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  • EXP 101 - Experiential Learning Academic Research

    Academic research experiences are opportunities for students to develop their understanding of professional methods and fields of study appropriate to a chosen discipline or proposed research question. The value of research for undergraduate students lies both in the intellectual development of the student and in the potential discovery of previously unknown information. Academic research experiences should therefore emphasize the development of disciplinary research skills and methodology; they should be substantial (in breadth, scope, maturity, and effort involved); and they should encourage students to engage with the planning, execution, and presentation of their research efforts.  In addition, sharing the results of one’s research is an important part of the research process, which calls upon the researcher to participate in a community of scholars. Research experiences therefore should be presented or published in some form.
    (Experiential Learning Requirement)
  

  • EXP 102 - Experiential Learning Civic Engagement

    Civic engagement experiences are opportunities for students to contribute positively to society and connect to their local, national, and international communities. Civic engagement experiences should be grounded in civic and social responsibility and should emphasize collaboration with community stakeholders. Civic engagement experiences can be practiced through social activism, public scholarship, community advocacy, and direct service.
    (Experiential Learning Requirement)
  

  • EXP 103 - Experiential Learning Creative Expression

    Creative Expression experiences are opportunities for students to explore their creative potential and develop as artists. Activities in this category may be focused on the conceptualization and execution and/or on the interpretation of creative work.  These experiences should emphasize exploring the student’s creative process and aesthetic choices, as well as eventually sharing the work created.
    (Experiential Learning Requirement)
  

  • EXP 104 - Experiential Learning Global Connections

    Global Connections experiences are opportunities for students to broaden their perspective through immersing themselves in a culture different from their home culture, and extending their learning beyond the classroom through daily immersion in a different environment. Global Connections experiences should also deepen students’ understanding of the interconnectedness of the world and the range of political, social, cultural, and economic issues affecting cultures and interactions around the world.  Experience must be approved by the Program Coordinator for International & Off-Campus Studies and appropriate travel documentation and waivers must be completed prior to travel.(Experiential Learning Requirement)
    (Experiential Learning Requirement)
  

  • EXP 105 - Experiential Learning Leadership

    Leadership is generally defined as the act of motivating and inspiring others toward achieving common goals. With that in mind, leadership experiences will encourage students to explore the fundamental characteristics of a leader and how they are applied in a real-world context. These experiences should help students explore their values, leadership principles and ethical boundaries and practice self-awareness as they collaborate with others. Through this process students will begin to understand how their unique personality and skills influence others.  For EXP 105 credit, students must also participate in leadership workshops reflect thoughtfully on their leadership work.
    (Experiential Learning)
  

  • EXP 106 - Experiential Learning Professional Exploration

    Professional Exploration experiences are opportunities for students to engage in vocational discovery, develop skills, be immersed in a professional setting, and go through the process of searching for and obtaining opportunities that may contribute to future career acquisition. Professional Exploration experiences will successfully prepare students for opportunities beyond college.
    (Experiential Learning Requirement)

Anthropology
  

  • ANT 101 - Cultural Anthropology (1)

    The course provides a cross-cultural, critical perspective on human behavior and society. The diversity of human cultures from nomadic food foragers to industrialized city dwellers is examined, and the implications of subsistence, social, economic, political, and religious systems for the lives of men and women are explored through readings, videos and lively discussions. Students are provided with tools to more objectively compare other cultures with their own. Emphasis on non-Western cultures. Not open to seniors without permission of the instructor.
    (Social Science)
  

  • ANT 105 - Human Origins (1)

    Introduction to the study of human origins through an explicitly scientific anthropological approach. The processes and products of human evolution are surveyed from the perspectives of genetics, evolutionary theory, comparative anatomy, primatology, the fossil record, artifactual evidence, and biocultural behaviors. Course purposes include learning the basic concepts and terminology of physical anthropology to enable anthropological thinking about biocultural change through time; becoming acquainted with the basic precepts of evolutionary theory including Mendelian principles and modern genetics; exploring the relatedness of past and present human species with living and extinct primates; gaining knowledge about the basic sequence of human evolution including species names, key attributes, dates of existence, and hypothesized connections; and considering ongoing issues relating to the interaction of biology and culture in the contemporary world. Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
  

  • ANT 106 - Language and Culture - Linguistic Anthro (1)

    This class presents a broad survey of linguistic anthropology, focusing on language as a form of human behavior. We explore the nature and function of human language learning the ways that language reflects and informs social life. Core topics include differences between human and animal communication, ways that language functions as a formal system, language patterns that differ cross culturally, and social strategies that reflect power relationships. We address such subjects as nonverbal communication, folklore, spoken art, dialects, language origin, language acquisition and language change, including into the electronic age. This course provides you the opportunity to connect theoretical perspectives with everyday communication and understand the significance of language in your own personal and professional life.
    (Social Science)
  

  • ANT 110 - Archaeology (1)

    Intensive introductory-level exploration of how archaeologists use a systematic scientific approach to investigate the past. Specifics on selected past cultures will be presented although this course is not intended to be a comprehensive overview of human prehistory. Students will learn about (1) research methods for the collection of archaeological data; (2) techniques developed for interpreting archaeological site formation, relative and chronometric dating, and artifact analyses; (3) a brief history of archaeological inquiry; and (4) essential theoretical underpinnings of major archaeological paradigms. Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
  

  • ANT 205 - The Maya (1)

    An introduction to the intriguing cultures, philosophies, and achievements of the Maya. Ancient Maya culture, Spanish colonialism, modern events and recent Maya response, as well as history, culture, society, language, and beliefs are addressed. Materials written by Maya authors used when possible. Prerequisite: one of the following: ANT 101 , ANT 106 , SOC 101 , SOC 102 , HIS 141 , LAS 141 , or EST 123 . Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
  

  • ANT 206 - West Indian People and Culture (1)

    The course will familiarize the student with the anthropological concerns of a number of topics concerning the people of the West Indies including maroonage, cultural retentions, family, religion, folklore, and cultural pluralism. In Belize students will focus on the Garifuna and their interactions with Creoles, Mayans and Hispanics. There will be several fieldtrips to places such as an archaeological site, a drumming center, a doll maker and storyteller, schools and churches. Several classes will be held at Belize’s first women’s co-operative. The class may also travel to San Pedro to meet with another Cornell College class - EDU 262  ”Comparative Education”.Taught in Belize. Entails additional costs. Prerequisites: ANT 101  and permission of Instructor. Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
  

  • ANT 208 - Sex, Love and Intimacy: Anthropological Approaches to Love and Family (1)

    This course focuses on the wide variety of ways that people organize their families and their love lives around the world. Students will study the conceptualization of family and kinship, cultural definitions of relatedness, and enduring human bonds. We will focus on continuity and social change across cultures and the ways in which the meaning of family has been transformed by migration, multi-ethnic, interfaith and transnational relationships, same-sex relationships, friendships, new reproductive and genetic technologies, polygamy, and the influence of the internet. Prerequisite: One of the following: ANT 101 , SOC 101 , SOC 102, SOC 273 , GSS 171 , EST 123 . Offered every third year.
    (Social Science)
  

  • ANT 210 - Religion, Magic, and Witchcraft (1)

    The course provides a cross-cultural perspective on religious beliefs, practices, and world views. Students survey some of the theoretical approaches to the study of religion, and are provided with tools to examine religions within their cultural contexts. Topics include spiritual healing, rites of passage, sorcery, witchcraft, shamanism, and syncretic religions like Hatian Vodou. Using ethnographic texts and films, students will explore some of the ways that religious and spiritual practice shape peoples’ lives. Prerequisite: ANT 101  or SOC 370 . Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
  

  • ANT 222 - Applied Anthropology (1)

    This course will explore the relationship between anthropology and contemporary world problems, especially as they impact small-scale developing countries. Focus will be on the impact of tourism on local churches, economies and ways of life as well as the impacts of labor migration, climate change and practices like overfishing that deplete local natural resources. Students will observe the various kinds of tourism that have shaped contemporary Nassau, visit plantation ruins, and attend cultural events as opportunities arise. Some classes will be combined with the biology and geology classes traveling from Cornell to the Bahamas with us. There may also be opportunities to learn from presentations given by individuals or groups visiting the Center. Taught in the Bahamas, with time in Nassau, and at the Gerace Research Center, on the island of San Salvador. Entails additional costs. Prerequisites: ANT 101  and permission of Instructor. Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
  

  • ANT 259 - Topics: Anthropology of Sport (1)

    Some may believe that sport is a trivial element of social life - “just entertainment.” This course will challenge that assumption and encourage students to consider how and why sport can be understood as a powerful socio-cultural domain. We will explore sport as a site where identity and community are invented, contested, embodied, displayed, and consumed, with special attention to how sport can support and/or subvert relations of power. Using an anthropological framework, we will examine intersecting structures of inequality such as race, gender, and sexuality; consider how collective cultural stories are enacted; delve into issues of globalization; and more. By the end of this course, students will gain an understanding of basic anthropological concepts and methods, have a complex and nuanced understanding of “culture” and sport, and be able to use the methods discussed in this class to evaluate current social issues and interactions that occur in the media and daily life.
    (Social Science)
  

  • ANT 271 - Women, Men and Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective (1)

    Study of how gender roles are defined and reinforced in different societies, the social, economic and political roles played by women and the options available to women within different cultural contexts. Topics include the effects of war and/or military occupation on women, the trafficking of women and children, socialization, aging, symbolism, religion, and culture contact. Ethnographies, biography, videos, and discussions will be used. This course may count toward the SAN or GSS majors. Prerequisite: One of the following: ANT 101 , SOC 348 , SOC 366 , GSS 171 . Offered every third year.
    (Social Science)
  
  
  
  

  • ANT 308 - Ritual, Symbol, and Behavior (1)

    People everywhere engage in rituals, some simple, others complex, some secular, others religious or spiritual. Why? In this course, we will examine the role of ritual in our social behavior and explore the ways these individual and collective experiences reflect distinct social values, power structures and modes of subjectivity. We will also consider ways that ritual helps us understand the production and reproduction of culture.    . Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
  

  • ANT 311 - Introduction to Archaeological Field Methods (1)

    Field course involving direct student participation in archaeological data collection through excavation of buried historic or prehistoric site deposits. Standard archaeological excavation techniques, recording of excavation context through mapping and photography, regional culture history sequences and artifact identification. Students are responsible for transportation to field locations within ca. 45 minutes drive from campus. Prerequisite: One of the following: ANT 101 , ANT 105 , ANT 110 . Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
  

  • ANT 312 - Medical Anthropology (1)

    This course offers an introduction to the cross-cultural study of illness, health, disease and medical systems. We will look at how culture, political systems and economics shape experiences of and access to medicine. Using ethnographic case studies we will examine cultural understandings of pain, suffering, healing, and death as well as the contemporary challenges of AIDS and emerging infectious diseases. This course may count toward the SAN or GSS majors. Prerequisite: One of the following: ANT 101 , SOC 317 , SOC 368 . Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
  

  • ANT 323 - Environment, Culture, and Sustainability (1)

    Human induced climate change is and will continue to be one of the most important challenges facing humankind in the 21st century. Rising seas, flooding, increased forest fire activity, drought, more unpredictable and dramatic weather, species loss, loss of coral reefs and other vulnerable habitats, intense heat waves, melting of glacier and polar ice and food crop instability are just some of the changes we can anticipate. In this course we will examine the anthropological contribution to our understanding of how humans interact with these changing environmental conditions. Prerequisite: ANT 101   and one course in ANT or SOC at the 200 level or above.
    (Social Science)
  

  • ANT 325 - Anthropology of Doing Good: Human Rights, Development, and Humanitarianism (1)

    This course will offer a critical look at what is thought of as “doing good” (particularly from an international perspective). Over the course of the block we will examine both the underlying assumptions of so-called do-gooder work and the practical problems of creating change. We will look at the work often characterized as doing good:  development, humanitarianism, NGO work, state-building, democratic reforms, UN mandates, peacekeeping, also charity and religious work. Prerequisite: ANT 101  and one course in ANT or SOC at the 200 level or above.
    (Social Science)
  

  • ANT 358 - Advanced Topic: Race, Ethnicity & Anthropology (1)

    This course will examine concepts of race and ethnicity from the perspective of anthropology. Using a four-field approach we will explore the biology of human diversity, origins of the modern concept of race, and the ongoing impacts of racial worldviews on contemporary social life. Throughout the course, we will attend to differences in wealth, power, and prestige replicated through the social enactment of race. We will collectively explore questions such as: how do anthropologists understand biological diversity; how has science both contributed to and challenged conceptions of race and ethnicity; how do ideas of race and ethnicity vary historically and cross-culturally; why do conceptions of race and ethnicity change or persist; and how do ideas of race and ethnicity continue to shape our social worlds? Discussions throughout this course will allow us to think together about important issues that shape all of our lives. Through our collective engagement with conceptions of race and ethnicity we will challenge our assumptions, ask pressing questions, better understand persistent inequalities, and explore possible futures. Prerequisite: ANT 101  or SOC 101  
    (Social Science)
  
  
  
  

  • ANT 483 - Anthropological Theory (1)

    A systematic introduction to anthropological theory, focusing the ideas that contributed to the development of the discipline; the key shifts in theoretical perspective; and contemporary debates on the ideas of culture, identity, agency, globalization and ethnographic authority. Prerequisites: ANT 101  and one additional ANT course. Alternate years. No S/U option.
    (Social Science)
  

  • ANT 484 - Qualitative Research Methods and Fieldwork (1)

    Introduction to the theoretical and practical concerns of anthropological research methods, including writing research proposals, the tradition of participant observation, interviewing techniques, the qualitative approach to data analysis, the collecting and reporting of data, and the use of ethnography in social science. Students learn how to conduct original ethnographic research. Prerequisites: ANT 101  and junior standing and one additional anthropology or one upper level sociology course. Alternate years. No S/U option.
    (Social Science)
  

  • ANT 485 - Readings/Research in Anthropology (1/2-1)

    Student-designed individual research in selected areas. Prerequisites: ANT 101  and one other course in Anthropology. May be repeated for credit; however, no more than one term of 485 may be counted toward an individualized major in Anthropology or the Sociology and Anthropology major.
  

  • ANT 487 - SOC/SAN/ANT Senior Seminar (1)

     

    The senior capstone course provides anthropology, sociology and sociology/anthropology majors an opportunity to reflect on their academic career as their attention turns toward their post-baccalaureate future.  It is designed to help students synthesize, integrate, and articulate their sociological/anthropological insights and experiences. The course is organized around three major themes: (1) reflection and assessment of one’s academic career, (2) professional development; and (3) a cumulative capstone project.  Open only to Senior Anthropology Majors, Senior Sociology Majors, and Senior Sociology and Anthropology Majors  No S/U Option.

      Prerequisites: ANT 483  or SOC 483 , and ANT 484  or SOC 484 .
    (Social Science)
  
  
  

  • ANT 511 - Extended Research in Anthropology (1/4)

    Students will pursue an empirical problem through a new qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods research project or substantially revise and expand an existing research project. Over the course of four blocks, students will engage in research design and implementation. Course will require 2-3 hours of work per week. Prerequisites: SOC 484  or ANT 484 , and permission of instructor.
    (CR)

Archaeology
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • ARC 485 - Applied Archaeology or Archaeology Capstone (1)

    Independent, interdisciplinary project, required of all majors during their senior year. Prerequisite: permission of the Archaeology advisor.
  
  

Art and Art History
  

  • ART 103 - Drawing I (1)

    Interaction with art elements, line, form, space, value, texture, pattern, and color, using limited media. In Block 8 2020, this course was evaluated as Credit/No Credit and was taught online due to COVID-19. May be repeated as ART 203  taken with a different instructor No S/U option [SA]
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • ART 104 - Studio Art Basics 2D, 3D, Photo (1)

    Introductory-level studio art course exploring art elements, concepts, and history. Three versions are offered on a rotating basis: 2-D, 3-D, and Photo Imaging. Students are not allowed to repeat this course even if the medium is different. No S/U option. [SA]
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • ART 151 - Art and Culture (W) (1)

    A thematic introduction to the subjects of art history, the language, and the methods used in the discipline, with a specific focus on the relationship of form and content. The course examines works of art as expressions of social, intellectual, religious, and aesthetic values. No S/U option. [AH]
    (Writing Requirement)
  

  • ART 203 - Drawing II (1)

    Interaction with art elements, line, form, space, value, texture, pattern, and color, using limited media. May be repeated as ART 203 taken with a different instructor No S/U option [SA]
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • ART 207 - Photography (1)

    An introduction to camera use, black and white film, and darkroom techniques with an emphasis on photography within an art context. The art department will provide students with a 35mm SLR film camera. Prerequisite: any 100-level studio art course. No S/U option. [SA]
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • ART 211 - Sculpture (1)

    The making of three-dimensional art forms using a variety of techniques, primarily with clay, plaster, and mixed media. Prerequisite: any 100-level studio art course. No S/U option. [SA]
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • ART 220 - Studio Art Topics: Digital Art (1)

    This studio art course will introduce students to a variety of digital programs and processes in order to develop visual artwork. Prerequisite: ART 103  or ART 104 
  

  • ART 223 - Utilitarian Ceramics (1)

    What is the “language” of pottery and how does it differ from sculpture? What details must artists consider as they create objects for the purpose of utility? In this course, students will use clay to explore pottery forms and the role of functionality today. Students will learn both wheel-throwing and hand-building techniques in order to create utilitarian ceramic objects. Both historical and contemporary pottery will be explored through studio projects, art historical readings/presentations, and individual research. Students will be involved in every step of the ceramic process from mixing clay, forming and glazing functional works of art, and loading/firing kilns. Prerequisite: any 100 level Studio Art course. No S/U option. [SA]
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • ART 224 - Sculptural Ceramics (1)

    How does ceramics straddle the line between craft and high art? How does an artist use a traditional craft medium, clay, in order to explore sophisticated concepts/ideas? In this course, students will focus on clay as a sculptural medium. Students will learn hand-building techniques, including pinch, coil, and slab, in order to create clay sculptures. The role and processes of ceramic sculpture will be explored through studio projects, art historical readings/presentations, and individual research. Students will be involved in every step of the ceramic process from mixing clay, forming and glazing sculptural works of art, and loading/firing kilns. Prerequisite: any 100 level Studio Art course. No S/U option. [SA]
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • ART 232 - Drawing Life I (1)

    A variety of drawing techniques and concepts explored with emphasis on the human figure. Prerequisite: any 100-level studio art course. May be repeated as ART 332  Alternate years No S/U option. [SA]
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • ART 238 - Papermaking (1)

    This studio course introduces sculpture, installation, and bookmaking using handmade and found paper. Students make Japanese, Nepalese, and European style papers and review the work of current artists manipulating paper to express ideas. No S/U option. [SA]
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • ART 242 - Painting (1)

    An introduction to the use of acrylic paint as a fine art medium. Observational, abstract, and non-objective approaches will be explored. Prerequisite: any 100-level studio art course. No S/U option. [SA]
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • ART 251 - Greek and Hellenistic Art (1)

    A review of the ancient art of the Mediterranean provides a foundation for an examination of the arts of ancient Greece from the Archaic to the Hellenistic periods. Elective for Classical Studies majors. Offered every third year. No S/U option. [AH]
    (Humanities)
  

  • ART 252 - Etruscan and Roman Art (1)

    Hellenistic era through the end of the Roman Empire, including the visual arts from the Etruscan peoples to the early Christians. Elective for Classical Studies majors. Offered every third year. No S/U option. [AH]
    (Humanities)
  

  • ART 256 - Italian Renaissance Art (1)

    The visual arts of Italy from the late medieval period through the end of the sixteenth century. Artists covered include Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Donatello, and Titian. Elective for Medieval and Early Modern Studies majors. No S/U option. [AH]
    (Humanities)
  

  • ART 257 - Medusa’s Gaze: Art/Age of Galileo (1)

    Visual arts of Western Europe, from the early seventeenth century to the mid-eighteenth century. Examples of seventeenth-century artists include Caravaggio, Bernini, Borromini, Gentileschi, Rubens, Rembrandt, and Vermeer. Elective for Medieval and Early Modern Studies majors. Alternate years. No S/U option. [AH]
    (Humanities)
  

  • ART 259 - Art, Identity, and Revolution: Late Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Art (1)

    Investigation of four European movements (Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, and Impressionism) from the mid-eighteenth century through the nineteenth century. Subject to availability of faculty. No S/U option. [AH]
    (Humanities)
  

  • ART 260 - Modern Art (1)

    Investigation of the development of Modernism and its demise during the second half of the twentieth century. Multiple styles are discussed from the late nineteenth century to 1960. No S/U option. [AH]
    (Humanities)
  

  • ART 263 - The Arts of West and Central Africa (1)

    Survey of the visual arts of Africa south of the Sahara based on the cycle of life in Africa. Culture and art objects will be discussed thematically, focusing on issues of birth and abundance, initiations, sexuality and partnership, status and royalty, secret societies, as well as death and the ancestors. Topics discussed will include traditional dress, decorated utensils and weapons, body arts, sculpture, painting, weaving, pottery, and architecture. The emphasis will be placed on the object as art form and as conceptual tool to translate socio-political ideas. Elective for Ethnic Studies major. Offered every third year. No S/U option. [AH]
    (Humanities)
  

  • ART 264 - African American Art: Intersectionality in the United States (1)

    This course provides an introduction to the visual arts produced by people of African descent in the United States from colonial times to the present. Artists, art movements, the relationship of art to politics, and the formation of racial and cultural identity will be examined. The emphasis will be placed on the object as art form and as conceptual tool to translate socio-political ideas. This course also counts towards the GSS major. In Block 7 2020, this course was evaluated as Credit/No Credit and was taught online. Offered every third year. No S/U option. [AH]
    (Humanities)
  

  • ART 265 - Arts of the African Diaspora: Latin America and the Caribbean (1)

    In this course, the religious and aesthetic practices of West and Central Africa and their significance, preservation, and transformation in the Americas from the period of slavery to the present will be examined. The focus of the class will be on the arts of Haiti, Cuba, Mexico, and Brazil. No S/U option. [AH]
    (Humanities)
  

  • ART 266 - American Indian Art: Gender and the Marketplace (1)

    Introduces students to traditional and contemporary art made by indigenous individuals and groups in North America. Participants examine sculpture, painting, pottery, textiles, and human adornment. The course is organized according to cultural areas; however, common thematic issues and the effects of colonialism are stressed in discussion and assigned readings. This course also counts towards the GSS major. Offered every third year. No S/U option. [AH]
    (Humanities)
  

  • ART 268 - Pre-Columbian Mexico through its Art and Architecture (1)

    This class will explore, through the selection of a limited number of works of art and architecture, the rich artistic traditions of pre-Columbian Mexico. Although the course’s geographical and historical reach is large (spanning over 3,000 years of history and a broad swath of North America), the works that we will examine are selective rather than comprehensive, and certain recurring themes will be emphasized in class discussions. Such themes include: Mesoamerican rulership and its representation; various cultures’ approaches to life and death and how they are reflected in art and material culture; Mesoamerican cities and urban planning; materials and “material meanings”; uses of technology in understanding the pre-Columbian world; collecting the pre-Columbian past; and continuities of pre-Columbian culture after 1521. Class discussions, one field trip, and assigned readings are intended to help students in the critical evaluation of this art. Class sessions will be a mixture of illustrated lectures and discussion. Elective for Latin American Studies majors. [AH]
    (Humanities)
  

  • ART 274 - Topics: Latin American Art (1)

    An introductory survey of the art, architecture, and visual culture of Latin America from the colonial period (1492) to the contemporary world. The course will consider adaptation of European forms in to pre-existing art forms and will end with how artists responded to the conquest and employed art in the process of building independent nations and identities in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. [AH]
    (Humanities)
  

  • ART 276 - Topics: Art of Border Walls & Spaces (1)

    This courses spans cultures and time periods while addressing contemporary tangible and intangible borders between and within different societies. These divides include those between lived and supernatural worlds as well as literal and artistic walls that separate people. The course will end with a discussion of how art responds to refugee spaces as those spaces are reflected in the border wall debate of the United States. No S/U option. [AH]
    (Humanities)
  
  
  

  • ART 291 - Studio Tutorial (1)

    Sustained projects in studio art. Prerequisites: a minimum of three college-level art courses, experience in the medium of the tutorial, and permission of the instructor at least two terms in advance. May be repeated for credit. No S/U option. [SA]
  

  • ART 292 - Art History Tutorial (1)

    An examination of one or more areas of art history not included in the regular offerings, or expanded research of a topic introduced in an art history course previously studied. Prerequisites: a minimum of two college-level art history courses, appropriate experience in the area of proposed study, and permission of the instructor at least two terms in advance. May be repeated for credit. No S/U option. [AH]
  
  

  • ART 306 - Intermedia (1)

    Production and analysis of time-based visual art. Introduction to the practice, history, and theory of avant-garde visual art in the twentieth century and beyond. Students will work individually and collaboratively with video, sound, performance, photography and the internet. Prerequisite: any 200-level studio art course. Alternate years No S/U option. [SA]
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • ART 307 - Advanced Photography (1)

    Advanced work in photography, with opportunity for maximum creative activity. Prerequisite: ART 207 . Alternate years. No S/U option. [SA]
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • ART 310 - Collage and Assemblage (1)

    Studio course centered on the making, presenting, and analysis of two-and three-dimensional art made from “found” materials. Students are responsible for acquiring suitable materials. Prerequisite: any 200-level studio art course. Alternate years. No S/U option. [SA]
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • ART 312 - Sculpture-Casting (1)

    The making of three-dimensional art forms using mold-making techniques. Students will cast clay and other sculptural materials. Prerequisite: any 200-level studio art course. Offered every third year. No S/U option. [SA]
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • ART 332 - Drawing Life II (1)

    A variety of drawing techniques and concepts explored with emphasis on the human figure. Prerequisite: any 100-level studio art course. May be repeated as ART 332 Alternate years No S/U option. [SA]
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • ART 334 - Installation Art (1)

    In this course, students will investigate the possibilities of a very contemporary, yet historically rooted, mode of making visual art-installation.  We will investigate installation art vs. the installation of art, the role of the viewer in art, the conversation between art and its site, the relationship of art to life, and the democratization of art.  How can an artist truly activate a space?  What visual choices can we make to create site-specific works?  How does the space and site itself alter the experience of the viewer and, therefore, the viewer’s understanding of his/her life and the world?  Students will create large scale, site-based works of art using a variety of media and processes.  Prerequisite: Any 200-level sutio art course
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • ART 343 - Observational Painting (1)

    Upper-level painting course with an emphasis on looking at the physical world and recording these observations with paint. Subject matter will include still life, human figures, architecture, and landscapes. Prerequisite: ART 242 . Offered every third year. No S/U option. [SA]
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • ART 344 - Abstract Painting (1)

    Upper-level painting course with an emphasis on looking at the physical world and then responding with expressive exaggerations. Prerequisite: ART 242 . Offered every third year. No S/U option. [SA]
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • ART 345 - Non-Objective Painting (1)

    Upper-level painting course that explores the possibility of making paintings that have little or no reference to material reality. Prerequisite: ART 242 . Offered every third year. No S/U option. [SA]
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • ART 355 - Advanced Topics in Studio Art (1)

    See Topics Courses . In Block 8 2020, this course was evaluated as Credit/No Credit and was taught online.
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • ART 361 - Saints and She-Devils (1)

    Examination of some of the most common depictions of women during the late Medieval and Renaissance periods, beginning with Eve and the Virgin Mary. Themes include popular images of the hag, the witch, and the prostitute as well as other depictions that demonstrate how man is led astray by feminine wiles. Readings span from the Bible and Thomas Aquinas to contemporary scholars in gender studies. This course also counts towards the GSS major. Prerequisite: GSS 171 , HIS 102 , HIS 304 , HIS 319 , REL 222  or any 200-level art history course. Alternate years. No S/U option. [AH]
    (Humanities)
  

  • ART 362 - Art Since 1960 (1)

    This course looks at the major movements, aesthetic theories, and critical debates related to art in the late 20th century in order to gain a better understanding of the diversity of contemporary practices. Students will be introduced to minimalism, conceptual art, institutional critique, feminist art, process and body art, postmodernism, and globalism. Prerequisite: Any 200-level art history course. Alternate years. No S/U option. [AH]
    (Humanities)
  

  • ART 363 - Feminist Art (1)

    Investigation of the feminist art movement of the 1970s to the present, as well as contemporary artwork by women artists. Readings and lectures focus on feminist approaches to gender, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, and colonialism. This course also counts towards the GSS major. Prerequisite: 200-level art history course or GSS 171 . Alternate years. No S/U option. [AH]
    (Humanities)
  

  • ART 364 - Rome Reborn: Caput Mundi in Ancient, Renaissance, and Modern Contexts Antiquity, Christianity, and Facism(in Rome) (1)

    This upper-level course, traces the history of the Eternal City from antiquity and the world of Julius Caesar and Augustus to the Rome of the early modern popes and the imperialist vision of Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. Topics include the evolution of the ancient city into the capital of the Roman Empire, the Christianization of Rome and the Church Triumphant of the Counter Reformation as well as urban planning and reconstruction under Mussolini. This course is particularly appropriate for students interested in the use of art, architecture, and urban design as persuasive or visual rhetoric. In Rome. Additional fee required. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing or completion of a 200-level art history course. No S/U option.
    (Humanities)
  

  • ART 371 - Art Methods (1)

    Current K-12 methods in the teaching of art. Special emphasis on the materials and methods needed to be a creative art teacher. Lesson and unit design, computer applications, student assessment, classroom management, and 30 hours of observation and practicum work in the local schools. Required of all Education majors seeking K-6 and/or 7-12 certification recommendation(s) in art. Optional for general elementary education majors. This course cannot be used for credit toward an Art major or minor. Prerequisites:EDU 205 , EDU 215 , EDU 230 , EDU 240 , and admission to Teacher Education Program. No S/U option.
    (Teacher Preparation)
  
  
  

  • ART 391 - Advanced Studio Tutorial (1)

    Sustained projects in studio art. Prerequisites: a minimum of three college-level art courses, experience in the medium of the tutorial, and permission of the instructor at least two terms in advance. In Block 7 2020, this course was evaluated as Credit/No Credit and was taught online. May be repeated for credit. No S/U option. [SA]
  

  • ART 392 - Advanced Art History Tutorial (1)

    An examination of one or more areas of art history not included in the regular offerings, or expanded research of a topic introduced in an art history course previously studied. Prerequisites: a minimum of two college-level art history courses, appropriate experience in the area of proposed study, and permission of the instructor at least two terms in advance. May be repeated for credit. No S/U option. [AH]
  
  

  • ART 483 - Studio Art Seminar (1)

    Readings and discussions about theories of art in conjunction with a studio practicum. Includes a week long stay in Chicago. Additional fees required. Prerequisite: ART 260 , ART 264 , ART 362 , or ART 363 . Junior standing and declared Studio Art major. No S/U option. [SA]
  

  • ART 484 - Art History Seminar (1)

    Readings and discussions about theories of art and the methodologies of art history with a practicum. Includes a week long stay in Chicago. Additional fees required. Prerequisites: declared Art History major. Alternate years. No S/U option. [AH]
  

  • ART 487 - Senior Thesis (1)

    A substantial capstone project to be completed during the senior year. Studio majors conceive, create, and mount an exhibition of a new body of work. Art history majors research an art historical problem, write a research paper, prepare an abstract, and provide a public presentation of their work with the goal of creating an original contribution to the discipline. An oral defense is required for either major. In Block 7 2020, this course was evaluated as Credit/No Credit and was taught online. No S/U option.
  
  
 

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