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3.00 Credits
Course examines purposes of art, societies' perceptions of artists, and the creation of society and culture by artists. Readings, films, discussions, and project presentations explore such questions as the social functions of art, the use of art for advocacy by social groups, and patronage of the arts in the U.S., Asia, and other countries. Students should be prepared to consider their own artwork in the context of course materials and issues. 3 CREDIT S PREREQUISITES: 52-1152 WRITING AND RHETORIC II
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3.00 Credits
Course examines ways in which visual representations are manifestations of cultural values, customs, and actions. By exploring films, photographs, and material arts of a variety of cultures, course encourages discussion of key anthropological theories and concepts. Students will investigate relationships between what is seen and what is known, between sign systems and the communication of meaning, and between societies and their representations of self and other. Readings in anthropological literature on arts and semiotics, films on cultures (their interactions and their objects), and graphic representations from a variety of human societies are included in the coursework. 3 CREDIT S
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3.00 Credits
Initially examining two prominent commodities, food and weapons, this course looks behind these commodities purchased with money in order to see the social, political, and economic structures that produce them. Course interrogates the ways in which the money we spend works within an politicaleconomic system that appears to be natural yet is saturated with social and political power. Using films, books, and articles, the course covers contemporary, historical, and theoretical understandings and ideological critiques of the political economy of money. 3 CREDIT S PREREQUISITES: ONE PRIOR COURSE IN HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE OR HUMANITIES AND WRITING AND RHETORIC II - SERVICE LEARNING
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3.00 Credits
Definitions of creativity range from genetic attributes to learned behavior and to spiritual transcendence, from product-oriented (e.g., the arts) to process-oriented (e.g., selfactualization). Course examines psychology of creativity from analytic, behavioral, cognitive, existential, humanistic, and physiological theories, noting their practical application in arts production, intellectual and personal growth, and community development. 3 CREDIT S
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3.00 Credits
Howard Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligence challenges the traditional notion of intelligence as too limited in its focus on verbal and logical-mathematical skills. With the addition of six different intelligences, an expanded understanding of creativity emerges as seen in the comparative-analysis of the creative personality, process, product and social-culturalhistorical context. 3 CREDIT S PREREQUISITES: 52-1152 WRITING AND RHETORIC II
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3.00 Credits
The most vexing scientific mystery in the world today is Consciousness. Attempts to study consciousness continue to stretch the boundaries of science to such an extent that its very method comes into question. This course offers an introduction to the wide array of theories as to the origins, nature, and function of consciousness, as well as altered states of consciousness, the paranormal, and Artificial Intelligence. 3 CREDIT S PREREQUISITES: ONE COURSE IN SOCIAL SCIENCE AND 52-1152 WRITING AND RHETORIC II
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
The Undergraduate Research Mentorship connects talented students interested in the experience of conducting academic research in particular disciplines with faculty in the Liberal Arts and Sciences. This course, available to students from across the College, gives students the opportunity to gain real-world experience and learn research and scholarly techniques from practitioners in academic and integrative disciplines based in the Liberal Arts and Sciences. The experience will prove valuable to students as they enter professional fields or pursue higher academic degrees. Faculty members will gain assistance in completing their innovative research and scholarship while mentoring students in fields of specialization within the academic community. 1-3 CREDIT S
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3.00 Credits
Course studies relationship between the individual and community and the search for meaning and values through comparative study and analysis of significant visual, performing, and literary arts. 3 CREDIT S
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3.00 Credits
Central theme of this course is what it means to be human in an Eastern context, explored through particular works of Eastern literature, philosophy, and the arts, in readings and film and at local sites. Issues include western encounters with the east, engagement in finding one's true way, and the significance of devotion to family and the Divine. 3 CREDIT S
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3.00 Credits
Major texts of literature, philosophy, and theology are studied as examples of humanistic inquiry, providing the context for performance pieces expressing universal themes. Guest artists from the Dance, Theater, and Music Departments assist advanced performing arts students in deepening their artistic understanding by widening their humanistic context. 3 CREDIT S
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