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2014-2015 University Catalog [Archived Catalogue]
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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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IDES 101 1st Year Industrial Design College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
This course introduces first-year students to the issues surrounding the profession and highlights its importance in informing culture and shaping the way we live. Students are exposed to the fundamental skills required to support the process of concept ideation, design development, and presentation of products and furniture. These fundamentals are introduced through in-class exercises, lectures by visiting professionals, and direct involvement in relevant activities within the Industrial Design Department itself.
Priority enrollment to CAMD Core Studies Students Only open to students that have not completed 45 credits
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 201 Studio: Mechanics & Ideation College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
A project based hands-on studio to develop conceptual and practical understanding of design and three-dimensional problem-solving processes with a focus on ideation and concept development. This studio may be taught in a collaborative manner, with two instructors conducting projects individually or as a team in order to provide focused instruction and integrated experiences covering a wide range of subjects including the tools, processes, and languages of design. Emphasis is on the development of three-dimensional model-making skills, problem solving and creative thinking, and their application to mechanical problems of design.
Open to Industrial Design majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 202 Studio: Behavior & Research College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
A project based hands-on studio to develop conceptual and practical understanding of design and three-dimensional problem-solving processes with a focus on research to inform design process. This studio is taught in a collaborative manner, with two instructors conducting projects individually or as a team in order to provide focused instruction and integrated experiences covering a wide range of subjects including the tools, processes, and languages of design. Emphasis is on early exploratory research including the observation of human behavior, concept development, concept validation and iterative process.
Open to Industrial Design majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 219 Visualizing Design Concepts I College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
A hands-on studio to acquire essential skills to support the process of design with emphasis on two-dimensional skills. It may be taught in a collaborative manner, with the instructors conducting projects individually or as a team. Topics include the tools, processes, and languages of conceptual drawing, rendering, and detailing using both traditional media and the computer. Students learn to apply these techniques to design problems addressed in IDES 201: Mechanics and Ideation.
Corequisite Course(s): IDES*201
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 220 Selected Topics in Industrial Design College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
1.5 - 3 credits undefined hours
200 level undergraduate course
This course allows for the presentation of one-time, unique studio experiences involving either specialized themes, media, classroom structures, or teaching and learning formats, for the development of projects relevant to contemporary Industrial Design issues.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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IDES 222 Techniques College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
A hands-on studio to acquire essential skills to support the process of design with emphasis on three-dimensional skills. It may be taught in a collaborative manner, with the instructors conducting projects individually or as a team. Topics include the tools, processes, and languages of 3D sketch models, prototyping, and model making using various shop tools, processes, and techniques. Students learn to apply these techniques to design problems addressed in IDES 201: Studio-Mechanics & Ideation.
Prerequisites IDES*219
Corequisite Course(s): IDES*202
Open to Industrial Design majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 231 Design Issues Seminar College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This course is designed to assist the student to develop an understanding of the major issues for design in modern society. Discussions range from issues such as the ecological responsibility of designers to the contributions of individual designers and design organizations throughout the history of the discipline. Assignments include research and demonstration projects that explore ideas and illuminate ethical, practical, and moral issues with which designers should be concerned. Students prepare information and present their views on issues through written, oral, and visual means.
Prerequisites IMAG*101 & OBJT*101 or Completion of Foundation
Open to Industrial Design majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 232 Materials & Processes Seminar College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
A writing-intensive course introducing the student to the nature of materials used in industrial products and the various processes by which they are formed. Films, lectures, and field trips familiarize students with wood, metal, and plastic materials as well as processes such as injection molding, laser cutting, and stereolithography. Emphasis is placed on the study of material characteristics and the appropriate use of forming methods. Introduction to technical information, specification writing, and professional communications. Graduate students may register for this course under GRID 614.
Prerequisites IMAG*101 & OBJT*101 or Completion of Foundation
Open to Industrial Design majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 241 Prototyping Design Concepts I College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This hands-on techniques studio advances essential 3D design communication skills to support the design process within The UArts School of Design. Building upon basic shop safety + tool use begun in the CORE Studies Program, students learn to apply physical making techniques towards more complex design challenges using analogue and basic digital methods in a shop context. 3D techniques exercises are focused on successfully expressing design 3D concepts using appropriate methods to support design problems addressed in the project studios of students’ majors. Topics include: shop safety and tool use, machine processes, conceptual model-making, and design specific 3D visual communication using both traditional media and basic graphic visualization software. This shop-based learning experience provides an intermediate level of tool instruction and material transformation approaches integrating a wide range of physical processes to express 3D creative concepts.
Requires completion of 24 credits
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 242 Prototyping Design Concepts II College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This course will transition students from methods of analog modeling and prototyping to a basic introduction to digital means of problem solving and prototyping. Students will be introduced to the software used along with the digital tools in the Design Shop that will become an extension of the studio and design thinking - the Laser Cutter, the CNC Router, and the 3D printer. A series of stepped assignments and exercises that increase in their complexity will allow the students to form the basis of a rigorous iterative practice that allows them to confidently prototype increasingly complex ideas.
Priority enrollment to Industrial Design majors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 243 Visualizing Design Concepts II College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This course further develops analog and digital graphic skills to express conceptual design ideas and thinking. Hand sketching, vector based digital tools, digital 3D modeling, digital layout programs and photography will be used to complete course work. Projects will include visual narratives and storytelling to successfully represent and present complex ideas. Each student will also create a portfolio template to be used and edited for future use.
Prerequisites IDES*219
Priority enrollment to Industrial Design majors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 301 Studio: People & Mechanics College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
Following a year of basic design process, methods, and vocabulary introduction, this project based hands-on studio focuses on addressing more advanced design process and project opportunities. Emphasis is on user centered design explorations which may emphasize human factors, materials or interaction.
Prerequisites IDES*201 or IDES*202
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 302 Studio: Engaging Clients College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
A project based hands-on studio that engages advanced design methods on real world project opportunities. Emphasis is on collaborative design process with various community groups and/or industry-sponsored projects.
Prerequisites IDES*301
Open to Industrial Design majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 321 Junior Techniques I College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
Assists the student in developing graphic communication skills using computational media and applying these skills to both two- and three-dimensional images and presentations. The student is taught to conceptualize, develop, detail, present, and communicate design ideas through graphic design, computer imaging, three-dimensional computer modeling, basic animation, and interactive design presentation. The first semester focuses on integrating graphic software and the development of printed presentations. The second semester focuses on the development of interactive digital presentations.
Prerequisites IDES*221 or IDES*222
Corequisite Course(s): IDES*301
Open to Industrial Design majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 322 Junior Techniques II College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
Assists the student in developing graphic communication skills using computational media and applying these skills to both two- and three-dimensional images and presentations. The student is taught to conceptualize, develop, detail, present, and communicate design ideas through graphic design, computer imaging, three-dimensional computer modeling, basic animation, and interactive design presentation. The first semester focuses on integrating graphic software and the development of printed presentations. The second semester focuses on the development of interactive digital presentations.
Prerequisites IDES*321
Corequisite Course(s): IDES*302
Open to Industrial Design majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 331 Human Factors Seminar College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
3 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
The object of this research-intensive course is to develop an ability to apply technology effectively to meet human needs through the study of human engineering principles for the design of products and equipment. Human anatomy, anthropometrics and motion, and strength of body components are considered as are sensory systems, human perception, and sensitivities. Lectures are complemented by laboratory experiments designed to teach students methods of testing and evaluating their own product design concepts in human terms. Concepts of scientific writing and reporting are demonstrated through the documentation of coursework.
Prerequisites IDES*301, IDES*232, IDES*321, and IDES*332
Open to Industrial Design majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 332 Design Semantics Seminar College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
3 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
This seminar addresses design as a languaging process of social interaction. Semantic principles and design vocabulary are introduced through lectures, weekly readings, discussions, and exercises. Students work on individual as well as team-based projects to increase their competence in translating these ideas, concepts, and principles into design practices, applying replicable design methods towards proposing particular products whose meanings matter and whose use is dominated by facets of human understanding.
Prerequisites IDES*202, IDES*222, and IDES*231
Open to Industrial Design majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 333 Digital Form College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
This course introduces the student to 3D digital form development and communication skills as a vital part of the Design Process with a higher level of computer generated form accuracy, visual presentation, and physical objects/parts output via various rapid prototyping machinery. Using computational media and application of digital 3D development skills, students will enhance design communication of two and three-dimensional design, images, object fabrication, and presentations. The course offers technical instruction in how to conceptualize, develop, detail, and communicate design ideas through basic to complex digital 3D form. This course focuses on basic digital form development, digital imaging, three-dimensional computer modeling, and basic animating / interactive design presentations of 3D objects via digital sources and software. This introductory digital form course focuses on learning the fundamental cognitive approach to creating and manipulating form within a digital realm with the final goal of outputing physical objects via various rapid prototyping machinery devices (i.e. 3D printing, laser cutting, etc.).
Priority enrollment to Industrial Design majors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 334 Design Communications College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
This course builds upon basic graphic skills in communicating design ideas clearly and effectively through thoughtful layouts, principles of visual communication and information design, storytelling and visual narratives, as well as the strategic representation of research data and mapping. Graphic programs and analog methods will be used to complete course projects. Each student will also create a portfolio template which will be used and edited for future use.
Priority enrollment to Industrial Design majors. Requires completion of 60 credits
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 336 Social Media for Designers College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
Design and Digital Media focuses on the creation of interactive and online publishing of design projects and design portfolios. This digital media course supports professional practice in the various design studios (e.g. graphic, industrial, and/or web development design) through the understanding and use of accessible web tools (i.e. blog, website building tools, etc.). Individual creativity is stressed as students learn to develop a web presence. Issues of user interface, interactivity and information design are explored in the communication of ideas. Both collaborative and individual exercises are assigned.
Priority enrollment to Industrial Design majors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 337 Product Design Methods College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
This course will focus on methods and processes to prepare the student for a career as a Product Designer. This will include the use of advanced analog and digital tools for physical modeling and testing of product ideas. Advanced CAD modeling and use of the laser cutter, CNC, and 3D Printer will be relied upon in the production of high tolerance prototypes for rigorous user testing. This course will foster a higher level proficiency with the multiple methods of the product designer to express complex ideas and products.
Prerequisites IDES*242
Priority enrollment to Industrial Design majors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 371 Architectonics College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
An elective course intended as a multidisciplinary forum for the investigation, appreciation, and design of architectural space, structures, and systems. Using in-class exercises as a laboratory for creative and collaborative exchange, students learn alternative design processes, design vocabulary, user-centered experience and design. This course develops concepts and analytical studies of objects/spaces through various 2D and 3D drawing/modeling techniques and culminates in an actual built/altered environment. Graduate students may register for this course under GRID 624.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 401 Studio 5: Projects Studio College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
3 credits 90.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
These studio courses focus on decisive and responsible positions in formulating new design directions. Building upon past learning, projects sharpen fundamental skills of sketching (2D & 3D), design drawing, computer modeling, prototyping and conceptual diagramming. Students are encouraged through critical discourse and research on historical and contemporary material of cultural shifts to formulate their own ideology. Project proposals forward questions such as social context, ergonomics, and ecological consequences. Students are expected to identify local stakeholders (industry, users, designers, etc.) and ask them to be topic advisors as appropriate. First-semester projects are dedicated to three fast-paced, highly theoretical, predefined topics. The next semester is devoted to further development of one of these projects. This final semester-long project works toward project closure and pragmatic articulation, ready to be shown both inside and outside an academic context.
Prerequisites IDES*302, IDES*322, IDES*331, and IDES*332
Open to Industrial Design majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 402 Studio 5: Projects Studio College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
3 credits 90.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
These studio courses focus on decisive and responsible positions in formulating new design directions. Building upon past learning, projects sharpen fundamental skills of sketching (2D & 3D), design drawing, computer modeling, prototyping and conceptual diagramming. Students are encouraged through critical discourse and research on historical and contemporary material of cultural shifts to formulate their own ideology. Project proposals forward questions such as social context, ergonomics, and ecological consequences. Students are expected to identify local stakeholders (industry, users, designers, etc.) and ask them to be topic advisors as appropriate. First-semester projects are dedicated to three fast-paced, highly theoretical, predefined topics. The next semester is devoted to further development of one of these projects. This final semester-long project works toward project closure and pragmatic articulation, ready to be shown both inside and outside an academic context.
Prerequisites IDES*401
Open to Industrial Design majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 421 Professional Presentation & Portfolio College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
3 credits 90.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
This course refines the students’ written, verbal, and visual presentation skills and assists them in developing communication materials for their creative body of work. This studio course will include intensive group critique of individual presentation materials prepared outside of class. Students develop self-promotion and personal branding, presentation skills, correspondence and portfolio materials utilizing contemporary technologies.
Requires completion of 60 credits
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 422 Professional Practice College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
3 credits 90.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
Refines the students’ written, verbal, and visual presentation skills and assists them in developing communication materials for their senior theses and industry-sponsored projects. Intensive group critique of individual presentations prepared outside of class. Students develop self-promotion, presentation, and correspondence materials utilizing service bureaus and contemporary technologies such as digital files, fax, and the World Wide Web to prepare and transmit this information.
Prerequisites IDES*421
Corequisite Course(s): IDES*402
Open to Industrial Design majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 431 Design Theory Seminar College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
3 credits 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
In this industrial design seminar, students investigate design philosophies, issues, and pedagogy, from a historic as well as contemporary international design context. Students study various definitions of design, explore design theories and issues, and consider theoretical relationships with other applied arts.
Prerequisites IDES*302, IDES*322, IDES*331, and IDES*332
Corequisite Course(s): IDES*401, IDES*421, IDES*432
Open to Industrial Design majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 432 Design Practice Seminar College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
3 credits 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
Exposes the student to various modes of design practice through discussion, lectures, and research. The following subjects are addressed: 1. Running a practice, 2. Legalities and contracts, 3. Publications/exhibitions, 4. Client interaction, 5. Job search, recruiters and directories, 6. Portfolios, 7. Networking (etiquette and strategy), 8. Work structure (internship, freelance, in-house etc.). and 9. Entrepreneurial and alternative practices. Visitors and field trips represent a broad spectrum of the design community including design shop owners, design curators from galleries or museums, industrial design entrepreneurs, and copyright lawyers.
Open to Industrial Design majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 490 Independent Study College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours
300 level undergraduate 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 Undergraduate students.
This course is not repeatable 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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IDES 501 Business Planning and Practices College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 45.0 hours
500 level undergraduate course
Based on the principles of human-center design, this course introduces students in the arts and media to the principles of business - idea development, marketing, finances, and presentation skills - and develops competencies in strategic thinking problem solving, goal setting, time management, presentation skills, business writing, and financial literacy. Over the course of the semester students research, develop and prototype their ideas forming them into viable ventures. The course also introduces students to the various organizational structures used in business - small and large, start-up and established. The course culminates with public presentations and judging with the best proposals being eligible for a venture grant or participation in a summer incubator program.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 506 Cognitive Science of Interaction Design College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
3 credits 45.0 hours
500 level undergraduate course
The goal of this course is to address complexity of interaction between human beings and designed systems, environments or objects. This includes a wide range of practical applications - from designing or iPhone apps and interactive installations to designing of “smart clothes” and neural interfaces. In the first part of the course students will be introduced to basic concepts and vocabulary of the fields of cognitive science and psychology relating to interaction design. The main topics covered in the course will be cognitive science research findings related to information input and processing theory, perception and cognition, information appliances and interface design. In the second part of the course students will apply their knowledge of cognitive science concepts and human-centered design theory to specific projects assigned to them in collaboration with the main design studio and their personal interest.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IDES 508 Design Research and Synthesis College of Art, Media & Design School of Design
3 credits 45.0 hours
500 level undergraduate course
This course is focused on design research as it applies in a human-centered design context. Through readings, presentations, and discussions students learn to distinguish and articulate different research strategies, review methods and ways of making sense of data collected. Making sense of complexity by doing and devising actions based on abductive thinking produce meaningful argument that support decision making and iterative design development. Special emphasis is placed on ethnography, communication theory, and interventions in organizational systems and cultures.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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ILUS 102 Introduction to Illustration College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
This is an introductory course to the Illustration field. Students will develop fundamental illustration skills and become familiar with major areas within the industry, such as advertising, book, editorial and entertainment design. Students will explore a variety of media and techniques while acquiring approaches to communication-based problem solving skills using research methods to create and communicate their ideas. Both concept and execution are emphasized. Guest illustrators will present work that demonstrates the possibilities of illustrative thinking, image making, and application.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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ILUS 103 Imaging Workshop College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
This course will ground the student in the use of computer based drawing, painting and imaging applications as a means of personal expression. This will start with traditional work brought into the computer via the scanner and digital camera. It will move on to manners of using traditional and digital work in complimentary fashion, and then on to entirely digital methods of image making. The goal is for the student to feel comfortable with and capable of creating digital imagery as a means of creatively solving visual problems. As such, the projects will be based in processes of conceptualization and image making that can be applied to future artistic pursuits. The software focus will primarily be Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter, Adobe Illustrator, and other applications may be incorporated.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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ILUS 201 Illustration I: Pictorial Foundation College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Introduction to drawing, value, line, perspective, composition and other picture-making skills as they relate to illustration. Objective visual perception, clarity in drawing and technical facility is stressed. This course is also an introduction to conceptual strategies available to the visual artist, the critical link between text and image, and the creative approaches for giving visual form to abstract concepts and ideas. Issues covered and developed in this course are the basis for critical visual thinking and image making in future communication assignments.
Priority enrollment to Illustration majors and Figurative Illustration minors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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ILUS 203 Illustration II: Illustration Methods College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This course covers the development of narrative imagery, pictorial illusion, color and space, and their combined potential for communication. Procedures focus on developing visual awareness, a dependable work process, more personal imagery and conceptual directions. Various media and technical procedures are explored such as oil, acrylic and watercolor paints, and other traditional and digital media as well. Research strategies and reference serve as source material for pictorial development. Assignments and lectures focus on the requirements of creative thinking, successful image making and applied illustration.
Prerequisites ILUS*201
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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ILUS 211 Figure Anatomy College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This course will fully investigate the human form through an in-depth study of skeletal and muscular systems. Its objective is a comprehensive understanding of structural issues that will enable proficient usage of the figure from both reference and imagination. There will also be a thorough analysis of critical drawing concerns that are essential in the depiction of proportion, form, space and movement. Projects both in and out of class will focus on the development of anatomical understanding while also engaging pictorial, compositional and conceptual concerns.
Priority enrollment to Illustration majors and Figurative Illustration minors.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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ILUS 213 Responsive Drawing College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
The goal of this course is to enrich each student’s understanding of drawing’s potential for visually investigating the world in which they live and as a result, they will develop more effectively as unique visual communicators. Transitioning from ILUS 211 Figure Anatomy and dynamically responding to a variety of problems both in and outside the classroom, students will develop new techniques, vocabularies and strategies that will greatly enhance their abilities to become illustrators with personal vision. From imaginative concept development to concise short hand description of live environments to powerfully describing figurative narratives, all involve sophisticated processes and drawing confidence. A variety of mediums, formats and objectives will be utilized as well as working from life in class.
Prerequisites ILUS*211
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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ILUS 219 Selected Topics in Illustration College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
1.5 - 3 credits undefined hours
200 level undergraduate course
This course allows for the presentation of one-time, unique studio experiences involving either specialized themes, media, classroom structures, or teaching and learning formats, for the development of projects relevant to contemporary Illustration issues.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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ILUS 221 Words as Pictures College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This course focuses on the creative exploration and visual interpretation of letters and words, and how their visual impact can contribute to, enhance or even subvert their linguistic meaning. The course will be centered on various approaches to hand lettering, such as the illustration of letters, words and phrases, and non-conventional type usage. Conceptual and material prompts will be used as a platform for the student to explore both personal vision and professional applications.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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ILUS 251 History of Illustration College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
History of Illustration will survey American and European illustration from the mid-1800s to the present day. The course will study the role illustration has had on the world and the role the world has had on illustration. It will address critical ideas, movements, and individuals, while relating topics to sociological, economic, political, and artistic movements. Each class will address different thematic subjects and trace the boundaries of the discipline as well as the historic and cultural threads that influence the current and future state of practice.
Prerequisites AHST*102;
Priority enrollment to Illustration majors and Figurative Illustration minors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill an art history elective, liberal arts elective, or free elective requirement.
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ILUS 280 Anatomy Elective College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Focus on the investigation and application of line, plane, mass, light and shade, shadow, perspective, anatomy, and proportion as they relate to figure drawing. Weekly sessions include a lecture, demonstrations from the skeleton, and drawing from life.
Prerequisites IMAG*101 & OBJT*101 or FNDP*111
Priority enrollment to Illustration majors.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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ILUS 285 Volumetric Figure Drawing College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Introduces and develops the skills needed for good figurative animation drawing. Of primary concern is anatomical figure drawing with an emphasis on the structure and solidity of the figure, good proportions, and specific movement and gesture as they relate to the model. Other topics are two-and-three-dimensional ways of translating form, how perspective and viewpoint are used with the figure and affect scale, exaggerated foreshortening, diagrammatic and expressive line quality, facial expressions, hand and foot studies, capturing movement through gesture, and animal drawing.
Prerequisites IMAG*101 and OBJT*101 or FNDP*111 or FNDP*112
Priority enrollment to Animation majors.
This course may be completed 3 times for credit.
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ILUS 286 Layout College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This sequel to ILUS 285 (Volumetric Figure Drawing) introduces and develops the skills and knowledge needed to create competently rendered, dynamic, three-dimensional space and convincingly place volumetrically rendered characters into such space, with attention to acting and storytelling needs. Topics include figures in space; creating the illusion of space; linear and aerial perspectives; how space creates mood and supports theme; the importance of viewpoint; composition, lighting, and color; how detail creates character; figure drawing as it relates to weight, balance, gesture, action and volumetric representation.
Prerequisites ILUS*285
This course may be completed 3 times for credit.
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ILUS 301 Illustration Methods College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate 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.
Prerequisites ILUS*202
Corequisite Course(s): ILUS*321
Priority enrollment to Illustration majors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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ILUS 302 Illustration Methods College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate 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.
Prerequisites ILUS*301
Priority enrollment to Illustration majors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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ILUS 303 Illustration III: Materials, Concepts And Formats College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
In this course, students investigate illustration’s capacity for personal expression within the arena of public communication. As a part of this, they work with various modes of picture building, conceptual development and materials applied to some of the major creative outlets in contemporary illustration. They make artwork in reaction to several outside sources, including various forms of the written word. Illustrators thrive when they learn to funnel their creative process through the professional and interactive system of sharing and feedback. Students will adopt this mode of working in order to see the potential for personal expression within it. Lectures and discussions relate to the illustrator’s multifaceted role as maker, thinker and communicator.
Prerequisites ILUS*203
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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ILUS 304 Illustration IV: Applications College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
Building upon the heavy personal expression component of Illustration III, this course deepens the student’s understanding of the relationship between illustrators and the places their artwork exists within the world of popular culture. This is done through a series of projects that guide the student to solve problems from a personal perspective. This progression leads to the target market project where each student chooses an illustration subgenre based upon their interests and the natural sympathies of their work to this point. Research is conducted and artwork created in this area in order to deepen the student’s understanding of the field and their relation to it.
Prerequisites ILUS*303
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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ILUS 311 Figure Communication College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate 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.
Prerequisites ILUS*213
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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ILUS 312 Figure Utilization College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate 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.
Prerequisites ILUS*321
Priority enrollment to Illustration majors and Figurative Illustration minors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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ILUS 313 Figure Painting College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
This advanced course will examine the expressive potential of figurative painting as it relates to the effective depiction of human psychology, drama and narrative interaction. Both historical and contemporary figure painting strategies will be investigated as they relate to technique and concept development. Students will enhance these skills while working intensively in class from the model and in more complex, in-depth homework assignments. Through a progression of projects from portraiture to multiple figure compositions, students will expand their knowledge of painting techniques, stylistic approach and personal viewpoint as it relates to illustration and dynamic visual communication.
Prerequisites ILUS*311
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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ILUS 320 Design Methods College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate 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.
Prerequisites ILUS*220
Priority enrollment to Illustration majors.
Junior/Senior Preferred
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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ILUS 321 Figurative Communication College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate 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.
Prerequisites ILUS*212
Corequisite Course(s): ILUS*301
Priority enrollment to Illustration majors and Figurative Illustration minors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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ILUS 322 Sequential Format College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate 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.
Prerequisites ILUS*320
Priority enrollment to Illustration majors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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ILUS 323 Words, Images and Ideas College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
This course informs and unites the explorations of ILUS 221 Words as Pictures with a meaningful understanding of typographic fundamentals. The student will further investigate the connection between the written word and it’s own visual impact and that in combination/integration with pictorial illustration. The progression will flow from the structure of the letterform, to the organization of letters into typefaces and words, to the organization of groups of words and pictures via compositional and hierarchical considerations, to the student’s personalization of this content into expressive and professionally applicable formats via both hand and computer based processes.
Prerequisites ILUS*221
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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ILUS 324 Designistration College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
The designistrator is a designer who is also an image-maker. This course builds upon the courses ILUS 221: Words as Pictures and ILUS 323: Words, Images and Ideas by giving students the opportunity to personalize their cumulative content while examining their personal take on the connection between and integration of pictorial and linguistic communication. This starts with a series of projects that guide them to find and develop a personal approach to this unique form of problem solving. Students will look deeper into the nature, applications, processes and systems of design and typography as they relate to the Illustrator-designer. As the course progresses, students will select formats, audiences and ideas to work with singularly or in groups as they build their individual bodies of work.
Prerequisites ILUS*323
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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ILUS 380 Children’s Book Illustration College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate 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.
Prerequisites IMAG*101 & OBJT*101 or FNDP*112
Priority enrollment to Illustration majors.
Junior/Senior Preferred
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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ILUS 382 Comic Creation College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
Through a planned series of lectures, demonstrations and assignments, students will explore the medium of comics as a vehicle for storytelling and narrative communication. Using a combination of imagery and typography, students will complete assignments that will further their understanding of panel and page composition, controlling pace and mood in a story, and sequential writing and character development. During the process of these projects, students will be introduced to various techniques that include a mixture of computer-based media and traditional media to develop preliminary sketches and complete finished pages. Emphasis will be placed on story development and the idea of the artist as creator.
Prerequisites IMAG*213
Requires completion of 24 credits
Prereq. Override Available
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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ILUS 401 Illustration Thesis I College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
Students in this course examine the balance between their personal viewpoint and the professional applications relating to illustration. After a series of developmental assignments meant to foster material, ideological, and contextual exploration, students are mentored in the planning and creation of their thesis projects for the William H. Ely Illustration Exhibition.
Prerequisites ILUS*302 or ILUS*304;
Corequisite Course(s): ILUS*441
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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ILUS 402 Illustration Thesis II College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
Students in this course examine the balance between their personal viewpoint and the professional applications relating to illustration. After a series of developmental assignments meant to foster material, ideological, and contextual exploration, students are mentored in the planning and creation of their thesis projects for the William H. Ely Illustration Exhibition.
Prerequisites ILUS*401
Corequisite Course(s): ILUS*442
Open to Illustration majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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ILUS 441 Illustration Portfolio I College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
In this course, students work to discover and refine the conceptual and visual approach that will define their unique voice as an illustrator. The boundaries and capabilities of this voice are tested and explored in a series of projects resulting in a body of coherent work - a portfolio. The course covers the major professional topics relating to the field of illustration, so this body of work can then be applied to the professional pursuit of the field. All of the sections of this course meet together for a series of discussions, lectures, guests, and trips relating to the business components of this course.
Prerequisites ILUS 302 or ILUS*304
Corequisite Course(s): ILUS*401
Open to Illustration majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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ILUS 442 Illustration Portfolio II College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
In this course, students work to discover and refine the conceptual and visual approach that will define their unique voice as an illustrator. The boundaries and capabilities of this voice are tested and explored in a series of projects resulting in a body of coherent worka portfolio. The course covers the major professional topics relating to the field of illustration, so this body of work can then be applied to the professional pursuit of the field. All of the sections of this course meet together for a series of discussions, lectures, guests, and trips relating to the business components of this course.
Prerequisites ILUS*441
Corequisite Course(s): ILUS*402
Open to Illustration majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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ILUS 480 Communication Workshop College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate 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.
Prerequisites IMAG*101 & OBJT*101 or FNDP*112
Requires completion of 45 credits Open to Graphic Design and Illustration majors only.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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ILUS 482 Illustration Workshop: Personal Viewpoint College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
A special elective course for qualified Junior and Senior Illustration majors. The Department invites three of America’s most accomplished illustrators to share their talent, insights, and expertise by finding and emphasizing the personal conceptual viewpoint of each student. The goal is to meld that identity with each student’s developing technique to create the greater vision of the artist through illustration as a self-expressive art form. Each of the three faculty presents their work and answers questions in an open forum and then teaches an intensive four-week long segment of the course. The artists give lectures, technical demonstrations, and studio assignments, and students work through a demanding process to produce finished illustrations. This flexible curriculum also allows for timely illustration issues to be covered as they develop in the field.
Prerequisites ILUS*301
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
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ILUS 490 Independent Study College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours
300 level undergraduate 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 Undergraduate 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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ILUS 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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IMAG 101 Image/Time College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
In this course students use two-dimensional and digital media to explore issues of image and time. Concepts of representation, figuration, abstraction, sequence, and duration are addressed through the lenses of art, film and design. Inquiry-based research aids students in developing project content, an awareness of cultural and historical contexts, and the ability to analyze their art-making methods and the works of artists, designers and filmmakers. The development of common technical skills, critical skills, and a conceptual vocabulary provide a framework for future study. Students apply research to their processes and evaluate their work through writing and critique. The course fosters community through collaborative projects and incorporates at least one visit to an off-campus site.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
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IMAG 210 Drawing: Natural Forms and the Human Figure College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Drawing from natural forms and the human figure respects the historical practice of maturing the human gaze. This course nurtures the eye’s ability to discern the difference between gross and subtle distinctions in visual information and it poses projects and problems that improve the student’s ability to sustain observation and use vision discerningly, logically and intelligently as it applies to Art, Film, and Design. The class couples an intensive effort at serious scholarship based on principles of visual perception with an awareness of the value of using drawing as a tool for thought. Basic drawing materials are used and exercises in perceptual skills are practiced. Analytical thinking permeates the course and integrates the quest for insights about the graphic and spatial qualities of a variety of subjects related to natural forms and the human body. Indispensable methods of recording information based on principles of location, size, proximity, orientation and proportion are explained and utilized in the execution of drawings of various scales and media. Reading, writing, research, off-campus visits and a collaborative assignment, are all folded into the flow of course activities.
Prerequisites IMAG*101 or FNDP*111, FNDP*151, and FNDP*161
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IMAG 211 Color in Art, Film & Design College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Students are introduced to the interaction of color and a wide range of color concepts across multiple media. Color theory is addressed historically through readings. Assignments in painting, collage, digital media and aspects of film will address color in optics, lighting, print and paint. Students will combine media and work on inter-disciplinary projects. Content will include color interaction, psychology of color, additive and subtractive processes, and color use in representational as well as abstract art.
Prerequisites IMAG*101 or FNDP*111, FNDP*151, and FNDP*161
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IMAG 212 Photography in Art, Film & Design College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 67.5 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Photography for Art, Film and Design will teach artists, designers, filmmakers, and writers the basics of photography. This course will also highlight artists, designers, storytellers and filmmakers who utilize photography in their work. As a result, students will discover how photography can be incorporated into their studio practices as artists, designers, writers or filmmakers.
Prerequisites IMAG*101 or FNDP*111, FNDP*151, and FNDP*161
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IMAG 213 Drawing: Observation College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Observation respects the historical practice of maturing the human gaze. The course nurtures the eye’s ability to discern the difference between gross and subtle distinctions in visual information and it poses projects and problems that improve the student’s ability to sustain observation and use vision discerningly, logically and intelligently. The class couples an intensive effort at serious scholarship based in principles of visual perception with an awareness of the value of using drawing as a tool for thought. Basic drawing materials are used and exercises in manual skills are practiced. Analytical thinking permeates the course and integrates the quest for insights about the graphic and spatial qualities of a variety of subjects. Indispensable methods of recording information based on principles of location, size, proximity, orientation and proportion are explained and utilized in the execution of drawings of various scales and media.
Prerequisites IMAG*101 or FNDP*111, FNDP*151, and FNDP*161
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IMAG 214 Drawing: Ideation College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Ideation sharpens the ideas and methods required for visual analysis and thoughtful investigation through drawing. The class invites prolonged study of objects and places while it anticipates a capacity on the part of the student to sustain research on a single topic. Multiple methods of decomposing the object such as exploded and transparent views are promoted as well as methods that compare how interior (skeletal) structures effect exteriors, surfaces and forms. Reflection, by drawings of ideal, solid and geometry, supports the retention of basic knowledge pertaining to volumetric structure and anticipates the development of imaginary imagery pertaining to objects and places. Planar understanding of mechanical and organic forms and the modular understanding of complex volumes will be combined with other historical conventions to support analysis. Imagination and visualization are encouraged in the form of projects that emphasize multiple views of imaginary objects and places. Fantasy in the form of directed assignments is encouraged and a utilitarian use of sequential imagery to support narrative is introduced.
Prerequisites IMAG*101 or FNDP*111, FNDP*151, and FNDP*161
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IMAG 215 Word & Image in Visual Culture College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 67.5 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This course will explore the intersection of visual and verbal communication via the written word, its interaction with images, and their combined impact within visual culture. Students will learn about the relationship between text and image through class lectures, studio work, individual research and collaborative projects. By analyzing and understanding how text and image combine to create meaning, students develop new strategies for making that will enhance their artistic, conceptual, critical and analytical skills.
Prerequisites IMAG*101 or FNDP*111, FNDP*151, and FNDP*161
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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IMAG 220 Special Topics in Image/Time College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 67.5 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Special Topics in Image/Time courses blend studio practice with research, so that studio and seminar contents are fully integrated. The courses are organized around a central theme that serves as an intersection for cross-disciplinary study. Course topics vary each semester and cover areas such as the environment, art history, technology, and cultural studies as these topics relate to art, design and film. In the course projects, students may use a variety of materials to create works while investigating historical and cultural contexts.
Prerequisites IMAG*101 or FNDP*111, FNDP*151 and FNDP*161
Priority enrollment for majors within CAMD.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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INCL 500 Foundations of Inclusionary Practices in the Classroom Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Student diversity is one of the main characteristics that defines today’s classroom. This course helps educators build the capacity to understand, honor and support the ever-increasing diversity of educational needs within classrooms. Recommendations are provided to enable teachers to augment their existing practices by infusing inclusive practices into existing content and curricula. Roles and responsibilities of general and special educators are explored to help facilitate collaboration in serving the needs of students and to make meaningful contributions to the identification, evaluation, re-evaluation, teaching and monitoring of progress of all students. Participants identify potential barriers to learning across curriculum areas in the general education classroom and identify strategies and services to eliminate those barriers.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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INCL 501 Instructional Strategies for Student Diversity Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
This class is designed to address the diversity of learning needs of students in today’s classrooms. Educators will learn how to assess and differentiate by ability and interest; style and readiness level; and will be able to embed formative assessments and research-based instructional practices in order to accommodate students’ needs and monitor progress. A three-tiered model of instruction and intervention (RTII in Pennsylvania) will be used to frame and inform the discussion of instructional needs and supports for ALL K-12 learners in general education, special education or both. The principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) will be utilized to guide instruction and intervention resources. This course is intended to assist educators in developing proficiencies in the domains and components of the Danielson Framework for Teaching model, specifically the domain of ‘Instruction’.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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INCL 502 Classroom Management for Inclusive Classrooms Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
This course provides strategies for managing individual student and group behavior in the classroom. Develop a framework for understanding why children behave as they do in a classroom setting. Major concepts such as the drive to belong, private logic, birth order, goals of misbehavior, logical consequences, reflective listening, questioning skills and class meetings are explored. Examine types of patterns in students’ behaviors: attention getting, power struggles, revenge actions, and students who appear to be academically disabled but are not. Additionally, consider the links between the way adults respond to misbehaving children and how that response either feeds, extinguishes or has no effect on the target behavior. This course is a study of understanding for an inclusive classroom and examining adult response patterns to children’s misbehavior. Techniques include discussion, lecture, self-reflection, and case study evaluation of real life classroom situations. Practical application for K-12 teachers in all subject areas.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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INCL 503 Understanding How to Teach to Diverse Student Populations Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
This course is designed to enhance instructional skills essential to working with racial minorities, gender and sex diversity, religious diversity, students with diverse learning abilities, and sexual minorities. The course will examine varying cultures and unique student populations based on the emerging aspects of a diverse society. This course is structured to present the learner with the essential knowledge base and accompanying skills needed to successfully teach school students who have connections with topics related to Economically Disadvantaged students, Gender Issues, Racial Diversity, Religious Diversity, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity/Expression, Special Education, and English Language Learners by understanding the relationship of diversity to student achievement and school climate. Graduate students will study the history, programs, and legislation as they relate to school and its daily operation. State requirements will be examined as will program requirements falling under the NCLB legislation. Program design will be presented as will its impact upon the school and the process of meeting the educational needs of students. Case studies and practical application of program specifications will be utilized in the study of this course.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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INCL 504 Creating Effective Classroom Learning Centers Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Learning centers provide opportunities for self-directed, differentiated learning. They need to be well designed and skillfully implemented to meet the needs of individual students. This course helps identify needs and develop differentiated classroom learning centers that engage students’ interests, complement existing lessons and work with various learning styles. Participants consider student assessment and customization in creating effective centers for student use.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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INCL 505 Gifted Education in Inclusive Classrooms Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Explore techniques to improve instruction to all students in advanced programs and bring gifted education pedagogy into regular classrooms more effectively. Ideas from Renzuilli to Bloom to Torrance are discussed and demonstrated while participants investigate information on gifted research, gifted program models and gifted curriculum programming. Many school services for gifted and talented students are part-time opportunities beyond the regular classroom. In this class, consider methods to provide more occasions to enhance learning opportunities within the regular classroom for these students. This course also looks at the theory that gifted education can address not only the needs of children who already manifest high levels of various kinds of intelligence, but may also promote the emergence and development of talent and intelligence in children who have potentials but may not have had the opportunity to develop them.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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INCL 506 Understanding the Autism Spectrum Disorders Within the Inclusive Classroom Setting Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Autism is the fastest growing developmental disorder worldwide with current CDC statistics stating that 1 of every 88 children in the United States is diagnosed with some form of Autism Spectrum Disorder. This course will provide participants with an increased knowledge base of Autism Spectrum Disorders and the impact that this disorder can have on the way students learn. Research-based best practices will be explored to help educators accommodate the needs of these exceptional learners within the inclusive classroom setting; facilitate engagement with their classroom peers; and design educational programs to enable those with ASD to reach their maximum potential. This course will cover such topics as autism spectrum disorder recognition in children; factors that affect learning and development; instructional strategies and the adaptation of the classroom environment; collaboration with special education teachers and other support staff; and behavior management and the affect of positive behavioral supports.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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INCL 507 The Arts and Inclusion Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Using the arts as a vehicle for adapting to diverse leaning methods, the K-8 classroom is considered a dynamic setting for inclusionary learning. Explore current research and various approaches relating to inclusion in the general classroom environment via arts activities. Through discussions and activities, educators gain a better understanding of special needs students and examine strategies and modifications that can enhance learning for all students in the inclusive classroom. This course provides various methodologies, techniques and innovative strategies to teach special education students effectively. Discuss the autism spectrum, developmental delays, mental challenges, physical disabilities and other obstacles students face and then consider hands-on activities that incorporate the visual, aural and tactile to engage these students across the core curriculum.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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INCL 508 Differentiated Instruction Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Not all students are alike. Differentiated instruction is an approach to teaching and learning that deals with diversity in learning styles. Discover helpful, well-tested techniques for the creation of an inclusionary classroom for students - from English language learners and special education students to those with various learning differences - to reach all learners effectively. Explore and research concepts, strategies and processes for managing a differentiated instructional setting with accommodations for learning and assessment. This course focuses on the key knowledge and skills needed to employ differentiated instruction and to address student differences across the curriculum, especially in literacy and mathematics.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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INCL 509 Including Special Needs Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
The goal to accommodate a wider variety of students’ needs is having an impact on public school classrooms everywhere. This course helps participants develop a richer, more appropriate understanding of the special needs of students and helps them respond in kind. Explore special education and inclusion from practical viewpoints through discussion, empathy-building activities and in-class exercises. Topics include the history of special education, key aspects of the special education law, research on the benefits of inclusion and the current approaches to classroom application.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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INCL 510 Children at Risk Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
This course is designed to provide educators with a better understanding of children with different social, emotional, developmental and learning disorders, such as dyslexia, autism and ADHD. Strategize activities and ways to help at-risk children and discuss a team approach that includes teachers, support services, community resources and parents. Explore creative activities, such as role playing, art, music, literature and puppetry and how these can serve as vehicles to enhance student learning. Themes, such as friendship making, manners and respect, are included to help children develop healthy social skills. Approaches to implement in the classroom and resources available to educators, parents and students are presented.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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INCL 511 Conflict Resolution: Bullying Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Children who are comfortable in their own skin are more likely to respect and appreciate others and grow into caring, healthy and productive adults. Using art, music, puppetry, role-playing and creative expression, this course provides strategies to help kids improve their relationships through effective communication, especially in handling conflict and anger. Subjects include expressing and understanding emotions, verbal and nonverbal language cues, anger management and conflict resolution, listening, problem solving, decision making and parenting.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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INCL 512 Creating Multicultural Environments in the Classroom Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
This course assists K-12 educators in recognizing the importance of affirming the cultural identities of students and helping them to respect cultural differences in others. Participants develop resources, tools and methods to increase cultural awareness in the classroom across the curriculum. Activities encourage students to understand and honor diversity, both in their schools and in the larger community. This course focuses on methods to weave tolerance and understanding into existing curricular units and lesson plans.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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ITAL 101 Italian I Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
This course covers conversation about everyday Italian life and culture and basic grammar through reading of Italian prose.
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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ITAL 102 Italian II Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
The second semester of a year-long sequence in elementary Italian. Students build on skills in conversation and basic grammar developed in LALL 805.
Prerequisites ITAL*101;
Prereq. Override Available
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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LAAH 970 Major Artists Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
The course concentrates on a single artist or a group of related artists. Among the artists who have come under this intense investigation have been Donatello, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, and Picasso. The course has been designed to give students an in-depth knowledge of one artist’s life and art or the artists of a single school.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course may be repeated for credit.
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LACR 210 Texts & Contexts: Perspectives on The Humanities Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Perspectives on the Humanities addresses significant works from the ancient world, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment and Romantic periods, and the present day. The course serves five functions: to help students develop their skills in critical reading and writing; to introduce study of traditionally defined periods in the history of culture; to introduce a thematic approach to Humanities topics; to examine key primary texts from various periods and consider them alongside comparable art works; to explore the possibility that conventional ideas of period studies are open to challenge and reinterpretation. By the end of this course, successful students will: 1. Read and interpret college level texts, demonstrating competence in these critical reading skills: a. Summarizing and paraphrasing; b. Recognizing and outlining main ideas and themes, rhetorical strategies, chains of evidence; c. Drawing relevant connections between and among texts; d. Evaluating the effectiveness of an argument, the strategy of its presentation, and the evidence produced; e. Describing, analyzing, and evaluating the effectiveness of artistic writing. 2. Demonstrate their competence in reading assigned texts through progressively sophisticated writing assignments, including summarizing, paraphrasing, interpretation, analysis, and evaluation. 3. Demonstrate competence in assessing and using secondary sources including proper MLA citations and bibliography. 4. Outline the broad development of Western Civilization and discuss key components of Classical, Renaissance, and Romantic/Modern culture. 5. Express both subjective and objective evaluations of cultural artifacts and movements in reasoned and persuasive argument in both personal and scholarly writing.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
Requires enrollment in an undergraduate degree program.
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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LACR 490 Independent Study Division of Liberal Arts
1.5 - 3 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate 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 Undergraduate 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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LALL 809 Latin I
3 cr, 3 hrs
This course introduces the Latin language, some Latin authors in translation, and aspects of Roman culture. The course will cover approximately half of standard Latin grammar. Assignments will include reading and translation exercises and selections from ancient Latin texts. By the end of the course, students should understand the fundamentals of Latin grammar, have a basic working vocabulary, and be able to read simple Latin texts.
Prerequisites Prerequisite: LACR 102
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LALL 815 Romanticism
3 credits 45
A study of the Romantic movement in England, including the major poets (Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats), several novelists (including Bronte’s “”Wuthering Heights”” and Mary Shelley’s “”Frankenstein”“), samplings from the letters and essays. Some of the predominant Romantic themes - the artist as outcast, revolution, man’s relation to nature - are addressed.
Prerequisites LACR*102
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LALL 860 Literature & Film Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
This course explores different subjects through the arts of literature and film. Among the topics treated have been images of Vietnam, the thriller, and science fiction.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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LALL 911 Major Writers Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
Focuses on the life and work of a single important writer. Among the authors who have received this intense examination have been James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, and Emily Dickinson.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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LALL 964 Electronic Video
3 credits 45
The course traces the history of video as an art form from the early 1960s to the present. Basic film concepts are reviewed in their application to emerging new electronic formats. Video art is examined in all of its aspects as computer art, installation, and sculpture. The survey explores the variety of styles, genres, and forms that constitute the distinctive achievement of American video art. The videotapes and documentation of artists’ projects are examined and placed within the social and cultural context in which they were produced. The market forces and the political/psychological systems shaping the audience and creating an increasingly problematic role for artists are an important consideration.
Prerequisites LACR*102
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LALL 974 Advanced Poetry Workshop Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
900 level undergraduate course
An extension of the knowledge and experience of reading and writing poetry that students gained in the Poetry Writing Workshop. Students write, revise, and critique original poems, review individual books of poems, and survey the broad sweep of contemporary poetry.
Prerequisites LITT*251;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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LALL 975 Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
A follow-up to the Fiction Writing Workshop. Students produce, critique, read, and revise short stories in a more intensive environment. Goals are to hone critical skills, develop and refine students’ individual voices, and provide a portfolio of finished pieces.
Prerequisites LITT*252;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
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LAPI 934 The Blues Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
900 level undergraduate course
This course examines African-American social and cultural history at the crossroads of folklore, literacy narrative, and politics as it is reflected in and expressed by the musical idiom of the blues. Drawing from folk traditions, song, historical texts, documentary film, recorded and live music, dramatic literature, and dance, the course will apply interdisciplinary and ethnographic modes of analysis to interpret modern American cultural and social history.
Prerequisites LACR*210 or one HUMS course
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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