2020-2021 Residential Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2020-2021 Residential Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Undergraduate Residential Courses


 

Arabic

  
  • AB 1110 - Beginning Arabic I


    Emphasis is on oral practice, review of basic linguistic structure, and reading and writing to develop an active command of the language. Designed for those whose study of Arabic has been interrupted for a significant amount of time and for those who have had only two years of high school Arabic or no previous experience. (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AB 1120 - Beginning Arabic II


    This class is a continuation of Beginning Arabic I. Emphasis is on oral practice, review of basic linguistic structure, and reading and writing to develop an active command of the language. Prerequisite: AB 1110  or equivalent. (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AB 2110 - Intermediate Arabic I


    Complete literary texts; review of language structure; and oral and written expression of ideas. Discussion and papers in Arabic. Prerequisite: AB 1120  or equivalent. (4 Credits) Open to students who have passed both semesters of Beginning Arabic or who have had three years or more of high school Arabic.
(4 Credits)
  
  • AB 2120 - Intermediate Arabic II


    This class is a continuation of Intermediate Arabic I. Students can expect to read complete literary texts; review of linguistic structure; oral and written expression of ideas. Limited discussion and essays in Arabic. Prerequisite: AB 2110  or equivalent. (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)

Accounting

  
  • AC 2210 (BU 2210) - Financial Accounting


    This course examines basic concepts and principles of financial accounting. After completing the accounting cycle, emphasis is placed on the recording and reporting of financial information conforming to the generally accepted accounting principles published by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, its predecessors, and the Security and Exchange Commission. (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AC 2220 (BU 2220) - Management Accounting


    This course shows students how to generate information needed to help managers achieve goals and objectives. Students determine prices for products and services, decide whether or not to acquire equipment, prepare budgets, compare actual performance to budgets, decide what information is relevant to decisions, allocate costs to various activities in the organization, and generate information in support of managerial decisions. Students receive instruction in a computer spreadsheet program and use spreadsheets to facilitate decision‐making. (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AC 3210 - Financial Reporting I


    A study of the theory and practice of the accounting for most balance sheet accounts, revenues, and expenses. May include other advanced topics. Pronouncements of the AICPA, FASB and other authoritative sources are an integral part of this course. Prerequisites: AC 2210 /BU 2210 . (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AC 3220 - Financial Reporting II


    A continuation of the concepts begun in Financial Reporting I. Balance sheet topics include liabilities like long‐term debt, pensions, and leases, along with stockholders’ equity accounts. May include other advanced topics. Pronouncements of the AICPA, FASB and other authoritative sources are an integral part of this course. Prerequisites: AC 3210  or permission of the instructor. (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AC 3230 - Cost Accounting


    A study of the concepts, procedures and tools associated with reporting financial data on performance to an organization’s decision-makers. Emphasis is on the tools associated with planning, directing, and controlling an organization’s activities, all with the goal of performance improvement. Topics include activity based costing, earned value management, and budgeting activities. Prerequisites: AC 2220 /BU 2220 . Offered every other year. (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AC 3290 - Federal Taxation


    A study of the composition of the federal tax law as applied to individuals. Topics include filing statuses, exemptions, basis calculations, capital gains and losses, sale of residences. An important component of the course will be the strategies the taxpayer can legally use to evade or postpone the payment of taxes. An introduction to the tax effects of organizing as a proprietorship, partnership, or corporation will be presented. Prerequisite: AC 2210 /BU 2210  or permission of the instructor. Offered every other year. (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AC 3990 - Topics in Accounting


    A changing selection of courses designed to offer a variety of enrichment studies in Accounting. Offered on a rotating basis. (4 Credits) The course may be repeated for credit with different topics.
(4 Credits)
  
  • AC 4810 - Directed Study in Accounting


    This course of study to be arranged between faculty and student. Contract Required. (4 Credits) May be repeated for credit.
(4 Credits)
  
  • AC 4830 - Independent Study in Accounting


    This course of study to be arranged between faculty and student. Contract Required. (4 Credits) May be repeated for credit.
(4 Credits)
  
  • AC 4910 - Internship in Accounting


    Qualified students apply knowledge and theories gained in class to real accounting situations. Students may work with cooperating employers on either a full‐ or part‐time basis to achieve predefined objectives that have been developed and accepted by the student, the employer, and a faculty supervisor. The student’s internship is developed under the guidance of an accounting faculty member. Contract required. Variable credit (1‐16)
Variable credit (1‐16)
  
  • AC 5620 - Government and Non‐Profit Reporting


    This course covers the environment of government/non‐profit accounting and financial analysis, budgeting control, revenues and expenditures, accounting for capital projects, related account groups, and endowment management to include investments, accounting for business type and trustee activities, issues of reporting, disclosure, and non‐profit organizations. Prerequisites: AC 3220 . Offered on a rotating basis. (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AC 5630 - International Accounting


    Under the current business environment all businesses, directly or indirectly, compete in the global marketplace. Understanding and awareness of international issues in accounting, therefore, is critical to the education of a well‐rounded, competent business student. The International Accounting course provides an overview of and a platform for understanding and discussion of comparative accounting, theoretical as well as practical challenges posed by the global environment. Throughout the course, accounting issues unique to international business activities, are introduced and examined. The topics encompass presentation and probe of issues faced by contemporary global entities in the areas of auditing, Standards, external financial reporting, accounting systems, foreign currency transactions and translations, performance valuation, changes in price levels, controls, taxes and transfer pricing, as well as ethical, social, legal, and cultural considerations. Prerequisites: AC 3210 . Offered on a rotating basis. (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AC 5640 - Auditing and Attestation


    This course introduces the student to the audit process, with emphasis on the perspective of management in a CPA firm, but with consideration to internal processes. Topics include implementing control procedures and assessments using both the compliance and management methods. Audit planning, staffing and training are considered. Special topics include enterprise risk management and auditing non‐profit and public organizations. Prerequisites: AC 3210 , AC 3220 . Offered every other year. (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AC 5730 - Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions


    This course focuses attention on all key stages of the M&A lifecycle including conception, planning, the first 100 days post-merger/acquisition, due diligence of intellectual property (IP), and ongoing evaluation and improvement. Prerequisites: AC 3220 . Offered on a rotating basis. (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)

Art History

  
  • AHT 2260 - Cross Cultural Connections


    This course will introduce how the visual arts express the beliefs, values, philosophies, and politics of diverse cultures past and present. Students will explore the meaning, purposes, and historical contexts of art and architecture in Western and Non-Western societies, including those of Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Students practice visual analysis in front of actual artworks in museums, and visit local architectural monuments. Topics will also include the role of the artist in society, as well as the relationship between artists and patrons. (4 Credits) Formerly AR 2260
(4 Credits)
  
  • AHT 2450 - History of Animation


    This course examines the history of animation with an emphasis on global influences, from its origins, through the hand drawn sequential sketch, to the present digitally animated films. We will explore each era of animation and seminal works and evaluate how history of animation has evolved to be intertwined with and separate from that of the gaming industry. We will therefore study the genre and pivotal moments, but will also assess the influence of technology, commerce, and other historical transformations on culture and the arts. Students of this course explore how public perceptions of illustration and illustrators have changed, as we grapple with the innovations and controversies associated with the field. (4 credits)
(4 credits)
  
  • AHT 2520 - Survey of Western Art


    Through focused examination of key works of art and architecture, this course explores the ways in which social, cultural, religious, political and aesthetic values have been expressed in Western society since antiquity. Students will develop a deeper understanding of connections, issues and influences across time periods and cultures. Projects and papers assigned will allow students to demonstrate their understanding of these connections, as well as to clearly articulate the characteristics, both culturally and aesthetically, of a particular historical time and place. Students will build and reinforce their familiarity with the vocabulary and media of art and architecture as well as continue to develop their visual analysis and critical thinking skills. (4 Credits) Strongly recommended for all art majors. Fulfills LAS6 requirement.
(4 Credits)
  
  • AHT 3010 - Modern Art


    This course explores the visual arts from the 1860s to the early 1960s, focusing on the traditions of modernism. We will consider paintings, sculpture, prints, photography, film, architecture, and design, as well as other experiments with media and redefinitions of art. We’ll examine the cultural transformations in which modern art emerged, discussing art in relation to historical transformations in art institutions, aesthetics, and critical theory. We will also develop critical approaches to understanding modern art and will discuss its impact on how we interpret and create art today. (4 Credits) Formerly AH 301
(4 Credits)
  
  • AHT 3050 - History of Illustration


    This course examines the history of illustration from its origins in illuminated manuscripts, through the golden age of illustration in America, to the present. We will explore each era’s illustrators and their work, and evaluate how the history of illustration is both intertwined with and separate from that of the fine arts. We will study the genre as individual and cultural expression, but will also assess the influence of technology, commerce, and other historical transformations on culture and arts. Students of this course will explore how public perceptions of illustration and illustrators have changed, as we grapple with the innovations and controversies associated with the field. (4 Credits) Formerly AHT 305
(4 Credits)
  
  • AHT 3070 - History of Photography


    This course provides a firm understanding of the history of photography with an emphasis on the leading artists and innovators in the medium. Working chronologically, the course covers the European inventors of photography in the 19th century, through the innovations of pictorialist and modernist photographic styles, to contemporary American, Asian, and European artists. The course explores technical and aesthetic developments in the medium, including historical movements and genres. (4 Credits) Formerly AHT 307
(4 Credits)
  
  • AHT 3080 - History of Graphic Design


    Graphic design has great power and has both reflected and influenced our society and culture throughout history. This course identifies the key movements within the history of graphic design from the Graphic Renaissance through today and highlights how these movements have mirrored and changed the course of our society and the fields of graphic design. Lectures, images and texts will be used in the exploration of each of the following periods: Graphic Renaissance, The Industrial Revolution, Mid-Century Modernism, Late-Modernism, Post-Modernism and the Digital Age. (4 Credits) Formerly AHT 308
(4 Credits)
  
  • AHT 3090 - Arts of Asia


    This course surveys the art and architecture of India, China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia, from prehistoric times to the twentieth century. We will examine representative works from major periods, including ritual bronzes, frescoes, Hindu sculpture and temples, Buddhist images, shrines, ink scrolls, calligraphy, decorative screens, arts of Zen, and ceramics. Social, political, and religious context will be emphasized in addition to analysis of style and technique. (4 Credits) Formerly AHT 309
(4 Credits)
  
  • AHT 3110 - Art History Themes: Modern


    A study of major movements and artists in Europe from 1860 to 1940, and in America from 1940‐1970s. Emphasis is on significant artists, art theories and visual images as a reflection of, and reaction to, changes in modern civilization. Offered every Spring. (2 Credits) Seven week course.
(2 Credits)
  
  • AHT 3110 - Renaissance and Baroque Art


    The artists of the Renaissance and Baroque eras produced some of the most famous art in the Western tradition. Too often, however, these works are viewed in isolation as the products of individual artists, or displayed in museums as isolated specimens of a particular medium. In this course, we will explore developments in European painting, sculpture, and architecture from the 14th to the 17th centuries, considering works of art contextually, as social artifacts and products of a particular place and time. Course readings cover a wide variety of perspectives, from primary sources and early histories to the most recent critical studies of Renaissance and Baroque art and culture. (4 Credits) Formerly AHT 311
(4 Credits)
  
  • AHT 3120 - Art History Themes: Photography


    Through in-depth readings, research, writing and presentations, students will explore selected themes prevalent in modern and contemporary photography. The course will focus on major artists and innovations of the medium and its impact on art and society. Students will learn the vocabulary of photography and study the technical innovations that have led us to the digital image of today. They will evaluate and discuss a wide range of photographs as documents, as aids to artistic production and as art works.  Offered every Spring. (2 Credits) Seven week course.
(2 Credits)
  
  • AHT 3170 - Photography Across Cultures


    Photography is ubiquitous in our culture, appearing in numerous forms and guises. This course will examine photographic history from the 1970s to the current day, looking at photography’s multiplicity as fine art, press, fashion and commercial venture. From documentary and documents of performances to the highly constructed imagery utilized by contemporary artists, students explore diverse subjects, styles, and methods that cover portrait, object, city, memory, appropriation, landscape, and narrative. The course provides global perspectives on photographic practices, emphasizing the cultural diversity and plurality of the medium. In discussions on theory and criticism, students will have the opportunity to raise questions about their own concerns, and utilize their own experiences as cultural producers to better understand the current state of digital photographic production. (4 Credits) Formerly AHT 317
(4 Credits)
  
  • AHT 3180 - Arts of Africa and the Pacific


    This course will introduce the rich, diverse artistic traditions of Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Easter Island, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Fiji, and Hawaii. We will explore how arts in various media serve as markers of identity that communicate gender, age, beauty, power, status, wealth, leadership, and social control. Art was often not intended for display, but to be used and to be viewed in motion, as in multi-media masquerades and rituals. Masks, ceramics, architecture, textiles, and body arts all play significant roles in daily life, and express cultural philosophies, hierarchies, and spiritualities. Museum visits will provide opportunities to experience works first-hand, as we consider aesthetic qualities, as well as meaning and context. Students will broaden their contextual knowledge by participating in cultural exchanges with local communities associated with African and Pacific cultures (4 Credits) Formerly AHT 318
(4 Credits)
  
  • AHT 3190 - Art and World Mythology


    Myths are traditional stories that have played vital roles in many cultures through the ages. They describe the origins of humanity, they tell stories of great heroes and gods, they explain how the world works, they teach lessons, and they reveal truths about our nature. An integral part of daily life, mythological narratives were expressed in civic and private monuments. This course will explore how myths are represented in the visual arts of ancient Greece and Rome, Mesopotamia, Native North America, Asia, and Europe. By tracing these mythic traditions from antiquity to contemporary culture, students will discover how and why myths and their meanings change over time. Students will have the opportunity to create their own mythology-inspired works in the media of their choice, gaining a deeper understanding of the significance of these tales in modern society. (4 Credits) Formerly AHT 319
(4 Credits)
  
  • AHT 3200 - Islamic Art and Architecture


    This course will explore a wide range of art forms and objects associated with Muslim culture and produced from the seventh to the twenty-first centuries on a large geographical area stretching from Spain in Europe to India, and Southeast Asia. Students will learn how to view, analyze and write about Islamic architecture, decorative arts, and the arts of the book. They will also interpret Islamic art objects in a broader and changing context of the politics, social reforms, and cultural traditions of the lands on which Islam developed, as well as in the larger framework of global cultural exchanges of the time. Finally, this course will discuss Islamic art and architecture with all its complexities and variations found in regional styles. (4 Credits) Formerly AHT 320
(4 Credits)
  
  • AHT 3210 - Global History of Textiles


    Textiles provide a vast visual resource to explore the history and cultures of the globe. Textiles create beauty, express identity and status, display power, tell stories, and strengthen community through the representation of shared values; they provide insights into a society’s economics, class structure, and spiritual traditions. Additionally, they serve as inspiration to many visual artists, including sculptors, designers, and printmakers. In this course, we will examine the basic techniques of textile production (weaving, dying, and needle arts, among others), and study the riches of textiles from Africa, Asia, Oceania, the Americas, and Europe. Our home base in Manchester plays an important role in the great textile- producing traditions of New England; we will visit the Currier Museum and Manchester Historic Association to view first-hand examples, as well as create textile projects as part of our study. (4 Credits) Formerly AHT 321
(4 Credits)
  
  • AHT 3220 - History of Comics


    Within the historic context of American culture, students will study the evolution of the picture narrative. The focus will be on knowledge and active application of visual comic art forms: comic panels, editorial cartoons, comic strips, comic books, and graphic novels. This course will survey the rise of popular form, and its influences, i.e: Ben Franklin’s editorial drawings, Thomas Nast’s Teapot Dome editorial cartoons, the standard “work for hire” comic book contracts that left creators uncompensated, the Superman/Captain Marvel court case, the HUAC investigation into the comic book’s role in inciting juvenile delinquency, the rise of the underground comic revolution, and the graphic novel explosion. Industry professionals will visit the class to discuss their creative journeys and their cartooning careers. (4 Credits) Formerly AHT 322
(4 Credits)
  
  • AHT 3225 - Renaissance Art


    This course surveys the painting, sculpture and architecture produced in Italy and in Northern Europe from approximately the thirteenth through sixteenth centuries, situating the art within a discussion of its social and artistic contexts. The Humanism of Renaissance Italy and its connection to the art and culture of antiquity will serve as focal point for an exploration of civic responsibility and its expression in art and architecture. Offered every four years. (2 Credits) Seven week course. Formerly AR 3220
(2 Credits)
  
  • AHT 3990 - Advanced Topics in Art or Art History


    Study of a selected topic in art or art history at an advanced level. Prerequisites: 8 credits at 3000 level Studio Art or Art History. Variable Credit: 1-4 Credits May be repeated for credit with different topics. Variable Credits (1-4) May Be Repeated for credit with different topics
Variable Credits (1-4)
  
  • AHT 4010 - Contemporary Art Since 1945


    An in-depth exploration of theory and practice in the visual arts from the aftermath of World War II to the present. Issues discussed include the legacy of modernism, the exploration of media and subject matter, and the relationship between art and society. Media covered include painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, architecture, and design, along with performance, film and video, and conceptual art. An emphasis will be placed on analysis and discussion of artistic theory and critical writings. (4 Credits) Formerly AHT 401
(4 Credits)
  
  • AHT 4020 - Pictorialism and Modernism in Photography


    At the turn of the last century, the photographic print was elevated to the status of fine art though, among others, the efforts of photographers including Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, Gertrude Kasebier, and Clarence White who embraced the idea that photographic images had the potential to engage the viewers’ emotions. This course will explore this movement’s major figures and their works as well as publications such as Camera Work, which Stieglitz edited to promote “the serious recognition of photography as an additional medium of pictorial expression.” The course then plots photography’s transition away from pictorialist concerns and into the age of modernism, and the technological, theoretical, and aesthetic challenges of the twentieth century, including analyses of major European and American photographers, theorists and critics. Students in this class will mine NHIA’s Teti Collection of rare photography books which showcases the evolution of photography as a fine art through the works of Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz, Alvin Langdon Coburn and many others. (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AHT 4030 - History of Japanese Ceramics


    With its ancient history and diversity of styles of production and finished wares, Japan has long held a preeminent position in the world of ceramic arts. This course will explore the cultural and geo-political context in which Japanese ceramic art developed and currently thrives. Topics will include the impact of geography and the proximity of China and Korea, Shinto and Buddhist beliefs, the lifestyle of the Samurai class, and the significance of the Tea Ceremony on the development of the art form. We will explore the production of the Six Ancient Kilns, the Mingei Movement, and the work of selected Living National Treasures. We will look at the ways that Japanese ceramics has had a large impact on the development of American contemporary artist-potter’s work, and how American Abstract Expressionism has in turn impacted Japanese ceramists. Finally, we will study contemporary trends in Japanese ceramic art as a new crop of artist-potters throw off the shackles of centuries of tradition. (4 Credits) Formerly AHT 403
(4 Credits)
  
  • AHT 4040 - Impressionism and Post-Impressionism


    Between 1860 and 1900, painting and sculpture in France reflected massive social and political change. The Impressionists Manet, Monet and Degas depicted the glittering grands boulevards, cafés and theaters of the newly renovated Paris, while revealing class and gender differences observed in “lowbrow” lithographic imagery. The Post-Impressionists reacted to this celebration of modernity with radical shifts in style and subject matter, as artists like Gauguin, Van Gogh and Cézanne, motivated by a new vision of the artist’s role in society, began to explore their own interior sensibilities. The course will also compare these avant-garde trends with more conservative academic works. (4 Credits) Formerly AHT 404
(4 Credits)
  
  • AHT 4050 - History of Prints


    This course reexamines the history of art through the matrix of printmaking. It will explore the history of prints from the origins of printmaking until today, concentrating on fine-art prints but also examining the history of illustrated books, maps, broadsheets, posters, artists’ books, and multiples. We’ll chart the relationships between printmaking and other media, including painting and photography, noting how historical and modern prints have transmitted images and ideas. We’ll also analyze how artists have developed and used printmaking media, and how modern and contemporary artists have continued to expand the boundaries of printmaking. (4 Credits) Formerly AHT 405
(4 Credits)
  
  • AHT 4110 - World Architecture


    This course is an introduction to world architecture from approximately 1400 CE to the present. The focus of the course is European architecture and architectural theory, and we will also explore Non-Western traditions. Major historical eras covered include: the Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, Romantic, Victorian, Post-Modernism, and contemporary architecture. Selected major architects, theories, buildings, and urban developments will be emphasized. Architecture will be considered within the contexts of religion, politics, philosophy, culture, economics, race, gender, society, engineering, and landscape architecture. The course will unveil the origins of architecture, how architecture relates to science, and place the importance of architecture within a global context. (4 Credits) Formerly AHT 411
(4 Credits)
  
  • AHT 4120 - Arts of the Enlightenment and the Age of Revolution


    This course concentrates on European art from the mid-18th century to the mid- 19th century. At the heart of the course is the paradoxical relationship of Neoclassicism, Romanticism, and Realism - seemingly oppositional movements that were, nevertheless, profoundly echoic. From the aesthetic vision of Napoleons empire to the revolutionary vision of Delacroix and Daumiers politically impassioned prints, students will consider, among other things, how closely the art and politics of the age were intertwined, and to what extent the tools of propaganda may be wielded by the hands of artists. (4 Credits) Formerly AHT 412
(4 Credits)
  
  • AHT 4150 - Athens Across the Ages


    This is a survey course on the city of Athens from its ancient origins as a small village at the foot of the Acropolis first settled in 4500 BCE to modern times, where it became the sprawling capital of Greece, and home to five million people. Students will become acquainted with significant historical events and seminal movements in art, philosophy, politics and religion born of this great city. (4 Credits) Formerly AHT 415
(4 Credits)
  
  • AHT 4200 - French Prints and Caricature


    The nineteenth-century media explosion resulted from a complex web of circumstances, including the invention of lithography, the development of a new urban culture, and the violently shifting political climates during the “Age of Revolution”. The Romantic movement in art and literature valued individual expression and human rights, giving rise to political caricature and the illustrated satirical press. The French public love seeing themselves, and avidly consumed mass-produced lithographs depicting their entertainments, flirtations, and daily occupations. The course will explore the style and subject matter of popular prints, caricatures, and illustrations by Daumier, Travies, Granville, Monnier, Pigal, Philipon, Gavarni, Boilly, and Deveria, among others. We will also examine the work of avant-garde artists who fell under the spell of printmaking processes. Gericault and Delacroix practiced lithography, producing works in tones ranging from silvery gray to velvety black. Theodore Rousseau, Corot, Manet, Degas, Many Cassatt, Fantib-Latour and Marie Braquemond experimented with various graphic media, including etching and aquatint, creating prints that were appreciated by collectors as complete (and affordable) artistic statements. (4 Credits) Formerly AHT 420
(4 Credits)
  
  • AHT 4990 - Advanced Topics in Art or Art History


    Study of a selected topic in art or art history at an advanced level. Prerequisites: 8 credits at 3000 level Studio Art or Art History. Variable Credit: 1-4 Credits May be repeated for credit with different topics. Variable Credits (1-4) May Be Repeated for credit with different topics
Variable Credits (1-4)

Animation

  
  • AN 1100 - Intro to Animation (Drawing for Animation)


    In this course, emphasis is focused on the drawing techniques specific to the field of animation. Through a number of assignments and in-class exercises, students will develop and refine their abilities to depict the figure in motion with an awareness to anatomy, proportion, fluidity, and the relationship of the figure within a space. Beginning with observational drawings from a model, students will have the opportunity to explore stylization by exaggerating shape and form. This course will also focus on the development of environments. Students will explore viewpoint, perspective, and lighting to build dynamic settings for animation. (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AN 2100 - 2D Animation and Sound


    This course will introduce students to the history, theory and practice of 2D animation. Students will develop skills in storyboarding and developing sound-based animation using 2D software such as Adobe Photoshop, Animate and After Effects. Audio capture techniques and syncing to sound and introductory sound editing will also be addressed. Techniques covered will also include collage animation, frame-by-frame compositing, and digitally interpolated motion. Assignments will familiarize students with narrative structure, dialog and expressive character movement. (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AN 3100 - Environmental Effects and Simulations


    This course is an advanced animation course. It incorporates physics-based simulations such as rigid bodies, contact and collisions, forces, particle systems, constraints, fluids, and environmental effects within appropriate 3D software. Topics to be covered include simulations and environmental effects. Students will apply industry best procedures in project development to achieve realism and perception. (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AN 3230 -  3D Animation II


    This course is a continuation of 3D Animation I. In this course students will learn character 3D animation with the help of an appropriate 3D software. Topics to be covered include creating bones, hierarchical linking, skinning and varying weights to create different walk cycles and animation systems. Students will apply industry best procedures in project development that such as, texture mapping, animation and rendering with emphasizing on to practicing the 12 principles of animation to give the characters the illusion of gravity, weight, mass, speed, flexibility. (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AN 3250 - Advanced Modeling - Character Modeling II


    This course is a continuation of Character Modeling Game Design covering the process of 3D game character creation using the industry standard 3D modeling software. Students will produce a portfolio-worthy character by using the professional workflow typical of the game design industry. Topics to be covered in this course include modeling techniques, UV mapping, sculpting, texturing and refining a game character. Students will participate in critiques of their own work and the work of others. Prerequisite: GD2470 (4 credits)
(4 credits)
  
  • AN 3270 - Stop Motion Animation


    In this course students will explore traditional stop motion animation techniques. Students will create the illusion of movement by moving characters or objects in small increments, taking photos of each individual move. Each photo will be pieced together at 24 frames per second to create short form, simple animations. Through this course, students will build their own models and environments, experimenting with a variety of lighting techniques and camera angles. Focus will also be placed on the creation of character models using wire, clay, fabric, foam and other found materials. (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AN 4210 - Senior Studio I


    The Senior Studio serves as the capstone course. It is an independent, personal pursuit designed to contribute to the creation of an advanced body of thematic work. The course will include directed lectures and critiques to support the critical awareness necessary for the emerging professional artist. Each concentration has established specific objectives beyond the common core for its respective seniors. Students participate in midterm and final group critiques. The course also includes visiting artists and professional presentations. Prerequisite: Senior Standing (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AN 4220 - Senior Studio II


    The Senior Studio serves as the capstone course. It is an independent, personal pursuit designed to contribute to the creation of an advanced body of thematic work. The course will include directed lectures and critiques to support the critical awareness necessary for the emerging professional artist. Each concentration has established specific objectives beyond the common core for its respective seniors. Students participate in midterm and final group critiques. The course also includes visiting artists and professional presentations. Prerequisite: Senior Standing (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AN 4510 - Professional Practice


    The Senior Exhibition serves as a companion course to Senior studio 1 and continues learning objectives of Professional Practices and culminates with the BFA Exhibition. Students will create their website and social media profiles on platforms such as Art Station, Behance, and Instagram presenting their portfolios to begin building a professional network. There will be a combination of lecture and class exercises on cover letters, job interviews, and art tests found in the animation and gaming fields. Students participate in midterm and final group critiques. The course also includes visiting artists and professional presentations. Restricted to Seniors (2 Credits) (2 credits)
(2 credits)

Art

  
  • AR 1110 - Introduction to 2D Design


    This course introduces students to the elements of design, its techniques, processes, and terminology.  The emphasis will be on composition and concept, leading to the application of principles of effective visual communication. Students will explore design elements such as line, shape, color and typography. These skills will ultimately be used to create various design projects, such as logos, advertisements, and posters. Students will be introduced to traditional drawing tools as well as Adobe Illustrator as design tools.  (4 Credits) Required of every art major. Fulfills LAS3 requirement.
(4 Credits)
  
  • AR 1240 (CO 1240) - Learning to Look: Contemporary Art and Media


    Through the exploration of significant artistic and cultural developments from the late 20th century, students will be introduced to the vocabulary, texts, audiences and technologies of visual art and new media and their interpretations. The intersection of media and fine art will be examined with special focus on pertinent issues regarding the natural and civic environments. Assignments and activities will help students develop descriptive and critical analyses. Research methods in the discipline will also be introduced. Offered every Fall. (4 Credits) Required of every art and communications major.
(4 Credits)
  
  • AR 1610 - Drawing I


    Instruction in the fundamental techniques of drawing. Students explore line, form, value and composition using black and white media and a range of subjects. (4 Credits) Required of every art major. Fulfills LAS3 requirement.
(4 Credits)
  
  • AR 1710 - Intro to Photography I


    This course will introduce students to the practice of photo‐based imagery in the digital age. Through hands‐on exercises, group projects and assignments, students will be exposed to the fundamental skills and visual literacy necessary for taking powerful and effective images. Additionally, students will learn how to process and print their work with professional software and equipment. (4 Credits) Strongly recommended for all art majors. Fulfills LAS3 requirement.
(4 Credits)
  
  • AR 1730 - Introduction to Wheelworking


    Students will learn to control clay on the potters wheel from basic to complex forms. As students expand their technique, they will also begin to develop vocabulary that will inform all of their studio work. Formal and conceptual ideas will be introduced as students broaden their familiarity with historical and contemporary work, allowing them to begin developing a process of critique and personal aesthetic. Glazing and firing will also be introduced and incorporated into the evolution of the creative process. (4 Credits) Formerly CER111
(4 Credits)
  
  • AR 1740 - Introduction to Handbuilding


    Hand forming techniques with clay have been used to express creative ideas for thousands of years. Through the construction techniques of slab building, coiling, pinching, and modeling, students will continue to explore these traditions through the use of formal design elements to develop related forms and appropriate surfaces. From drawing on personal experiences as well as thoughtful assignments, creative ideas can become a reality. Offered spring semester. (4 Credits) Formerly CER113
(4 Credits)
  
  • AR 1990 - Introductory Topics in Art and Art History


    The study of a selected topic in art or art history at an introductory level. Variable Credit: 2-4 Various topics may be repeated for credit.
Variable Credit: 2-4
  
  • AR 2040 - Printmaking II: Silkscreen


    This course will survey the hand and photographic processes of silkscreen (a.k.a. Serigraphy). Various hand drawing and photo methods will be demonstrated and used to create editioned prints. Historic and contemporary silkscreen prints will be discussed throughout the course. Emphasis will be on two- dimensional design as well as technical and conceptual approaches to the silkscreen process. Prerequisite: AR 1610 or 1110 (PRT 201) (4 Credits) Formerly PRT204
(4 Credits)
  
  • AR 2060 - Painting III: The Figure


    This course engages students to apply painting principles to the representation of the human figure. An appreciation of the expressive potential of the human form underscores course lessons in portraiture and in compositions grappling with primary challenges rendering figure/ground. Prerequisite: AR 3612 (PTG202) (2 Credits) Formerly PTG203
(2 Credits)
  
  • AR 2080 - Printmaking II: Lithography


    This course will survey the printmaking processes of Plate and Stone Lithography. Various hand drawing and photo methods will be demonstrated and used to create editioned prints. Historic and contemporary lithographic prints will be discussed throughout the course. Emphasis will be on two- dimensional as well as technical and conceptual approaches to the lithographic process. Prerequisite: AR 1610 or 1110 (PRT 201) (4 Credits) Formerly PRT208
(4 Credits)
  
  • AR 2110 - Research and Writing for Majors


    This course introduces students to the basic writing skills necessary for the study of Art and Art History. Assignments and activities will help students develop descriptive and critical analyses. This course will also introduce research methods and strategies in the discipline.  

      (2 Credits)

(2 Credits)
  
  • AR 2120 - Introduction to 3D Design


    This course will introduce students to some of the fundamental practices used by artists and designers working in three dimensions. These will include: assembling, constructing, joining, and carving. Students will be exposed to various mediums and learn to appreciate the various languages inherent in these materials. This course will offer students experience in designing physical objects in which aesthetic considerations must also accommodate physical realities such as gravity and structural integrity.  Offered every Spring. (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AR 2230 (HS 2230) - History of American Art and Architecture


    What is “American” about American art? How do the political, social and cultural events and ideals of an era shape the art and artists that emerge from it? This course will examine the visual culture of the United States from the colonial period through the early twentieth century. We will study art and architecture made in America as a reflection of its social, political, economic and cultural values. Seven week course. Offered every fourth year. (2 Credits)
(2 Credits)
  
  • AR 2313 - Printmaking I


    This course will introduce several disciplines of printmaking: relief, screen-printing, lithography and intaglio, as well as related techniques such as monoprint and embossing. Prerequisite: AR 1610   or AR 1110 . every Spring (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AR 2330 - Printmaking II Relief


    This course covers traditional and non-traditional methods of relief printmaking. Multiblock color printing and reduction block printing will be introduced. Emphasis will be given to the unique graphic aesthetic of the Lino block/woodblock. Two-dimensional formal and conceptual issues along with contemporary and art historical issues will be explored. Prerequisite: AR 1610 or 1110 (PRT 201) (4 Credits) Formerly PRT203
(4 Credits)
  
  • AR 2350 - Printmaking II: Intaglio


    This course will be a survey of differing media that belong to the family of intaglio. The course will cover dry point, line etching, spray aquatint, soft ground, white ground, and sugar lift. Two-dimensional formal and conceptual issues, as well as multi-plate color processes, will be addressed. Prerequisite: AR 1610 or 1110 (PRT 201) (4 Credits) Formerly PRT205
(4 Credits)
  
  • AR 2390 - Introduction to Book Arts


    Artists have long exploited the poetic interplay between words and pictures. Book Arts is a course that encourages students to experiment with texts and images through the disciplines of writing, book design, and book constructions. It is intended to give students the opportunity to develop writing practice, while equipping them with the bookbinding knowledge needed to create forms in which to house their written work. Students in this class will keep a writing journal (for responses to writing prompts and assignments), learn bookbinding structures each week, and complete midterm and final projects that combine the writing and studio components of this course in a coherent and unified manner. Book structures will include: simple folded paper (Accordion, Ox Plow, & Flutter), and sewn (Pamphlet, Coptic, & Long stitch), dimensional (Tunnel Carousel & Pop-Ups), and altered books (2 Credits) Formerly PRT209
(2 Credits)
  
  • AR 2414 - Graphic Design I


    This course builds on skills acquired in the Introduction to 2D Design course. It focuses on the elements and principles of graphic design with an emphasis on visual communication. Design concepts and use of graphic elements as a communication tool will be explored. Students will be introduced to the basic concepts of visual communication through a series of projects that pertain to conceptual development, design tools and techniques. Prerequisites: AR 1110 . Offered every Fall. (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AR 2430 - Imaging with Digital Tools


    This course serves as an introduction to the digital tools and mediums available for various applications in design and art. Each tool will be explored through hands-on tutorials and exercises that will cover a wide range of concepts and techniques. A variety of artworks and artists that utilize digital mediums will also be studied.  (2 Credits)
(2 Credits)
  
  • AR 2511 - Sculpture Studio I


    An introduction to the aesthetic and expressive concerns of sculpture, emphasizing the basic forming processes: modeling, building, casting and carving. Prerequisites: AR 2120 . (2 Credits)
(2 Credits)
  
  • AR 2530 - Sculpture I


    The development of conceptual tools and technical skills in three-dimensional art form is the focus of this sculpture course. Conceptual tools include the formal study of spatial relationships as well as the context and history of 3-D art objects and their settings. Technical skills range from the traditional modeling, casting, joining, and soldering techniques to the use of newer digital technologies. Emphasis is also placed on interdisciplinary art studies.  (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AR 2610 - Drawing II Figure/Illustration


    This course expands upon the concepts introduced in Drawing I. Emphasis on implementing drawing systems, problem solving and the study of the proportions of the human form. Illustration fundamentals and process stages relating to sequential image development will be introduced.  Additional development of skills and concepts in drawing/illustration based on historical and contemporary models, lectures, demonstrations and critiques.  Prerequisites: AR 1610 . Offered every Fall. (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AR 2612 - Painting I


    This is the first in a sequence of painting courses. As such, it focuses on a rigorous, demonstrated review of observational fundamentals. Vital basic painting techniques, materials, and processes will be introduced, as well as the acquisition of knowledge and critical awareness within the discipline of painting. Students will begin to understand paintings role throughout history and into contemporary  fine art practices. Prerequisites: AR 1610 . (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AR 2620 - Figure Drawing I


    A focused, introductory study of the human figure. An understanding of the anatomy and its impact on surface form will be explored in a variety of drawing mediums. The course will emphasize observational, anatomical accuracy, and a rigorous use and awareness of line and tonal qualities. Prerequisite: AR1610 (DRA 201) (2 Credits) Formerly DRA201
(2 Credits)
  
  • AR 2630 - Figure Drawing II


    This course builds on the concepts and skills covered in DRA201 Figure Drawing I. Students will negotiate the challenge of continued anatomical accuracy while introducing more expressive approaches with respect to mark making, color, scale, and series. Prerequisite: AR1610 (DRA 201) (2 Credits) Formerly DRA202
(2 Credits)
  
  • AR 2710 - Intro to Photography II


    Building on the skills acquired in Introduction to Photography, students will learn more advanced image capture and processing techniques to produce a professional style portfolio of work. Students will also survey various avenues for photography as a profession ranging from studio lighting, portraiture, photo‐illustration as well as fine art photography. A digital Single Lens Reflex camera with a minimum of a 10 mega‐pixel image sensor is a requirement for this class. Prerequisites: AR 1710 . (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AR 2720 - Clay and Glaze Materials


    Understanding the geological formation of clays and the basic chemistry behind glaze formation will give students the foundation to go confidently into independent exploration of their materials. Basic math skills will be used to determine empirical formulas in clay and glaze materials. The focus on these elements will help the students tie the science of ceramics to the art of creating with clay. Offered spring semester. (2 Credits) Formerly CER207
(2 Credits)
  
  • AR 2730 - Ceramics I


    This course will explore the design principles in the clay media, with major emphasis on hand building in stoneware; an introduction to potter’s wheel techniques and glaze theory and application. Six hours in studio per week. 

      (4 Credits)

(4 Credits)
  
  • AR 2740 - Intermediate Wheelbuilding


    Strengthening throwing techniques while addressing issues of style and artistic development, students will use the skills they developed in CER111 Introduction to Wheelworking to further enhance their personal styles. Working either sculpturally or traditionally, thrown work will be the primary focus of a body of work developed throughout the semester. Prerequisite: AR 1730 (CER111) (2 Credits) Formerly CER213
(2 Credits)
  
  • AR 2810 - Illustration I


    This course is a practical introduction to the field of illustration. Focus will be placed on process work and professional practices, presented within contemporary and historical context. The course includes projects and lectures in a variety of illustration genres including: product design and advertising, storyboard, book illustration, editorial illustration, and institutional illustration. A variety of materials will be introduced through lectures and demonstrations for use on assignments such as: pencil, pen and ink, brush, colored pencil, and digital techniques. Critical concepts such as: Conceptual Development, Working on Assignment, Composition, Contrast, Value, Point of View, and Color theory will be introduced. (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AR 3030 - Waterbased Media


    This course presents the materials and techniques of water-based media. As such, students will gain technical skill in the manipulation of transparent and opaque processes. Students will acquire knowledge of the expressive potential of the medium, as demonstrated through historical and contemporary methods and works. A traditional academic studio approach will be used with an emphasis on adept handling of water-based media, applied color theory, and continued development of solid drawing skills. Prerequisite: AR 3612 (PTG202) (2 Credits) Formerly PTG303
(2 Credits)
  
  • AR 3210 (CO 3210) - Video Production I


    Students learn basic strategies of shooting, sound recording and editing digital video to create short quality productions. Through hands‐on experience and learning from professional video analysis, you will be able to understand and practice the fundamental elements of this ultimate communication tool. Video production is rarely a solo endeavor so you will learn the ins‐and‐outs of a production team and will take on all necessary roles. A video camera or still camera with video capacity is suggested but not required. (4 credits)
(4 credits)
  
  • AR 3270 - Art History Themes: Design


    This course surveys the pivotal events and achievements that led to the current state of graphic design. Through lectures, films, discussions, research and studio projects, students will be introduced to the creative thinkers, important innovations and breakthrough technologies that have shaped the evolution of visual communication. This course will also include discussion of the social, political and economic factors that have influenced art and design through the ages. (2 Credits)
(2 Credits)
  
  • AR 3313 - Printmaking II


    This course introduces more advanced techniques and skills of printmaking as a fine art medium. Includes developing a deeper understanding of visual concepts as they relate to prints. Students are encouraged to work in a variety of print processes and processes in combination. Prerequisites:AR 2313  or AR 2314  Offered every other Spring. (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AR 3360 - Printmaking II: Letterpress


    This course is an introduction to all things letterpress, including tools, materials, equipment and technique. We will also discuss form and content, current issues in the world of letterpress printing, and develop knowledge of artists using these techniques within their art practice. Over the course of the fifteen weeks students will become proficient at: making a variety of printed pieces, including broadsides, chapbooks, zines, and other printed matter using letterpress printing equipment and tools appropriately and safely basic printing skills; typesetting, use of polymer plates, developing knowledge of the rules of printmaking using a variety of materials (substrates and alternative printing materials) and techniques appropriately, as well as experimenting Finding ways to use these techniques and practices within your own work Working as a team (print partners rule!) the history of letterpress printing and how it is used today, by both artists and master printers (2 Credits) Formerly PRT306
(2 Credits)
  
  • AR 3414 - Graphic Design II


    A graphic design course covering a wide range of design processes and approaches to publication design. Students will expand their vocabularies in visual communication and explore the principles of design as they relate to layout, composition and production. Prerequisites: AR 2414 . Offered every Spring. (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AR 3440 - Experimental Fine Arts


    Students will build on the work done in introductory level courses in concentrations, to develop further their individual direction in the Fine Arts area. Students are expected explore and experiment within the various disciplines within the concentration to create projects that demonstrate unique character and developed craft of their chosen media in the making their own art. Prerequisite: AR 3612 (PTG202) (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AR 3511 - Sculpture / 3D Design II


    A continuation of the concepts introduced in AR2120 Sculpture / 3D Design I with an emphasis on aesthetic and expressive concerns of sculpture, emphasizing the basic forming processes: modeling, building, casting and carving. Prerequisites: AR 2120 . Once every 2 years. (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AR 3530 - Sculpture II


    This upper level course explorations with traditional and nontraditional processes of sculpture, three-dimensional form and spatial relationships. Students will expect to explore concept-based learning through visual problem solving while accumulating in depth techniques and skills in a variety of sculpture materials. Course will include study of historical and contemporary examples of sculpture and other related forms of artmaking. 

      (4 Credits)

(4 Credits)
  
  • AR 3612 - Painting II


    Expanding on the formal introduction in Painting I, students will further refine observational, technical, and critical skills. Projects will negotiate challenges with a view toward increasing two-dimensional complexity, while advancing technique and concept. Abstraction and mark making will be discussed and applied as students begin to develop a personal painterly vocabulary. Students will also explore historical, modern and contemporary painters. Prerequisites: AR 2612  (PTG 101) (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AR 3650 - Drawing Studio II


    This course builds upon the work begun in Drawing Studio 1 allowing students greater depth of study in their choice of drawing media at the intermediate level. Students will be expected to develop themes in their own work begun in Drawing Studio I as reparation for advanced work. Prerequisites: AR 2610 . (2 Credits)
(2 Credits)
  
  • AR 3660 - Drawing II: Cionceptual Intermediate Drawing


    Conceptual Intermediate Drawing is an advanced drawing course that focuses on expanded definitions and practices of marking space. This course aims to introduce, contextualize and explore a wide variety of drawing methods including the more traditional practice as well as spatially focused practices, such as such as marking the landscape, and process oriented methods which document the artists action and the passage of time. This course is structured to encourage personal voice through idea generation, material investigation, technical refinement and research. Students are encouraged to push the boundaries as they investigate materials, subject matter, process and interpretation related to image making.   (2 Credits)
(2 Credits)
  
  • AR 3730 - Ceramics II


    The intermediate course is structured to give students who already have a basic/sound knowledge of building and glazing techniques a deeper knowledge of the various aspects of contemporary ceramics: throwing and hand building functional forms, vessel forms and sculptural work. According to each student’s interests, the course may verge towards one of the two following major directions of contemporary ceramics: A) functional ware; B) vessel and sculptural forms. (4 Credits)
(4 Credits)
  
  • AR 3740 - Intermediate Handbuilding


    This is a continuation of Introduction to Handbuilding. Scale and concept will be explored in more advanced ways and students refine their creative vision. Prerequisite: AR 1740 (CER113) (2 Credits) Formerly CER314
(2 Credits)
 

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