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2014-2015 University Catalog [Archived Catalogue]
Courses
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Overview Course Renumbering Course Search Course Prefix Key
Overview
The course catalogue contains information on all active courses offered by the University including: title, course number, credits, contact hours, prerequisites, offering college, priority enrollment, repeatability, and restrictions. Courses listed in the catalogue are not offered every semester. To access a listing of course sections being offered during a particular term refer to the Course Section Offerings page on the Office of the Registrar website.
Course Renumbering
Commencing with the 2013-14 academic year the University began a multi-year course renumbering.
Renumbered Course List
- Division of Liberal Arts
Many courses within the Division of Liberal Arts commencing with the Summer and Fall 2014 terms will be offered under new course numbers. Courses impacted by this change now include a reference to either the new course number or the new subject code. For example “LACR 101 (FYWT*111)” where the number in parenthesis is the new course number. Students registering for Summer 2014 coursework and beyond will do so using the new course numbers.
Course Search
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GRID 722 Thesis Documentation College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
600 level graduate course
A tutorial providing the opportunity for individual candidates to develop and present their thesis in a manner that directly reflects their career objectives. The thesis project and document must exhibit an in-depth exploration of an approved topic, which addresses an area of importance to the Industrial Design field and contributes to the body of knowledge pertaining to that area. It may be carried out under industry sponsorship, as a part of a research project, or be independently based.
Open to Masters of Industrial Design majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRID 795 Design Internship College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
600 level graduate course
A supervised practicum in a cooperating business, consultancy or design firm. The internship represents full-time employment equivalency under the new mentorship of a professional; it provides practical on-site experience, in which the intern is integrated into the professional staff, assuming professional-level responsibilities and experience. A University professor also observes, advises, and assesses the student during the course of the internship.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRIL 202 Illustration Methods College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Introduction to drawing and painting skills as they relate to illustration. Objective visual perception, clarity in drawing, and technical facility are stressed. Students are exposed to visual communications, strategies, and design concepts through exposure to art history and the field of contemporary illustration.
Priority enrollment to Illustration majors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRIL 301 Illustration Methods College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
600 level graduate course
The development of narrative imagery, pictorial illusion, and space, and their combined potential for communication. Procedures focus on developing visual awareness, personal imagery, and conceptual directions. Direct drawing situations and photographic reference (existing or student-produced) also serve as source material for pictorial development. Various media and technical procedures are explored. Assignments and lectures focus on the requirements of applied illustration.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRIL 302 Illustration Methods College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
600 level graduate course
The development of narrative imagery, pictorial illusion, and space, and their combined potential for communication. Procedures focus on developing visual awareness, personal imagery, and conceptual directions. Direct drawing situations and photographic reference (existing or student-produced) also serve as source material for pictorial development. Various media and technical procedures are explored. Assignments and lectures focus on the requirements of applied illustration.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRIL 312 Figure Utilization College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Studies of the figure in narrative contexts are explored, as is work from single and grouped models, nude and costumed. Concentration is on developing compositions and concepts from different and often combined resources. Drawing and painting techniques are utilized.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRIL 320 Design Methods College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Within the context of design/illustration projects, a basic understanding of how artwork is reproduced in commercial print media. Emphasis is on the relationship between electronic media and production techniques. Specific programs utilized include: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRIL 321 Figurative Communication College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Emphasis on working from life. The course focuses on the use of the figure and or still life objects to communicate concepts in the figurative context. Drawing and painting media are explored.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRIL 322 Sequential Format College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Course focuses on sequential formats as they relate to illustrations and graphic design. Potential areas of inquiry: brochures, storyboarding, simple animations, slide presentations, websites, multipage spreads, and identity programs.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRIL 380 Children’s Book Illustration College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
600 level graduate course
The design and illustration of children’s books. Emphasis on the stages of development of a book from manuscript through dummy design to finished art. Professional practice and working with editors and art directors are discussed. Students become familiar with the work of past and present book illustration and design.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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GRIL 480 Communication Workshop College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
600 level graduate course
In this unique, collaborative studio course, Graphic Design and Illustration Majors work to produce two posters per semester for the School of Theater Arts Main Stage Productions. Mentored by illustration and graphic design faculty, students are challenged with real-life, professional design studio experiences such as working on deadline with a client, illustration and design concept to completion, and final publication in the Borowsky Center for Publication Arts. Posters are used to advertise upcoming theatre productions on campus and throughout the Philadelphia community. The course also provides students with an excellent opportunity to get an actual printed piece for their portfolios.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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GRIL 699 Topics: Illustration College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours
600 level graduate course
Graduate students may register for upper-level undergraduate liberal arts courses and studio electives for graduate credit. Graduate students are expected to contribute at a higher level in the classroom and have additional assignments (readings, papers, etc.) in order to be granted graduate credit. Students are advised to select an area of study that broadens or intensifies their background in the arts, education, and related disciplines. Often this work contributes directly to the preparation of the graduate project proposal. In order to register for an upper-level undergraduate course and receive credit, the student must submit a completed special topics/independent study form to the Office of the Registrar.
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
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GRLA 690 Graduate Independent Study Division of Liberal Arts
1.5 - 6 credits 0.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum. Enrollment is limited, please see the Independent Study policy in the catalogue for more information.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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GRLA 699 Topics: Liberal Arts Division of Liberal Arts
1.5 - 6 credits 0.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Graduate students may register for upper-level undergraduate liberal arts courses and studio electives for graduate credit. Graduate students are expected to contribute at a higher level in the classroom and have additional assignments (readings, papers, etc.) in order to be granted graduate credit. Students are advised to select an area of study that broadens or intensifies their background in the arts, education, and related disciplines. Often this work contributes directly to the preparation of the graduate project proposal. In order to register for an upper-level undergraduate course and receive credit, the student must submit a completed special topics/independent study form to the Office of the Registrar.
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
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GRMA 304 Image and Performance College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
3 credits 90.0 hours
600 level graduate course
For artists and performers of all disciplines. An intensive cross-disciplinary workshop in which the students create their own short performance works using fusions of video, animation, dance, motion, and sound to explore the interactions between visual media and the performing arts.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course may be completed 4 times for credit.
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GRMA 443 Time: A Seminar College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
600 level graduate course
The concept of Time considered from a multidisciplinary perspective, drawing on readings in philosophy, literature, psychology, sociology, and film theory. Relevant works in film and video are screened. Students are responsible for a final term paper that interrelates two or more of the readings with one of the screened works.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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GRMA 690 Graduate Independent Study College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours
600 level graduate course
Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum. Enrollment is limited, please see the Independent Study policy in the catalogue for more information.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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GRMA 699 Topics: Media Arts College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours
600 level graduate course
Graduate students may register for upper-level undergraduate liberal arts courses and studio electives for graduate credit. Graduate students are expected to contribute at a higher level in the classroom and have additional assignments (readings, papers, etc.) in order to be granted graduate credit. Students are advised to select an area of study that broadens or intensifies their background in the arts, education, and related disciplines. Often this work contributes directly to the preparation of the graduate project proposal. In order to register for an upper-level undergraduate course and receive credit, the student must submit a completed special topics/independent study form to the Office of the Registrar.
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
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GRMM 699 Topics: Multimedia College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
1 - 6 credits undefined hours
600 level graduate course
Graduate students may register for upper-level undergraduate liberal arts courses and studio electives for graduate credit. Graduate students are expected to contribute at a higher level in the classroom and have additional assignments (readings, papers, etc.) in order to be granted graduate credit. Students are advised to select an area of study that broadens or intensifies their background in the arts, education, and related disciplines. Often this work contributes directly to the preparation of the graduate project proposal. In order to register for an upper-level undergraduate course and receive credit, the student must submit a completed special topics/independent study form to the Office of the Registrar.
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
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GRMT 312 Adv. Jewelry/Metals College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
3 credits 90.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Builds upon a basic grounding in jewelry concepts and techniques. Lectures, technical demonstrations, and conceptual projects vary from year to year so that students retaking the course will not find it redundant. The goals of the course are to increase awareness and understanding of jewelry as a component of our culture, aid the student in the development of a personal aesthetic, and develop thinking and problem-solving abilities. More experienced students are encouraged to focus on one specialized area of the jewelry field. Senior Crafts majors taking this course may choose to spend all or part of their time producing thesis work to supplement the thesis component of Craft Projects III.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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GRMT 321 Advanced Metals College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
3 credits 90.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Builds upon a basic grounding in metalsmithing skills. Technical demonstrations and conceptual projects vary from year to year so that students retaking the course will not find it redundant. The goals of the course are to increase awareness of metal’s possibilities, increase metalworking skill, aid in the development of a personal aesthetic, and develop thinking and problem-solving abilities. Senior Crafts majors taking this course may choose to spend all or part of their time producing thesis work to supplement the thesis component of Crafts Projects III.
Prerequisites Take 6 credits from: CRMT*211, CRMT*212, or CRMT*221
Restricted to graduate students.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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GRMU 699 Topics: Music College of Performing Arts School of Music
1 - 6 credits 0.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Graduate students may register for upper-level undergraduate liberal arts courses and studio electives for graduate credit. Graduate students are expected to contribute at a higher level in the classroom and have additional assignments (readings, papers, etc.) in order to be granted graduate credit. Students are advised to select an area of study that broadens or intensifies their background in the arts, education, and related disciplines. Often this work contributes directly to the preparation of the graduate project proposal. In order to register for an upper-level undergraduate course and receive credit, the student must submit a completed special topics/independent study form to the Office of the Registrar.
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
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GRPH 322 Photojournalism College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
3 credits 90.0 hours
600 level graduate course
This course covers basic photojournalism with a focus on the picture story. Choice of subject depends on the students’ individual styles of photography and their point of view. The class is built on an intensive shooting schedule emphasizing photographic composition, regular feedback, and the use of appropriate equipment. The class covers selecting story ideas, picture editing, writing captions and preparing textblocks to accompany photographs, and business aspects of the field such as how and where to sell or publish work.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRPH 324 Large Scale Projection College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Large Scale Projection focuses on image production appropriate to architectural scale projection. The course covers the context of projected art and the impact of large projections on the public. Students will have the opportunity to project their images on to Anderson Hall, covering the entire front of the building with their artwork.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course may be completed 3 times for credit.
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GRPH 690 Photography Graduate Independent Study College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours
600 level graduate course
Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum. Enrollment is limited, please see the Independent Study policy in the catalogue for more information.
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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GRPH 699 Topics: Photography College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours
600 level graduate course
Graduate students may register for upper-level undergraduate liberal arts courses and studio electives for graduate credit. Graduate students are expected to contribute at a higher level in the classroom and have additional assignments (readings, papers, etc.) in order to be granted graduate credit. Students are advised to select an area of study that broadens or intensifies their background in the arts, education, and related disciplines. Often this work contributes directly to the preparation of the graduate project proposal. In order to register for an upper-level undergraduate course and receive credit, the student must submit a completed special topics/independent study form to the Office of the Registrar.
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
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GRPR 302 Printmaking Workshop College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
600 level graduate course
An investigation into the combination of previously studied printmaking media including, but not confined to: relief, intaglio, screenprinting, lithography, and photo & digital imaging. Students are encouraged to investigate unorthodox uses of materials and techniques through the creation of two-dimensional and three-dimensional work.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRPR 304 Book Arts: Concept and Structure College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
3 credits 90.0 hours
600 level graduate course
An opportunity to explore the integration of type and relief image in unique and editioned book structures. Hands-on experience in dealing with composition (metal) type and computer typesetting is on an intermediate level. Relief printing, photopolymer plates, color reduction printing, and related traditional and contemporary methods of multiple image making are pursued. Special emphasis on development of a personal visual language.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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GRPR 305 Lithography College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
3 credits 90.0 hours
600 level graduate course
All of the basic techniques of drawing, imagemaking and printing skills that are necessary to produce hand-pulled lithographs from stones and plates are taught. An emphasis is placed on visual expression and development of ideas through group discussions and critiques.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRPR 314 Advanced Non-Silver College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
1.5 - 3 credits undefined hours
600 level graduate course
Opportunity for continued development of images and skills in combinations of non-silver processes. Introduction of palladium printing and the use of the Scitex Image Setter in the Imaging Lab.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course may be completed 3 times for credit.
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GRPR 321 Advanced Lithography College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
3 credits 90.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Students will further investigate and develop image-making, through lithography. In this course students will be encouraged to use lithography in dynamic and unexpected ways. Students at this advanced level in fine arts should expect to focus attention on concept, content, and formal concerns and to research historic and contemporary litho prints and practices. The skills learned will include, large format stone printing, multicolor separation and registration, and offset litho techniques. They will have the opportunity to perfect their technical skills thereby producing printed works of greater scope and complexity consistent with their interests and experience.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRPR 325 Book Arts: Structures College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Historical book forms serve as models and as a departure point for innovative new work. Among the new structures presented are accordion bindings and variations, pop-ups, carousel books, tunnel books, and box structures. Students are encouraged to explore new applications and to experiment by combining images and text with book structures. Prior bookbinding experience is suggested. May serve as a follow-up course for FAPR 233. Priority enrollment to Printmaking majors and Book Arts minors.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRPR 434 Book Production College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
1.5 - 3 credits undefined hours
600 level graduate course
This advanced course focuses on the development and production of a printed book or portfolio of works: design and formatting of a publication including the investigation of sequence, page design, and binding possibilities; hands-on experience in the preparation of images for press production, pre-press techniques; and assisting the Master Printer in the printing. All work is produced in the Borowsky Center for Publication Arts, the University’s offset lithography facility. Students may choose to collaborate on projects or work independently.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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GRPR 500 Papermaking Studio College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
500 level graduate course
A studio course based on in-depth involvement with handmade paper as a creative medium within three major area of emphasis; fiber preparation and sheet production techniques, 3D investigations, and pulp painting techniques. Digital slide lectures and demonstrations on Western and Japanese pulp preparation, sheet formation, and pressing and drying techniques are presented. Students create paper and images using a variety of handmade pulps and fibers. Book structures unique to the handmade paper process and the creation of the unique papers specifically for prints and books are presented.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRPR 601 Colloquium: Text & Image College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
600 level graduate course
The focus is on the development of the student’s sensitivity to language and verbal constructs and an understanding of the relation of text to image and structure. The course also supports the development of the student’s creative writing, in particular in the context of artists’ books.
Open to graduate Book Arts majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRPR 602 Colloquium: History of the Book College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Hands-on study of rare books and manuscripts form antiquity to the present, with discussions dealing with their structural, historical, and artistic significance. The class meets at the Library Company of Philadelphia, with field trips to local special collections.
Open to graduate Book Arts majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRPR 603 Colloquium: the Artist’s Book College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
600 level graduate course
An introduction to the history of the artist’s book and an investigation into the artist’s book as a complex art form. Classes consist of discussion of readings and the examination of artists’ books in the Special Collections of various libraries and cultural institutions.
Open to graduate Book Arts majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRPR 611 Book Arts Studio: Color/Mark College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Personal imagery is investigated through various printmaking and drawing techniques.
Open to graduate students in the College of Art, Media, and Design only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRPR 616 Book Arts Studio: Concept, Image, Type College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
6 credits 180.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Introduction to practical and conceptual concerns intrinsic to the production of books and prints. Emphasis is on both print processes, including hands-on experience with letterpress, lithography (plate and offset), and digital printmaking, and conceptual/production processes, including creating dummies and pre-press work. Conceptual explorations further the development of the student’s visual language.
Open to graduate Book Arts majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRPR 617 Books Arts Studio: Projects College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
6 credits 180.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Building on what has been learned in the previous semester, students continue to develop their skills and techniques and explore their particular interests in the creation of three major works. This course is structured as a tutorial and the scheduling is by arrangement.
Prerequisites GRPR*611
Open to graduate Book Arts majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: GRPR*617, GRPR*612
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GRPR 621 Bookbinding College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Basic book structures are explored in the first semester with emphasis on sound conservation techniques and good craftsmanship.
Open to graduate Book Arts majors only.
Experience Required- See Dept.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRPR 622 Bookbinding College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Historic book structures serve as models and departure points for innovative bindings.
Prerequisites GRPR*621
Open to graduate Book Arts majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRPR 632 Non-Toxic Printmaking Methods College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
1.5 - 3 credits undefined hours
600 level graduate course
Introduction to a range of printmaking media using nontoxic processes and materials. Designed for graduate students who are experienced artists with an understanding of their personal imagery and approach to visual expression, but who are not necessarily proficient printmakers. Students are offered a number of solutions to working in the studio, solvent and acid free. Topics covered include intaglio (using water process photographic plates), drypoint, relief, collograph, monotype, and screen-printing.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRPR 633 Digital Printmaking College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
600 level graduate course
An opportunity for continued investigation within the various printmaking processes. Photoshop is introduced and emphasis is on the use of the computer as an image-making tool within the context of printmaking, and the integration of idea and process. Meets with FAPR 411. In order to receive graduate credit, graduate students are expected to exceed undergraduate course expectations by applying the skills and competencies outlined in the syllabus to graduate-level concepts that typically relate to their major program of study. In this regard, graduate students taking this graduate elective are required to meet with the instructor prior to the start of class to determine and outline the nature of the requirements to be met.
Open to graduate students in the College of Art, Media, and Design only.
Computer Literacy Required
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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GRPR 690 Graduate Independent Study College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours
600 level graduate course
Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum. Enrollment is limited, please see the Independent Study policy in the catalogue for more information.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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GRPR 695 Graduate Book Arts Internship College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
1.5 - 4.5 credits undefined hours
600 level graduate course
A supervised practicum, working with practicing artists, with non-profit arts organizations, in print shops, and in book and paper conservation laboratories. Students gain knowledge of the field and hands-on experience in a variety of professional settings. One goal of the internship is to assist them in testing and expanding their professional skills and knowledge and help them make informed career decisions.
This course may be completed 3 times for credit.
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GRPR 699 Topics: Printmaking College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours
600 level graduate course
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
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GRPR 701 Colloquium: Professional Practices College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Professional practices and issues related to the fields of printmaking and book and publication arts are explored through discussions, lectures, and field trips in the first semester.
Open to graduate Book Arts majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRPR 702 Colloquium: Professional Practices College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Professional practices and issues related to the fields of printmaking and book and publication arts are explored through discussions, lectures, and field trips in the first semester. In the second semester the course focuses on the completion of the student’s professional portfolio.
Prerequisites GRPR*701
Open to graduate Book Arts majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRPR 721 Bookbinding College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Continued investigation of the book structure at an advanced technical level. Individual attention to developing creative solutions to support book content starts in the first semester.
Prerequisites GRPR*622
Open to graduate Book Arts majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRPR 722 Bookbinding College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Through critiques and individual instruction, the second semester of this investigation into book structure is devoted to developing structures that support thesis work.
Prerequisites GRPR*721
Open to graduate Book Arts majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRPR 785 Thesis Studio I College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
6 credits 180.0 hours
600 level graduate course
In conjunction with two faculty members, the MFA candidate develops an individual course of study and defines the projects, in preparation for the required Thesis Exhibition during the final semester. This course is structured as a tutorial and the scheduling is by arrangement.
Prerequisites GRPR*617
Open to graduate Book Arts majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRPR 786 Thesis Studio II College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
6 credits 180.0 hours
600 level graduate course
The course covers the planning and and execution of a mature body of work to be prepared for Thesis Exhibition at the end of the semester. This course is structured as a tutorial and the scheduling is by arrangement.
Prerequisites GRPR*785
Corequisite Course(s): GRPR*787
Open to graduate Book Arts majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRPR 787 Thesis Writing Seminar College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 33.33 hours
700 level graduate course
In this seminar the student develops a written thesis, a researched critical paper that underlies and elaborates on his or her thesis exhibition. The intent of the thesis is to locate the student’s practice within the landscape of contemporary art practice and in relation to its history and traditions.
Prerequisites GRPR*750
Open to graduate Book Arts majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRPT 301 Junior Painting College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
3 credits 90.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Students maintain individual spaces in the Junior Studio where they can develop a more professional working routine. They are expected to show increasing personal initiative and direction. Regular critiques on both an individual and group basis connect the student to the values of the past and the present, stimulate interest in the major questions of our time, and provide resources for progress. This course embraces a plurality of ideas about painting and, linked with the goals of FACR 301, advocates a spirit of experimentation and research.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRPT 302 Junior Painting College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
3 credits 90.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Continuation of FAPT 301.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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GRPT 303 Color Studies College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Studio group projects and independent projects consider the purposes and effects of color organization, color perception, and color theory. Color is approached as emotive, symbolic, descriptive, and structural.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
This course is equated with the following courses: FAPT*303, PT*241, PT*340, GRPT*303
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GRPT 307 Junior Drawing College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
600 level graduate course
This course will be a continuation of information and experiences encountered in FAPT 211: Drawing Form and Space and the introduction of more sophisticated concepts in pictorial art. Drawing will be considered as a preparatory form-making act in the painting process and as expression in its own right.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRPT 308 Junior Drawing College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
600 level graduate course
This course will be a continuation of information and experiences encountered in FAPT 211: Drawing Form and Space and the introduction of more sophisticated concepts in pictorial art. Drawing will be considered as a preparatory form-making act in the painting process and as expression in its own right.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRPT 403 Drawing References College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Advanced drawing projects focus on the relation between a given work and its references and resources. Emphasis is on understanding the nature of references or resource material and the manner in which references or resources influence the outcome of a work. This studio/critique course aims at enhancing students’ ability to connect their personal and subjective interests to the larger context of nature, history, and culture.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRPT 404 Drawing References College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Continuation of FAPT 403.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: FAPT*404, FA*424, FA*426, GRPT*404
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GRPT 612 Major Studio II/Painting College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
6 credits 120.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Evaluation of the student’s artistic involvement, projecting and testing options for the direction of the student’s graduate work.
Prerequisites GRPT*611
Open to MFA Painting and Studio Art majors only.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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GRPT 690 Graduate Independent Study College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours
600 level graduate course
Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum. Enrollment is limited, please see the Independent Study policy in the catalogue for more information.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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GRPT 699 Topics: Painting College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours
600 level graduate course
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
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GRPT 711 Major Studio III/Painting College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
6 credits 120.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Planning and initiation of a sustained body of mature work to be presented in a thesis exhibition following the thesis exhibition semester.
Prerequisites GRPT*612
Open to MFA Painting and Studio Art majors only.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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GRSC 331 Carving College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Introduces the student to carving, one of the basic methods of forming sculpture. Students learn to prepare, maintain, and use the tools of the carver. They are introduced to the characteristics of suitable carving materials. Emphasis is placed on the exploration of the formal and expressive potentials of carved sculpture.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course may be completed 3 times for credit.
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GRSC 363 Medallic Sculpture College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
600 level graduate course
The Medallic Arts have a long history beginning with monetary coins in the ancient world, developing through Renaissance medals into a vital and international art form that now includes small free-standing sculpture. The link between all of these is not only size, but the need for the work to have a specific communicative function, while at the same time exploring the contemporary sculptural issues. This is a studio course with a lecture component to give the student a history of the discipline. Projects are designed to challenge the student conceptually and to introduce forms and techniques such as bas relief, carving, mold making casting and fabricating, all on a small scale. There will be annual opportunities to exhibit the finished sculpture internationally.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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GRSC 364 Installation -Immersive Environments College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
3 credits 90.0 hours
600 level graduate course
This course explores the concepts and practice of installation and performance art and their development during the past century. Four primary aspects of Installation are explored: the multisensory immersive environment; the site-specific work; work responsive to the history, usage, or natural aspects of a particular site or location; interactivity or installations in which the audience is encouraged to participate; and the performance art ranging from theatrical situations through the private acts of the artist that explore particular behavioral, experiential, or social issues and is documented through photos, videos, etc. The history of installation and performance work is discussed through a series of lectures and video presentations that examine the art historical, social, cultural, and psychological concerns from which these art forms are derived. Students are expected to be resourceful and inventive when realizing their work.
This course may be completed 3 times for credit.
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GRSC 411 Advanced Figure Modeling College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
3 credits 90.0 hours
600 level graduate course
For students seriously involved with the figure, this course provides an atelier to continue figure modeling on increasingly advanced levels and a context to help formulate a personal figurative sculptural idiom. Works are sculptured at various scales, including life size, and independent projects are undertaken in consultation with the faculty. Critiques involving the meaning and sculptural significance of the works are an integral part of the ongoing class activity.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRSC 421 Advanced Projects College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
3 credits 90.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Provides a studio context where maturing self-initiated areas of concentration in sculpture can be developed to fruition on an advanced level. Whatever the direction, a critical emphasis is placed through both open and devised assignments on how materials and forms compatible to personal statements are found. Graduate students may register for this course under GRSC 621.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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GRSC 422 Advanced Projects College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
3 credits 90.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Provides a studio context where maturing self-initiated areas of concentration in sculpture can be developed to fruition on an advanced level. Whatever the direction, a critical emphasis is placed through both open and devised assignments on how materials and forms compatible to personal statements are found. Graduate students may register for this course under GRSC 621.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course may be completed 3 times for credit.
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GRSC 433 Metals College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Forming metal sculpture has contributed much to the history of sculpture, particularly in the present, where the idiom has become as familiar as carving and modeling. Concurrently offering both basic and advanced technical instruction in welding and forging using both ferrous and non-ferrous metals, this course is concerned with both the technical and aesthetic aspects of metal sculpture.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course may be completed 3 times for credit.
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GRSC 611 Major Studio I/Sculpture
6 credits 150
Evaluation of the student’s artistic involvement, projecting and testing options for the direction of the student’s graduate work.
Open to graduate Sculpture students only.
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GRSC 612 Major Studio II/Sculpture College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
6 credits 120.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Further exploration of the options, with increased awareness of theoretical issues and personal vision. Greater focus in the student’s work, with a view to completing the repertoire of skills and expression in the medium needed to undertake a thesis project.
Prerequisites GRSC*611
Open to MFA Sculpture and Studio Art majors only.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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GRSC 690 Graduate Independent Study College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours
500 level graduate course
Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum. Enrollment is limited, please see the Independent Study policy in the catalogue for more information.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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GRSC 699 Topics: Sculpture College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours
600 level graduate course
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
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GRSC 711 Major Studio III/Sculpture College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
6 credits 120.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Planning and initiation of a sustained body of mature work to be presented in a thesis exhibition following the thesis exhibition semester.
Prerequisites GRSC*612
Open to MFA Sculpture and Studio Art majors only.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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GRTH 699 Topics: Theater College of Performing Arts Ira Brind School of Theater Arts
1 - 6 credits 0.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Graduate students may register for upper-level undergraduate liberal arts courses and studio electives for graduate credit. Graduate students are expected to contribute at a higher level in the classroom and have additional assignments (readings, papers, etc.) in order to be granted graduate credit. Students are advised to select an area of study that broadens or intensifies their background in the arts, education, and related disciplines. Often this work contributes directly to the preparation of the graduate project proposal. In order to register for an upper-level undergraduate course and receive credit, the student must submit a completed special topics/independent study form to the Office of the Registrar.
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
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GRUA 699 Special Topics College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours
600 level graduate course
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
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GRWD 311 Advanced Wood College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
3 credits 90.0 hours
600 level graduate course
Covers tools, joinery, methods, and materials. Content progresses with increasing complexity, involving machining, hand tools, finishing, and surface treatments. Senior Crafts majors taking this course may choose to spend all or part of their time producing thesis work to supplement the thesis component of Crafts Projects III.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course may be completed 4 times for credit.
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GRWM 699 Topics: Writing for Film and Television College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours
600 level graduate course
Graduate students may register for upper-level undergraduate liberal arts courses and studio electives for graduate credit. Graduate students are expected to contribute at a higher level in the classroom and have additional assignments (readings, papers, etc.) in order to be granted graduate credit. Students are advised to select an area of study that broadens or intensifies their background in the arts, education, and related disciplines. Often this work contributes directly to the preparation of the graduate project proposal. In order to register for an upper-level undergraduate course and receive credit, the student must submit a completed special topics/independent study form to the Office of the Registrar.
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
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HIST 201 Modern American History Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
A study of contemporary developments, values, and issues as a product of 20th century phenomena. The course seeks to understand the dramatic changes that have occurred in American society over the last fifty years.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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HIST 202 Revolutionary Era in the Americas, 1775- 1826 Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
The revolution that created the United States was but one of many during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. From 1775 to 1826, wars for independent erupted throughout the Americas, culminating in the birth of nineteen new nations, while in France another kind of revolution produced and spread its own fervor across the Atlantic and world-wide.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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HIST 203 The United States and the World, 1776- Present Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This course examines American foreign policy and relations from 1776 to the present. Diverse perspectives - ideological, nationalist, realist, humanist - will be brought to bear on issues like America’s ‘mission’ in the world, expansion and empire, the World Wars, the Cold War, and the War on the Terror.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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HIST 204 Berlin Hot, Berlin Cold: Berlin’s Drastic Decade, 1939-1949 Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This course explores Berlin through the interpretive lenses of diary, film documentary and drama, architecture, primary-sourced history, and secondary narrative. Nowhere is this confluence of ideas and structures more dynamic than in World War II and early Cold War Berlin. 1939-1949 Berlin’s grandiose landscapes, self-aggrandizing monuments, cultural edginess and persistence, historical centrality, and international intrigue make the former Prussian capital, former Wilhelmine capital, former Nazi capital, postwar East German capital and postwar Western outpost, a location, symbol, and Cold War prize like no other. How has the physical space of Berlin been conceived and portrayed in the many mediums we will examine? How has Berlin’s role at the center of modern German, European and global history affected the city’s projection of self and power? In turn, how has Berlin’s aggression been addressed by a bewildered and aggrieved world of nations? In what ways have the cinema, literature, military might, diplomatic acumen, and historic rendering shaped and reshaped Berliners’ sense of responsibility, denial, alienation, resilience, and reconciliation? The course is organized around five key developments that each address significant changes in Berlin’s political and cultural life: wartime National Socialism, 1939-1945; postwar, city-wide denazification; May-July 1945 postwar Sovietization; July 1945-June 1948 continued Sovietization of eastern Berlin; the Soviet blockade of, and Western Airlift rescue of, western Berlin.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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HIST 205 1968:The Year That Defined A Generation Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Was 1968 a revolutionary year? This course will examine the course and consequences of 1968 - a year-long crisis halfway between the end of the Second World War (1945) and the end of the Cold War (1991) - for the United States, Europe, and the Soviet Union. From Paris to Berlin, and from Washington to Chicago to San Francisco, mostly young citizens protested against American (“Tet”) and Soviet (“Prague”) hegemony in Europe, Southeast Asia, and elsewhere, and demanded instead freedom, justice, and self-determination for all people. With this in mind, we will consider such questions as the connection between domestic and international forces; the role of the mass media in shaping the events of 1968; formal and informal activist networks across Europe, across the Atlantic, and across the world; the degree to which ideology (whether real or perceived) united or divided leaders, followers, and spontaneous movements; the diverse meaning of protest and its impact on class, age, gender, and racial relations; and, finally, the role that “1968” played in separating Western Europe from the U.S., producing new centers of power across the world, and contributing to the ultimate collapse of the Soviet Empire in 1991.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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HNRS 401 Honors Tutorial & Colloquium I
1.5 credits undefined hours
400 level undergraduate course
The Honors Thesis Tutorial and Colloquia make up the final coursework for completion of the Honors Program at the University of the Arts. The course is comprised of two 1.5 credit seminars taken during the Honor Scholar’s final two semesters before graduating from the University. The Honors Thesis is a major research thesis that develops an idea, a concern, or a proposition in support of a significant creative project in the Scholar’s field of study and is intended to demonstrate the culmination of the Scholar’s education at the University. The tutorial and colloquia replace traditional course work at the University with an intense and independent student-centered educational opportunity that permits Honors Scholars to independently explore their scholarly and creative interests under the direction of a Faculty Tutor at their own pace and intensity and provides the opportunity to create professional relationships between students and accomplished scholars, artists, designers and performers in their fields. In addition to the Faculty Tutor, Scholars will work with a Professional Mentor from their field. During the first semester of the Honors Thesis Tutorial and Colloquium scholars work one-on-one with a Faculty Tutor from their program to develop a proposal for their Honors Thesis. Senior Honors Scholars will convene as a group in colloquia conducted by the Honors Program Director four times throughout the term to discuss issues related to their work and present their work as it progresses toward a completed and approved thesis proposal. During the second semester of the Honors Thesis Tutorial and Colloquium students continue to work one-on-one with their Faculty Tutor and with a Professional Mentor to develop their thesis into a tangible, concrete creative expression to be publicly presented, performed, exhibited and critiqued at the end of the term. Again, senior Honors Scholars will convene as a group in colloquia four times throughout the term to discuss issues related to their work and present their work as it progresses toward their completed project. The Honors Thesis Tutorial and Colloquia have three central goals: 1) to create close tutorial relationships between University Faculty and Honors Scholars; 2) to challenge Scholars intellectually and creatively through their work with Faculty Tutors and Professional Mentors; and 3) to strengthen Scholars’ abilities in conducting independent research with the realization of the depth of understanding that is required to form a solid foundation from which to create. The Tutorial and Colloquium are designed to foster scholarly insight and debate and to nurture the intellectual passions of students and faculty alike.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
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HNRS 402 Honors Tutorial & Colloquium II
1.5 credits undefined hours
400 level undergraduate course
The Honors Thesis Tutorial and Colloquia make up the final coursework for completion of the Honors Program at the University of the Arts. The course is comprised of two 1.5 credit seminars taken during the Honor Scholar’s final two semesters before graduating from the University. The Honors Thesis is a major research thesis that develops an idea, a concern, or a proposition in support of a significant creative project in the Scholar’s field of study and is intended to demonstrate the culmination of the Scholar’s education at the University. The tutorial and colloquia replace traditional course work at the University with an intense and independent student-centered educational opportunity that permits Honors Scholars to independently explore their scholarly and creative interests under the direction of a Faculty Tutor at their own pace and intensity and provides the opportunity to create professional relationships between students and accomplished scholars, artists, designers and performers in their fields. In addition to the Faculty Tutor, Scholars will work with a Professional Mentor from their field. During the first semester of the Honors Thesis Tutorial and Colloquium scholars work one-on-one with a Faculty Tutor from their program to develop a proposal for their Honors Thesis. Senior Honors Scholars will convene as a group in colloquia conducted by the Honors Program Director four times throughout the term to discuss issues related to their work and present their work as it progresses toward a completed and approved thesis proposal. During the second semester of the Honors Thesis Tutorial and Colloquium students continue to work one-on-one with their Faculty Tutor and with a Professional Mentor to develop their thesis into a tangible, concrete creative expression to be publicly presented, performed, exhibited and critiqued at the end of the term. Again, senior Honors Scholars will convene as a group in colloquia four times throughout the term to discuss issues related to their work and present their work as it progresses toward their completed project. The Honors Thesis Tutorial and Colloquia have three central goals: 1) to create close tutorial relationships between University Faculty and Honors Scholars; 2) to challenge Scholars intellectually and creatively through their work with Faculty Tutors and Professional Mentors; and 3) to strengthen Scholars’ abilities in conducting independent research with the realization of the depth of understanding that is required to form a solid foundation from which to create. The Tutorial and Colloquium are designed to foster scholarly insight and debate and to nurture the intellectual passions of students and faculty alike.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
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HUMS 210 The Quest for True Self in the Arts Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This course explores the attempts of the artist to achieve true or authentic selfhood through art. The point of departure is the contention that true self is not simply given with existence but must be won, and can be lost. This problem has been variously expressed, for example in Paul Tillich’s assertion: Man’s predicament is the situation of the estrangement of man from his true being. The struggle of the artist to grapple with this contradiction in some of its fundamental forms will be the focus of the course. Among the issues to be explored are: whether artistic creation, even at the highest level, is able to mitigate or resolve the inherent estrangement of the self; the conflict between the need for solitude in order to create and the consequent loneliness that many artist experience; the intrusion of love and domestic demands on artistic creativity; the question of whether ethical values or aesthetic values take precedence when the two conflict; and the struggle for the true selfhood in circumstances of political oppression or tyranny.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
Priority enrollment for students who have not yet completed the HUMS/LACR*210 LA Core requirement.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
This course is equated with the following courses: LACR*210, HUMS*223, HUMS*214, HUMS*217, HUMS*227, HUMS*213, HUMS*219, HUMS*222, HUMS*229, REG*228, HUMS*221, HUMS*224, HUMS*225, HUMS*226, HUMS*218, HUMS*220, HUMS*212, HUMS*215, HUMS*216, HUMS*210, HUMS*211
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HUMS 211 Us Vs. Them Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
The course explores the results of encounters and confrontations between the Western World and other cultures through reading of historical and literary texts. Herodotus’ perspective on the Greek and the Persians, Tacitus’ appraisal of Roman and Germanic diversity, Polo’s observation of the Mongol empire, De las Casas’ dissenting voice on the Spanish ‘Conquista’ of the Americas, the nineteenth century European exploitation of Congo and the complex relationship between French colonists and natives in twentieth century Algeria, all are experiences that define western identity. Despite the overwhelming sense of western superiority displayed by most of the writers, we also hear voices of self doubt. At least there is among some of them of uneasy acceptance of the present status of affairs. In brief, this course aims to show that meeting the others became a provoking experience and a mirror of the western self in the positive and negative.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
This course is equated with the following courses: LACR*210, HUMS*223, HUMS*214, HUMS*217, HUMS*227, HUMS*213, HUMS*219, HUMS*222, HUMS*229, REG*228, HUMS*221, HUMS*224, HUMS*225, HUMS*226, HUMS*218, HUMS*220, HUMS*212, HUMS*215, HUMS*216, HUMS*210, HUMS*211
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HUMS 213 Holy War Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
The notion of Holy War is present in many cultures around the world and inspired a great deal of fighting among various religious and political factions throughout human history. The aim of this course is to examine the connection between religion and violence in the context of religious, philosophical, historical and literary works of Eastern and Western civilizations.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: LACR*210, HUMS*223, HUMS*214, HUMS*217, HUMS*227, HUMS*213, HUMS*219, HUMS*222, HUMS*229, REG*228, HUMS*221, HUMS*224, HUMS*225, HUMS*226, HUMS*218, HUMS*220, HUMS*212, HUMS*215, HUMS*216, HUMS*210, HUMS*211
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HUMS 214 Rule Brittannia Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
In one of Great Britain’s unofficial national anthems, ‘Rule Britannia,’ the lyrics proclaim, ‘The nations, not so blest as thee, /Must in their turn to tyrants fall, /While thou shalt flourish, shalt flourish great and free, /the dread and envy of them all.’ Whether it was its navy, its political philosophy, or its civil service, for a long period of time the sun never set on the British Empire. Our course, Rule Britannia, examines the progress and decline of imperial Britain from the end of the eighteenth century to the near conclusion of the twentieth century. The ebb and flow of this investigation covers a vast expanse of accounts of conquest, settlement, collaboration, resistance, enrichment, and rejection.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: LACR*210, HUMS*223, HUMS*214, HUMS*217, HUMS*227, HUMS*213, HUMS*219, HUMS*222, HUMS*229, REG*228, HUMS*221, HUMS*224, HUMS*225, HUMS*226, HUMS*218, HUMS*220, HUMS*212, HUMS*215, HUMS*216, HUMS*210, HUMS*211
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HUMS 216 The Good Life Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
How does a person live his or her life? What goals does he or she aspire to achieve? And what norms is he or she guided by in pursuit of those goals? What, in short, is the ‘good life?’ This course will examine three different versions of the good life from Western social and cultural history to see what they are, how they differ, and whether they have anything to teach us about living our lives today. We begin with classical virtue in the culture of ancient Greece and Rome where we will examine works of philosophy and tragedy. We then move to the Christian revolution in conceptions of virtue evidenced in scripture, epic poetry, and painting. We conclude with the modern era and the rise of bourgeois or middle-class conceptions of virtue in autobiography and the novel.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: LACR*210, HUMS*223, HUMS*214, HUMS*217, HUMS*227, HUMS*213, HUMS*219, HUMS*222, HUMS*229, REG*228, HUMS*221, HUMS*224, HUMS*225, HUMS*226, HUMS*218, HUMS*220, HUMS*212, HUMS*215, HUMS*216, HUMS*210, HUMS*211
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HUMS 217 The Search for Wisdom: Philosophy As a Way of Life Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This course sets out from the Ancient Greek idea that philosophy is first of all the search for wisdom, or how to lead the best life possible. The course’s primary focus is how a variety of thinkers, from the 16th century to recent times, have attempted to recover the idea that philosophy is first a quest for a practical wisdom, or a way of life. After looking at a few ancient precedents the course concentrates on Montaigne, Deccartes, Goethe, Thoreau, Nietzsche, James, Wittgenstein, and Weill.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: LACR*210, HUMS*223, HUMS*214, HUMS*217, HUMS*227, HUMS*213, HUMS*219, HUMS*222, HUMS*229, REG*228, HUMS*221, HUMS*224, HUMS*225, HUMS*226, HUMS*218, HUMS*220, HUMS*212, HUMS*215, HUMS*216, HUMS*210, HUMS*211
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HUMS 218 Family in Literature & Art Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
An in-depth treatment of the dynamics of family relationships as represented in key works of fiction, photography, film, and painting. Emphasis is not only in the depiction of interpersonal relations but also on the landscape and environment against which characters stand.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: LACR*210, HUMS*223, HUMS*214, HUMS*217, HUMS*227, HUMS*213, HUMS*219, HUMS*222, HUMS*229, REG*228, HUMS*221, HUMS*224, HUMS*225, HUMS*226, HUMS*218, HUMS*220, HUMS*212, HUMS*215, HUMS*216, HUMS*210, HUMS*211
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HUMS 219 Revolutionary and Evolutionary Themes in Word and Image in 18th-20th Century Europe and the Americas Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
The course will consider politically motivated works of literature and art from the 18th century to the present created by revolutionary thinkers, writers, and fine artists who have sought, through word and image, to redefine their government and/or their culture. During the initial period in which a topic is to be discussed, students will be given a general review of the historical events which incited the writers/artists into action. Students will then read and discuss the given assignments in order to place them in their historical context, and consider at the same time the images created by artists working in their particular media to effect and illustrate the particular revolutionary societal changes under discussion.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: LACR*210, HUMS*223, HUMS*214, HUMS*217, HUMS*227, HUMS*213, HUMS*219, HUMS*222, HUMS*229, REG*228, HUMS*221, HUMS*224, HUMS*225, HUMS*226, HUMS*218, HUMS*220, HUMS*212, HUMS*215, HUMS*216, HUMS*210, HUMS*211
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HUMS 221 Afterlife Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
The concept of an afterlife, that there is an immortal future, has been central in Western thought. By understanding different conceptions of what happens to us after we die, we also explore cultural reflections about ethics, identity, tragedy, repentance, forgiveness, and the nature of good and evil.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: LACR*210, HUMS*223, HUMS*214, HUMS*217, HUMS*227, HUMS*213, HUMS*219, HUMS*222, HUMS*229, REG*228, HUMS*221, HUMS*224, HUMS*225, HUMS*226, HUMS*218, HUMS*220, HUMS*212, HUMS*215, HUMS*216, HUMS*210, HUMS*211
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HUMS 222 War and the Hero Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
War and the Hero will focus on writers and visual artists who have dealt with war and the figure of the hero. Students will explore the ways in which war narratives reflect the values of a culture and sound major questions about excellence, innocence and guilt, the role and use of superior power and force, the coherence of society and its ethical precepts. Not simply illustrations, the visual arts complicate the narratives and provide their own testimony to the ways in which representations of combat influence attitudes toward war.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: LACR*210, HUMS*223, HUMS*214, HUMS*217, HUMS*227, HUMS*213, HUMS*219, HUMS*222, HUMS*229, REG*228, HUMS*221, HUMS*224, HUMS*225, HUMS*226, HUMS*218, HUMS*220, HUMS*212, HUMS*215, HUMS*216, HUMS*210, HUMS*211
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HUMS 224 Envisioning Nature Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
In this course, we will explore selected ways in which nature has been defined in literature and the arts, and how in turn concepts of Nature have defined mankind. We will analyze readings and sources from a range of disciplines (literature, visual art, music, dance, and film), approaches and cultures, presented in thematic units, with selected examples from antiquity to the present time, constituting a broad historical framework. Interpretations of the concept of Nature will include viewing nature as animistic, as sacred, as a divine order, as a mechanistic universe, a transcendent force, as a commodity, and as an entity essential to life but exploited. It has been said, ‘Men have always had to choose between their subjection to Nature or the subjection of Nature to the Self.’ We will examine how this choice evolved, evaluate expressions of this choice as it approaches a crisis point, and explore how creative expression can explore and even transcend this dichotomy.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: LACR*210, HUMS*223, HUMS*214, HUMS*217, HUMS*227, HUMS*213, HUMS*219, HUMS*222, HUMS*229, REG*228, HUMS*221, HUMS*224, HUMS*225, HUMS*226, HUMS*218, HUMS*220, HUMS*212, HUMS*215, HUMS*216, HUMS*210, HUMS*211
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HUMS 227 Love, Power, and Justice Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
The course will examine the relationship between love, power, and justice in interpersonal as well as social-political relations. Should love demand justice, or set aside the demands of justice through forgiveness? Must love, as Jesus said, ‘turn the other cheek’ when treated unjustly? Can turning the other cheek be unjust? Can revenge be just? Can love, in its attempt to achieve justice, make use of power, even violent power, without destroying itself as love?
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: LACR*210, HUMS*223, HUMS*214, HUMS*217, HUMS*227, HUMS*213, HUMS*219, HUMS*222, HUMS*229, REG*228, HUMS*221, HUMS*224, HUMS*225, HUMS*226, HUMS*218, HUMS*220, HUMS*212, HUMS*215, HUMS*216, HUMS*210, HUMS*211
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