2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Courses of Instruction
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The College reserves the right to change procedures, programs, curricula, courses, fees and charges, instructors and degree requirements without prior notice. It further reserves the right to sever the connection of any student with the College for an appropriate reason.
NOTE: The course sequence outlines appearing under each department are illustrative only, and do not supersede either general or departmental requirements. Extra-departmental courses ancillary to the major, and specified by name or course number in the sequence outlines, are considered to be an integral part of the major program.
Course Numbering System
Saint Anselm College has a three-number course designation system. The following describes the course numbering levels:
100 - 199 Introductory
200 - 299 Intermediate
300 - 399 Intermediate/Advanced
400 - 499 Directed readings, research, internships and further advanced study
500 - 599 Graduate level
600 - 699 Graduate level
700 - 799 Graduate level
Please note, when searching courses by “Code or Number”, an asterisk (*) can be used to return mass results. For instance, a “Code or Number” search of ” 2* ” can be entered, returning all 200-level courses.
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EN 262 - Beginning Directing
This course offers students an instruction and practical experience in the art of staging plays. Selection of materials, script analysis, casting, blocking, rehearsal procedure, and techniques of communication with the actor are explored. Directing methods are examined in a major scene prepared for presentation to the class. Cross-listed as FAS 262 .
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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EN 271 - American Gothic Literature
American Gothic literature presents confrontations between ordinary people and the supernatural-ghosts, monsters, witches, and devils, real and metaphoric. Typically set in wild or imprisoning places and in moments when the archaic erupts suddenly into modernity, its plots often focus on abuses of power, gothic motifs that have often been used to focus on repressed or unwanted truths about unjust social norms, especially in relation to race and gender. Covers works by writers including Poe, Hawthorne, Edith Wharton, Henry James, Charles Chesnutt, Alice Walker, William Faulkner and Shirley Jackson.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits
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EN 307 - Special Topics in Writing
Sample Topics: Advanced Journalism; Advanced Creative Writing Fiction; Creating Poetry From Workshop to Performance; Feature Writing.
Four credits.
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EN 332 - Arthurian Legends in Literature
This course offers an overview of primary texts in the Arthurian Legends tradition focusing on the “historical” Arthur and the development of the tradition through the Middle Ages.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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EN 333 - Special Topics in Medieval Literature
Sample Topics: The History of the English Language, Chaucer; Celtic Traditions.
Four credits.
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EN 334 - Special Topics in the Sixteenth Century
Sample Topics: Edmund Spenser; The Sonnet; Marlowe.
Four credits.
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EN 335 - Special Topics in the Seventeenth Century
Sample Topics: The Metaphysical Poets; Non-Shakespearean Drama.
Four credits.
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EN 336 - Special Topics in the Eighteenth Century
Sample Topics: Jane Austen; Neo-classical Satire; Eighteenth Century Novel
Four credits.
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EN 337 - Special Topics in the Romantic Period
Sample Topics: The Gothic Novel; Mary Shelley and Her Circle.
Four credits.
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EN 338 - Special Topics in the Victorian Period
Sample Topics: Gerard Manley Hopkins; Thomas Hardy; The Brontes.
Four credits.
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EN 339 - Special Topics in the Modern British Literature
Sample Topics: Bloomsbury: Virginia Woolf and Her Circle
Four credits.
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EN 340 - Special Topics in Postmodern British Literature
Sample Topics: Contemporary British Novel.
Four credits.
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EN 341 - Special Topics in Nineteenth-Century American Literature
Sample Topics: Whitman and Dickinson; American Transcendentalism; Hawthorne and Melville.
Four credits.
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EN 342 - Special Topics in Twentieth-Century American Literature
Sample Topics: The Harlem Renaissance; African-American Literature, 1930-1950; Willa Cather; Postmodern American Poetry.
Four credits.
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EN 344 - Literature of the Harlem Renaissance
This course offers a survey of the aesthetic, socio-political and ideological issues of the literature of the Harlem Renaissance, the period of African American letters between World Wars I and II.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST) and the Citizenship Learning Outcome (CITZ)
Four credits.
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EN 345 - Progress and Nostalgia: Mid-Victorian Britain in History and Literature
The period between 1851-1867 constituted the high noon of Victorian England, an era when Britain enjoyed unprecedented stability and prosperity. Beneath the equipoise of these years, however, great changes took place, and Victorians attempted to deal with what they saw as the transition from the medieval to the modern world. This course identifies several areas in which significant change occurred, such as politics, art, and religion and others. Within the selected areas, students will learn to appreciate the great literature of the period and examine the historical forces influencing the art, culture and people of the mid-Victorian period. Cross-listed as HI 345 .
Four credits.
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EN 351 - The Brontës
The Brontës focuses on intensive literary analysis of the poetry and novels of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronte, three important English writers of the nineteenth-century. The course studies Anne’s The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Emily’s Wuthering Heights, and Charlotte’s Jane Eyre and Villette. Also included are selections of Brontë juvenalia, Emily Brontë’s poetry, and the biography, The Life of Charlotte Brontë, written by Victorian novelist Elizabeth Gaskell.
Four credits.
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EN 354 - Introduction to Literary Theory
Students in this course will engage in the general principles and trends in the theory and criticism of literature from antiquity to the twenty-first century, including classical rhetoric, formalism, structuralism, post structuralism, new historicism, and gender studies.
Four credits.
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EN 355 - Introduction to General Linguistics
This course is designed to provide students with a grasp of fundamental linguistic principles, concentrating on the grammar of English. It emphasizes the analysis of English according to the traditional, structural, and generative transformational approaches. Included are the implications of applied English linguistics for teachers, literary scholars, and other professionals.
Four credits.
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EN 356 - History of the English Language
The historical development of the English language: the phonological, morphological, and syntactic changes through the centuries governed by language laws and foreign influences.
Four credits.
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EN 363 - Topics in the History of the Theatre
In this course various phases of theatre development are studied. Representative plays are read as examples for discussion. Sample topics: American Drama and Culture, European Masters of Drama, American Playwrights since 1945, Great Ages of the Theatre. Cross-listed as FAH 363 .
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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EN 370 - Special Topics in Irish Literature
Sample Topics: Contemporary Irish Fiction; Yeats and the Irish Literary Revival; Anglo-Irish Literature; Contemporary Irish Poetry.
Four credits.
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EN 373 - Special Topics in Literary Genres
Sample Topics: Tragedy: Theory and Practice; Psychological Fiction; Contemporary Travel Narratives.
Four credits.
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EN 374 - Special Topics in Literary Theory/Criticism
Sample Topics: Contemporary Theory.
Four credits.
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EN 375 - Gender in Music and Literature
Students in this course will explore gender representations in four distinct genres of music: opera, rock, country, and hip-hop. Along with listening to music in these four genres, they will read literature that corresponds to the music’s time period, subject matter, and performative aspects. The course is intended (1) to introduce students to some current ways of thinking and writing about issues of music, literature, and gender; (2) to facilitate students’ development of an informed, self-aware position in relation to recent scholarship; (3) to challenge assumptions about the way we read and hear gender; (4) to introduce them to excellent music and literature they might not otherwise hear or read, which will broaden their knowledge and appreciation of these art forms.
Cross-listed as HU 375 and MU 375
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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EN 377 - Special Topics in 21st Century Literature
Literature in English written in the twenty-first century.
Four credits.
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EN 400 - Independent Study
During their course of studies English majors may take up to two independent study courses arranged with an individual professor. The proposed independent study must be designed in cooperation with the professor and approved by the Department Chair
Four credits.
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EN 475 - English Senior Seminar
Required of all senior majors, this requires each student to write and present a thesis on a single major work. The seminar encourages coordination of literary knowledge by bringing literary theory, history, and criticism into conjunction with one another.
Four credits.
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EN 481-482 - Internship
Student-originated internships, supervised by the English Department, in areas of communication, publishing, journalism, and theatre.
Four credits.
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EN 488 - Internship
Student-originated internships, supervised by the English Department, in areas of communication, publishing, journalism, and theatre.
Eight credits.
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EN 489 - Internship
Student-originated internships, supervised by the English Department in areas of communication, public relations and journalism.
Eight credits.
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FAH 101 - Introduction to Art
An introduction to the language and history of the visual arts, including the visual elements, media, and methods used by artists, and a chronological survey of the major periods, artists, and works in the history of art. Open to students from all backgrounds with no previous experience in the visual arts necessary.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAH 110 - Introduction to Architecture
A thematic introduction to the history of architecture, urban planning, and the built environment from a global perspective, from antiquity to the present day. The course examines architectural terminology, the basics of materials and structural design, modes of architectural representation, and the development of historical styles and building typologies. Topics include “the architect” in history, the development of landscape architecture, and architectural theory and criticism. Field trips will be required. No previous experience in the visual arts necessary.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAH 205 - The Archaeology of Egypt
This course aims to introduce students to aspects of the culture of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans by studying how the practice of ancient warfare intertwines with broader cultural developments of the ancient world. A series of illustrated lectures will dwell in detail upon the nature of ancient warfare itself and its interrelation with the political, religious, and economic realities of the ancient world.
Cross-listed as CL 276
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAH 207 - Survey of the Archaeology of Rome
A survey of the major sites and monuments of the ancient Roman World. The course pays special attention to how archeology relates to other approaches to the study of classical antiquity e.g. history, art history, and philological studies. Cross-listed as CL 278 .
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAH 210 - Art and Architecture of the Ancient World
A survey of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman art and architecture within the historical context of the political, religious, and social practices of each culture. Topics include the depiction of the human figure, representation of mythological and historical subjects and the development of sacred and secular building types. Cross-listed as CL 210 .
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST) and the Citizenship Learning Outcome (CITZ)
Four credits.
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FAH 212 - Art & Architecture of the Middle Ages
This class surveys the history of art and architecture during the Middle Ages, from late antiquity through the fourteenth centuries. It examines the development of the architectural, iconographical, and aesthetic traditions that developed across Europe and the Middle East, from the British Isles and Scandinavia to Constantinople, Jerusalem, and beyond. Topics include the role of secular and religious society in the shaping of visual arts and the built environment, the influences of global exchange and historical events on local cultural and artistic production, and the materials and methods of artistic and architectural design. Class discussions and assignments emphasize critical thinking and skills in visual analysis, historical reasoning, and research.
Note: Meets Historical Reasoning (HIST) and Global Engagement (GLOB) Learning Outcomes.
Four credits.
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FAH 214 - Italian Renaissance Art
A survey of Italian art and architecture ca. 1300-1580. Discussions consider works of art in their social, cultural, and historical contexts, with special attention given to the materials and methods of art; the role of art within the religious, secular, public, and private spheres of Renaissance society; patronage and collecting; and the social status of the artist. Subjects will include major masters, such as Giotto, Donatello, Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Titian, as well as historiographic concepts of “the Renaissance” and artistic genius.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST) and the Writing Intensive Requirement (WI)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): EN 105
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FAH 216 - Art in the Age of Spectacle: The 17th Century from Caravaggio to Vermeer
An examination of 17th-century European painting, sculpture, and architecture within the religious, political, urban, and domestic spheres of society. Topics include artists such as Caravaggio, Bernini, Rubens, Velázquez, Poussin, Rembrandt, and Vermeer; the roles of art patrons, collectors and critics; urbanism and town planning; art materials, methods, and artist training; and the art-historical notion of “baroque style.”
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST) and the Writing Intensive Requirement (WI)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): EN 105
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FAH 218 - Revolutions in Art: Nineteenth-Century Art
An examination of revolutionary changes in painting, sculpture, photography, and architecture, in the 19th century, as well as the changing role of the artist in society from courtier to critic, to activist and mystic recluse. Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Impressionism, and Post-Impressionism are among the movements studied. Works of art and artists from Europe, the U.S. and other parts of the globe will be considered.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAH 220 - New Ways of Seeing: Twentieth-Century Art
A study of revolutionary individuals and movements in the visual arts (including painting, sculpture, architecture, and photography) of the 20th century. Movements such as Fauvism, Cubism, Expressionism, Constructivism, Dadaism, the Bauhaus, Surrealism, American modernism, and Abstract Expressionism will be explored. Works of art and artist from Europe, the U.S. and other parts of the globe will be considered. Emphasis on European and American works up to the 1950s.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAH 222 - Global Contemporary Art
An exploration of contemporary global trends in the visual arts including painting, sculpture, architecture, installation, photography and new media, as well as politics, activism, and the role of the artist in society from the late 20th century to the present. Areas of study include Pop art, Minimalism, Conceptualism, Earthworks, Neo-Expressionism, Video, Performance Art, Feminist Art, Post-Modernism, and the breaking of traditional media boundaries.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST) and the Writing Intensive Requirement (WI)
Four credits.
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FAH 226 - History of Digital Art
This course takes a broad approach to digital art history focusing on the intersections of the history of technology and art history and looking at technology as a tool and a medium. Students will be introduced to themes and issues in the history of digital art including hacktivism, narrative environments, augmented reality, bodies, artificial life, identity, and database aesthetics. The technology, purposes, aesthetic qualities, and varieties of formats of digital art from the fine arts to mass media to gaming will be examined. Open to students from all backgrounds with no previous experience in the visual arts necessary.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST) and the Writing Intensive Requirement (WI)
Four credits.
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FAH 228 - History of Graphic Design
This course takes a broad and inclusive approach to graphic design history from prehistory and early writing to global, contemporary digital design. Students will be introduced to the history of graphic communication including book design, typography, photography, printed propaganda, advertising, and alternative media. The tools, purposes, and varieties of graphic communication from the fine arts to mass media will be examined. Open to students from all backgrounds with no previous experience in the visual arts necessary.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAH 230 - Arts of the Americas
An exploration of the broad American experience as reflected in painting, sculpture, architecture, and photography from ancient Meso-American period, the Colonial Period, and the end of World War II. Major artists, themes, and movements in the United States with consideration of artistic developments throughout the Americas (Canada, Latin America, and South America) will be studied.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAH 258 - History of Photography
An introductory chronological survey of the history of photography as a revolutionary new art form from its 19th century origins to the present. This course will address critical and historical “readings” of content, style and techniques of photographs in various cultures and time periods, including digital images in contemporary photography. Emphasis on photography as an art with some consideration of photojournalism and advertising.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAH 260 - The Cinematic Eye - A History of Film to 1945
A study of the history of film (motion pictures) as an art form from its origins to the end of World War II. Focus will primarily be on influential European and American films, and major advancements in filmmaking techniques as well as the significance of a film for the society of its time. Different genres of film will be explored as well as the work of major individual directors.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST) and the Writing Intensive Requirement (WI)
Four credits.
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FAH 262 - Contemporary Film - 1945 to the Present
A study of American and foreign cinema in the post-World War II era. 1945 - Present. The interaction of film and society, major themes, as specific genres and directors, will be considered.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST) and the Writing Intensive Requirement (WI)
Four credits.
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FAH 275 - Landscape & Art
An introduction to ideas of Landscape: the attitudes, aesthetic traditions, and design practices that have developed through human interaction with nature and the natural landscape. We will study literary sources, visual art, and physical spaces to better understand how theories of landscape design, visual representation, and land use have evolved over time. Themes include historical and contemporary examples drawn from urban and rural locations in our region, and around the globe. Discussions will focus on the religious, political, social, and environmental, and artistic implications of designed landscapes and land art. Field trips required.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST) and the Writing Intensive Requirement (WI)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): EN 105
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FAH 277 - Survey of the Archaeology of Greece
A survey of the major sites and monuments of ancient Greece. The course pays special attention to how archaeology relates to other approaches to the study of classical antiquity, e.g., history, art history, and philological studies. Cross-listed as CL 277 .
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAH 300 - Art History Theory and Methods
An exploration of methods used by art historians and curators to analyze and interpret works of art. Students will be introduced to theoretical approaches to art history research and criticism and the historiography of the discipline. Workshops, exercises, and guest lectures provide hands-on learning experiences in library and archive research methods, museology, and the technical analysis of art objects. Assignments are designed to expose art history majors to a variety of career paths in the field and to help them prepare to undertake independent advanced research for the Senior Thesis.
Two credits.
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FAH 310 - Studies in Architecture
An exploration of the history of architecture and urbanism. Topics vary between historical periods, architects, building types, and geographical locations or themes within the history of architecture. Most recently, the course focused on the history of architecture in Rome from antiquity to present. Students partake in reading and discussion and complete research projects concerning specific problems in the history of architecture. Field trips may be required, and optional study-abroad seminars may be offered in conjunction with the course.
Note: Meets the Citizenship Learning Outcome (CITZ) and a Writing Intensive Requirement (WI)
Four credits.
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FAH 315 - Michelangelo and his World
A seminar exploring Michelangelo’s life and work as a painter, sculptor, architect, and poet, as well as his relationships with family, friends, enemies, and powerful patrons. We examine the social, political, and religious influences on the daily life and creative achievements of Michelangelo and his contemporaries and consider how the legends of Michelangelo’s terribilità (terrible genius) have shaped our understanding of the visual arts, the cult of genius, and the genre of biography throughout history and today.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST) and the Writing Intensive Requirement (WI)
Four credits
Prerequisite(s): EN 105
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FAH 320 - Women in the Visual Arts
A global examination of women as makers and subjects in the visual arts including works of art by and/or of women in painting, sculpture, craft, photography, printmaking and other media. Students will be introduced to a variety of art historical feminist theory and primary and theoretical texts about and by women.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST), Global Engagement (GLOB), and the Writing Intensive Requirement (WI)
Four credits.
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FAH 363 - Topics in the History of the Theatre
Various phases of theatre development are studied. Representative plays are read as examples for discussion. Sample Topics: American Drama and Culture, European Masters of Drama, American Playwrights since 1945, Great Ages of the Theatre. Cross-listed as EN 363 .
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAH 400 - Independent Study in Art History
Four credits
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FAH 401 - Directed Research in Art History
Four credits
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FAH 402 - Independent Study in Art History
Two credits.
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FAH 490 - Senior Seminar
This seminar-a major component of the senior Fine Arts capstone experience-focuses on developing students’ thesis projects, as well as the language-related skills (critical reading, writing, and oral presentation). In an intellectual and creative community of Fine Arts majors, students will hone their critical thinking and research skills and practice communicating ideas in written and oral form. The final objective of the seminar is to help prepare and nearly complete the senior capstone project, which will culminate in Senior Music Recitals, Art History Thesis Presentations, or the Visual Art Exhibition.
Note: Meets the Writing Intensive Requirement (WI)
Four credits
Prerequisite(s): EN 105
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FAH 492 - Internship (one semester)
Four credits.
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FAS 110 - Drawing I
A beginning level course open to students with little or no visual arts experience. The methods of rendering a variety of subjects, including still-life, portraits, and the human figure in a variety of drawing media are explored. The works and techniques of contemporary and historical artists are examined through lecture, demonstration, independent research, and master copies. (Formerly FA 176)
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAS 210 - Drawing II
A continuing examination of the techniques and principles of organization which were introduced in Drawing I. The course will be divided into four focus areas-the human figure and portraiture with emphasis on anatomical structures; the enclosed environment; the open-air environment; and independent creative investigations. Slide lectures and discussion. (Formerly FA 376)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FAS 110 or permission of the instructor.
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FAS 212 - Illustration
This course introduces students to a wide variety of styles and objectives of illustration through the ages and by artists Students will explore a range of problems and solutions encountered in various genres of illustration such as children’s books, character design, scientific illustration, advertising, and mass media. These assignments are designed to expose students to idea generation, creative problem-solving and communication, and the demands of a professional career in illustration. Using a range of media, such as drawing, painting, and collage, as well as contemporary design tools, such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and digital and photographic technologies, students will learn to communicate information, stories, and ideas in a clear, persuasive, and visually compelling way
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAS 220 - Painting I
The principles of color theory and composition are explored in this introduction to the materials and tools of oil painting. Students work from life to create still-lifes, portraits, human figure studies, and landscapes. Studio work is complemented by readings, critical writings, museum visits, and discussion of artistic works of the past and present. Students are responsible for the purchase of canvas, brushes and some additional supplies. (Formerly FA 250)
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAS 230 - Printmaking: Monotype, Relief, Collagraphy
This studio course covers printmaking theory and technique through lectures, demonstrations, critiques, and individual print lab time. Students will develop imagery through an exploration of historical and contemporary art and culture and will complete a portfolio of several original images by the end of the semester. Using an intaglio press as well as hand printing methods, students will make multiple original prints in several processes including monotype printing, relief (linoleum and wood block), and collagraphy (building image plates through collage techniques. Individual lab time is required. Students will learn to demonstrate proper studio method including the safe handling and cleaning of tools, materials, and equipment as well as studio etiquette (Formerly FA 254)
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
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FAS 240 - Darkroom Photography
An introduction to black-and-white photography, including the history, techniques, and aesthetics of photography. Students are taught to operate an adjustable 35mm film camera, how to develop black-and-white film, and make prints. Students are expected to have their own manually operated 35mm cameras, or they may borrow department-owned equipment. (Formerly FA 256)
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAS 245 - Digital Photography
An introductory course in which students learn camera operation and care, compositional and visual techniques, workflow, archiving, and digital printing processes. The course includes an introduction to the history of photography and major master photographers, an introduction to relevant Adobe Creative Cloud programs, and professional photographic printers. Students must provide their own DSLR cameras.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAS 246 - Full-Spectrum Photography: Forensics to Fine Art
This course serves as an introduction to the capture and potential uses of light sources outside of the visible spectrum (Ultraviolet and Infrared) within photography. Focusing on digital photographic technologies, the course will cover the specific needs and the application of these areas of the light spectrum and how to incorporate the computer for editing, enhancement, and/or as an artistic tool in these processes. The intent of the class is to provide students with the fundamental information and skills needed to analyze and produce photographs in both scientific presentations of the materials, as well as artistic approaches with digital media.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAS 250 - 2D & 3D Foundations
An introduction to two and three-dimensional design as it relates to structure, process, continuity, relationships, functions, psychological necessity, and the view of total design with its environmental implications. Students will be required to solve a series of design problems utilizing hands-on materials and/or computer graphics. The course will serve as a foundation for creative thinking methods, the formal elements of art, subject/content relationships, art criticism, and further art studies.
Four credits.
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FAS 252 - Sculpture
This course explores principles of three-dimensional work in the sculpture studio. Elements such as mass, space, time, and motion will be examined as they relate to such design concepts as scale, rhythm, balance, and contrast. Students work with clay, wire armatures, wood, and wax, with a focus on figurative sculpture. The course includes study of historical and contemporary styles and techniques, as well as conceptual themes and ideas related to three-dimensional subject matter
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAS 260 - Ceramics I
This introduction to ceramics is a hands-on, studio-based course and leads to the completion of a group of ceramic artworks. Students will learn the basics of hand building, the potter’s wheel, kiln firing, glazing and surface embellishment. Class time is comprised of instructor demonstrations, group critiques, and individual studio work. Projects will stress the sculptural potential of clay in addition to the aesthetic merits of functional vessel making.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAS 261 - Beginning Acting
An introduction to the basic vocal and physical techniques of acting with emphasis on the development of technical skills and emotional and intellectual resources required for acting. Improvisations and theatre games are used extensively. Formal acting is explored through monologue and duet acting scenes. Cross-listed as EN 261 .
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAS 270 - Visual Communication
This introduction to ceramics is a hands-on, studio-based course and leads to the completion of a group of ceramic artworks. Students will learn the basics of hand building, the potter’s wheel, kiln firing, glazing and surface embellishment. Class time is comprised of instructor demonstrations, group critiques, and individual studio work. Projects will stress the sculptural potential of clay in addition to the aesthetic merits of functional vessel making.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAS 272 - Digital Art & Imaging I
An introduction to the use of the computer as an artistic instrument. The intent of this class is to provide students with the fundamental information and skills needed to analyze and produce digital media and apply those skills to both fine art and commercial environments. Creative and expressive approaches are favored.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAS 274 - Graphic Design I
Combining studio work with classroom instruction and group critiques, students will learn fundamentals of design theory and typography. Students will gain competency in industry standard software such as Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator and will use analytical thinking and problem-solving skills to produce creative, communicative design layouts and presentations in various media including both digital and traditional printmaking output. Professional opportunities in the design field will be presented.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAS 330 - Printmaking: Intaglio, Aquatint & Alternative Processes
This studio course introduces Intagio & Alternative Process and covers printmaking theory and techniques through lectures, demonstrations, critiques, and individual studio time. Students develop imagery through an exploration of historical and contemporary art and culture and will complete a portfolio of limited edition prints using the state-of-the-art Conrad E28 Intaglio Press. Students make multiple original prints through several processes including additive and substractive approaches to monotype printing, non-toxic intaglio etching, drypoint and aquatint on zinc, copper and plexi plates, as as well alternative process methods which involve photo-sensitive emulsions or pronto plates and image transfers. Individual lab time is required. Students will learn to demonstrate proper studio method including the safe handling and cleaning of tools, materials, and equipment as well as studio etiquette.
Note: Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAS 340 - Intermediate Photography
A continuation of FAS 240 and FAS 245. Technical goals include the ability to use different films or ISO settings properly, control contrast and exposure to produce fine quality silver or digital prints. Darkroom students will be introduced to elements of digital photography while digital students will collaborate with silver students to get experience with darkroom photography. Emphasis is on a personal vision and making clear statements through editing and sequencing photographs. Students will work on proposing and finalizing a large final project in either digital or silver photographic media, and may include a community-engaged learning component.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FAS 240 or FAS 245 or permission of instructor.
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FAS 342 - Photo Media: Analog to Digital
Photo Media: Analog to Digital serves as an introduction to the hybrid use of traditional and digital photographic technologies and incorporating the computer as an artistic tool in those processes. The intent of the class is to provide students with the fundamental information and skills needed to analyze and produce photographs in both analog and digital media and apply those skills to both fine art and commercial environments. Students will gain competency in using industry standard software Adobe Photoshop, Film and digital cameras, scanners, as well as digital, traditional, historic, and experimental output options and apply those skills to real world applications. Creative and expressive approaches are strongly encouraged.
Four credits.
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FAS 356 - Mixed Media
Mixed Media emphasizes formal elements of design, developing work in a series, and combining a variety of different media and artistic processes to produce works of art. We will explore many styles, and media, and consider the use of mixed media by historical and contemporary artists. Activities include readings, videos, seminar discussions, a short research presentation, group activities, demos, and quizzes with a focus on hands-on studio projects and the development of technical and critical skills. Projects include 2D and 3D processes, collage, printmaking, assemblage, traditional and contemporary media and concepts, artist books, and bookmaking
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAS 360 - Special Topics: Ceramics II
Four credits.
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FAS 372 - Digital Art & Imaging II
A continuing investigation into the use of the computer as an artistic instrument. The intent of this project-oriented class is to provide students with intermediate and advanced information and skills needed to analyze and produce digital media and apply those skills to both fine art and commercial environments. We will also explore the art of storytelling, abstraction, metaphor, and narrative language.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FAS 270 , or FAS 272 , or FAS 376 , or permission of instructor.
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FAS 374 - Graphic Design II
Advertising and package design is an introduction to the strategies and materials for designing individual advertisements, ad campaigns, and package designs for a variety of products. The intent of the class is to provide students with the fundamental information and skills needed to analyze and produce artwork directly tied to the marketing industry, branding principles, and related commercial graphic design environments. Students will gain competency in using industry standard software Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign and apply them to real world applications.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAS 375 - Typography and Design
Students will learn fundamentals of typography including history, theory, semiotics, page layout, communication design, identity, letterform design and experimental contexts of typography such as: type as art object, symbol and cultural element, type as expression and type as personal voice. Students will gain competency in digital typography and graphic design using industry standard software such as Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. No experience necessary.
Four credits.
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FAS 376 - Art & Design for the Web
In Art & Design for the Web students will learn the fundamentals of web-based design including theory, function, layout, communication design, and visual identity. Students will gain competency in using industry standard software such as Adobe Xd, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator and apply them to real world applications. The general principles studied and practiced in this course are the foundations of web-based design and will lead to successful solutions for graphic design and other forms of direct visual communication.
Four credits.
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FAS 378 - Animation, Motion Art, and Design
An introductory examination of the procedural, historical, and conceptual aspects of motion and time-based media narratives including motion graphics, animation, and video. The course focuses on motion art design principles and introduces two animation and video authoring software applications: Adobe Animate, , Adobe After Effects, and Premiere. Students will have the opportunity to develop a variety of creative products that incorporate animation and videography, including stop motion techniques. The art of pre-production, storytelling, metaphor, narrative language, and video camera principles will also be explored.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
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FAS 400 - Independent Study in Studio Art
Four credits.
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FAS 401 - Directed Advanced Study in Studio Art
Four credits.
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FAS 492 - Internship (one semester)
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FR 100 - French I
A careful study of the fundamentals of the French language and an introduction to the culture of a variety of French-speaking countries. Online video, audio, and textual explanations and exercises prepare the student for further in-class practice. By the end of the course, students will start to be able to function in a concrete French context, expressing themselves due to a basic grasp of all four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and of some of the target culture’s products, practices, and perspectives. The course requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a native speaker of French each week.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): No prerequisites.
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FR 150 - French II
This French language course uses a communicative approach to help students with a basic command of French to improve all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. In addition to a review of vocabulary and grammar and task-oriented practice through in-class activities, online exercises, and chapter projects, the course material includes topics of historical and cultural importance corresponding to the Francophone world. Students will study and discuss a variety of reading selections of varying lengths, film excerpts, and audio recordings on or by native French speakers. Students will be able to function in a French context, expressing themselves and creating with language, due to a solid understanding of the French language and culture. The course requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a native speaker of French each week.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 100 or placement.
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FR 200 - French III
This course offers a contextualized review of the fundamental structures of the French language helping students become more sophisticated language users in all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It is designed to move students beyond what is often referred to as the “survival skills” acquired in first-year French. Over the course of the semester, students will also learn about, reflect on, and discuss many topics pertinent to French and Francophone culture. They will understand how these topics are perceived in the Francophone world and make comparisons with their own culture. The course requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a native speaker of French each week.
Note: Meets Linguistic Awareness Learning Outcome Modern Foreign or Classical Language (LANG)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 150 or placement.
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FR 300 - French Grammar and Composition
This advanced French course, which addresses a specific theme selected at the instructor’s discretion, helps students improve their writing skills through an in-depth study and application of grammar, vocabulary, and writing techniques. Over the course of the semester, students will read and critically examine texts of various genres and watch clips of and/or full-length films. These readings and films provide a means to improve comprehension and cultural empathy, while also serving as models of good communication. Short written assignments and longer compositions allow students to apply their learned writing techniques through a multi-draft process. Students receive peer and instructor feedback on their written work to help them correct and learn from their mistakes. Required for both the major and minor. The course requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a native speaker of French each week. Conducted in French.
Note: Designated Writing Intensive (WI) and meets Linguistic Awareness Learning Outcome Modern Foreign or Classical Language (LANG)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 200 or placement.
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FR 303 - French Conversation
This course is designed to improve oral and cultural fluency. It focuses on improving the students’ listening and general comprehension skills as well as enhancing the precision, sophistication, and pronunciation of their spoken French while building their cultural knowledge of France. This course gradually challenges students to exchange ideas and personal views with others about current events and socially important topics. Students will practice deriving useful information about these topics from video and audio/radio recordings, films, and printed texts. The course requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a native speaker of French each week. Conducted in French.
Note: Meets Linguistic Awareness Learning Outcome Modern Foreign or Classical Language (LANG)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 200 or above.
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FR 320 - French Culture and Civilization
A study of France’s past from a variety of perspectives. The role of key historical figures, the practices of various social groups, and artistic and political developments will be analyzed. The course requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a native speaker of French each week. Conducted in French.
Note: Meets Linguistic Awareness Learning Outcome Modern Foreign or Classical Language (LANG)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 200 or above.
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FR 321 - Contemporary France
With a view to better understanding the French and their role in the world; we will study contemporary France, including its institutions, cultural production, social practices, and worldview. The course requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a native speaker of French each week. Conducted in French.
Note: Meets Linguistic Awareness Learning Outcome Modern Foreign or Classical Language (LANG) and the Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 200 or above.
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FR 325 - Cinema: French and Francophone Films
An examination of important cinematographic works and movements of French and francophone film history. Students study the unique style, the cultural background, and the historical setting of each film, deepening their knowledge of French culture, history, and language. The course requires three contact hours with the professor and one contact hour of conversation with a native speaker of French each week. Conducted in French.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST) OR Linguistic Awareness Learning Outcome Modern Foreign or Classical Language (LANG)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 200 or above.
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FR 345 - Selected Topics
Topics to be arranged.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AESTH) and Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB).
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 200 or above.
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FR 346 - Selected Topics
Topics to be arranged.
Note: With FR 347 meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST) and Global Learning Outcome (GLOB)
Two credits.
Prerequisite(s): FR 200 or above.
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