Courses
AN 201 WORLD CULTURE 3.0 Credit(s)
Examines a cross section of societies, including hunter-gatherer, horticultural, peasant, pastoral, and industrial. Themes of cultural diversity, cultural contact, and understanding "the other."
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
AN 205 NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS 3.0 Credit(s)
Covers the cultural development and diversity of aboriginal North America, the impact of European contact on Native American societies, and contemporary issues among North American Indians.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
AN 210 CULTURE, HEALTH & WELLNESS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course explores the topics of health, wellness, sickness and disease from an anthropological and cross-cultural perspective. In this course students will develop and understanding of the role of culture in the conceptualization of health and wellness and the pattern and treatment of sickness and disease. The course will also explore the role of socio-economic factors impacting on health and wellness and the patterns of treatment of sickness and disease. Finally, the course will develop a comparative, cross-cultural perspective of health, wellness, sickness and disease. Prerequisite: Take AN 110 or SO 110
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
AN 240 URBANIZATION IN WORLD PERSPEC. 3.0 Credit(s)
The Anthropological study of cities throughout the world.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
AN 299 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ANTHROPOLOGY 1.0-3.0 Credit(s)
Designates new or occasional courses (i.e., one capitalizing on a timely topic).
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
AR 201 STUDIES IN MODERN ART 3.0 Credit(s)
An analysis of the works and questions raised by the arts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Examines the roles of modern artists as they reflect and project or comment on life in the twentieth century. A prerequisite to AR 206.
Offered: Spring Semester Contact Department
AR 208 INTRO TO EASTERN ART 3.0 Credit(s)
Explores issues such as continuity and dichotomy of subject and style and other significant issues of Eastern art. Eastern attitudes are compared and contrasted with the art and ideas of parallel Western periods.
Offered: Fall Semester Contact Department
AR 211 GRAPHIC DESIGN I 3.0 Credit(s)
An introduction to classical and modern typefaces, the mechanics of type composition, and the fundamentals of layout. Consideration is given to the selection of typefaces that enhance thought and idea. A prerequisite to AR 270. Prerequisite: Take AR-114 AR-110 AR-120;
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
AR 220 DRAWING II: FIGURE DRAWING 3.0 Credit(s)
Development of the student's ability to conceive the human figure as form and volume with stress on gesture, proportion, and anatomy. Emphasis is on a refinement of techniques for individual expression and self-awareness. A prerequisite to AR 221, AR 250, and AR 262 Prerequisite: Take AR-120
Offered: All Semesters All Years
AR 221 DRAWING III 3.0 Credit(s)
An intensive investigation of media and form as related to the figure. Problems progress from structural ideas to more sophisticated exploitation of subject matter and finally to individual interpretations. A prerequisite to AR 320. Prerequisite: Take AR-220
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
AR 230 PAINTING II 3.0 Credit(s)
Development of painting techniques with emphasis on pictorial organization and color sensitivity. Focus on the development of creativity and individuality. A prerequisite to AR 231. Prerequisite: Take AR-229
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
AR 231 PAINTING III 3.0 Credit(s)
Development of individual expression through exploration of independent compositional ideas and technical means related to content. Critiques and evaluations are constant. A prerequisite to AR 330. Prerequisite: Take AR-230 ;
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
AR 250 INTRODUCTION TO ILLUSTRATION 3.0 Credit(s)
Introduction of fundamental techniques used in professional illustration. Secondary emphasis on business aspects of commercial art. Assignments range from portraiture to sequential art storyboards. Prerequisite: TAKE AR-220 or AR-161
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
AR 251 DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION 3.0 Credit(s)
Introductory digital illustration course combing traditional and hands-on computer skills in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to create professional digital imagery and vector based graphics. Prerequisite: Pre-req: AR-114 and AR-250
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
AR 252 DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION II 3.0 Credit(s)
Advanced digital illustration. Assignments based on jobs typical of those given in the professional arena such as advertising, publishing, and editorial illustration. Advanced level of software skill achieved. Prerequisite: Take AR-251
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years