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  • AAR U101: Introduction to Art History

    3.00 Credits
    Northeastern University

    Introduces the visual arts from Greek art to the Italian High Renaissance and Mannerism. Emphasizes those artistic events and personalities that contributed to the artistic development of the different periods. Throughout this class, historical, social, and religious points are treated in relation to art, with an emphasis on Italian art, especially during the Renaissance. This class is divided into lectures, walking tours, visits to museums, churches, and monuments in Florence as well as field trips out of town. Offers students the opportunity to learn to recognize the main characteristics of art and architecture from 600 BC to 1600 AD.
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  • AAR U121: Principles of Drawing and Composition

    3.00 Credits
    Northeastern University

    Teaches the basic techniques of figure and object drawing. Designed to introduce the fundamental principles and elements of drawing as well as the major techniques and media. Each lesson has a specific aim and forms part of a progressive buildup of skills. Introduces students to the fundamental principles and elements of drawing using charcoal, pencil, and various other media. Aims to help students develop a better understanding and knowledge of drawing and to encourage further studies.
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  • AAR U131: Foundation Oil Painting

    3.00 Credits
    Northeastern University

    Introduces beginning students or students with no previous training in fine arts to the traditional techniques of oil painting. The course deals with the most fundamental principles and elements in the perception and buildup of form, tone, and color on a two-dimensional surface. Exercises are introduced to students in highly structured lessons, supplemented by practical demonstrations. Aims to give students the basic knowledge of the techniques in oil painting.
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  • AAR U161: Introduction to Classic Photography

    3.00 Credits
    Northeastern University

    Starts with a basic approach on how the photographic camera works, while examining the technical aspects of developing and printing photographic (black-and-white) film. The student is expected to gain confidence in how to use the photographic medium in a creative and expressive way. In the final part of the course, the student works on an individual project, using personal ideas for this assignment. Aims to impart a working vocabulary of basic photography, in order to allow the student to become familiar with the technical aspects of the photographic camera as the main tool in converting visual and personal expression onto photographic film and paper. Requires a 35mm camera with manual focus.
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  • AAR U171: Digital Photography

    3.00 Credits
    Northeastern University

    Introduces students to digital photography with a particular focus on the most updated techniques and the ways to incorporate them in classic fine art photography. Explores the use of computer state-of-the-art techniques, while introducing students to classic black-and-white darkroom work, and the ways the two can be combined for a new interpretation of the photographic medium. The instructor helps students learn to master the use of photo software, shows them how to control the scanning of a picture/transparency/negative, and how to make high-quality digital prints. Also addresses elements of photo composition and graphic design, photo history, and relationships with other art media. Requires a digital camera-4.0 megapixels minimum.
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  • AAR U220: Ancient Greek Art and Architecture

    4.00 Credits
    Northeastern University

    Surveys ancient Greek art and architecture from the early Iron Age through the Hellenistic period. Following an introduction to the nature of art, its various uses, and various approaches to its interpretation, the course provides a brief historical background of the major periods in Greek art. Each period is then examined in detail, with particular attention to defining its stylistic features and to examining representative works in each of the genres (sculpture, painting, architecture, and minor arts).
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  • AAR U221: Florence Sketchbook

    3.00 Credits
    Northeastern University

    Offers students the opportunity to sketch from the works in the museums, streets, and environments of Florence as artists have done for centuries. This includes working from sculptures, paintings, architecture, and formal gardens. Students are encouraged to write notations and observations, as well as to research their areas of interest by studying them in situ, to create professional sketchbooks that can be used as source material for future projects and to learn drawing and painting skills in a refreshing way.
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  • AAR U231: Painting:Oil and Acrylic

    3.00 Credits
    Northeastern University

    Structured for students who have already attended a foundation-level course or who have a similar background in painting. Takes students into further studies in oil and introduces the technique and methods of acrylic painting. Focuses on the nude as well as object painting using a number of different approaches to life painting. Covers some of the most essential techniques of oil and acrylic painting to provide students with a sound foundation, preparing them for more ambitious work. Emphasizes color mixing, handling of brush strokes, glazing, and scumbling, as well as traditional canvas preparation. Seeks to provide students with an understanding of the most essential elements in life painting.
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  • AAR U280: The Art and Architecture of Cambridge

    3.00 Credits
    Northeastern University

    Explores Cambridge, England's, glorious buildings, outside and in, with an emphasis on architecture. The architectural heritage of Cambridge is as much a part of the city's character as its contribution to education. There is a magnificent range of building types from ancient to modern, with everything in between. The art contained within these buildings is equally impressive. Field trips include the soaring arches of King's College Chapel and its portraits; the masterpieces of Constable and Turner in the Fitzwilliam Museum; and visits to the domestic, smaller-scale buildings of Cambridgeshire
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  • ACC G200: Financial Reporting and Managerial Decision Making

    3.00 Credits
    Northeastern University

    Offers the first of a two-course sequence that focuses on the acquisition, measurement, and management of firm resources. Business managers make strategic decisions about the acquisition and use of a variety of firm resources. Helps enable students to understand and utilize critical information in corporate financial reports to improve business decision making. Offers students the opportunity to learn contemporary methods of financial reporting and analysis used by internal decision makers and external capital providers. Required course for co-op MBA/part-time MBA.
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