Mar 28, 2024  
2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Course Descriptions


 

ART (Foundations and General)

  
  • ART 103 - 3-D Foundation


    Intensive study of form and structure in three-dimensional space. Studio and lecture.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Art major or minor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ART 105 - Exploring Visual Professions


    Exploration of the theory and practice of art education, art history, design, and fine arts through field trips, guest speakers, and lectures.

    Credits: 1
  
  • ART 106 - Art Making, Materials, and Methods for Non-Art Majors


    Introduction to art skills and concepts through the production of two-dimensional works for non-art majors. Demonstrations and analyses of medium techniques and guided practice in the design, production, and appreciation of art works. Student-centered projects that emphasize individual development. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 semester hours.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ART 108 - Basic Drawing for Non-Art Majors


    Introduction to drawing for non-art majors. Emphasis on descriptive and expressive means of representation. Study of the formal and expressive aspects of line and value, and traditional genres of art-making including portrait, landscape, still life, and narrative compositions with variety of wet and dry media.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ART 450 - Field Studies in Art


    Independent study and directed research problems in the student’s major emphasis under approved guidance in cooperating off-campus organizations. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Upper division standing and consent of school.

    Credits: 1-12
  
  • ART 457 - Museum Education


    History, philosophy, and practice of museum education. Study and practical application through class projects and practicum of planning and implementing public programming, tour techniques, museum-school services, and development and evaluation of educational materials and outreach programs. Lectures, individual projects, observation in museums, and practicum.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ART 465 or consent of school.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ART 465 - Introduction to Museum Studies


    Survey of the history and philosophy of museums and museum typology. Overview of the purposes, structure, and operations of museums with attention to current issues and practices relating to ethics, collections, exhibitions, and education. Lectures, discussion, museum field trips, museum practicum.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Junior standing.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ART 489 - Topics in Art


    Concentrated study with professional artists and/or art educators. Offered irregularly. Studio, lecture, and discussion, and/or field trip. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours.

    Credits: 1-8
  
  • ART 490 - Independent Research


    Work on individual problems in the student’s major field. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Consent of school.

    Credits: 1-12

Art Design

  
  • ARTD 201 - Introduction to Visual Communication


    Introduces composition, typography, and historical and contemporary concepts about the evolving field of visual communication. Open to students intending to pursue the visual communication area of study.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Students must meet the limited admissions requirements for the Visual Communication area of study. or CRQ: ART 100 and ART 102.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 211 - Typography


    Study of typography—its form, application, and role in culture. Exploration of typography as a primary medium of visual communication.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTD 201 and successful completion of visual communication review.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 212 - Type and Image


    Study of the visual interrelationship of type and image, color theory, systems of organization in graphic design, and the conceptual aspects of communication.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTD 201 and successful completion of visual communication review.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 215 - Digital Photography for Non-majors


    Introductory level digital photography class for non-majors. Focus on digital imaging techniques, emphasizing the use of the camera and computer as a creative tool. Essentials of digital photographic equipment and techniques as well as photographic image-making history, theory and practice. Instruction in how to shoot, edit, manipulate, and critique photographs. A digital camera with manual focus and exposure controls is required.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTD 273 - Introduction to Time Arts I


    Introduction to methods and concepts of time-based media art. Projects may include animation, image processing, and programming of text and graphics.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ART 100, ART 101, ART 102, and ART 103, or consent of school.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 275 - Introduction to Time Arts II


    Theory and application of time-art computer graphic technology in design and fine art with emphasis on interactivity.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTD 273, or consent of school.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 302 - Color


    Color theory: Munsell, Ostwald, Itten, Albers. Combination of lecture and studio aimed at developing sensitivity to color and knowledge of its properties.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ART 102.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 303 - Video Art


    Concepts and techniques of video art.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Successful completion of portfolio review in any area in the School of Art.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 311 - Intermediate Visual Communication I


    Use of typography and imagery in the problem-solving processes in graphic design with emphasis on the development of conceptual skills.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTD 211 and ARTD 212.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 312 - Intermediate Visual Communication II


    Further work in graphic design with a focus on sequence and series in communication media.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTD 311 and ARTD 318.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 313 - Beginning Photography


    Designed to provide basic skills in technical processes of photography for the art student and to equip the student to use photography as an art medium.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Art major or minor.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 318 - Interaction Design I


    Introduction to aspects of interaction design including usability, information architecture, graphic design in the interactive context, and the technical parameters of an interactive environment.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    CRQ: ARTD 311.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 319 - Interaction Design II


    Principles of prototyping, digital animation, and interaction, and the application of formal systems in design.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTD 318.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 320 - Motion Graphic Design


    Introduction to aspects of motion graphic design; history, aesthetic issues, and technical parameters of motion graphic development.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTD 212.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 355 - Critical Topics in Art and Time


    Seminar on theoretical, social, and aesthetic issues in interactive and computer-based 4-D art.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Successful completion of portfolio review in any area in the School of Art, or consent of school.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 370 - 2-D Animation


    Concepts and practice of animation with emphasis on computer-based 2-D animation.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Successful completion of portfolio review, or consent of school.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 373 - 3-D Animation


    Concepts and practices of 3-D modeling and animation.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTD 370, successful completion of portfolio review, or consent of school.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 404 - Design Methodologies


    Investigation and utilization of problem-solving strategies for the designer.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTD 311.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 405 - Professional Practices in Design


    Investigation of business, legal, and ethical aspects of professional practice for designers. Effective communication concerns in client relationships and contract documents. Fundamental considerations within office practice; the designer’s role and responsibilities.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTD 212 or successful completion of review in the Design and Media Arts Division, or consent of school.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 406 - Senior Project


    Professional practice in the student’s area of study. Field experience, studio and/or lecture. Work completed to be presented as a capstone experience and skill of the student’s major area of study. The course may be repeated only for students completing more than one Design emphasis in the School of Art. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Senior standing.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 409 - Advanced Topics: Interactive Art


    Interactive art with emphasis on structured and individual projects. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Successful completion of portfolio review in time arts, or consent of school.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 411 - Advanced Visual Communication I


    Further work in design with emphasis on problem solving: exploration of signs and symbols resulting in visual identity systems and analytical and creative approaches of designing specific publications.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTD 312.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 412 - Advanced Visual Communication II


    Advanced studies in the design of complex, content rich, publications, and interactive expressions of such publications; web design, and design expressed in series.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTD 411. CRQ: ARTD 406.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 413 - Intermediate Traditional Photography


    Further exploration of the technical and aesthetic aspects of photography as a contemporary art medium. Studio, lecture, and laboratory. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTD 313.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 414 - Information Design


    Introduction to the information design process, using symbol, typography, and imagery, with the goal of increasing understanding and access of information for the user.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTD 311.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 418A - Special Problems in Visual Communication


    Specific studies in related areas of visual communication. Topics announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Successful completion of review in visual communication or consent of school.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 418B - Advanced Problems in Visual Communication


    Advanced studies in related areas of visual communication. Topics announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTD 312 or consent of school.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 419 - Intermediate Digital Photography


    Exploration of technical and aesthetic aspects of color digital photography as a contemporary art medium. Studio, lecture, and laboratory. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTD 313.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 420 - Design Field Experience


    A. Time Arts
    C. Visual Communication
    D. Photography

    Cooperative work experience for students in the design and technology emphasis. Cooperatively supervised professional practice with selected and/or approved design firms to provide a learning experience complementary to the student’s area of study in design. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Advanced standing in the design student’s area of study and approval of the faculty field experience adviser in the design student’s area of study.

    Credits: 1-8

  
  • ARTD 466 - Intermedia Arts


    Studies in art combining (mostly electronic) media, with emphasis on individual projects. Topics announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Successful completion of portfolio review or consent of school.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 467 - Advanced Topics: Video Art


    Studies in video art production with a focus on individual projects. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTD 303 or consent of school.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 468 - Advanced Photographic Media


    Advanced projects in photographic media. Topics announced. May be repeated for credit.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTD 413 or ARTD 419.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 469 - Problems in Photography


    Advanced individual work in photographic media with emphasis on experimentation and artistic expression. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTD 413 or ARTD 419.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 473 - Advanced Topics: 3D Animation


    Intensive work in animation using primarily 3-D techniques with emphasis on individual projects. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTD 373, or consent of school.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTD 475 - Time Arts: Special Topics


    Concentrated study in time arts and electronic media. Topics announced.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Successful completion of portfolio review in Time Arts.

    Credits: 4

Art Education

  
  • ARTE 109 - Strategic Visual Thinking


    Investigation of the role of visual design in the presentation of quantitative information in order to promote vigorous dialogue around the interactions of complex data streams, and this fosters robust decision-making. Introduction to social science research through data collection, quantitative analysis, and interpretation as students complete their own original survey research.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTE 200 - Studio Foundations for Art and Design Educators


    Exploration of 2-D studio media appropriate for K-12 environment, studio pedagogy, and development of technical skills in the representation and interpretation of subjects. Portfolio preparation for art and design education pre-service teachers. Studio and lecture.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ART 100 and ART 103 and successful completion of the Test for Academic Proficiency or equivalent.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTE 342 - Introduction to Art and Design Education: Content and Clinical Experience at the Elementary Level


    Overview of the history of art education and its philosophical premises. Examination of policies and approaches to the teaching of art and design for young children. Study of developmental characteristics of the learner and strategies for differentiated learning. Introduction to practice in use of visual and textual instructional materials and construction of lesson plans based on content knowledge, studio pedagogy and student evidence. Directed observation and supervised participation with diverse populations in elementary-level school settings for a minimum of 25 hours of clinical experience. Discussion, lecture, and studio.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Proof of freedom from tuberculosis, successful completion of the Illinois Test of of Academic Proficiency and the criminal background check required for certification or a Composite ACT Plus Writing score of at least 22 or a composite (mathematics and critical reading) SAT score of 1030; ART 100 and ART 101 and ART 102 and ART 103 and ARTH 291 and 292 and ARTE 200; and minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTE 343 - Digital Art Making and Teaching K-12


    Specifically designed for pre-service art and design teachers to learn to make digital art for personal artistic development, to gain knowledge about teaching of digital art making, and management of digital technologies appropriate for K-12 settings. Emphasis on development of creativity, problem solving and technical knowledge. Students will collaboratively and critically interrogate digital images, digital art media, and digital visual culture environments as they simultaneously create them.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    CRQ: ARTE 342.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTE 344 - Development of Resources and Methods in Art and Design Education: Content and Clinical Experience at the Middle Level


    Experience with various art processes, tools, and media appropriate to differentiated learning at the middle level. Development and evaluation of educational resources and methods, including visual, oral, and written instructional materials and techniques. Study and practice of cultural responsiveness with diverse middle level populations. Development of and reflection on practice based on educational theory, content knowledge, and student evidence. Emphasis on lesson planning, teaching and professionalism. Directed observation and supervised participation with diverse populations in middle-level school settings for a minimum of 25 clock hours of clinical experience. Discussion, lecture, and studio.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTE 342 and admission to teacher certification, or consent of school.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTE 345 - Art and Design Curriculum: Content and Clinical Experience at the High School Level


    Proficiency in sequential curriculum writing for art and design at the high school level with regards to student cognitive processes and curriculum goals, including culturally responsive, interdisciplinary and technological content. Proficiency in curriculum and instruction based on educational theory, content knowledge, studio pedagogy, and student evidence to ensure ongoing growth and achievement. Emphasis on differentiated instructional and assessment methods; teacher collaboration, advocacy and leadership. Directed observation and supervised participation with diverse populations with emphasis on high school settings for a minimum of 25 clock hours of clinical experience. Discussion, lecture, and studio.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTE 343, ARTE 344, ARTE 387, ARTE 463, ARTE 482, and admission to teacher certification, or consent of school.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ARTE 383 - Teaching Art in Elementary Schools


    Objectives, procedures, resources, and activities related to art education for the culturally responsive and creative elementary classroom. Emphasis on content knowledge and student growth and achievement connected to self-motivation, emotional well-being and active engagement. Studio, lecture, and discussion. Limited to elementary education and special education majors, or consent of school.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTE 387 - Assessing Art and Design Learning, K-12


    Techniques for assessing student art learning K-12. Assists prospective art teachers to construct appropriate formative and summative methods for the assessment of art learning based on individual and group visual and textual course work. Development of skills necessary for analysis of qualities found in traditional and electronic student art portfolios referenced against psychological and cultural based theories of artistic development. Analysis, development and use of qualitative and quantitative methods to monitor art and design learning and evaluate curriculum and instructional effectiveness. Strategies for data driven decision making based on reliable and valid judgments through rubric construction, visual benchmarking, and alternative moderation methods. Lecture, discussion and field experiences.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTE 342.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTE 463 - Art, Criticism and Communication in Education


    Thematic, interdisciplinary, and culturally responsive approaches to the application of aesthetic, art historical, and critical theory and methods to instructional practice in elementary and secondary school and community settings. Emphasis on communication theory and the role of visual and textual language in teaching and learning. Development and use of multiple methods of communication and digital instructional resources to measure and improve student performance. Types of evidence of professional growth. Lecture, discussion, and field experiences.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: 6 semester hours in art history survey and ARTE 342 for art education majors, and admission to teacher certification, or consent of school.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTE 479 - Art for Special Needs Populations


    Philosophies, instructional methods, practice and experiences with appropriate materials, resources and opportunities related to art education with regards to special needs education, gifted, and diverse identities in order to support individualized planning, co-planning and instruction. Emphasis on laws and learning related to gifted and special education populations, interventions, and reporting. Lecture, discussion, and field experiences. Limited to elementary, special, and art education majors and students with an interest in art therapy or consent of school.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTE 342, or consent of school.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTE 480 - Alternative Teaching Experiences


    Internship teaching in community centers, social agencies, and other facilities offering educational programs outside of the public school pattern. Cooperatively supervised field experiences in alternative modes of instruction.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Approval of art education adviser.

    Credits: 3-12
  
  • ARTE 482 - Clinical Experiences in Studio Pedagogy


    Directed lesson planning for culturally responsive, differentiated instruction through supervised, collaborative teaching experiences for art education majors. Emphasis on co-planning, reflection, and the use of evidence-based instructional and assessment strategies for student achievement and interventions. Development of teacher leadership and family collaborations. Includes environment analysis for effective and healthy classroom management and instruction. Must include the Saturday children’s art program, or summer high school art camp, or other directed, in-depth clinical experience for a minimum of 25 clock hours of clinical experience. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTE 342 and admission to teacher certification, or consent of school. CRQ: ARTE 344.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTE 483 - Art in Elementary Schools and Community Programs


    Adapting visual arts content knowledge, lesson planning, and assessment strategies as appropriate to the elementary child in self-contained classrooms and community programs. Field trip, lecture, studio, critique, and microteaching experiences. Not open to art majors.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTE 484 - Interrelated Arts Education


    Exploration of aesthetic concepts, themes, and genres pertinent to education across the arts. Analysis of curricular goals and structures appropriate for an education in combined arts and basic assumptions underlying these goals and structures. Planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating arts programs in the context of visual arts in K-12 educational systems.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTE 488A - Student Teaching in Elementary Art


    Student teaching at the K-8 grade level for approximately one-half semester. Assignments to be made after approval by the School of Art, art education area, and are subject to availability. (See “Teacher Certification Requirements.”)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTE 345, final approval of portfolio, and successful completion of the Illinois Subject Matter Knowledge Test (Art K-12). CRQ: ARTE 488B.

    Credits: 6
  
  • ARTE 488B - Student Teaching in Secondary Art


    Student teaching at the 9-12 grade level for approximately one-half semester. Assignments to be made after approval by the School of Art, art education area, and are subject to availability. (See “Teacher Certification Requirements.”)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTE 345, final approval of portfolio, and successful completion of the Illinois Subject Matter Knowledge Test (Art K-12). CRQ: ARTE 488A.

    Credits: 6

Art History

  
  • ARTH 282 - Introduction to the Visual Arts


    Development of an understanding of the visual arts through a study of various art media and their cultural backgrounds. Course will not count for credit toward a major or minor in art.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 291 - Art History Survey I: to ca. 1400


    Art and architecture from prehistoric times to ca. 1400.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 292 - Art History Survey II: from ca. 1400


    Art and architecture from ca. 1400 to the present.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 294 - Art History Survey: Arts of Asia


    Arts of the Middle East, Far East, and Southeast Asia.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 310 - Studies in Ancient and Middle-Eastern Art


    Rotating topics include Egypt, Mesopotamia, Aegean Art, Archaic and Classical Art, Hellenistic Art, Etruscan and Early Roman Art, Roman Imperial Art, Islamic Art. May be repeated. Multiple enrollments are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 320 - Studies in Medieval Art


    Rotating topics include Early Christian and Early Byzantine Art: 330-843, Middle and Late Byzantine Art: ca. 843-1453, Early Medieval Art: ca. 500-1000, Romanesque and Gothic Art. May be repeated. Multiple enrollments are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 330 - Studies in Early Modern European Art


    Rotating topics include Early Italian Renaissance Art, Early Northern Renaissance Art, 16th Century Italian Art, 16th Century Northern European Art, 17th and 18th Century European Art. May be repeated. Multiple enrollments are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 340 - Studies in Modern and American Art


    Rotating topics include American Art, 19th Century Art, 20th Century Art. May be repeated. Multiple enrollments are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 350 - Studies in Contemporary Art


    Rotating topics include various aspects of contemporary art from 1970 to the present. May be repeated. Multiple enrollments are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 360 - Studies in Design


    Rotating topics include 20th Century Architecture, Visual Communication, Design and Decorative Art. May be repeated. Multiple enrollments are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 370 - Studies in Asian Art


    Rotating topics include South and Southeast Asian Art, Southeast Asian Art, Chinese Art, Japanese Art, Islamic Art. May be repeated. Multiple enrollments are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 380 - Studies in African, Oceanian, Native American, Pre-Columbian Art, and Latin-American Art


    Rotating topics include Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, Pre-Columbian Art, Latin American Art. May be repeated. Multiple enrollments are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 451 - Topics in Art History: Ancient and Middle-Eastern Art


    Various topics, such as Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Art, and Outsider Art, will be announced. May be repeated. Multiple enrollments are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 452 - Topics in Art History: Medieval Art


    Various topics, including The Holy Image, the Art of Narrative in the Middle Ages, Imperial to Papal Rome, and the Art of the Medieval Book, will be announced. May be repeated. Multiple enrollments are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 453 - Topics in Art History: Early Modern European Art


    Various topics, such as Art and Science: Optics, Images, and Visual Propaganda, will be announced. May be repeated. Multiple enrollments are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 454 - Topics in Art History: Modern and American Art


    Various topics, such as The Duchamp Effect, Controversies in American Art, Modernist Groups, will be announced. May be repeated. Multiple enrollments are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 455 - Topics in Art History: Contemporary Art


    Various topics, such as Photography as Art and Art as Photography, Globalization and Contemporary Art, will be announced. May be repeated. Multiple enrollments are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 456 - Topics in Art History: Design


    Various topics, such as Vienna 1900: Art and Culture at the Fin-de-Siècle, and Fashion- Modernism-Modernity, will be announced. May be repeated. Multiple enrollments are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 457 - Topics in Art History: Asian Art


    Various topics such as, The Female in Japanese Art, will be announced. May be repeated. Multiple enrollments are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 458 - Topics in Art History: African, Oceanian, Native American, Pre-Columbian, and Latin-American Art


    Various topics such as, Art, Ideology, and Empire: The Visual Culture of the Culhua-Mexica (Aztec) State, and Art and Architecture of the Ancient Maya, will be announced. May be repeated. Multiple enrollments are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 485 - Topics in Art History


    Topics announced. May be repeated. Multiple enrollments are allowed in the same semester.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 486 - Art Historical Methodology


    Studies of various methodological approaches and tools employed in the discipline of art history.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: 6 semester hours of art history survey or equivalent, or consent of school.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 494 - Art History Undergraduate Seminar


    Special problems in the analysis of art. Includes in-class presentation of research topic. Open only to upper-division students admitted to honors work in art history, art history majors, or by consent of instructor. Topics vary by instructor. May not be counted as University Honors program’s Junior Honors Seminar by majors in School of Art.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTH 486.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ARTH 499 - Senior Thesis


    Independent research for honors students on an art historical problem under direction of faculty adviser leading to the completion of a written report and an oral presentation to a thesis committee.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ARTH 486 and senior status, or consent of school.

    Credits: 3

Asian Languages

  
  • FLBU 103 - Beginning Burmese I


    Developing skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

    Credits: 5
  
  • FLBU 104 - Beginning Burmese II


    Continuation of FLBU 103.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLBU 103 or consent of department.

    Credits: 5
  
  • FLBU 203 - Intermediate Burmese I


    Developing skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLBU 104 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLBU 204 - Intermediate Burmese II


    Developing skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLBU 203 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLCH 101 - Beginning Chinese I


    Developing skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLCH 102 - Beginning Chinese II


    Continuation of FLCH 101.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLCH 101 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLCH 201 - Intermediate Chinese I


    Review of grammar, work in composition, and the readings of modern Chinese authors to develop language mastery.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLCH 102 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLCH 202 - Intermediate Chinese II


    Review of grammar, work in composition, and the readings of modern Chinese authors to develop language mastery.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLCH 201 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLCH 311 - Advanced Chinese Conversation


    Intensive practical training in conversational skills to achieve fluency of expression.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLCH 202 or equivalent.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLCH 320 - Advanced Chinese Reading


    Intensive practical training in Chinese reading. Readings center around modern newspapers, periodicals, and other Chinese writing.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLCH 202 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLCH 361 - Introduction to Chinese Culture


    Comprehensive introduction to Chinese culture, from ancient to modern times. Taught in English.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLCH 381 - Introduction to Chinese Language and Business Practices


    Basic language course with a general introduction to Chinese business etiquette and practices from the cultural perspective.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLIN 103 - Beginning Indonesian I


    Developing skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

    Credits: 5
  
  • FLIN 104 - Beginning Indonesian II


    Continuation of FLIN 103.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLIN 103 or consent of department.

    Credits: 5
  
  • FLIN 203 - Intermediate Indonesian I


    Continuation of developing skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLIN 104.

    Credits: 5
  
  • FLIN 204 - Intermediate Indonesian II


    Continuation of FLIN 203.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLIN 203.

    Credits: 5
 

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