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2010-2011 Catalog 
    
2010-2011 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Anthropology

Courses numbered X37; X97; 300, 400, 500; 417, 445, 517, 545 are described in the University Academic Policies  section of this catalog.

  
  • ANTH 525 - Primate Evolution


    Advanced study of primate paleontology. Each student is expected to become expert on some aspect of the fossil record.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Humanities and Social Sciences
    Anthropology
  
  • ANTH 528 - Applied Cultural Resource Management


    Application of cultural resource management methods to specific management problems. Students will prepare a professional quality cultural resource management plan or nomination form.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Humanities and Social Sciences
    Anthropology
  
  • ANTH 547 - Semiotic Anthropology


    Advanced study of theoretical approaches to meaning in linguistic anthropology, including but not limited to Piercean semiotics, trope theory, and methods for theorizing context.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Graduate standing.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Humanities and Social Sciences
    Anthropology
  
  • ANTH 553 - Women of the Global South


    Examines a variety of contemporary issues facing women of the South, such as economic realities, family responsibilities, health issues, and women’s rights. Emphasis on individual and group work to examine selected topics and to gain in-depth knowledge about women in specific countries.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Humanities and Social Sciences
    Anthropology
  
  • ANTH 554 - Participatory Action Research Methods


    Participatory Action Research is a methodology of researching, analyzing, and carrying out actions that directly benefit members (stakeholders) of a community. As a form of applied anthropology, PAR is a method that emphasizes working in collaboration with others to develop research questions, conduct research, analyze findings, present results, and create actions. In this course, graduate students will work with an identified community group (in most cases, one with which the student already has a great familiarity through participant-observation fieldwork methods in ANTH 571) to work on a PAR project.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 571 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Humanities and Social Sciences
    Anthropology
  
  • ANTH 563 - Peoples of East and Southeast Asia


    Advanced study of selected important topics regarding the peoples and cultures of China, mainland and insular Southeast Asia. Emphasis on work to gain in-depth knowledge and understanding of selected cultures and/or theoretical-analytical topics of special relevance to the region.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Humanities and Social Sciences
    Anthropology
  
  • ANTH 565 - Peoples of Mexico & Central America


    Advanced ethnological analysis of cultures and social relations in Mesoamerica, with emphasis on ecological, economic and political issues and implications for community resources for facing globalization.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Humanities and Social Sciences
    Anthropology
  
  • ANTH 566 - Reproductive Ecology


    Advanced study of human reproduction from an anthropological perspective in a seminar format. Will cover topics including the structure and function of the reproductive system, including hormonal control of ovarian cycling, but also culturally mediated behaviors that influence reproduction. Students will prepare a major research paper presentation.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Humanities and Social Sciences
    Anthropology
  
  • ANTH 571 - Field Work Methods in Cultural Anthropology


    The study of ethnographic field work methods through exercises in class and a major field work project in the community. Discussion of topics, including the anthropologist as field worker and the ethics of field work.

    Credits: 7
    Grade Mode: L

    Humanities and Social Sciences
    Anthropology
  
  • ANTH 572 - Visual Anthropology


    Examination of photographic/digital image representation of people by anthropologists, ethnographic filmmakers, indigenous people, media and other groups. Requires analytical skills and applications and explores theoretical perspectives. Requires two projects with accompanying presentations.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Humanities and Social Sciences
    Anthropology
  
  • ANTH 576 - Borderlands


    Advanced comparative examination of separating and integrating functions of borders, border regions as transition zones, and policy implications, with emphasis on U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Humanities and Social Sciences
    Anthropology
  
  • ANTH 580 - Applied Anthropology


    Advanced investigation of the use of anthropology to solve human problems; ethics, interventions and policy applications regarding contemporary social issues.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Humanities and Social Sciences
    Anthropology
  
  • ANTH 581 - Childhood and Culture


    Advanced cultural analysis of the process of socialization, child welfare and policy relating to children.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Humanities and Social Sciences
    Anthropology
  
  • ANTH 690 - Thesis


    Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr. S/U grading

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    formal advancement to candidacy for the MA in anthropology

    Credits: 1 TO 12
    Grade Mode: S/U

    Maximum Repeatability: 12
    Humanities and Social Sciences
    Anthropology

Arabic

Courses numbered X37; X97; 300, 400; 417, 445 are described in the University Academic Policies  section of this catalog.

  
  • ARAB 101 - Elementary Arabic


    To be taken in sequence. Fundamentals of speaking, reading, writing and understanding standard Arabic.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Humanities and Social Sciences
    Modern and Classical Languages
  
  • ARAB 102 - Elementary Arabic


    101, 102, 103 Elementary Arabic (5 each). To be taken in sequence. Fundamentals of speaking, reading, writing and understanding standard Arabic.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Arabic 101

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Humanities and Social Sciences
    Modern and Classical Languages
  
  • ARAB 103 - Elementary Arabic


    101, 102, 103 Elementary Arabic (5 each). To be taken in sequence. Fundamentals of speaking, reading, writing and understanding standard Arabic.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Arabic 102

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    GUR Attributes: BCOM

    Humanities and Social Sciences
    Modern and Classical Languages
  
  • ARAB 201 - Intermediate Arabic


    201, 202, 203 Intermediate Arabic (5 ea). To be taken in sequence. Continuation of skill development begun in elementary Arabic (Modern Standard Arabic), with additional work and focus on speaking and vocabulary acquisition.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ARAB 103

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    GUR Attributes: ACGM BCOM

    Humanities and Social Sciences
    Modern and Classical Languages
  
  • ARAB 202 - Intermediate Arabic


    201, 202, 203 Intermediate Arabic (5 ea). To be taken in sequence. Continuation of skill development begun in elementary Arabic (Modern Standard Arabic), with additional work and focus on speaking and vocabulary acquisition.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ARAB 201

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    GUR Attributes: ACGM BCOM

    Humanities and Social Sciences
    Modern and Classical Languages
  
  • ARAB 203 - Intermediate Arabic


    201, 202, 203 Intermediate Arabic (5 ea). To be taken in sequence. Continuation of skill development begun in elementary Arabic (Modern Standard Arabic), with additional work and focus on speaking and vocabulary acquisition.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ARAB 202

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    GUR Attributes: ACGM BCOM

    Humanities and Social Sciences
    Modern and Classical Languages

Art

Courses numbered X37; X97; 300, 400; 417, 445 are described in the University Academic Policies  section of this catalog.
NOTE: The Department of Art may request samples of work produced in a studio course for exhibition purposes.

  
  • ART 109 - Visual Dialogue


    Open to all students with the exception of a number of seats reserved for art majors each quarter. Art studio pre-majors are advised to take ART 109 in their first or second quarter concurrently with ART 110. Introduction to ideas and artists in 20th century art with an emphasis on the contemporary. Examines concepts of content, meaning, and cultural interrelationships in art, and questions the nature, function, and importance of art in contemporary society.

    Credits: 3
    Grade Mode: L

    GUR Attributes: HUM

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 110 - Form and Content I: Drawing


    Focuses on drawing as a means of conveying ideas. Includes studies in representational drawing, including figure drawing, perspective studies, and drawing from memory and the imagination. Various techniques, materials and surfaces are explored. Formal elements and organizing principles of design are introduced.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART pre-major or Industrial Design and FAIR majors

    Credits: 3
    Grade Mode: L

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 120 - 2-Dimensional Design/Color


    Problem-solving through visual and critical thinking by incorporating the design principles of line, shape, space, texture, and color. Emphasis on color theory and color application.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Completion of ART 109 recommended for art studio majors.

    Credits: 3
    Grade Mode: L

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 130 - Form and Content III: 3-D


    Recommended to be taken concurrently with ART 120. Focuses on three-dimensional problem solving, visual and critical thinking and the elements and principles of design, including color. Explores a wide range of materials and processes. Emphasizes the relationship of drawing to three-dimensional construction.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 109 (Art Studio only), ART 110, ART 120 or concurrent; ART pre-major or Industrial Design and FAIR majors

    Credits: 3
    Grade Mode: L

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 140 - Form & Content IV: Special Topics


    Art 140 is a studio-based course that will address ideas and methods in art making through a variety of possible approaches.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 109, ART 110, ART 120

    Credits: 3
    Grade Mode: L

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 202 - Color - Theory and Systems


    The study of color includes the historical theories of color, the pigments of subtractive colorants, the light based technology of additive color as well as the understanding of human physiology related to vision. Discussion of the importance of cultural based meanings associated with color usage.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 110 or ART 120

    Credits: 3
    Grade Mode: L

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 203 - Contemporary Studio Drawing


    Examines the definition of drawing in the 21st century and explores contemporary approaches to drawing. Seeks to broaden the conceptual and technical basis for students’ work and investigate a broad range of materials and traditions, including abstraction, observation, collage, imagination, color and mixed media on paper. Experimentation with tools and techniques and in developing an individual system for artistic expression.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 109, ART 110, ART 120, and ART 130 or ART 140

    Credits: 4
    Grade Mode: L

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 210 - Introduction to Printmaking


    A lecture/lab course covering history, methods, and practice of print concepts. Introduction to monotype, relief and intaglio process.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 109, ART 110, ART 120, and ART 130 or ART 140

    Credits: 4
    Grade Mode: L

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 220 - Painting


    Introduction to contemporary painting.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 109, ART 110, ART 120, and ART 130 or ART 140

    Credits: 4
    Grade Mode: L

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 230 - Beginning Sculpture


    Emphasis on methods, ideas and materials relating to current practices in contemporary sculpture and non two-dimensional art. Introduction to the idea of sculptural form as a repository for content.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 109, ART 110, ART 120, and ART 130 or ART 140

    Credits: 4
    Grade Mode: L

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 240 - Ceramics


    Introduction to ceramics. Pottery and sculptural forms are hand-built using coil, slab and molded techniques. Introduction to glaze formulation, kiln loading and firing.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 109, ART 110, ART 120, and ART 130 or ART 140

    Credits: 4
    Grade Mode: L

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 260 - Fibers/Fabrics I


    Introduction to technical explorations of dye application, fabric manipulation, and structural process of textile production. Technical information accompanied by presentations of contemporary fiber history and issues. All explorations to focus on the inherent expressive qualities of traditional fiber media and processes, and their mixed media counterparts. Lecture/lab.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 109, ART 110, ART 120, and ART 130 or ART 140; variable fee

    Credits: 4
    Grade Mode: L

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 290 - Photography


    This introductory course is structured to establish an understanding of contemporary photographic art in both theory and practice, including techniques and history. Lecture/lab.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 109, ART 110, ART 120, and ART 130 or ART 140; variable fee

    Credits: 4
    Grade Mode: L

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 303 - Intermediate Studio Drawing


    A continuation of Contemporary Studio Drawing (ART 203). This course goes beyond the introductory level to emphasize the pursuit of drawing as a creative mode of expression and is an examination of creative trends in drawing in the 21st Century. Students will explore various types of visual responses to creative problem solving through a variety of media, tools, and techniques emphasizing the use of mixed media on paper. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 credits.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Completion of 100 level requirements and 12 credits of 200-level studio practice including ART 203.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 10
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 304 - Figure Drawing and Issues of the Body


    Intermediate-level investigation through two-dimensional media of the human form. Basic drawing techniques and topics such as gesture, proportion, line, color, texture, value, expression, and some basic anatomy will be covered as applied to the life model. Explores contemporary issues of the body in art through major thematic and conceptual projects. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 credits.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Completion of 100-level requirements plus 12 credits 200-level studio practice, including ART 203 or ART 250

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 15
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 305 - Experimental Drawing


    An intermediate level course that covers a wide range of materials and procedures. Students will be pushed to expand upon their own definition of what constitutes a drawing through key issues and exploration including: chance, operation, exterior influences, the use of non-traditional drawing materials and tools, bringing drawing into a third dimension, and drawing as a means to, or part of, a larger whole. The course aims to help the student build a suitable foundation for further artistic development in a variety of media. Mature levels of invention and problem solving, and the development of critical insight that facilitates dialogue and conceptual skills are required. Lecture/lab. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 credits.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Completion of 100-level requirements and 12 credits of 200-level studio practice.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 15
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 306 - Mixed Media on Paper


    An intermediate level course that emphasizes the use and combining of diverse media and surfaces. Techniques covered will include: collage, ground surface treatments, washes, gouache, working with found and recycled material, and other modes of working with contemporary sources and forms. Repeatable up to 10 credits.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 203 and 8 credits of 200-level studio practice.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 10
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 310 - Printmaking - Relief


    Introduces and explores surface/relief printmaking processes with a concentration on color printing and working in layers. Uses conventional and experimental methods on a variety of materials to create matrices for woodblock and linoleum-cuts. Historical and contemporary relief examples are explored. Lecture/lab. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 credits.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 210 and 8 credits of studio practice.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 15
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 311 - Printmaking - Lithography


    A course covering history, methods, criticism, and practice of planographic processes with emphasis on stone lithography including color printing and registration. Historical and contemporary lithographic examples explored. Lecture/lab. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 credits.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 210 and 8 credits of 200-level studio practice.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 15
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 312 - Printmaking - Intaglio


    Course covers history, methods, criticism, and practice of the intaglio print processes; dry point, engraving and mezzotint, hard-ground and soft-ground etching, aquatint, color applications, multi-plate registration, and photo-polymer gravure. Historical and contemporary intaglio examples explored. Lecture/lab. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 credits.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 210 and 8 credits of 200-level studio practice.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 15
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 313 - Printmaking - Color


    A course covering history, methods and practice of color printmaking processes: surface relief, lithography or intaglio processes. Lecture/lab. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 credits.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 210 and 8 credits of 200-level studio practice.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 15
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 321 - Painting Workshop


    Intermediate problems in painting. Development of individual direction in form and expression. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Completion of 100-level requirements plus 12 credits 200-level studio practice, including ART 203 and ART 220

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 15
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 322 - Intermediate Painting


    Continued exploration of painting concepts and techniques through the development of individual content. Studio work is complemented by in-depth discussion of issues in historical and contemporary painting. Lecture/lab. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 credits.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 220.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 15
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 324 - Figure Painting


    Painting concepts and techniques with an emphasis on the human form and the figure in context. Studio work is complemented by in-depth discussion of issues of historical and contemporary figure painting. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 credits.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 220.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 10
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 325 - Experimental Painting


    An investigation of contemporary painting strategies using abstraction, mixed-media, and installation.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 203 and ART 220.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: Letter

    Repeatability: Repeatable
    Maximum Repeatability: 10 credits
    College Of Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 331 - Wood Sculpture


    Examines the traditions of wood sculpture in the context of utilizing a variety of woods and wood-based materials to make contemporary sculpture. Further emphasis is placed upon development of concepts in relation to forms and materials. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 credits.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 230 and 8 credits of 200-level studio practice.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 10
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 332 - Sculpture - Metals


    Focus on traditional, industrial and alternative processes in metal fabrication and casting as a means of producing contemporary sculpture. Emphasis on achieving a balance between studio practice and theory. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Completion of 100-level requirements plus 12 credits 200-level studio practice, including ART 230

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 10
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 333 - Sculpture - Mixed Media


    Use of disparate media for contemporary object making and non-two-dimensional art forms, within an expanding field of alternative sculptural practices. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 credits.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 230 and 8 credits of 200-level studio practice.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 10
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 334 - Installation Art


    Explores distinctions between private and public art, traditional gallery presentation and site-specific installations. Performance and collaboration with other artists or disciplines will be offered as possible areas of work. Additional emphasis on effective documentation of temporary and site-specific work. Lecture/lab. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 credits.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Art 230 and 8 credits of 200-level studio practice.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 10
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 341 - Ceramics II


    Introduction to the potter’s wheel as a tool; hand building, glaze formulation and kiln firing. Repeatable up to 15 credits including original course.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Completion of 100-level requirements plus 12 credits 200-level studio practice, including ART 240

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 15
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 342 - Ceramics Workshop


    Intermediate problems in clay as a medium. Development of individual directions in pottery and/or ceramic sculpture. Weekly seminars. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Completion of 100-level requirements plus 12 credits 200-level studio practice, including ART 240 and ART 341

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 15
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 343 - Summer Intensive Ceramics


    How, why, when and what to do with clay. Basic manipulation of clay; glazing and kiln firing. Attention to workable classroom problems, critiquing, safety, historical background and slide presentations. Covers a variety of hand-building techniques, how to use the potter’s wheel, glazing, casting, kiln loading and firing. A variety of clays and firing techniques are used. Offered summers only. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 15
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 361 - Surface Design


    Techniques and concepts of cloth alteration with an emphasis on surface and design. Specifics include: heat transfer dye on polyester fabric, advanced dyeing techniques on silk and screen-printing. Through traditional and contemporary fiber investigations, students will develop thematic and conceptual ideas while learning new skills and processes. Lecture/lab. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 credits.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 260 and 8 credits of 200-level studio practice.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 15
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 362 - Papermaking/Mixed Media


    A lecture/lab course covering the history of papermaking, exploration of the traditional processes, and contemporary applications. Two-dimensional and three-dimensional projects will be made utilizing a variety of materials. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Completion of 100-level requirements plus 12 credits 200-level studio practice including ART 260 or ART 230

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 15
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 363 - Multidimensional Forms in Fiber


    Focuses on three-dimensional off-loom processes in fiber and material studies. Historical and contemporary applications of sandal weaving, basket making, felt making, lace making, and soft sculpture including wearable art will be explored. Integration between 2D and 3D forms will be conceptually presented through individual skills and creative ideas. Lecture/lab. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 credits.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 260 and 8 credits of 200-level studio practice.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 15
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 367 - Woven Structures


    Focus on loom weaving techniques such as pattern weaving, double cloth weaving, Ikat weaving, tapestry and the AVL computer loom. Understanding woven structures and personal expression using both traditional and contemporary process as an art form will be explored. Lecture/lab. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 credits.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 260 and 8 credits of 200-level studio practice.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 15
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 380 - Art Educating the Child


    Not for ART majors. Strategies and techniques in production of art and critical inquiry by elementary school children.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Open to Education Majors only.

    Credits: 3
    Grade Mode: L

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 381 - Theories and Teaching Strategies in Art Education


    The study and application of art education theory in the elementary and secondary schools. Emphasis will be placed on curricular development in art criticism, aesthetics, art history and studio production.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Admission to Woodring College of Education; Art 109, ART 110, ART 120, ART 130

    Credits: 4
    Grade Mode: L

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 390 - Photography II


    This intermediate course offers students an opportunity to develop their knowledge, skills, and concepts through seminars, readings, exhibitions and professional practices. The course focuses on the further development of concepts and technique through concentrated studies in specialized materials and processes. Lecture/lab. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 credits.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 290 and 8 credits of 200-level studio practice, DSGN 251 highly recommended as part of the concentration with photography.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 15
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 391 - Color Photography


    This course explores the fundamentals of color image making, including traditional, alternative, and new technologies, Lecture/lab. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 credits.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 390 and 8 credits of 200-level studio practice.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 15
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 392 - Alternative Photographic Processes


    This course will explore the history and practice of alternative forms of photography, including but not limited to, a variety of non-silver techniques and experimental contemporary methods, blending traditional and new technologies.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Art 290 and 8 credits of 200-level studio practice.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 10
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 394 - Art Workshop: Italy


    Intensive drawing and painting workshop in Italy. Summer only. Course will be team taught in central and northern Italy. Explores drawing and painting as well as on-site study of Italian art and culture. Lecture/lab. Repeatable.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 110 or other beginning drawing courses

    Credits: 7
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 98
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 396 - Summer Art Program in Japan


    Study traditional and contemporary culture in Japan. Activities include: visiting historical sites, galleries, museums and artist studios. Experience a tea ceremony, papermaking, weaving, natural dyeing and more. Students will contribute to an exhibition following the trip. Offered summer quarter only.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 109 and ART 110.

    Credits: 7
    Grade Mode: Letter

    College Of Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 401 - Advanced Drawing Workshop


    A course pursuing individually motivated creativity with an emphasis on contemporary issues in drawing as related to art making. Lecture/lab. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    15 credits 300-level studio practice, including 10 credits ART 303

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 15
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 402 - Advanced Life Drawing


    A course covering history, methods, processes, criticism and the practice of drawing from the model. Lecture/lab. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    15 credits 300-level studio practice, including 10 credits ART 304

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 15
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 411 - Advanced Print Workshop


    Investigation of contemporary problems and individual directions in the production and criticism of the print as personal expression. Lecture/lab. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    10 credits 300-level print courses

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 15
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 421 - Advanced Painting Workshop


    Development of individual technique and content through independent studio practice. Studio work is complemented by discussion of pertinent topics in historical and contemporary painting. Lecture/lab. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 credits.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    15 credits of 300-level painting.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 15
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 431 - Advanced Sculpture


    Project-oriented advanced work. Working closely with instructor, students will concentrate on the development of their discipline and artistic production as a personal mode of creative research, in the general context of contemporary art practices. Lecture/lab. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 credits.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    15 credits 300-level sculpture or instructor permission

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 15
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 441 - Advanced Ceramic Workshop


    Problems in advanced ceramics; self-directed projects and weekly seminars. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 342

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 15
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 460 - Advanced Fibers/Fabrics


    Advanced problems in fiber/fabrics study. Emphasis on self-directed project development and contemporary issues in fibers/fabrics. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    5 credits 300-level fiber courses or instructor permission

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 15
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 482 - Art Education Workshop


    Explorations in art media and their adaptation to use in the school. Not to be used for graduate program. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    teaching experience

    Credits: 1 TO 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 15
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 490 - Advanced Photography Workshop


    This studio seminar course focuses on self-directed photography-based projects in which students produce a substantial body of research-driven work which reflects their individual interests culminating in a group exhibition. Lecture/lab. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 credits.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ART 390 or ART 391 or instructor permission; variable fee

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 15
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 494 - Advanced Studio Seminar


    Critique-driven interdisciplinary course based in self-directed project development with an emphasis on contemporary issues in studio art. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Senior status, BFA status or instructor permission; variable fee

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 15
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 495 - Professional Practices for Studio Artist


    For the student who anticipates graduation and completion of the Studio Art BA or BFA degree in the near future. Designed to facilitate entry into the world of professional artists, galleries, critics, and curators, with an emphasis on survival skills for the emerging artist. Includes current trends, professional issues and practices, and the preparation of a complete portfolio.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Senior status, BFA status or instructor permission; variable fee

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 496 - BFA Seminar


    Art 496 is an advanced seminar that will address issues in studio practice for the BFA student. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 credits.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Acceptance into BFA Program.

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: Letter

    Repeatability: Repeatable
    Maximum Repeatability: 15 credits
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 580 - Current Challenges in Art Education


    Special problems in art education as listed in the Timetable of Classes. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    teaching experience plus 27 credits in ART

    Credits: 2 TO 4
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 12
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 582 - Curriculum Planning


    Planning, development, implementation and evaluation of art as related to the total curriculum.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    teaching experience plus 27 credits in ART

    Credits: 4
    Grade Mode: L

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 590A - Graduate Studio: Drawing/Print


    Repeatable to a maximum of 20 cr.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    graduate status with BA or BFA in ART; instructor permission

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 20
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 590B - Graduate Studio: Painting


    Repeatable to a maximum of 20 cr.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    graduate status with BA or BFA in ART; instructor permission

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 20
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 590C - Graduate Studio: Sculpture


    Repeatable to a maximum of 20 cr.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    graduate status with BA or BFA in ART; instructor permission

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 20
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 590D - Graduate Studio: Ceramics


    Repeatable to a maximum of 20 cr.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    graduate status with BA or BFA in ART; instructor permission

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 20
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 590E - Graduate Studio: Photography


    Repeatable to a maximum of 20 cr.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    graduate status with BA or BFA in ART; instructor permission

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 20
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 590F - Graduate Studio: Fiber/Fabric


    Repeatable to a maximum of 20 cr.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    graduate status with BA or BFA in ART; instructor permission

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 20
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 590G - Graduate Studio: Graphic Design


    Repeatable to a maximum of 20 cr.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    graduate status with BA or BFA in ART; instructor permission

    Credits: 5
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 20
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • ART 690 - Thesis


    Repeatable to a maximum of 20 cr.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    advancement to candidacy

    Credits: 1 TO 6
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 6
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art

Art History

Courses numbered X37; X97; 300, 400; 417, 445 are described in the University Academic Policies  section of this catalog.

  
  • A/HI 220 - Visual Culture in Ancient Greece and Rome


    Art and visual culture from prehistoric Aegean civilizations to the 7th century C.E. in Greece and Rome.

    Credits: 3
    Grade Mode: L

    GUR Attributes: HUM

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • A/HI 221 - Visual Culture in Medieval Europe


    Art and visual culture from the sixth to 14th centuries in Europe. Was A/HI 220b in previous catalog.

    Credits: 3
    Grade Mode: L

    GUR Attributes: HUM

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • A/HI 230 - Visual Culture in Western Europe 1400-1550


    Art and visual culture in Western Europe 1400-1550. Was A/HI in previous catalog.

    Credits: 3
    Grade Mode: L

    GUR Attributes: HUM

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • A/HI 231 - Visual Culture in Western Europe 1550-1700


    Art and visual culture in Western Europe, 1550-1700. Was A/HI in previous catalog.

    Credits: 3
    Grade Mode: L

    GUR Attributes: HUM

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • A/HI 240 - Visual Culture in Western Europe in the 19th Century


    Issues and topics in art, 19th century. Was A/HI 240a in previous catalog.

    Credits: 3
    Grade Mode: L

    GUR Attributes: HUM

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • A/HI 241 - Visual Culture in Western Europe and America in the 20th Century


    Issues and topics in art, 20th century. Was A/HI 240b in previous catalog.

    Credits: 3
    Grade Mode: L

    GUR Attributes: HUM

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • A/HI 270 - Visual Culture in South and Southeast Asia


    Issues and topics in South and Southeast Asian art and visual culture, from ancient to contemporary. Was A/HI 270a in previous catalog.

    Credits: 3
    Grade Mode: L

    GUR Attributes: ACGM

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • A/HI 271 - Visual Culture in East Asia


    Issues and topics in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese visual culture, from ancient to contemporary. Was A/HI in previous catalog.

    Credits: 3
    Grade Mode: L

    GUR Attributes: ACGM

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • A/HI 275 - Introduction to Writing and Critical Thinking


    A preparatory course to develop skills in writing and analysis of visual art and cultural practices. Art History majors will continue on to complete the writing series (A/HI 375 and 475).

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ENG 101

    Credits: 4
    Grade Mode: Letter

    GUR Attributes: CCOM

    College Of Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • A/HI 301 - Modern Art and Modernism


    Survey and critical analysis of modernist, theory and criticism.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    A/HI majors: A/HI 275; non-majors: 3 credits A/HI.

    Credits: 4
    Grade Mode: L

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • A/HI 305 - Gallery Workshop


    Emphasis on art preparation/installation methods, and gallery/collections management. Students must commit to registering for this class for fall, winter and spring quarters. Repeatable to 9 credits. Intended as a resume building class. Credits may not be used for the Art History major or minor.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    6 credits ART or A/HI; instructor permission; meet WWU Gallery intern selection criteria

    Credits: 3
    Grade Mode: L

    Maximum Repeatability: 9
    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • A/HI 306 - Arts Internship


    Internship at museum, educational or public arts organization under the direction of a designated faculty member, in consultation with a staff member of the host institution. Up to 4 credits may be used as elective credits for the art history major. No credits may be applied to the art history minor. Repeatable to a maximum of 9 credits.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    24 credits A/HI and written permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
    Grade Mode: Letter

    Maximum Repeatability: 9 credits
    College Of Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • A/HI 308 - Visual Arts in the Community


    A hands-on class designed to give students a practical experience in promotion of visual culture in the community.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    A/HI majors: A/HI 275; non-majors: 3 credits A/HI.

    Credits: 4
    Grade Mode: L

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • A/HI 310 - Indigenous Arts of the Pacific Northwest


    Selected topics in the arts of the Pacific Northwest. Includes discussion of contemporary artists.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    A/HI majors: A/HI 275; non-majors: 3 credits A/HI.

    Credits: 4
    Grade Mode: L

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
  
  • A/HI 311 - Foundation of Graphic Design History


    Issues and topics in graphic design, illustration and design production from ancient culture to 19th century with emphasis on the development of typographic and print cultures.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    A/HI 220B, A/HI 230A

    Credits: 4
    Grade Mode: L

    Coll/Fine and Performing Arts
    Art
 

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