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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the literature, history, and art of British and European Cultures. Relative to the location of this study abroad course- London or Munich and Florence-the course examines the culture's importance his- torically and contemporarily, with an emphasis on the country' s artistic contribu - tions. Combining reading from literature, history and art with visits to important British and European sites, the course allows students to connect various subjects in the humanities with cultural artifacts about which they are written or that are important to their understanding. For this course, mornings will be reserved for class & field excursions. Occasional field trips will require full day participation. Week- ends are reserved for student travel. Ordinarily, students will be given credit for this course as an elective in the disciplinary specialization of the professor teaching the course.
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3.00 Credits
Offered by the Sociology/Anthropology department.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Course focuses on Maya history, archaeology, ancient culture, and modern cultural anthropology. Issues that relate to the rise and eventful collapse of the classic Maya civilization, the evolution of a colonial system of human and environmental exploitation, and the impact of modern commercial development on are investigated. Field excursions to numerous Maya ruins and historical places provide background information for understanding the rise of this powerful and influential culture. The impact of the Maya empire's decline and conquest by the Spanish and the effect on descendants are intensively studied. Living among and interacting with residents provides students with opportunities to understand the values, hardships, dreams, and reality of life in a culture very different from their own. With prior approval, students may direct credits to English and history requirements. Writing assignments will focus on developing skills and style critical to composing successful historical and travel writing. Evening lectures and discussion augment the field activities. This course must be taken in sequence with Living in Yucatán II (STDA 2030).
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Course integrates study of Yucat án? ? biology and geology with economic and cultural issues. A predominant theme in this portion of the course relates to the impact of tourism and development of the Riviera Maya. An understanding of the physical environment aids the student in understand- ing the limits to development. Biological and geological field excursions providemultiple opportunities to study the peninsula's forest ecology, coastal ecology, reef ecology, and hydrology as they relate to important environmental issues. The histori- cal impact of natural systems on the rise and eventful collapse of the classic Maya civilization is also intertwined with that of current issues. Daily activities include botanical studies in herbariums, local family gardens, and field studies in forest environments. Geological and coastal studies are conducted by boat, snorkeling, in caves, and land-based field stops. Evening lectures and discussions augment field excursions. This course must be taken in sequence with Living in Yucatán I (STDA 2020).
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3.00 Credits
Culture, History and Literature in the Maya World is an interdisciplinary course which blends the study of literature, history, cultural anthropology, and archaeology while immersing students in the unique culture of Yucatán. Traveling among the peninsula' s most important archaeological, geographical, and historical sites, we will consider the development of the Yucatecan world from pre-Columbian times, through the Con- quest and Colonial period and into Age of Revolution and Independence. As we experience Yucatán in its local, Mesoamerican, trans-Atlantic, and global con- texts, we will sample key historical, anthropological, and literary texts. Our primary sources will include documents by sixteenth- and seventeenth-century discoverers such as Hernán Cortez, Bernal DÃaz, and Diego De Landa, travel writing by nine- teenth-century re-discoverers John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood, as well as poetry and prose from native Yucatec voices. And while we travel through- out the peninsula, we will produce our own writing (whether creative, ethnographic, historical, or literary-critical) from the travel journals and field notes we produce along the way.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
The lab involves active work on class projects in the studio and one-on-one mentoring in conceptual and formal issues by a Studio Art faculty member. This lab is required for each beginning studio course.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to observational drawing using gesture, contour, weighted line, and structural line techniques. Co-requisite: ARTS 2001
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3.00 Credits
Offers technical training in the use of materials and the basics of color and composition. Prerequisites: ARTS 2203. Co-requisite: ARTS 2001
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to printmaking techniques including intaglio and lithography, as well as issues related to two-dimensional design and content. Prerequisite: ARTS 2203. Co-requisite: ARTS 2001
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3.00 Credits
Explores the camera as a tool for self- expression while teaching fundamental darkroom procedures. Requirement: 35mm camera. Offered occasionally. Co-requisite: ARTS 2001
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