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ANTH 102 - Science and the Human Past: Introduction to Archaeology 4 credits
An introduction to the aims, methods, and practice of archaeology as a sub-discipline of anthropology through case studies from famous sites and discoveries from around the world. Students gain an understanding of how archaeologists use material remains to reconstruct past societies and cultural transformations such as the origins of agriculture and the rise of civilizations using methods developed and borrowed from the physical and natural sciences. Includes consideration of experimental archaeology and the role of the past in contemporary society. CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Breadth/Natural Science.
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ANTH 103 - Human Evolution: Biological Anthropology 4 credits
An introduction to the study of human biological and cultural evolution using the methods and theories of biological anthropology and archaeology. Surveys some basic principles of evolutionary theory, primatology, the hominid fossil record, origins of modern humans, their physical variation, and archaeological evidence for the evolution of symbolic behavior, agriculture, and civilization. CLA-Breadth/Natural Science
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ANTH 104 - Cultural Diversity: Cultural Anthropology and Linguistics 4 credits
A comparative examination of the cultural diversity of humanity. Presents theories and data on a range of topics for understanding contemporary human conditions by using case studies of peoples in differing contexts, including subsistence strategies, political and economic systems, religion and expressive behavior, language, culture change, and the interdependence of cultures throughout the planet. CLA-Breadth/Social Science, CLA-Diversity International
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ANTH 105 - Special Topics: Anthropology 2-4 credits
Introduces topics or methods in Anthropology or one of its subfields. Offers students the opportunity to explore one aspect of the discipline of Anthropology and understand more fully the breadth and depth of Anthropological inquiry.
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ANTH 199 - ShortTREC Program at the Introductory Level 1-8 credits
Focuses on selected topics offered as shortTRECs through the Center for Global Education. Topics and location of the course will vary in accordance with student interest and faculty expertise. Course is repeatable as topic varies. CLA-Off Campus Experience, CLA-Immersive Experience
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ANTH 201 - History of Anthropological Theory 4 credits
An examination of the history of anthropology, from its philosophical foundations to contemporary directions and themes. Focuses on the main theoretical approaches in the field. Situates the contributions of major figures with references to intellectual traditions and contemporary problems. Prerequisite: ANTH 104 .
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ANTH 202 - Ecological Anthropology 4 credits
Draws on data and theory from cultural and biological perspectives in anthropology and from environmental studies to question and examine the relationship of humans and the environment. Through comparisons of human cultural and biological adaptations to physical environments of the past and present, students gain a unique perspective on our impact on, relationship with, and place within the natural world. CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Diversity International
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ANTH 203 - Cultures, Economies, and Globalization 4 credits
Students learn about the relationships between systems of production and distribution and the social and cultural contexts in which they occur. After discussing some important theoretical approaches that have influenced economic anthropologists over the years, students consider various ethnographic case studies that provide a more nuanced understanding of both the material and symbolic aspects of economic processes. Attention is paid to the ways in which global economic processes are articulated, and made meaningful, at the local level. Students may also contemplate the relationships between global capitalism and pressing social problems, including hunger, gender inequities, poverty, war, and environmental degradation. CLA-Breadth/Social Science
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ANTH 204 - Society and Social Change in Sub-Saharan Africa 4 credits
Much of what is heard, read and seen about Africa emphasizes the suffering, corruption, and war that afflict much of the continent. While Africa is plagued by these issues, the sameness of tone and pessimism in the coverage of these problems often belies the diversity of culture that is the African continent which includes many traditions, practices, and beliefs. Students examine different African states from across the continent with an emphasis on how perspectives about traditional cultural practices intersect with the challenges - economic, religious, ethnic and political - faced by African cultures and the modern African nation state. Students should leave with an appreciation of the cultural richness and regional variation that is sometimes hidden by the generalizations and stereotypes that are often applied to Africa. CLA-Breadth/Social Science, CLA-Diversity International, CLA-Writing Intensive
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ANTH 205 - Native North American Cultures 4 credits
The study of cultures of native North America immediately prior to the Columbian expansion of Europe and directions and dynamics of culture change to the present. Examines current issues, specifically points of contention with the U.S. and Canadian governments and other peoples now inhabiting Native American space. Prerequisite: ANTH 104 or permission of instructor. CLA-Breadth/Social Science
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ANTH 206 - Topics in Cultural Anthropology 2-4 credits
Engages in cultural analyses of contemporary social issues. Topics vary in accordance with student interest and faculty, such as public health crises, class inequality, environmentalism, gender politics, and ethnic conflict. Prerequisite: ANTH 104 . CLA-Breadth/Social Science
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ANTH 207 - Regional Ethnography 4 credits
An intensive cultural study of a selected region. Consideration of issues of indigenous development and contact with outsiders leading to consideration of issues of culture change. Topics vary in accordance with student need and faculty expertise. Course is repeatable as topic varies. Prerequisite: ANTH 104 or permission of instructor. CLA-Breadth/Social Science, CLA-Diversity International
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ANTH 209 - Anthropology of Business 4 credits
Over the past two decades, ethnographic techniques have become an increasingly important part of the repertoire of research strategies employed in the business world. These approaches can provide business with nuanced, fine-grained and culturally-specific kinds of information that traditional business market research and quantitative analyses are unable to access. The very same techniques that have been used by anthropologists to study non-western societies—participant observation, language fluency and long-term fieldwork are perfectly suited to understanding the ‘cultures’ of business and as a way to learn about markets, product usage and consumer experience. Students may learn the fundamentals of anthropological fieldwork through lectures and readings that focus on how the theory and methods of anthropology are successfully applied to business using case studies from around the world. Same as BST 209 . Prioritized registration for sophomores. CLA-Breadth/Social Science, CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary
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ANTH 210 - Introduction to Museum Studies and Cultural Management 4 credits
Introduces the fundamentals of Museum Studies and Cultural Management. Students will have the opportunity to gain an understanding of the museum as a cultural organization, the various departments, and its inner workings. Museums are major repositories for cultural objects and cultural heritage. Explores the fundamental question of “What is heritage?”, how is it produced and to what extent does it (re)arrange relationships between time, memory and identity? How do some heritages come to be memorialized and institutionalized and others excluded? Also explores the historical development of the concept of heritage and what role museums play in this development as well as the genesis of international heritage administration. Emerging trends, best practices, and national heritage laws will also be discussed. Case studies from different regions and social contexts will be the lens through which these issues are examined. Same as ARTH 210 . CLA-Breadth/Humanities
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ANTH 212 - Anthropology of Gender 4 credits
A study of gender across cultures and of the key perspectives produced by anthropologists to analyze it. Explores how gender is produced, lived, contested, and intertwined with other social categories through ethnographic research of the everyday, livelihoods, labor, kinship, and ritual. Same as WGST 212 . CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary Studies, CLA-Breadth/Social Sciences, CLA-Diversity US
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ANTH 213 - Bioarchaeology 4 credits
Provides an introduction to bioarchaeology, a field of study that integrates aspects of biological anthropology and archaeology in an examination of the human component of the archaeological past. Examines human skeletal remains from archaeological contexts with an aim at reconstructing human life histories, activity and disease with an ideological emphasis on anthropological problem solving and integration of archaeological data. Lectures will cover the fundamentals of bioarchaeology analysis. Topics to be explored may include aspects of diet and nutrition, migration, paleodemography, behavior and bones, gender and identity, disease burden, and trauma and bioarchaeology of violence among other topics. Prerequisite: ANTH 103 Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or ANTH 103 . CLA-Breadth/Social Science
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ANTH 214 - Climate, Ecology and Society in Sub-Saharan Africa: Cultural and Demographic Changes 4 credits
While the countries of the northern hemisphere debate policies to combat changes in the planet’s climate, the countries of sub-Saharan Africa are already experiencing significant climate shifts. These changes are most profound in the semi-arid Sahelian and Sudanic belts that skirt the southern edge of the Sahara. Here, the boundaries of where rainfall agriculture and cattle pastoralism are possible continue to move south and so, consequently, do populations. Prerequisites: ANTH 104 or ESS 210 . CLA-Breadth/Social Science, CLA-Diversity International
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ANTH 215 - Forensic Anthropology 4 credits
An applied subfield of biological anthropology that provides expert analysis of the skeleton in legal and police-work settings by utilizing methods developed in skeletal biology, archaeology, and the forensic sciences. Forensic anthropologists play critical roles to identify victims of homicides (both historical and recent), mass fatalities resulting from both natural and human-made disasters, human rights abuses, war deaths, and to assist in determining the cause of death. Introduces students to the underlying theory and the applied techniques that forensic anthropologists use to recover and identify individuals and assess what happened to the individual before and after death. CLA-Breadth/Natural Science
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ANTH 220 - Human Evolutionary Biology 4 credits
A survey of areas of current interest to biological anthropologists. It continues and builds upon material covered in ANTH 103. The focus is on human and primate biology with attention given to human evolution, osteology, geographic (“racial”) variation, physiological adaptability, evolutionary genetics, primate and human behavioral ecology, human development and life history theory, health and disease, and nutrition. Students may explore these topics in both lecture and lab, in which hands-on work with fossils and other materials provides experiential learning opportunities for deepening one’s understanding of the biological and evolutionary underpinnings of human life, health, and behavior. Prioritized registration for anthropology minors. Prerequisite: ANTH 103 . CLA-Quantitative
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ANTH 222 - Archaeology of the Middle East: from Meroe to Baghdad 4 credits
Discusses the history and archaeology of the Middle East from the rise of the Meroitic Kingdom in Sudan around 350 BCE to the founding of Baghdad in Iraq circa 750 CE. Theory of cultural transmission is used to discuss the history of states, religions, and material culture. Central to the course are the different methods of archaeology and how they have helped us to understand this region and time period. These include bio-anthropological analyses, archaeological surveys and excavations, inscriptions and written sources, ceramics and other examples of material culture. Students will have an opportunity to get acquainted with these different methods to gain a first understanding of the complex relations in the region contrasting the archaeology of Sudanese Meroitic and Christian kingdoms with the historiographical study of the Umayyad Caliphate. CLA-Breadth/Humanities
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ANTH 225 - Topics in American Folklore 2-4 credits
Examines expressive, ritual and performative culture in modern America. This includes, but is not limited to, popular stories and narratives, modern American myth, music and social media, foodways, religion and supernatural beliefs, public celebrations, and material culture—all of which reflect both the history of the US and the changing pathways of diversity in America. Folklore—as a specific subfield of Anthropology—is the unofficial or popular stories which are located beneath and interwoven into official histories and institutions of power in a society. Folklore can be seen as the hidden texts of a society, the stories, beliefs and practices that happen without our awareness; they are unseen. Some of the topics to be engaged with may include: Native American folklore; campus folklore; ghost stories; urban legends; myths such as trickster stories and hero legends—both classic and novel; body modification and adornment; public celebrations and rituals; and the incorporation of folk culture in popular media. CLA-Breadth/Social Science, CLA-Diversity US
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ANTH 230 - Ancient Societies 4 credits
An introduction to the archaeological reconstruction of human prehistory beginning with the appearance of modern humans and culminating with the development of complex societies. Focuses on major transitions in human prehistory: Upper Paleolithic developments in art and technology, the transition to agricultural societies, and the rise of stratified societies and urbanized cultures. Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or ANTH 103 . CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Breadth/Social Science
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ANTH 231 - Native Arts and Archaeology of Latin America 4 credits
Focuses on the development and character of indigenous cultures of Latin America before the arrival of Europeans. Themes of power, economy, religion, ritual, and symbolism that uniquely characterize Latin American native societies are examined primarily through art, architecture and material culture. Follows a topical and comparative approach drawing on data from archaeology, art history, ethnography and ethnohistory. Same as ARTH 231 . Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or ANTH 103 or ANTH 104 or permission of instructor. CLA-Writing Intensive, CLA-Diversity International
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ANTH 232 - Regional Archaeology 4 credits
An intensive archaeological study of a selected region, focusing on surveys, specific sites, and ethnohistoric and experimental evidence to derive sequences of human occupation, use, and principles of culture change. Course is repeatable as topic varies. Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or ANTH 103 or ANTH 104 .
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ANTH 299 - ShortTREC Program at the Intermediate Level 1-8 credits
Focuses on selected topics offered as shortTRECs through the Center for Global Education. Topics and location of the course will vary in accordance with student interest and faculty expertise. Course is repeatable as topic varies. CLA-Off Campus Experience, CLA-Immersive Experience
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ANTH 300 - Independent Study in Anthropology 1-4 credits
Individualized instruction, topic chosen by student and faculty member. Course is repeatable. Signature of instructor required for registration.
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ANTH 301 - Medical Anthropology 4 credits
The cross-cultural study of health and healing in ecological, evolutionary, and political-economic perspectives. Surveys cultural differences in health, reproduction, nutrition, disease ecology, medical systems, and mortality. Also considers the evolution of human disease and the efficacy of different medical systems. Prerequisite: ANTH 104 or permission of instructor. CLA-Breadth/Social Science
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ANTH 302 - Anthropology of Religion 4 credits
A study of various aspects of religious beliefs and practices among small-scale societies and folk communities within larger human systems. Prerequisite: ANTH 104 or permission of instructor. CLA-Breadth/Social Science, CLA-Writing Intensive
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ANTH 303 - Advanced Topics in Gender and Culture 4 credits
Engages in cultural analyses of contemporary gender issues. Topics vary in accordance with student and faculty interest. Same as WGST 331 . Prerequisite: ANTH 104 or ANTH /WGST 212 . CLA-Breadth/Social Science.
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ANTH 304 - Selected Topics in Cultural Anthropology 4 credits
An investigation of one or more major subject areas in cultural anthropology. Topics vary in accordance with student interest and faculty expertise and may include visual anthropology, structural theory, and post-postmodernism. Course is repeatable as topic varies. CLA-Breadth/Social Science
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ANTH 310 - Ethnographic Research Methods 4 credits
Serves as a rigorous exploration of the field methods and qualitative research techniques used in sociocultural anthropology. Topics to be covered may include ethnographic interviews, participant observation, field notes, the role of surveys, the ethics of research with human subjects and the production of ethnographic knowledge. Course assignments may be cumulative-that is, each successive assignment will build off the previous one, culminating in a comprehensive research paper at the end of the course. Prerequisite: ANTH 104 or permission of instructor. CLA-Writing in the Major
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ANTH 311 - Archaeological Method and Theory 4 credits
Offers a counterpoint to ANTH 230 in examining how questions asked by archaeologists are addressed. Archaeology relies on a body of theories and methods for reading human prehistory from the incomplete record left by past cultures. Topics may include techniques of excavation and artifact analysis and the major theoretical approaches to archaeological inference. Divided between lecture and laboratory sessions in which students analyze archaeological data. Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or ANTH 103 or signature of instructor. CLA-Quantitative, CLA-Writing in the Major
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ANTH 312 - Human Osteology 4 credits
A study of human skeletal biology and bioarcheology. Students will have the opportunity to become familiar with the bones and anatomical landmarks of the human skeleton and how stress, disease, injury, and lifestyle affect them. May include some instruction in paleopathology and forensic anthropology, with laboratory exercises providing direct examination of skeletal material. Prerequisite: ANTH 103 or permission of instructor. CLA-Writing in the Major, CLA-Quantitative
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ANTH 320 - Selected Topics in Biological Anthropology 4 credits
An investigation of one or more major subject areas in biological anthropology. Topics vary in accordance with student interest and faculty expertise and may include intensive courses in primatology, human adaptability, osteology, anthropological genetics or other aspects of human biology. Course is repeatable as topic varies. Prerequisite: ANTH 103 .
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ANTH 322 - Primatology 4 credits
The study of primate behavior, how it can be understood as environmental adaptation, its evolutionary significance, and how it compares to human behavior. Topics may include primate ecology, social behavior, sociobiology, and cognition. Same as BIOL 322 . Prerequisite: ANTH 103 or BIOL 150 or BIOL 160 or permission of instructor. CLA-Breadth/Social Science
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ANTH 323 - Food For Thought: Nutritional Anthropology 4 credits
An evolutionary and cross-cultural exploration of the complex nature of the human experiences in satisfying needs for food and nourishment. The approach is biocultural, exploring the interaction between the biological basis of human food choices and the cultural context that influences food acquisition and choice. Explores the relationship between nutrition and health from an evolutionary perspective, exploring how an understanding of diet and food preferences in our distant ancestors affects us today. Other themes to be explored may include the sociocultural context of human foodways and the political economy of food. Students will have the opportunity to understand the co-evolutionary relationship of humans and their food systems, as well as how the physical well being of humans is affected by their food systems. Prioritized registration for Anthropology majors/minors at junior/senior standing. Prerequisite: ANTH 103 . CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Diversity International, CLA-Writing Intensive
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ANTH 326 - Evolution and Human Behavior 4 credits
A study of the basic principles of evolutionary theory as applied to the study of human social behavior. Examines competing views on the importance of biology for understanding human behavior and considers the relationship between genes and culture. Prerequisite: ANTH 103 or permission of instructor.
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ANTH 327 - Human Evolutionary Genetics 4 credits
A study of human genetics in evolutionary perspective. Topics may include the structure of the human genome, human-ape comparisons, human genetic diversity, interpreting that diversity, what it tells us about human origins and migrations, effects of population admixture, health implications, and forensic DNA analysis. Prerequisite: ANTH 103 or BIOL 150 .
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ANTH 330 - Selected Topics in Archaeological Method and Theory 4 credits
An investigation of one or more major subject areas in archaeology. Topics vary in accordance with student interest and faculty expertise. Course is repeatable as topic varies. CLA-Immersive Experience
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ANTH 331 - Archaeology and Sustainable Culture 4 credits
Through Archaeology scholars reconstruct, examine, query and confront the record of past human-environment interactions. Placing these interactions in an historical context brings a long-term perspective to bear on contemporary issues. Examines critically this record of human adaptations through time and across the globe with a particular focus on the ancient Americas. The view of archaeology is that the experiences of these ancient societies offer useful lessons about past choices which should affect the choices made today. Same as ESS 331 . Prioritized registration given to majors and minors in Anthropology and Environmental Studies and to Archaeology minors. Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or ANTH 103 or ANTH 104 or permission of the instructor. CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Breadth/Social Science, CLA-Writing Intensive
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ANTH 332 - Wildlife and Culture 4 credits
A cross-cultural exploration of the ways that people think about and interact with wild animals. Drawing on a wide range of interdisciplinary sources, students ponder abstract philosophical questions like “What is an animal?”, “What is natural?” and “What is human?” However, special attention may be paid to the ways that different perspectives on wild animals influence larger global concerns, such as biodiversity, invasive species, animal conservation, and animal rights. Students eventually should: 1) possess a broad knowledge of the plasticity of thought and practices relating to wild animals that exists within particular societies, between different societies, and across time; 2) understand the important role that wild animals play in helping human beings define and understand themselves; and 3) appreciate the value of cross-cultural research methodologies. Restricted enrollment limited to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors. Prerequisites: ANTH 104 is recommended. CLA-Breadth/Social Science, CLA-Diversity International
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ANTH 333 - Inuit Environmental Dilemmas 4 credits
The Arctic is experiencing rapid environmental change due largely to human activities in the south. Three of the processes that are creating the most dramatic changes in Arctic ecosystems are the transnational flow of industrial toxins, climate change, and intensified resource exploration and extraction. Students focus on how these three processes are affecting the livelihood of roughly 160,000 Inuit living in Siberia, Alaska, Canada and Greenland. By focusing on Inuit strategies and engagements, students will have the opportunity to dispel misconceptions of northern peoples as passive victims of outside forces while examining the considerable challenges faced in maintaining control of their lives and land. Students should develop an awareness about how popular lifestyles are exacerbating environmental injustices and culture change in the Far North. Prerequisite: ANTH 104 CLA-Breadth/Social Science
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ANTH 375 - Museum Studies and Cultural Management Practicum 8 credits
Explores the intersection of the museum and its public with a focus on the rise of the museum in the late eighteenth century and its development up to the present day. Such questions as: Why were museums created, and what purposes do these institutions serve? What values do they project? are addressed through selected case studies and readings of key theoretical texts in the field. Includes analysis of current museum and gallery exhibitions and discusses such issues as the role of government, the interdependence of museums and the art market, and debates over repatriation, restitution and looting or theft. Same as ARTH 375 . CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Off Campus Experience
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ANTH 380 - Archaeological Field Study 0-4 credits
Introduces students to archaeological field methods, including survey, excavation, and artifact recovery and processing. Instruction is through participation in an ongoing research project. Location of the field research site varies annually. Recent offerings include Ecuador and Maine. Prerequisite: ANTH 311 . CLA-Off Campus Experience, CLA-Immersive Experience
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ANTH 386 - Urban Studies in Context: A Case Study of London, UK 4 credits
Introduces the field of urban anthropology in the context of London, UK with reference to London as a capital city and its relationship to: the global world; some neighboring European cities; Britain as a nation; its inner and outer London suburbs. Examines London as a global and local ethnographic site, including a look at its past history that has facilitated London’s continuing capital city status. Examines the social anthropology of London in terms of urban processes and their impacts, thinking about regeneration and gentrification, income, housing, food insecurity, austerity, and the challenges of identity in the multicultural context that London represents. Considers key issues about London’s environmental anthropology, for example, the impacts of air pollution on vulnerable groups and whether policies to ‘green’ London are evenly distributed. Same as SOC 386 . CLA-Breadth/Social Science
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ANTH 400 - Senior Seminar in Anthropology 4 credits
An examination of anthropology as a profession. Discussion of current major issues in the discipline. Prerequisite: Senior standing in anthropology or behavioral science or permission of instructor. CLA-Capstone
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ANTH 410 - Specialized Honors I 4 credits
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ANTH 411 - Specialized Honors II 4 credits
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ARBC 101 - Elementary Modern Standard Arabic 4 credits
An introduction to Modern Standard Arabic. Students learn the Arabic script, the basic rules of Arabic grammar, appropriate vocabulary, reading, oral, and aural skills commensurate with the elementary level. Consult instructor concerning the required language lab.
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ARBC 102 - Elementary Modern Standard Arabic II 4 credits
An intermediate-level study of writing, reading, oral, and aural skills in Modern Standard Arabic. Explores advanced structures of grammar, syntax, and expression. Students are also expected to gain a greater degree of cultural proficiency through appropriate readings, tapes, class discussions, and Arabic language films. Prerequisite: ARBC 101 or equivalent as determined by placement examination. Corequisite: ARBC 104 .
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ARBC 103 - Arabic Conversation 2 credits
Allows students enrolled in ARBC 101 to supplement their study of Arabic by working intensively on spoken Arabic. Emphasis is on developing the ability to produce and respond to spontaneous, fluid, clear and syntactically correct spoken modern Arabic. Taught in Arabic. Corequisite: ARBC 101 .
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ARBC 104 - Arabic Conversation II 2 credits
Allows students enrolled in ARBC 102 to supplement their study of Arabic by working intensively on spoken Arabic. Emphasis is on developing the ability to produce and respond to spontaneous, fluid, clear, and syntactically correct spoken Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). Corequisite: ARBC 102 .
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ARBC 199 - ShortTREC Program at the Introductory Level 1-8 credits
Focuses on selected topics offered as shortTRECs through the Center for Global Education. Topics and location of the course will vary in accordance with student interest and faculty expertise. Course is repeatable as topic varies. CLA-Off Campus Experience, CLA-Immersive Experience
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ARBC 201 - Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic I 4 credits
An intermediate-level study of writing, reading, oral, and aural skills in Modern Standard Arabic. Explores advanced structures of grammar, syntax, and expression. Students are also expected to gain a greater degree of cultural proficiency through appropriate readings, tapes, class discussions, and Arabic language films. Prerequisite: ARBC 102 , or equivalent as determined by placement exam.
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ARBC 202 - Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic II 4 credits
Allows students to build active vocabulary and develop a higher level of proficiency in reading, writing, and oral expression. Students’ command of Arabic grammar should be solidified through the mastery of basic grammatical terms and knowledge of syntax and morphology. Incorporates various readings, class discussion, and non-textual materials such as films and audio exercises that will provide a cultural component. Prerequisite: ARBC 201 .
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ARBC 299 - ShortTREC Program at the Intermediate Level 1-8 credits
Focuses on selected topics offered as shortTRECs through the Center for Global Education. Topics and location of the course will vary in accordance with student interest and faculty expertise. Course is repeatable as topic varies. CLA-Off Campus Experience, CLA-Immersive Experience
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ARBC 300 - Independent Study in Arabic Language 1-4 credits
Individualized instruction, topic chosen by student and faculty member. Requires an approved individualized instruction request form. Course is repeatable. Signature of instructor required for registration.
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ARBC 301 - Advanced Arabic 4 credits
A third-year Arabic course with continued study of the structure of the language and a focus on speaking and writing skills. May include an extensive review and refinement of Arabic grammar and may include advanced reading materials from a variety of sources and multimedia assignments. Prerequisite: ARBC 202 .
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ARBC 302 - Advanced Arabic II 4 credits
The second semester of the third year Arabic sequence with a focus on the finer points of grammar and syntax. Listening, speaking, reading and writing skills will continue to be developed. Authentic texts and audio-visual materials may be used in conjunction with standard textbook materials to develop student proficiency. Prerequisite: ARBC 301 .
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ARBC 399 - ShortTrec Program at the Upper Level 1-8 credits
Focuses on selected topics offered as shortTRECs through the Center for Global Education. Topics and location of the course will vary in accordance with student interest and faculty expertise. Course is repeatable as topic varies. CLA-Off Campus Experience, CLA-Immersive Experience
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ARBC 410 - Specialized Honors I 4 credits
CLA-Capstone
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ARBC 411 - Specialized Honors II 4 credits
CLA-Capstone
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ART 105 - Sculpture I 4 credits
An introduction to the technical and conceptual basis for the organization and development of three-dimensional structures. Examines the function of space, volume, mass, plane, and line. Explores sculptural issues through the solution of design problems. Uses a variety of materials for physical and expressive qualities. Extensive out-of-class assignments supplement studio practice. Emphasizes the development of critical skills as they apply to visual aesthetic issues. CLA-Breadth/Arts
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ART 106 - Drawing I 4 credits
An introduction to drawing as a way of making images, as a basis for work in other media, and as a process of discovery. Studio activities are grounded in observation and use various wet and dry media. Line, shape, and value are emphasized as basic components for exploring fundamental issues of composition, the structuring of form, the description of space and light, and as a means of individual expression. CLA-Breadth/Arts
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ART 112 - Ceramic Sculpture I 4 credits
Introduces the creative possibilities in ceramics, emphasizing diverse approaches to clay and/or clay-like materials as sculptural material. Investigates, discusses and evaluates process, form, color, surface, scale, content and the ephemeral characteristics of ceramic sculpture. Students have an opportunity to learn about the physical and chemical properties of traditional ceramics and contemporary applications. Projects allow students to explore a variety of materials and strategies, which may include handbuilding techniques, mold-making, carving, vessel building, glazing and firing. CLA-Breadth/Arts
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ART 130 - Photography I 4 credits
An introduction to the fundamentals of photographing with digital SLR cameras in manual mode using aperture and shutter to control exposure, depth of field and motion in photographs. Consists of assignments that encourage students to make pictures that are challenging in both content and form. Students may use professional image file workflow, digital editing tools and ink-jet printing to produce original work for class critiques. Introduces the work of influential photographers, considers contemporary issues in the medium and encourages critical evaluation of photographs. Digital SLR camera required, rentals available. CLA-Breadth/Arts
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ART 140 - Printmaking I 4 credits
Introduces the technical and expressive potentialities in printmaking. Students will have the opportunity to investigate a range of materials and techniques, which may include woodblock and linoleum cutting, collagraphy, monoprinting and combined media processes. Development of individual pictorial language follows a period of technical introduction and experimentation. Critiques and class discussion support student understanding of traditional and contemporary issues in the medium. Prerequisites: ART 106 CLA-Breadth/Arts
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ART 150 - Digital Imaging 4 credits
Introduces the computer as a fine arts tool, and provides an overview of digital arts concepts and terminology. Students will have an opportunity to solve design problems using a variety of computer software applications. Critical awareness of new media in a historical context is encouraged through lectures, discussion and critiques. Previously offered as ART 120. CLA-Breadth/Arts
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ART 160 - Painting I 4 credits
An exploration of traditional and modern techniques of oil painting and their underlying theories of light, color, space, and expression. CLA-Breadth/Arts
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ART 173 - Topics in Studio Art 1-4 credits
Selected topics in studio art that vary by term. Course is repeatable as topic varies. CLA-Breadth/Arts
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ART 199 - ShortTREC Program at the Introductory Level 1-8 credits
Focuses on selected topics offered as shortTRECs through the Center for Global Education. Topics and location of the course will vary in accordance with student interest and faculty expertise. Course is repeatable as topic varies. CLA-Off Campus Experience, CLA-Immersive Experience
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ART 205 - Sculpture II 4 credits
An investigation of materials and processes, and conceptual and aesthetic concerns of sculpture. Students learn basic properties of various sculptural materials and consider the relationship between materials and ideas. Introduction to additive and subtractive processes, casting, assemblage, and mixed media serves as a vehicle for formal and expressive exploration, as well as consideration of fundamental sculptural issues, including space, time, scale, reference, content, and context. Studio activities are informed by intensive examination of contemporary and historic three-dimensional art through discussion and field trips. Prerequisite: ART 105 CLA-Breadth/Arts
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ART 206 - Drawing II 4 credits
For students familiar with the basic techniques and media of drawing. Intermediate problems in drawing using the human figure and observation as a subject and a point of departure. Focuses on the fundamental importance of drawing as the shared language of all the visual arts. Prerequisite: ART 106
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ART 212 - Ceramic Sculpture II 4 credits
Provides intermediate and individualized experiences with clay and/or clay-like materials as an exploration of the unique characteristics of ceramic sculpture. Students will have an opportunity to continue their creative investigation of a range of ceramics processes, materials, forms and strategies and begin to create self-directed works at the intermediate level. Prerequisite: ART 112
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ART 230 - Photography II 4 credits
Explores intermediate techniques in contemporary photographic practice through the study and production of black and white images. Students will have an opportunity to respond to intermediate-level shooting assignments that encourage a deeper understanding of the medium and allow students to expand their own photographic production and sensibility. Studies the work of contemporary photographers and continues to build visual arts communication skills through discussion and critique. Course assignments and projects connect traditional processes and digital media and may incorporate film or digital cameras, darkroom techniques, scanning and/or printing. Students provide a camera, or may rent one from Drew, and may need to budget for additional materials. Prerequisite: ART 130 CLA-Breadth/Arts
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ART 240 - Printmaking II 4 credits
Traditional and contemporary modes of intaglio plate-making processes are covered, as well as the development of imagery and expression appropriate to the media. Engraving, drypoint, various etching methods, embossing, and color printing processes are explored. Critiques are conducted regularly throughout the semester. Emphasis is placed on growth and development of art-making concepts as they relate to printmaking processes. Imagery produced will display increasing levels of technical and conceptual confidence. Prerequisite: ART 140 or ART 106 .
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ART 250 - Digital Video 4 credits
Introduces digital video as a creative tool and offers a technical understanding of the video camera and non-linear editing. Student will have an opportunity to learn to manipulate time, space and sound to create sequential, narrative and experimental works. Project explore both formal and conceptual issues integral to the history of video and filmmaking. Prerequisites: ART 130 or ART 150 or instructor permission. CLA-Breadth/Arts
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ART 251 - Digital Animation 4 credits
An investigation of time, form and motion through the use of digital animation techniques. Students will have an opportunity to explore the impact of the moving image on the history of art, with special emphasis on new media. Class critiques will create connections between traditional and digital art. Previously offered as ART 320. Prerequisite: ART 150 CLA-Breadth/Arts
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ART 260 - Painting II 4 credits
An intermediate treatment of the media, techniques, and concepts of painting. Students are expected to pursue extensively particular problems of painting both inside and outside of class and with close critical involvement of the instructor. Encourages a critical awareness of contemporary painting. Includes museum and gallery visits. Prerequisite: ART 160
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ART 270 - Special Topics in Studio Art 2-4 credits
A studio topic or process not covered by regular offerings. Course is repeatable as topic varies. Signature of instructor required for registration. CLA-Breadth Arts
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ART 299 - ShortTREC Program at the Intermediate Level 1-8 credits
Focuses on selected topics offered as shortTRECs through the Center for Global Education. Topics and location of the course will vary in accordance with student interest and faculty expertise. Course is repeatable as topic varies. CLA-Off Campus Experience
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ART 300 - Independent Study in Art 1-4 credits
Individualized instruction, topic chosen by student and faculty member. Course is repeatable as topic varies. Registration restricted to upper-level art majors. Signature of instructor required for registration.
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ART 305 - Sculpture III 4 credits
Advanced sculptural investigations. Students further develop and expand individual sculptural vocabularies, work toward generating projects and investigating processes that support the expression of their ideas. Prerequisite: ART 205
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ART 306 - Drawing III 4 credits
A continuation at an advanced level of Drawing II, with greater emphasis on the intermediate problems in drawing, using the human figure and observation as a subject and a point of departure. Focuses on the fundamental importance of drawing as the shared language of all the visual arts. Course is repeatable. Prerequisite: ART 206 Signature of instructor required for registration.
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ART 330 - Photography III 4 credits
Allows for continued exploration of photography as an art medium for students working with either film or digital processes. Personal exploration of a subject or photographic approach is supported by ongoing critique and contextual instruction in photographic practices, advanced techniques, and the study of formal and conceptual issues within the medium. Students must provide a film or digital SLR camera and budget for film, printing costs and other supplies. Course is repeatable. Prerequisites: ART 130 and ART 230
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ART 340 - Printmaking III 4 credits
An introduction to stone and/or plate lithography by way of examining the chemistry of the planographic process and its visual outcome. Emphasizes control of the image-making process. Develops students’ pictorial language through discussions and museum and gallery visits. Prerequisite: ART 240
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ART 350 - Digital Studio 4 credits
Students will have an opportunity to experiment with new forms, techniques, and ideas in still and moving images, audio, and hybrid digital practices, and will be asked to think about both the formal qualities of what they produce, and the information this imagery carries in content, metadata, and code. Building on the knowledge acquired in digital studio courses, students may work on self-directed projects, supported by ongoing critiques and contextual instructions.
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ART 360 - Painting III 4 credits
A concentration on advanced painting problems. Students are expected to have an established direction in painting, which they pursue intensively both inside and outside of class and in close critical discussions with the instructor. A critical awareness of contemporary painting is expected, as are visits to museums and galleries. Course is repeatable for credit. Prerequisite: ART 260 . Signature of instructor required for registration.
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ART 370 - Special Topics in Studio Art 4 credits
A studio topic or process not covered by regular offerings. Course is repeatable as topic varies. Signature of instructor required for registration.
CLA-Breadth/Arts
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ART 385 - New York Semester on Contemporary Art 4-8 credits
An eight-credit program in which students enroll in two required courses (a four-credit option is also available). A mandatory course for all Drew art and art history majors, though, any students with an interest in art would appreciate this fascinating program. Students journey into New York City two days a week. A thorough exploration of the art scene in New York includes viewing gallery exhibits in Chelsea and the Lower East Side, visiting museums such as the New Museum, the Whitney, and MOMA, and personally meeting with several prominent artists in their studios. Through this intimate interaction, students can experience the center of the contemporary art world firsthand. To complete a full, sixteen-credit semester, students may enroll in courses normally offered on campus. Same as ARTH 385 . Formal application is required of all students. Prerequisite: ARTH 306 . CLA-Off Campus Experience, CLA-Writing Intensive
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ART 390 - Senior Studio I 4 credits
An intensive studio practice designed for art majors working toward senior exhibition. Provides a basic framework to aid independent investigation, stressing the development of individual ideas and expression. Instructor Signature Required.
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ART 392 - Senior Studio II 4 credits
A continuation of Senior Studio I, with even greater emphasis upon building a body of work that clearly reflects the individuals sensibility and ideas, culminating in a senior exhibition in the Korn Gallery. Weekly critiques are conducted by the instructor and visiting artists. Prerequisite: ART 390 . Signature of instructor required for registration.
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ART 399 - ShortTrec Program at the Upper Level 1-8 credits
Focuses on selected topics offered as shortTRECs through the Center for Global Education. Topics and location of the course will vary in accordance with student interest and faculty expertise. Course is repeatable as topic varies. CLA-Off Campus Experience, CLA-Immersive Experience
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ART 404 - Independent Study in Art 1-4 credits
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ART 405 - Professional Practice 4 credits
Introduces professional practices in the visual arts and supports art majors as they develop a professional identity. Students work on articulating their artistic practice and create a website in which they publish a portfolio of their artwork, artist’s statement, and other writing common in the field. Students learn to document and prepare digital files for presentation and applications. Materials developed in class are used to apply for real-world opportunities. CLA-Capstone, CLA-Writing in the Major
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ART 410 - Specialized Honors I 4 credits
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ART 411 - Specialized Honors II 4 credits
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ARTH 101 - Survey of Art: Ancient and Medieval 4 credits
Explores the art and architecture of the ancient and medieval eras, including study of the cultures of Africa, Asia, and Europe. Students will have the opportunity to master a chronological history of representation and investigate the relationship between works of art and the cultures in which they were produced. CLA-Breadth/Arts, CLA-Breadth/Humanities
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ARTH 102 - Survey of Art: Early Modern, Modern, and Contemporary 4 credits
A chronological survey of art and architecture from the fourteenth century through the early twentieth century. Explores various geographic regions and diverse contexts, religious, social, political and economic, in which the works were made. Focuses on European and American art, in a global perspective. Key art historical periods such as the Renaissance, the Baroque, and subsequent movements such as Romanticism, Impressionism, and Modernism are discussed. Students will have the opportunity to master a chronological history of art and architecture in relation to the cultures in which they were produced. CLA-Breadth/Arts, CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity International
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ARTH 140 - Visual Culture 4 credits
Considers the design, technology, and meaning of the visual images that saturate our everyday lives. Visual images shape our experiences; they teach, inspire, communicate ideas, display identity, reinforce or disrupt power structures, and promote commerce. New visual technologies circulate these ideas on a global scale. Students will have an opportunity to develop critical engagement with the visual world, analyzing cultural and representational issues related to the self and community, such as power, surveillance, desire, the body, sexuality, and ethnicity. Includes study of paintings, prints, photographs, video, advertisements, digital media, urban design, and representational practices in medicine and science. CLA-Breadth/Arts, CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity US
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