditional and nontraditional binding methods will enable students to develop new skills and to adapt them into a personal statement. 4 credits.
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ART-203 Painting I
Introduction to painting materials and techniques incorporating design, color and drawing. Problems in pictorial composition with emphasis on skills and approaches pertinent to the medium of oil paint. 4 credits.
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ART-204 Painting II
Prerequisite: ART-113 and ART-124
Continued study of compositional and color ideas with an emphasis on thematic painting problems such as color and light. Work from direct observation, including that of the human form. Emphasis will be placed on abstract concepts and the development of personal idiom and imagery. 4 credits.
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ART-205 Photography I
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Take ART-111 or ART-124
Introductory black-and-white photography course encouraging visual communication, personal expression and an introduction to photo history. Technical components include camera operation, film processing, and darkroom printing. 4 credits.
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ART-206 Color and Digital Photography
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Prerequisite: ART-205
Introduction to color photography via digital imaging. Provides a primer for DSLR, Adobe Photoshop, and scanner/printer operation. Explores the history of color photography and its use as a language of visual expression. Assignments also include some traditional darkroom techniques and equipment. 4 credits.
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ART-207 Printmaking I
Prerequisite: ART-111 or ART-124
Introduction to screen, etching and block printing materials and techniques incorporating design, color, drawing and computer software. Problems in composition with emphasis on skills and approaches pertinent to the mediums. 4 credits.
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ART-210 Sculpture II
Prerequisite: ART-112
Continuation of sculpture sequence with emphasis on variety of sculptural processes, including modeling, carving and casting. 4 credits.
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ART-215 Study Away Photography
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Introduction to photography with emphasis on photojournalism. Technical issues such as composition, camera controls, history and ethics of documentary photography will be discussed. Assignments introduce working methods in the field, and post-production printing in the digital lab. 4 credits.
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ART-221 Graphic Design II
Prerequisite: ART-111
Study and exploration of graphic design as a creative and problem-solving tool of visual communication; translation of ideas and concepts into comprehensible visual language. 4 credits.
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ART-225 Digital Character Design
Expand drawing skills and increase the versatility of the medium. Exaggeration, proportion, anatomy, and drapery to create unforgettable characters. Emphasis on constructive drawing principles that apply to everything from Entertainment Design to Industrial Design. Final concepts produced in Photoshop. 4 credits.
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ART-230 Arts of the Ancient World I: Egypt, Near East, Greece
Survey of the art and architecture of ancient Egypt from the Predynastic period through the New Kingdom, includes the Minoan and Cycladic cultures, ancient Mesopotamia, and ancient Greece from the Mycenaean era through the Hellenistic era. 4 credits.
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ART-231 Arts of the Ancient World II: Etruscans and Rome
Survey of the art and architecture of the ancient Etruscans and of Rome from the Republic through the Late Empire. 4 credits.
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ART-234 Early Christian and Byzantine Art
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Study of Christian art and architecture c. 100 - c. 500 A.D. in the lands of the western Roman Empire and of the art and architecture of the Byzantine Empire until its fall in 1453. Style, iconography and cultural context will be considered. 4 credits.
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ART-235 Art of Western Europe in the Middle Ages
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Study of art and architecture in Western Europe from c. 500 A.D. until the end of the Middle Ages. 4 credits.
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ART-236 Renaissance Art
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Study of art and architecture in Italy from c. 1300 to c. 1590 and art and architecture in Northern Europe from c. 1400 - 1500. Style, iconography, and cultural context considered. 4 credits.
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ART-237 Arts of Baroque & Rococo
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Art and architecture of the 17th and early 18th centuries in Western Europe. 4 credits.
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ART-240 Art Ed for Elementary School Teachers
Prerequisite: EDU-120 or PSY-201 . Junior and senior education majors ONLY.
Introduction to art education and a child’s development in art. Emphasis on a variety of hands-on processes with appropriate teaching methods. Does not contribute to the art major. 4 credits.
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ART-245 Nineteenth Century Art
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Prerequisite: ART-131
An examination of the radical transformations ocurring in painting and sculpture from 1780 through 1900 with a focus on the confrontations between traditional academic art, the emerging avant-garde and popular culture. Consideration of the cultural milieu of the 19th century as well as issues of iconography and aesthetics also addressed. 4 credits.
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ART-246 Twentieth Century Art
GER: WR (Writing-Research Intensive) and VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Prerequisite: ART-131
A study of artistic movements during the 20th century, with particular focus on the changing definitions of art and the relationships between modernism, the avant-garde, and politics. 4 credits.
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ART-250 Modern Art 1800-1960
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Art and architecture from 1800-1960 in Western Europe and America. 4 credits.
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ART-251 Contemporary Art Since 1960
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
This survey covers major figures and developments in visual arts from the postmodern era, circa 1960 to the present. 4 credits.
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ART-252 Women and the Arts
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Historical survey that examines the role of women in Western art as art producers and consumers of art and how women have been represented (by both female and male artists). It will investigate the historical, cultural and social circumstances, and representations that helped to form their work and its reception. 4 credits.
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ART-254 History of Photography
Historical overview of the medium of photography from its inception in 1826 to present. Tracing photography146 path from scientific innovation and utilitarian tool, to its current status as both art object, and object of persuasion in contemporary society. Using images as visual evidence, analyzing how style and subject matter of photographs reflect the social movements and cultural values of the 19th and 20th century. 4 credits.
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ART-260 Arts of Pre-Columbian Society
GER: WC (World Cultures)
Survey of art and architecture of Pre-Columbian societies in Mesoamerica and South America. Consideration of style, iconography and aesthetics and of the functions of art and architecture within each culture. 4 credits.
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ART-261 Arts of African Societies
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts) and WC (World Cultures)
A survey of the arts of African societies across the continent, with emphasis on traditional arts. 4 credits.
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ART-263 Arts of Japan
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts) and WC (World Cultures)
Survey of Japanese art history from archaeology through 20th century with emphasis on the evolution of style in the context of religious, social and political change. 4 credits.
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ART-270 Art Conservation
Paintings are subject to damage and deterioration. Studying materials, tools, techniques and processes employed to conserve and protect paintings. Readings and discussions will be supplemented with on-site visits to conservation facilities. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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ART-271 Art and the Science of Observation
Techniques of visual analysis, based on art history practices. Studying depictions of the human body, students will learn to look closely, better organize their visual experiences, and effectively communicate this information. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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ART-272 Success in the Arts
One course from Art, Theatre Arts, or Music
This class introduces students to business models
and challenges of entrepreneurial artists in the
performing and visual arts. Today?s marketplace
requires individual artists, non-profits, and
for-profit institutions to function professionally
as businesses. This class will introduce students
to different sectors within the arts (non-profit,
for-profit, etc.) while providing an in depth look
at how artists can thrive either working for
themselves, contracting their services, or
choosing to become a part of a larger
organization. By developing a business model
specific to the arts product and/or service,
including audience development techniques, fund
raising elements, and market basics, students will
gain an understanding of what it takes to be
successful within the Arts industry. 4
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ART-274 Curatorial Issues and Practices
ART-130 and ART-131
This course will provide the opportunity for hands-on experience as you participate in the planning, research, and execution of a curated exhibition. Using art and archives as our primary sources, we will explore the art historical context in which art is created worked, along with new frameworks for considering and analyzing this art. The course will culminate with an exhibition, either on campus or online, pending the availability of space and work to be included. 4
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ART-300 Ceramics and Sculpture III
Prerequisite: ART-201 and ART-210
Additional study of ceramics and sculpture. Advanced and complex problems in three-dimensional media including further development of methods and techniques used in developing a personal statement in student artwork. 4 credits.
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ART-301 Life Studies
Advanced work from the human figure in drawing, painting and/or sculpture. Emphasis on skills and techniques to facilitate personal expression. Complex visual problems using the figure as model will be a primary focus. 4 credits.
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ART-302 Painting III
Prerequisite: ART-204
Structured and independent work in painting media. Exposure to contemporary concepts and issues to stimulate advanced painting problems, varying techniques and use of media. Investigation of new and/or mixed media encouraged. 4 credits.
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ART-303 Photographic Essay
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Prerequisite: ART-205
Semester-long photo project focusing on the development of a visual narrative. Students identify and research a project, and create a cohesive body of photographs that form a comprehensive picture story. 4 credits.
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ART-304 Commercial Photography
ART-205 or ART-206
This course will provide the opportunity for hands-on experience in commercial photography: architectural, product, fashion, editorial and portrait. We will explore lighting setups, both natural and artificial and to use Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom as a post-production tools to enhance imagery for printing purposes. We will explore the work of commercially successful photographers working in different genres and styles as a guide for our journey. This course will refine the students’ vision by examining aesthetics in great detail as well as building technical skills with the camera, software, lighting and printing. 4
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ART-320 Brand Design
Prerequisite: ART-111
Focus on the strategic and creative aspects of graphic design relating to brand identity, brands, and the various touchpoints they employ to emotionally connect with customers. 4 credits.
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ART-321 Logo and Symbol Design
Prerequisite: ART-111
Capstone course in graphic design sequence. The business of visual communication will be explored through the strategy and development of logos, symbols and packaging. Additionally, business proposals, budgets, contracts, production, planning, development, presentation, organization and practices of integrated design are explored. 4 credits.
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ART-322 Typography
Introduction to fundamentals of typography and typesetting; historical overview of typography with projects, readings, presentations. 4 credits.
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ART-330 Art Criticism
Prerequisite: one upper-level art history courses
Introduction to the history of art theory from ancient Greece to the present. The principles and practices of art criticism, with exercises in analytical and critical writing. 4 credits.
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ART-350 Methodologies of Art History
WR (Writing/Research Intensive)
Prerequisite: ART-130 , ART-131 and at least one 200-level art history course
An overview of art historical methodologies of research and scholarship. Comparison of different interpretations on select works of art, based on different art historical practices, various approaches to writing about art, analysis of sources used, theoretical underpinnings, and interpretive processes. 4 credits.
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ART-401 Studio Seminar
Prerequisite:ART-113 , ART-124 , ART-130 , and ART-201 , ART-204 , ART-206 , ART-210 or ART-221
The interpretation and criticism of contemporary art, with particular attention paid to the impact of social and political events on the visual arts. Students will identify a theme or idea within their media that will serve as the basis for the work presented in their senior exhibition. 4 credits.
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ART-501 Independent Study
Provides students the opportunity to work with an art-related business or organization under supervision of a faculty sponsor. The student develops guidelines and creates specific written objectives for the internship. At the conclusion of the internship the student produces a written journal and gives an oral summary to the faculty sponsor. Variable credit.
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ART-503 Individualized Internship
Investigation of a topic not duplicated among regular course offerings. REPEATABLE. Variable credit.
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AS-211 Introduction to Asian Studies
Global Awareness: World Cultures (WC)
This course is an introduction to the interdisciplinary study of Asia as a region. In this course, we will begin with and keep returning to two basic questions, “What is Asia?” and “What does it mean to study Asia?”. In so doing, the course will explore Orientalism, the diversity and unity of Asia, and the concept of Area Studies. The course will include lectures from a wide array of Asian Studies faculty from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. 4
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AST-150 China in Search of Sustainability
Examining the social and environmental impacts of China’s “Go West Campaign” launched in 2000. Exploring how the strategy was developed, and how it has exacerbated, rather than relieved, many social schisms as well as contributed to massive environmental concerns. Taught in China, starting in the developed financial capital of Shanghai, visiting the remote minority province Guizhou, and concluding in Beijing. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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AST-200 Introduction to Asian Studies
WC (World Culture)
This course is an introduction to the interdisciplinary study of Asia as a region. In this course, we will begin with and keep returning to two basic questions, What is Asia and What does it mean to study Asia? In so doing, the course will explore Orientalism, the diversity and unity of Asia, and the concept of Area Studies. The course will include lectures from a wide array of Asian Studies faculty from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. 4
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AST-211 Media in Asia
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts) and WC (World Cultures)
Media, primarily from and about South Korea, Japan, China, and India, is used to examine globalizing and local images, texts and sounds including the examination of news media coverage, flows of media forms like Japanese manga and Hong Kong martial arts, and interpretations of Asian media forms in the United States and throughout the world.Students will learn how to interpret and analyze visual images. 4 credits.
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AST-220 Ramayana
GER: UQ (Ultimate Questions) and WC (World Cultures)
Examination of various versions (text, film, television, etc.) of the Indian epic Ramayana with the intention of addressing the profound and long lasting influence this narrative has had on the religion, morals, culture, politics, and society of South and Southeast Asia. 4 credits.
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AST-221 South Asian Music and Popular Culture
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts) and WC (World Cultures)
An introduction to the greatly diverse popular cultures of South Asia, including music, film, and art. Through listening, selected readings, films, and discussion, issues of religion, gender, politics, ethnic and regional identity, cultural property, globalization, and the effect of mass media on South Asian popular culture will be addressed. 4 credits.
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AST-225 Premodern Literature of India
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts) and WC (World Cultures)
Examination of several genres of literature of premodern India, including epics such as the Mahabharata and Ramayana, Sanskrit classical works, and vernacular Bhakti and Sufi poetry. Religious themes will also be addressed while engaging with literary theory and criticism as practiced during these time periods. 4 credits.
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AST-240 Archaeology of the Silk Road
HB (Human Behavior) and WC (World Cultures)
This course will approach the archaeology and history of China and Central Asia through the lens of the Silk Road, a series of trade routes and interacting economies that spanned across Asia, the Middle East, and into Europe for more than 2000 years. 4
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AST-250 Human Development in Contemporary Asia
Examination of the recent rise of Asia while considering the uneven growth and development across Asia including the challenges of poverty, gender inequality, human rights, energy security and environmental degradation in the most populous region of the world. 4 credits.
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AST-255 Poverty, Gender and Development in India
GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human Behavior) and WC (World Cultures)
Examing the effects of poverty on Human Development Indicators such as health, nutrition, education and the environment. Since poverty disporportionally has a greater impact on women’s lives, we will examine gender inequities, adverse sex ratios, violence against women, and the considerable social, political, economic health and legal challenges women face in India. Existing policies and programs will be evaluated in keeping with India’s progess towards the UN mandated Milliennium Development Goals. 4 credits.
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AST-260 Environment and Health in India
GER: NE (Humans and the Natural Environment)
An interdisciplinary framework to study and analyze the effects of urbanization, population, and environmental degradation on human health. Emphasis will be on current developments, public policy, and India’s future plans for a healthy and sustainable society. 4 credits.
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AST-270 Languages of Asia
GER: HB (Empirical Studies of Human Behavior) and WC (World Cultures)
A linguistic introduction to the languages of China, India, and Japan emphasizing the structure of the languages, the divergent writing systems, lexical borrowing and development, language policy, and sociocultural considerations such as class and gender distinctions as well as honorifics. 4 credits.
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AST-300 Colloquium
The course allows majors to investigate “Asia” as a conceptual and geopolitical space and to critically investigate the discipline. Preparation for upper-level courses across the geographic and disciplinary distributions. 2 credits.
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