In addition to being a continuation of Beginning Painting, Intermediate Painting will focus on a non-traditional approach to making paintings encouraging conceptual development, experimentation and research. Moving beyond observation based painting multiple thematic possibilities will be explored. Emphasis will be placed equally on ideas and technical execution. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ARTS 1010, 1020 and 2222 (all minimum grade C-). Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
Explores the many ways photography and other forms of imagery have been utilized in the field of sculpture. In this course, students will start from the sculptural, but those objects and installations will function as an intermediary to creating final work that will rest in the image. This course will include lectures, readings and discussions, writing assignments, studio projects, and visual presentations. Recommended prereqs., ARTS 2504 and 2524. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ARTS 1010 and 1020 (all minimum grade D-).
Focuses on the rational choice approach to understanding political decision making. Introduces students to the tools and methods of game-theoretic reasoning, and examines the strategic logic of many forms of political decision-making, including voting, lawmaking, and international conflict. Recommended prereq., PSCI 1101 or 2012 or 2223. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
Emphasizes formal study of folk traditions (including tales, songs, games, customs, beliefs, and crafts) within a theoretical framework, using examples from several cultures. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
Examines Islamic, especially Arab, culture and history as it relates to the Iberian Peninsula from 92 Ah/711 Ce to the present. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
Examines literary, artistic and intellectual currents in Brazil, Portugal and Lusophone Africa from the 15th century period of Portuguese expansion to the post-colonial present. Taught in Portuguese. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of PORT 2110 and PORT 2120 and PORT 2350 (all minimum grade C-).
Presents more than 2,000 years of Barcelona's cultural heritage in the city of Barcelona from the Romans to the present. We will read works by locals and foreign authors to understand how the city has been a hub of the European and Mediterranean cultures for centuries. This is a faculty sponsored Global Seminar to Barcelona, Spain, offered through the Study Abroad Program. Department enforced prereq., SPAN 3000 or equivalent.
Offers an excursion into the role and significance of travel and travel writing in Arabic literature in translation. We will read and discuss a range of literary works written by, about and for travelers. More broadly, this course will offer an opportunity for undergraduates to expand their understanding of literature and the arts. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
Examines forms, genres and social functions of laughter in Slavic cultures (Russian, Polish, Czech, Serbian, and others). Analysis of the carnivalesque, grotesque, and irony in the works of Gogol, Chapek, Hashek, Lem, Kundera, Gombrowicz, Kharms, Zoshchenko, Ilf and Petrov, Kusturica, Kieslewsky, and other authors; also provides an introduction to literature and film of Eastern Europe. Taught in English.
Surveys the American novel. Covers the early development of the American novel, its rise in the 19th- and 20th-centuries, and its contemporary expressions. Students will be introduced to theories of the novel, the major movements and authors, as well as the characteristics that define the American novel as unique. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors).
Explores the development of video as an art form through tape screenings, readings, lectures, and discussions. Prerequisite for further studies in video production.
Lect. and lab. Topics include basic concepts and history, methods of study, ethical issues, neurobiology, behavior, the development of behavior, predator-prey relationships, communication, aggression and dominance, mating systems, cognitive ethology, and parental care. When possible, life-history strategies, the evolution of behavior, and behavioral ecology are stressed. Uses animals and animal tissues. Recommended prereqs., EBIO 1210 and EBIO 1220 and EBIO 1230 and EBIO 1240 (min. grade C-). Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
Studies some of the great tragic works of art, music,and literature from the Greeks to the 20th century. Tragic theory is invoked as an aid to interpretation. Requisites: Requires either prerequisite course of HUMN 2000 (minimum grade D-) or restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior).
Introduces students to the literary, artistic, and historical currents of Catalonia, an economically vibrant area of the Iberian Peninsula with 10 million people, its capital Barcelona, and a distinct culture and language. The course examines national identity and major works from renowned Catalan artists, spanning architecture, painting, and literature, like Dali, Gaudi, or Miro. Department enforced prereq., SPAN 3000.
Expands student's performance of the syncopated movement style of the jazz vernacular. Designed for the experienced jazz dancer. Includes dance techniques that further improves alignment, strength, flexibility, and coordination within the jazz idiom through an emphasis on style, rhythm, and more challenging dance combinations. May be repeated up to 2 credit hours. Recommended prereq., DNCE 1220 or previous dance experience.
Examines Russo-Soviet fiction literature and film. Within this popular genre, writers conceive and criticize social utopias, thus creating works situated between the poles of utopia and dystopia. Through discussions of Soviet and post-Soviet science fiction, utopian and distopian alike, the course introduces a Russo-Soviet "alternative modernity" and studies its historical developmental. All readings are in English. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
Surveys American poetry from the 17th- to the 21st-century. Includes training in poetic theory, form, and genre, as well as in poetic analysis. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors).
Studies special topics in popular culture; specially designed for English majors. Topics vary each semester. May be repeated for a total of 6 credit hours for different topics. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
Introduces students to the contemporary social and cultural trends of Catalonia as they take place mainly in its capital Barcelona. The course examines current developments in fields such as theatre, art, fashion, cooking, urban design or architecture. Department enforced prereq., SPAN 3000.
Explores qualitative and quantitative chemical aspects of energy systems (production, transmission, storage, utilization) including fossil, wind, solar, nuclear and biomass energy. Applies chemical principles including composition, structure, bonding, physical properties, thermodynamics, equilibrium and kinetics to energy systems and sustainability, especially environmental implications. Describes the importance of energy to the chemical industries and society as a whole. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CHEM 1133 and 1134 or CHEM 1271 or CHEN 1211 and CHEM 1221 (all minimum grade C-).
Fosters a better understanding and appreciation of the role African Americans have played in the evolution and shaping of urban America. Employs techniques of urban studies to more effectively assess the many dimensions, subtitles, and insensitivities of life in the city. Recommended prereq., ETHN 1022 or ETHN 2001 and a working knowledge of U.S. and Afro-American history. Formerly ETHN 4252. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
Considers philosophical topics concerning the international economic, political, and legal systems. Topics that may be considered include the nature of international law, war and peace, humanitarian intervention, international justice, world hunger, and human rights. Department enforced prereqs., 6 hours philosophy course work. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
Considers a series of late 19th and 20th century canonical works from several genres (poetry, short story,essay, and the novel). The student will acquire a very specific knowledge of late 19th and 20th century Argentine literature, its relationship to specific social actors and specific historical processes. This is a faculty sponsored Global Seminar to Rosario, Argentina, offered through the Study Abroad Program. Department enforced prereq., SPAN 3000 or equivalent. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
Introduces literature by British and American women. Same as WMST 3267. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors).
