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ACT 201 - Practical Accounting Procedures Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Contact Department. 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Study of basic principles and procedures in clerical, technical or secretarial fields. This course will emphasize recording business transactions and completing the accounting cycle, using special journals, and preparing financial statements, worksheets, payroll and other records.
Notes: Not acceptable as an elective for students who have completed ACT 230 and ACT 240 .
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ACT 230 - Fundamentals of Financial Accounting Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: Yes Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: MA 100 or mathematics placement score of MA 111 or higher.
ACT 230 is designed to introduce financial accounting. This course will cover the steps of the accounting cycle and related basic financial statements, discuss accounting for assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity, explore processes for mitigating fraud through internal controls, and review various other topics intended to further your knowledge within the realm of financial accounting.
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ACT 240 - Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: Yes Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: ACT 230 .
This course introduces students to the theory, rationale, objectives, and procedures relative to managerial accounting with an examination of current accounting approaches and processes. The aim is to develop an initial, realistic understanding of managerial accounting, particularly from the viewpoints of developers and users of pertinent information.
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ACT 301 - Financial Accounting I Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: ACT 240 with a grade of “C-” or better and CIS 222 and MA 111 or MA 113 or a math placement of MA 115 or higher, or instructor permission.
Intensive study of the accounting cycle and the asset section of the balance sheet.
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ACT 302 - Financial Accounting II Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: ACT 301 .
Intensive study of the liability and owners’ equity sections of the balance sheet and the treatment of special problem areas in accounting.
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ACT 311 - Cost Accounting Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: ACT 240 with a grade of “C-” or better and CIS 222 and EN 211 or instructor permission.
Development of an understanding of cost accounting as an information system designed to provide data for inventory valuation and income determination, planning and controlling routine operations, and non-routine decisions.
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ACT 321 - Federal Income Taxation Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: ACT 240 with a grade of “C-” or better and CIS 222 and EN 211 or instructor permission.
Basics of individual federal income taxation. Major topics include basic tax model, gross income, deductions, alternative minimum tax, property, nontaxable exchanges, capital gains/losses, depreciation and deferred compensation. Policy and historical developments are studied to aid comprehension of current law.
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ACT 331 - Accounting Information Systems Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: ACT 240 with a grade of “C-” or better and CIS 222 and EN 211 or instructor permission.
Information and systems approaches as well as systems analysis/design. Emphasis is on transaction processing, controls, flow-charting techniques and accounting situations involving electronic computing systems. The problems and cases are like those on CPA and CMA examinations.
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ACT 403 - Financial Accounting III Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 2 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 2-0-0 Prerequisites: ACT 302 , ACT 311 and ACT 321 .
Third course in the financial accounting sequence covers special problem areas: introduces students to accounting for variable interest entities, foreign currency transactions and derivatives, foreign subsidiaries, and partnerships.
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ACT 422 - Advanced Federal Taxation Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: ACT 321 and junior standing or instructor’s permission.
This course applies the basics of income taxation learned in the first tax course to corporations, partnerships, estates and trusts. Topics also include professional tax practice considerations and family tax planning. Practical experience in the preparation of tax forms will also be gained.
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ACT 441 - Auditing Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: ACT 302 , ACT 311 and junior standing.
Review of audit concepts, standards and procedures; ethics and legal requirements; scope, objectives and nature of audits; management of an audit and modern audit techniques. Statistical sampling in auditing, electronic systems audits and the auditor’s role in tax and management advisory services are also covered.
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ACT 482 - Accounting for Government and Non-Profit Enterprises Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 2 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 2-0-0 Prerequisites: ACT 302 , ACT 311 and ACT 321 .
Accounting principles and procedures for federal, state, and local government, health organizations, colleges, universities. and non-profit enterprises.
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ACT 491 - Internship in Accounting Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: Yes Offered Other: No 1-4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Graded: Graded: S/U Prerequisites: College of Business permission and junior standing.
Professional experience for qualified accounting or finance majors. Working with accounting or other business firms. Written paper required; students are evaluated by the faculty supervisor in consultation with the employer.
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ACT 495 - Variable Topics in Accounting Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Contact Department. 1-4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: Junior standing or instructor’s permission.
Variable topics of current interest.
Notes: May be repeated if topic differs.
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ACT 498 - Directed Study in Accounting Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Contact Department. 1-4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: Junior standing or instructor’s permission.
Independent study of some special problem in accounting under the guidance of a faculty member. This study is limited to students with superior grade point averages.
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Allied Health |
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AH 102 - Growth and Development [INTT] Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 3 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 3-0-0 General Education: Integrative Thinking (INTT) Developing a concept of human life from birth to death. Emphasis is on the normal stages of growth and development of the human being at different ages. This course serves as a framework within which students explore their own feelings concerning the life process and develop a philosophy concerning the appreciation of that process.
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AH 107 - Clinical Pharmacology Lecture Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 3 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 3-0-0 Prerequisites: Completion of BI 104 or BI 213 /BI 214 with a 2.0 GPA or better. Practical Nursing Certificate students will take this course in lieu of NU 221 unless permission received from instructor or previous applicable course.
This course is designed for the health care professional that will be administering medications and has a limited knowledge of drug calculation. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the review of pathophysiology, actions, therapeutic uses, client teaching and administration of medications.
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AH 171 - Medical Terminology Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 The terminology for each major body system is presented. Emphasis is placed on correct identification and spelling of the body systems and the commonly used diagnostic tests and treatment terms for each system.
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AH 201 - Nutrition for Health Professions I Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 2 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 2-0-0 Principles of normal nutrition as related to promoting health and the prevention of various physical and mental disorders.
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AH 202 - Nutrition for Health Professions II Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 2 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 2-0-0 Prerequisites: AH 201 .
Principles and application of Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) in the management and treatment of various physical and mental disorders.
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AH 336 - Health Care in a Multi-Cultural Society [SOCR] [WC] Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Contact Department 3 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 3-0-0 General Education: Social Responsibility in a Diverse World (SOCR) and World Cultures University Requirement (WC) Prerequisites: EN 211 and sophomore standing or instructor permission.
The course is designed to expand the student’s knowledge of transcultural health care through the study of cultural practices and patterns relative to health and illness among groups of people. Emphasis is on identification of ways in which health care assessments and interventions may be modified to accommodate racial and cultural differences of clients and their families.
Notes: Formerly NU 336 Nursing in a Multi-Cultural Society.
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Anthropology |
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AN 100 - Introduction to Socio-Cultural Anthropology [SOCR] [WC] Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 General Education: Social Responsibility in a Diverse World (SOCR) and World Cultures University Requirement (WC) The significance of culture and society as means of adapting to a varied and changing environment. Adaptation and cultural evolution are examined through a cross-cultural study of economic, social, political and ideological institutions. Art, music and language are also discussed.
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AN 101 - Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Introduces current evidence for bio-cultural human evolution. Fossil record, heredity, genetics, primate studies, human variation and adaptation, and archaeological evidence of domesticates and social complexity are interrelated to provide an understanding of our present status as Homo sapiens.
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AN 110 - Introduction to Anthropology [PERS] Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 General Education: Perspectives on Society (PERS) This course introduces a holistic, four-field approach to anthropology. Students will examine what it means to be human, central concepts to the field of anthropology, anthropological methods, ethics, applied anthropology, and the four subfields of anthropology: physical anthropology (including forensic anthropology), archaeology, sociocultural anthropology, and linguistic anthropology.
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AN 210 - Ecological Anthropology: People, Culture and Nature [WC] Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Contact Department 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 General Education: World Cultures University Requirement (WC) Study the relationship between humans and natural environments. The elements of sociocultural systems of various types of tribal and modern societies are compared. Broad trends and relationships are stressed; the course utilizes knowledge from biology, social science, psychology and ecology.
Notes: Formerly AN 210 People, Nature and Culture.
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AN 220 - Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Contact Department 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 This course is an introduction to the field of linguistic anthropology and focuses on the relationship between language and culture through the theoretical lenses of socio-linguistics and ethnography of communication. In examining the interplay between language and culture we will analyze concepts such as language ideology, language socialization, systems of power and inequality, discourse, and performance.
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AN 265 - Archaeology of the Ancient Americas Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Contact Department 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: AN 101 or AN 110 .
Students receive a comprehensive introduction and overview of the archaeology of the ancient peoples of the North American and South American continents, with additional attention given to the Great Lakes region. Using the archaeological record students explore over 15,000 years of human history - from Ice Age hunters to farmers of Mesoamerica. Students learn about ancient technological advancements, plant domestication, monumental earthworks and architecture, ancient lifeways, settlement systems, subsistence methods, increasing social complexity, and mortuary/ceremonial practices.
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AN 287 - Culture, Society, and Happiness [INTT] Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Contact Department 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 General Education: Integrative Thinking (INTT) Human happiness is a focus of multiple traditions
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AN 295 - Special Topics in Anthropology Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Contact Department 1-4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: AN 100 or AN 101 or AN 110 .
Development of anthropological topics not addressed in regular courses, depending on faculty expertise and student needs.
Notes: May be repeated if topic differs.
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AN 312 - Religion and Society Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: Odd Years Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Yes 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: SO 101 or AN 100 or AN 101 or AN 110 or instructor permission.
This course introduces students to the sociological and anthropological traditions that examine religious practices and their relationship to sociocultural systems and processes. The thematic study of diverse religious practices, in North America and throughout the world, will shed light on the nature and functions of religion as a core social institution. Both classical and contemporary sociological and anthropological theory will emphasize the role of religion throughout human history.
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AN 315 - Myth, Mystery, and Fraud in Anthropology Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Contact Department 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: AN 100 or AN 101 or AN 110 .
Students in this course are introduced to some of the popular myths and mysteries in our society, and in anthropology, including some of the controversies surrounding attempts at archaeological fraud in other countries. Students are introduced to anthropological ethics, uses of archaeology for different political agendas and nationalism, and how to critically analyze various forms of pseudoscience. Techniques for investigating myths, mysteries, sagas, legends, fables, and tales are introduced, while covering a wide range of subject matter. Students learn methods to establish “evidence” and “facts” while exploring alternative forms of explanation and investigation techniques. Do creation myths have any basis in facts? Do legends have any anthropological or archaeological evidence to support them? What new finds have been found that might alter our current understanding of the world? What happens when myth meets science?
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AN 320 - Native Peoples of North America [WC] Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Contact Department 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 General Education: World Cultures University Requirement (WC) Prerequisites: AN 100 or AN 110 .
Analysis of the cultural variability of the North American indigenous communities and Inuits prior to European contact, as well as the effects of this contact on indigenous peoples. Concludes with a discussion of contemporary issues unique to the native peoples of North America.
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AN 330 - Native Peoples of the Great Lakes Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Contact Department 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: AN 100 or AN 110 .
Introduction to the cultures of the native peoples of the Great Lakes. Examines the life ways of the indigenous people before European contact and assesses the impact of European contact. Focus on how different environments of the Great Lakes Region influenced native lifestyles and how people adapted to these differing environments.
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AN 340 - Ethnographic Field Methods Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: Even Years Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 2-0-4 Prerequisites: AN 100 , AN 101 , AN 110 or SO 101 .
This course introduces students to ethnographic field methods and theories, and includes qualitative analyses and student projects. Students learn qualitative methods and field methods, including: short and long term fieldwork techniques, selection and sampling, participant observation, and various forms of data collection and analysis.
Notes: May be repeated twice for credit.
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AN 355 - Archaeological Field Methods/Field School Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Contact Department 6 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 6-0-0 Prerequisites: AN 101 or instructor’s permission.
Introduction to archaeological field methods through participation in actual site survey and excavation. Instruction is given in excavation procedures, survey techniques, recording, photography, preservation, cataloging and preliminary analysis.
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AN 360 - Human Taphonomy Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: Odd Years Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 2 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 2-0-0 Prerequisites: Instructor Approval.
This course involves a combination of instructional modules that train students in the important topics of ethics, history, safety, policies, and standard procedures associated with the Forensic Research Outdoor Station (FROST), and hands-on, onsite training and application of FROST data collection methods. Methods include documentation of observations, photography, and possibly sample collection.
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AN 365 - Forensic Anthropology Offered Fall: Odd Years Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 2-0-4 Prerequisites: AN 101 .
This course introduces students interested in Forensic Anthropology to the history of the discipline as well as topics like death investigation, skeletal anatomy, forensic taphonomy, and the methods used by forensic anthropologists to analyze the human skeleton. The course has both lecture and lab components. Most of the laboratory exercises will take place indoors, but there may be outdoor aspects (weather permitting).
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AN 375 - Archaeology Lab Methods Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Contact Department 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 2-0-4 Prerequisites: AN 101 .
This course will emphasize a hands-on approach to learning archaeology lab methods, including for example artifact processing, artifact stabilization, cataloguing, artifact research and analysis, electrolytic cleaning, ceramic refitting, metals analysis, computer graphics, flotation processing of soil samples, and curation practices, among others. Student research will include in-depth artifact research and analysis, interpretation, report preparation, writing skills, and formal presentations. Students will use artifacts and data from a variety of archaeological sites in the Great Lakes region and Midwest, including those excavated during NMU’s summer archaeology field schools (AN 355 summer course).
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AN 383 - Medical Anthropology: Pluralistic Systems of Health Care Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Contact Department 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: AN 100 or AN 110 or instructor’s permission.
Analysis of behavioral science dimensions of health systems and institutions at regional, national and global scales. Discussion includes social and cultural factors relating to health, occurrence and distribution of disease. Cross cultural analysis of biomedicine and societal medical systems.
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AN 390 - Museum Studies Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Contact Department 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: AN 101 or AN 110 .
This course covers a variety of museum topics with a focus on interpreting and using anthropological and archaeological collections in exhibits. Students will gain an understanding of the operations of museum anthropology departments, including working with and curating collections, collections management and conservation methods, and exhibition development. Along the way students explore related careers, and learn the latest museum technology in use by anthropologists. Students learn the role of museums, historical societies, and archaeologists in telling the story of our past through interpretation and dissemination of material culture and historical documents. Students participate in preparing artifacts and objects, displays, and content for real exhibits using archaeological collections; they discuss current laws, controversies, the curation crisis, and issues affecting collecting and the future of museums. Local trips to critically analyze museum exhibits and content labels are included. This course prepares students for summer work at a historical society or museum.
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AN 420 - Experimental Archaeology Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Contact Department 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: AN 101 or AN 110 .
This experimental archaeology course is designed to provide students with an empirical understanding of how the archaeological record is created, subsequently altered, and interpreted. It also combines learning ancient methods of tool manufacture and use, and the creation of replicas of prehistoric technology based on archaeological discoveries and ethnographic data. In addition to providing an overview of experimental archaeology the course also builds on a foundation of knowledge learned in the introductory courses.
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AN 430 - Historical Archaeology Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Contact Department 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 2-0-4 Prerequisites: AN 101 .
This course will cover the topic of historical archaeology with an emphasis on sites from the Great Lakes region, including local historic sites. Each week the class will meet for a short lecture, and for a longer in-the-field project, excavation, and/or research time. Students will gain hands-on in-the-field archaeological survey, mapping, and excavation experience. Students will gain an understanding of the complexity of historical archaeology, including everything from obtaining landowner permission to surveying and mapping, from excavation to laboratory analysis, and from research to interpretation. Students will write up and present their findings, explore related careers, and learn the latest technology in use by historical archaeologists, and learn how historical archaeology adds a new dimension to the history of the Great Lakes region.
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AN 440 - History of Anthropology Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: Odd Numbered Years Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: Two of the following courses: AN 100 or AN 101 or AN 110 .
Students in this course receive a comprehensive overview of the history of the field of Anthropology from an international perspective. We explore Anthropology’s early obsessions, sociological and evolutionary thought, and the various successes and failures along the way. We also delve into postmodernism, anthropological regionalism, historical particularism, functionalism, neo-materialism, structuralism, ethno-science, globalization, processualism, behavioral ecology, and applied anthropology, among other topics. Our path begins in Medieval Europe in the 16th century and crosses into the present.
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AN 450 - Investigative Field Methods Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Contact Department 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: AN 101 or AN 110 .
This course is both an overview of forensic anthropology and a problem-based course on the use of both criminal justice and archaeological field data recovery techniques for the investigation of archaeological, outdoor crime, disaster scenes and search and recovery. The course is taught partly in a classroom/lab setting, but also has extensive experience in the field and in laboratory contexts. The course content includes forensic archaeological search, survey, mapping, excavation, data recovery, data management, cataloging, preservation, and curation techniques using the most modern methods. In addition students employ excavation and remote sensing techniques to recover animal skeletal material, and to document simulated crime scenes. Students will develop the intellectual skills and practical tools to carry out and conclude an investigation in forensic anthropology.
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AN 470 - Culture and Power Offered Fall: Odd Numbered Years Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: Two of the following courses: AN 100 , AN 101 or AN 110 .
Students receive a general introduction to theory and criticism in anthropology and cultural studies, which includes central theories that shape the theory and practice of the social sciences. Students will critically evaluate writings in Marxism, Globalization, Ideology and Hegemony, Structuralism, Post Structuralism, Place and Identity, Technology and Identity, and the Politics of Difference as relayed through diverse theories of Feminism, Race, and Post-Colonial Theory and Criticism.
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AN 473 - Human Osteology Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: Even Numbered Years Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Yes 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: AN 365 or instructor permission.
This is an intensive, hands-on course that makes use of real human skeletal material from the FROST/FARL donated collection. This course is designed to provide students with in-depth knowledge of bone biology and skeletal anatomy, and the skills to conduct advanced metric and non-metric skeletal analysis for determining human/non-human differentiation, pathology, trauma, and estimation of sex, ancestry, stature, and age-at-death.
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AN 491 - Internship in Anthropology Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Contact Department 1-6 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 6-0-0 Prerequisites: Instructor Permission.
Practical experience under the supervision of an experienced anthropologist or similar professional, in an academic, governmental or private setting. A course subtitle on the student’s transcript describes the particular content of this course.
Notes: This course may be repeated for a total of 6 credits. Contact hours are dependent upon the number of credits for which the student registers and are arranged with the faculty mentor and on-site coordinator. Course assessment will be on a credit/no-credit basis and does not involve a letter grade; 80-100 results in Credit, 79 and below results in No Credit.
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AN 492 - Teaching Assistant in Anthropology Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Contact Department 2-4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: Instructor selection by cover letter and resume/CV, student must have taken the course and received an A- or above, student must have junior standing or above, and attendance cannot conflict with other courses in student’s schedule.
This course is a directed apprenticeship in teaching. The student will work under the supervision of the faculty member to act as a teaching assistant for a lower-level course. The TA will act as a moderator for class discussion sessions, labs, or other activities, provide tutoring sessions, and teach selected topics as deemed necessary.
Notes: Course may be repeated twice for credit, if acting as a teaching assistant for different courses. Course assessment will be on a credit/no-credit basis and does not involve a letter grade; 80-100 results in Credit, 79 and below results in No Credit.
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AN 495 - Special Topics in Anthropology Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Yes 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: AN 100 or AN 101 or AN 110 .
Topic to be announced.
Notes: May be repeated if topic differs.
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AN 498 - Directed Study in Anthropology Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Contact Department 1-4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: Two anthropology courses, junior standing and instructor’s permission.
A course for students desiring work in areas not covered in existing courses.
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Art and Design |
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AD 101 - Process and Design Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 An exploration of various technical methods of construction, production, and assembly used in the creation of art forms (2D, 3D, and 4D), integrated with an introduction to and application of the visual vocabulary of art (visual elements, principles of design, color theory).
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AD 102 - Foundational Drawing Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Introductory drawing course focusing on the methods and knowledge needed to create various types of spatial illusions and translate observed information onto a two-dimensional surface.
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AD 110 - Ideas in Art and Design History Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 This course draws from the disciplines of art history, philosophy, psychology and the social sciences in order to consider questions of interest to art historians and artists alike: What are the functions of art? Which principles shape visual expression? How is visual art related to larger cultural forces including religious, political, economic and so on? What is the relationship between art, artists and audiences? The course objective is to investigate these questions in a way that is relevant to each student’s own creative development.
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AD 111 - Human Centered Design: Foundations Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 An introduction to design principles and processes while employing basic problemsolving techniques. Emphasis will be placed on development of design sketching and model making as a conceptual tool, interaction with form, thought processes, craftsmanship, and use of materials.
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AD 112 - Digital Cinema: Foundations Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 The foundations of digital video production; how to shoot and edit short-form cinematic works; survey of fiction, nonfiction, and experimental video production.
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AD 115 - Printmaking: Foundations Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Introduction to the techniques of screen printing and the intaglio process (etching). Emphasis is placed on skill development and the creation of original prints.
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AD 116 - Sculpture: Foundations Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 An introduction to methods of synthesizing form in the production of sculpture. Process, technique, design and composition will be emphasized in assigned projects throughout the semester.
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AD 117 - Photography: Foundations Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: Yes Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Introduction to the fundamental technical and compositional aspects of digital photography. Students practice compositional strategies, methods of controlling manual digital SLR cameras, and basic non-destructive digital post-processing techniques through relevant and interrelated readings, lectures, discussions, demonstrations, assignments, and individual and group critiques.
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AD 118 - Graphic Design: Foundations Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Introduction to graphic design concepts with the development of technological and craft skills. Emphasis is placed on the use of process, typography and composition as well as the foundational skills of gestalt and color theory.
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AD 119 - Illustration: Foundations Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Introduction to illustration methods and concepts that enable the communication of an idea. Projects emphasize constructive drawing techniques, linear perspective, compositional design, ideation, and narrative picture-making.
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AD 120 - Drawing/Painting: Foundations Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Introductory drawing/painting course focusing on methods and knowledge needed to create various types of spatial illusions and translate observed information on to a two-dimensional surface.
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AD 122 - Ceramics: Foundations Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Introduction to the methods and techniques of producing ceramic objects covering the various forming, finishing and firing techniques. Students experience techniques ranging from pinch, coil and slab construction.
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AD 123 - Metalsmithing/Sculpture: Foundations Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 An Introduction to methods of synthesizing form in the production of sculpture. Process, technique, design and composition will be emphasized in assigned projects throughout the semester. Mixed Media.
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AD 124 - Woodworking: Foundations Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Introduction to both traditional hand tool joinery and contemporary joinery practices. Students are introduced to wood as a material, the history of woodworking, and contemporary theory in the field.
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AD 134 - Computer Art: Foundations Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Introduction to the concepts and practices of computer art. Foundational approaches to photoillustration, animation, and 3D modeling will be explored.
Notes: Formerly Electronic Imaging.
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AD 181 - Visual Literacy in Global Culture [HUME] Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 General Education: Human Expression (HUME) An introduction to visual literacy, which is the ability to read visual images, to verbally describe them, and to understand their intended and implied meanings. A basic terminology for visual literacy will be studied in order to examine images from fine arts, advertisements, news, movies, video games, etc.
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AD 200 - Native American Art and Architecture [WC] Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 General Education: World Cultures University Requirement (WC) Prerequisites: EN 111 is recommended.
A study of Native art and architecture from the pre-contact period to the present. A contextual approach is used to analyze material produced by the Anishinaabe, the Haudenosaunee and other indigenous peoples of North America.
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AD 204 - Presentation Design for Non-Designers Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 3 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing.
Presentations are essential for students working in any field, and the visual appearance of those presentations is a crucial part of the engagement. Learn how to create effective presentations, developing compelling visual designs, and providing information in a well-organized format. Students will learn practical photography and video usage, along with the essential tools in presentation software. Students will create informational graphics to convey complex information quickly.
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AD 211 - Human Centered Design: Digital Visualization Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: AD 111 .
Introduction to computer modeling, digital manufacturing process with advanced presentation and conceptual development skills.
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AD 212 - Digital Cinema: Image Design Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: AD 112 or instructor permission.
Continued development of digital video production skills and knowledge emphasizing fiction video production; lighting strategies, camera work, composition, and post-production.
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AD 215 - Printmaking/Papermaking: Forms Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: AD 115 or instructor’s permission.
Development of techniques necessary in the creation of an original print with an emphasis on intaglio or screen printing. Students may explore hand papermaking emphasizing sheetmaking, coloring or three-dimensional approaches.
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AD 217 - Photography: Methods and Techniques Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: AD 117 .
The course focuses on extending students’ knowledge of fundamental photographic methodologies including professional lighting techniques, basic film and silver-based darkroom processes, and advanced non-destructive digital post-processing techniques. Students explore traditional photographic concepts and genres through relevant and interrelated readings, lectures, discussions, demonstrations, assignments, and individual and group critiques.
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AD 218 - Graphic Design: Typographic Systems Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: AD 118 .
Implementation of typographic systems in concept and composition. Emphasis is placed on process, letterform, and layout as well as typography’s use in interactivity and motion.
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AD 219 - Illustration: Methods and Materials Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: AD 119 or AD 102 or instructor permission.
Exploration of techniques and methods for illustration with an emphasis on the narrative potential of applying color (theory) and material usage.
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AD 220 - Intermediate Drawing/Painting Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: AD 120 .
Development of techniques and skills related to all aspects of spatial illusions. Emphasis is placed on the importance of drawing as a basis for visual growth. Techniques for developing personal style and content are introduced.
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AD 222 - Ceramics: Wheel Forms Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Development of the traditional skills of throwing, along with glazing and firing procedures. Supporting information is derived from historical and contemporary wheel-thrown forms.
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AD 223 - Metalsmithing Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Development of skills and knowledge of basic blacksmithing in the production of utilitarian and non-utilitarian forged objects. Beginning through advanced techniques of forging hot steel are covered.
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AD 224 - Woodworking: Joinery, Boxes, and Cabinets Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Introduction to the joinery techniques used in creating functional solid wood and plywood cabinetry. Emphasis is placed on the design and construction of doors, drawers, cabinets, and the use of both store-bought and handmade hardware.
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AD 230 - History of World Art: Ancient to Medieval [HUME] Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 General Education: Human Expression (HUME) An introduction to world art from prehistory to 1400. The course introduces issues of artistic structure, meaning, context, technique and style in relation to specific artistic traditions. Its content includes visual arts of Africa, the Americas, Asia and the West from prehistory through the Gothic period.
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AD 234 - Computer Art: Motion Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: AD 134 or instructor permission.
Development of concepts and practices of computer art with an emphasis on keyframe and procedural animation methods.
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AD 240 - History of World Art: Renaissance to Modern [HUME] Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 General Education: Human Expression (HUME) An introduction to world art from 1400 to the present. The course introduces issues of structure, meaning, context, technique and style in art in relation to specific artistic traditions. Content includes the visual arts of Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Pacific and the West from the Renaissance through Postmodernism.
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AD 248 - Introduction to Art Education Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Offered every third semester. 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: AD 101 , AD 270 , a minimum grade point average of 2.70 in the department and admission to a teacher education program. Students must have a portfolio review of previous work.
An introduction to art education and concepts of knowledge, values and skills with different media in the art classroom. Emphasis is placed on comprehensive art education, audiovisual productions, planning and organizing of an art room and writing lesson plans. A “B” or higher must be earned to take AD 302 .
Notes: Consult with adviser for which semester course will be offered.
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AD 260 - Why America Looks This Way [HUME] Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 General Education: Human Expression (HUME) Survey of the ideas and events determining the development of American architecture.
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AD 265 - Art and Architecture of Japan [WC] Offered Fall: Odd-Numbered Years Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 General Education: World Cultures University Requirement (WC) Survey of the visual arts and architecture of Japan from prehistory to the present. Includes consideration of the core values that are expressed through Japanese art.
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AD 270 - Concepts and Culture [INTT] Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 General Education: Integrative Thinking (INTT) Prerequisites: AD 101 , AD 110 or AD 240 or AD 355 and sophomore standing.
This course engages in the direct experiential understanding and development of ideas and intentions within art and design. The emphasis is on understanding the relationship of art/design and its maker to culture at-large as a method of contextualizing a student’s current and future work. The comparative study of cultural products, visual representation, and visual conditioning, both historically and in contemporary society, will be discussed.
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AD 280 - History of Photography Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 A study of the photographic medium as a means of political, technological, philosophical and creative endeavors from the invention of the daguerreotype to digital imaging. The history will be presented within the context of the development of genres demonstrating the reciprocal effect of the medium with society.
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AD 281 - History and Culture of Animation [HUME] Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 General Education: Human Expression (HUME) An introduction to the historical development of world animation from early optical devices for illusion of motions to the latest computer animated movies. While the history and culture of 2D animation is featured, stop-motion animation, 3D animation, and experimental animation (19th-21st centuries) are discussed as well.
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AD 285 - History of Graphic Expression Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Chronological exploration of the history of graphic design and illustration from the era of the illuminated manuscript to the present. Emphasis is given to graphic expression in modern society from the mid-19th century on. Digital design and illustration are included.
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AD 295 - Special Topics in Art and Design Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Contact Department. 1-4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: Freshman or sophomore standing.
A course providing art and design experiences not emphasized in regular course offerings.
Notes: May be repeated if topic differs.
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AD 298 - Directed Study Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Contact Department. 1-4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: Freshman or sophomore standing and instructor’s permission.
A course arranged by contract with the instructor of a particular studio area.
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AD 299 - Associate Research Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: Open to associate degree candidates only.
Individual study with an instructor of a particular studio concentration exploring and using techniques, materials and processes. It must be taken at the hours for regularly presented studio classes in the concentration.
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AD 300 - Art and Ideas in Asian Civilizations [WC] Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: Odd Numbered Years Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 General Education: World Cultures University Requirement (WC) Prerequisites: EN 211 with a grade of “C” or better and junior standing.
Engages the formative ideas and artistic traditions of India, China and Japan. Considers the intersection of social forms, intellectual patterns, religious beliefs and aesthetic expressions within each cultural tradition.
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AD 302 - Media and Methodology for Art Education Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Every Third Semester. 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: Admission into pre-methods phase of the School of Education, Leadership and Public Service, ED 201 , ED 231 , ED 301 and AD 248 with a minimum grade of “B” and a minimum GPA of 2.7 in the department.
To explore a variety of media used in the art classroom and to gain knowledge, values and skills in writing comprehensive art education lessons. To implement lesson plans in the schools/museums for practical application.
Notes: Consult with adviser for which semester course will be offered.
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AD 303 - Individual Art Review Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 2 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 2-0-0 Graded: S/U Grading Prerequisites: AD 101 and AD 270 with “C-” minimum grade; completion or concurrent enrollment in 2D Studio, 3D Studio, and Digital Studio Foundation courses with C- minimum grade; completion or concurrent enrollment in selected 300-level studio concentration; permission of the instructor of the studio concentration. Students must attain a “B-” (2.70) average in their concentration to enroll.
In this course students will develop resumes, statements of intent, and portfolio presentations to be reviewed and evaluated by a small panel of faculty. Emphasis is placed on evidence of technical mastery, control of composition and design, and the successful development of ideas and concepts within the portfolio.
Notes: Although this course may be repeated, students receiving either two “U” grades or who withdraw twice from the course will not be allowed to continue in the program.
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AD 310 - Art for the Elementary Classroom Teacher Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 2 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 2-0-0 Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education.
A survey of a variety of teaching strategies to implement concepts of knowledge, values and skills in the art classroom. Emphasis is placed on design, creativity, visual structures, child development, artists, art criticism, aesthetics, lesson planning, and art production using a variety of media.
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AD 311A - Human-Centered Design: Materials and Processes Offered Fall: Odd Numbered Years Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: AD 211 or instructor permission.
This course is an exploration and application of materials, manufacturing processes, and techniques used in the production of products. Emphasis placed on the relationship materials, efficiency, sustainability and the user.
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AD 311B - Human Centered Design: Human Factors and Semantics Offered Fall: Even Numbered Years Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: AD 211 or instructor permission.
This course explores the value of human factors in regard to physical and psychological realm as well as the social implications of design within culture as language through semantic principles.
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AD 312A - Digital Cinema: Nonfiction Forms Offered Fall: Odd Numbered Years Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Yes 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: AD 212 or instructor permission.
Continued development of digital video and audio production skills and knowledge emphasizing nonfiction video production.
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AD 312B - Digital Cinema: Alternative Forms Offered Fall: Yes Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: AD 212 or instructor permission.
Continued development of digital video and audio production skills and knowledge emphasizing experimental or innovative time-based media production.
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AD 317A - Photography: The Extended Image Offered Fall: Odd Numbered Years Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Yes 4 Credits Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0 Prerequisites: AD 217 or instructor permission.
Students are introduced to techniques for expanding work beyond the traditional digital print while continuing to advance their individual photographic practices.
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