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2012-2013 University Catalog

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The course catalogue contains information on all active courses offered by the University including: title, course number, credits, contact hours, prerequisites, offering college, priority enrollment, repeatability, and restrictions. Courses listed in the catalogue are not offered every semester. To access a listing of course sections being offered during a particular term refer to the Course Section Offerings page on the Office of the Registrar website.

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Commencing with the 2013-14 academic year the University began a multi-year course renumbering. For additional information visit the Course Renumbering page on the Office of the Registrar website.

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Many courses within the Division of Liberal Arts commencing with the Summer and Fall 2014 terms will be offered under new course numbers. Students registering for Summer 2014 coursework and beyond will do so using the new course numbers.

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	ILUS 322 Sequential Format College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College 3 credits 90.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course Course focuses on sequential formats as they relate to illustrations and graphic design. Potential areas of inquiry: brochures, storyboarding, simple animations, slide presentations, websites, multipage spreads, and identity programs. Prerequisites *ILUS320** Priority enrollment to Illustration majors. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	ILUS 323 Words, Images and Ideas College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College 3 credits 90.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course This course informs and unites the explorations of ILUS 221 Words as Pictures with a meaningful understanding of typographic fundamentals. The student will further investigate the connection between the written word and it’s own visual impact and that in combination/integration with pictorial illustration. The progression will flow from the structure of the letterform, to the organization of letters into typefaces and words, to the organization of groups of words and pictures via compositional and hierarchical considerations, to the student’s personalization of this content into expressive and professionally applicable formats via both hand and computer based processes. Prerequisites *ILUS221** This course is not repeatable for credit.
	ILUS 324 Designistration College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College 3 credits 90.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course The designistrator is a designer who is also an image-maker. This course builds upon the courses ILUS 221: Words as Pictures and ILUS 323: Words, Images and Ideas by giving students the opportunity to personalize their cumulative content while examining their personal take on the connection between and integration of pictorial and linguistic communication. This starts with a series of projects that guide them to find and develop a personal approach to this unique form of problem solving. Students will look deeper into the nature, applications, processes and systems of design and typography as they relate to the Illustrator-designer. As the course progresses, students will select formats, audiences and ideas to work with singularly or in groups as they build their individual bodies of work. Prerequisites *ILUS323** This course is not repeatable for credit.
	ILUS 380 Children’s Book Illustration College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College 3 credits 90.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course The design and illustration of children’s books. Emphasis on the stages of development of a book from manuscript through dummy design to finished art. Professional practice and working with editors and art directors are discussed. Students become familiar with the work of past and present book illustration and design. Prerequisites *FNDP112** Priority enrollment to Illustration majors. Junior/Senior Preferred This course may be completed 2 times for credit
	ILUS 401 Illustration Thesis I College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College 3 credits 90.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course Students in this course examine the balance between their personal viewpoint and the professional applications relating to illustration. After a series of developmental assignments meant to foster material, ideological, and contextual exploration, students are mentored in the planning and creation of their thesis projects for the William H. Ely Illustration Exhibition. Prerequisites *ILUS302 or ILUS304;* Corequisite Course(s): ILUS441 This course is not repeatable for credit.*
	ILUS 402 Illustration Thesis II College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College 3 credits 90.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course Students in this course examine the balance between their personal viewpoint and the professional applications relating to illustration. After a series of developmental assignments meant to foster material, ideological, and contextual exploration, students are mentored in the planning and creation of their thesis projects for the William H. Ely Illustration Exhibition. Prerequisites *ILUS401 Corequisite Course(s):** ILUS442 Open to Illustration majors only.* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	ILUS 441 Illustration Portfolio I College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College 3 credits 90.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course In this course, students work to discover and refine the conceptual and visual approach that will define their unique voice as an illustrator. The boundaries and capabilities of this voice are tested and explored in a series of projects resulting in a body of coherent work - a portfolio. The course covers the major professional topics relating to the field of illustration, so this body of work can then be applied to the professional pursuit of the field. All of the sections of this course meet together for a series of discussions, lectures, guests, and trips relating to the business components of this course. Prerequisites *ILUS 302 or ILUS304 Corequisite Course(s):** ILUS401 Open to Illustration majors only.* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	ILUS 442 Illustration Portfolio II College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College 3 credits 90.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course In this course, students work to discover and refine the conceptual and visual approach that will define their unique voice as an illustrator. The boundaries and capabilities of this voice are tested and explored in a series of projects resulting in a body of coherent worka portfolio. The course covers the major professional topics relating to the field of illustration, so this body of work can then be applied to the professional pursuit of the field. All of the sections of this course meet together for a series of discussions, lectures, guests, and trips relating to the business components of this course. Prerequisites *ILUS441 Corequisite Course(s):** ILUS402 Open to Illustration majors only.* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	ILUS 480 Communication Workshop College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College 1.5 credits 45.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course In this unique, collaborative studio course, Graphic Design and Illustration Majors work to produce two posters per semester for the School of Theater Arts Main Stage Productions. Mentored by illustration and graphic design faculty, students are challenged with real-life, professional design studio experiences such as working on deadline with a client, illustration and design concept to completion, and final publication in the Borowsky Center for Publication Arts. Posters are used to advertise upcoming theatre productions on campus and throughout the Philadelphia community. The course also provides students with an excellent opportunity to get an actual printed piece for their portfolios. Prerequisites *FNDP112** Requires completion of 45 credits Open to Graphic Design and Illustration majors only. This course may be completed 2 times for credit
	ILUS 482 Illustration Workshop: Personal Viewpoint College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College 3 credits 90.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course A special elective course for qualified Junior and Senior Illustration majors. The Department invites three of America’s most accomplished illustrators to share their talent, insights, and expertise by finding and emphasizing the personal conceptual viewpoint of each student. The goal is to meld that identity with each student’s developing technique to create the greater vision of the artist through illustration as a self-expressive art form. Each of the three faculty presents their work and answers questions in an open forum and then teaches an intensive four-week long segment of the course. The artists give lectures, technical demonstrations, and studio assignments, and students work through a demanding process to produce finished illustrations. This flexible curriculum also allows for timely illustration issues to be covered as they develop in the field. Prerequisites *ILUS301** This course may be completed 2 times for credit
	ILUS 490 Independent Study College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College 1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours 300 level undergraduate course Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum. Enrollment is limited, please see the Independent Study policy in the catalogue for more information. Restricted to Undergraduate students. This course may be repeated for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
	ILUS 690 Graduate Independent Study College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College 1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours 600 level graduate course Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum. Enrollment is limited, please see the Independent Study policy in the catalogue for more information. Restricted to graduate students. This course may be repeated for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
	IMAG 101 Image/Time College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College 3 credits 90.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course In this course students use two-dimensional and digital media to explore issues of image and time. Concepts of representation, figuration, abstraction, sequence, and duration are addressed through the lenses of art, film and design. Inquiry-based research aids students in developing project content, an awareness of cultural and historical contexts, and the ability to analyze their art-making methods and the works of artists, designers and filmmakers. The development of common technical skills, critical skills, and a conceptual vocabulary provide a framework for future study. Students apply research to their processes and evaluate their work through writing and critique. The course fosters community through collaborative projects and incorporates at least one visit to an off-campus site. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	IMAG 211 Color in Art, Film & Design College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College 3 credits 90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course Students are introduced to the interaction of color and a wide range of color concepts across multiple media. Color theory is addressed historically through readings. Assignments in painting, collage, digital media and aspects of film will address color in optics, lighting, print and paint. Students will combine media and work on inter-disciplinary projects. Content will include color interaction, psychology of color, additive and subtractive processes, and color use in representational as well as abstract art. Prerequisites *IMAG101** This course is not repeatable for credit.
	IMAG 212 Photography in Art, Film & Design College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College 3 credits 67.5 hours 200 level undergraduate course Photography for Art, Film and Design will teach artists, designers, filmmakers, and writers the basics of photography. This course will also highlight artists, designers, storytellers and filmmakers who utilize photography in their work. As a result, students will discover how photography can be incorporated into their studio practices as artists, designers, writers or filmmakers. Prerequisites *IMAG101** This course is not repeatable for credit.
	IMAG 213 Drawing: Observation College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College 3 credits 90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course Observation respects the historical practice of maturing the human gaze. The course nurtures the eye’s ability to discern the difference between gross and subtle distinctions in visual information and it poses projects and problems that improve the student’s ability to sustain observation and use vision discerningly, logically and intelligently. The class couples an intensive effort at serious scholarship based in principles of visual perception with an awareness of the value of using drawing as a tool for thought. Basic drawing materials are used and exercises in manual skills are practiced. Analytical thinking permeates the course and integrates the quest for insights about the graphic and spatial qualities of a variety of subjects. Indispensable methods of recording information based on principles of location, size, proximity, orientation and proportion are explained and utilized in the execution of drawings of various scales and media. Prerequisites *IMAG101** This course is not repeatable for credit.
	IMAG 214 Drawing: Ideation College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College 3 credits 90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course Ideation sharpens the ideas and methods required for visual analysis and thoughtful investigation through drawing. The class invites prolonged study of objects and places while it anticipates a capacity on the part of the student to sustain research on a single topic. Multiple methods of decomposing the object such as exploded and transparent views are promoted as well as methods that compare how interior (skeletal) structures effect exteriors, surfaces and forms. Reflection, by drawings of ideal, solid and geometry, supports the retention of basic knowledge pertaining to volumetric structure and anticipates the development of imaginary imagery pertaining to objects and places. Planar understanding of mechanical and organic forms and the modular understanding of complex volumes will be combined with other historical conventions to support analysis. Imagination and visualization are encouraged in the form of projects that emphasize multiple views of imaginary objects and places. Fantasy in the form of directed assignments is encouraged and a utilitarian use of sequential imagery to support narrative is introduced. Prerequisites *IMAG101** This course is not repeatable for credit.
	IMAG 215 Word & Image in Visual Culture College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College 3 credits 67.5 hours 200 level undergraduate course This course will explore the intersection of visual and verbal communication via the written word, its interaction with images, and their combined impact within visual culture. Students will learn about the relationship between text and image through class lectures, studio work, individual research and collaborative projects. By analyzing and understanding how text and image combine to create meaning, students develop new strategies for making that will enhance their artistic, conceptual, critical and analytical skills. Prerequisites *IMAG101** This course is not repeatable for credit.
	INCL 500 Foundations of Inclusionary Practices in the Classroom Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators 3 credits 45.0 hours 600 level graduate course Build the capacity to understand, honor and support the ever-increasing diversity of educational needs within classrooms. Recommendations are provided to enable teachers to augment their existing practices by infusing inclusive practices into existing content and curricula. Roles and responsibilities of general and special educators are explored to help work collaboratively to serve the needs of students and to make meaningful contributions to the identification, evaluation, re-evaluation, teaching and monitoring of progress of all students. Participants identify potential barriers to learning and curriculum areas in the general education classroom and identify strategies and services to eliminate those barriers. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
	INCL 501 Instructional Strategies for Student Diversity Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators 3 credits 45.0 hours 600 level graduate course Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
	INCL 502 Classroom Management for Inclusive Classrooms Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators 3 credits 45.0 hours 600 level graduate course Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
	INCL 503 Multicultural and Socioeconomic Diversity in the Classroom Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators 3 credits 45.0 hours 600 level graduate course Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
	INCL 504 Creating Effective Classroom Learning Centers Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators 3 credits 45.0 hours 600 level graduate course Learning centers provide opportunities for self-directed differentiated learning. They need to be well-designed and skillfully implemented to meet the needs of individual students. This course helps identify needs and develop differentiated classroom learning centers that engage students’ interests, complement existing lessons, and work with various learning styles. Participants consider student assessment and customization in creating effective centers for student use. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
	INCL 505 Gifted Education in Inclusive Classrooms Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators 3 credits 45.0 hours 600 level graduate course Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
	INCL 506 Understanding the Autism Spectrum and Inclusion Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators 3 credits 45.0 hours 600 level graduate course Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
	INCL 507 The Arts and Inclusion Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators 3 credits 45.0 hours 600 level graduate course Explore current research and various approaches relating to inclusion in the general classroom environment via arts activities. Through discussions and activities, educators gain a better understanding of special needs students and examine strategies and modifications that can enhance learning for all students in the inclusive classroom. This course provides various methodologies, techniques and innovative strategies to teach special education students effectively. Using the arts as a vehicle for adapting to diverse learning methods, the K-8 classroom is considered a dynamic setting for inclusionary learning. Discuss the autism spectrum, mental challenges, physical disabilities and other obstacles students face and then consider hands-on activities that incorporate the visual, aural and tactile to engage these students across the core curriculum. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
	INCL 508 Differentiated Instruction Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators 3 credits 45.0 hours 600 level graduate course Not all students are alike. Differentiated instruction is an approach to teaching and learning that deals with diversity in learning styles. Discover helpful, well-tested techniques for the creation of an inclusionary classroom for students-from English language learners and special education students to those with various learning difficulties or successes-to reach all learners effectively. Explore and research concepts, strategies and processes for managing a differentiated instructional setting with accommodations for learning and assessment. This course focuses on the key knowledge and skills needed to employ differentiated instruction and to address student differences across the curriculum, especially in literacy and mathematics. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
	INCL 509 Including Special Needs Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators 3 credits 45.0 hours 600 level graduate course The goal to accommodate a wider variety of students’ needs is having an impact on public school classrooms everywhere. This course helps participants develop a richer, more appropriate understanding of the special needs of students and helps them respond in kind. Explore special education and inclusion from practical viewpoints through discussion, empathy-building activities and in-class exercises. Topics include the history of special education, key aspects of the special education law, research on the benefits of inclusion and the current approaches to classroom application. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
	INCL 510 Children at Risk Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators 3 credits 45.0 hours 600 level graduate course This course is designed to provide educators with a better understanding of children with different social, emotional and learning disorders, such as dyslexia, autism and ADHD. Strategize activities and ways to help at-risk children and discuss a team approach that includes parents. Explore creative activities, such as role playing, art, music, literature and puppetry. Themes, such as friendship making, manners and respect, are included to help children develop healthy social skills. Approaches to implement in the classroom and resources available to educators, parents and students are presented. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
	INCL 511 Conflict Resolution: Bullying Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators 3 credits 42.0 hours 500 level graduate course Children who are comfortable in their own skin are more likely to respect and appreciate others and grow into caring, healthy and productive adults. Using art, music, puppetry, role-playing and creative expression, this course provides strategies to help kids improve their relationships through effective communication, especially in handling conflict and anger. Subjects include expressing and understanding emotions, verbal and nonverbal language cues, anger management and conflict resolution, listening, problem solving, decision making and parenting. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
	INCL 512 Creating Multicultural Environments in the Classroom Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators 3 credits 45.0 hours 600 level graduate course This course assists K-12 educators in recognizing the importance of affirming the cultural identities of students and helping them to respect cultural differences in others. Participants develop resources, tools and methods to increase cultural awareness in the classroom across the curriculum. Activities encourage students to understand and honor diversity, both in their schools and in the larger community. This course focuses on methods to weave tolerance and understanding into existing curricular units and lesson plans. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
	LAAH 111 Art History Survey I Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course A survey of Western visual arts and architecture from the earliest extant examples, cave painting and sculpture from Austrian and southern Europe to the arts of the Renaissance in Europe in the 14th-15th centuries. Students will be asked to visit and do research on the art in local museums and galleries in order to gain a foundation for the work from their textbook, and asked to place, evaluate, and comprehend the history of the world in which many of them make their art. By the end of this course, successful students will: 1. Evaluate the formal qualities of works of art. 2. Contextualize works of art within an art-historical style/time period. 3. Articulate the relationships between cultures and periods in the work of particular artists and styles. 4. Illustrate their understanding of art as it has been defined in human experience and as it may relate to their lives as artists. 5. Demonstrate their understanding of how even the most ancient examples of art may be sources for contemporary art. 6. Demonstrate their descriptive and critical writing skills with respect to works of art observed in museum settings. 7. Learn to use the appropriate vocabulary for discussing works of art in an Art Historical context. Requires enrollment in an undergraduate degree program. Completion of LACR 009 if required by English placement exam Completion of LACR 007 if required by English placement exam Completion of LACR 008 if required by English placement exam This course is not repeatable for credit. This course is equated with the following courses: HU140A, LAAH111
	LAAH 112 Art History Survey II Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course Following the first half of the Survey of Western Art, this course will consider Western visual arts and architecture from the Renaissance in Europe in the 14th-15th centuries to the present. As in the first semester, students will be asked to visit and do research on the art in local museums and galleries, and consider this more modern world as it relates to their own art and thought. They will be tested regularly and expected to write short essays about the work they have studied firsthand. By the end of this course, successful students will: 1. Evaluate the formal qualities of works of art. 2. Contextualize works of art within an art-historical style/time period. 3. Articulate the relationship between cultures and periods in the work of particular artists and styles. 4. Illustrate their understanding of art as it has been defined in human experience and as it may relate to their lives as artists. 5. Demonstrate their understanding of how even the most ancient examples of art may be sources for contemporary art. 6. Demonstrate their descriptive and critical writing skills with respect to works of art observed in museum settings. 7. Learn to use the appropriate vocabulary for discussing works of art in an Art Historical context. Requires enrollment in an undergraduate degree program. Completion of LACR 009 if required by English placement exam This course is not repeatable for credit. This course is equated with the following courses: HU140B, LAAH112
	LAAH 120 Modern & Contemporary Art Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course The course introduces students to concepts of Modernism and Modernity in European and American cultures from the turn of the 20th century, the rise and fall of New York as an Art Center and the beginning of Post-modern and global concerns in the late 20th and 21st centuries. Students will learn from lectures, sound clips, and short films and museum visits. Among the movements discussed will be impressionism, Post-impressionism, Fauvism, Cubism, Futurism and DeStijl, Constructivism and Suprematism, Abstract Expressionism, Image Generation and Appropriation modes, the rise of Photography, Happenings and Performance. Formal, aesthetic aspects of work will be examined along with the historic and cultural events that inform the art. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LAAH 811 Ancient Art Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course A consideration of art and myth in Western Civilization as they are represented in their earliest forms beginning in ca. 3000 BCE in the cultures of the Ancient Middle East, Egypt, and the Aegean. It concludes with the arts of Classical Greece in the 5th-4th centuries BCE in recognition of their seminal influence on the arts of the West. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LAAH 813 Medieval Art Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course This course examines the sculpture, architecture, painting and decorative arts of Europe from the early Christian period in the 3rd century C.E. to the proto-Renaissance in Italy in the 14th century. The course focuses on the emergence and flowering of a European mystical Christian vision as distinct from the earlier monumental classical vision Greece and Rome. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LAAH 815 Art in Renaissance Europe Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course The painting, sculpture, architecture, and decorative arts of the 14th and 15th centuries in the major artistic centers of Northern Europe and in Italy are studied. The course compares and contrasts the works of painters such as Jan Van Eyck and Masaccio; and sculptors such as Claus Sluter and Donatello, who enriched both the habitations and churches of their secular and religious patrons and the proud and expanding mercantile cities in which they lived. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LAAH 817 Baroque Art Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course This course studies the work of the major European painters and sculptors of the 17th century; Bernini, Rubens, Velasquez, Rembrandt, Poussin and Vermeer. More specialized artists - painters of landscape, still life genre, and the portrait - will also be considered. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LAAH 819 19th Century Art Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course This course investigates change and diversity as represented by the major painters, sculptors and architects of Europe and America in this emerging Modernist century. Style categories under consideration include Neo-classicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LAAH 821 American Art to 1945 Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course A survey of American art, architecture, and design, emphasizing the 19th and early 20th centuries. The material covered is divided into a series of sections or themes and is considered in relation to tradition. Each section or theme is studied through the work of the major artists who best represent it. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LAAH 823 Introduction to Art Historical Methodologies Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course Introduction to Art Historical Methodologies will explore the theoretical threads that shape art history and, overall, how art historians construct methodological approaches. For an art historian, competing or contrasting theories are not mutually exclusive tools. In other words, historians may use a number of theories to shape an argument. The methodological framework is the foundation of the text, but the author may not reveal the theoretical structure explicitly. Critically reading to recognize how art historians build interpretive methods is the aim of this introductory course. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LAAH 830 Modern Art Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course At the beginning of the 20th century, artists responded to new technological forces and the pressures of mass culture in styles such as cubism, constructivism, and surrealism - styles that are still being explored by our contemporaries. The course surveys the period 1880-1980, emphasizing the continuity of the modern artist’s situation and role. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LAAH 831 American Art Since 1945 Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course In 1945, World War II ended and the focus of modern art shifted from Paris to New York City. The course begins with Abstract Expressionism; studies other major American styles, such as pop art and minimalism; and concludes with post-modernist development such as performance and decoration by artists. Graduate students may register for this course under GRLA 631. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LAAH 832 European Art Since 1945 Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course Art since World War II has been dominated by the New York market and by the issue of abstraction; in Europe, however, artists continued to use the human figure as a vehicle for social and ethical concerns, and, more recently, their engagement has become a model for younger artists in both Europe and America. The course will look at crafts and book arts as well as fine arts; it will also make use of plays and films. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LAAH 835 Akhenaton and the Amarna Period: Revolution and Reaction in Ancient Egypt Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course This course examines the Amarna Period of the Egyptian New Kingdom and its most famous ruler, Akhenaten. The course will review the history of the Old and Middle Kingdoms as prelude to the study of Akhenaten’s revolutionary reign. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103;* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LAAH 851 History of Industrial Design Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course A survey of industrial design in the West, paying particular attention to developments in the 20th century. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* Priority enrollment to Industrial Design majors. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LAAH 853 History of Crafts Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course A survey of the principal movements and tendencies in Western crafts since the middle of the 19th century. Main topics include the arts and crafts movement, art nouveau, the Bauhaus, the interrelationships among fine arts, crafts, and design, and postmodernism. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* Priority enrollment to Crafts majors. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LAAH 854 History of Communication Design Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course A survey of two-dimensional design in the West, with particular attention to developments in the 20th century. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* Priority enrollment to Graphic Design majors. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LAAH 855 History of Photography Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course An introduction to the significant photographers and their work in the history of the medium, including technical developments and their impact, the major visual and aesthetic trends in the development of photography and their relationship to art in general, and the larger social context in which photography has developed. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* Priority enrollment to Photography majors. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LAAH 861 Arts of China Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course This course covers ceramics, sculpture, painting, and other arts of China from the Neolithic through the last Chinese dynasty, that is from roughly 10,000 BCE to 1911. (If time permits some comments may be made about 20th century Chinese art.) A brief introduction to the historical and social background of each period will be presented as the outstanding arts and art styles of each period are examined. Particular attention will be paid to what, if any, uniquely Chinese characteristics are evident in the arts of China. Art recovered from major archaeological discoveries in China including the ‘terra cotta’ warriors found near the tomb of China’s first emperor will be introduced and reviewed. Important masterworks of Chinese art in all media will also be analyzed and discussed. The influence of religion on Chinese art, particularly Buddhism, will be addressed, and we will also look at Chinese painting in some detail, especially at how figure painting came to be eclipsed by landscape painting. One quiz, mid-term and final examinations, and one short paper. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LAAH 862 Arts of Africa Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course Artistic, religious, sociological, and geographic aspects of societies in sub-Saharan Africa are studied in order to establish continuity as well as distinction between their art forms. Black American folk art, an extension and transformation of African art, is analyzed. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LAAH 863 Arts of India Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course Painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Indus Valley civilization of the second millennium B.C.E. through the different periods of the Buddhist, Hindu, and Islamic dominance to the Raiput painting of the 18th century C.E. The different art styles are related to their historical, religious, and social background. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LAAH 864 Art of Islam Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course The course covers architecture, architectural decoration, calligraphy, book illustration, textile and ceramic art of the Middle Eastern countries from the beginning of the Islamic era (7th century C.E.-8th century C.E.). It studies the impact of Islamic religion on the character of Islamic art and architecture. It also studies the various regional styles within this unified visual mode of expression. From time to time Islamic and Christian cultures will be compared so as to understand better the similarities and differences of the two. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LAAH 865 Arts of Japan Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course This course covers the architecture, ceramics, painting, and sculpture of Japan from 11,000 BCE to the 19th century CE, and if time permits into the 20th, and 21st centuries. It considers and examines the special characteristics of Japanese art, and analyzes the influence of Chinese art and culture on Japanese art and culture. Particular attention will be paid Buddhist art, especially that influenced by Zen Buddhism. In addition, Japan’s unique achievements in illustrated narrative hand-scrolls of the 12th and 13th centuries and decorative screens of the 16th-18th centuries will be highlighted. One quiz, one paper, a mid-term, and final examination. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LAAH 931 History and Aesthetics of 20th Century Performance Art Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course This course traces the evolution of Performance Art including its roots in Futurism, Constructivism, the Bauhaus, Dada, Surrealism, Fluxus movement, parallel movements in Japanese Butoh dance, European Figurentheater, developments of media in performance, autobiographical performance, and spectacle. Video slides are shown to portray the visual impact of the genre. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LAAH 933 Modern Architecture Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course The course investigates modern architecture, its theoretical premises, and the social context that generated it. Students will also inquire into modern architecture’s legacy: postmodern architecture. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LAAH 935 Dada and Surrealism Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course The history of the post-World War I antirational movements Dada and Surrealism. Since these were literary and political as well as artistic movements, attention is given to texts by such authors as Artaud, Breton, Freud, Jarry, Rimbaud, and Tzara, as well as to works of art. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LAAH 937 Abstract Expressionism Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course Abstract Expressionism was the most important movement in post-WWII American art. This course surveys its origins, accomplishments, and decline. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LAAH 970 Major Artists Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course The course concentrates on a single artist or a group of related artists. Among the artists who have come under this intense investigation have been Donatello, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, and Picasso. The course has been designed to give students an in-depth knowledge of one artist’s life and art or the artists of a single school. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course may be repeated for credit.
	LAAH 972 Wagner and the Ring Cycle Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course An in-depth study of Wagnerian Opera with special emphasis on the four operas that constitute the Ring Cycle. Lectures and discussions cover libretti, harmonic idiom, staging, and symbolism. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LAAH 973 Women Artists Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course A chronological survey of professional female painters and sculptors active in Western Europe and the United States, from the 16th century to the present. The role played by women artists in earlier ages, other nations, and different media is also examined. Three written assignments. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LAAH 974 Topics in Design Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course A seminar in the history of design. Each semester the course is taught, a different aspect of design history is studied. Individual designers under consideration have been Wright, Le Corbusier, and Aalto; other topics have been particular design histories: crafts history, graphic design history, industrial design history; and particular styles of design: The Arts and Crafts movement, Art Nouveau, Bauhaus, de Stijl and Constructivism, Art Deco, and Post-Modernism. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LAAH 975 Dirty Pictures a History of Art Censorship 45.0 hours The University of the Arts undergraduate level There has been some form of art censorship, virtually everywhere in the world, as long as there has been art. For centuries visual artworks deemed offensive have been altered or destroyed, their audiences restricted and their creators fined, imprisoned, harassed, and/or physically harmed. The purpose of this course is to examine important cases of art censorship, to try and understand why this phenomenon has been so widespread and long-lasting and to consider its implications within, and beyond, the art community today and for the future. After briefly surveying the history of art censorship in the Western world from antiquity through the mid-20th century, this course will focus on five recent case studies - particularly notorious instances of art censorship that occurred in the U.S. between 1982 and 2004. We will examine the basic facts of each case, then review and discuss the principal responses it has generated and its subsequent implications, from several points of view. Some of the complex questions to be explored will include: Exactly what constitutes ‘censorship’? Under what circumstances might censorship be justified? Should different criteria be applied to potentially controversial public art, vs. the art displayed in art galleries and museums?”,LACR102 or LACR103” 3 credits 200
	LACR 8 English as Second Language Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 90.0 hours REM level undergraduate course LACR 008 prepares students for whom English is a second language to produce the kinds of writing and presentations expected of them on the college level, and to improve their reading and critical thinking skills. This course focuses on prose techniques. Students will learn to respond in writing and speaking to readings and to the work of other students. The workshop format engages students in collaborative learning activities. Enrollment is based on performance on the English Placement Exam, the Michigan Placement Test, and TOEFL scores. Students will receive a grade, but this course does not count toward graduation. Successful completion of this course will permit the students to enter LACR 009, LACR 100, or LACR 101, depending on the teacher’s recommendation, in the following semester. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
	LACR 9 Fundamentals of Composition I Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 90.0 hours REM level undergraduate course LACR 009 develops students’ critical reading and writing skills so that they may employ the writing processes expected at the college level. The emphasis is on reading comprehension and writing processes (analyzing, applying, and evaluating), as well as on the technical aspects of writing, specifically essay structure, paragraph construction, grammar, punctuation and spelling. As this course is six hours per week, one-to-one time with the instructor is built into the class, so students can work on individual reading and writing issues. By the end of this course, successful students will: 1. Develop critical reading and writing skills: describing, summarizing, evaluating, and interpreting. 2. Compose a thesis and support it in the body of the essay in well-structured paragraphs. 3. Analyze sources (locate the author’s thesis and evidence). 4. Apply source material through quotation, paraphrase, and summary. 5. Understand how to avoid intentional or unintentional plagiarism. 6. Access source material in the stacks of the library. 7. Recognize and edit patterns of grammatical error (sentence fragments, run-on sentences, subject-verb agreement, verb tense, punctuation, and spelling) to write clear sentences. Enrollment is based on performance on the English Placement Exam and SAT/ACT scores. This course does not count toward graduation. Successful completion will permit students to enter LACR 100 or LACR 101, depending on the teacher’s recommendation, in the following semester. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
	LACR 22X Scientific Inquiry Foundation Track LA 3 credits 45.0 hours The Scientific Inquiry Foundation Track (SIFT) serves as a foundation for future studies in the natural and social sciences, in mathematics, and for life-long learning. Scholarship in these scientific disciplines has influenced our culture in significant ways - both directly as a result of ongoing research and indirectly as new scientific ideas and theories are developed and applied within the context of important issues and concerns in the larger society. By the end of this course, successful students will: 1. Demonstrate understanding of the nature of science and how scientific research is conducted. 2. Demonstrate understanding of the ethical considerations associated with scientific inquiry. 3. Demonstrate ability to approach questions or problems using a scientific perspective. 4. Demonstrate ability to analyze information and present conclusions. For all SIFT courses, student must have first matriculated at UArts after Fall 2005. Enrollment in BS, BFA, or BM degree program required. This is a description of the SIFT course category. Any course numbered LACR 22- will meet this requirement. For example: LACR 221 SIFT: Problem Solving
	LACR 100 Fundamentals of Composition II Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 90.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course In LACR 100 the emphasis is on the reading and writing processes that lead to argumentation, as well as on the technical aspects of writing, specifically essay structure, paragraph construction, grammar, punctuation and spelling. Students practice critical reading and writing skills in order to develop academic essays: describing, summarizing, analyzing, applying, and synthesizing. They are introduced to the library’s holdings and taught to access and assess source material. As this course is six hours per week, one-to-one time with the instructor is built into the class, so students can work on individual reading and writing issues. By the end of this course, successful students will: 1. Demonstrate the critical reading and writing skills needed to construct academic essays – describing, summarizing, analyzing, applying, and synthesizing. 2. Compose a question-based research paper (about four pages in length) and support a thesis in the body of the essay in properly structured paragraphs. Apply source material avoiding intentional or unintentional plagiarism through direct quotation and paraphrase, and cite in MLA format (in-text citations and bibliography) Synthesize source material to support a deductive argument 3. Assess scholarly sources (locate the author’s thesis, evaluate evidence, and weigh credibility). 4. Access source material through the library holdings: reference section, on-line databases, stacks, and in-library periodicals. 5. Recognize and edit patterns of grammatical error (sentence fragments, run-on sentences, subject-verb agreement, verb tense, punctuation, and spelling) to write clear sentences. Enrollment is based on performance on the English Placement Exam and SAT/ACT scores. Successful completion of LACR 008 or LACR 009 may be required as a result of the English Placement Exam. This course substitutes for LACR 101 and successful completion of this course will permit students to enter LACR 102 or LACR 103, depending on the teacher’s recommendation, in the following semester. Completion of LACR 008 if required by English placement exam Completion of LACR 009 if required by English placement exam This course is not repeatable for credit. This course is equated with the following courses: LACR101, LACR100
	LACR 101 First-Year Writing I Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course LACR 101 is the first part of a year-long writing, reading and research course that teaches the fundamental aspects of the responsible student-scholar. The emphasis is on the reading and writing processes that lead to argumentation, as well as on the technical aspects of writing, specifically essay structure, paragraph construction, grammar, punctuation and spelling. Students practice critical reading and writing skills to develop academic essays: describing, summarizing, analyzing, applying and synthesizing. They are introduced to the library’s holdings and taught to access and assess source material. By the end of this course, successful students will: 1. Demonstrate the critical reading and writing skills needed to construct academic essays describing, summarizing, analyzing, applying, and synthesizing. 2. Compose a question-based research paper (about four pages in length) and support a thesis in the body of the essay in properly structured paragraphs. Apply source material avoiding intentional or intentional plagiarism through direct quotation and paraphrase and cite in MLA format (in-text citations and bibliography). Synthesize source material to support a deductive argument. 3. Assess scholarly sources (locate the authors thesis, evaluate evidence, and weigh credibility). 4. Access source material through the library holdings: reference section, on-line databases, stacks, and in-library periodicals. 5. Recognize and edit patterns of grammatical error (sentence fragments, run-on sentences, subject-verb agreement, verb tense, punctuation, and spelling) to write clear sentences. Enrollment is based on performance on the English Placement Exam and SAT/ACT scores. Successful completion of LACR 008 or LACR 009 may be required as a result of the English Placement Exam. Completion of LACR 008 if required by English placement exam Completion of LACR 009 if required by English placement exam Requires enrollment in an undergraduate degree program. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course is equated with the following courses: LACR101,HU110A, LACR101,LACR100
	LACR 102 First-Year Writing II Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course A continuation of LACR 101, LACR 102 is the second part of a year-long course that builds on and develops the writing and reading processes that lead to argumentation. During this term an inquiry-based research paper is the focus, as well as grammatical and structural elements of writing college-level essays. The independent research project allows students to utilize the critical reading and writing skills introduced in 101-describing summarizing, analyzing. applying, and synthesizing-to develop a scholarly argument. To illustrate the importance of context in the process of research, a curriculum that is focused around a chosen historical period is examined. Students continue to access and assess the source material available from the library. By the end of this course successful students will: 1. Employ and further develop the critical reading and writing skills introduced in 101-describing, summarizing, analyzing, and synthesizing-to compose a major research essay (about seven pages in length) and build an argument based on previous scholarship, elaborating upon an authors argument orally and in writing. Conduct independent research through book, periodicals, reference works, on-line databases, interviews, etc. Synthesize primary and secondary source material to develop a scholarly argument. Apply source material avoiding intentional or unintentional plagiarism through direct quotation and paraphrase and cite in MLA format (in-text citations and bibliography).Create an annotated bibliography with five to seven sources that illustrates the ability to access and assess various types of source material. 2. Assess primary and secondary sources (locate authors thesis evaluate evidence, weigh credibility). 3. Access source material through the library holdings: reference section, on-line databases, stacks, and in-library periodicals. 4. Recognize and edit patterns of grammatical error (sentence fragments, run-on sentences, subject-verb agreement, verb tense, punctuation, and spelling)to write clear sentences. Prerequisites *LACR101 or LACR100* This course is not repeatable for credit. This course is equated with the following courses: HU110B,LACR102,LACR103, LACR102,HU110B,LACR103
	LACR 103 Fundamentals of Composition III Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 90.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course A continuation of LACR 100, LACR 103 is the second part of a year-long course that builds on and develops the writing and reading processes that lead to argumentation. During this term an inquiry-based research paper is the focus, as well as the grammatical and structural elements of writing college-level essays. The independent research project allows students to utilize the critical reading and writing skills introduced in 100 or 101 – describing, summarizing, analyzing, applying and synthesizing – to develop a scholarly argument. To illustrate the importance of context in the process of research, a curriculum that is focused around a chosen period is examined. Students continue to access and assess the source material available from the library. As this course is six hours per week, one-to-one time with the instructor is built into the class, so students can work on individual reading and writing issues. Prerequisites *LACR100** This course is not repeatable for credit. This course is equated with the following courses: HU110B,LACR102,LACR103, LACR102,HU110B,LACR103
	LACR 210 Texts & Contexts: Perspectives on The Humanities Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course Perspectives on the Humanities addresses significant works from the ancient world, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment and Romantic periods, and the present day. The course serves five functions: to help students develop their skills in critical reading and writing; to introduce study of traditionally defined periods in the history of culture; to introduce a thematic approach to Humanities topics; to examine key primary texts from various periods and consider them alongside comparable art works; to explore the possibility that conventional ideas of period studies are open to challenge and reinterpretation. By the end of this course, successful students will: 1. Read and interpret college level texts, demonstrating competence in these critical reading skills: a. Summarizing and paraphrasing; b. Recognizing and outlining main ideas and themes, rhetorical strategies, chains of evidence; c. Drawing relevant connections between and among texts; d. Evaluating the effectiveness of an argument, the strategy of its presentation, and the evidence produced; e. Describing, analyzing, and evaluating the effectiveness of artistic writing. 2. Demonstrate their competence in reading assigned texts through progressively sophisticated writing assignments, including summarizing, paraphrasing, interpretation, analysis, and evaluation. 3. Demonstrate competence in assessing and using secondary sources including proper MLA citations and bibliography. 4. Outline the broad development of Western Civilization and discuss key components of Classical, Renaissance, and Romantic/Modern culture. 5. Express both subjective and objective evaluations of cultural artifacts and movements in reasoned and persuasive argument in both personal and scholarly writing. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* Requires enrollment in an undergraduate degree program. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
	LACR 220 SIFT: Observing Children Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course Observing Children is a multidisciplinary social science class that is centered on fieldwork with children. Utilizing ethnographic methods, students will observe, record, and analyze children’s behavior and compare their observations to course readings. Classics in psychology, sociology, and anthropology shed light on the student’s chosen field site, whether it is a day center, museum, city stoop, or playground. Completion of LACR 009 if required by English placement exam Completion of LACR 100 if required by English placement exam Requires enrollment in an undergraduate degree program. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course is equated with the following courses: LACR220, LACR221, LACR221, LACR222, LACR223, LACR224, LACR224, LACR225, LACR226, LACR226, LACR227, LACR227, LACR228, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR22X, LACR230
	LACR 221 SIFT: Problem Solving Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course This course is one of the options in the Scientific Inquiry Foundation Track (SIFT). It serves as a foundation for future studies in the natural and social sciences, mathematics and life-long learning. Students will explore the basics of scientific method and research. They will learn how to frame questions that can be investigated empirically. The results of these “pilot studies” will be written up as papers and discussed in class presentations. The idea of intimate engagement will be introduced to enhanced the student’s ability to problem solve more efficiently. Completion of LACR 009 if required by English placement exam Completion of LACR 100 if required by English placement exam Requires enrollment in an undergraduate degree program. This course is equated with the following courses: LACR220, LACR221, LACR221, LACR222, LACR223, LACR224, LACR224, LACR225, LACR226, LACR226, LACR227, LACR227, LACR228, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR22X, LACR230
	LACR 222 SIFT: Human Adaptability Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course This course examines relationships between environmental resources, technology, and power in production systems ranging from hunter-gatherer to industrial. Jared Diamond’s ‘Guns, Germs, and Steel’ forms the core of the course with his discussion of the geographical context of domestication of plants and animals and how they might have ultimately affected the world distribution of power. Various ecosystems (deserts, grasslands, arctic, tropical and temperate forests, and high-altitude) will be considered along with their advantages and disadvantages for domestication and human adaptation. The scientific questions underlying these geographical and ecological investigations will be considered throughout the term. Requires enrollment in an undergraduate degree program. Completion of LACR 009 if required by English placement exam Completion of LACR 100 if required by English placement exam This course is equated with the following courses: LACR220, LACR221, LACR221, LACR222, LACR223, LACR224, LACR224, LACR225, LACR226, LACR226, LACR227, LACR227, LACR228, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR22X, LACR230
	LACR 223 SIFT: Life Science Concepts Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course This course introduces learners to issues of critical and contemporary significance in the life sciences. In this context, students will learn about the scientific method, experimental design, data analysis, ethical considerations and critical thinking, particularly in the framework of environment and human health. In addition, the course encourages research and dialogue regarding the role of society in these issues. Several key environmental issues are highlighted in the course, and students are encouraged to research additional topics in more detail through their assignments. Students will keep a journal of relevant articles in recent news as well as learn about aspects of biological sciences that impact their lives. The final two weeks of the course will be dedicated to student led presentations on these topics. Topics covered in the course include: a) historical and ethical perspectives of the environment, b) ecological principles, c) biodiversity and endangered species, d) renewable and nonrenewable environment resources, e) resource management and quality, f) environmental law, g) human health and toxicology, h) waste management, i) air and water pollution, j) and environmental sustainability. Requires enrollment in an undergraduate degree program. Completion of LACR 009 if required by English placement exam Completion of LACR 100 if required by English placement exam This course is not repeatable for credit. This course is equated with the following courses: LACR220, LACR221, LACR221, LACR222, LACR223, LACR224, LACR224, LACR225, LACR226, LACR226, LACR227, LACR227, LACR228, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR22X, LACR230
	LACR 224 SIFT: Death and Ritual Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course This course examines death with the tools of physical and cultural anthropology. Students will learn the scientific process of forensics and the utilization of evidence. They will also engage in analytical methods of examining cultural and social practices. The course will be project-based: In the realm of physical anthropology, projects will include analyses of mummified and other human remains, as well as funerary structures; in the cultural anthropological field, projects will focus on critical looks at beliefs about death, burial, reincarnation, eternal recurrence, and other socio-cultural phenomena. Requires enrollment in an undergraduate degree program. Completion of LACR 009 if required by English placement exam Completion of LACR 100 if required by English placement exam This course is not repeatable for credit. This course is equated with the following courses: LACR220, LACR221, LACR221, LACR222, LACR223, LACR224, LACR224, LACR225, LACR226, LACR226, LACR227, LACR227, LACR228, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR22X, LACR230
	LACR 225 SIFT: Observing Humans Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course The Scientific Inquiry Foundation Track (SIFT) serves as a foundation for future studies in the natural and social sciences and in mathematics and for life-long learning. Scholarship in these scientific disciplines have influenced our culture in significant ways - both directly as a result of ongoing research and indirectly as new scientific ideas and theories are developed and applied within the context of important issues and concerns in the larger society. This course presents several different social science frameworks and seeks to uncover what can be learned about human behavior by people watching. Students will choose places for brief weekly observation and use their own art skills to document what they see. Requires enrollment in an undergraduate degree program. Completion of LACR 009 if required by English placement exam Completion of LACR 100 if required by English placement exam This course is equated with the following courses: LACR220, LACR221, LACR221, LACR222, LACR223, LACR224, LACR224, LACR225, LACR226, LACR226, LACR227, LACR227, LACR228, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR22X, LACR230
	LACR 226 SIFT: Fundamentals of Mathematics Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course The Scientific Inquiry Foundation Track (SIFT) serves as a foundation for future studies in the natural and social sciences and in mathematics and for life-long learning. Scholarship in these scientific disciplines have influenced our culture in significant ways - both directly as a result of ongoing research and indirectly as new scientific ideas and theories are developed and applied within the context of important issues and concerns in the larger society. An introduction to the fundamental mathematical principles and operations used in undergraduate courses in the physical and social sciences. Topics include sets, logic, probability, statistics, number theory, algebra, and geometry. The course includes a module on scientific method which is common to all SIFT courses. Requires enrollment in an undergraduate degree program. Completion of LACR 009 if required by English placement exam Completion of LACR 100 if required by English placement exam This course is equated with the following courses: LACR220, LACR221, LACR221, LACR222, LACR223, LACR224, LACR224, LACR225, LACR226, LACR226, LACR227, LACR227, LACR228, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR22X, LACR230
	LACR 227 SIFT: Discovering America Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course Are most Americans middle class? Are college students an elite? Do most Americans believe in God? Are Democrats a majority? Are UArts students strange? The knowledge we have about society typically comes from generalized personal experience and/or media accounts, both of which often suffer from idiosyncrasy, ideological bias, or some other distortion. This course introduces the student to the scientific approach to knowledge by investigating society on several dimensions selected from the following: income, class, education, religion, occupation, political orientation, family structure, sexuality, crime and deviance, and social attitudes and beliefs on a variety of issues. The first half of the course focuses on the nature of science, social science, and sociology and its methods. The second half examines specific examples of sociological research and findings about American society to understand both what the facts are and how they are discovered and validated. Requires enrollment in an undergraduate degree program. Completion of LACR 009 if required by English placement exam Completion of LACR 100 if required by English placement exam This course is equated with the following courses: LACR220, LACR221, LACR221, LACR222, LACR223, LACR224, LACR224, LACR225, LACR226, LACR226, LACR227, LACR227, LACR228, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR22X, LACR230
	LACR 228 SIFT: Human Origins & Primates Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course An anthropological perspective on evolution, biology, ecology, and behavior of nonhuman primates from prosimians to great apes. Students are introduced to the principles of evolution and adaptive trends. The course focuses on the successful terrestrial species of Old World monkeys and the apes - the gibbon, orangutan, gorilla, and chimpanzee. Comparisons are made among nonhuman primates and our own species regarding diet, locomotion, tool use and manufacture, modes of communication, social behavior and social systems, motherhood and child care, aggression, ‘cultural’ behavior and recent trends in nonhuman primate behavior studies. Films are an important part of the course. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course is equated with the following courses: LACR220, LACR221, LACR221, LACR222, LACR223, LACR224, LACR224, LACR225, LACR226, LACR226, LACR227, LACR227, LACR228, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR22X, LACR230
	LACR 229 SIFT: Case Studies in Sociology Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course This course introduces the nature of scientific sociology by exploring case studies which demonstrate the process of how social-scientific knowledge is discovered and validated. A general examination of the nature of both science and sociology is followed by focusing on sociological research methods illustrated by case studies in various topics such as suicide, relationships, success, happiness, leadership, sexual behavior, and violence. The ability to analyze and draw conclusion from scientific data is emphasized throughout. Requires enrollment in an undergraduate degree program. Completion of LACR 009 if required by English placement exam Completion of LACR 100 if required by English placement exam This course is not repeatable for credit. This course is equated with the following courses: LACR229,LACR229,LACR229, LACR220,LACR221,LACR221,LACR222,LACR223,LACR224,LACR224,LACR225,LACR226,LACR226,LACR227,LACR227,LACR228,LACR229,LACR229,LACR229,LACR229,LACR229,LACR22X,LACR*230
	LACR 230 SIFT: Visual Physics Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course This course provides a visually-based but rigorous investigation of a range of topics in physics, including mechanics, optics, acoustics, and relativity theory. It is a course specifically designed for art students, but is not a “physics for poets” course - that is, the course involves investigation and analysis, rather than simple discussion of physical concepts. The primary objective of the course is to present students with an understanding of both the methods of physics. Completion of LACR 009 if required by English placement exam Completion of LACR 100 if required by English placement exam Requires enrollment in an undergraduate degree program. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course is equated with the following courses: LACR220, LACR221, LACR221, LACR222, LACR223, LACR224, LACR224, LACR225, LACR226, LACR226, LACR227, LACR227, LACR228, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR229, LACR22X, LACR230
	LACR 490 Independent Study Division of Liberal Arts 1.5 - 3 credits 45.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum. Enrollment is limited, please see the Independent Study policy in the catalogue for more information. Restricted to Undergraduate students. This course may be repeated for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
	LACR 800 Special Topics Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course may be repeated for credit.
	LALL 601 High Modernism Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course In the first of three discipline histories, students are introduced to poets and fiction writers of the high-modernist period so that they understand the emergence of certain stylistic, aesthetic, thematic, and idiomatic ideas and devices that still inform contemporary literature. The course will emphasize these ideas by pairing fiction writers with poets, in order to see the ways in which similar cultural and historical concerns sponsored innovations in both genres. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit. This course can fulfill an art history elective.
	LALL 602 Craft Seminar: Translation & Adaptation Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course Translation and adaptation have been vital to the shaping and reinventing of English and American poetry. They have introduced new forms and conventions, and very often have refreshed a poet’s language just as it was becoming staid and mannered. Poets translate and adapt our love for the original, but also to reassess their own work, calibrate their language, extend their range, and stock up the imagistic arsenal. After all, different languages, different cultures, and different historical periods yield different modes of perception, different sensibilities. Often enough, poets will publish breakthrough collections after engaging with translation. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LALL 603 Craft Seminar: Travel Writing Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course In this craft seminar, students will explore several forms of travel writing. Readings will include excerpts and full-length books recording accounts of travelers’ adventures, memories, insights, quests over the past 2000 years and more. Writing exercises will require students to experiment with forms ranging from the commercial article for an airline magazine to a sophisticated essay on travel as a cross-cultural meditation. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LALL 604 Craft Seminar: Arts Criticism, Arts Reviewing Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course This craft seminar will engage students with great art, expanding their experience of looking and hearing while learning about arts criticism and arts reviewing. Students will investigate not only the world of great books, of great paintings in museums, great plays performed by major theatre companies, great music performed by world-class ensembles, but also discover art about which there is little or no received opinion: at the Fringe, at First Friday, at university theatrical and musical performances. Such work is often not great, and thus students will learn to identify and hone their standards of evaluation. Substantial reading and performance attendance will be required. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LALL 605 Craft Seminar: Linked Short Story Collection Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course This seminar introduces students to the tricky, increasingly popular and frequently misunderstood genre of the linked short story collection. Links among grouped stories occur in different ways-through theme, structure, setting, character, shifting points of view. Through critical reading and writing, students will learn different approaches to shaping a linked story collection and make a thoughtful, informed attempt at writing two linked stories of their own. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LALL 610 Intro to Contemporary Poetry I Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course In the first half of this year-long course, students are introduced to the fundamentals of contemporary poetry through close critical reading. The course focuses on recent poetry collections representative of the last ten to fifteen years in Anglo-American poetry. It concentrates on the work of poets in mid-career and introduces two major aesthetic categories in poetry, the lyric and the narrative. We will explore how these two categories entail different approaches to technical issues such as the line, tone, diction, pacing and rhythm, as well as image and metaphor. Open to Creative Writing majors only. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LALL 611 Intro to Contemporary Poetry II Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course A continuation of the first semester course, Introduction to Contemporary Poetry II looks at set forms and free verse to explore the possibilities inherent in both approaches. We will look at work by seminal writers whose work has shaped both approaches and visions of what the formal or the free verse poem can be and do. In looking at free verse we will contrast its discursive and its imagistic modes. Similarly in looking at form we will explore two different approaches: namely, one that conceives of form as a kind of artfulness on its own account and one that conceives of form as intrinsic to meaning. The course will also introduce students to the workshop style of teaching and learning. Prerequisites *LALL610** Open to Creative Writing majors only. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LALL 612 Intro to the Contemporary Short Story I Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course In the first half of this year-long course, students are introduced to the fundamentals of the short story through close reading of contemporary short fiction. Students will learn to read as writers, analyzing the construction of stories and practicing writing techniques in preparation for crafting short stories of their own. Open to Creative Writing majors only. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LALL 613 Intro to the Contemporary Short Story II Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course Continuing the work begun in the first semester, students begin to write their own short stories in a workshop setting. Goals are to hone reading skills, learn to workshop material usefully, and produce-and significantly revise-one short story. Prerequisites *LALL612** Open to Creative Writing majors only. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LALL 621 Contemporary Short Fiction Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course This course provides students with history and context for their field of study. In Contemporary Short Fiction, students will be introduced to several significant short fiction writers of the mid-to late twentieth century. Through their reading, students will identify relationships among writers of different generations and observe the changing nature of the short story during this time. These changing literary concerns - in subject, theme, style and craft - will in turn provide a window into understanding the changes taking place in the contemporary world. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit. This course can fulfill an art history elective.
	LALL 625 Writing and Collaboration Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course This inter-disciplinary course requires the Creative Writing student to work with a student from another major on a substantial collaborative project. Writing majors will be partnered with students in a course within a cooperating department, selected on a rotating basis; one year writers might be paired with illustrators, another year musicians. Students in Writing and Collaboration will have the unique opportunity to learn about another art form and deepen that understanding through engaging in the collaborative process. In addition, students will be given the option of pursuing a shorter-term project with a collaborator in a discipline of their choice. Collaborating partners will be responsible for developing projects and showcasing their work in progress. Students also will study the history and theory of collaboration, examining the work of notable collaborators and the artistic questions surrounding the nature of collaboration itself. Students collaborating with Creative Writing majors will receive independent study credit for their participation. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LALL 628 Advanced Workshop in Short Story Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course The Advanced Workshop in Short Story builds upon the skills practiced in previous workshops by challenging students to take greater ownership of their choices as writers and readers. Over the course of the semester, students engage in specialized, independent reading projects as well as produce and significantly revise new work. Required of all junior CRW majors in their genre of concentration. Prerequisites *LALL975** This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LALL 630 Advanced Workshop in Poetry Reviewing Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course The Advanced Workshop in Poetry builds upon the skills practiced in previous workshops by challenging students to take greater ownership of their choices as writers and readers. Over the course of the semester, students engage in specialized, independent reading projects as well as produce and significantly revise new work. Required of all junior CRW majors in their genre of concentration. Prerequisites *LALL974** This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LALL 635 UArts Magazine Division of Liberal Arts 3 credits 45.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course Students learn all aspects of producing the undergraduate literary magazine, Underground Pool, from submission selection and editing to production and design. Offered each spring, the course culminates in the annual publication of the magazine at the end of the academic year and offers a unique opportunity for students in different majors to collaborate. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course may be completed 2 times for credit
	LALL 638 Senior Seminar in Short Story Division of Liberal Arts 6 credits 90.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course This two-semester sequence is the capstone course for all Creative Writing majors. The focus is on producing new work as well as reconsidering and revising work from the first three years of study, with the goal of producing a professional-quality portfolio of finished pieces. The seminar culminates in a public reading and exit interview conducted by members of the writing faculty. Prerequisites *LALL975** Open to Creative Writing majors only. This course is not repeatable for credit.
	LALL 640 Senior Seminar in Poetry Division of Liberal Arts 6 credits 90.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course This two-semester sequence is the capstone course for all Creative Writing majors. The focus is on producing new work as well as reconsidering and revising work from the first three years of study, with the goal of producing a professional-quality portfolio of finished pieces. The seminar culminates in a public reading and exit interview conducted by members of the writing faculty. Prerequisites *LACR102 or LACR103* This course is not repeatable for credit.

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IMAG 213 Drawing: Observation

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IMAG 215 Word & Image in Visual Culture

INCL 500 Foundations of Inclusionary Practices in the Classroom

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LAAH 835 Akhenaton and the Amarna Period: Revolution and Reaction in Ancient Egypt

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LAAH 854 History of Communication Design

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LACR 210 Texts & Contexts: Perspectives on The Humanities

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