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  • 3.00 Credits

    An introduction to diatonic and simple chromatic harmony; basic compositional skills. Chord progressions, inversions, cadences, seventh chords and secondary dominants will be among the topics treated. Frequent assignments in composing short musical exercises. Students must be able to read musical notation. Some familiarity with a keyboard instrument is helpful.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course presents the visual arts, music and theatre as a multibillion dollar worldwide and interconnected business enterprise that involves additionally the resources and energies of many allied businesses and state and national governments. Drawing upon the combined expertise of the College’s departments of business administration, visual arts and theatre, the following topics will be examined: the role of the arts in society; the nature of the arts as a business enterprise; copyright and the arts; agents, managers and attorneys; advertising and promotion; museums, concerts, recital halls and theatres; media/communications; pre-production, production and post-production issues; fund raising and grants; government support for the arts; and related legal issues.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The role of women as symbol, creator and performer will be examined and analyzed within a cultural and societal context. Issues such as education and training, discrimination, gender bias, ethnicity and market value will be discussed. Women of significant impact and contribution in the fine and creative arts, music, dance, theatre and film will be highlighted with an emphasis on women active in the 20th century in these disciplines. Open to all enrolled students.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A studio course stressing drawing of the human form. The relationships of forms are demonstrated and mastered by the student through individualized instruction. Each student competes only with himself or herself as he or she strives to improve perceptual ability. Goal is creation and mastery of skills needed to analyze and administer data and individual production. Work in pencil, charcoal, pen and ink and pastel. Final project is a pastel painting. May be repeated for credit.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A studio course using stringent methods to enable students to enlarge their ability to perceive reality. Two studies in clay done from life and an opportunity to carve in stone provide the scope for rigorous individual instruction. Goal is creation and mastery of skills needed to analyze and administer data and individual production. May be repeated for credit.
  • 3.00 Credits

    An introduction to the visual expression of graphic arts. Individual instruction in the studio workshop in relief printing, lithography, serigraphy and woodcuts. Technical skills are encouraged in order to develop the student’s capacity for personal expression and individual style. This experience can be helpful for those interested in fields such as computer graphics and animation. May be repeated for credit.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Acrylic or oil paint. Using a variety of approaches, students are instructed in the skills and techniques needed to produce a finished painting. The basic steps of stretcher-making and canvas stretching begin a process that includes instruction in such important components as composition, tonal values and design. May be repeated for credit.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A studio course, in which black and white photography will be the Visual & Performing Arts primary emphasis, but color photography will be introduced as well. The course will include lectures, demonstrations, slide presentations, group critiques of student work, a field trip and supervised darkroom work. Shooting assignments will be geared towards expanding students creative vision and developing personal expression. A 35 mm camera with manual settings is required.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A secondary level course in photography in which digital photography, both black and white and color, will be the primary emphasis, but film photography and black ansd white darkroom processes will be included as well. The course will include lecture-demonstrations, visual presentations, discussion and critiques, lab and fieldwork. Assignments will be structured to reinforce foundations, to introduce specialized techniques and to develop a personal way of seeing and responding to the world.
  • 3.00 Credits

    See course description for ANT 305.
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