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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Environmental Sciences and Sustainability |
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OBR 1000COOP - Cooperative Education Experience Credits: 0
Opportunities are often three, six, or twelve month positions, and vary depending on the major and desired time until graduation. Students may participate in the fall, spring or summer semester. Interested students should contact their career advisor in the O’Brien Center for more information or to discuss opportunities.
Prerequisite(s): (1) Must have completed a minimum of 60 credit hours to participate, (2) Must have a 2.0 minimum GPA, (3) Must complete a minimum of 30 hours per week for a minimum of 3 months, (4) Must register the cooperative education with the O’Brien Center using Advantage, (5) Student and site supervisor must set learning goals for the cooperative education experience, (6) Student and site supervisor must complete a post co-op reflection of the experience. Student must have approval through the O’Brien Center with oversight from the O’Brien Center Faculty Advisory Board.
Fulfills: X in LS Core.
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Visual and Performing Arts |
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FAA 1110 - Introduction to Visual and Performing Arts Credits: 4
This course is designed to introduce students to the history, breadth, and contemporary relevance of the visual and performing arts. Students will gain a clearer perspective of what visual and performing arts are/can be, more fully understand the interconnectivity of multiple mediums and artistic movements, and see how the visual and performing arts can influence and inform other academic areas of study not normally associated with the fine and applied arts. The course content, projects, and structure of will be based on the three fundamental pillas of an arts education: experience, create, and reflect.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core
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FAA 1210 - Creative Drawing I Credits: 4
Creative Drawing I is an introductory-level studio course designed to teach students fundamental principles of the drawing medium, as well as the role of drawing in the generation and communication of ideas. This course provides an in-depth investigation of the fundamentals of drawing including line, tone, gesture, mark-making, space, depth, perspective, and additive/subtractive processes, as well as principles of language through visual organization and representation. In addition to these fundamental skills, the class will also explore drawing’s connection to contemporary practices in art and design.
Fulfills: AL in LS core.
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FAA 1220 - 9/11 in Words and Images Credits: 4
This course looks at the creative response to 9/11 in art and literature during the decade following the September 11th, 2001 terror attacks. 9/11 elicited a wide array of passionate and conflicting responses across politics, the media, and the arts. Discourse centered on the problem of making sense of such a shocking turn in current events. The course explores creative processes in which the response to 9/11 proved to be an important part of how the West, particularly the United States, attempted to develop an understanding of what took place on 9/11. Analysis and exploration in the visual arts, the literary essay, and the graphic novel will be utilized throughout the semester.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core
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FAA 1230 - 2-Dimensional Design Credits: 4
Introduction to the vocabulary and grammar of visual composition. The basic design elements of figure-ground, point, line, shape, tone, color, texture, pattern and space are explored through project assignments. Concept, content, composition, and craft are examined as interlocking components. Classes include short lectures, discussion of reading assignments, software demonstrations, and in-class studio work. Students are expected to work outside of class to finish projects.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core.
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FAA 1270 - Painting I: Color and Expression Credits: 4
Painting I: Color and Expression is an introductory level studio course focused on the medium of painting as a two-dimensional media. Through professor-guided exercises, multi-week projects, lectures, and demonstrations, students explore mark making, gesture, tone, vibrancy, and the unique qualities of working in a wet medium. In addition to introducing students to the principles of working in the medium, this course also utilizes painting as an opportunity for in-depth investigation into color theory and spectrums. A range of painting techniques, movements, and genres are explored through the lens of the painting medium, including realism, impressionism, expressionism, and abstraction.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core.
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FAA 1310 - The Nature of Music: The Art of Listening Credits: 4
A course designed to introduce students to the art of active listening to music. A multiplicity of musical styles and genres are employed in the course as means toward the ultimate goal of developing deeper, more aware listening habits in students’ daily life. The course will include exploration of western classical genres, including opera and the symphony; popular styles like jazz and rock; and folk music of the world, including the Americas.
Fulfills: AL and X in LS Core.
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FAA 1320 - History of Rock & Roll Credits: 4
This course covers the history of rock music in Western culture, focusing mainly on British and American contributions to the style. It begins with an overview of the musics that were predecessors of rock, including early blues, jazz and rhythm and blues, continues through the birth of rock ‘n’ roll in the 1950, and traces developments throughout the second half of the 20th century and beyond, culminating in a review of current trends.
Fulfills: AL and X in LS Core.
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FAA 1325 - Singing for Educators Credits: 4
This course provides opportunities for the development of two skill sets for aspiring educators. Students will create multi-sensory curricula connecting song to a wide range of subjects, including language, math, history, and science. Through a singing and gentle movement series, participants will strengthen and learn to take care of their voices, an often overlooked aspect of the teaching profession.
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FAA 1330 - Survey of American Music Credits: 4
A survey of American music from the colonial era to the present, examining folk, popular, art, sacred, and secular music traditions in the United States within their cultural and historical contexts. A comprehensive survey of major trends in American musical history and a collective critical assessment of how Americans tell the story of their own musical heritage. Emphasis is placed on discussion, critical assessment of sources, and developing active listening skills.
Fulfills: AL and X in LS Core.
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FAA 1350 - Athletic Bands Credits: 1
The Merrimack College Marching Band and Pep Band are performing ensembles representing the students, faculty, staff, alumni, and fans in spirited fashion. This ensemble performs at all home Men’s Hockey games in the Lawler Arena with the exception of games occurring over winter break.
Note: Students may register for any combination of ensembles up to a total of 8 credits.
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FAA 1351 - Jazz Ensemble Credits: 1
This course is designed to give students experience rehearsing and performing in a large jazz ensemble. Development of jazz interpretation, ensemble skills, improvisational skills, and techniques specific to the jazz idion are explored in depth. Pieces are selected to meet the individual needs of the group and are representative of a wide variety of jazz styles.
Note: Students may register for any combination of ensembles up to a total of 8 credits.
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FAA 1352 - Concert Choir Credits: 1
This course is designed to give students experience in rehearsing and performing in a vocal ensemble. Development of basic vocal techniques, ensemble skills, solfeggio skills, and techniques specific to vocal music are explored. Musical compositions are selected to expose the students to a wide variety of musical idioms.
Note: Students may register for any combination of ensembles up to a total of 8 credits.
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FAA 1353 - Schola Choir and Liturgical Ensemble Credits: 1
In this ensemble course, singers and instrumentalists have the opportunity to learn and perform music in a liturgical context. The Schola Choir and Liturgical Ensemble leads music at the weekly student Sunday Masses on campus, as well as music for special liturgical days, such as Ash Wednesday. The Schola also performs at an annual Lessons and Carols concert and a spring performance. All singers who wish to sing and grow in musical understanding are welcome to take part. The ability to read music is not required, but basic pitch-matching is expected. Singers will develop vocal techniques, ensemble techniques, and contextual understanding in this course. Instrumentalists who have the ability to read music, or guitarists who can read chord symbols, are very welcome and integral to the group.
Note: Students may register for any combination of ensembles up to a total of 8 credits.
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FAA 1354 - Concert Band Credits: 1
The Merrimack College Concert Band is a performing ensemble composed of Merrimack students. This ensemble performs several concerts on and off campus throughout the school year. The Concert Band will focus on repertoire specific to the concert band idiom and feature many cornerstone musical compositions by composers such as Holst, Copland, Grainger, and Sousa. Instruments not found in jazz band or marching band will be utilized in this ensemble, such as Oboe, Bassoon, French Horn, and concert percussion such as Timpani.
Note: Students may register for any combination of ensembles up to a total of 8 credits.
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FAA 1360 - Group Guitar Class Credits: 2
This course will allow beginning guitar students to develop skills sufficient to accompany themselves and others. Students will develop the ability to perform a basic repertory of traditional, folk and popular songs in several keys, with and without printed music.
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FAA 1361 - Group Voice Class Credits: 2
This course will allow students to develop basic skills in voice, especially as related to group singing. Students will develop the ability to communicate using a basic repertory of traditional, folk, and popular songs.
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FAA 1362 - Group Percussion Class Credits: 2
This course will allow beginning students to develop the knowledge of and performance ability on percussion instruments sufficient to facilitate rhythm-based musical experiences for individuals and groups.
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FAA 1371 - Individual Music Lessons Guitar Credits: 1
Individual Music Lessons are designed to give students the chance to create music in an experiential, individualized learning environment. Students will work in a one to one setting with the instructor. The course will meet for 10 hours per semester at a time to be arranged. Due to the individualized instruction of this Applied Instruction, a course fee of $650 per semester will be billed in addition to standard tuition.
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FAA 1372 - Individual Music Lessons Voice Credits: 1
Formerly: Individual Music Lessons are designed to give students the chance to create music in an experiential, individualized learning environment. Students will work in a one to one setting with the instructor. The course will meet for 10 hours per semester at a time to be arranged. Due to the individualized instruction of this Applied Instruction, a course fee of $650 per semester will be billed in addition to standard tuition.
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FAA 1373 - Individual Music Lessons Drums Credits: 1
Individual Music Lessons are designed to give students the chance to create music in an experiential, individualized learning environment. Students will work in a one to one setting with the instructor. The course will meet for 10 hours per semester at a time to be arranged. Due to the individualized instruction of this Applied Instruction, a course fee of $650 per semester will be billed in addition to standard tuition.
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FAA 1374 - Individual Music Lessons Piano Credits: 1
Individual Music Lessons are designed to give students the chance to create music in an experiential, individualized learning environment. Students will work in a one to one setting with the instructor. The course will meet for 10 hours per semester at a time to be arranged. Due to the individualized instruction of this Applied Instruction, a course fee of $650 per semester will be billed in addition to standard tuition.
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FAA 1375 - Individual Music Lessons Brass Credits: 1
Individual Music Lessons are designed to give students the chance to create music in an experiential, individualized learning environment. Students will work in a one to one setting with the instructor. The course will meet for 10 hours per semester at a time to be arranged. Due to the individualized instruction of this Applied Instruction, a course fee of $650 per semester will be billed in addition to standard tuition.
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FAA 1377 - Individual Music Lessons - Strings Credits: 0 - 1
This course is designed to give vocal and instrumental students the chance to create music in an experiential, individualized learning environment. Repertory to be studied will be tailored to individual student needs and preferences. Students will also learn appropriate technique, note-reading, scales and arpeggios. Students may take up to 8 semesters of Applied Music Instruction for voice or any instrument.
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FAA 1510 - Acting I Credits: 4
This is an introductory level acting class. The course explores the basic concepts of acting, characterization, improvisation, script analysis and rehearsal techniques through class exercises, written assignments, readings and preparation of monologues and scenes. This course seeks to impart an understanding of the primary physical, emotional, and intellectual skills needed to become an actor as well as the critical skills necessary to evaluate performance.
Fulfills: AL and X in LS Core.
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FAA 1515 - Theatre Practicum: Rehearsal and Performance Credits: 2
This course is a hands-on learning experience in theatre production and performance. Students will gain practical skills and essential knowledge of what it takes to mount a production for the stage by working in one of five production areas: scene shop, lighting, costume shop, props or public relations/management. Students may also elect to focus their practicum experience on the performance area by appearing as an actor in a mainstage production. Requires a minimum of 40 hours of work. Students may take the course two times only.
Prerequisite(s): Theatre major or minor or permission of instructor.
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FAA 1520 - Voice for the Stage Credits: 4
This course is designed to develop stronger speaking/performance skills for actors and others who desire increased range, power and expressivity of their voice. Explores the techniques and training principles of Rodenburg and Linklater. Physical exercises will be implemented seeking to free up the natural voice. Reading and writing assignments required. Performance projects will be presented working with the following texts: poetry, prose, Shakespeare, contemporary drama, commercial script, and voice-over narrative.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core.
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FAA 1550 - The Curtain Calls: An Introduction to Theatre for Everyone Credits: 4
What distinguishes live theatre from other art and entertainment forms and why has theatre withstood the test of time? This introductory level survey course explores the nature of the theatrical experience and seeks to familiarize the student with a variety of theatricals styles. Through readings, lectures, demonstrations and attending live theatre, students will become familiar with the various roles involved in making theatre (playwright, actor, director, designers, critics, etc.) as well as the basics of the sociology of theatre and performance.
Fulfills: AL and X in LS Core.
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FAA 1555 - Acting for Educators: Performance, Presence and Pedagogy Credits: 4
This course explores the integral relationship between the actors presence onstage and the educators presence in the classroom. The course serves as an introduction to the art of acting and teaches the basic concepts of acting, improvisation, script analysis, and rehearsal techniques. Students will acquire an understanding of the connection between performance skills and teaching in the classroom as well as the use of theatre practices as a pedagogical methodology.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core.
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FAA 1600 - Inside Art: A Global Perspective Credits: 4
Field trips are integral to the course where the art museums and galleries become the classroom. As a general introduction to the history of art, “Inside Art” encourages an understanding of purposes and techniques, and emphasizes the relationship of an art work’s form to its meaning. For every gallery or museum visit (approximately five) a 2-3 pp. paper is required as a record of the student’s experience. The Addison Gallery of American Art in Andover, the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester (NH), the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, the DeCordova Art Museum and Sculpture Park in Lincoln, and the McCoy Gallery, The Rogers Center, are among the potential sites. “Inside Art” is designed for non-majors who are interested in a general introduction to world art (from prehistoric Europe to Egypt, China, ancient Greece and Rome, Oceania, Africa, modern Europe and the Americas) from an art historical perspective.
Fulfills: AL and X in LS Core.
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FAA 1610 - Art & Material Culture I: Prehistory to the Renaissance Credits: 4
An examination of selected works of art and architecture and the historical and cultural contexts appropriate to them, from the birth of image-making to the high culture of the late Middle Ages.
Fulfills: AL or H in LS Core.
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FAA 1620 - Art & Material Culture II: The Renaissance to the Present Credits: 4
Art History II is anchored in the culture and traditions of Western Europe and America. Beginning in Italy during the early modern period, this course provides for an understanding of: individual artists and their works, studied within their historical and art historical contexts; the demands placed upon art-marking by patrons and society; and the changing role of the artist’s place in society.
Fulfills: AL or H in LS Core.
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FAA 1670 - American Art I Credits: 4
The art of colonial America and the early Republic, from the 17th century to the 1870’s.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core.
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FAA 1680 - American Art II Credits: 4
American art from 1880 to the present.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core.
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FAA 1710 - Foundations of Making: Process and Creativity Credits: 4
This course is an introductory-level studio course designed to introduce students to the field of Visual Arts. Through studio-based assignments, lectures, and exercises, this course provides an in-depth investigation of the fundamentals of an artistic practice including image-making, visual storytelling, symbolism, metaphor, generative processes, creativity, analysis and critique, and metaphorical thinking. Students will touch on a range of mediums and media to explore these concepts. Special consideration is given to a studio arts practice through its relationship to art history, culture, technology, and personal expression.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core.
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FAA 2220 - Illustration Credits: 4
This studio art course is dedicated to understanding the field of illustration as a unique form of visual art. Through a variety of studio assignments that call upon elements of both design and traditional image making, students will investigate illustration-based concepts such as character design, book illustration, and cartooning. Through professor-led lectures, discussions, and critiques, students will gain a better understanding of how illustration has influenced storytelling, film and animation, layout and web design, cartooning, comic and graphic novels, advertising, political propaganda, and media at large.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core
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FAA 2230 - Intro to 3D: Form, Space, Materiality Credits: 4
This course is an introductory level studio art course designed to introduce students to the principles of three-dimensional thinking. In this course, students will develop an understanding of the three fundamental principles of three-dimensional artwork: form, space, and materiality. These principles form the groundwork for all three-dimensional design, planning, and the building of forms in real space, such as: product design, sculpture, installation art, fashion, environmental art, and architecture. Through professor led assignments, lectures, field trips, tool and material demos, and group critiques, students will utilize basic sculptural and fabrication processes and readily available materials to investigate three-dimensional making, ideas, and design.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core
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FAA 2250 - Sophomore Independent Studio Credits: 4
This course is an intermediate-level studio art course focused on helping students begin to understand their own unique artmaking practice. The projects assigned in this class are non-medium specific, and specifically designed to encourage the student to start to identify their own artistic preferences, styles, and tastes. Through weekly one-on-one meetings with faculty, monthly group progress critiques, and formal reviews, students will investigate, hone, and expand upon their own artistic interests, and art-making habits. Semester projects based around research, navigating failure, collaboration, and the student’s unique personal voice will be explored.
Prerequisite(s): Four studio courses from the following list: FAA1210, FAA1220, FAA1230, FAA1270, FAA1710, FAA2220, FAA2230, FAA2450, FAA2840, FAA2850
Fulfills: AL in LS Core
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FAA 2260 - Art of the Portrait Credits: 4
This elemental drawing class uses structured weekly projects based on the portrait. Goals will be to develop skills of observation, an understanding of anatomy, proportion, and how light reveals form. The course will also cover the historical aspects of the portrait, relating to composition, symbolism, and style. Teaching will involve weekly demonstrations, individual instruction and group critiques. Students will work with various media, including pencil, charcoal and conte crayon, using photographs and live models.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core
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FAA 2270 - Basic Painting II Credits: 4
A continuation of FAA 1270 . The student is encouraged to experiment with materials and visual-structural systems.
Prerequisite(s): FAA 1270 or permission of the instructor.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core.
Note: Added prerequisite
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FAA 2301 - Music History I: Antiquity to the Baroque Credits: 4
The first half of a two-semester sequence surveying the music of the western classical tradition. This course examines the creation and development of musical genres throughout the historical periods from classical antiquity in Greece and Rome to the culmination of the Baroque. Emphases on active listening, writing about music, and the study of genres within their social and historical contexts.
Fulfills: AL or H in LS Core.
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FAA 2302 - Music History II: Classical to the 21st Century Credits: 4
The second half of a two-semester sequence surveying the music of the western classical tradition. This course examines the creation and development of musical genres throughout the historical periods from the Enlightenment through the present day. Emphases on active listening, writing about music, and the study of genres within their social historical contexts.
Fulfills: AL or H in LS Core.
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FAA 2360 - Elementary Music Theory: Understanding Musical Notation Credits: 4
This course is structured to teach students the basic skills necessary in order to read, study and perform from musical notation. Musical elements including pitch, rhythm, the staff system, key and time signatures, intervals and chords, and modulation will be examined.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core.
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FAA 2380 - The Architecture of Music: From Phrase to Opera Credits: 4 cr.
This course is designed to teach students about formal structure in musical compositions. While emphasis will be placed on specific classical genres, including the sonata, symphony, and opera, students will be encouraged towards individual exploration of form in music of other styles and traditions as well, such as world music, jazz, and rock.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core.
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FAA 2500 - Women in Theatre Credits: 4
The study of women in theatre - primarily as subjects and playwrights but also as actors, designers, and directors. Course examines how gender is constructed and influenced through the work of women artists. Explores the role(s) of women in the theatre by addressing questions of racial identity, religion, sexuality, body image, and cooperative artistry. Research papers, performance projects and attendance at one outside performance required.
Fulfills: AL and D in LS Core
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FAA 2505 - The Politics of Performance: Theatre, Government, and Social Change Credits: 4
Theatre has consistently made a significant impact on the socio-political structures in which it is performed. From the politics of the ancient world to the present day, theatre artists have used their art form to challenge the status quo, to expose unjust systems of oppression, to effect change in the social network. Likewise, government uses elements of theatre to promote particular agendas and suppress individuals and social groups who challenge the dominant groups claims to political power. Drawing of the long and varied history of theatre, this course will explore the political nature of theatre and the relationship between theatre arts, political ideologies, institutional structures, and efforts at social change between 1900 and the present day.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core
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FAA 2510 - Acting II Credits: 4
A second level acting class for those students who have completed Acting I (FAA 1510 ). This class is conducted as an intensive performance workshop where the focus is on refining acting skills and approaching classical and contemporary texts. Students will expand knowledge of acting theory through an introduction to the work of Michael Chekhov. Assignments include reading, written work, script analysis and preparation of monologues and scenes.
Prerequisite(s): FAA 1510 or permission of the instructor.
Fulfills: AL and X in LS Core.
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FAA 2520 - Theatre History Part One: Origins to Renaissance Credits: 4
The first half of a two semester sequence exploring Western and Non-Western theatre history. Examination of dramatic literature and theatrical practice from the origins of theatre to the English Renaissance. Focus is on three basic areas of inquiry: the physical theatre, the social theatre, and the performing theatre. Research papers and performance projects required.
Fulfills: AL or H in LS Core.
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FAA 2530 - Theatre History Part Two: Restoration to the Present Credits: 4
The second half of a two semester sequence exploring Western and Non-Western theatre history. This course examines dramatic literature and theatrical practice from the English Restoration to the contemporary theatre. Explores the physical, social, cultural, and historical evidence that leads us to hypotheses and conclusions as theatre historians. Includes Introduction to theatre historiography. Research papers and performance projects required.
Fulfills: AL or H in LS Core.
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FAA 2540 - Introduction to Playwriting Credits: 4
Class involves intensive workshop style format devoted to the activity of writing for the stage. Examination of terminology, theory, principles, and methods of playwriting. Explores sources for developing dramatic works as well as strategies for critiquing new work. Class encourages creativity and discipline around the practice of playwriting. Course culminates in the writing and stage readings of students generated one-act plays.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core.
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FAA 2550 - American Musical Theater Credits: 4
An examination of the Broadway musical, exploring the history, music, and literature of this uniquely American art form. Students will study the structure, terminology, practitioners, organization and history of the American musical from 1866 through the present. Students will have the option to include an onstage performance as part of the course requirements.
Fulfills: AL and W in LS Core
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FAA 2560 - London Theatre Credits: 4
Students will discover, through in-class study and travel to London, what makes London one of the world’s most important theatre cities. Beginning with Shakespeare and continuing to the present day, students will study significant theatrical figures, the cultural phenomena that shaped theatrical traditions, and the influence held by other European theatres and practitioners upon the London stage. Students will travel to London over Spring Break to witness live theatre, participate in workshops, meet practitioners, and gain greater appreciation for the role London holds as a global theatrical capital.
Fulfills: AL and X in LS Core.
Note: Additional fees for travel apply.
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FAA 2570 - Technical Production for the Theatre Credits: 4
This class introduces students to the practices and techniques used in technical theatre with a focus on the Rogers Center for the Arts. Students will learn how to safely and effectively use equipment and tools used in lighting, sound and scenery construction as well as how to effectively run a show. Course requires outside preparation of projects that demonstrate practical and theoretical knowledge of the techniques and practices learned.
Prerequisite(s): Theater Arts major or minor or permission of the instructor.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core
Note: Added prerequisite.
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FAA 2580 - Design for the Theatre Credits: 4
This course explores the world of design for the theatre including scenery, lighting and costumes. Students will be exposed to a variety of plays and learn how to read and analyze them from a designer’s perspective. Students will learn how to collaborate with other designers and directors. Students will learn how to generate and communicate design ideas through drafting, rendering and model-making.
Prerequisite(s): FAA 2570 or permission of the instructor.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core
Note: Added prerequisite.
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FAA 2585 - Improvisation Credits: 4
This course introduces the history, theories, principles, and practices of theatrical improvisation, including exercises, games, and situational scenes designed to hone performance skills. The course introduces both short and long form Improvisation.
Prerequisite(s): Theatre major or minor or permission of the instructor.
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FAA 2586 - Script Analysis Credits: 4
Using formalist analysis as a starting point, this course examines the process of analyzing theatrical texts, with specific consideration for the needs of the actor, the director, and the theatrical designer in a theoretically practical situation. Through careful study of play texts from as early as 430 BC up to the present, students will utilize traditional classifications to analyze individual elements of a text in order to better understand their meaning and purpose in relation to the artistic whole and/or how the individual work relate to the corpus of a particular playwright.
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FAA 2590 - Arts Management Credits: 4
How do the arts intersect with the world of business? This course introduces students to the challenging and exciting sector of arts management within the context of their own artistic practice, as well as their prospective careers. Students explore the management of a variety of disciplines including music, theatre, visual arts, design, and the interdisciplinarity of the arts. Content covered includes an overview of arts management in the United States, the fundamentals of how to treat your arts or design practice as a business, how to operate as an independent contractor/artist entrepreneur, how to start a small business in the arts, and survey the variety of careers and opportunities available within arts management. This course consists of lectures, readings, research, guest visits by local professionals in arts management, self/team assignments, student presentations, discussion, and working production time.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core
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FAA 2610 - The Art of Ancient Egypt, Hither Asia, and the Aegean Credits: 4
Explores the art, culture, and history of the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia (modern Iraq and Iran), Egypt, and the Aegean.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core.
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FAA 2620 - Classical Art Credits: 4
This course will serve as a focused overview of Classical Art throughout the Mediterranean. From Ancient Greece to the height of the Roman Empire, we will study the major art works, architectures, and artists of this time, and see their connection to adjacent cultures in Africa and the Middle East. We will explore the foundations of Western culture, and how art of this time reflected major historical events and everyday life in Greece, Etruria, and Rome.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core.
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FAA 2630 - The Art of the Middle Ages Credits: 4
This course explores the art, history and cultures of medieval Europe and the Mediterranean basin following the ruin of Imperial Rome to c. 1350. Special attention will be given to the sacred texts, objects, and spaces that were created in the service of Christian, Jewish, and Muslim religions. Sample topics include, but are not limited to, artistic and religious traditions, ritual theory and practice, iconography and iconoclasm, illuminated manuscripts, medieval knowledge, patronage, pilgrimage, and cultural interactions. Course work includes required readings, research projects, slide lectures, and class discussions. Course objectives are to introduce creative solutions to historic problems, foster visual and religious literacy, and advance critical thinking. Course counts toward a minor in Jewish, Christian, Muslim relations.
Fulfills: AL and W in LS Core.
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FAA 2640 - First Light: The Beginnings of Modernism in Western Art Credits: 4
An exploration of the art and architecture of the early Italian Renaissance, with emphasis on the economic, social, political, religious, intellectual and aesthetic conditions that gave it birth.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core.
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FAA 2650 - Artists, Princes, and Popes: From Renaissance to Reformation Credits: 4
The art, culture, and history of late fifteenth-and sixteenth-century Italy, from Leonardo da Vinci to the aging Michelangelo, and the patrons who inspired some of the grandest achievements in all of Western Art.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core.
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FAA 2660 - The Art of the Baroque: European Art of the 17th and 18th Centuries Credits: 4
The art and architecture of a flamboyant age which saw at its conclusion the rise of the modern world.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core.
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FAA 2670 - 19th Century Art Credits: 4
An exploration of the art and culture of Europe and America when scientific advances became common, the Industrial Revolution transformed society, and art and architecture were redefined in modern terms.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core.
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FAA 2680 - Early 20th Century Art: The Development of Modernist Art Credits: 4
The development of major movements in Europe and the United States in painting, sculpture, and architecture, from the turn-of-the-century to the end of World War II.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core.
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FAA 2690 - Postmodern Art and Beyond Credits: 4
Contemporary art is always evolving. Many cultural shifts took hold in the 1960s. How did this impact art and its processes? How did it influence the comprehension of art itself? This course will provide an understanding of those cultural shifts and how they became the context for art-making. Through readings, lectures, discussions and experiential field trips we will explore what is contemporary art and why it is important to the human condition. The course will consist of readings, watching/reading online content, written assignments, online discussions, digital presentations, and class trips.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core
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FAA 2830 - Introduction to Typography and Graphic Design Credits: 4
In this introductory studio graphic design course students learn and apply typographic and graphic design principles. This course focuses on the development of typographic knowledge and skills through the completion of multiple communicative and expressive projects. Students explore the formal elements of typography and graphic design, including but not limited to typeface identification, classification, technologies, selection, and usage. Students develop an understanding of typography as a system, while considering hierarchy, legibility, media, composition and craft. Within each project, students develop and explore typographic layouts and grid systems. Students apply these principles, while developing a basic understanding of the design process. This process includes concept generation, refinement and production. Classes include short lectures, discussion of reading assignments, software demonstrations, and in-class studio work. Students are expected to work outside of class to finish projects.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core
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FAA 2840 - Image Making and Meaning Credits: 4
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of image-making utilizing digital technology and traditional techniques. Objectives of this class include, but are not limited to: learning creative processes for making images; learning and utilizing industry vocabulary; developing observation techniques, research and presentation skills; and learning how to successfully produce images for personal, as well as commercial purposes. Digital, physical, and time-based works are explored. Classes include short lectures, discussion of reading assignments, software demonstrations, and in-class studio work. Students are expected to work outside of class to finish projects.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core
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FAA 2850 - Videography Credits: 4
This course concentrates on the kinds of issues often confronted by videographers, multimedia artists and communication designers. Production techniques covered include the importance of telling a good story, understanding composition, and shooting on location. Issues concerning narrative and non-narrative video for the web, social media and film, and short vs. long-form video are explored. Editing techniques as applied to video, stills, effects, and audio are covered. Audio mixing, digital photography and digital videography are introduced to the extent necessary for understanding skillful cinematography. Students are expected to work outside of class to finish projects.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core.
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FAA 2860 - Graphic Design I Credits: 4
This course provides further study of typography, design processes, technological skills, as well as historical and contemporary practice. Projects explore the study of letterforms, text composition, layout and page systems, expressive typography, proportion and grids, visual hierarchy, readability/legibility issues, and differences between print and screen design. Knowledge and learning is through lecture, hands-on presentation, readings, collaboration, and learning-by-doing. Additionally, traditional sketching techniques are employed along with brainstorming sessions. Projects focus both on creating printed documents and preparing files for electronic dissemination. Classes include short lectures, computer demonstrations, and in-class studio work. Students are expected to work outside of class to finish projects.
Prerequisite(s): FAA 2830 or permission of the instructor.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core
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FAA 3100 - Music and Spirituality Credits: 4
This course uses musical activity as a lens to explore the multifarious ways in which music participants seek to connect with the sacred world. During the course of the semester, we will investigate a variety of compositions from many different cultures, geographical locations, and time periods that directly address the divine. Our central questions will include the following: How can music become a conduit for accessing the spiritual realm? Must specific conditions be in place to do so? Why are music and religion so closely connected in such a myriad of cultures?
Fulfills: AL and X in LS Core
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FAA 3171 - Music and Politics Credits: 4
This course explores how music has been used as a means of expressing political will and as a political tool over history and around the world. We will study the use of protest music by those challenging political institutions as well as how political actors have treated music as a political tool. We will look at the political dynamics that gave rise to and found expression in particular genres of music and also consider questions of censorship and government control of music. This is an interdisciplinary course, and will approach the material through a blend of materials and approaches from disciplines including musicology, history, and political science.
Cross-Listed: POL 3171
Fulfills: D, AL or SOSC in LS Core
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FAA 3270 - Advanced Painting Credits: 4
A course for experienced painters to produce a focused body of work done in serial development. In addition to studio work, student will investigate the serial approach of selected painters.
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FAA 3360 - Principles of Composition Credits: 4
A course designed to teach the student the basic techniques of writing music - including aspects of structure, instrumental usage, handling of different textures and compositional principles. Intensive creative work, often leading to readings of this music and a final work in performance will lead the student to both technical and musical self- expression.
Prerequisite(s): FAA 2360 or permission of the instructor.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core.
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FAA 3420 - A Cultural History of Photography Credits: 4
Formerly: FAA2420
The various social and material uses, styles, and genres of photography are discussed within social, political and aesthetic dimensions that have occurred in the medium from its conception, as well as drawing parallels between this history and contemporary issues. Students develop an awareness of the sociopolitical and psychological forces concerning photographic meaning, and the power of a photograph to manipulate truth in mass culture.
Cross-Listed: COM3421
Fulfills: AL in LS Core.
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FAA 3450 - Basic Digital Photography Credits: 4
Formerly: FAA2450
Students develop visual ability in photography through the in-depth study of DSLR camera functions, composition, light and time, while processing photographic images in a digital darkroom lab setting utilizing Adobe Photoshop. Analysis of photographic work from different genres and styles elicit development of a photographic vision. Through shooting assignments, students explore technology and ways of seeing photographically, working toward the development of an on-line portfolio. A DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) camera is required. Students are expected to work outside of class to finish projects.
Cross-Listed: COM3450
Fulfills: AL in LS Core.
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FAA 3510 - Directing I Credits: 4
An introduction to the three major areas of directing: script analysis, directing fundamentals, and practice. Students will explore through readings, written and practical exercises the goals and processes of directing for the theatre. Course culminates in a public-performance of student directed ten minute scenes.
Prerequisite(s): FAA 1510 or permission of the instructor.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core
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FAA 3520 - Acting III: Special Topics in Acting Credits: 4
This is an upper level acting class that explores special topics in acting. Specific topics vary from year to year with emphasis on advanced techniques such as: period/style, commedia dell’larte, physical theatre, puppetry, improvisation, on-camera techniques and auditioning.
Prerequisite(s): FAA 1510 or permission of instructor.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core
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FAA 3550 - Theatre Arts Capstone Seminar Credits: 4
This capstone course, taken in the fall of the student’s junior year, provides students with opportunities to investigate their areas of interest in theatre in depth and create an actionable plan for their performance pieces, designs, stage management documents, academic papers, and dramaturgy, that will be manifested during their senior year. The class will assist the students in preparing the archival evidence necessary for professional portfolios to represent themselves in the workplace. Students will also develop a career plan in order to map out a path for employment, graduate school, or further training upon completion of their degree. The capstone course seeks to instill the process of inquiry, research, and meaningful self-reflection into a practical project that explores the art of theatre.
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FAA 3620 - Problems in Classical Art Credits: 4
A thematic study of the impact of the classical tradition upon Western art. Specific topics vary from year to year, with an emphasis on the persistence of classicism into the 20th century. Most recently the course has focused upon the nude as a form of art, inherited from ancient Greece, neglected, and then re-formed, and inspiring some of the greatest works of art of the modern world.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core.
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FAA 3650 - The World of Michelangelo Credits: 4
The course will deal with the life, art, and times of Michelangelo: the history of Florence from the age of Lorenzo the Magnificent to the end of the city’s Republican institution and the installment of the hereditary Medici rule; the history of the papacy, its attempts to combat the crisis of faith within the Church, and its struggle with the monarchs of Europe; and with Michelangelo the man, the artist, and the Christian, who in his life sought but was unable to stand apart from the conflicts of his epoch, and in his sculpture, painting and architecture, drawing and poetry, gave expression to these conflicts with a scope and depth equaled by none of his contemporaries. Few were able to escape the power and reach of his influence. His age saw itself through the images that he created for it.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core.
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FAA 3680 - Topics in Modern Art Credits: 4
Introduces specific issues and approaches in the study of modern art. Sample topics include (but are not limited to) Impressionism, Symbolism, Cubism, and Expressionism. Most recently the focus of the course was landscape European and American, with an emphasis on the Hudson River School. By focusing on a specific topic within modern art, the course develops the student’s writing and critical skills through intensive study that is not possible in a survey course.
Fulfills: AL and X in LS Core
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FAA 3800 - Portfolio Review Credits: 0
This course is for no-credit, but is required coursework for all sophomore-level students in the Graphic Design major. There is no class time. You must submit a portfolio with a required number of projects. Your portfolio must be submitted after you pass the following prerequisite courses with a minimum grade of a 2.0: FAA 2830 Layout Analysis and Construction, FAA 2840 - Image Making and Meaning , and FAA 2860 - Graphic Design I . If you follow the recommended Graphic Design Program of Study you should submit your portfolio during winter break in your sophomore year. The portfolio is a compilation of graphic design work and other studio coursework. The requirements of the portfolio are presented to you at the beginning of each of the prerequisite courses. Your portfolio is graded on a pass/no pass basis. Successful completion is necessary for you to continue in the Graphic Design major. It also provides an assessment of your strengths and weaknesses as you begin your higher-level coursework.
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FAA 3830 - Visual Web Design Credits: 4
In Visual Web Design students learn how to design and present multi-page websites. Through multiple design projects students learn and employ principles of graphic design, information architecture, user experience design and user interface design. Students gain an understanding of “how the web works” by delving into the technologies and code that power the web, while exploring and employing the contemporary tools that are used to design and develop it. Students develop an understanding of contemporary visual web design techniques including parallax page scrolling and responsive page design. Classes include short lectures, discussion of reading assignments, software demonstrations, and in-class studio work. Students are expected to work outside of class to finish projects.
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Fulfills: AL in LS Core
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FAA 3840 - 2D Animation Credits: 4
2D animation dominates image-making. In this course students learn processes of creating and producing short and longer-length animation sequences. Sketching, storyboarding, sound/audio integration, and various animation software techniques are explored. Classes include short lectures, discussion of reading assignments, software demonstrations, and in-class studio work. Students are expected to work outside of class to finish projects.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core
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FAA 3850 - History of Graphic Design Credits: 4
The history of graphic design begins with pictographs and prehistoric cave paintings and moves forward to the developments in our digital age. This course introduces specific issues and approaches in the study of graphic design. Sample topics include (but are not limited to) the history of type, type/image, image dominance, the role of technology in design, movements such as the Bauhaus, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Nostalgia, Constructivism, Deconstruction, Post Structuralism, and contemporary approaches to Diversity and Inclusion. Course includes lectures, discussion, research, writing, oral presentations, exams, and a group project. This course is required of all Graphic Design majors.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core
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FAA 3870 - Graphic Design 2 Credits: 4
This course is designed to build conceptualization and critical-thinking skills, as well as continued exploration of typographic design and analysis of design for 2-D and 3-D surfaces and spaces. Thinking conceptually and brainstorming skills are employed for each project. Further industry knowledge in software techniques is covered. Projects are longer in nature resulting in many solutions explored before a final design is revealed. Time management techniques and playful creative processes are utilized throughout the entire semester. Developing the ability to create visual solutions includes: ideation; creative use of typography; understanding design systems; and constructing layered meaning with images and text. Additionally, professional design industry standards, role of designer vs. client need are examined. Classes include short lectures, discussion of reading assignments, software demonstrations, and in-class studio work. Students are expected to work outside of class to finish projects.
Prerequisite(s): FAA 2860 or permission of the instructor.
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FAA 3880 - Graphic Design 3 Credits: 4
This course continues the exploration of the techniques and practices of contemporary graphic design that were introduced in previous courses. Conceptual thinking, image development, typographic design, and design systems are the focus as students develop larger, multi-part projects for print and digital media individually and in groups. The skills and competencies introduced in this course deal with concept development and collaboration through the use of language, typography, image, sound and movement. Generating ideas and developing them into integrated marketing, design, branding and communications are explored. Multiple modes of communication are studied and discussed. If possible, a real client is employed for projects. By the end of the semester a set of intermediate to advanced projects are conceptualized and designed. Students are expected to work outside of class to finish projects.
Prerequisite(s): FAA 3870 .
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FAA 3890 - UX Design Credits: 4
UX Design-simply put-is designing experiences that users find functional and enjoyable. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the user experience design process. Lectures and assignments focus on creating experiences for contemporary digital interfaces. Students apply the concepts and techniques presented through lecture and reading to distinct projects. Projects explore user research, the definition of requirements, the design of information architecture, and interactive prototyping. Students actively create experiences and practice presenting their ideas for iterative evaluation and evolution. Students develop a better understanding of what advanced technological standards are utilized for the design of digital products. And, design history and contemporary business practices are discussed in reference to each projects’ intent. Class time will include short lectures, software demonstrations, and in-class studio work. Students will be expected to work outside of class to finish projects.
Prerequisite(s): FAA2830 and FAA2840, or permission of the instructor.
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FAA 3960 - Methodologies of Scholarship in the Visual and Performing Arts Credits: 4
This course examines how the disciplines of Studio Art, Art History, and Design are interrelated and connect with other disciplines. Theoretical and practical models of scholarship are utilized with focused intention on developing a capstone project. Issues explored include aesthetics, formalism, class, gender and race constructions, literary criticism, postmodern theory, as well as ritual and performance theory. Course material is presented in a variety of ways, all designed to promote thoughtful discussion. This is a research and writing intensive course, which prepares visual and performing arts majors to produce their senior thesis and better understand graduate level work. This course is required for all Art and Art History and Graphic Design majors, though it is open to non-majors who have already had at least one semester of art, music or theatre history. Students will be expected to work outside of class to finish projects and assignments.
Prerequisite(s): FAA3880, or permission of the instructor.
Fulfills: W in LS Core
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FAA 4820 - Motion Graphics Credits: 4
Motion Graphics is the art of communication through moving text and graphic elements. Common applications for motion graphics include title sequences, identity design, information design and marketing communication. Through a series of assignments, this class explores combining animation, video, typography, illustration, photography, and music to communicate ideas and tell compelling stories. Classes include short lectures, discussion of reading assignments, software demonstrations, and in-class studio work. Students are expected to work outside of class to finish projects.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core.
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FAA 4900 - Directed Study Credits: 4
Qualified students may propose a course of individual study to be conducted under the direction of a member of the Department.
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FAA 4910 - Visual and Performing Arts Internship Credits: 4
On or off-campus internship, which involves the student in hands-on-experience in the arts. Under the supervision of a visual and performing arts faculty member, culminating in a field-related project (comprehensive report, mid-term and final portfolio, performance, exhibit, etc.) Open to juniors and seniors with consent of their visual and performing arts faculty advisor.
Prerequisite(s): Open only to Visual and Performing Arts majors. FAA 2860 for Graphic Design Majors.
Fulfills: AL and X in LS Core
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FAA 4920 - Visual and Perfoming Arts Internship Credits: 4
On or off-campus internship, which involves the student in hands-on-experience in the arts. Under the supervision of a visual and performing arts faculty member, culminating in a field-related project (comprehensive report, mid-term and final portfolio, performance, exhibit, etc.) Open to juniors and seniors with consent of their visual and performing arts faculty advisor.
Prerequisite(s): Open only to Visual and Performing Arts majors. FAA 2860 for Graphic Design Majors.
Fulfills: AL and X in LS Core
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FAA 4930 - Special Topics Credits: 2 to 8
This course is designed to explore a selected topic in the visual and performing arts. Course content could be lectures, readings, research, experiential learning, oral presentation, and group work. The specific topic varies each time the course is offered and is tailored to the interest of the Department.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core
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FAA 4950 - Senior Portfolio Credits: 4
This course is meant to be taken in the senior year after all or nearly all of the required studio courses for the Graphic Design major have been completed. Students prepare a professional quality portfolio, as well as identity elements dealing with business communications as it relates to their field. Additionally, students prepare their senior capstone project for exhibition in a professional gallery setting learning how to work collaboratively and in the public environs. Students will be expected to work outside of class to finish projects.
Prerequisite(s): FAA3880, or permission of the instructor.
Fulfills: X in LS Core
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FAA 4960 - Senior Seminar with Thesis Credits: 4
Topics are selected appropriate to students’ areas of concentration. Required for all Art and Art History, Music, Graphic Design, and Theatre Arts majors.
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FIN 3315 - Corporate Finance Credits: 4
Formerly: Financial Analysis
This is the foundation finance course that introduces and provides proficiency with the principles of financial management. The method of instruction focuses on lectures, excel modelling, problem solving and case analysis. The course covers resource planning and analysis, financial reporting, and valuation and net present value concepts used for valuing securities, projects, and companies. Topics include risk and return, capital budgeting, financial statement analysis, working capital management, and financial forecasting.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 2213 (and/or MTH 1110 or MTH 1111 ) and BUS 2215 .
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FIN 3325 - Investments Credits: 4
This course introduces portfolio theory and examines risk-return trade offs and portfolio diversification. Topics include investment environment, financial systems, institutions, and markets, how securities are traded, security analysis, and equity, fixed income, and derivative valuation. In addition, this course discusses management of bond portfolios. This course includes a security analysis and valuation project. Given the nature of modern investment analysis, the course is statistically, and somewhat computer, intensive.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 2213 (and/or MTH 1110 or MTH 1111 ) and BUS 2215
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