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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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Academic and Career Exploration
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ACE 124 - Program Success and Exploration
Introduction to the adult learners cohort. Particular emphasis is given to the kind of knowledge and skills that lead to success in this program. Students will participate in online research activities, discussion, readings, and writing assignments oriented toward helping them prepare for the transition back to college and to their degree and career goals. Online. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 1
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ACE 152 - Career & Major Engagement
Designed to aid students unsure of their major, this course utilizes experiential research, class discussion, reflective writing, and projects to engage students in practical, real-world career and major exploration. Through this course, students will learn more about themselves through self-reflection and by participating in a number of career research activities to gain a better understanding of what majors they would like to explore and what career paths they may eventually decide to follow. By the end of the course, students will have participated and reflected upon a number of career experiences, participated in classroom discussions, created a small portfolio displaying these experiences and growth, and shared their findings with their classmates. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail Course Typically Offered: Every summer, every fall.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 1
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ACE 194 - Career Development
This course helps students at UMF to prepare for careers, internships, and experiences in the world of work. To do this, the course provides opportunities for students to:
1. Assess their own work-related values, interests, and skills and develop a professional identity;
2. Explore career options and associated pathways; and
3. Develop job acquisition skills, such as resume and cover letter writing, interviewing, and job search strategies.
Students will gain practical experience interacting with others in a professional environment, interviewing and networking, and promoting their skills and assets. The course culminates in each student’s development of a career development portfolio which students can use to direct their job or internship search, assist with career decision-making, and support further career development. Junior or senior standing is strongly encouraged. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail Course Typically Offered: Online (May); Face to face (spring)
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 1
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ACE 200 - Professionalizing Mathematics and Computer Science
This course will serve two main purposes: to expose and connect students to a wide variety of professionals in Mathematics and Computer Science and to strengthen skills desired by the marketplace in these areas. Emphasis will be placed on writing for and presenting to both technical and non-technical audiences and exploring and preparing for an internship, research, and career opportunities. Course Typically Offered: Every spring.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ACE 396 - Field Work and Experience
Exposure to practical problems relating to the student’s academic major. The experience may include working for a social or governmental agency or for a business or industry. Proposals should be developed in consultation with a faculty member and submitted in writing to the Associate Provost and Dean of Arts and Sciences for approval by the Integrative Studies Program Council prior to registration. At the conclusion of the work period, the student submits a comprehensive report on the experience to the supervising faculty member. Available only to students in liberal arts. No student is allowed to take more than fifteen credits in ACE 396. Credits will be allowed on the basis of 32 work hours for each credit. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): Approval of the instructor and the Integrative Studies Program Council
Credits: 3-15
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Anthropology
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ANT 101 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
This cross-cultural course is one of the fundamental building blocks to understanding diversity in many different cultural and social contexts. We will discuss symbols and symbolic behavior, material culture, ethnicity, colonialism, gender roles, subsistence patterns, boundary markers and many facets of human adaptations through time and space. This course will also investigate issues of language in cultural and social context from a comparative perspective. Students will have the opportunity to conduct rudimentary ethnographic research in this course in order to provide them with the tools necessary for upper division courses in anthropology and other social science courses. Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ANT 102 - Introduction to Archaeology
This course presents an overview of the discipline of archaeology and considers why it is essential in our modern, globalized world. Students learn the fundamental methods, concepts, theories, and applications of archaeological inquiry. The course considers the origin of agriculture and complex societies, while also examining issues related to antiquities, museums, cultural heritage, cultural resource management, and the interaction of archaeologists with indigenous communities. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail option. Course Typically Offered: Every 2 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ANT 103 - Human Origins
This course offers an overview of the discipline of biological anthropology and considers basic evolutionary theory, genetics, human biological diversity, and the ancestry of humans (Homo sapiens). The course tracks our evolutionary history from our divergence from the other Great Apes through the age of hominins, and ultimately to the rise of agriculturally based sedentary societies. The course also explores the existing evidence and ongoing debates concerning present and future human evolution. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail option. Course Typically Offered: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ANT 202 - World Archaeology
The course examines the origins of complex societies and surveys the major developmental centers of prehistoric civilization around the globe. The course takes a comparative approach to understand how and why complex societies, such as states and empires, arose independently within several thousand years. Students will learn about complex societies of the New World (e. g., Aztec, Maya, Inca), Old World (e. g., Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus, China) and lesser known continents such as Africa. Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ANT 210 - Latin America: Cultures and Contexts
This course provides an overview of the diverse peoples of Latin America from an anthropological perspective. Themes of particular focus include: conquest, colonialism, and resistance; cultural politics of race and ethnicity; cultural constructions of gender and sexuality; religion, health, and illness; food, dance, and pop culture; globalization, immigration, and labor; and civil war and social movements. Course Typically Offered: Every 2 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ANT 225 - Andean Explorations
This travel course explores the unique archaeology and anthropology of Peru. The course offers a comprehensive look at Andean cultures from prehistoric to historic and contemporary times. Students explore the dynamic cultural developments of the region through visiting a number of important coastal and highland archaeological sites, including Machu Picchu. Every experience is unique, but students typically visit various schools, health centers, regional open-air markets, a wide variety of museums, and other sites, which allow students to become immersed in contemporary Peruvian life while exploring the three major bioregions of Peru including the desert coast, highlands, and Amazon jungle. The course is open to students of any field, but is particularly well suited to students studying anthropology, history, international and global studies, geography, education, biology, and community health. Cross-Listed: Cross-listed with INS 280 . Course Typically Offered: Every 2 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ANT 230 - Linguistic Anthropology
Language and culture are patently and intrinsically tied. This course will investigate issues of language and culture in cross-cultural settings focusing on a wide variety of topics affiliated with both Anthropological linguistics and sociolinguistics. We will discuss methodology, language and gender, language and power, language acquisition, and other related topics. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail option Course Typically Offered: Every 2 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ANT 233 - Ancient North America
The course examines the archaeology and cultural developments of ancient North America. The course discusses the peopling of the continent, origins of agricultural and village life. Students will then learn about the cultural diversity of the continent across numerous regions including the Southeast (e.g., Hopewell, Mississippian), Northeast (e.g., Woodland), Northwest (e.g., coastal chiefdoms), Southwest (e.g., Ancestral Pueblo, Hohokam), as well as Canadian arctic (e.g., Inuit/Eskimo). Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ANT 235 - The Culture of Capitalism
Capitalism has brought widespread economic development around the globe, and this in turn has profoundly changed the way humans live their lives. But the world is full of many masks, and behind the mask of economic prosperity lie numerous stories of colonization, war, forced “modernization,” poverty, hunger, disease, environmental degradation, religious fundamentalism, and social unrest. These stories, and their relationship to capitalist systems, are not always obvious to us; they seem far removed from our daily lives, appear to have little historical basis, and look as if they are isolated, encapsulated occurrences. In this course, we will peer behind the mask of the global expansion of capitalism and connect the dots. Course Typically Offered: Every 2 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ANT 240 - Environmental Justice
This course examines the environmental justice movement with the premise that all people have a right to live in a clean environment free from hazardous pollution or contamination, and to access the natural resources necessary to sustain health and livelihood. Throughout the course, we explore the social, historical, political, and economic contributors to the denial of such rights for marginalized peoples. By exploring case studies in the United States and globally, we analyze contributing factors to unjust outcomes based on race, class, gender, ethnicity, and other identities; the power dynamics fueling the denial of rights for certain populations; and what is being done to address them. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail option Course Typically Offered: Every 2 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ANT 245 - The Anthropocene: Age of Humans
Using an interdisciplinary approach, students investigate how humans have altered the planet in myriad ways over space and time. The course begins by defining the Anthropocene and examines the conceptual, scientific, and methodological study of the “human age.” The course explores the debate on the origins of the Anthropocene and how prehistoric and modern societies continue to alter and manage landscapes. The course explores the fundamental relationship between humans and their natural environment and challenges the overwhelming dystopian view of the Anthropocene by exploring how humans can continue to improve the planet through intentional action and envisioning more positive futures. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail option. Course Typically Offered: Every 2 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ANT 250 - Ethnography: In the Field
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to ethnographic research, description, and analysis. The very immersion into the everyday that constitutes what most ethnographers do-being a witness to the different ways that a range of people convey the immediacy of human experience-will be our main framework. As such, in an effort to illuminate a small corner of humanity, students will develop and carry out an ethnographic exploration of a subculture of their choice. Adopting an “ethnographic perspective” (one that considers both insider and outsider positions), students will conduct participant-observation in an attempt to get underneath the beliefs, values, rituals, behaviors, stories, and language patterns that make this particular subculture work. Methods of observing, participating, interviewing, taking field notes, and writing ethnographically will be discussed throughout the semester. Course Typically Offered: Every 2 years.
Prerequisite(s): ANT 101 or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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ANT 255 - Performance: Culture, Meaning and Society
The intention of this course is to expand and deepen our notion of performance and to address such questions as, “Why do people perform?” and “How does performance constitute our social and political worlds?” Using performance as an entry point for understanding texts, drama, culture, social roles, identity, resistance and technologies, and drawing from analytical principles embedded in anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, and performance studies, we will explore such diverse performance practices as ritual and social drama, multicultural and street performance, dance, theater, sitespecific performance, and a wide range of hybrid forms. Course Typically Offered: Every 2 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ANT 257 - Criminality, Freedom and Justice
Centering racial and gender injustice as a root cause of massive incarceration, conflict and war, intergenerational trauma, and barriers to truth and reconciliation, this course explores the history of injustice as well as opportunities for a free and just society. The course is primarily focused on mass incarceration, displacement, and institutionalization in the United States yet draws from cross-cultural and interdisciplinary examples from around the world in discussing viable alternatives to our current system such as abolition; restorative, healing, and transformative justice; community accountability; and reparation, among others. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail option. Course Typically Offered: Every two years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ANT 260 - Violence, Warfare and Culture
This course explores processes of social conflict, including violence and warfare in past and present societies. By accessing cross-cultural case studies from archaeology, history and cultural anthropology, the course investigates the roots of human conflict and its development over time and space at a number of spatial and temporal scales. The course considers the causes and effects warfare, the role of power and social control, as well as how the environment, technology and poverty play into patterns of violence. Course Typically Offered: Every 2 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ANT 263 - Anthropology of Borderlands
This course challenges us to develop a multi-layered, comparative understanding of the literal and conceptual aspects of borderlands. Using the U.S./México border as our primary focus, we will attempt to understand the forces that expand and constrain notions of community, culture, gender, ways of being, power, and domination. In addition to providing the historical development of the U.S.-México border and demonstrating how the border shapes and is shaped by the Mexican and the U.S. nation-states, we will also consider how other borders function as sites for the organization of bodies and lives. Course Typically Offered: Every two years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ANT 265 - Climate Change and Society
This course examines how climate change has impacted society across time and space. Using a range of archaeological, historical, and contemporary case studies, this course explores how climate change has served as an inhibitor (stressor) and stimulator (opportunity) in societal and cultural development in a range of different contexts (e.g., subsistence, economics, migration). The course examines important concepts of climate change (e.g., vulnerability, resilience, mitigation, and adaptation), explores the myriad of human responses to climate change, and concludes with an assessment of impacts of climate change in the state of Maine. Students may receive credit for only one of these courses. Cross-Listed: GEO 265 . Course Typically Offered: Every 2 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ANT 270 - Ancient Latin America
This course offers a synthesis of prehistoric cultures from the Latin America region and more specifically examines the patterns of cultural development in the Mesoamerican and Andean regions. The course tracks the rise of the earliest complex societies in Latin America, compares and contrasts the major sociopolitical developments in the central Andes and Mesoamerica, and considers interregional and colonial contact. Course Typically Offered: Every 2 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ANT 275 - Gender, Sexuality and Society
This course provides an introduction to the anthropology of gender, which draws from but is not reducible to feminist studies and activism, postcolonial studies, as well as recent work in globalization and transnationalism. Utilizing cross-cultural materials students explore topics such as: gender, healing and religion; gender identity and sexuality; colonialism, globalization and labor; gender-based violence; among others. Course Typically Offered: Every 2 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ANT 277 - Special Topics in Anthropology
This course offers study in a specialized topic in anthropology that is not offered in the usual anthropology curriculum, at an introductory level. These topics include but are not limited to the Anthropology of Gender, Anthropology of Native North America, or Cultures in Conflict. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ANT 300 - Food and Culture
Food provides a window into the human experience: how we find the means to survive and meet our basic needs, how we form communities, and how we give our lives meaning and express our identities. Our relationships to food are individual and at the same time reflect our connections to local, national, and global communities and networks. This course will consider what food-the ways we obtain and use it, and the meanings we give it-tell us about being human and being part of a community. We will address topics including sources of food, the development of cuisines, food as an expression of identity and solidarity, body image and food, the ethics and politics of food choices, and the ritual uses of food. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail option Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ANT 310 - Field Methods in Archaeology
This course provides an overview of the methods and research strategies within the field of archaeology. Students will learn a range of methodologies which may include field surveys, site mapping, excavation, and basic laboratory and material analysis of artifacts. Students will learn how to apply research methods to answer archaeological questions, as well as synthesize and interpret material evidence to reconstruct the past. Generally conducted on prehistoric and historic sites in Maine. Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ANT 330 - Thinking Through Skin: Race in America
The American “skin game” of race. How do we even approach the vexing task of making sense of something that Michael Eric Dyson has characterized as “our most sturdy and endurable conundrum”? We begin, as is the intention of this course, by thinking through skin to spark and inform discussion about racialized difference. Where do our perceptions of racialized difference come from? Why were racial categories constructed in the first place? How is one’s lived experience of race here in Maine similar to, and different from, that of someone who lives in another part of the country? Why should we even care about the ways in which race operates in contemporary, everyday life? We’ll tackle these questions and more as we develop personal, critical inquiries into racial matters. Course Typically Offered: Every 2 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ANT 333 - Visualizing Culture Through Film
This course borrows from anthropology, film, communication, media, and cultural studies in order to examine those aspects of culture that are accessible to us through the visual. Using early ethnographic films as a starting point, we will delve into such subject matters as anthropological film as a documentary genre and a research tool, the visual study of cultural patterns, the creation of subjective voices through film, and indigenous media-making. To better facilitate these explorations, this course will be run as an interactive seminar in which we will debate pertinent theoretical and methodological issues, with considerable class time devoted to screening and critiquing films. Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ANT 340 - Anthropological Theory
This course introduces students to some of the primary social theories and debates that inform anthropological analysis. Throughout the semester, students explore a range of theoretical topics such as history, agency, structure, social change, power, and the politics of representation. By reading both classic and contemporary works, students examine theoretical perspectives in terms of their explanatory power for understanding the social world and human behavior, the social and historical context in which they were produced, and as contributions to ongoing analysis and debate.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ANT 360 - Social Science Research Methods
This course provides an introduction to social science research methods. Throughout the course, students explore the history behind, ethical concerns inherent in, and types of social science research. Students also gain hands-on experience with different types of research methodologies (e.g., interviews, focus groups, observations, and surveys). The course helps sharpen students’ ability to evaluate and critique research and think logically and critically. Additionally, students learn how they can apply the skills and knowledge gained in this course to a wide range of professions and fields.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ANT 365 - Health, Healing and Society
How do we define, experience, and address health, disease, and well-being? How is health and disease shaped by history, economics, politics, and culture? Why are there such health disparities within and between countries? This course explores these questions and more. Diving into the growing field of medical anthropology, this class examines the key ways in which culture shapes perceptions and experiences with the body, mind, and overall well-being. We examine health policies, practices, and contributors to disease in the United States as well as how wellness and healing are understood and addressed around the world. Throughout the course, we also explore how to apply such understandings in medicine, nursing, and public health. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail option. Course Typically Offered: Every 2two years.
Prerequisite(s): ANT 101 .
Credits: 3
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ANT 377 - Special Topics in Anthropology
This course offers an in-depth exploration of a specialized topic in anthropology that is not offered in the usual anthropology curriculum. This course may offer a subject matter that is completely new or will serve as a continuation of a topic taught at the 200 level. These topics include but are not limited to the Ethnography of Maine’s People, Peasants and Small Scale Agriculture, Rural Maine Service Learning, or Paleoanthropology. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail option Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ANT 397 - Independent Study in Anthropology
The purpose of this course is to provide the exceptional student with an opportunity to explore specialized topics within the discipline of anthropology. Students are required to be involved in the design of the course, submitting in writing a detailed outline of their course of study to the instructor they are working with prior to registering for the course. Students require permission by the instructor to enroll in the course. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): ANT 101 , ANT 103 and permission of the instructor.
Credits: 1-3
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ANT 400 - Internship
Internships allow students to gain direct experience in areas that are relevant to their fields of study. Students work directly with faculty to determine which organization to work with as well as to determine what project(s) the student may do that is relevant to the internship. Internships must be approved by this faculty member as well as the site where students are performing their internship prior to registration. Students are strongly encouraged to establish these relationships at least one semester prior to enrolling in the internship. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail option Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): ANT 101 , ANT 103 and permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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ANT 460 - Independent Research in Anthropology
This course is designed to provide an opportunity for advanced students seeking additional experience performing directed research. Students work individually with instructors on projects driven by the student’s interests or as part of larger on-going projects that the instructor is involved in. This course is particularly useful for students interested in attending graduate school. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail option Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): ANT 101 , ANT 103 , and ANT 360 or permission of the instructor. ANT 245 is highly recommended.
Credits: 3
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ANT 477 - Special Topics in Anthropology
The study of a specialized topic not offered in the usual curriculum. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ANT 480 - Senior Seminar/Capstone in Anthropology
This course is designed to be a culminating experience for students within the Anthropology program. Students are asked to build upon their educational and/or professional goals by developing and carrying out a project of their choosing, with options ranging from a substantive research paper within a particular subfield of Anthropology to a significant public project such as an awareness campaign or a curated exhibition. Students work independently, in close consultation with faculty members, to define, develop, and present their work, but also receive significant feedback and support from their peers. This course also provides the opportunity for students to carry out an oral/visual presentation at the Michael D. Wilson Symposium Day. Course Typically Offered: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): ANT 340 , and ANT 250 or ANT 360 , or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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Art
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ART 112 - Digital Imaging
This course covers art and design fundamentals such as color, composition, and visual balance and how they can be used to construct meaning. Special focus is given to exploring visual language and communication through image. No experience or drawing skills are necessary, and all skill levels are welcome. Examples of software used: Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. Fees $30 Course Fee Course Typically Offered: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ART 115 - Drawing I
An introduction to the basic principles, techniques, and materials of drawing. Emphasis on drawing as a means of seeing and recording the physical world. The role of drawing in visual communication and creative exploration will also be emphasized. Course Typically Offered: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ART 119 - Introduction to Sculpture
This introductory course explores the fundamental design principles, building strategies, and concepts of contemporary sculpture. Students will experiment with materials, techniques, and construction methods related to wood, cardboard, plastics, plaster, mold making, found objects, and improvised alternatives. Students will apply their own creative thought process to hands-on projects that will cover themes including material-as-metaphor, space, time, form, composition, and ephemerality. Reading, writing, discussion, and presentations will cover historical movements and contemporary topics in sculpture. No previous art experience is necessary. All skill levels are welcome. Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ART 120 - C. R. A. P. P. (Creative Relationship of Art and the Personal Politic)
It’s ART. It’s Boot Camp. It’s Total Immersion. It’s food. It’s sound. It’s text. It’s politics. It’s experimentation. It’s social interaction. It’s performance. It’s culture and IT IS ART. This class will examine art that lives on the fringes of traditional definitions. How does one define art beyond the language of medium or material? Painting, sculpture, and printmaking are a few of the traditional forms of art that we recognize, but art expands to include much, much more. In this course we will investigate art as communication, interaction and mediation. When we make and exhibit art, we are engaging in a cultural conversation that has been evolving throughout the centuries. Understanding art and contextualizing our own practice means understanding what art is and what it can be. To understand a movement in art, one must understand how it is influenced by the social, political, and theoretical climate of the time. Through a series of projects, readings, and material investigations, this class will examine the social, political, and theoretical climate of our contemporary times and the visual conversations being formed in response to it. By investigating a variety of ways of working, students will learn to identify their own interests in making and acquire an understanding of ART and its cultural context. Course Typically Offered: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ART 121 - Painting I
Introduction to painting fundamentals and techniques working with acrylic or water-based oil paints. Emphasis on color theory, creative design, and expression. Through discussion, demonstration, and practice, the student becomes acquainted with the physical and conceptual problems of traditional and contemporary painting. The student must acquire necessary materials. Suggested sophomore level. Course Typically Offered: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ART 177 - Topics in Art
The visual arts offer a variety of exciting and dynamic topics classes every semester. They range from interdisciplinary experiments like the making of a zombie movie, to a class on art and surrealism that produces the wildly popular “Surrealist Salon.” Be sure to click on “View Class Sections,” and then click on the section number of the course for a description of each offering. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ART 197 - Independent study
Provides an opportunity to select and study, with individual guidance from a faculty member, a topic of mutual interest in art. A description of the project must be developed and submitted to an Art faculty member of the student’s choice. May be repeated up to a maximum of 6 credits. Note: This course is not a Fine Arts distribution. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): Varies with topic.
Credits: 3
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ART 209 - Installation Art I
Installation art is fundamental to contemporary art practice. Installation art could be made from anything and is often constituted from an interdisciplinary use of material, media, and space. This course introduces issues, methods, and concepts surrounding installation art and will explore current shifts in the definition of installation as it relates to contemporary art practice. Contextual significance of place and site will be explored through concepts such as immersion, performance, life=art, and site intervention. Installation art often uses a diverse use of media to demonstrate a concept or an idea. Students will be encouraged to create site-specific works and to explore various strategies, methods, and materials that range from everyday found objects, sculpture, drawing, painting, and new media such as video, sound, and performance. All are welcome. No previous art experience is necessary. Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ART 219 - Sculptural Experiments I
This course will explore the experimental aspects and peripheral processes of contemporary sculpture. Could an interaction between a light-bulb and an app on your mobile device constitute a sculpture? What could be inventive about a community garden or a climbing wall? This course is devoted to making sculptural work on the fringe. We will work with unusual material and unorthodox building methods. We will collaborate with other course offerings to build sculptural projects on campus and in the Farmington community. This course will be an experiment in community building and interdisciplinary making. Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ART 220 - Film: A Cultural Affair
Film is a fantastic tool for social critique, and it is a tool that has been used for this purpose since its inception. This class will focus primarily on contemporary filmmakers within a strong theoretical context. We will view a variety of contemporary video shorts and full-feature films while reading texts that offer a contemporary cultural critique. We will discuss how these complex ideas are investigated through the creative forms of moving image. This class will cover theorists as varied as Umberto Eco, Edward W. Soja, and pop philosopher Slavoj Zizek. Through the lens, provided by these texts, we will analyze the works of international filmmakers such as Godfrey Reggio, Roy Andersson, David Cronenberg, and Jerzy Stuhr. These readings and films investigate ideas as diverse as literary theory, geography, political science, and sustainability, and combine to paint an image of our contemporary landscape that will resonate as a surreal representation of our current social economic, and political climate. This course will count as part of the film minor. Course Typically Offered: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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ART 223 - Robotic and Kinetic Art
This course will focus on kinetic and interactive sculpture and installation-art. As technology develops, artists employ the lo-tech and hi-tech approaches found within the DIY (do-it-yourself) culture to explore new avenues of dialogue and visual effects. By employing electronic devices, motors, and microcontrollers such as Arduino and Teensy, students will learn to hack objects and program open source electronics. Students will create projects that combine everyday junk with the technology of physical computing. All are welcome. No previous art experience is necessary. A basic understanding of computers is recommended but not required. Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ART 224 - Surrealism: The Permanent Revolution
This class will explore the revolutionary politics and radical aesthetics of Surrealism-perhaps the most long-lived and resilient of all the Modernist traditions-in the context of contemporary art and culture. Using the various Manifestos of Surrealism as our primary texts, this studio course will allow students to produce contemporary Surrealist works in various media and will explore the ways in which such works can be extended into social networks, both actual and virtual. Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ART 225 - Painting II
This class will examine a variety of painting traditions in the context of contemporary cultural theory, with particular emphasis on the ways in which social, political, and visual systems create, support, and inform each other. Students will be encouraged to approach their own work from a critically informed position, and technical skills will be developed in tandem with functional analytical strategies. Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ART 226 - Painting off the Wall
Like most disciplines, painting can no longer be defined by its material, nor can it be held to a two-dimensional plane. In fact, a painting doesn’t need to include paint at all. So what is painting when it doesn’t involve paint and it isn’t held to a two dimensional plane? In this class, we will investigate the language of painting through sculpture, installation, and new media. How do we define painting when it breaks out of the frame, crawls down the wall, and envelops the viewer in a variety of materials including light and perhaps even sound? Through establishing an understanding of its historical concerns we will set out to stretch the definitive perimeters of painting, using objects as paint and space as canvas. Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ART 228 - Space and Place
This is an interdisciplinary course that examines space and its many manifestations and functions. We will examine physical space, pictorial space, political, social, psychological, and cerebral space. Using Gastron Bouchard’s book The Poetics of Space in addition to other readings, we will investigate the ideas of the miniature, the gigantic, the hidden, the shared, the personal, and the public space. We will investigate the ideas of intimate space versus social space. We will examine image and object as space. What space do these things occupy in the construction of meaning, and what space do they designate in the physical world. What happens when you change this designation? A series of projects will help us to further understand these ideas and share them with a broader audience. There will be a focus on the ideas in this class, and projects may be constructed in a variety of media from painting to text, digital media, sculptural forms, performance, and social practice. Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ART 229 - Digital Photography
This introductory course presents digital photography as a meeting place of images and ideas. Students will learn how to operate a DSLR digital camera, develop basic skills with Adobe Photoshop editing software, and explore ideas through visual language. Throughout this course, students will be challenged to apply formal design and technical knowledge to create concept-driven projects. Readings and lectures will introduce students to artists working in lens-based media and fuel class discussions regarding topics of contemporary photography and visual culture. Course Typically Offered: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ART 234 - User Experience Design
An exploration of user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design, this course focuses on Human Centered Design (HCD) and Design Thinking. Projects include design sprints using our direct environment as subject matter, website, and app design. Interested beginners are welcome. Course Typically Offered: Every other year.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ART 239 - Animation
This class is an introduction to 2D digital animation for broadcast, video and web. Students will learn the basics of image construction, keyframe animation, digital sound, and building content in time-based media. No experience or drawing skills are necessary, and all skill levels are welcome. (Examples of software used: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe AfterEffects) Course Typically Offered: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ART 241 - Video I
This fundamental video class introduces students to the basics of video and time-based media production and aesthetics. The course includes a screening of video works, in-class demonstrations of equipment and techniques, discussions, and assignments of time-based media concerns in the creation of images and soundtracks for video and other media. Using digital video equipment, class members produce works that pursue fine art and experimental directions. Course Typically Offered: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing and knowledge of the Macintosh OS.
Credits: 3
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ART 244 - Graphic Design I
This course focuses on using digital tools to solve design problems. Projects include logo design, activist design, and multi-page layout design. Interested beginners welcome. Software includes Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. Fees $30 Course Fee. Course Typically Offered: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ART 277 - Topics in Art
The visual arts offer a variety of exciting and dynamic topics classes every semester. They range from interdisciplinary experiments like the making of a zombie movie, to a class on art and surrealism that produces the wildly popular “Surrealist Salon.” Be sure to click on “View Class Sections,” and then click on the section number of the course for a description of each offering. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): Varies with topic.
Credits: 3
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ART 297 - Independent study
Provides an opportunity to select and study, with individual guidance from a faculty member, a topic of mutual interest in art. A description of the project must be developed and submitted to an Art faculty member of the student’s choice. May be repeated up to a maximum of 9 credits. Note: This course is not a Fine Arts distribution. Course Typically Offered: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance of the student proposal and permission of the Division Chairperson.
Credits: 1-9
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ART 309 - Installation Art II
Installation art is fundamental to contemporary art practice. Installation art could be made from anything and is often constituted from an interdisciplinary use of material, media, and space. This course will address advanced methods and concepts surrounding installation art and will explore current shifts in the definition of installation art as it relates to contemporary art practice. This 300-level course will further expand on the students’ use of concept-driven decision-making and research-based practices. Students will be required to write project and artist statements and lead class discussions. Students will be encouraged to create site-specific works and to explore various strategies, methods, and materials that range from everyday found objects, sculpture, drawing, painting, and new media such as video, sound, and performance. Students will be expected to apply material and media practices relative to their prerequisite experience. This is a 300-level offering of this course, and students will be expected to work at this level. Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): ART 209 , ART 219 , or ART 241 .
Credits: 3
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ART 319 - Sculptural Experiments II
This course will explore the experimental aspects and peripheral processes of contemporary sculpture. Could an interaction between a light-bulb and an app on your mobile device constitute a sculpture? What could be inventive about a community garden or a climbing wall? This course is devoted to making sculptural work on the fringe. We will work with unusual material and unorthodox building methods. We will collaborate with other course offerings to build sculptural projects on campus and in the Farmington community. This course will be an experiment in community building and interdisciplinary making. This is a 300 level offering of this course, and students will be expected to work at this level. Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): Any 200 level studio art class.
Credits: 3
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ART 320 - Contemporary Theory and Practice
A truly interdisciplinary course that will examine advanced problems in creative practice and production that respond to and incorporate relevant contemporary social and cultural theory. With a focus on the relationship between the author/producer and the audience/reader, we will investigate notions of truth, the real, the spectacle, the authentic, the utopian, and the post-human. We will contemplate the meaning and purpose of our own practice in a post-structural society through reading presentations and the production of a personal body of work. This course is open to students working in a variety of disciplines, and a body of work extends to include writing in all forms from political essays to poetry as well as varieties of media in the arts from performance to new media. Course Typically Offered: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
Credits: 3
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ART 323 - Robotic and Kinetic Art II
This course will expand on the students’ knowledge of kinetic and interactive sculpture and installation art. As technology develops, artists employ the lo-tech and hi-tech approaches found within the DIY (do-it-yourself) culture to explore new avenues of dialogue and visual effects. By employing electronic devices, motors, and micro-controllers such as Arduino and Teensy, students will learn to hack objects and program open-source electronics. Students will create projects that combine everyday junk with the technology of physical computing. This 300-level course will further expand on the students’ use of concept-driven decision-making and research-based practices. Students will be required to write project and artist statements and lead class discussions. Students will be expected to apply material and media practices relative to their prerequisite experience. This is a 300-level offering of this course, and students will be expected to work at this level. Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): ART 223 .
Credits: 3
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ART 324 - Surrealism II
This class will explore the revolutionary politics and radical aesthetics of Surrealism-perhaps the most long-lived and resilient of all the Modernist traditions-in the context of contemporary art and culture. Using the various Manifestos of Surrealism as our primary texts, this studio course will allow students to produce contemporary Surrealist works in various media and will explore the ways in which such works can be extended into social networks, both actual and virtual. This is a 300-level offering of this course, and students will be expected to work at this level. Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): Any 200 level studio art class.
Credits: 3
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ART 325 - Painting III
This class will examine a variety of painting traditions in the context of contemporary cultural theory, with particular emphasis on the ways in which social, political, and visual systems create, support, and inform each other. Students will be encouraged to approach their own work from a critically informed position, and technical skills will be developed in tandem with functional analytical strategies. This is a 300 level offering of this course, and students will be expected to work at this level. Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): Any 200 level studio art class.
Credits: 3
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ART 326 - Painting off the Wall II
Like most disciplines, painting can no longer be defined by its material, nor can it be held to a two-dimensional plane. In fact, a painting doesn’t need to include paint at all. So what is painting when it doesn’t involve paint and it isn’t held to a two-dimensional plane? In this class, we will investigate the language of painting through sculpture, installation, and new media. How do we define painting when it breaks out of the frame, crawls down the wall, and envelops the viewer in a variety of materials including light and perhaps even sound. Through establishing an understanding of its historical concerns, we will set out to stretch the definitive perimeters of painting, using objects as paint and space as a canvas. This is a 300-level offering of this course, and students will be expected to work at this level. Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): Any 200 level studio art class.
Credits: 3
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ART 328 - Space and Place II
This is an interdisciplinary course that examines space and its many manifestations and functions. We will examine physical space, pictorial space, political, social, psychological, and cerebral space. Using Gastron Bouchard’s book The Poetics of Space in addition to other readings, we will investigate the ideas of the miniature, the gigantic, the hidden, the shared, the personal, and the public space. We will investigate the ideas of intimate space versus social space. We will examine image and object as space. What space do these things occupy in the construction of meaning, and what space do they designate in the physical world. What happens when you change this designation? A series of projects will help us to further understand these ideas and share them with a broader audience. There will be a focus on the ideas in this class, and projects may be constructed in a variety of media from painting to text, digital media, sculptural forms, performance, and social practice. This is a 300-level offering of this course, and students will be expected to work at this level. Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ART 339 - Animation II
This course is designed as an advanced level compliment to ART 239 Animation I and continues both technical and conceptual study in the field of animation. Stop animation, frame-by-frame animation, rotoscoping, and composting will be introduced, and keyframe animation will be investigated at an advanced level. Examples of software used: Final Cut Pro, Adobe AfterEffects, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator. Course Typically Offered: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): ART 239 .
Credits: 3
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ART 341 - Video II
An intensive video production course that utilizes the green screen, prop building, advanced shooting, and post-production techniques. Ideas and concepts associated with time-based art and video will be examined. Students will make their own short videos while researching contemporary artists who use video as a means to create art. Examples of software and techniques used: Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Soundtrack, green screen, props. Course Typically Offered: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): ART 241 .
Credits: 3
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ART 344 - Graphic Design II
This course is designed as an advanced-level complement to ART 244 Graphic Design I and ART 234 User Experience Design. The curriculum continues both technical and conceptual study in the field of digital print, interactive media, and user experience design. Although students can direct their focus, Design Thinking, Human Centered Design, sequence, color, concept, composition, and technique are examples of topics that are investigated. Examples of software used: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator. Fees $30 Course Fee. Course Typically Offered: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ART 377 - Topics in Art
The visual arts offer a variety of exciting and dynamic topics classes every semester. They range from experiments like the making of a zombie movie, to a class on art and surrealism that produces the wildly popular “Surrealist Salon.” Be sure to click on “View Class Sections,” and then click on the section number of the course for a description of each offering. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ART 396 - Internship in the Arts or Fieldwork Experience
This course is an internship or fieldwork project that is in an arts-related field. The course is intended to be used for students who are already engaged in an arts-related degree and who could benefit from exposure to practical problems relating to the student’s academic major. The experience may include work for a social or governmental agency, an individual, a campus arts facility, or for business or industry. Proposals, as well as confirmation from the potential internship supervisor, should be developed in consultation with a faculty member and submitted to the department chair prior to registration. Credits will be allowed on the basis of 32 work hours for each credit. Note: This course is not a Fine Arts distribution. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail. Course Typically Offered: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): Instructor permission.
Credits: 1-6
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ART 397 - Independent Study in Art
Provides an opportunity to select and study, with individual guidance from a faculty member, a topic of mutual interest in art. A description of the project must be developed and submitted to an Art faculty member of the student’s choice. May be repeated up to a maximum of 9 credits. Note: This course is not a Fine Arts distribution. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance of the student proposal and permission of the Division Chairperson.
Credits: 3
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ART 420 - Senior Seminar and Studio Practice
The emphasis of this course is on understanding aesthetics of contemporary art and applications to a personal body of work. An initial portfolio will be developed for ART 430 along with discussion of each student’s philosophy and aesthetic influences in relationship to his/her art. Academic and professional options for life post-B. A. will be explored. The readings, class discussions, and writing assignments will focus on the contemporary art processes, theory, and criticism. Note: This course is not a Fine Arts distribution. Course Typically Offered: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): Art major and senior standing.
Credits: 3
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ART 430 - Senior Project and Studio Practice
Preparation and installation of artwork for public exhibition. In this course students will continue to develop an artist statement along with readings, class discussions, visiting artist critiques, and group critiques on individual bodies of work. The student is responsible for securing an appropriate exhibition space and other needs contingent on the exhibition of his/her work. Note: This course is not a Fine Arts distribution. Course Typically Offered: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): Art major and senior standing or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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ART 441 - New Media
This is an advanced studio course for students who have already developed a skill set in new media. Students will take on large projects in their respective areas of interest with the help and support of the instructor. Each student will work with the instructor to develop an individual plan of study with conceptual, formal, and technical development as the final goal. Course Typically Offered: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): ART 339 , ART 344 , or ART 341 .
Credits: 3
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ART 477 - Topics in Art
The study of a specialized topic not offered in the usual curriculum. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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Art History
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ARH 110 - Art and Environment
This course examines art in its relationship to natural and built environments. Historically, how and why do humans construct, organize, and control their environments? Today, how and why do artists amplify, invade, disrupt, suppress, activate, and inhabit places and spaces to engage in environmental and social conversations? Course Typically Offered: Every 2 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ARH 114 - Ancient through Medieval Art and Architecture
This course explores art and visual culture from prehistory to the late Middle Ages. The class emphasizes the relationship of the visual arts and architecture to political and cultural movements in society and introduces students to various methods of art-historical analysis. Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ARH 116 - Renaissance to Modern Art and Architecture
This course explores art and visual culture from the European Renaissance to modernism in the late 19th-century. The class emphasizes the relationship of the visual arts and architecture to political and cultural movements in society, and introduces students to various methods of art-historical analysis. Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ARH 170 - Art and Ideas
What is art? Why is art so powerful? In this course, we will study the real intersection of art and philosophical aesthetics. Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ARH 177 - Topics in Art History
Special topics in art history not covered in the regular curriculum. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ARH 272 - History of Japanese Art
This course explores the history of Japanese art, architecture, and visual culture from prehistory to the present with focus on connections across the arts with literature, theatre, and popular culture. Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ARH 274 - Modern Art
This course examines the revolutionary roots and expansion of modernism and modern art in Europe and the United States into the mid-20th-century. Course Typically Offered: Every fall.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ARH 276 - Contemporary Art
This course explores art from the 1960s to today and the ways in which contemporary art engages and activates movements in society, politics, and culture. Course Typically Offered: Every spring.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ARH 277 - Topics in Art History
Covers specialized topics not covered in the regular art history curriculum. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ARH 279 - History of Photography
This course explores photography and its theory as a critical force in art and society. Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ARH 280 - World Film
This course explores historical and contemporary issues in international film, film criticism, and theory. Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ARH 284 - Japanese Film
This course focuses on close analysis of Japanese films as important sources of social and historical critique as well as formally and conceptually transformative innovators of world cinema. Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ARH 377 - Topics in Art History
Covers advanced specialized topics not covered in the regular art history curriculum. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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ARH 397 - Independent Study in Art History
An opportunity to pursue a major independent research project in art history. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
Credits: 1-3
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Biology
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BIO 110 - Introductory Biology
An introduction to the content, methods, and philosophy of science with an emphasis on the principles of biology and their application to topics in research and current issues in science. Each instructor will focus on a specific area of biology and use inquiry in the field and laboratory to allow more in-depth study of a particular sub-discipline or interdisciplinary topic. Topics of focus may include such areas as Aquatic Biology, Human Biology, Microbiology, Animal Behavior, Marine Biology, or Ecology (students should check course listings for current offerings). Cannot be used as elective credit toward the biology major. This course may be repeated for General Elective credit when the topic differs. However, a student cannot earn credit twice for the same topic even in a different discipline (i.e. ENV). Course Typically Offered: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 4
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BIO 130 - Tropical Nature: Exploring Costa Rica
For two weeks, we will explore the astonishing diversity of many of Costa Rica’s ecosystems, including rain forests, cloud forests, mangrove swamps, and beach ecosystems. The course will emphasize natural history, field studies of ecological patterns, tropical conservation, and reflecting on and writing about your experiences. Students may receive credit for only one of the courses. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail only Cross-Listed: ENV 130 . Course Typically Offered: Winter term, in odd years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 4
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BIO 141 - The Living Earth: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity
This course explores the diversity of life from the perspectives of ecology and evolutionary biology, as well as the application of those concepts to environmental problems. General principles are illustrated with case studies from the geological record, the functioning of plants in comparison to other organisms, the behavior of animals, earth system science, and the ecological impacts of environmental change. The course emphasizes skills critical to biology, especially field identification, the process of science, analysis, and writing. Course Typically Offered: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): science and secondary education science majors or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 4
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BIO 142 - The Living Earth: The Cellular and Molecular World
An introduction to the molecular and cellular processes common to life, with an emphasis on systems biology. Central themes include cell structure and function, energy flow through living systems, and the central dogma of information transfer from DNA replication to protein synthesis. The application of these principles to organismal and evolutionary biology is emphasized through primary literature and class discussion. The laboratory is experiential and supports student learning of these important principles. Course Typically Offered: Every spring.
Prerequisite(s): Science and secondary education science majors or permission of instructor.
Credits: 4
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BIO 150 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
This course provides an overview of the structure and functions of the human body, including the cellular and tissue organizations, as well as the integumentary (skin), skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. Other body systems, such as the endocrine, cardiovascular, digestive, respiratory, urinary, and reproductive systems will be covered in a second-semester course. The laboratory portion follows lectures closely. This course is designed for pre-professional track students and also for students wishing to acquire general education science requirements or to explore the biology major. Course Typically Offered: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 4
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BIO 177 - Topics in Biology
Topics in Biology Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3-4
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BIO 212 - Principles of Ecology
Ecology investigates the interrelationships between species and their physical environment. These interactions form the foundation of our understanding of how the natural world functions, and thus are of fundamental importance to the study and conservation of natural systems. Students will be introduced to the theoretical underpinnings of ecology. Topics include, but are not limited to: hierarchical organization of biodiversity into populations, communities, and ecosystems; foraging; predation; competition; disease; parasitism and mutualism; food webs; successional processes; and nutrient cycling. Course content emphasizes both ecological literacy and experiential learning, with a focus on scientific inquiry. Intensive field labs and group research projects accelerate hands-on learning opportunities in skills such as study design, data collection, data analysis, and scientific communication. Field trips may be required. Students should plan to take this course in their second year. Course Typically Offered: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): BIO 141 and BIO 142 , or permission of instructor.
Credits: 4
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BIO 232 - Landscape Ecology
Habitat fragmentation and degradation is one of the driving forces of global biodiversity loss-as well as one of the drivers of naturally occurring biodiversity patterns. Landscape ecology investigates the influence of landscape heterogeneity, habitat fragmentation, and landscape permeability on species richness, community composition, dispersal, and functional connectivity. In addition, landscape ecologists provide practical solutions for mediating the effects of habitat fragmentation and reduced connectivity in an increasingly altered natural world. In this course, we will explore the fundamental concepts that inform landscape ecology, review the application of landscape ecology to contemporary conservation challenges such as reserve design, corridor identification and protection, and assess the role of landscape ecology in studying population and community adaptation to climate change and continued habitat loss. Course content is delivered via a combination of lecture, in-class discussion of scientific articles, guest speakers who will present their experience(s) applying landscape ecology to conservation projects, and a combination of field-based and computer labs. Students will engage in some of the standard analytical tools used by landscape ecologists, such as ArcGIS, Circuitscape, and R. Students may receive credit for only one of the courses. Cross-Listed: ENV 232 . Course Typically Offered: Every 2 to 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): BIO 141 , BIO 142 , BIO 212 or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 4
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