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2009-2010 University Catalog [Archived Catalogue]
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Course Renumbering
Commencing with the 2013-14 academic year the University began a multi-year course renumbering. For additional information visit the Course Renumbering page on the Office of the Registrar website.
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. Students registering for Summer 2014 coursework and beyond will do so using the new course numbers.
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GRSC 612 - Major Studio II/Sculpture 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. Formerly SC 611
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: GRSC 611 Open to graduate Sculpture students only. May be taken twice for credit.
Credits: 6 cr, 10 hrs |
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GRSC 621 - Advanced Projects 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. Meets with FASC 421. 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. Formerly SC 641
Prerequisites & Notes Restricted to students enrolled in graduate programs. May be taken twice for credit.
Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs |
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GRSC 631 - Molding and Casting Covers processes and techniques utilizing plaster, rubber, plastics, clays, and wax for making hard and flexible molds and for casting sculpture in durable materials. Provides a thorough foundation in foundry practices, including wax preparation, investing, pouring bronze or aluminum, chasing, finishing, and patinating finished metal casts. Meets with FASC 321. 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. Formerly SC 620
Prerequisites & Notes Restricted to students enrolled in graduate programs. May be taken twice for credit.
Credits: 1.5 cr, 3 hrs |
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GRSC 690 - Independent Study Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum, with limited supervision. Independent Study is available to Junior and Senior undergraduate students who have a minimum 2.5 GPA and to graduate students in good standing. Each Independent Study may be taken for one to three credits in Liberal Arts, 1.5 to six credits in CAD, and one to six credits in CPA and CMAC. Independent Study cannot fulfill major requirements. Independent Study may serve as free, studio, and liberal arts electives, depending on the topic of investigation. Students cannot apply more than 12 total credits of independent study towards their degree requirements.
Credits: 1.5 - 6 cr |
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GRSC 711 - Major Studio III/Sculpture Planning and initiation of a sustained body of mature work to be presented in a thesis exhibition following the thesis exhibition semester. Formerly SC 710
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: GRSC 612 Open to graduate Sculpture students only. May be taken twice for credit.
Credits: 6 cr, 2 hrs |
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GRTH 699 - Topics 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.
Prerequisites & Notes Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Credits: 1.5-6 cr |
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GRWM 699 - Topics 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.
Prerequisites & Notes Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Credits: 1.5-6 cr |
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GRXX 699 - Special Topics 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.
Prerequisites & Notes Instructor permission required. Repeatable for credit.
Credits: 1.5-6 cr |
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IDES 101 - Freshman I.D. 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. Formerly ID 113
Prerequisites & Notes Priority enrollment to Foundation majors. Student must NOT have completed the second semester of their Sophomore year (45 credits).
Credits: 1.5 cr, 3 hrs |
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IDES 371 - Architectonics 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. Formerly ID 312
Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs |
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IDES 402 - Studio 5: Projects Studio 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. Formerly ID 400B
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisites: IDES 401 Open to Industrial Design majors only.
Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs |
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ILUS 101 - Foundation Illustration Within the context of illustration assignments, students are introduced to a variety of media, methods, styles, and techniques used to create both black-and-white and color illustrations. The course includes conceptual, perceptual, and technical problems. The development of narrative skills, logical steps to problem solving, research, and creative thinking is also covered. Numerous presentations are made by guest illustrators. Formerly IL 100
Prerequisites & Notes Priority enrollment to Foundation majors.
Credits: 1.5 cr, 3 hrs |
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ILUS 690 - Independent Study Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum, with limited supervision. Independent Study is available to Junior and Senior undergraduate students who have a minimum 2.5 GPA and to graduate students in good standing. Each Independent Study may be taken for one to three credits in Liberal Arts, 1.5 to six credits in CAD, and one to six credits in CPA and CMAC. Independent Study cannot fulfill major requirements. Independent Study may serve as free, studio, and liberal arts electives, depending on the topic of investigation. Students cannot apply more than 12 total credits of independent study towards their degree requirements.
Credits: 1.5 - 6 cr |
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LAAH 111 - Art History Survey I A survey of Western visual arts and architecture from the earliest extant examples, cave painting and sculpture from Austrian and southern Europe to the arts of the Renaissance in Europe in the 14th-15th centuries. Students will be asked to visit and do research on the art in local museums and galleries in order to gain a foundation for the work from their textbook, and asked to place, evaluate, and comprehend the history of the world in which many of them make their art. Formerly HU 140A.
By the end of this course, successful students will:
- Evaluate the formal qualities of works of art.
- Contextualize works of art within an art-historical style/time period.
- Articulate the relationships between cultures and periods in the work of particular artists and styles.
- Illustrate their understanding of art as it has been defined in human experience and as it may relate to their lives as artists.
- Demonstrate their understanding of how even the most ancient examples of art may be sources for contemporary art.
- Demonstrate their descriptive and critical writing skills with respect to works of art observed in museum settings.
- Learn to use the appropriate vocabulary for discussing works of art in an Art Historical context.
Prerequisites & Notes Enrollment in BS, BFA, or BM degree program required. Successful completion of LACR 009 or LACR 100 where required as a result of English placement exam.
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LAAH 112 - Art History Survey II Following the first half of the Survey of Western Art, this course will consider Western visual arts and architecture from the Renaissance in Europe in the 14th-15th centuries to the present. As in the first semester, students will be asked to visit and do research on the art in local museums and galleries, and consider this more modern world as it relates to their own art and thought. They will be tested regularly and expected to write short essays about the work they have studied firsthand.
By the end of this course, successful students will:
- Evaluate the formal qualities of works of art.
- Contextualize works of art within an art-historical style/time period.
- Articulate the relationship between cultures and periods in the work of particular artists and styles.
- Illustrate their understanding of art as it has been defined in human experience and as it may relate to their lives as artists.
- Demonstrate their understanding of how even the most ancient examples of art may be sources for contemporary art.
- Demonstrate their descriptive and critical writing skills with respect to works of art observed in museum settings.
- Learn to use the appropriate vocabulary for discussing works of art in an Art Historical context.
Prerequisites & Notes Enrollment in BS, BFA, or BM degree program required. Successful completion of LACR 009 or LACR 100 where required as a result of English placement exam.
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LAAH 811 - Ancient Art A consideration of art and myth in Western Civilization as they are represented in their earliest forms beginning in ca. 3000 BCE in the cultures of the Ancient Middle East, Egypt, and the Aegean. It concludes with the arts of Classical Greece in the 5th-4th centuries BCE in recognition of their seminal influence on the arts of the West.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LAAH 813 - Medieval Art This course examines the sculpture, architecture, painting and decorative arts of Europe from the early Christian period in the 3rd century C.E. to the proto-Renaissance in Italy in the 14th century. The course focuses on the emergence and flowering of a European mystical Christian vision as distinct from the earlier monumental classical vision Greece and Rome.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LAAH 815 - Art in Renaissance Europe The painting, sculpture, architecture, and decorative arts of the 14th and 15th centuries in the major artistic centers of Northern Europe and in Italy are studied. The course compares and contrasts the works of painters such as Jan Van Eyck and Masaccio; and sculptors such as Claus Sluter and Donatello, who enriched both the habitations and churches of their secular and religious patrons and the proud and expanding mercantile cities in which they lived. Formerly HU 242
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LAAH 817 - Baroque Art This course studies the work of the major European painters and sculptors of the 17th century; Bernini, Rubens, Velasquez, Rembrandt, Poussin and Vermeer. More specialized artists - painters of landscape, still life genre, and the portrait - will also be considered.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LAAH 819 - 19th Century Art An investigation of change and diversity as represented by the major painters, sculptors and architects of Europe and America in this emerging Modernist century. Style categories under consideration include Neo-classicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LAAH 821 - American Art to 1945 A survey of American art, architecture, and design, emphasizing the 19th and early 20th centuries. The material covered is divided into a series of sections or themes and is considered in relation to tradition. Each section or theme is studied through the work of the major artists who best represent it. Formerly HU 348
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LAAH 830 - Modern Art At the beginning of the 20th century, artists responded to new technological forces and the pressures of mass culture in styles such as cubism, constructivism, and surrealism – styles that are still being explored by our contemporaries. The course surveys the period 1880-1980, emphasizing the continuity of the modern artist’s situation and role. Formerly HU 357
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LAAH 831 - American Art Since 1945 In 1945, World War II ended and the focus of modern art shifted from Paris to New York City. The course begins with Abstract Expressionism; studies other major American styles, such as pop art and minimalism; and concludes with post-modernist development such as performance and decoration by artists. Graduate students may register for this course under GRLA 631. Formerly HU 448A
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LAAH 832 - European Art Since 1945 Art since World War II has been dominated by the New York market and by the issue of abstraction; in Europe, however, artists continued to use the human figure as a vehicle for social and ethical concerns, and, more recently, their engagement has become a model for younger artists in both Europe and America. The course will look at crafts and book arts as well as fine arts; it will also make use of plays and films. Formerly HU 448B
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LAAH 851 - History of Industrial Design A survey of industrial design in the West, paying particular attention to developments in the 20th century. Formerly HU 251
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102 Priority enrollment to Industrial Design majors.
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LAAH 854 - History of Communication Design A survey of two-dimensional design in the West, with particular attention to developments in the 20th century. Formerly HU 254
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102 Priority enrollment to Graphic Design majors.
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LAAH 855 - History of Photography An introduction to the significant photographers and their work in the history of the medium, including technical developments and their impact, the major visual and aesthetic trends in the development of photography and their relationship to art in general, and the larger social context in which photography has developed. Formerly HU 255
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102 Priority enrollment to Photography majors.
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LAAH 861 - Arts of China This course covers ceramics, sculpture, painting, and other arts of China from the Neolithic through the last Chinese dynasty, that is from roughly 10,000 BCE to 1911. (If time permits some comments may be made about 20th century Chinese art.) A brief introduction to the historical and social background of each period will be presented as the outstanding arts and art styles of each period are examined. Particular attention will be paid to what, if any, uniquely Chinese characteristics are evident in the arts of China. Art recovered from major archaeological discoveries in China including the “terra cotta” warriors found near the tomb of China’s first emperor will be introduced and reviewed. Important masterworks of Chinese art in all media will also be analyzed and discussed. The influence of religion on Chinese art, particularly Buddhism, will be addressed, and we will also look at Chinese painting in some detail, especially at how figure painting came to be eclipsed by landscape painting. One quiz, mid-term and final examinations and one short paper. Formerly HU 342
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LAAH 862 - Arts of Africa Artistic, religious, sociological, and geographic aspects of societies in sub-Saharan Africa are studied in order to establish continuity as well as distinction between their art forms. Black American folk art, an extension and transformation of African art, is analyzed. Formerly HU 347
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LAAH 863 - Arts of India Painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Indus Valley civilization of the second millennium B.C.E. through the different periods of the Buddhist, Hindu, and Islamic dominance to the Raiput painting of the 18th century C.E. The different art styles are related to their historical, religious, and social background. Formerly HU 450
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LAAH 864 - Art of Islam The course covers architecture, architectural decoration, calligraphy, book illustration, textile and ceramic art of the Middle Eastern countries from the beginning of the Islamic era (7th century C.E.-8th century C.E.). It studies the impact of Islamic religion on the character of Islamic art and architecture. It also studies the various regional styles within this unified visual mode of expression. From time to time Islamic and Christian cultures will be compared so as to understand better the similarities and differences of the two. Formerly HU 451
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LAAH 865 - Arts of Japan This course covers the architecture, ceramics, painting, and sculpture of Japan from 11,000 BCE to the 19th century CE, and if time permits into the 20th, and 21st centuries. It considers and examines the special characteristics of Japanese art, and analyzes the influence of Chinese art and culture on Japanese art and culture. Particular attention will be paid Buddhist art, especially that influenced by Zen Buddhism. In addition, Japan’s unique achievements in illustrated narrative hand-scrolls of the 12th and 13th centuries and decorative screens of the 16th-18th centuries will be highlighted. One quiz, one paper, a mid-term, and final examination.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LAAH 931 - History and Aesthetics of 20th Century Performance Art This course traces the evolution of Performance Art including its roots in Futurism, Constructivism, the Bauhaus, Dada, Surrealism, Fluxus movement, parallel movements in Japanese Butoh dance, European Figuren theater, developments of media in performance, autobiographical performance, and spectacle. Video slides are shown to portray the visual impact of the genre. Formerly HU 256
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LAAH 933 - Modern Architecture The course investigates modern architecture, its theoretical premises, and the social context that generated it. Students will also inquire into modern architecture’s legacy: postmodern architecture. Formerly HU 345
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LAAH 935 - Dada and Surrealism The history of the post-World War I antirational movements Dada and Surrealism. Since these were literary and political as well as artistic movements, attention is given to texts by such authors as Artaud, Breton, Freud, Jarry, Rimbaud, and Tzara, as well as to works of art. Formerly HU 355
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LAAH 937 - Abstract Expressionism Abstract Expressionism was the most important movement in post-WWII American art. This course surveys its origins, accomplishments, and decline. Formerly HU 442
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LAAH 970 - Major Artists 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. Formerly HU 456
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102 Repeatable for credit.
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LAAH 973 - Women Artists A chronological survey of professional female painters and sculptors active in Western Europe and the United States, from the 16th century to the present. The role played by women artists in earlier ages, other nations, and different media is also examined. Three written assignments. Formerly HU 354
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LAAH 974 - Topics in Design A seminar in the history of design. Each semester the course is taught, a different aspect of design history is studied. Individual designers under consideration have been Wright, Le Corbusier, and Aalto; other topics have been particular design histories: crafts history, graphic design history, industrial design history; and particular styles of design: The Arts and Crafts movement, Art Nouveau, Bauhaus, de Stijl and Constructivism, Art Deco, and Post-Modernism. Formerly HU 452
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LAAH 975 - “Dirty Pictures” A History of Art Censorship There has been some form of art censorship, virtually everywhere in the world, as long as there has been art. For centuries visual artworks deemed offensive have been altered or destroyed, their audiences restricted and their creators fined, imprisoned, harassed, and/or physically harmed. The purpose of this course is to examine important cases of art censorship, to try and understand why this phenomenon has been so widespread and long-lasting and to consider its implications within, and beyond, the art community today and for the future.
After briefly surveying the history of art censorship in the Western world from antiquity through the mid-20th century, this course will focus on five recent case studies - [particularly notorious instances of art censorship that occurred in the U.S. between 1982 and 2004. We will examine the basic facts of each case, then review and discuss the principal responses it has generated and its subsequent implications, from several points of view. Some of the complex questions to be explored will include: Exactly what constitutes “censorship”? Under what circumstances might censorship be justified? Should different criteria be applied to potentially controversial public art, vs. the art displayed in art galleries and museums?
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LACR 007 - English as a Second Language I
The 007 class prepares English as a Second Language learners for the kinds of writing, reading and presentations expected of them at the college level. Students who pass 007 will next take 008, the final course in the ESL sequence.
LACR 007 prepares students for whom English is a second language to produce the kinds of writing and presentations expected of them on the college level, and to improve their reading and critical thinking skills. This is a two-semester requirement. LACR 007 provides review of English grammar, sentence structure, and paragraph development. It focuses primarily on the development of fluency in writing, speaking, listening and reading. The second semester, LACR 008, focuses on the different kinds of prose techniques and on responding in writing to readings and to the work of other students. A workshop format engages students in collaborative learning activities.
By the end of this course, successful students will:
- Recognize and demonstrate paragraph structure in English. Develop essay structure, which includes introduction paragraphs, thesis statements, support, and conclusion paragraphs. Learn and apply the revision process.
- Apply rules for sentence structure and sentence-level punctuation. Recognize and edit sentence fragments, run-ons, missing elements in clauses.
- Demonstrate understanding of class lectures and critique content. Describe, explain and analyze their own work and work of others in class discussion and in writing.
- Develop reading skills for academic texts, such as using background knowledge, skimming, scanning, and reading for deeper understanding. Demonstrate knowledge of key vocabulary. Locate thesis and evidence.
- Synthesize two sources to support arguments. Apply source material through quotation and paraphrase, and cite source material using MLA format (in-text citations, author introduction, and works cited page) to avoid intentional or unintentional plagiarism.
Credits for LACR 007 or LACR 008 do not count toward graduation. On rare occasions, students may be exempted from LACR 008 by the instructor. LACR 007, 008 are graded on a pass/fail basis. A student who successfully completes the sequence enters LACR 101. Depending on the performance, some, students may take 009 or 100.
Prerequisites & Notes Credits for LACR 007 or LACR 008 do not count toward graduation. On rare occasions, students may be exempted from LACR 008 by the instructor. LACR 007 and LACR 008 are graded on a pass/fail basis. A student who successfully completes the sequence usually enters LACR 101. Depending on the performance, some students may take 009 or 100.
Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs |
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LACR 008 - English as a Second Language II LACR 008 prepares students for whom English is a second language to produce the kinds of writing and presentations expected of them on the college level, and to improve their reading and critical thinking skills. This is a two semester requirement. LACR 007 provides review of English grammar, sentence structure, and paragraph development. It focuses primarily on the development of fluency in writing, speaking, listening and reading. The second semester, LACR 008, focuses on the different kinds of prose techniques and on responding in writing to readings and to the work of other students. A workshop format engages students in collaborative learning activities.
The 008 class builds skills learned in 007 and further prepares students for the kinds of writing, reading and presentations expected of them at the college level. Students who pass 008 may proceed to LACR 009 (Fundamentals of Composition I), LACR 100 (Fundamentals of Composition II), or LACR 101 (First Year Writing I), depending on the instructor’s recommendation.
By the end of this course, successful students will:
- Compose a thesis and support it in the body of an essay, in definite paragraphs.
- Apply the revision and editing process to each essay, including sentence structure (complete and correctly ordered sentences), subject-verb agreement, verb form.
- Use college-level diction.
- Demonstrate understanding of class lectures and critique content. Analyze, question and evaluate their own work and the work of others, in discussion and in writing.
- Read and interpret academic texts. Identify and summarize major and minor points. Locate thesis and evaluate argument and evidence in class discussion and in writing.
- Synthesize 2-3 sources and compose a research essay of 1,000-1,500 words. Apply source material through quotation, paraphrase and summary, and cite source material using MLA format (in-text citations, author introduction, and works cited page) to avoid intentional or unintentional plagiarism.
Prerequisites & Notes Credits for LACR 007 or LACR 008 do not count toward graduation. On rare occasions, students may be exempted from LACR 008 by the instructor. LACR 007, 008 are graded on a pass/fail basis. A student who successfully completes the sequence enters LACR 101.
Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs |
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LACR 009 - Fundamentals of Composition I LACR 009 develops students’ critical reading and writing skills so that they may employ the writing processes expected at the college level. The emphasis is on reading comprehension and writing processes (analyzing, applying, and evaluating), as well as on the technical aspects of writing, specifically essay structure, paragraph construction, grammar, punctuation and spelling. As this course is six hours per week, one-to-one time with the instructor is built into the class, so students can work on individual reading and writing issues.
By the end of this course, successful students will:
- Develop critical reading and writing skills: describing, summarizing, evaluating, and interpreting.
- Compose a thesis and support it in the body of the essay in well-structured paragraphs.
- Analyze sources (locate the author’s thesis and evidence).
- Apply source material through quotation, paraphrase, and summary.
- Understand how to avoid intentional or unintentional plagiarism.
- Access source material in the stacks of the library.
- Recognize and edit patterns of grammatical error (sentence fragments, run-on sentences, subject-verb agreement, verb tense, punctuation, and spelling) to write clear sentences.
Prerequisites & Notes This course does not count for credit toward graduation. LACR 009 is graded on a pass/no grade basis. Students who pass LACR 009 enter LACR 100. On rare occasions, a student may pass, with the instructor’s recommendation, from 009 to LACR 102. Such a student must meet with the Dean of Liberal Arts to decide on a suitable writing intensive course that will make up for the 3 LACR 101 credits. The student must make up these credits to fulfill the 42 credit requirement in Liberal Arts. Placement in LACR 009 is based on performance on a diagnostic test.
Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs |
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LACR 22X - Scientific Inquiry Foundation Track (SIFT) The Scientific Inquiry Foundation Track (SIFT) serves as a foundation for future studies in the natural and social sciences, in mathematics, and for life-long learning. Scholarship in these scientific disciplines has influenced our culture in significant ways - both directly as a result of ongoing research and indirectly as new scientific ideas and theories are developed and applied within the context of important issues and concerns in the larger society.
By the end of this course, successful students will:
- Frame questions for empirical study and identify appropriate data and analysis.
- Carry out short-term inquiries and synthesize findings into a coherent written conclusion or suggestion for further studies.
- Assess revelant literature (text, media or online) to identify areas in which their work may intersect the larger scholarly field.
- Prepare a formal presentation of findings including written and visual or performance oriented expositions.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the ethical considerations of the research process.
Prerequisites & Notes For all SIFT courses, student must have first matriculated at UArts after Fall 2005. Enrollment in BS, BFA, or BM degree program required.
This is a description of the SIFT course category. Any course numbered LACR 22- will meet this requirement. For example:
- LACR 221 SIFT: Problem Solving
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LACR 101 - First-year Writing I LACR 101 is the first part of a year-long writing, reading and research course that teaches the fundamental aspects of the responsible student-scholar. The emphasis is on the reading and writing processes that lead to argumentation, as well as on the technical aspects of writing, specifically essay structure, paragraph construction, grammar, punctuation and spelling. Students practice critical reading and writing skills to develop academic essays: describing, summarizing, analyzing, applying and synthesizing. They are introduced to the library’s holdings and taught to access and assess source material.
By the end of this course, successful students will:
- Demonstrate the critical reading and writing skills needed to construct academic essays – describing, summarizing, analyzing, applying, and synthesizing.
- Compose a question-based research paper (about four pages in length) and support a thesis in the body of the essay in properly structured paragraphs.
- Apply source material avoiding intentional or unintentional plagiarism through direct quotation and paraphrase and cite in MLA format (in-text citations and bibliography)
- Synthesize source material to support a deductive argument
- Assess scholarly sources (locate the author’s thesis, evaluate evidence, and weigh credibility).
- Access source material through the library holdings: reference section, on-line databases, stacks, and in-library periodicals.
- Recognize and edit patterns of grammatical error (sentence fragments, run-on sentences, subject-verb agreement, verb tense, punctuation, and spelling) to write clear sentences.
Prerequisites & Notes Enrollment in BS, BFA, or BM degree program required. Successful completion of LACR 009 or LACR 100 where required as a result of English placement exam.
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LACR 210 - Texts & Contexts: Perspectives on the Humanities 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 & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102 Enrollment in BS, BFA, or BM degree program required.
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LACR 220 - SIFT: Observing Children Observing Children is a multidisciplinary social science class that is centered on fieldwork with children. Utilizing ethnographic methods, students will observe, record, and analyze children’s behavior and compare their observations to course readings. Classics in psychology, sociology, and anthropology shed light on the student’s chosen field site, whether it is a day center, museum, city stoop, or playground.
Prerequisites & Notes Enrollment in BS, BFA, or BM degree program required. Successful completion of LACR 009 or LACR 100 where required as a result of English placement exam.
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LACR 221 - SIFT: Problem Solving This course is one of the options in the Scientific Inquiry Foundation Track (SIFT). It serves as a foundation for future studies in the natural and social sciences, mathematics and life-long learning. Students will explore the basics of scientific method and research. They will learn how to frame questions that can be investigated empirically. The results of these “pilot studies” will be written up as papers and discussed in class presentations. The idea of intimate engagement will be introduced to enhanced the student’s ability to problem solve more effectively.
Prerequisites & Notes Enrollment in BS, BFA, or BM degree program required. Successful completion of LACR 009 or LACR 100 where required as a result of English placement exam.
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LACR 222 - SIFT: Human Adaptability A examination of the relationships between environmental resources, technology and power in production systems ranging from hunter-gatherer to industrial. Jared Diamond’s GUNS, GERMS and STEEL forms the core of the course with his discussion of the geographical context of domestication of plants and animals and how they might have ultimately affected the world distribution of power. Various ecosystems (deserts, grasslands, arctic, tropical and temperate forest and high altitude) are considered along with their advantages and disadvantages for domestication and human adaptation. The scientific questions underlying these geographic and ecological investigations are considered throughout the term.
Prerequisites & Notes Enrollment in BS, BFA, or BM degree program required. Successful completion of LACR 009 or LACR 100 where required as a result of English placement exam.
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LACR 223 - SIFT: Life Science Concepts This course introduces learners to issues of critical and contemporary significance in the life sciences. In this context, students will learn about the scientific method, experimental design, data analysis, ethical considerations and critical thinking, particularly in the framework of environment and human health. In addition, the course encourages research and dialogue regarding the role of society in these issues. Several key environmental issues are highlighted in the course, and students are encouraged to research additional topics in more detail through their assignments. Students will keep a journal of relevant articles in recent news as well as learn about aspects of biological sciences that impact their lives. The final two weeks of the course will be dedicated to student led presentations on these topics. Topics covered in the course include: a) historical and ethical perspectives of the environment, b) ecological principles, c) biodiversity and endangered species, d) renewable and nonrenewable environment resources, e) resource management and quality, f) environmental law, g) human health and toxicology, h) waste management, i) air and water pollution, j) and environmental sustainability.
Prerequisites & Notes Enrollment in BS, BFA, or BM degree program required. Successful completion of LACR 009 or LACR 100 where required as a result of English placement exam.
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LACR 224 - SIFT: Death and Ritual This course examines death with the tools of physical and cultural anthropology. Students will learn the scientific process of forensics and the utilization of evidence. They will also engage in analytical methods of examining cultural and social practices. The course will be project-based: In the realm of physical anthropology, projects will include analyses of mummified and other human remains, as well as funerary structures; in the cultural anthropological field, projects will focus on critical looks at beliefs about death, burial, reincarnation, eternal recurrence, and other socio-cultural phenomena.
Prerequisites & Notes Enrollment in BS, BFA, or BM degree program required. Successful completion of LACR 009 or LACR 100 where required as a result of English placement exam.
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LACR 225 - SIFT: Observing Humans This course presents several different social science frameworks and seeks to uncover what can be learned about human behavior by people watching. Students choose places for brief weekly observation and use their own art skills to document what they see.
Prerequisites & Notes Enrollment in BS, BFA, or BM degree program required. Successful completion of LACR 009 or LACR 100 where required as a result of English placement exam.
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LACR 226 - SIFT: Fundamentals of Mathematics An introduction to the fundamental mathematical principles and operations used in undergraduate courses in the physical and social sciences. Topics include sets, logic, probability, statistics, number theory, algebra and geometry. The course includes a module on scientific method which is common to all SIFT courses.
Prerequisites & Notes Enrollment in BS, BFA, or BM degree program required. Successful completion of LACR 009 or LACR 100 where required as a result of English placement exam.
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LACR 227 - SIFT: Discovering America Are most Americans middle class? Are college students elite? Do most Americans believe in God? Are Democrats a majority? Are UArts students strange? The knowledge we have about society typically comes from generalized personal experience and/or media accounts, both of which often suffer from idiosyncrasy, ideological bias, or some other distortion. This course introduces the student to the scientific approach to knowledge by investigating society on several dimensions selected from the following: income, class, education, religion, occupation, political orientation, family structure, sexuality, crime and deviance, and social attitudes and beliefs on a variety of issues. The first half of the course focuses on the nature of science, social science, and sociology and its methods. The second half examines specific examples of sociological research and findings about American society to understand both what the facts are and how they are discovered and validated.
Prerequisites & Notes Enrollment in BS, BFA, or BM degree program required. Successful completion of LACR 009 or LACR 100 where required as a result of English placement exam.
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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LACR 228 - SIFT: Human Origins & Primates An anthropological perspective on evolution, biology, ecology, and behavior of nonhuman primates from prosimians to great apes. Students are introduced to the principles of evolution and adaptive trends. The course focuses on the successful terrestrial species of Old World monkeys and the apes ? the gibbon, orangutan, gorilla, and chimpanzee. Comparisons are made among nonhuman primates and our own species regarding diet, locomotion, tool use and manufacture, modes of communication, social behavior and social systems, motherhood and child care, aggression, ?cultural? behavior and recent trends in nonhuman primate behavior studies. Films are an important part of the course. Formerly LASS 851
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LACR 229 - SIFT: Science and Contemporary Society An introduction to the scientific approach to knowledge by exploring sociology and some of its findings about contemporary society. Students begin by considering the distinctive nature of science as a way of discovering verifiable knowledge about the empirical world. Historical and contemporary examples of scientific discoveries as well as examples of pseudo-science supplement the theoretical discussion. Students then focus on the science of sociology. Case studies from sociological research illustrate the perspective and methods of sociology as an example of the scientific approach. Students also examine different aspects of contemporary American society like inequality and social class, sexuality and conceptions of the family, racial and ethnic diversity, changing levels of educational attainment, varieties of religious participation and belief, rates of deviance and crime, and political identification. In the last part of the course the context in which science develops and operates, both social and cultural is considered. Social values, political ideologies, and religious beliefs are examined for the ways in which they can affect science as well as the ways in which science can affect them.
Prerequisites & Notes Enrollment in BS, BFA, or BM degree program required. Successful completion of LACR 009 or LACR 100 where required as a result of English placement exam.
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LACR 230 - SIFT: Visual Physics This course provides a visually-based but rigorous investigation of a range of topics in physics, including mechanics, optics, acoustics, and relativity theory. It is a course specifically designed for art students, but is not a “physics for poets: course - that is, the course involves investigation and analysis, rather than simple discussion of physical concepts. The primary objective of the course is to present students with an understanding of both the methods of physics.
Prerequisites & Notes Enrollment in BS, BFA, or BM degree program required. Successful completion of LACR 009 or LACR 100 where required as a result of English placement exam.
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LALL 801 - French I Students study the basic elements of French grammar through conversation and drills derived from readings of easy modern prose and from a cultural reader. Formerly HU 130A
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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LALL 802 - French I Students study the basic elements of French grammar through conversation and drills derived from readings of easy modern prose and from a cultural reader. Formerly HU 130B
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102
Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs |
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