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2.00 Credits
Design and create jewelry in gold, silver, bronze or pewter by making a pattern in wax and vacuum casting it with molten metal. Learn to make wax patterns of your own design, sprue mount, invest, burn out the wax, cast, and polish the finished product.
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2.00 Credits
Concentrates on techniques of handbuilt pottery and sculpture. Coil, pinch, extruder, and slab roller methods are explored, with emphasis on composition, form, texture, structure, and function. Students polish their skills and begin to develop a personal style. Glaze use and application also are covered.
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2.00 Credits
Learn two- and three-dimensional stained glass construction, including design, patterns, templates, glass cutting, foiling, leading, and soldering. Glass variety and selection, glass used in conjunction with other materials, and reinforcing techniques for large pieces included.
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2.00 Credits
The art of beautiful writing, beginning with the Italic alphabet of lower case letters, Roman capitals, and flourished caps. Advanced courses cover Uncial, Bookhand, Copperplate, Gothic alphabets, and others; layout and design of greeting cards, stationery, and citations.
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2.00 Credits
Introduces the possibilities of casting for advanced students. Learn traditional methods of making molds from clay, plaster, sand, and other materials to cast one-of-a-kind and multiples.
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1.00 Credits
Explore the major galleries of New York City, visiting the various gallery districts and becoming aware of current movements in the fine arts. In each of five sessions, the group meets at either 57th Street, Madison Avenue, Tribeca, SoHo, NoHo or Chelsea. Includes visits to prominent artists' studios. Offered fall and spring semesters. Call for location of first class.
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4.00 Credits
An introductory, one-semester course in biology for students with limited backgrounds in the sciences. Covers such fundamental issues as the meanings and origins of life, the evolution of life, human reproduction, and heredity. Designed to fulfill the general science requirement for the non-science major. Class hrs. 3; Lab hrs. 2.
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4.00 Credits
An analysis of the systems of the human body, the structure and functions of the digestive, respiratory, structural, excretory, endocrine, and nervous systems. These systems are approached through an understanding of their functioning in the healthful condition followed by a study of the common disease conditions resulting from their dysfunction. Class hrs. 3; Lab hrs. 2. Prerequisite: Some background in biology is helpful.
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4.00 Credits
An introductory course for students who need a one-semester review of the human system. Topics include: introductory chemistry, the cell, skeletal system, musculature, nervous system, endocrine system, reproductive system, cardiovascular system, digestive system, respiratory system, and excretory system. Class hrs. 3; Lab hrs. 2. Offered spring and summer semesters.
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4.00 Credits
A first course in a two-semester sequence designed to fulfill the science requirement for the college degree as well as for a science major. Covers basic chemistry, the cell, energetics, genetics, and evolution. May be taken for Honors. Class hrs. 3; Lab hrs. 2.
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