Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022 | Page 185

Course Name
Long Title
Min Credits
Description
Requisites
The study of the visual elements of art and how they relate to threedimensional
ART-137
Sculpture
3
forms , the course explores many media as a way of exposing the students to the scope of sculpture . Lab Fee .
ART-205
Modern Art
3
This course is a chronological survey of the history of modern architecture , sculpture , painting , and graphic arts in Europe and the US . The course begins with Impressionism and moved through the
20th century through Word War II . Emphasis is placed on the interaction between art and society , industry , design , urbanism , war and technology .
ART-206
Contemporary Art
3
This course is a continuation of Modern Art . It is a chronological survey of the expansion of forms , media , issues , and participants in the art made in Europe and theUS from the aftermath of World War II to the present . Selected works of painting , sculpture , photography , architecture , performance , and video are examined as stylistic and historical objects addressing art history and theory , popular culture , politics , gender , race and a global culture .
ART-299
Special Topics
3
This course allows students to explore an area of art history or participate in a studio art that is not otherwise offered in a regaular course in the catalog .
ART-437
Special Topics
3
Course focuses on a medium and approach selected by the instructor .
ASL-101 Fundamentals of American Sign Language I 3
ASL-102 American Sign Language II 3
American Sign Language Level 1 introduces the fundamentals of ASL as used by the Deaf community in the United States , parts of Canada , and a few other countries . ASL is not " English on the hands " or a visual code for English . Rather it is a visual-gestural communication system that incorporates the use of handshapes , facial expressions , mouth morphemes , body language , and space to convey information . The syntax of ASL is very different from English . This course will introduce students to fingerspelling , vocabulary , grammar , use of space , and non manual markers used in American Sign Language . In addition , we will look at Deaf culture and examine how it differs from hearing culture .
This course builds on the foundation of fundamentals of American Sign Language , ASL-101 in developing the skills and knowledge needed to converse in American Sign Language ( ASL ). Students will continue to
Take ASL-101 . ( Required , Previous ). expand their vocabulary and usage of ASL grammar and syntax . In addition , information on deaf culture will be provided and discussed .
BAS-100 Introduction to Business Adult Studies 1