Course Descriptions
ART
AR 100 Cross Media Studio
An introduction to selected two- and three-dimensional media through the exploration of a semester-long theme such as the human figure, or forms in nature.
Offered every year. 3 credits
AR 112 World Art Survey I
Surveys the world's major cultural achievements in the visual arts from the prehistoric period to ca1400.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
AR 113 World Art Survey II
Major cultural achievements in the visual arts from ca1400 to the early twentieth century.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
AR 117 Visual Design: Two-Dimensions
LASC—Creative Arts
A foundation for visual literacy through studio work utilizing such art elements as line, form, color, and texture.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
AR 122 Visual Design: Three-Dimensions
LASC—Creative Arts
A foundation for visual literacy through studio work utilizing spatial elements such as plane, mass, volume, and structure.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
AR 130 Painting I
LASC—Creative Arts
An introduction to the fundamentals of historical painting styles, techniques, and materials used, with emphasis on visual perception and expression.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
AR 140 Drawing I
LASC—Creative Arts
The development of visual awareness, technical skills, and individual expression in drawing media.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
AR 150 Life Studio I
Focus on the human figure through different modes of drawing and painting. Attention to structure and anatomy and their expressive aspects.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
AR 160 Sculpture I
LASC—Creative Arts
Three-dimensional studio creations through a variety of traditional and contemporary materials. Both realistic and abstract concepts are explored.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
AR 165 Creating Cultural Forms
LASC—Creative Arts
A studio course. Concepts of art forms created by a variety of world cultures and art movements of the past and present.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
AR 193 Special Topics in Art for First-year Students
All "193" classes are approved for LASC but may vary by section. See current course listing for specific LASC area approval.
Introductory level course covering topics of special interest to first-year students. Offered only as a First-year Seminar.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
AR 200 History of American Art
LASC—Creative Arts
A survey of the visual arts in the United States, from the Colonial Period to the present.
Offered every 2 years. 3 credits.
AR 225 Art Since Mid-Century
LASC—Creative Arts; Thought, Language and Culture
Explores challenges to the traditional definitions of the art object and the expanded materials, media and concepts employed by artists since 1950.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
AR 230 Printmaking
LASC—Creative Arts
Introduction to the techniques and aesthetics of monotype and relief. Prints by major artists are examined.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
AR 235 Mixed Media
Prerequisite: One studio course
Advanced investigation and experimentation in the use of interrelated media and materials of two- and threedimensions.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
AR 240 Watercolor
LASC—Creative Arts
A studio course exploring various techniques and expressive forms used by watercolorists of the past and present.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
AR 250 The Computer in Studio Art I
Use the computer as a medium for visual art. Software programs for computer-generated image making. Focus on digital printmaking.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
AR 260 Visual Arts in the Schools
LASC—Creative Arts‚‚
An exploration of art materials and concepts, and their appropriate use with children. Includes studio projects, art history, and educational theory.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
AR 300 Painting II
Prerequisite: AR 130 or consent of instructor
Continuation of painting with emphasis on individual development through interpretive projects.
Offered every 2 years. 3 credits.
AR 302 Drawing II
Prerequisite: AR 140 or consent of instructor
Advanced projects in drawing with increasing emphasis on individual direction.
Offered every 2 years. 3 credits.
AR 305 Life Studio II
Prerequisite: AR 150 or consent of instructor
Continued drawing and painting focusing on the human figure, with emphasis on interpretive and individual development.
Offered every 2 years. 3 credits.
AR 306 Sculpture II
Prerequisite: AR 160 or consent of instructor
Further exploration of sculptural form with a diversity of materials, techniques, and expressive meaning.
Offered every 2 years. 3 credits.
AR 307 The Computer in Studio Art II
Prerequisites: AR 250, CM 150 or permission of instructor.
The Computer as a medium for visual art. Emphasis on individual creations in book arts.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
AR 325 Seminar in Contemporary Art
Prerequisite: AR 225 or permission of the instructor.
In-depth study of international movements in contemporary art. Explores the intersection of art and science, abstract and figurative work, installation, site-specific, multimedia and performance art.
Offered every year. 3 credits
AR 350 Special Topics in Art
Prerequisite: One studio course or consent of instructor
A course covering topics which vary in response to specific student and faculty interest.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.
AR 400 Independent Study in Art
Prerequisites: Limited to art minors with minimum of 12 credits
An opportunity for further individual study in a special interest. Self-directed under supervision of faculty.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
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AR 402 Internship in Art
Prerequisite: Limited to art minors
An individual experience through internship with a sponsoring community organization, professional institution or individual, i.e., museums, galleries, artists.
Offered every 3 years. 3-6 credits.
MUSIC
MU 100 Music Fundamentals
LASC—Creative Arts
An introduction to the rudiments of music theory, including pitch and rhythmic organization. Emphasis is placed on intervals, major and minor scales, reading and writing rhythm, and chord structures.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
MU 101 Fundamentals of Music and Aural Skills
An introduction to reading and writing conventional music notation, the fundamentals of music theory, and basic aural skills. Emphasis will be placed on intervals, scales, chords, rhythmic values, sight-singing, melodic dictation,and aural recognition of intervals and chords.
Offered every year. 3 credits
MU 102 Applied Music
Prerequisite: Audition required
Instruments offered: Piano, voice, clarinet, flute, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, French horn, violin, cello, percussion, classical guitar,organ. Instructors for other instruments may be arranged by special request to Music Department. Private instruction in an instrument or voice, one-half hour lesson per week. Studio fee required. May be repeated.
Offered every year. 1 credit.
MU 115 Music Appreciation
A general survey of masterpieces of the major composers of various periods in the history of music.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
MU 140 World Music
LASC—Creative Arts
An introduction to music of various cultures and continents including music of Africa, Asia, Latin America, The Middle East and India.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
MU 150 Opera
Analysis of the masterworks of the standard operatic repertoire.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
MU 175 Music in America
A survey of music history and literature in America including gospel spirituals, jazz, popular and classical music.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.
MU 190 Class Piano
Pre-requisite: MU 100 or MU 101
Basic piano proficiency. Class topics will include an introduction to the keyboard, hand position, and music theory. Solo literature appropriate to the level will be studied.
Offered every year: 1 credit
MU 193 Special Topics in Music for First-year Students
All "193" classes are approved for LASC but may vary by section. See current course listing for specific LASC area approval.
Introductory level course covering topics of special interest to first-year students. Offered only as a First-year Seminar.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
MU 200 Issues in Music
This course deals with topics of special interest, in both seminars and applied environments at an introductory level.
Category 1. 3 credits.
MU 202 Applied Music
Prerequisite: Audition required
Note: Please refer to instrument listing for MU 102
Private instruction in an instrument or voice, one-half hour lesson per week. Studio fee required. May be repeated.
Offered every year. 1 credit.
MU 205 Harmony I
LASC—Creative Arts
Prerequisite: MU 100
Analysis and application of harmonization techniques using diatonic chords. Further emphasis is placed on voiceleading, figured bass, melodic construction, and embellishing tones.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
MU 210 Harmony II
LASC—Creative Arts
Prerequisite: MU 205
Analysis and application of harmonization techniques using diatonic and chromatic chords. Emphasis is placed on voice-leading, non-chord tones, secondary chords, and modulation.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
MU 213 Music Technology of MIDI Systems and Digital Audio
Prerequisite: MU 100 or knowledge of notation and department consent
Offers study in MIDI/Digital Audio Systems and electronic music synthesis in a PC environment. Prepares student interested in audio engineering.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
MU 215 Chorus and Music Theory
Prerequisite: Audition required
Mixed choral repertoire and performance, covering vocal problems and techniques. Introduction to music theory, rhythms, intervals, basic chordal structures, harmonization. Participation in college chorus required.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
MU 220 Chorus
Prerequisite: MU 215
Mixed chorus repertoire. May be repeated.
Offered every semester. 1 credit .
MU 225 Band
Prerequisite: Audition required
Study and experience in repertoire and performance. May be repeated.
Offered every year. 1 credit.
MU 226 Band and Music Theory
Prerequisite: Audition required
Study and experience in music notation and style of instrumental music. Participation in college band required.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
MU 231 Women in Music
A survey of the role of women in music, particularly the great women composers from Medieval to Contemporary times.
Category1. 3 credits.
MU 234 Music of the Baroque Period
The period 1600-1750 with emphasis on Bach and Handel.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.
MU 235 Music of the Classical Period
The period 1750-1827; Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.
MU 237 Music in the Elementary School
LASC—Creative Arts
Guiding growth in rhythmic, notational, and listening experiences. Survey of music method books and materials.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.
MU 240 Music of the Romantic Period
A survey of nineteenth-century music beginning with Beethoven.
Offered every 2 years. 3 credits.
MU 245 Twentieth-Century Music
A comprehensive study and general listener’s approach to contemporary music beginning with Impressionism.
Offered every 2 years. 3 credits.
CM/MU 250 Music of the Cinema: Spectacle, Splendor, and Spielberg
LASC—Creative Arts
An introduction to the role, impact, and importance of music in motion pictures from silent movies through contemporary film.
Offered every 2 years. 3 credits.
MU 255 The Golden Era of Piano Music
A survey of piano music beginning with Beethoven and continuing through the Romantic tradition to the early twentieth century.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
MU 260 Symphonic Music
A survey of symphonic music beginning with the classical period.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
MU 265 The Concerto
The concerto from the eighteenth to the twentieth century with emphasis on the development of the piano concerto.
Offered every 2 years. 3 credits.
MU 300 Chorale
Prerequisites: MU 215 or MU 220 and audition
Study and performance of a cappella choral literature from the Middle Ages to contemporary times. May be repeated.
Category 1. 1 credit .
MU 302 Applied Music
Prerequisite: Audition required
Note: Please refer to instrument listing for MU 102
Private instruction in an instrument or voice, one-half hour lesson per week. Studio fee required. May be repeated.
Offered every year. 1 credit.
MU 310 The American Musical in Performance
Study, rehearsal and performance of a great American musical. Music, acting and dance will all be skills which are developed.
Offered every other year. 3 credits.
MU 380 Form and Analysis
Prerequisite: MU 210
An introduction to and analysis of the formal structures of music.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.
MU 400 Independent Study in Music
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor
An opportunity for further study in a special field of interest under faculty supervision.
Offered every year. 1-6 credits.
MU 402 Applied Music
Prerequisite: Audition required
Note: Please refer to instrument listing for MU 102
Private instruction in an instrument or voice, one-half hour lesson per week. Studio fee required. May be repeated.
Offered every year. 1 credit.
MU 410 Special Topics in Music
This course will allow members of the music faculty to develop courses of special interest. This would include seminars on specific composers or compositions, in both classroom and applied studio environments.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.
THEATRE
TH 135 Oral Interpretation of Literature
Techniques of reading aloud and staging non-dramatic literature; e.g., short stories, poetry, etc. The student analyzes selections and then performs them in class.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
TH 191 Introduction to Theatre
LASC—Creative Arts
An overview of live performance, with the emphasis on audience appreciation. Performance arts and crafts are examined.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
TH 193 Special Topics in Theatre for First-year Students
All "193" classes are approved for LASC but may vary by section. See current course listing for specific LASC area approval.
Introductory level course covering topics of special interest to first-year students. Offered only as a First-year Seminar.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
TH 226 Script Analysis
Script analysis for theatre artists. How to take a script from initial reading to production.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
TH 236 History of Theatre I
LASC—Creative Arts; Thought, Language and Culture
Survey of world theatre from Golden Age of Athens to Restoration England, including brief overview of Asian theatre.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
TH 237 History of Theatre II
LASC—Creative Arts; Thought, Language and Culture
Survey of western theatre from eighteenth to twentieth century, with reference to roots and developments in other world cultures.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
TH 245 Acting I
LASC—Creative Arts
Prerequisite: TH 191
Basic acting theory and practice. Students present brief monologues and scenes on stage.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
TH 246 Voice and Movement
Prerequisite: TH 191, TH 245
Training to strengthen the natural voice, develop diction, learn period movement and develop spatial awareness on and off stage.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
TH 270 History of American Entertainment I
An historical survey of American popular entertainments from the Colonial period through the end of the nineteenth century.
Offered every 2 years. 3 credits.
TH 271 History of American Entertainment II
An historical survey of American popular entertainments from the rise of film and radio through the great American musicals.
Offered every 2 years. 3 credits.
TH 272 History of Costume
The history of clothing from ancient times to the present. Lecture/discussion and a research project on a chosen era or culture.
Offered every two years. 3 credits.
TH 275 Introduction to Stagecraft and Design
Fundamentals of theatre production including scenic, costume and lighting, focused on the crafts and technology behind the scenes. 30-hour practicum required.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
TH 276 Costume and Makeup for Performance
Basics of historical research and design, applicable to both stage and screen work. Practicum in constructing costumes and applying makeup.
Offered every 3 years. 3 credits.
TH 290 Theatre for Young Audiences
Organization of children’s theatre, script selection, visual design, rehearsal and performance. Investigation of creative drama as a teaching tool in elementary education.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
TH 292 Creative Dramatics
Principles and techniques of leading improvised dramatic activities with children and adults. Involves sensory awareness, imagination, movement, and story dramatizations.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
TH 321 Rehearsal and Performance
Public performance of full-length stage productions under faculty direction. Students assume performance and/or production “roles” as described in departmental manual.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
TH 335 History of American Theatre
The history of American theatre from its beginnings to the present day.
Offered every two years. 3 credits.
TH 345 Acting II
Prerequisite: TH 191, TH 245
Further development of basic acting skills with emphasis on stage and acting technique.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
TH 348 Stage Combat
Prerequisite: TH 191, TH 245
Training in armed and unarmed combat for the stage. Emphasis will be placed on safety in the choreography of stage fighting.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
TH 350 Playwrighting
Prerequisite: EN 102
Writing for the stage, both theory and practical exercises. Students complete a one-act play by the end of the course.
Offered once a year. 3 credits.
TH 355 Theatre Practicum
Practical work on Theatre production in various areas including acting, design, stage management, construction, etc.
Offered every year. 1 credit
TH 360 Scenic Design for Theatre
Prerequisite: TH 275
Scenic Design for Theatre will include research, drafting, drawing and rendering, model building, and presentation of scenic designs for assigned plays.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
TH 370 Costume Design for Theatre
Prerequisite: TH 275
Conceptualization, collaboration, research, figure drawing and rendering, swatching, organization, and presentation of costume designs for assigned plays.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
TH 380 Directing
Prerequisite: TH 245, TH 191
Script selection, casting, scene analysis, blocking, rehearsal techniques, and other concerns of the theatrical director. Students direct short scenes and short plays.
Offered every 2 years. 3 credits.
TH 390 Lighting Design for Theatre
Prerequisite: TH 275
Study and exercises in conceptualization, previsualization, collaboration, design presentation, qualities and functions of light, drafting the light plot, and control of theatrical lighting.
Offered every year. 3 credits.
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS
VP 200 Critical Thinking in the Arts
The experience of art, music, and theatre to develop individual critical thinking in the similarities and differences among the arts.
Offered every year. 3 credits
VP 300 Interdisciplinary Arts Seminar
Prerequisite: VP 200
Examines examples of contemporary modes of interdisciplinary works of music, theatre, and visual art with the goal of developing an individual, creative aesthetic.
Offered every year. 3 credits
VP 400 Capstone/Senior Thesis
Prerequisites: VP 200, VP 300
Students research, design, and create works of art, music, and theatre for public presentation and evaluation by a faculty board of review.
Offer every year. 3 credits
VP 405 Independent Study in the Arts
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
An opportunity for students to examine topics not ordinarily covered in other arts courses.
Offered every year. 1-3 credits
VP 435 Internship in the Arts
Prerequisites: 2 relevant arts courses
Advanced students gain practical experience in a working arts environment.
Offered every year. 3-12 credits.