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ACCT 101 - Financial Accounting 3 hours
This course introduces students to the language and concepts of accounting. Students learn how to summarize financial data and begin to prepare financial reports such as the balance sheet and income statement. Topics in this course emphasize the accounting cycle and the valuation of assets, liabilities, and owners’ equity. Students are strong encouraged to complete MATH 130 or MATH 170 before enrolling in this course.
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ACCT 102 - Managerial Accounting 3 hours
This course builds upon financial accounting and introduces students to managerial concepts and problems. Students learn how managers use accounting to make decisions concerning day-to-day operations. Topics in this course emphasize cost determination and decision-making.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 101
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ACCT 210 - Cost Accounting 3 hours
This course examines a company’s cost of production via assessing costs at each step within the production process. Building upon ACCT 102 , Students learn how cost accounting techniques assist management in making decisions in the planning process. Topics in this course include cost behavioral analysis, cost-volume-profit relationships, transfer pricing, and activity-based costing. Students are strongly encouraged to complete QUAN 201 and CIS 120 before enrolling in this course.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 102
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ACCT 310 - Intermediate Financial Accounting I 3 hours
This course covers the more challenging aspects of financial accounting in greater depth. Topics in this course include a deeper investigation of cash, receivables, inventory, property, plant and equipment, intangibles, current liabilities, and long-term liabilities. Students are strongly encouraged to complete CIS 120 before enrolling in this course.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 101
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ACCT 311 - Intermediate Financial Accounting II 3 hours
This course continues the study of accounting principles begun in ACCT 310 as it relates to earnings per share. Topics in this course include stockholders’ equity, investments, revenue recognition, income taxes, pensions, and leases, accounting changes, statement of cash flows, interim reporting, and segmental reporting.
Previously numbered as ACCT 315
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 102 and ACCT 310 .
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ACCT 312 - Income Taxation of Individuals 3 hours
A study of the basic provisions of federal income tax legislation as they relate to the taxation of individuals. Topics include gross income, exclusions, deductions, exemptions, credits, and property transactions. This course embeds research analysis fundamentals, particularly for those students intending to sit for the CPA exam.
Previously numbered as ACCT 320
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 101
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ACCT 313 - Income Taxation of Entities 3 hours
A study of the basic provisions of federal income tax legislation as they relate to the formation, operations, and distributions of corporations and partnerships, to specially taxed corporations, to the gift and estate tax, and to the taxation of estates and trusts. This course embeds research analysis fundamentals, particularly for those students intending to sit for the CPA exam. Students are strongly encouraged to complete ACCT 312 before enrolling in this course.
Previously numbered as ACCT 325
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 102
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ACCT 410 - Advanced Financial Reporting 3 hours
This course is a comprehensive study of business combinations and consolidated financial statement preparation. Students learn how to apply accounting principles as it relates to international issues (foreign currency translation), partnerships, state and local governments, and nonprofit organizations. Advanced topics include the equity and cost methods of accounting for investments and financial statement translation. Students are strongly encouraged to complete ACCT 311 before enrolling in this course.
Previously numbered as ACCT 420
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 310
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ACCT 411 - Accounting Information Systems 3 hours
This course provides an in-depth study of the application of information systems knowledge to the accounting environment and introduces students to the systems that underlie bookkeeping, accounting, financial reporting, tax reporting, and auditing in all business firms. Such systems are increasingly complex and in a continual state of flux due to rapidly changing technologies and security risks. Emphasis is upon developing students’ abilities to understand the processing of accounting data (with an emphasis on the computer environment) and the controls that are necessary to assure accuracy and reliability of the data processed by the accounting system. Students are encouraged to complete ACCT 311 before enrolling in this course.
Previously numbered as ACCT 424
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 310
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ACCT 412 - Auditing 3 hours
This course presents an overview of financial audits by public accountants and resulting audit reports. Students learn about auditing standards and procedures, sampling techniques, and how to calculate materiality. Topics highlighted in this course also include the professional and ethical responsibilities of an independent public accountant when reporting the results of an audit. Students are strongly encouraged to complete ACCT 311 before enrolling in this course.
Previously numbered as ACCT 430
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 310
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ACCT 490 - Special Topics in Accounting 3 hours
This course will cover special topics in the area of accounting. Topics covered will be based on the research interests of the course instructor. This course may be repeated for credit if the content of each class is different.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 310
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ACCT 503 - Foundations in Accounting 1 hour
This course introduces students to the stages of an accounting information system. Students will explore the accounting cycle, including the recording and posting of transactions and the preparation of financial statements. Students will build a conceptual understanding of the elements within the financial reports, recognize the connections between the statements, and develop an ability to process transactions for a variety of economic events.
Previously numbered as GSB 612
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ACCT 604 - Accounting for Managers 3 hours
This course explores key accounting topics relevant for business managers. Topics include both financial accounting, with a focus on financial statements and statement analysis and managerial accounting and the internal cost concepts for managing product costs and operating processes. Regarding financial accounting, the emphasis will be on the use of financial information (the outputs) rather the accumulation and processing of accounting data (the inputs).
Previously numbered as GSB 701
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 503
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ACCT 710 - Cost Management 3 hours
This course explores the use of accounting information in the planning, controlling, and decision-making processes within organizations. Topics include product cost measurement and control, job order and process costing systems, activity based costing, budgeting and variance analysis, cost-volume-profit analysis, responsibility accounting, capital investment, and strategic cost management.
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ACCT 711 - Federal Taxation of Individuals 3 hours
This course introduces the student to the principles of federal individual income taxation. The course reviews the background and theory of the federal tax system. Emphasis is given to applying the theory to practical applications and problem solving.
Previously numbered as GSB 702
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ACCT 712 - Federal Taxation of Corporations and Partnerships 3 hours
This course introduces the student to the principles of federal income taxation as it applies to corporations, partnerships, estates and trusts. The course reviews the background and theory of the federal tax system. Emphasis is given to applying the theory to practical applications and problem solving. Students are strongly encouraged to complete ACCT 711 before enrolling in this course.
Previously numbered as GSB 703
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ACCT 713 - Financial Reporting I 3 hours
This course examines the conceptual framework for financial reporting. Key topics include financial statement preparation, accounting and the time value of money, cash and receivables and the valuation of inventories.
Previously numbered as GSB 704
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ACCT 714 - Financial Reporting II 3 hours
This course dives more deeply into financial statement items. Key topics include acquisition and disposition of property, plant and equipment, depreciation and impairments, intangible assets, current liabilities, long term liabilities, stock holder equity and earnings per share. Students are strongly encouraged to complete ACCT 713 before enrolling in this course.
Previously numbered as GSB 705
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ACCT 715 - Advanced Accounting 3 hours
This course examines accounting principles as they relate to consolidations, business combinations, foreign currency transactions and translation, hedging, partnerships, state and local governments, and private not-for-profit organizations. Students are strongly encouraged to complete ACCT 713 before enrolling in this course.
Previously numbered as GSB 706
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ACCT 716 - Audit and Assurance Services 3 hours
This course is an introduction to audits of financial statements by certified public accountants. The course covers the business, ethical and legal environment of the profession, the audit process, application of the audit process to transaction cycles, audit sampling, and reports on audited financial statements. Techniques learned in the course can also be used by internal and government auditors. Students are strongly encouraged to complete ACCT 713 before enrolling in this course.
Previously numbered as GSB 707
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ACCT 717 - Advanced Auditing and Data Analytics 3 hours
This course utilizes audit cases to explore the application of auditing concepts, the challenges of high risk audits, and the tools to identify and address fraud. Further, the course provides training on practical technologies of Excel and QuickBooks and explores broader issues of large data sets (big data) and how to work with the data.
Previously numbered as GSB 708
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 716
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ACCT 718 - Business Law for Accountants 3 hours
This course examines the professional and legal responsibilities specific to the accounting profession. Topics include specific provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code, business organizations, contract law, governmental regulation, property and transaction analysis, secured transactions, and legal liability for accountants.
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ACCT 719 - Financial Reporting III 3 hours
This course examines investments in debt and equity securities, revenue recognition, postretirement and income tax accounting, leases, error analysis, cash flow statements, and the importance of full disclosures in accounting. Students are strongly encouraged to complete ACCT 713 before enrolling in this course.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 714
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ACCT 790 - Special Topics in Accounting 3 hours
The course will cover special topics in the area of accounting. Topics covered will be based on the research interests of the course instructor. This course may be repeated if the content of each class is different. Undergraduate students accepted to the BA-MBA program may enroll if they have completed 15 hours of undergraduate accounting, including ACCT 310 .
Previously numbered as GSB 709
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 604 or ACCT 713 .
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ACCT 810 - International Accounting 3 hours
This course explores the impact of the cultural, legal, political, and economic conditions that shape the national accounting standard-setting process of different countries. Topics include foreign currency translation, transfer pricing, international taxation, and foreign financial statement analysis. This course highlights accounting problems facing multinational corporations using case studies. Undergraduate students accepted to the BA-MBA program may enroll if they have completed 15 hours of undergraduate accounting, including ACCT 310 . This course embeds communication and research fundamentals, particularly for those students intending to sit for the CPA exam.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 604 or ACCT 713
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ACCT 811 - Governmental and Non-Profit Accounting 3 hours
This course explores the recording of transactions by government units and the preparation of financial statements by not-for-profit entities. City government is the basic entity of study; however, school districts, universities, and hospitals are covered to illustrate the similarity for all not-for-profit entities. The topics of the classifications of audits, audit standards, audit procedures, the audit report, the Single Audit Act, fraud examination, and forensic accounting are also covered. Undergraduate students accepted to the BA-MBA program may enroll if they have completed 15 hours of undergraduate accounting, including ACCT 310 . This course embeds communication and research fundamentals, particularly for those students intending to sit for the CPA exam.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 604 or ACCT 713
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ACCT 812 - Research in Accounting 3 hours
This course explores contemporary applied and theoretical research methodologies used to solve complex accounting problems. Students will learn best research practices to enhance ethical decision making when evaluating issues regarding regulation, taxation, and financial statement analysis. Undergraduate students accepted to the BA-MBA program may enroll if they have completed 15 hours of undergraduate accounting, including ACCT 310 . This course embeds communication and research fundamentals, particularly for those students intending to sit for the CPA exam.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 604 or ACCT 713
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AMST 110 - Introduction to Sociology 3 hours
Listed also as SOC 110 and BWS 110
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AMST 143 - History of the American People to 1877 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 143 .
Prerequisite(s): This course is not open to juniors and seniors without consent of the department.
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AMST 144 - History of the American People from 1877 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 144 .
Prerequisite(s): This course is not open to juniors and seniors without consent of the department.
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AMST 170 - American Government 3 hours
Listed also as POSC 170 .
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AMST 200 - Introduction to American Studies 1 hour
American Studies is the most cutting-edge interdisciplinary field in the humanities. It helps students ask and answer critical questions about American society and culture. American Studies is an interdisciplinary approach to understanding a multicultural world. This course will introduce students to the theories and methods of American Studies. Using Chicago as a text this course takes a close look at the city’s people through history, art, architecture, literature and more.
Listed also as BWS 207
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AMST 207 - Contemporary American Film 3 hours
Listed also as CAS 207 .
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
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AMST 215 - American Political Thought 3 hours
Listed also as POSC 215 and BWS 216 .
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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AMST 222 - Mass Media and Society 3 hours
Listed also as SOC 222 and CAS 222 .
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AMST 223 - The Road Movie in American Life 3 hours
Listed also as CAS 219 .
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AMST 224 - The American Century 1940-1990 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 224 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
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AMST 225 - Changing America: The Gilded Age through the New Deal 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 223 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in history.
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AMST 226 - Colonial American Experience 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 221 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
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AMST 227 - Deconstructing Disney 3 hours
Listed also as CAS 227
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
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AMST 273 - Theatre: The American Scene 3 hours
Listed also as THEA 270 and ENGL 208 .
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
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AMST 279 - Public Administration 3 hours
Listed also as POSC 280 .
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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AMST 286 - State and Local Government 3 hours
Listed also as POSC 286 .
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AMST 288 - New Media in Pop Culture 3 hours
Listed also as CAS 288
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AMST 292 - Film Noir 3 hours
Listed also as CAS 291 .
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
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AMST 294 - American Mass Media History 3 hours
Listed also as CAS 294 and HIST 296 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in history.
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AMST 298 - African-American Literature 3 hours
Listed also as ENGL 298 and BWS 298
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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AMST 305 - The Chicago Scene in Literature 3 hours
Listed also as ENGL 295 .
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AMST 311 - History and Philosophy of Education 3 hours
Listed also as EDUC 310 .
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AMST 315 - Family in America 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 317 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
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AMST 317 - American Intellectual History 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 312 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
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AMST 320 - From Slavery to Freedom: The African-American Experience From 1619 to 1877 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 320 and BWS 320 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
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AMST 321 - From Jim Crow to the White House: The African-American Experience Since 1877 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 319 and BWS 321 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
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AMST 328 - Latin American and United States Relations 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 328 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
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AMST 333 - 19th Century American Popular Culture 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 333 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
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AMST 334 - 20th Century American Popular Culture 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 334 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in history.
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AMST 336 - Making a Living: U.S. Working-Class History 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 346 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
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AMST 337 - The American West 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 367 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
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AMST 338 - Gender and Urban Life 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 368 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in history.
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AMST 343 - 19th-Century America 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 222 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
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AMST 344 - Historical Experience of Women in the United States 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 344 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
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AMST 345 - From Crossroads to Metropolis: U.S. Urban History Since 1800 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 345 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
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AMST 348 - Race and Ethnicity in the U.S. 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 348 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
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AMST 355 - Museum Studies Practicum 3 hours
Listed also as ARTH 355
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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AMST 366 - American Economic History 3 hours
Listed also as ECON 441 .
Prerequisite(s): ECON 101 and ECON 102 .
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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AMST 378 - Native American History 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 378 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in history.
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AMST 386 - Film Comedy 3 hours
Listed also as CAS 373
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
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AMST 411 - American Studies Seminar 3 hours
This capstone course includes further methodological study and the opportunity to conduct research in American studies. Students will explore topics through chronological boundaries and across disciplines utilizing American Studies interdisciplinary techniques and approaches, demonstrating their skills in research and presentation.
Prerequisite(s): AMST 200 and senior standing and consent by program director.
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AMST 451 - Inventing Victory: The United States in World War I 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 354 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
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AMST 452 - War on the Two Fronts: Combat in Vietnam and Upheaval in the United States 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 452 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101
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ART 102 - Introduction to Sculpture 3 hours
Students are introduced to the basic elements, organizing principles, and special considerations unique to three-dimensional design such as space, time, proportion, and gravity. Various construction methods are employed including assemblage, wood working, and carving. Course fee applies.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
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ART 105 - Fundamentals of Drawing 3 hours
A foundation course that focuses on developing basic skills in perceptual drawing and composition. Students explore line, shape, form, light, and perspective through the still lifes and interior architecture.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
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ART 201 - Life Drawing: Anatomy 3 hours
Students will also be introduced to basic surface anatomy (bones, muscles, and tendons) important to life drawing. Using traditional materials, students explore gesture, composition, proportion, volume and structure through long and short figure poses. Frequent historical references are made through reproductions and slides. Course fee applies.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
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ART 202 - Life Drawing: Portrait 3 hours
This class focuses on the structure of the head along with analysis and measurement of facial features to achieve likeness and psychological insight. Students work in a variety of media, sizes, and styles. Long and short poses will be explored using a variety of models. Several sessions will also be devoted to the draped and nude figure. Course fee applies.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
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ART 206 - Sculpture I 3 hours
Through thoughtful and skillful additive approaches, this course investigates structural and spatial possibilities. By examining and questioning the interplay of form, material, technique, and content, a conceptual understanding of sculpture will develop over the course of the semester. Investigations and demonstrations of materials, techniques, and processes will be balanced with slide lecture, discussion, and critique. Course fee applies.
Prerequisite(s): ART 102
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ART 208 - Introduction to Design Applications 3 hours
Students are introduced to the use of the computer as a graphic design tool in a project-oriented class. Applied problems in image creation and page layout are explored using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Offered every semester. Course fee applies.
Listed also as CAS 130
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
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ART 210 - Beginning Black-and-White Photography 3 hours
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to black-and-white darkroom photography. Technical fundamentals will be emphasized in class demonstrations, assignments, and critiques. The course places importance on visual literacy, by articulating the mediated image and its effect on the conduct of our lives. Camera assignments extend sensory experiences and their capacity to be perceived graphically. 35mm SLR cameras are available for check-out for enrolled students. Offered every fall and spring. Course fee applies.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
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ART 224 - Painting I: Color and Light 3 hours
A foundation course that introduces students to the various methods and materials of oil painting from direct observation of the still life. Students will learn how to see color and light in all its various disguises of hue, saturation, temperature and value. Course fee applies.
Prerequisite(s): ART 105
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ART 227 - Web Design I 3 hours
This course explores digital information and the design of communication to be published on the internet. In this project-oriented class, students will learn the creative and technical aspects of developing web pages. Course fee applies.
Listed also as CAS 236
Prerequisite(s): ART 208
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ART 230 - Beginning Color Photography 3 hours
This beginning course emphasizes the camera experience to perceive visible color as an aesthetic, descriptive, and narrative tool. Camera assignments and classroom lectures negotiate principles of color theory. The course does not require a filmless camera but the Mac OSX platform and Adobe Photoshop are introduced as the primary tool for color management, output, and archiving resource. Photography majors are expected to provide their own DSLR camera for subsequent courses. Otherwise cameras are available for check-out for enrolled students. Offered every fall and spring. Course fee applies.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
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ART 240 - Introduction to Graphic Design I 3 hours
This course examines the fundamentals of graphic design and how graphic designers solve problems, organize space, and convey visual and verbal information. This interaction of signs, symbols, words, and pictures will be investigated by the student in a variety of projects to arrive at an understanding of basic communication and design principles. Offered every semester. Course fee applies.
Listed also as CAS 237 .
Prerequisite(s): ART 208
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ART 253 - Beginning Video Production 3 hours
Contemporary narrative concepts and digital cinema methods are introduced in this course within the contexts of video art and personal filmmaking. The Mac OS X platform, Final Cut and Adobe Premiere are used as the primary editing experiences. Cinema majors are expected to provide their own DSLR or camcorder for subsequent courses. Otherwise cameras are available for check-out for enrolled students. Offered every fall and spring. A lab fee will be charged.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
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ART 254 - Typography 3 hours
Typographic forms are explored in relation to their visual and verbal meanings. Class projects explore historical, artistic, and technical aspects of typography. Offered every fall. Course fee applies.
Prerequisite(s): ART 208
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ART 260 - Ceramics I 3 hours
Introduction to the basic processes of making pottery and other clay products. The techniques include coil and slab building, piece molding, glazing and decorative techniques. Course fee applies.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
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ART 270 - Printmaking I 3 hours
An introduction to printmaking as a creative arena, where a range of printmaking processes and techniques open up the possibilities for explorations of image-making. Students work in relief, intaglio and monotype and acquire the fundamental technical, drawing and formal skills necessary to work in printmaking. Course fee applies.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
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ART 301 - Sculpture II 3 hours
Further studio problems involving experimentation with techniques and materials such as wood working, carving, casting, assemblage, installation, and site-specific art. Investigations and demonstrations of materials, techniques, and processes will be balanced with slide lecture, discussion, and critique. Course fee applies.
Prerequisite(s): ART 206
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ART 304 - Painting II: Form and Content 3 hours
An intermediate painting course designed to expand students’ understanding of the materials, methods and themes of painting as well as further strengthen their ability to control space, light and color. In-class assignments focus on work from the figure model. Weekly homework assignments explore creative problems such as form, content and concept, and their interdependence. Course fee applies.
Prerequisite(s): Either ART 201 , ART 202 , or ART 203 ; ART 224
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ART 309 - Ceramics II 3 hours
A continuation of the study of the techniques and design of clay products. Course fee applies.
Prerequisite(s): ART 260
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ART 315 - Darkroom Practices 3 hours
Experimentation with film, print, and darkroom chemistry is emphasized as the student works toward the production of the archival, exhibition-quality print matching his or her vision. Assignments develop personal aesthetic and independent thought. Offered in the spring. Course fee applies.
Prerequisite(s): ART 210
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ART 317 - Printmaking II 3 hours
An intermediate printmaking course designed to expand students’ understanding of the intaglio and relief techniques, further strengthen their image-making skills and help them develop a personal creative direction in the medium. Students explore different ideas, pictorial structures and process possibilities and consider creative problems such as form, content and concept in their work. Course fee applies.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
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ART 318 - Graphic Design II 3 hours
Experiments in visual communication challenge the student to further refine their individual visual thinking through applied problems. The importance of exploration and flexibility of approach is stressed at this level. Through experimentation, the problem is defined and organized and awareness of potential solutions is increased. The development of the student’s portfolio is introduced. Offered every spring. Course fee applies.
Prerequisite(s): ART 240
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ART 330 - Motion Graphics 3 hours
This project-oriented class explores the art of designing for time and space. It draws on theory from traditional animation, cinema, and the growing field of moving type. Students will learn the fundamentals of Adobe Flash as they develop their projects. Offered every spring.
Prerequisite(s): ART 208 or consent of the instructor.
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ART 343 - Digital Darkroom 3 hours
The digital workspace is addressed as a place to create the archival, museum-quality print and published book. Advanced topics include RAW file workflow and color management from screen to print. Students will produce a portfolio of color and monochromatic prints as well as an online digital publication. Camera assignments extend ideas discussed in ART 230 - Beginning Color Photography and can be executed with either digital or film SLRs. Experimentation with a variety of print media will be expected. Emphasis is placed on portfolio development and is recommended for students ready to work on a concentrated body of work over the course of a semester. Offered in the fall. Course fee applies.
Prerequisite(s): ART 230
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ART 356 - Special Topics in Photo-Cinema 3 hours
This photography elective examines the role of location in generating camera images. It requires the student to work outdoors, in open air, and to travel to locations independently. Contextualized initially in the Romantic definition of Nature, the categorizations of landscape, site-specific, and topographic expand the notion of picturing a contemporary environment. Projects explore sequence, duration, and seriality. Course fee applies.
Prerequisite(s): ART 210 or ART 230
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ART 359 - Photojournalism 3 hours
Listed also as CAS 349 .
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ART 375 - Experimental Cinema Production 3 hours
Advanced editing techniques, multi-channel works, sound, and installation are addressed in this non-narrative course. Active dialogue is maintained with still photography and sculpture, meant to create hybrid forms of installation-based video. 16mm filmmaking may also be addressed.
Prerequisite(s): ART 253
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
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ART 380 - Painting III: Figure Workshop 3 hours
An intermediate painting course in which students explore a wide range of painting modes, processes, materials and techniques as well as develop their problem solving skills, critical thinking and ability to successfully formulate and articulate their ideas in a personal direction in painting. Course fee applies.
Prerequisite(s): Either ART 201 , ART 202 , or ART 203 .
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ART 395 - Interdisciplinary Practices 3 hours
This open-media course addresses the origin of ideas as well as the organization and process required to initiate an art practice. It is meant to serve as a primer to the ART 454 course required of all studio majors in the art and design department. Participants are expected to experiment in a variety of media, entertain competing solutions, including those in related disciplines, when the investigative process leads to them.
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ART 405 - Light and Camera 3 hours
Images are conceived by the student and guided by the instructor. Added considerations of artificial light and camera format are considered with assignments requiring further previsualization at the time of camera exposure. Students use both photoflood and strobe lights. Medium- and large-format cameras are introduced. Students are encouraged to buy their own flash unit. Offered in the spring. Course fee applies.
Prerequisite(s): ART 210 or ART 230
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ART 413 - Graphic Design III 3 hours
In this project-oriented class, emphasis is placed on the research and development aspects of assignments to further advance the student’s portfolio. Stress is placed on working in a collaborative group, while maintaining an individual approach to creative problem solving. Presentation skills are also emphasized. Offered every fall. Course fee applies.
Prerequisite(s): ART 318
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