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ACCT 2300 - Principles of Accounting I (Financial) 5 credit hours
Introduction to financial accounting concepts with emphasis on the development of the student’s ability to understand and interpret financial statements of business entities.
Prerequisite Course(s): Completed at least 30 credits
Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
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ACCT 2310 - Principles of Accounting II (Managerial) 5 credit hours
Introduction to the use of accounting information for decision-making in planning and controlling the operation of business organizations.
Registration Restriction(s): Sophomore standing
Prerequisite Course(s): ACCT 2300
Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
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ACCT 2960 - Directed Study 1 to 5 credit hours
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ACCT 3010 - Accounting: Information Systems, Tools and Concepts 5 credit hours
Study of managing accounting processes with internal controls. Develop and implement accounting processes and design controls to ensure those processes are completed accurately. Utilize different software including Great Plains, Excel and the Internet for accounting functions. Assignments will expand analytical, writing, and computer skills.
Prerequisite Course(s): Advanced standing in the Albers School; ACCT 2310, BCOM-2800 (may be taken concurrently), at least a B- (2.7) average for Principles of Accounting classes
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ACCT 3110 - Intermediate Financial Accounting I 5 credit hours
These intermediate financial accounting courses are designed to prepare the student for a career in professional accounting. Upon conclusion of the sequence the student should: (1) understand the issues involved in accounting policy choice; (2) understand the process and the conceptual framework according to which accounting standards are set in the United States; (3) have in-depth knowledge of accounting for transaction, events and adjustment affecting assets, liabilities, shareholders’ equity, revenues, expenses, gains and losses.
Prerequisite Course(s): ACCT 2310; minimum B- (2.70) average in Principles of Accounting classes; advanced standing in the Albers School.
Prerequisite or Co-requisite Course(s): BCOM 2800
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ACCT 3120 - Intermediate Financial Accounting II 5 credit hours
These intermediate financial accounting courses are designed to prepare the student for a career in professional accounting. Upon conclusion of the sequence the student should: (1) understand the issues involved in accounting policy choice; (2) understand the process and the conceptual framework according to which accounting standards are set in the United States; (3) have in-depth knowledge of accounting for transactions, events and adjustments affecting assets, liabilities, shareholders’ equity, revenues, expenses, gains and losses.
Prerequisite Course(s): ACCT 3110; IS 3150 or Excel Certification
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ACCT 3125 - Intermediate Financial Accounting III 5 credit hours
The intermediate financial accounting courses are designed to prepare the student for a career in professional accounting. Upon conclusion of the sequence, the student should: (1) understand the issues involved in accounting policy choice; (2) understand the process and the conceptual framework according to which accounting standards are set in the United States as well as internationally; (3) have in-depth knowledge of accounting for transaction, events and adjustment affecting assets, liabilities, shareholders’ equity, revenues, expenses, gains, and losses.
Prerequisite Course(s): ACCT 3120
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ACCT 3300 - Cost Accounting 5 credit hours
Determination of manufacturing costs in service and manufacturing environments. The course will focus on cost determination in job order and process cost systems, including standard cost measurement. Introduction to methods of cost control. An emphasis on cost information for decision-making, including ethical issues, and further development of communication and computer skills.
Prerequisite Course(s): ACCT 2310
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ACCT 3360 - Federal Income Tax I 5 credit hours
Introduction to a broad range of tax concepts and types of taxpayers. Emphasis on the role of taxation in the business decision-making process. Provides students with the ability to conduct basic tax research and tax planning. Specific tax topics include gross income and deductions, compensation, property transactions, and types of business entities.
Prerequisite Course(s): Advanced standing in the Albers School; ACCT 2310, BCOM-2800
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ACCT 3365 - Service Practicum 3 credit hours
In this course, accounting students will be teamed with representatives from the United Way of King County and will apply their tax training to assist clients of UWKC complete their tax returns. The practicum will run for 10 weeks in the winter. All students who enroll for this class must complete tax training provided by the UWKC. All graduate students are required to complete this service practicum. This course is highly encouraged for undergraduate students, but it is not a required undergraduate accounting elective.
Prerequisite Course(s): ACCT 3360
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ACCT 3960 - Directed Study 1 to 5 credit hours
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ACCT 4200 - Controllership: Integration of the Accounting Function 5 credit hours
The objective of this course is to develop an integrated knowledge of accounting and enterprise management to a level which provides a conceptual framework for critically evaluating an accounting system’s effectiveness in meeting the accounting information needs of enterprise from a strategic to operational level. Topics will be addressed using case studies, current readings, group projects, and guest practitioners, with emphasis given to the continued development of skills in critical thinking, decision making, and both oral and written communication. Requisites may be bypassed by the department with the permission of program chair.
Prerequisite Course(s): ACCT 3010, 3110, 3120, 3300, and 3360
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ACCT 4350 - Auditing I 5 credit hours
Purpose, scope, concepts, and methods used in examining and attesting to financial statements. Current issues concerning professionalism, the role of the public accountant, and auditing matters in international accounting. An emphasis on effective written communication in the audit function. Requisites may be bypassed by the department with the permission of instructor.
Prerequisite Course(s): ACCT 3110
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ACCT 4910 - Special Topics 2 to 5 credit hours
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ACCT 4940 - International Study Tour: Accounting 5 credit hours
The study of accounting issues and environment of a foreign country. Course will include travel to the country to observe activities and conditions and to meet with representatives of businesses and other institutions. Location of tour can vary. Check with the department for details.
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ACCT 4950 - Internship 1 to 5 credit hours
Mandatory CR/F and will not satisfy a major requirement.
Registration Restriction(s): Junior or senior standing; business majors with adviser’s approval
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ACCT 4960 - Independent Study 1 to 5 credit hours
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ACCT 4990 - Directed Research 1 to 5 credit hours
Supervised individual study. Will not satisfy a major requirement.
Registration Restriction(s): Senior standing; business majors with adviser’s approval
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ANTH 2120 - Cultural Anthropology 5 credit hours
Formerly - ANTH 3110
In this course, students are introduced to basic concepts, methods, and applications of cultural anthropology. Ethnographic case studies demonstrate human cultures and encourage a culturally relative understanding of and appreciation for diverse societies and their values. Special attention is paid to how globalization impacts human cultures and how the work of anthropologists can be applied to solve contemporary social problems.
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ANTH 2140 - Linguistic Anthropology 5 credit hours
Formerly - ANTH 3130
Linguistic anthropology is the study of the relationship between language and culture. In this course, students are introduced to major themes in linguistic anthropology including the structural aspects of language, how languages evolve over time and how they are affected by globalization, language as it relates to identity - race, ethnicity, class and gender, the relationship between language and culture, the kinds of research linguistic anthropologists conduct, the methods they use and how their work can be applied to real world settings.
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ANTH 2160 - Human Origins 5 credit hours
What is the origin of humans and what sets us apart from other primates? Humans have pondered this for countless generations. The answers are at the core of anthropological inquiry. In this course, we will explore biological and archaeological evidence of human origins. This hands-on, activity focused course provides students with a framework for thinking critically about human origins, the relationship between biology and culture, and a deeper understanding of the diversity of human nature.
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ANTH 3120 - Anthropological Theory 5 credit hours
A critical introduction totheoretical perspectives on society,culture and the individualthat have been influential in the historical development of anthropology, with a focus on their relevance to present-day life. Themes include race, gender, culture, religion, inequality, and human-environment relations.
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ANTH 3140 - Ethnographic Methodologies 5 credit hours
This course focuses on field research with human subjects and its centrality to cultural anthropology. Additionally, there is a review of how cultural anthropologists conduct their studies and gather data. Students will read ethnographies, view films, and have opportunities to practice the ethnographic method through short skill-building exercises.
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ANTH 3160 - Community-Based Research 5 credit hours
Community-based research (CBR) is a collection of research methods that is focused on social justice and social change. This field-based course presents an overview of CBR weaving together three key threads. First, an exploration of the historical and theoretical underpinnings of research with communities. Second, key aspects of CBR practice such as ethics, working with diverse populations, program planning, and program evaluation. Third, the methodological skills CBR practitioners use to collect and analyze data in their work.
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ANTH 3210 - Culture and Personality 5 credit hours
Psychological anthropology is a subfield of cultural anthropology that studies personality and the connection between personality and the sociocultural environment. Four key issues are (1) culture, (2) human nature, (3) personality, and (4) the interrelationship of culture, human nature and personality. Compares and contrasts ethnographic studies of a variety of societies and cultures, examining unconscious processes of cultural behavior in particular cultures, drawing upon the sciences of psychology and psychoanalysis in order to understand patterns of behavior. Examines the dynamics of human behavior through biological as well as sociocultural dimensions. Includes elements of primate social behavior and human evolution.
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ANTH 3220 - Culture and Mental Illness 5 credit hours
A comparison of the definition and treatment of “madness” across cultures. Emphasis on distinct social institutions associated with treatment and the legitimating features of the institutions, Also covers various theoretical perspectives on mental illness. In depth examination of the medicalization of deviance and its different applications with regard to class, gender and race. Cross-listed with SOCL 3440.
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ANTH 3236 - Culture and Healing 5 credit hours
Exploration of the meanings of health, disease and modes of healing from a cross-cultural perspective. Changes in disease and mortality in relation to changes in socialstructure. Development of modern scientific medicine, professionalization, and the hospital system; critiques and alternative therapeutics; contemporary dilemmas and prospects of globalization. Cross-listed with SOCL 3450.
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ANTH 3240 - Culture and the Body 5 credit hours
This course examines the ways in which diverse cultures represent, customize, and conceptualize the physical and social body. The question that we must ask, and try to answer, is what does the body tell us about culture? We will compare the different ways in which cultures construct the “naturalness” of the body through “normality” and “abnormality”, power, healing, and suffering.
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ANTH 3250 - Food and Culture 5 credit hours
Food is an intensely personal and deeply cultural practice embedded in every aspect of our lives. As anthropologists who study food, we are interested in how food shaped human evolution, how different cultures produce, conceptualize and consume food, and how food is changing in our increasingly global world. In this course, we will examine how variations in race, class, gender, and nationality shape people’s relationships with food. This can mean many things including what people eat, the types of food to which they have access, the meanings they attribute to particular foods or ways of producing and distributing food. You will leave this class with a new appreciation of how food and food-related issues are windows onto the ways that culture, inequality, and social power shape our world and our everyday lives.
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ANTH 3310 - Family and Kinship 5 credit hours
Analysis of family and kinship as primary forms of social organization and social connection. Consideration of the evolution of family structures in relation to larger societal changes. Study will also include a focus on contemporary family types and the connection between kinship systems and economics, law and politics. Cross-listed with SOCL 3240.
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ANTH 3320 - Asian Families and Culture 5 credit hours
Families and households are at the foundation of all societies and cultures. This course focuses on families and households in Japan and the People’s Republic of China as well as the families and households of Asians who have immigrated to the United States. Coursework includes site visits and a life history interview of an Asian elder.
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ANTH 3410 - Anthropology of Religion 5 credit hours
Exploration of the nature and evolution of religion from a cross-cultural perspective. Theories of Durkheim, Marx, Weber, and others on the nature and dynamics of religious beliefs, symbols, behaviors, organizations and movements; interrelations of religion, society, culture and self. Evolution of religious systems in relation to changes in social organization; contemporary religion and society. Cross-listed with SOCL 3410.
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ANTH 3420 - Indigenous Religions of North America 5 credit hours
This course is an introduction to Native American religions and spirituality. It focuses on the development of rituals and beliefs, including myths and stories and how they are integrated into organized traditions, sacred spaces and social-political structures. The course will examine prehistorical to historical developments, with particular interest in contemporary issues of Indigenous rights and efforts at renewal. Regional as well as particular Indigenous practices will be studied.
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ANTH 3430 - Anthropology of Human Rights 5 credit hours
The Anthropology of Human Rights is designed to go beyond the basic concepts of anthropology and to engage students with the challenges of real world situations. Anthropology is a discipline that is associated with the principles of engagement in the field. The core practices of anthropology involve long term interpersonal contact between researchers and their participants. In this course we will examine the areas of human rights and field research, and engage in the role and responsibility of anthropological inquiry. We will explore issues of truth and objectivity, the role of academics, memory, and the impact of race, gender, and social position in field practices.
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ANTH 3510 - Contemporary Chinese Society 5 credit hours
This is a non-specialized introduction to modern Chinese society and culture from the disciplinary perspective of cultural anthropology. Focusing upon the People’s Republic of China, we will pay particular attention to the social institutions and practices that give meaning to modern Chinese culture and daily life. These include the Chinese family, educational practices, employment and interpersonal relations.
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ANTH 3520 - Contemporary Japanese Society 5 credit hours
This course is a non-specialized introduction to the ways that people in Japan live today. We will examine and discuss modern Japanese society by focusing upon the major social institutions and practices that both (re) produce and compose the lives and worlds of Japan’s citizens. This will include a close examination of Japanese families, educational environments, workplaces and communities.
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ANTH 3610 - Culture, Ecology and Geography 5 credit hours
This course explores the cultural and ecological aspects of the relationship between human beings and their physical environments. Special attention is given to case studies of human- environment interactions in the Pacific Northwest, including indigenous (Native) relationships with the natural environment and contemporary discussions of sustainability, consumption, environmental education, ethics, food and agriculture.
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ANTH 3710 - Visual Anthropology 5 credit hours
Visual Anthropologists explore the connections between the sensory worlds that humans live in. They are not only concerned with the images and symbols humans construct, they also critically examine how representations of culture are constructed, disseminated and interpreted by audience(s). In this course, we will learn methods and analytical techniques to help us make sense of the world around us by making images and discerning what images stand for. We will explore how images (such as photographs, video, web pages, the internet, art, museums, etc.) are used by anthropologists in their work, the ethno-historical context of image making, participatory approaches to visual research and how we might apply visual techniques to solve realworld problems.
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ANTH 3910 - Special Topics 1 to 5 credit hours
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ANTH 4210 - Anthropology of Gender and Sport 5 credit hours
This course explores the relationships among culture, gender, and sport through an examination of historical and contemporary sources. Satisfies core intedisciplinary requirement.
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ANTH 4220 - Culture and Reproduction 5 credit hours
This course examines the ways in which diverse cultures represent, customize, conceptualize and organize biological reproduction. How is reproductive activity related to other cultural institutions such as the family, religion and law? Which forms of reproductive activity are culturally sanctioned and which forms are punished? What is the relationship between reproduction and other legitimating cultural activities? The course also explores variations on the concept of “reproduction” at the macro level and with regard to cultural change and development.
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ANTH 4310 - Applied Anthropology 5 credit hours
Applied Anthropology is the application of anthropological theory and methodology to solve real world problems. Applied anthropologists work in a wide variety of locations, careers and capacities and across all of the subfields of anthropology. While their interests range greatly, all applied anthropologists work to understand how people’s lives can be improved.
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ANTH 4410 - Shamanism 5 credit hours
Aspects of Shamanism and traditional medicine of interest to the generalist as well as the student of anthropology. Themes include: a) Shamanic traditions in many contemporary societies and cultures, b) the relationship between these and the “New Age” or “Neo-Shamanic” variants which have been gaining popularity in the U.S. and Western Europe since the early 1970’s and c) the relationship between these healing traditions and bio-medical and psychotherapeutic paradigms.
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ANTH 4510 - People of the Pacific Northwest 5 credit hours
Focus on the indigenous groups of the region known as the Columbia Plateau using historical-anthropological methodology, survey culture distribution, including archaeological, linguistic and biological factors. Contemporary issues of sovereignty, justice and socio-cultural configurations. Particular emphasis on the cultural-ecology of the Yakima people, the history of contact and role of religion as a form of resistance, and the anthropological process of the contemporary Coeur d’Alene people. Addresses issues of justice and social responsibility, as well as the processes of the political-economic systems that affect people today.
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ANTH 4610 - Forensic Anthropology 5 credit hours
Overview of skeletal biology and its application to medico-legal death investigation. Study of the human skeleton including the individual bones, the major anatomical landmarks, and the range of human variation. Focus on the human skeleton in a medico-legal context including locating covert burials, processing outdoor scenes, determination of biological profile, trauma analysis, cause and manner of death, postmortem interval and methods of positive identification. The course is not designed to make students forensic anthropologists but rather to impart an overall understanding of the discipline and an appreciation for its contributions to forensic science. Cross-listed with CRJS 4600.
Prerequisite Course(s): BIOL 2200, BIOL 2210 (Recommended)
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ANTH 4770 - Cultural Anthropology Honors Directed Reading 3 credit hours
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ANTH 4780 - Cultural Anthropology Honors Directed Studying 3 credit hours
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ANTH 4790 - Cultural Anthropology Honors Thesis Supervision 4 credit hours
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ANTH 4900 - Senior Synthesis 5 credit hours
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ANTH 4910 - Special Topics 1 to 5 credit hours
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ANTH 4950 - Internship 1 to 5 credit hours
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ANTH 4960 - Independent Study 1 to 5 credit hours
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Arabic |
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ARAB 1150 - Arabic Language I 5 credit hours
An intuitive approach to understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Arabic. These courses constitute a systematic, programmed study of the Arabic language and cultures.
Terms Typically Offered: Fall
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ARAB 1250 - Arabic Language II 5 credit hours
An intuitive approach to understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Arabic. These courses constitute a systematic, programmed study of the Arabic language and cultures.
Prerequisite Course(s): ARAB 1150
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ARAB 1350 - Arabic Language III 5 credit hours
An intuitive approach to understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Arabic. These courses constitute a systematic, programmed study of the Arabic language and cultures.
Prerequisite Course(s): ARAB 1250
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ARAB 2150 - Arabic Language IV 5 credit hours
An intuitive approach to understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Arabic. These courses constitute a systematic, programmed study of the Arabic language and cultures.
Prerequisite Course(s): ARAB 1350
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ARAB 2250 - Arabic Language V 5 credit hours
An intuitive approach to understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Arabic.These courses constitute a systematic, programmed study of the Arabic language and cultures.
Prerequisite Course(s): ARAB 2150
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ARAB 2350 - Arabic Language VI 5 credit hours
An intuitive approach to understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Arabic. These courses constitute a systematic, programmed study of the Arabic language and cultures.
Prerequisite Course(s): ARAB 2250
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ARAB 2960 - Independent Study 1 to 5 credit hours
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ARAB 3910 - Special Topics 1 to 5 credits
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ARAB 3960 - Independent Study 1 to 5 credits
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ARAB 4910 - Special Topics 1 to 5 credits
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ARAB 4960 - Independent Study 1 to 5 credits
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ART 1000 - Design and Color 5 credit hours
Introduction to elements and principles of two-dimensional design and color theory as a foundation for visual art. Execution of specific design projects, individual and group critiques, creative thinking exercises to increase visual awareness, reflective writing, and attendance at local galleries and museums.
Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
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ART 1200 - Drawing I 5 credit hours
Introduction to the principles of drawing through observation. Investigation of proportion, modeling, still life, and perspective with various drawing media. Introduction to aesthetic literacy, critical thinking, reflective writing, and attendance at local galleries and museums.
Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
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ART 1500 - 3-D Design 5 credit hours
Introduction to elements and principles of three-dimensional design including: line, plane, mass, volume, shape, movement, proportion, repetition, rhythm, emphasis, balance, symmetry and hierarchy. A wide range of materials will be explored to construct a variety of exemplary forms. Emphasis will be placed on creative inquiry and problem solving.
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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ART 1910 - Special Topics 1 to 5 credit hours
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ART 2200 - Drawing II 5 credit hours
Application of the principles of drawing to the study of the human figure. Investigation of human proportion, advanced techniques and composition with various drawing media.
Prerequisite Course(s): ART 1200
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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ART 2300 - Introduction to Printmaking 5 credit hours
Exploration of the four major families of fine art printmaking: relief, intaglio, stencil, and planographic through technical demonstration and the production of simple exemplary prints in small limited editions. Course includes readings, lectures, discussion, gallery visits, and reflective writing. Drawing skills and prior experience in art will be helpful but are not necessary.
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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ART 2400 - Painting I 5 credit hours
Introduction to elements and principles of painting, color theory, and contemporary art as an introduction for visual art. Execution of specific painting projects, individual and group critiques, creative thinking exercises to increase visual awareness, reflective writing, and attendance at local galleries and museums.
Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
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ART 2500 - Ceramics I 5 credit hours
The world art/craft tradition of ceramic vessels with an emphasis placed on clay hand building techniques: pinch, coil, and slab construction. Execution of specifically assigned projects and exploration of glazing, decorating, and firing.
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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ART 2520 - Sculpture I 5 credit hours
An exploration of the fundamentals of sculpture including the artistic imagination and conceptual concepts as expressed in three-dimensional form. Learning exercises and more developed projects will be created utilizing basic materials such as wire, clay, plaster, plastic and found object and sculpting processes such as construction, modeling, carving, casting and fabricating.
Prerequisite Course(s): ART 1000 and/or ART 1500 recommended
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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ART 2910 - Special Topics 1 to 5 credit hours
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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ART 2960 - Independent Study 1 to 5 credit hours
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ART 3200 - Drawing III 5 credit hours
Advanced study in the contemporary practices and theories of drawing. Emphasis on the development of individual approaches that identify and develop skills and perception relative to personal imagery. Requisites may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.
Prerequisite Course(s): ART 1000
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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ART 3300 - Relief Printmaking 5 credit hours
Studio problems and individual development in the relief printmaking process. Woodcut and linocut printmaking will be explored, as well as the creation of edition prints.
Prerequisite Course(s): ART 1000 or ART 1200
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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ART 3310 - Monotype Printmaking 5 credit hours
Studio problems and individual development in monotype printmaking. Includes Chin-Collé, embossing, multiple overlays and color printing processes.
Prerequisite Course(s): ART 1000 or ART 2400
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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ART 3370 - Calligraphy: Historical Sequence 5 credit hours
An introduction to the art and craft of handmade letters with a focus on mastering the three most basic alphabets developed in the western writing tradition. Knowledge of these hands will form a basis for practicing the art of calligraphy for its own sake as well as providing an introduction to the applied arts of graphic design, visual communication, and typography.
Prerequisite Course(s): ART 1000 or ART 1200 or equivalent advised
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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ART 3380 - Calligraphy, Italic Hands 5 credit hours
An introduction to the art and craft of Italian Renaissance handmade letters known as italic writing. Students will learn the formal italic style, the swash italic style and the informal cursive style. This course will be useful for students interested in the applied arts of graphic design, visual communication, and typography as well as Renaissance History.
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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ART 3400 - Painting II 5 credit hours
Continued study of principles and processes of painting while analyzing the theory and practice of painting. Emphasis on development of individual approaches to form and media.
Prerequisite Course(s): ART 2400
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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ART 3500 - Ceramics II 5 credit hours
Advanced hand building techniques in clay. Emphasis on the creation of fine art through the development of concepts and content as realized through specifically assigned projects and freelance work. Requisites may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.
Prerequisite Course(s): ART 2500
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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ART 3520 - Sculpture II 5 credit hours
Advanced concepts of three-dimensional art: the interrelation of material and image on the public, human, and intimate scale. Progressive development of ideas through the use of various media and techniques while developing a stronger personal approach to making sculpture.
Prerequisite Course(s): ART 2520 Sculpture I
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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ART 3550 - Advanced Studio I: Contemporary Exhibition Practices 5 credit hours
The world of contemporary art is an intricate network of institutions, galleries, events, and publications. This class will attempt to make sense of your place within the 21st century art world. Your own creative practice will take center stage. Students will create a body of work to exhibit in the Vachon Gallery. This seminar style course will include critique, studio practice, readings, presentations, writing, and exhibiting. Registration restrictions may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.
Registration Restriction(s): Art, Art History, and Design Majors; Junior or Senior standing
Terms Typically Offered: Winter
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ART 3660 - Documentary Survey 3 credit hours
An overview of documentary photography in which students complete a documentary project of their own choosing. The class will examine how documentary style creates a bridge between social issues and photographic possibilities. Class readings, slide lectures and discussion will review a vast range of historic and contemporary documentary projects including handsome fine art portfolios published by major publishers to small publications distributed by activist organizations.
Registration Restriction(s): Photography majors only
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ART 3670 - Documentary Methodology 3 credit hours
An introduction to the methodology of documentary photography. This class will examine student past projects, creative vision and realization of mission. Class lectures will focus on definition of audience, student intention, mission statements and project research techniques (interviews, sound, location shots, collaboration, project outline and planning, post-production issues, budget, editing, exhibition and distribution).
Registration Restriction(s): Photography majors only
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ART 3680 - Documentary Stills and Video 3 credit hours
A unique class which examines the implication of combining still photography and video to create a documentary work. The class will include an overview of documentary filmmaking, readings and project reviews, which examine collaborative efforts between photographers and filmmakers. Students will work within a team of documentary filmmakers and sound technicians to create a multi-media documentary project.
Registration Restriction(s): Photography majors only
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ART 3910 - Special Topics 1 to 5 credit hours
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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ART 3960 - Directed Study 2 to 5 credit hours
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ART 4400 - Painting III 5 credit hours
Advanced study in the theory and practice of acrylic painting. Emphasis on the development of individual approaches to content, form and media.
Prerequisite Course(s): ART 3400 or equivalent
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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ART 4500 - Ceramics III 5 credit hours
Advanced study in the theory and practice of ceramic sculpture. Emphasis on the continuation of individual approaches to content, form, materials and methods. Requisites may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.
Prerequisite Course(s): ART 3500
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ART 4550 - Advanced Studio II: Themes and Methods of Art Production 5 credit hours
The process of art making often involves influence from a variety of other sources. This class will introduce you to a variety of thematic modalities in contemporary art, these modes will serve as a framework for your own artistic production in the course. The broad themes will ask you to analyze through these lenses your own process so as to more completely understand your vision as an artist. You will create a portfolio/body of work for the next step in your practice and exhibit that work in the Vachon Gallery. Registration restrictions may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.
Registration Restriction(s): Art, Art History and Design Majors; Junior or Senior standing
Terms Typically Offered: Winter
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ART 4790 - Departmental Honors Thesis Supervision 5 credit hours
Thesis and/or project supervision for students in the Art, Art History and Design department honors program. Prerequisite: approval of department chair.
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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ART 4850 - Contemporary Practices and Portfolio 5 credit hours
This senior capstone course for Photography and Digital Design majors integrates and examines art practices that reflect the university’s CORE curriculum, mission, and values with personal and professional development in the arts.Through critical readings of texts and class discussion, students will discover how artists comment upon larger social issues inclusive of political/social, environmental, and religious/spiritual aspects. The class will consist of lectures, presentations, several visiting artist lectures, and discussion. Individual term assignments combined with critical analysis of contemporary art promote understanding and link liberal arts education, with professional studies in the majors. Class sessions are discussion-oriented with an emphasis on seminar-style exchange, and you should be prepared to participate fully in each class.
Registration Restriction(s): Photography and Digital Design majors only
Terms Typically Offered: Spring
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ART 4900 - Senior Synthesis: Business of Art 5 credit hours
This senior capstone course integrates the university core curriculum with personal and professional development in the arts. The course is an overview of the business aspects of being an artist and/or working in an arts organization. The goal is to develop an awareness of the many issues that impact on the success or failure of artists to make a living in their creative vocation. Topics will be relevant to visual and performing artists and those who seek to enter the arts as a profession. The course is an overview of the business aspects of being an artist and/or working in an arts organization. The goal is to develop an awareness of the many issues that impact on the success or failure of artists to make a living in their creative vocation. Topics will be relevant to visual and performing artists and those who seek to enter the arts as a profession.
Registration Restriction(s): Senior standing and eligible for graduation
Prerequisite Course(s): University core curriculum with personal and professional development in the arts
Terms Typically Offered: Fall
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ART 4910 - Special Topics 1 to 5 credit hours
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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ART 4950 - Art Internship 1 to 5 credit hours
Supervised work experience or apprenticeship in specific visual art related area of study in the community. Graded CR/F. Registration restrictions may be bypassed by the department with permission of faculty advisor.
Registration Restriction(s): Art, Art History and Design Majors; Junior or senior standing
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ART 4960 - Independent Study 1 to 5 credit hours
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ART 4990 - Directed Research 1 to 5 credit hours
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ARTD 2700 - Typography 5 credit hours
A digital and hands-on design studio course studying the design and use of letter forms. Students will learn to appreciate the many possibilities in typographic design through exploration and experimentation. Basic history of type, anatomy of type and classification of typeface will be covered.
Prerequisite Course(s): ART 1000 and instructor’s permission only
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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ARTD 2710 - Digital Imaging 5 credit hours
Introduction to the industry standard software Adobe Photoshop for the beginning digital artist. This powerful tool will enable students to create, edit and manipulate digital images. Additionally, instruction will be given in the area of the history of digital imaging, including conceptual practices. Projects assigned will help students to develop their creativity and technical skills.
Prerequisite Course(s): ART 1000 recommended
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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