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3.00 Credits
An anthropological study of diverse cultures, past and present, focusing upon technologies and structure, kinship and family patterns, political relations, religious concepts, and artistic forms. NOTE: OFFERED SPRING SEMESTER, ODD YEARS
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3.00 Credits
The course will provide a practical, working experience in the study of past cultures. Special attention will be focused on methodology and techniques available to archeologists (field excavation, mapping, photography, and artifact preparation/analysis), and include the theoretical rationale leading to sound interpretations of the structure of extinct cultures. NOTE: OFFERED EVERY OTHER YEAR
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introductory course in the field of museology. The class will be structured as a techniques course in which the students will be provided instruction in curation, exhibit preparation, and display. The class format will include lectures, museum visitation, and individual research methods. Class members will proceed from the concept stage of artifact selection into the application of display techniques through the completion of a temporary exhibition in the Eide/Dalrymple Gallery on campus. NOTE: OFFERED FALL SEMESTER, ODD YEARS
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3.00 Credits
The course will primarily examine the "traditional" (Pre-European contact) pedestrian art produced in the threemajor areas: Black Africa, Oceania, and North America. The primary focus will emphasize the role of art in specific cultural contexts. The analysis of art products of these major cultural areas will discuss the formal properties and aesthetic qualities that characterize the numerous styles within the traditions of these regions. NOTE: OFFERED FALL SEMESTER, EVEN YEARS
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the dynamics of cultural systems in prehistoric Mesoamerica. Initial consideration will be in the Tehuacan Valley of Central Mexico. This will provide the base for discussion of the higher energy transforming systems of the Olmec, Teotihuacan, Maya, and Aztec. Special attention will be focused upon causal models, including ecological/environmental; materialistic trade/exchange and religious/ideological, providing a theoretic framework within which the rise of civilization is considered. NOTE: OFFERED SPRING SEMESTER, EVEN YEARS
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4.00 Credits
An advanced level of presentation in the technical detail and guiding philosophy for the installation of ethnographic exhibits. Detail will include specialized techniques in lighting and backdrop construction, as well as academic research for ethnographic detail needed for preparation of exhibit descriptions and catalog copy. NOTE: OFFERED INFREQUENTLY
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3.00 Credits
A general introduction to art based upon the elements and principles of design, an exposure to important works in the history of art, written and oral criticism of art, and studio work (primarily drawing and painting) centered on the applications of design. Students attend exhibits and receptions for artists to reinforce conversation skills in the greater visual art community NOTES: NOT RECOMMENDED FOR ART MAJORS ADDITIONAL FEES MAY APPLY OFFERED MOST SEMESTERS
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3.00 Credits
Drawing fundamentals with emphasis upon the formal elements of drawing. Media include pencil, charcoal, pen and ink. This course, along with ART 120 is a prerequisite for art majors to all other studio courses. NOTES: ADDITIONAL FEES MAY APPLY OFFERED EVERY SEMESTER
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3.00 Credits
An introductory survey of artistic creations and their relationship to historical developments from the cave paintings through the Middle Ages. NOTES: CROSS-LISTED WITH HIST 112 OFFERED EVERY FALL SEMESTER
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3.00 Credits
An introductory survey of painting, sculpture, and architecture and their relationship to modern history from the Italian Renaissance through the twentieth century in the United States. NOTES: CROSS-LISTED WITH HIST 113 OFFERED EVERY SPRING SEMESTER
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