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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course introduces students to interdisciplinary modes of analyzing American culture. Core readings across disciplines will be supplemented by instruction and practice in various research strategies, including oral history, use of AMST-related data bases, and critical deconstruction of primary sources, that focus on the intersection of race, ethnicity, class, and gender. Readings, films, field trips, and activities will also emphasize the use of myths, symbols, and images in analyzing the American experience. Open to non-majors; no prerequisites.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course focuses on one American theme or topic (e.g., "The Family in American Culture," "The City in American Life") and examine it from the perspectives of multiple academic disciplines. The course builds on and refines the analytic skills presented in AMST 100 and it provides opportunities for students to draw on, integrate, and synthesize content from AMST core discipline courses, as well as from AMST controlled electives. Prerequisite: AMST 100. (May be repeated for credit as topic varie
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This seminar, limited to 15 students, requires core readings on a selected theme as well as refinement of research skills relevant to the completion of a major research paper. Prerequisites: AMST 100, AMST 200.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits Individual laboratory or theoretical work under supervision of a staff member. Restricted to Chemistry and Biochemistry majors. Hours to be arranged.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits In this course, students will learn the fundamental principles and techniques associated with creating and modifying digital images, and how to prepare these images for viewing on screen and in print. Both raster (paint) and vector (draw) type graphics will be studied, using appropriate software applications. The concepts and skills learned in this course will prepare students to handle all subsequent visual communication more effectively. Prerequisite: CSC 151.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Patterns 1 This course will introduce students to basic elements of visual literacy through the exploration of art history in a variety of cultural traditions, geographic locations and chronological periods. Students will learn about principles of design, form, and iconography while exploring the art of different societies and cultures.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Patterns 2 A chronological survey of architecture, painting, sculpture, and minor arts from major cultures, especially in the West. Emphasis is on identification and comprehension of styles, monuments, and traditions. ART 201 covers pre-historic art to ca. 1400; ART 202 covers the Renaissance to the 20th century.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Patterns 2 Study of selected early civilizations to the 4th Century A.D. and the Early Christian era, emphasizing Greek, Roman, and other Mediterranean cultures. Prerequisite: 100- or 200-level Art History or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Patterns 2 The development of the visual arts from the late Roman period to the late Gothic of the 15th century. Special emphasis is on the establishment of Christian iconography and the evolution of church types. Prerequisite: 100- or 200-level Art History or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Patterns 2 A study of Renaissance civilization concentrating on the architecture, painting, and sculpture of Italy from 1200 to 1570. Emphasis will be on such masters as Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, and Titian. Prerequisite: 100- or 200-level Art History or permission of the instructor.
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