May 10, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Offerings


 

Applied Human Physiology

  
  • AHP 211 - Physiology


    Prerequisites, BIOL 204 , CHEM 140 CHEM 140L , HSCI 210 , Pre-Pharmacy Freshman Early Assurance Program. A one semester course designed for FEAP students seeking a comprehensive human physiology class where foundational principles of physiology are presented. This course will explore laws and concepts governing the metabolism of organ systems along with laboratory activities that focus on specific organ systems. Special emphasis is made on pulmonary, muscular, endocrine, neurologic, and cardiovascular systems. This course includes a lecture and required laboratory component held at different times. Letter grade. (Offered spring semester.) 4 credits
  
  • AHP 301 - Biomechanics and Functional Anatomy


    Prerequisites, HSCI 210 PHYS 107  and health science, or applied human physiology major. Anatomical and mechanical principles which relate to human movement are studied. Biomechanical characteristics of bone, articular cartilage, muscles, and nervous system proprioceptors are included. Special emphasis is placed upon the learning of joint structure and the relationship between joint axis and the corresponding force vectors that are applied to the joint. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
  
  • AHP 301L - Biomechanics and Functional Anatomy Lab


    Prerequisites, HSCI 210 PHYS 107  and health science, or applied human physiology major. Corequisite, AHP 301 . This course is a required laboratory corequisite to AHP 301  for those on catalog years 2017-18 and prior. (Offered every semester.) 1 credit
  
  • AHP 329 - Experimental Course


    Prerequisites, junior standing, and applied human physiology or health sciences major, and TBD per topic. Corequisites, TBD per topic. This course is designed to provide additional opportunities to explore experimental areas and subjects of special interest in undergraduate studies. Repeatable if course topic is different. Fee: TBD per topic. (Offered as needed.) 1-6 credits
  
  • AHP 340 - Advanced Topics in Physiology: Science of Obesity


    Prerequisites, HSCI 210 HSCI 365 HSCI 366 , junior standing, and applied human physiology, or health sciences major, or health sciences minor. Role of diet/exercise in weight loss and body weight maintenance is discussed. Topics include: metabolic and physiological changes during weight gain/loss, current trends in obesity, relationship between body weight and disease risk, comparison of popular diets, and recommendations for optimal weight loss and weight maintenance. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits
  
  • AHP 345 - Pathophysiology: Diet, Disease and Exercise


    Prerequisites, HSCI 210 HSCI 365 HSCI 366 , junior standing, and applied human physiology major, or health sciences minor. Focus on the etiology of major degenerative diseases in our society and the role genetics, diet, and exercise play in their development, prevention, and treatment. Diseases covered include heart disease, cancer, non-insulin dependent diabetes, osteoporosis, and hypertension. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits
  
  • AHP 407 - Applied Nutrition for Exercise, Training, and Performance


    Prerequisites, BIOL 204 CHEM 140 , CHEM 140L , HSCI 210 HSCI 365 HSCI 366  and applied human physiology, or health sciences major, or health sciences minor. The advanced-level course presents the latest research and scientific basis for sports nutrition and the role of nutrition in exercise training and athletic performance. Emphasis will focus on the role of the energy nutrients, water, and sports supplements on the metabolic, structural and systemic adaptations resulting from each nutrient’s intake and the impact of nutrient timing on the cellular and systemic response. The course provides practical information and guidelines based on the current literature for the competitive and recreational athlete to incorporate sounds nutrition into an active, healthy lifestyle. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits
  
  • AHP 420 - Applied Exercise Physiology, Lecture and Lab


    Prerequisites, BIOL 204 CHEM 140 , HSCI 210 HSCI 365 HSCI 366 . This course is designed for students pursuing majors in health science, applied human physiology, and biological science. Students will consider physiological systems as interrelated and interdependent and will examine adaptations made by physiological systems when exposed to acute exercise stress. This course includes a lecture and required laboratory component held at different times. Letter grade. (Offered fall semester.) 4 credits
  
  • AHP 430 - Applied Human Neurophysiology


    Prerequisites, BIOL 365  or HSCI 365  and consent of instructor and applied human physiology or health sciences major or neuroscience minor. Focus on the etiology, pathophysiology, and symptoms of major nervous system disorders with an emphasis on case studies. Topics include: cerebrovascular accidents, epilepsy, neurodegenerative disease, dementia, traumatic brain injury, movement and sensory disorders, pain, weakness, and brain death. Letter grade. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits
  
  • AHP 450 - Advanced Exercise Metabolism


    Prerequisites, CHEM 140 , CHEM 140L , CHEM 150 , CHEM 150L BIOL 204 , BIOL 205 HSCI 210 AHP 350 HSCI 365 HSCI 366  and applied human physiology or health sciences major. CHEM 230  recommended, not required. This advanced level course will cover the metabolic and cellular responses to acute and chronic exercise. Specific detail will be paid to exercise energetics and the interrelationship between the three primary energy systems and the intermediates involved in metabolic pathway inter-regulation. Selected principles from biochemistry, exercise physiology and nutrition will be incorporated into the context of exercise and exercise performance. The current scientific research covering the biochemical, metabolic, cellular and endocrine changes involved in acute and chronic exercise will be explored. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
  
  • AHP 490 - Independent Internship


    Prerequisites, applied human physiology major, consent of instructor. An independent internship related to applied human physiology, in which a student develops a learning contract in conjunction with both an on-site and faculty supervisor. 40 hours of observation/internship are required per credit hour. Up to three credits per internship site per semester may be earned. P/NP. May be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) ½-3 credits
  
  • AHP 491 - Student-Faculty Research/Creative Activity


    Prerequisites, consent of instructor and applied human physiology or health sciences major. Students engage in independent, faculty-mentored scholarly research/creative activity in their discipline which develops fundamentally novel knowledge, content, and/or data. Topics or projects are chosen after discussions between student and instructor who agree upon objective and scope. P/NP or letter grade option with consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 1-3 credits
  
  • AHP 498 - Capstone Seminar in Applied Human Physiology


    Prerequisites, AHP 350 , applied human physiology major. This capstone course will review program areas with the major. Students will also collaborate to utilize current peer-reviewed literature to develop a capstone project related to their emphasis area. This project will be presented to members of the university and/or professional community. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits
  
  • AHP 499 - Individual Study


    Prerequisites, applied human physiology major, consent of instructor. Supervised independent research/study in health sciences or human physiology. P/NP. May be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) 1-3 credits

Arabic

  
  • ARAB 101 - Elementary Arabic I


    Students develop beginning level skills in reading, writing, and speaking Arabic. Students will study basic grammar and vocabulary and will have listening and speaking practice. Students will strengthen reading and writing skills through different mechanisms including popular media and literary selections while also noting customs and cultures of the Arabic-speaking world. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
  
  • ARAB 102 - Elementary Arabic II


    Prerequisite, ARAB 101 . Students develop beginning level skills in reading, writing, and speaking Arabic. Students will study basic grammar and vocabulary and will have listening and speaking practice. Students will strengthen reading and writing skills through different mechanisms including popular media and literary selections while also noting customs and cultures of the Arabic-speaking world. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
  
  • ARAB 201 - Intermediate Arabic I


    Prerequisite, ARAB 102 . Conversation, concepts of grammar in review, composition, cultural and literary readings. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
  
  • ARAB 202 - Intermediate Arabic II


    Prerequisite, for ARAB 201 , completion of ARAB 102 , or equivalent, or consent of instructor. For ARAB 202, completion of ARAB 201 , or consent of instructor. Conversation, concepts of grammar in review, composition, cultural, and literary readings. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
  
  • ARAB 299 - Individual Study


    Prerequisites, freshman or sophomore standing only and consent of instructor. For students who wish to pursue a special area of study not included in the curriculum. To enroll in individual study and research, students must complete the individual study and research form (available from the Office of the University Registrar) and obtain the signatures of the department chair of the course and course instructor. Students should spend 40 to 50 hours in instruction and research for each credit of individual study. May be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) 1-6 credits
  
  • ARAB 301 - The Language and Culture of the Arab World: A Contemporary Perspective


    Prerequisite, ARAB 201 , or equivalent proficiency, or consent of instructor. Exercises in modern standard and colloquial Arabic conversation and composition. Discussions are based on contemporary issues, activities and periodicals as well as the historical content that has influenced the language and culture of a major world civilization. Topical issues of significance to the Arab World and Arab Americans. Presentation of films and other video and audio material along with the printed media. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
  
  • ARAB 399 - Individual Study


    Designed to meet specific needs of superior students, providing them with in-depth study of a specific area. Course content is chosen in conference between instructor and student. May be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) 1-6 credits

Art

  
  • ART 115 - Foundation Course in Ceramics


    Introduction to the technology, history and theory of the ceramic arts. Students will learn basic hand building, wheel throwing, glazing, firing and the vocabulary applicable to the construction of ceramic pottery and sculpture. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 116 - Ceramics: Form and Surface


    An introduction to the materiality of clay and an array of foundational forming and firing processes pertaining to the ceramics medium. Projects will apply hand-building, wheel throwing, casting, glazing and firing methods in explorations of vessel, figurative, abstract and installation work. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 117 - Ceramics of China, Korea and Japan


    A foundation course in ceramics that examines the aesthetics, technology, history, cultures and practice of China, Korea and Japan in relation to artistic expression using the clay medium. Students learn how to make ceramic works directly inspired by the contributions to the field, from the originators of ceramics practices. (Offered fall semester, alternate years.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 120 - Photographic Imaging


    In this course students acquire the technical skills and learn the formal qualities essential to producing black and white photographs. Emphasis is placed on basic camera and darkroom techniques and the exploration of the history and theory of photography combined with a discussion of the photographic image as it relates to contemporary and historical artistic practice. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 121 - Intro to Digital Media


    Prerequisite, art or art history or graphic design major or minor. An introduction to digital media as a means of artistic expression and conceptualization. Students will be instructed in digital imaging techniques including compositing and appropriation. Students will work with time-based media, such as video and sound, and learn how to use the web as a means of distribution. This course familiarizes students with the interfaces of commonly used digital media programs in the Adobe Creative Suite. Letter grade. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 122 - Objects and Space


    Prerequisite, art or art history or graphic design major or minor. An introduction to fundamentals of design, materiality, creating templates and presentation of sculptural objects and packaging. Fabrication methods in a variety of materials (wood, metal, plaster, found objects) will be explored. Letter grade. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 123 - Painting and Mark Making


    An exploration highlighting the materiality of paint and physicality of mark making. Students are introduced to composition, representation, color theory, glazing, figuration and abstraction. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 124 - Drawing and Planning


    An examination of the variety of ways drawing is utilized in various mediums (painting, design, sculpture, video) and as a tool for understanding fundamental formal principles such as, line, value, perspective, composition, and representation. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 125 - Introduction to Transdisciplinary Studio


    In this course students will examine the production and theory of Transdisciplinary art works. Transdisciplinary art includes ‘non-traditional’ media and processes in the field of contemporary art, such as: performance art, video art, site-specific works, installation art, social practice, and institutional critique. Students will be introduced to the techniques and theories of making art in each of these areas through a series of exercises and projects. The course will also look at the history of these types of artmaking, as well as past and current artists working in similar ways. Letter grade. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 195 - Art and Text


    Required of all freshman art majors this course provides students with the vocabulary for talking and writing about the visual arts, with the goal of making them active viewers and producers of visual culture. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 199 - Individual Study


    Prerequisite, consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 1-6 credits
  
  • ART 211 - Introduction to Life Drawing


    Students develop basic drawing skills and visual awareness through drawing from models. Line quality, textural character, proportion, and chiaroscuro are emphasized using such media as charcoal, pencil, ink and conte crayon. In this course, students will learn perceptual, technical, and conceptual skills through a rigorous focus on the human figure. Drawing the model is an essential experience to one’s growth as an artist, and a rite of passage. It connects students to the time-honored tradition, and enables them to continue the substantial history of figurative artworks. From prehistoric times, to even now in the 21st c., when artists work across a wide variety of media and practices, the human figure (be it in depiction or the use of the body itself) remains an enduring theme in art and potent subject to communicate meaning. This course focuses on that complex and compelling subject as a form and as a powerful metaphor. ART 211 and ART 311  are held together. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 215 - Intermediate Ceramics


    Prerequisite, ART 115 , or ART 116 , or consent of instructor. Continued exploration in ceramics working in variety of fabrication and glazing methods including wheel throwing, hand building, slip casting, mold making, glaze formulation, and kiln firing. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 229 - Experimental Course


    Art Department experimental courses are designed to offer additional opportunities to explore areas and subjects of special interest. Course titles, Prerequisites, and credits may vary. Some courses require student lab fees. Specific course details will be listed in the course schedule. May be repeated for credit if the topic is different. Fee: TBD. (Offered as needed.) ½-4 credits
  
  • ART 290 - Independent Internship


    Prerequisite, consent of instructor. For students majoring in art, art history, and graphic design. The internship positions will offer actual working experience in art, art history, graphic studios, and advertising agencies. P/NP. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) ½-3 credits
  
  • ART 291 - Student-Faculty Research/Creative Activity


    Prerequisite, consent of instructor. Students engage in independent, faculty-mentored scholarly research/creative activity in their discipline which develops fundamentally novel knowledge, content, and/or data. Topics or projects are chosen after discussions between student and instructor who agree upon objective and scope. P/NP or letter grade option with consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 1-3 credits
  
  • ART 296 - Contemporary Gallery Practice


    This class will offer an examination of contemporary curatorial practices, gallery exhibition planning and strategies, portfolio preparation, interpreting contemporary criticism, and navigating the LA and Southern California contemporary galleries and institutions. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 299 - Individual Study


    Prerequisites, freshman, or sophomore standing only and consent of instructor. For students who wish to pursue a special area of study not included in the curriculum. To enroll in individual study and research, students must complete the individual study and research form (available from the Office of the University Registrar) and obtain the signatures of the department chair of the course and course instructor. Students should spend 40 to 50 hours in instruction and research for each credit of individual study. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 1-6 credits
  
  • ART 300 - Advanced Photography


    Prerequisites, ART 120  and art or art history or graphic design major or minor or consent of instructor. In this course students acquire the technical skills and learn the formal qualities essential to producing black and white photographs. Emphasis is placed on medium and large format cameras and darkroom techniques and the exploration of the history and theory of photography combined with a discussion of the photographic image as it relates to contemporary and historical artistic practice. Letter grade. May be repeated for credit. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 301 - Oil Painting


    Prerequisite, ART 123 . This course will introduce the technical methods of working with oil paint, including traditional grisaille and glazing, the wipe out method, blending, lean to fat, impasto and texture, and mixing glazing mediums. As an extension of the skills developed in Painting and Mark Making students will be encouraged to work more independently, emphasizing the importance of creativity and independent thinking. Instruction will include slide presentations, critiques, readings, written statements that introduce visual examples from art history, and contemporary artists working in oils. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 303 - Experimental Photography


    Prerequisites, ART 120  and art or art history or graphic design major or minor or consent of instructor. Laboratory and lecture course in theory, techniques, and esthetics of experimental photography. Advanced work in photographic technique with emphasis given to color printing. This course is designed to allow students the flexibility to explore new methods of photographic production, while working from a strong conceptual foundation. Letter grade. May be repeated for credit. (Offered spring semester, alternate years.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 307 - Witnessing Landscape


    Prerequisite, ART 120 . This is a photographic travel course that will change geographic location each time it is offered. This course will begin by distinguishing between land and landscape; exploring capital influences and political power structures. Students will focus on the power of framing, and the consequences of light and “time” on the earth. Students will be required to do a pre-departure assignment that will be for the benefit of all students traveling for this course - based on the unique geographic, political and/or atmospheric qualities of the region we will be visiting. There will be several visits to a variety of historic sites, significant geological areas, and communities. Students will produce a photographic body of work based on their research conducted prior to leaving Chapman. Upon return the students will be given one week for post production work. Letter grade. May be repeated for credit. Fee: TBD. (Offered interterm, alternate years.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 308 - Hybrid Painting


    Prerequisite, ART 123 . The course develops increased sophistication in the use of a variety of painting mediums including acrylics, oils, gouaches and mixed media. The emphasis is on contemporary painting and strives to move students toward individual directions in form and content via instruction in technique in a variety of painting materials and exposure to the work of influential contemporary painters, art critics and theoreticians. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. This course may be repeated for credit. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 311 - Life Drawing


    Prerequisite, ART 211 . Students further develop perceptual, technical, and conceptual skills through a rigorous focus on the human figure and drawing live models. A variety of media is used to investigate a wide range of drawing methods, from quick gestures to highly detailed renderings. Fundamental drawing elements: line, volume, value, proportion, perspective and composition will be reviewed and remain a focus in all work produced. Students explore the figure as subject and learn how artists have used and represented the body throughout time, with an emphasis on contemporary concerns. A personal body of work that includes the representation of the figure will be produced. ART 211  and ART 311 are held together. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. This course may be repeated for credit. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 312 - Advanced Painting: Oils


    Prerequisite, ART 123 . This course provides an investigation into the many technical possibilities of working with oil paints, emphasizing the importance of creativity and personal expression at an upper division level. Students will build on knowledge and techniques mastered in beginning and intermediate painting and move towards a more critical dialogue around studio work through an awareness of art history, traditional and contemporary. Students are encouraged to pursue personal directions. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. May be repeated for credit. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 313 - Advanced Sculpture


    Prerequisite, ART 122 . Students refine skills and learn new techniques as they design and construct sculptures in a variety of materials. May be repeated for credit. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 315 - Advanced Ceramics


    Prerequisite, ART 115  or ART 116  or ART 117 . Continued emphasis on wheel throwing, hand building, glaze experimentation, and kiln firing. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 318 - Advanced Drawing


    Advanced Drawing is an intensive course that focuses on aspects of contemporary drawing. It seeks to expand a notion of drawing from its traditional foundational role (where drawing exists in service of representation, or as “sketch” for an artwork in another medium) to a fully realized and complete medium unto itself. Students will explore different notions of drawing through experimentation and focused exercises, and will expand their technical and theoretical understanding of the medium. Letter grade. (Offered fall semester, alternate years.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 321 - Topics in Photography


    Prerequisites, ART 120 , or consent of instructor, and art, or art history, or graphic design, or studio art major, or art minor. Lecture and laboratory course in theory, techniques, and esthetics of photography. Advanced work in photography with emphasis given to a single contemporary topic or approach. May be repeated for credit if a different topic. (Offered spring semester, alternate years.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 323 - Digital Studio Photography


    Prerequisite, ART 120 . An advanced studio course with an emphasis on the theory and production of art utilizing studio lighting, and digital photographic processing and printing. Students should have some experience with the Macintosh computer and have access to a digital. Letter grade. This course may be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 324 - Video Art


    Prerequisites, ART 121 , or consent of instructor, and art, or film studies, or graphic design major, or art, digital imaging and design, or graphic design minor. An advanced studio course with an emphasis on contemporary media theory and the production of art utilizing video. The course will include basic and advanced production techniques. A series of screenings, readings and discussions will examine video art in relation to contemporary art and culture. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 325 - Topics in Transdisciplinary Studio


    This is an advanced studio art course, open to all majors, in which students engage in making Transdisciplinary artworks. The class is taught with a different topic each time it is offered. Sample topics include: Autobiography; Sexuality and Identity; Jokes; Art and Language; Controversy; Pop Culture; Peace and Violence; Feminism. This class explores how contemporary theories and trends are informing the creation of artworks in non-traditional media such as: performance, video, sound art, installation, social media, augmented reality, digital media, social practice, etc. Topics in Transdisciplinary Studio encompasses philosophical and discursive approaches to art, including the tropes of social justice, identity politics, institutional critique, collaboration, and more. Students will be expected to develop a portfolio of strong and innovative Transdisciplinary projects throughout this course. No prior art experience is necessary. Letter grade. Repeatable for credit if the topic is different. (Offered spring semester, alternate years.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 329 - Experimental Course


    Art Department experimental courses are designed to offer additional opportunities to explore areas and subjects of special interest. Course titles, Prerequisites, and credits may vary. Some courses require student lab fees. Specific course details will be listed in the course schedule. May be repeated for credit if the topic is different. Fee: TBD. (Offered as needed.) ½-4 credits
  
  • ART 344 - Performance Art


    Prerequisite, ART 325 , or consent of instructor. This course will offer an in depth study of the theory and practice of performance art. With the idea that the body is a medium to be used as a tool for creating contemporary art, students will explore a variety of approaches to making and viewing performance art. This course will look at the history and theory of performance art, as it is distinguished from dance, theater, or other body-related actions. Students will devise their own individual and group performance art pieces, to be performed in the classroom and at site-specific venues. (Offered spring semester, alternate years.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 384A - Concepts in Contemporary Art: Intersection of Art and Science


    Advanced studio art course with emphasis given to a single contemporary topic, approach or theme. Students may work in any medium as they engage with rotating topics such as interdisciplinary, curatorial, collaboration and installation practices. Themes are designed to familiarize students with topics that have relevance to contemporary art and culture. Students will explore the ways visual systems of representation in art can intersect with contemporary science by interacting with designers and engineers working on the current projects at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 384B - Concepts in Contemporary Art: Installation


    Advanced studio art course with emphasis given to a single contemporary topic, approach or theme. Students may work in any medium as they engage with rotating topics such as Interdisciplinary, curatorial, collaboration and installation practices. Themes are designed to familiarize students with topics that have relevance to contemporary art and culture. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 384C - Concepts in Contemporary Art: Art and Spirituality


    Advanced studio art course with emphasis given to a single contemporary topic, approach or theme. Students may work in any medium as they engage with rotating topics such as Interdisciplinary, curatorial, collaboration and installation practices. Themes are designed to familiarize students with topics that have relevance to contemporary art and culture. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 384D - Concepts in Contemporary Art: Collaborative Practices


    Advanced studio art course with emphasis given to a single contemporary topic, approach or theme. Students may work in any medium as they engage with rotating topics such as Interdisciplinary, curatorial, collaboration and installation practices. Themes are designed to familiarize students with topics that have relevance to contemporary art and culture. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 384E - Concepts in Contemporary Art: Curatorial Practices


    Advanced studio art course with emphasis given to a single contemporary topic, approach or theme. Students may work in any medium as they engage with rotating topics such as Interdisciplinary, curatorial, collaboration and installation practices. Themes are designed to familiarize students with topics that have relevance to contemporary art and culture. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 384F - Concepts in Contemporary Art: Interdisciplinary Practices


    Advanced studio art course with emphasis given to a single contemporary topic, approach or theme. Students may work in any medium as they engage with rotating topics such as Interdisciplinary, curatorial, collaboration and installation practices. Themes are designed to familiarize students with topics that have relevance to contemporary art and culture. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 384G - Concepts in Contemporary Art: The Origins of Art and Science


    Advanced studio art course with emphasis given to a single contemporary topic, approach or theme. Students may work in any medium as they engage with rotating topics such as Interdisciplinary, curatorial, collaboration and installation practices. Themes are designed to familiarize students with topics that have relevance to contemporary art and culture. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 384H - Concepts in Contemporary Art: Art and the Environment


    Advanced studio art course with emphasis given to a single contemporary topic, approach or theme. Students may work in any medium as they engage with rotating topics such as Interdisciplinary, curatorial, collaboration and installation practices. Themes are designed to familiarize students with topics that have relevance to contemporary art and culture. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 387 - The Origins of Art and Science: the Rise and Influence of Alchemy, Anatomy, Machines, and Astronomical Discoveries in Art of the Italian Renaissance


    The course will look at the historical intersections of art and science and the contents of museums in Florence, Milan, Venice, and nearby cities. Students will study and explore various institutions, workshops, artists and scientists as the basis for creating their own work and partner with Studio Art Center International for studio time and space. May be repeated for credit. Fee: TBD. (Offered interterm, alternate years.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 388 - Feminist Field Studies


    An on-site travel course that takes place in and around a 19th century chateau in the Picardie region of rural Northern France. Embedded in the neo-feminist laboratory at the Centre Pompadour, this course is a hands-on, participatory field studies course that examines and builds contemporary feminist theory and pedagogy. Drawing upon the rich history of second wave feminism and French feminist theory, students will engage in contemporary consciousness-raising and community-building activities, using the physical and metaphorical context of the chateau to examine and deconstruct ideas of domesticity, nourishment, care-taking, and community engagement. Using the ‘house’ as a literal and metaphoric context, students will have the opportunity to use the chateau as their studio, and will work through a three-part collaborative workshop series that uses the house as a metaphor for individual and communal learning. Students will develop an individual theory and pedagogy of feminism, and will conclude by developing a creative project that outlines this theory. Letter grade. May be repeated for credit. Fee: TBD. (Offered summer.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 389 - International Contemporary Art in Berlin and Venice


    This course will examine and implement practices, trends, and theories in contemporary art in Berlin, Germany, and Venice, Italy. Working with local artists, art professionals, and academics, and doing on-site research at the Venice Biennale exhibition, students will learn the history, structure, and strategies of contemporary art production from artists from around the world. In Berlin, students will experience the flourishing alternative art scene that has developed there since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Berlin is home to one of the most vibrant and diverse communities of contemporary artists in the world. May be repeated for credit. Fee: TBD. (Offered summer, alternate years.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 390 - Independent Internship


    Prerequisites, junior, or senior standing, and consent of instructor. For students majoring in art, art history and graphic design. The internship positions will offer actual working experience in art, art history and graphic studios and advertising agencies. P/NP. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) ½-3 credits
  
  • ART 399 - Individual Study and Research


    Prerequisite, consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 1-6 credits
  
  • ART 410A - Special Studies in Ceramics


    Prerequisite, ART 315 . This course is designed to promote greater depth and independence in the study and practice relevant to conceptual and technical development of ceramic art at an advanced level. Some sections of ART 410A may be offered along with ART 315 , Advanced Ceramics. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 1-3 credits
  
  • ART 429 - Experimental Course


    Art Department experimental courses are designed to offer additional opportunities to explore areas and subjects of special interest. Course titles, Prerequisites, and credits may vary. Some courses require student lab fees. Specific course details will be listed in the course schedule. May be repeated for credit if the topic is different. Fee: TBD. (Offered as needed.) ½-4 credits
  
  • ART 460 - 19th and 20th Century French Art (Cannes)


    This survey of French painters examines movements and individual artists, emphasizing impressionists and artists of the School of Paris, many of whom lived and painted on the Riviera. Students visit local museums containing their works. Seminars taught in English. This course meets 3½ hours a week for 12 weeks (42 hours). When taught in French, this seminar is ART 461 . (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 461 - 19th and 20th Century French Art (Cannes)


    This survey of French painters examines movements and individual artists, emphasizing impressionists and artists of the School of Paris, many of whom lived and painted on the Riviera. Students visit local museums containing their works. Seminars taught in French. This course meets 3½ hours a week for 12 weeks (42 hours). When taught in English, this seminar is ART 460 . (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 490 - Independent Internship


    Prerequisites, junior, or senior standing, consent of instructor. For students majoring in art, art history, and graphic design. The internship positions will offer actual working experience in art, art history, graphic studios, and advertising agencies. P/NP. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) ½-3 credits
  
  • ART 491 - Student-Faculty Research/Creative Activity


    Prerequisite, consent of instructor. Students engage in independent, faculty-mentored scholarly research/creative activity in their discipline which develops fundamentally novel knowledge, content, and/or data. Topics or projects are chosen after discussions between student and instructor who agree upon objective and scope. P/NP or letter grade option with consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 1-3 credits
  
  • ART 497 - Advanced Art: Critique and Exhibition


    Prerequisites, ART 195 , senior standing, and art, or studio art major, or art minor. This is a course for senior studio majors as they prepare for their capstone exhibition. Students are counseled in installation and presentation of their artwork; writing artist’s statements, resume, and bio; developing a portfolio, preparing for graduate school; and internships in professional art world. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 497A - Developing a Studio Practice for the Thesis


    Prerequisite, senior standing. During the preparation for the senior thesis students will participate in committee work to develop their artistic practice and an exhibition proposal for the capstone BFA show in the spring semester. Faculty will guide students to steadily engage with their production through tailored assignments and discussion aiming to develop a self-directed studio practice. Students will work one on one with full-time faculty committee members over the semester to brainstorm subject matter, experiment technically, get exposure to new artists and artwork that relate to their work and begin drafting the writing and develop a language that critically supports their work. Students will develop a research strategy to explore their subject matter that will go tandem with preliminary sketches and experimentation in different materials. Senior exhibitions can take the form of various mediums, including installation, video, photography, sculpture, paintings, or performance. At the conclusion of the semester students will identify their artistic intentions, the central theme and materials that their senior exhibition will take, and have a clear plan for timeline, exhibition layout, budget, and artist statement. P/NP. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits
  
  • ART 499 - Individual Study


    Prerequisite, consent of instructor. Individual research and projects. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits. (Offered every semester.) ½-6 credits

Art History

  
  • AH 200 - Ancient to Medieval Art


    An introduction to the development of the visual arts from the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) period to the Middle Ages. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
  
  • AH 201 - Renaissance to Modern Art


    An introduction to the development of the visual arts in Europe, Britain, and America from the Renaissance to the 20th century. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
  
  • AH 202 - Art of India, the Himalayas and Southeast Asia


    An introduction to the sacred arts of Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam. Painting, sculpture, architecture and the decorative arts are studied as works of art and reflections of culture. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits
  
  • AH 203 - Exchange and Evolution in the Arts of China and Japan


    Examination of the traditional arts of China and Japan as expressions of their respective cultures. Major themes will include the role of the artist in society, art in the service of religion and the art as a vehicle for understanding the natural world. Emphasis will be placed on the evolution of forms and ideas as they migrate between the two cultures. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits
  
  • AH 204 - Introduction to Museum Studies


    (Same as CCI 204 .) 3 credits
  
  • AH 205 - Arts of the Ancient Americas


    As an introduction to the Art of the Ancient Americas, this survey examines cultures that lived in the Americas prior to European conquest and colonization. This course focuses on eight major cultures in Mesoamerica (Olmec, Teotihuacan, Maya, and Aztec) and Andean South America (Chavín, Nasca, Moche, and Inka). In examining a wide range of media, students will explore the central and powerful role that the visual arts played within the civilizations that produced them. This course will reveal the values and philosophies encoded in material culture, from monumental works such as architecture, city planning, sculpture, and mural painting to small-scale objects including textiles, ceramics, and metallurgy. Using a variety of interdisciplinary methods, students will reconstruct (to the degree that is possible), the meaning and function of the visual arts in multiple, interlocking economic, political and sacred spheres. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
  
  • AH 229 - Experimental Course


    Art History experimental courses are designed to offer additional opportunities to explore areas and subjects of special interest. Course titles, Prerequisites, and credits may vary. Some courses require student lab fees. Specific course details will be listed in the course schedule. May be repeated for credit if the topic is different. Fee: TBD. (Offered as needed.) ½-3 credits
  
  • AH 290 - Independent Internship


    Prerequisites, art history major, or minor and consent of instructor. For students majoring in art history. The internship positions will offer actual working experience in art, art history and graphic studios and advertising agencies. P/NP. May be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) ½-3 credits
  
  • AH 291 - Student-Faculty Research/Creative Activity


    Prerequisite, consent of instructor. Students engage in independent, faculty-mentored scholarly research/creative activity in their discipline which develops fundamentally novel knowledge, content, and/or data. Topics or projects are chosen after discussions between student and instructor who agree upon objective and scope. P/NP or letter grade option with consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 1-3 credits
  
  • AH 300 - Art of Ancient Egypt


    This course explores Egyptian paintings and reliefs from temples and tombs to reveal the meanings encoded in symbolism and iconography of funerary art. A careful analysis of artifacts will show how encoded images were seen as a form of power and a means to obtain immortality. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered fall semester, alternate years.) 3 credits
  
  • AH 303 - The Ancient Greek City


    This course will cover all aspects of ancient Greek urban life: the planning of towns, civic spaces, religious architecture, houses and households, theaters and drama, and the economy. Athens will be the primary example. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
  
  • AH 304 - Etruscan and Roman Art


    The development of Etruscan and Roman art, 800 BCE-400 CE. The spread of Roman culture from central Italy to the ends of the Mediterranean and trans-Alpine Europe. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
  
  • AH 305 - Early Greek Art


    This course will cover the art, architecture and archeology of ancient Greece from pre-history to the beginning of the Classical period, including the Minoan and Mycenaean cultures. (Offered spring semester, alternate years.) 3 credits
  
  • AH 306 - Later Greek Art


    Artistic developments across the Greek world in the archaic, classical, and Hellenistic periods (550 BCE - 100 CE). (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
  
  • AH 310 - Medieval Art


    This course studies the visual arts of the period from approximately 100 BC to AD 1400 through selected examples of painting, architecture, sculpture, and the decorative arts and crafts. The course will explore the religious and social context that gave rise to the great Gothic Cathedral of France, England, and Italy. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
  
  • AH 320 - Italian Renaissance Art


    This course studies the flowering of Italian Renaissance art and architecture ca. 1350 - 1520, exploring topics such as the rise of naturalism, humanism, development of linear perspective, art of the courts, impact of changing media, and rise in the status of the artist. Artists discussed include Giotto, Donatello, Botticelli, Giovanni Bellini, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo and Titian. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
  
  • AH 321 - Northern Renaissance Art


    This course studies the flowering of Northern Renaissance art ca. 1375 - 1600, exploring the viewers interaction with the devotional image, the visualization of the spiritual and otherworldly, and exchanges with Italian culture. Artists discussed include Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden, Mathias Grunewald, Hieronymous Bosch, and Peter Brueghel. (Offered spring semester, alternate years.) 3 credits
  
  • AH 322 - Baroque Art


    An introduction to the painting, sculpture, and architecture of the Baroque and Rococo periods in Europe ca. 1600-1750. Artists such as Caravaggio, Rubens, Rembrandt, Bernini, Vermeer, and Velasquez are studied against a background of political, religious, and social events and ideas. (Offered spring semester, alternate years.) 3 credits
  
  • AH 323 - Arts of Tenochtitlán-Mexico City


    The arrival of Europeans in the Americas in 1492 inaugurated one of the most remarkable and brutal encounters in human history. This course will examine the visual and material culture created in the aftermath of this cultural collision in Mexico, the former Viceroyalty of New Spain, from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. Discussion will center on the ancient Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlán, soon to become Mexico City in the wake of Spanish invasion. The course will consider, for example, featherwork, manuscripts, mural and easel painting, sculpture, architecture and urban planning, mapping, and ritual and performance as visual practices. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
  
  • AH 324 - The Visual and Material Culture of the Early Modern World (1450-1650)


    As a result of new technologies (printing, navigation, banking, communications), cultures from around the world came into an unprecedented level of contact in the early modern period. This course explores the vibrant visual and material culture that resulted from exchange networks, commerce and colonialism. The course will explore objects and images that circulated in this interconnected world across the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, as well as the Mediterranean Sea. We will investigate some of the intricate relationships among communities, things, and social practices, and explore a rich array of visual and material culture and technologies. These will include including architecture, ceramics, cartography, scientific instruments, costume, jewelry, textiles, ivory carving, mosaics, religious imagery, folding screens, metalworking, woodworking, automata, and the formation of the world’s first museums. In addition, this course explores some of the major theoretical approaches to the study of the visual and material culture of the early modern period (1400-1650), to better understand the richness of artistic heritage in a global, early modern world. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
  
  • AH 325 - Topics in Early Modern Art


    Prerequisite, junior standing. An experimental course that investigates particular aspects of the history of early modern art. Topics might include Italian sculpture, Venetian art, Florentine art, Flemish painting, Italian architecture, or colonial Latin America. May be repeated for credit if different topic. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
  
  • AH 329 - Experimental Course


    Art Department experimental courses are designed to offer additional opportunities to explore areas and subjects of special interest. Course titles, Prerequisites, and credits may vary. Some courses require student lab fees. Specific course details will be listed in the course schedule. May be repeated for credit if the topic is different. Fee: TBD. (Offered as needed.) ½-3 credits
  
  • AH 330 - Nineteenth Century Art


    An exploration of European art from the French Revolution to Art Nouveau. The visual arts are examined in the context of contemporary developments in society, politics, philosophy, and psychology. (Offered fall semester, alternate years.) 3 credits
 

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