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DUAL-DIPLOMA PROGRAMS AESTHETICS (A) COURSES - FALL 2011

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MUS 101 10153 Description: Examination of music in Western culture, with primary goals of increased enjoyment and understanding. Begins with a survey of musical elements: melody, harmony, rhythm, texture and form. Stylistic traits and important composers of each era are then explored, including the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classic, Romantic and Modern. Works for orchestra, soloists, chorus and chamber groups (such as symphonies, sonatas, operas, etc.) are considered.Textbook: Forney. Enjoyment of Music, shorter-W/DVD+4 CDs, 10th ed. Norton. ISBN: 978-0-3-9317423-6; 0-3-9317423-9.

THEA 101 10167 Credits: 4Description: History of American Musical Theatre from Minstrelsy through contemporary Broadway hits. Illustrated with slide shows and live performances by students in the Theatre 101 Repertory Company.

Format: Two class meetings per week plus films most Monday evenings, three of which are optional and may be written up for extra credit. Students must attend a performance of the Theatre Departments main stage musical production. Four matching/multiple choice tests and optional Final Essay. Lowest test grade dropped if optional Final Essay grade is higher. Several review sessions offered (attendance not required) before each test.

Prerequisites: N/ACorequisites: N/A

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ARTH 101 12130 ARTH 101 is an introduction to the visual culture and built environments of pre-modern societies in a global context. Beginning with the civilizations of the Ancient Near East, North Africa and the Mediterranean, we will trace developments in cultural production at the center and periphery of the great empires of the pre-modern world, in Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Proceeding by case study, we will consider political and religious institutions that regulated production and framed reception while also looking at the impact on art and architecture of technological innovation, commercial expansion, conquest, colonization, conversion and pilgrimage.

THEA 102 10150 Description: Introduces the student to the various aspects of theater arts. Through textbook and play readings, videos, guest artists, class discussions and viewing/critiquing live performances, students develop a basic theater vocabulary and appreciation for this most collaborative of art forms. For non-majors. Format: To be determinedBooks:

MUS 112 12279 Prerequisites: NoneCourse Description: An introduction to the study of world music (ethnomusicology) through an examination of both traditional and popular music styles from different music cultures within Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas, with emphasis on the specific social and cultural backgrounds that have generated and sustained them. Topics will include the study of ethnomusicology, the influences between traditional and popular music, the social status and training of musicians and performers cross-culturally, the world music business, and ongoing processes of musical exchange between musicians from diverse cultural backgrounds. Assessment will be based on three multiple choice exams. Note: Exams will involve identification of music examples from different music cultures in Africa and the Caribbean, selected from examples played and studied in class.

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MUS 113 10169 Prerequisites: NoneCourse Description: This course provides an introduction to jazz music, in which the student will learn about the origins and developments of jazz styles through live demonstrations, audio and video presentations, reading, lectures, discussion and direct, critical listening. The central goal of the course is twofold: to learn how to hear jazz critically - how to hear form, texture, style and language - and to understand the values, meanings and sensibilities of jazz as a social practice. After a brief introductory overview of listening skills, the course will follow the progression of jazz history from ragtime up to present day. Representative musical examples from the listening assignments will be discussed and analyzed in lectures. Readings will focus on the stylistic changes and on the social, cultural and political debates that have arisen during the history of jazz. These will be discussed and analyzed in lectures.

MUS 115 10182 Prerequisites: NoneCourse Description: An introduction to the musical elements of popular music, exploring the nature of rhythm, meter, syncopation, form, instrumentation, vocal and instrumental style, and a historical survey of rock, pop and soul musics, tracing their development from roots in blues, jazz, gospel and country music to the music of today. In addition to the "Pop, Rock and Soul" musics of the title, the course covers styles such as rap, reggae, top 40, heavy metal, alternative and punk. Aspects of musical style and personal identity are explored, including the role of African Americans, European Americans and Latino Americans in the development of popular music. No previous musical knowledge or experience is assumed.

Textbook: Covach. Whats That Sound?, 6th ed. Norton. ISBN: 978-0-3-9397575-8; 0-3-9397575-4.Textbook: Covach. Whats That Sound?, 6th ed. Norton. ISBN: 978-0-3-9397575-8; 0-3-9397575-4.

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CINE 121 12671 As an introduction to the study of film, this course is designed to expand the appreciation and perception of cinematic works as expressive and influential works of art. It introduces the students to the techniques of film analysis and criticism, and it explores various aspects of cinema studies, examining films as individual creations as well as manifestations of genres, national traditions and stylistic movements. The course addresses the technological and economic development of cinema, the structural and ideological attributes of fiction and documentary films, and examines various theories of visual representation and the treatment in film of such issues as race, class, gender, national identity and marginalization. Format: Film screening / lecture / class discussion. Weekly readings, four short essays and one take-home final exam.

ARTS 161 93493 ARTS 161 Beginning PhotographyCredits: 4

Description: Introduces the basic skills and concepts involved in black and white photography. These include film exposure, processing, printing and print finishing and issues of composition, as well as the development of a vocabulary with which to discuss images.

Format may vary by sections: Each class session is divided between an hour of lecture/critique and two hours in the darkroom. During lecture/discussion time, students regularly view slides of the most significant photography of the 20th century.

Notes may vary by section.This course is appropriate for first year students.

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ARTS 171 10172 ARTS 171 DRAWING IDescription: Introduction to practice of drawing for serious students. The course explores a series of open-ended interrelated exercises and assignments that promote the intensifying of perception and the development of visual language and technical skills. Instruction in the use of various drawing materials and processes as means of personal investigation. Format: Books: Art supplies will be suggested by the instructor in the course outline for the semester and on a project by project basis; no textbooks are required. ***Students that register for this class and do not attend on the first day of class will forfeit their seat in the class.***

GERM 180A 97573 The course offers students an overview of German Cinema as it developed during six major social and political periods. Divided into six modules according to periods, course charts the development of German Cinema from its inception in 1895 through the first decade of the 21st century.The main goal of this course then is for students is to develop into competent analysts of German culture through film. To this end, the course will introduce students to major genres in German film history and familiarize them with Germany's most talented directors. A second major goal of the course is for students to gain a solid background about important movements and trends in German cinema as an important engine fueling German cultural trends. To achieve this, the course will give students an understanding of German filmmakers' response to neo-Romanticism, Expressionism, and New Objectivity with screenings of the most important representatives of these styles.

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LACS 180E 16989 An introduction to the study of world music (ethnomusicology) through an examination of both traditional and popular music styles from different music cultures within Africa, the Carribbean, and the Americas, with emphasis on the specific social and cultural backgrounds that have generated and sustained them. Topics will include the study of ethnomusicology, the influences between traditional and popular music, the social status and training of musicians and performers cross-culturally, the world music business, and ongoing processes of musical exchange between musicians from diverse cultural backgrounds.

AFST 180R 12574 An introduction to the study of world music (ethnomusicology) through an examination of both traditional and popular music styles from different music cultures within Africa, the Carribbean, and the Americas, with emphasis on the specific social and cultural backgrounds that have generated and sustained them. Topics will include the study of ethnomusicology, the influences between traditional and popular music, the social status and training of musicians and performers cross-culturally, the world music business, and ongoing processes of musical exchange between musicians from diverse cultural backgrounds.

THEA 203 10200 Description: Lectures and discussions on technical elements that make a theater production. Classes delve into introductory material on designers and their functions; scenic and costume construction techniques; stage rigging, hardware and material; sound; stage procedures and safety. Simple drafting projects and the ability to read floor plans and stage elevations are stressed. Required for majors. For majors and non-majors. Must sign up for LAB during first week of classes: THEP 213 OR THEP 214 OR THEP 215 OR THEP 216.Format: Team taught. Section quizzes, projects, final projects and cumulative final examination.Books: To be determined

Prerequisite: NoneCorequisite: THEP 213 OR THEP 214 OR THEP 215 OR THEP 216

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THEA 207 10241 Description: Development of student's awareness of self and the means of focusing that awareness into stage characterizations. Special attention given to finding the character in the play. The nomenclature of acting, physical characterization, the playing of objectives and character relationships to people and things. Includes rehearsal and performance of exercises and scenes. Required for majors. Format: Grading is based on attendance, participation in class discussions, quality of exercises, scene work, written material, rehearsal discipline, initiative and character analyses of written plays. No quizzes; normally, no final examination.

ARTS 210 10180 ARTS 210 GRAPHIC DESIGN IDescription: Conceptual, analytical and mechanical means of creating and reproducing images in value and color on two-dimensional surfaces. Enriches visual and verbal vocabulary of both art and non-art majors. Techniques presented include most of those needed and used by graphic designers. Problems given are not applied but theoretical, suited for the inexperienced as well as those experienced in other forms of visual arts. For majors and non-majors. Format: Intended to make students aware of the fundamentals on which all two-dimensional art is based. Introduces and explores the elements and principles of two-dimensional design as an important component of designing and composing. Includes lectures, slide presentations, demonstrations, design assignments and group critiques. Three unexcused absences are allowed per semester.Books: Tools and materials are obtained by students.Notes: Prerequisite: ARTS 171 There is a $35 fee associated with this course.

PHIL 213 95276 Discussion of central problems in philosophical aesthetics, such as the nature of beauty, artistic representation, the definition of art, the relation between art and morality.

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THEA 225 10248 Description: Study of ballet based on the Cecchetti method of teaching, emphasizing fundamentals of ballet. Theory behind balletic movement is discussed and individual attention is given to each student's progress. For majors and non-majors.Format may vary by sections: Meets four times per week. At the end of the semester, students must demonstrate proficiency in techniques taught. Class work is videotaped and discussed when possible.Prerequisites: None

THEA 226 10249 Description: Introduces the dancer to many styles of jazz dance, including concert, nightclub, television and film, as well as Broadway. For majors and non-majors.Format may vary by sections: Strenuous and physically demanding class. Previous dance experience helpful. Meets four times per week.

ANTH 227 95120 This course is designed to introduce students to the field of visual anthropology. It has two major strands: 1) it examines the use of visual material in anthropological research and in the presentation and consumption of anthropological knowledge, focusing particularly on photography and film, and 2) it addresses visuality itself as a domain of anthropological inquiry, exploring ways of seeing in culturally and historically specific contexts. Particular attention will be paid to the relationships between seeing, being seen, and modern formations of identity.

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THEA 227 10250 Description: Beginning modern dance. First half of semester concentrates on fundamentals of dance that enable the student to develop muscle control and motor memory essential in performing dance sequences taught throughout the semester. For majors and non-majors. Format may vary by sections: Meets four times per week. Appropriate dress is basic leotards and tights with bare feet. There are scheduled quizzes, writing and/or movement assignments and a final project.

THEA 228 10251 Description: Basic tap technique, terminology and rhythm. Covers beginner-level skills and tap history. Offers physical exercise, along with the introduction to the art of tap dancing. For majors and non-majors. Format may vary by sections: Meets four times per week. Experience helpful but not necessary.

ARTS 230 10189 ARTS 230 Sculpture IFor centuries the art of sculpture has been expressed through a bewildering variety of manifestations, materials and techniques. Throughout this time the figure as subject has held the central and determining place within the artistic imagination where personal expression could be represented. The human form with emphasis on subject, materials, process and intention will serve as a structural model to consider the act of creation and the nature of personal vision. This course seeks to initiate a process by which one can begin to find meaningful relationships between figure and subject by carefully weighing one's approach with emotional and conceptual content to form a language of sculpture.Format: Students will develop and execute a series of formal aesthetic problems in plasteline (an oil based clay) throughout the semester. These projects will revolve around a multi-part plaster casting process.

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THEA 230 10252 Description: Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) teaches the principles of acoustic, analog and digital sound production. Included are historical figures responsible for inventions and discoveries in this field. No previous knowledge of computers or musical theory is required. Format: Three-hour lecture and two hours of laboratory each week. During laboratory sessions, students learn how to edit sounds in synthesizers and to digitally record and manipulate sounds into software sequencers. Students are also required to create a printout of musical notation. Books: To be determined

ARTS 230 10190 ARTS 230 SCULPTURE IDescription: For most of the 20th century, the figure acted as an expressive vehicle by which personal expression could be represented. The human form, with emphasis on subject, materials, process and invention, serves as a structural model to consider the act of creation and the nature of personal vision. Course seeks to initiate a process by which students may begin to find meaningful relationships between figure and subject by carefully weighing their approach with emotional and conceptual content to form a language of sculpture.Format: Students develop a series of small related sculptures under 12 inches in pasteline to be cast in a more permanent material (for example, plaster, wax, concrete)Books:

There is a $50 fee associated with this course.

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ARTS 240 10191 ARTS 240 PAINTING IDescription: Starts with the basic principles of oil painting, through a series of projects that covers traditional technical information. The subjects are chosen to cover a broad spectrum of experiences for the beginning student. Learning to see, working from observation and discovering composition, proportion and space are practiced. Historical and contemporary models are examined regularly. The use of color to create form is explored. Demonstrations provided when necessary. For majors and non-majors.Format: Materials discussed and a list of supplies available on the first day of class; group and individual critiques given weekly. No admittance into this class after the 2nd class takes place.

ARTS 254 10193 ARTS 254 PRINTMAKING I: WOODCUTDescription: This course will encompass the medium of relief printmaking in the European tradition. We will explore a broad range of technical, aesthetic and conceptual concerns, and investigate several forms of relief printmaking in both the black-and-white format and also in color. Students will pursue the application of the most appropriate aesthetic sensibilities and visual content.Format: Books: Art supplies will be suggested by the instructor in the course outline and on a project by project basis; no textbooks are required.***Students that register for this class and do not attend on the first day of class will forfeit their seat in the class.***Prerequisite: ARTS 171There is a fee of $45.00 associated with this class.

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ARTS 255 93894 Monotyping is a singular image printmaking process that is popular among contemporary printmakers, yet reaches back as far as the 1600s. This is a beginning printmaking class designed for the serious art studio student. It will help the student develop basic printmaking sills by exploring and experiment with various materials. Emphasis will be placed on images in a series that evolve from reworking ghosts. ***Students that register for this class and do not attend on the first day of class will forfeit their seat in the class*** Prerequisites: ARTS 171 or instructor permission.There is a fee of $45 associated with this course.

ARTH 287V 96860 TOPICS IN ART HIST.:POST-18THCARTS 350 10206 ARTS 350 PRINTMAKING I: ETCHING AND MONOTYPE

Description: Etching involves the activities of drawing and/or painting on a metal plate that has been covered with a protective ground. A large part of this course deals with the making of the print. Various techniques of intaglio and the painterly monotype method are explored. Books: Supplies: Art supplies will be suggested by the instructor in the course outline for the semester and on a project-by-project basis. No textbooks are required. ***Students that register for this class and do not attend on the first day of class will forfeit their seat in the class.***Prerequisite: ARTS 171.There is a fee of $35.00 associated with this course.

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GERM 380F 97593 How often have you heard someone exclaim: I loved the book, but hated the movie! Rarely do you hear the opposite reaction. Few can give cogent reasons for their reaction. In this course, we will attempt to get to the bottom of this popular view by studying the ways six popular works of literature were rendered into moving pictures. We will study the major strategies that film industry workers (editors, screen writers, directors, costume designers and all the rest) use to make us love the film as much as we do the book. To this end, we will learn the underlying forces that drive the two mediums in radically different ways: the time/space machine powered by gender/genre.Concomitantly, a central goal of the course is for students to develop their ability to speak publicly about film adaptations in nuanced ways, using appropriate technical vocabulary and experimenting with a variety of rhetorical styles. Designed according to principles of student centered learning (SCL), the course will give students opportun

ARTH 381E 97721 British Painting: Holbein to Hogarth

This course will explore the development of painting in Britain from the 1520s to the 1730s, and the complementary literary responses to images and image-making during this period. Topics to be examined will include the development of painting styles, the relationship between painting and literature, the political and social function of artistic representation, visual symbols and their meaning and use, and the contexts and nature of collection and connoisseurship. We will focus on a n array of painting genres, including portraiture (both full-scale and miniature), historical and allegorical painting, landscape, still-life, and marine painting, and will read from a range of relevant works of prose and poetry for the English Renaissance and early modern period.

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