Courses

Study of compositional approaches in the 16th & 18th century including species counterpoint & fugue.

Study of compositional approaches in the 16th and 18th centuries including species counterpoint and fugue.

Study of compositional approaches in the 18th century. Students will engage with 18th-century practice through analysis and model composition.

Study of compositional approaches in the 18th century. Students will engage with 18th-century practice through analysis and model composition.

Beginning with the establishment of the Consulate of 1799 and ending with the 1900 Paris Exposition, the course examines the striking political, economic, and social change of the 19th century. Topics include luxury dress as part of Napoleon's imperial agenda, the dandy in England and France, the rise of the middle class and the proliferation of fashion periodicals and etiquette manuals, the establishment of the couture and the department store, dress reform and aesthetic dress in England and America.

Examines the evolution of fashionable dress and practices from 1900 to the 1980s, investigating high style as well as mainstream fashion, changing materials and silhouette, and the interplay between fashion and the arts. Original research via primary materials including museum objects, periodicals, designer archives, and film is emphasized, as the class explores the dynamics of dress in the international culture of the 20th century through lectures, readings and discussions.

An exploration in the studio of a variety of contemporary processes, techniques, & experiences in drawing with a variety of making implements. Assigned independent work, term project, & field trips to galleries & museums.

An exposure to and exploration of a variety of contemporary processes, techniques, and experiences in drawing in a wide array of drawing media. Assignments include directed work, independent work, projects, critiques, field trips to galleries and museums and includes projects in color theory. This course in a continuation of ART-UE 107.

An interdisciplinary course about the theory, techniques and applications of 3D and spatial audio. Topics include the psychoacoustics of directional hearing, physical acoustics of spatial sound, stereo and multi-speaker sound reproduction, and spatial sound applications in virtual reality and other fields.

Explores the medium of sculpture through the principles of three-dimensional design & the concepts that drive developments in contemporary art. Projects may include welding, mold making, & the use of wood working tools, as well as the use of sculpture as costume, performance, environment, or kinetic form. Students use a variety of materials from wood & cardboard to metal, plaster, & found objects to expand their understanding of form & space.

Explores the medium of sculpture through the principles of three-dimensional design & the concepts that drive developments in contemporary art. Projects may include welding, mold making, & the use of wood working tools, as well as the use of sculpture as costume, performance, environment, or kinetic form. Students use a variety of materials from wood & cardboard to metal, plaster, & found objects to expand their understanding of form & space. This course is a continuation of ART-UE 211.

Course introduces student artists to the 4th dimensional concepts of TIME & MOVEMENT as the necessary building blocks of Art created by Photography, Video, Digital & Performance medias. Students will explore the attributes of TIME & MOVEMENT through project assignments that use the methods of photography, video, digital, & performance art. The course also includes a brief art history of 4D concepts spanning a wide array of subject matter from cave painting to contemporary art.

Course builds on 4D Fundamentals I focusing on TIME, MOVEMENT and BODY together as the foundational basis for advanced art making using various medias. Concepts of MOVEMENT develop into an examination of the BODY as a means to create art. Students will explore each concept using the methods of photography, video, digital and performance. Course includes a brief art history of the BODY spanning an array of subject matter from cave painting through Surrealism to contemporary performance artists.

Classification, etiology, symptoms, & treatment of major psychological disorders, including anxiety, mood, eating, substance-related, sexual & gender identity, cognitive, personality, schizophrenia & other psychotic disorders as well as disorders associated with childhood.

Theories, conceptions, & descriptions of psychopathology with an emphasis on the interrelationship of diagnosis & treatment, theories of symptoms formation, & criteria of normality.

Focuses on understanding the central issues leading to academic achievement gaps between different social groups in America. Topics include: biological, structural, cultural, and psychological factors in gaps between African-Americans, Latinos, Asians, and Caucasians in terms of test and school performance; gender differences in math and science achievement; and policy and educational interventions shown to reduce achievement gaps.

This multidisciplinary course allows students from a variety of backgrounds to work together to learn about and develop assistive technology for historical sites and museums. Students worked in teams to develop prototypes for individuals with diverse motor, cognitive, sensory, and behavior-emotional abilities.

This introductory course teaches students how to make digital media accessible to people with disabilities. Emphasis on audio, video, digital documents, web design, and software applications. Students are expected to read and comment on current scholarly papers and learn industry-standard tools and techniques for creating accessible media. Classes include topic introductions, current research, and hands-on work with students’ own media as well as professional examples.

A broad-based study of acoustic phonetics including acoustic theory and measurement; distinctive feature systems; integration of physiologic and perceptual characteristics with concomitant acoustic features.

A Stanislavski based course introducing fundamental acting technique and stage convention through the integration of improvisation, monologs, scene study, speech and movement.