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59.100	Freshman Seminar	Credits: 0
59.101	Values and Creative Thinking	Credits: 3
Values and Creative Thinking is a course designed specifically for freshmen. Throughout the semester you will be asked to examine your personal value system and how it relates to your education. The purpose of this course is to help you identify those individual qualities that you can use to achieve your highest academic potential. Specifically, this course is intended to help you develop greater self-awareness and confidence; creative and critical thinking skills; career planning skills designed to help you understand the full spectrum of available careers; an understanding of different computer technologies and multimedia techniques; an awareness of the role of values in determining your experiences and perspectives; problem solving and group decision making skills relating to issues that affect the quality of your life.
58.101	Art Appreciation	Credits: 3
The course introduces the student to the technical, aesthetic and historical aspects of architecture, sculpture, and painting. An analysis of the visual elements used in fine arts such as color, line, shape, texture, and principles of design are developed through slide lectures, museum visits and assigned readings. In addition, students investigate the purposes of art and visual communication and develop a heightened sense of critical thinking that allows them to investigate successfully different modes of representation, styles and media in a multicultural society.
59.102	Freshman Honors Seminar I	Credits: 1
(Fall Semester) FYSH I : Text and the city. Introduce students to the rich history of Lowell through field trips, discussion and active engagement, and develop library research skills. Students will demonstrate understanding through written reflection papers and preparation of an annotated bibliography including both primary and secondary sources on an aspect of Lowell's history. Although there will be some readings, the primary text will be the City of Lowell.
59.103	Freshman Honors Seminar II	Credits: 2
(Spring Semester) Introduce students to the culture of Lowell through field trips, discussion, and active engagement. Students will demonstrate understanding through written reflection papers and participation in a photography exhibit, Eyes on Lowell. There will be some readings but the primary text will be the City of Lowell.
58.105	Comparative Arts	Credits: 3
This course studies the aesthetic, artistic and intellectual similarities between art history and music history. Discussion of the arts focuses on the development in examining the human creativity and expression through the arts: from ancient times as art and morality followed in the Renaissance as art and sciences continued in the Enlightenment as art and society contrasted in the nineteenth century as art and entertainment. Furthermore, this course surveys some of the fundamental aspects of music and art, such as the nature of aesthetic judgment, the task of art and music criticism, including formalist, representational, and contemporary theories on viewing, analyzing, and interpreting the arts. In addition, with a comparative analysis between the modes of visual and aural representation, visual and aural perception, this course analyzes the principal forms and genres of the visual and aural elements of art history and music history, providing an understanding for human creativity and expression. Spring, alternate years.
59.105	Comparative Arts	Credits: 3
This course studies the aesthetic, artistic and intellectual similarities between art history and music history. By comparing modes of visual and aura representation, the course focuses on the development of human creativity and expression through the arts, from ancient times as 'art and morality' followed in the Renaissance as 'art and sciences' continued in the Enlightenment as 'art and society' contrasted in the nineteenth century as 'art and enlightenment'.
59.109	First Year Experience Seminar	Credits: 1
59.111	Foundations in Cultural Studies	Credits: 3
This course explores a series of fundamental issues in the interdisciplinary field of cultural studies, addressing the breadth as well as the limits of the term culture. it will relate to languages, visual and performing arts, film, sports, food, music, and fashion, using case studies from different historical and geographical contexts.
59.115	Lowell as Text	Credits: 3
First year seminar for students interested in exploring Lowell, past and present, and using the city to investigate various other issues beyond local.
59.203	History of Art I: Prehistoric to Medieval Art	Credits: 3
A survey of the origins and development of painting, sculpture and architecture from prehistoric times to the Medeival period. Emphasis is placed on representative works of art from Ancient Egypt and Near East, Antiquity, Byzantine and Medeival, and Early Renassance Europe. Methodological problems of interpretation, formal analysis and aesthetic principles are studies in these art works.
58.203	History of Art I: Prehistoric to Medieval Art	Credits: 3
A survey of the origins and development of painting, sculpture and architecture from prehistoric times to the Medeival period. Emphasis is placed on representative works of art from Ancient Egypt and Near East, Antiquity, Byzantine and Medeival, and Early Renassance Europe. Methodological problems of interpretation, formal analysis and aesthetic principles are studies in these art works.
59.204	History of Art II: Renaissance to Modern Art	Credits: 3
A survey of the origins and development of painting, sculpture, and architecture from Renaissance times to the Modern period. Emphasis is placed on representative works of art from the Renaisance, Baroque, Rococo, Nineteenth Century Movements-Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Impressionism, Cubism, Dadaism, Surrealism and Abstract Art. The aim of the coure is to introduce the student to basic critical and art historical methods as well as the analysis of style and content within sequential cultural contexts.
58.204	History of Art II: Renaissance to Modern Art	Credits: 3
A survey of the origins and development of painting, sculpture, and architecture from Renaissance times to the Modern period. Emphasis is placed on representative works of art from the Renaisance, Baroque, Rococo, Nineteenth Century Movements-Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Impressionism, Cubism, Dadaism, Surrealism and Abstract Art. The aim of the coure is to introduce the student to basic critical and art historical methods as well as the analysis of style and content within sequential cultural contexts.
59.205	Human Values in Western Culture I	Credits: 3
Addresses some of the important questions of human existence through a close study of representative literature from ancient times to the present. In the first semester students explore and evaluate three perennial themes: the problem of evil; self and society; freedom and fate.
59.206	Human Values in Western Culture II	Credits: 3
Serves as a continuation of 59.205. In the second semester, the thematic units are the pursuit of knowledge, the nature of humankind, and the experience of love. May be taken independently of 59.205.
58.206	History of Architecture	Credits: 3
A survey of the major technical and stylistic developments in ecclesiastical and secular architecture from Prehistory to the present day studied with an emphasis on the major monuments (Parthenon, Pantheon, Gothic Cathedrals, St. Peter's, Versailles Palace, Eiffel Tower, Guggenheim Museum). Spring, alternate years.
59.207	Introduction to Theatre	Credits: 3
59.208	Cultural Studies I	Credits: 3
Explores how the actual development of a culture proceeds on many levels at once; the art, literature, philosophy, and social structure of a given historical period evolve together, interact with one another, and eventually give rise to a new era. These courses are designed to capture the richness of the various periods of western and non-western civilization, to discern networks of dependency and influence among the diverse aspects of epoch's culture, and to trace lines of continuity between one age and another. The first semester will treat the period from ancient civilization to the Protestant reformation; the second semester will focus on developments from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries.
59.209	Cultural Studies II	Credits: 3
Explores how the actual development of a culture proceeds on many levels at once; the art, literature, philosophy, and social structure of a given historical period evolve together, interact with one another, and eventually give rise to a new era. These courses are designed to capture the richness of the various periods of western and non-western civilization and cultures, to discern networks of dependency and influence among the diverse aspects of epoch's culture, and to trace lines of continuity between one age and another. Focusing on the cultural developments from the seventeenth through present centuries. May be taken independently of 59.208.
59.211	Nineteenth Century Art	Credits: 3
A study of the nineteenth century European painting, sculpture, and architecture are analyzed, including the art of Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism and Art Nouveau.
58.211	Nineteenth Century Art	Credits: 3
A study of the nineteenth century European painting, sculpture, and architecture are analyzed, including the art of Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism and Art Nouveau.
59.216	Introduction to Communications	Credits: 3
59.217	Media, Perception and Culture	Credits: 3
This course explores the various means of media as an expression of popular culture. Students are encouraged to develop a habit of providing critical thought to what is read, seen or heard in the media.
59.218	Information Technology & Human Community	Credits: 3
59.219	Introduction to Theatre	Credits: 3
58.221	Twentieth Century Art	Credits: 3
A study of American and European movements in painting, sculpture, and architecture from 1900 to the present. Emphasis is placed on Fauvism, Cubism, Expressionism, Surrealism, International Style, Pop, Op Art, Minimal Art, Photorealism, and Post-Modernism.
58.225	History of Picturing	Credits: 3
This course surveys the major trends and functions of imaging and picturing, as well as its societal impact as it becomes a pervasive cultural and aesthetic entity since the invention of photograph, film and video. Lectures trace the chronological development of the medium; analyze images, culture and integrate discussions pertaining to the role of imaging as it affects the process of visual information as well as how imaging and picturing can affirm existing cultural structures or shape the course of new aesthetic images and ideas.
58.231	Greek and Roman Art	Credits: 3
A study of Greek painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Cycladic to the Hellenistic period, and an examination of Roman Art from the Etruscan age to the beginning of Christian art. Emphasis is placed on the Greek Classical period and the Roman Empire.
59.240	Introduction to Gender Studies	Credits: 3
This course is an interdisciplinary introduction to the field of Gender Studies that examines both commonalties and differences among diverse groups of women. A variety of topics are presented such as past and present stratification in work and family, sexual identities, medial representations of women, and violence against women. Social movements for women's equality and feminist theories and methods are also introduced.
58.241	Medieval Art	Credits: 3
A survey of architecture, sculpture and painting of Early Christian, Byzantine, Carolingian, Romanesque and Gothic periods from the fourth to the fourteen centuries in relationship to philosophical and socioeconomic developments. Emphasis on Hagia Sophia, Aachen Chapel, Saint Denis and the French cathedrals.
59.241	Medieval Art	Credits: 3
A survey of architecture, sculpture and painting of Early Christian, Byzantine, Carolingian, Romanesque and Gothic periods from the fourth to the fourteen centuries in relationship to philosophical and socioeconomic developments. Emphasis on Hagia Sophia, Aachen Chapel, Saint Denis and the French cathedrals.
59.248	Values in American Culture	Credits: 3
Examines the relationship among American views on humanity, nature and democracy and shows how these relationships affect attitudes towards the individual, the "American Dream", science and technology. Readings are selected from authors as diverse as the Puritans, the ex slave Douglass, Wharton, Hemingway and Oppenheimer and include such genres as the essay, the short story, autobiography and the magazine article. Topics to be considered include immigration, technological invention, and the modern application of democratic principles to the business community. The course shows how an evolving system of values in America is a factor influencing both individual and national decisions.
59.249	Lit on Technology & Human Values	Credits: 3
59.252	Stagecraft	Credits: 3
An introduction to the basic elements of technical theatre through a combination of classroom and hands-on training.
59.258	Honors Workshop	Credits: 3
59.259	Honors Colloquium I	Credits: 1
59.260	Honors Colloquium II	Credits: 2
59.261	Acting I	Credits: 3
Theory and practice of acting including exercises in the elements and methods of acting and the preparation of a public performance. (also 42.261)
59.262	Acting II	Credits: 3
A continuation of 59.261. (also 42.262)
59.303	Society and Technology	Credits: 3
How safe is safe enough? Who really was Dr. Frankenstein? Was it possible not to create the A bomb? In this course we study decision-making capabilities crucial to survival in a technological age and examine the many value issues involved in understanding the nature of technological risk and its impact on modern society. Focusing on questions of scientific responsibility and societal safety, this course examines the changing attitudes toward technology and values.
58.308	Art, Science & Technology	Credits: 3
From Filippo Brunelleschi's first perspective experiments to Leonardo da Vinci's prolonged study of human anatomy and optics, Renaissance artists exhibited unprecedented interest in the scientific nature of light, color, space, and form as they affected artistic creativity. At no other time in history were technology, science and art so closely interconnected. Discussion will focus on the achievement of Italian artists of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries as they attempted to translate their new scientific understanding of the world.
58.313	American Art	Credits: 3
The study of American painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Colonial period to the end of the nineteenth century seen in relation to European developments and American social and technological changes. Emphasis is placed on New England architecture.
58.314	American Architecture	Credits: 3
This course begins with a discussion of native American building traditions and proceeds chonologically from the 17th through the 20th centuries. Students will gain a familiarity with the major movements in American architecture (such as Colonial, Greek Revival, Victorian, Arts and Crafts, City Beautiful, International Style, Postmodern) as well as the leading archiects such as Frank Lloyd Wright and Frank Gehry. The architecture is discussed in its historical context with attention to the inventions, materials and aesthetic assumptions that made it possible.
59.315	Islamic Culture and Medieval Europe	Credits: 3
Helps the student to understand the major tenets of Islamic culture and to analyze its growth and dissemination in the Mediterranean basin. Examines the relationship of Islamic culture to medieval Europe via Moorish civilizations of Spain and, to a lesser extent, of Sicily.
59.316	The Uses of Multimedia I	Credits: 3
The Uses of Multimedia explores how multimedia is used on the Internet as well as providing a forum and a lab for the creation of multimedia web pages. The course meets twice a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Includes lectures, demos and hands-on activities and the creation of student multimedia projects on the web.
58.321	Italian Renaissance Art	Credits: 3
A study of painting, sculpture, and architecture in Florence, Rome and .Venice during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Special emphasis on the formation of the High Renaissance style and the role of representative artists of the period, such as Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael in Central Italy; Giorgione and Titian in Venice.
59.323	Science and Medieval Europe	Credits: 3
A survey of the development of Western Science in the Middle Ages, this course traces the important movements toward scientific discoveries and the role of individuals in restoring and developing the study of science. The early Middle Ages will be contrasted with the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Greece followed by the rise of Islam and the rediscovery of the ancients' scientific knowledge. The course will also address the roles played by the Church, the universities, and the medical schools in the advancement of scientific knowledge.
58.323	Northern Renaissance Art	Credits: 3
Development of Flemish and Dutch painting from the brothers Jan van Eyck and Roger van der Weyden to Bosch and Bruegel, from the late fourteenth century to mid-sixteenth century. The course will also include a study of French and German painters of the same period: Fouquet, Clouet, Durer, Grunewald and Holbein. Spring, alternate years.
59.324	Northern Renaissance Art	Credits: 3
Development of Flemish and Dutch painting from the brothers Jan van Eyck and Roger van der Weyden to Bosch and Bruegel, from the late fourteenth century to mid-sixteenth century. The course will also include a study of French and German painters of the same period: Fouquet, Clouet, Durer, Grunewald and Holbein. Spring, alternate years.
59.326	Uses of Multimedia II	Credits: 3
In order to effectively explore the use of multimedia, students will engage in the entire process of designing and publishing a website from concept and design to finished product. Tasks in the process will include website evaluation, using tables, and adding design and multi-media elements. While the focus of the course is on website design, other topics including video streaming and animation as well as site copyright issues and the compliance of student sites to existing standards and guidelines will be addressed. In order to design and publish your own original website, you will learn Microsoft FrontPage 2002, a leading html editor, and PhotoShop Elements, a digital imaging software package.
59.328	Art, Science & Technology	Credits: 3
From Filippo Brunelleschi's first perspective experiments to Leonardo da Vinci's prolonged study of human anatomy and optics, Renaissance artists exhibited unprecedented interest in the scientific nature of light, color, space, and form as they affected artistic creativity. At no other time in history were technology, science and art so closely interconnected. Discussion will focus on the achievement of Italian artists of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries as they attempted to translate their new scientific understanding of the world.
59.329	Women in Twentieth Century Music	Credits: 3
The course traces the changes in attitude about the public participation of women in music during the course of the 205h century and investigates the music that women composed. Students learn basic concepts about music, allowing them to come to their own conclusions about the musical works. Interviews with women who compose or perform test the material presented in the course readings.
59.330	Political, Social and Technology Alternatives	Credits: 3
58.330	Italian Mannerism	Credits: 3
A study on the impact of the High Renaissance in the sixteenth century, the subsequent development of early Mannerism in central Italy and the formation of the Proto-Baroque syle in Venice and Northern Italy, the establishment of the courtly Mannerist style. The role of representative artists such as Anguissola, Pontormo, Rosso, Parmigianino, Bronzino, Beccafumi, Fontana, Vasari, Veronese, Bandinelli, Cellini, Palladio, Peruzzi and Ammanati is emphasized.
58.331	Asian Art	Credits: 3
The purpose of this course is to provide a general overview of the art of the traditional cultures of Asia, China, India and Japan. This survey provides a critical and historical examination of these cultures.
59.331	Greek & Roman Art	Credits: 3
A study of Greek painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Cycladic to the Hellenistic period, and an examination of Roman Art from the Etruscan age to the beginning of Christian art. Emphasis is placed on the Greek Classical period and the Roman Empire.
59.332	Baroque Art in Italy	Credits: 3
The development of painting, sculpture and architecture in Italy during the seventeenth century with special emphasis on Rome and Venice. The role of representative artists (Caravaggio, Bernini, Borromini, Pietro da Cortona, Artemisia Gentileschi, Elisabetta Sirani and Longhena) is emphasized.
58.332	Baroque Art in Italy	Credits: 3
The development of painting, sculpture and architecture in Italy during the seventeenth century with special emphasis on Rome and Venice. The role of representative artists (Caravaggio, Bernini, Borromini, Pietro da Cortona, Artemisia Gentileschi, Elisabetta Sirani and Longhena) is emphasized.
58.340	Women and Art	Credits: 3
Investigation of the various ways women have been portrayed in the visual arts from antiquity to the present. A chronological examination of selected female artists and their milieu from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century.
59.340	Women and Art	Credits: 3
Investigation of the various ways women have been portrayed in the visual arts from antiquity to the present. A chronological examination of selected female artists and their milieu from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century.
59.343	Directing Workshop	Credits: 3
Introduction of the process of directing plays of different styles. Students will direct scenes with other members of the workshop and their work will be analyzed by the instructor and fellow students.
59.345	Pre-Raphaelite Art	Credits: 3
The examination of nineteenth century painting in England with a study on the role of representative artists such as Ford Madox Brown, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, Edward Burne-Jones, William Holman Hunt, Elizabeth Siddall, Fredrick Sandys, and William Morris.
58.345	Pre-Raphaelite Art	Credits: 3
The examination of nineteenth century painting in England with a study on the role of representative artists such as Ford Madox Brown, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, Edward Burne-Jones, William Holman Hunt, Elizabeth Siddall, Fredrick Sandys, and William Morris.
58.350	Post Modernism (Contemporary Art)	Credits: 3
Following the Second World War, artists transformed the avant-garde tradition of their European predecessors to establish a dialogue with the mass media and consumer culture that has resulted in a wide array of artistic movements. Issues ranging from multiculturalism and gender to modernism and postmodernism will be addressed through the movements of abstract expressionism, pop, minimalism, neo-expressionism and appropriate in the diverse media of video, performance and photography, as well as painting and sculpture.
59.350	Post Modernist Art	Credits: 3
Following the Second World War, artists transformed the avant-garde tradition of their European predecessors to establish a dialogue with the mass media and consumer culture that has resulted in a wide array of artistic movements. Issues ranging from multiculturalism and gender to modernism and postmodernism will be addressed through the movements of abstract expressionism, pop, minimalism, neo-expressionism and appropriate in the diverse media of video, performance and photography, as well as painting and sculpture.
58.352	Critical Issues: History of Art, Theory and Critic	Credits: 3
Examination of issues of content, theory, and criticism in traditional, modern and contemporary art. Current exhibitions and criticism are integral to the course. Topics vary from year to year.
59.356	Village Empowerment: Overcoming Global Poverty	Credits: 3
Using the village empowerment Peru Project at UML as a framework and case study, students will explore solutions to overcoming poverty in the world. Poverty in public health, education, income, infrastructure and the tools to overcome these are topics to be addressed. A service-learning group project is required to address the specific needs of communities in the Village Empowerment Project. Instructors are from colleges of engineering, management, health, art and science, and government.
59.363	Introduction to Disability Studies	Credits: 3
This course provides students with a wide range of interests and backgrounds with the opportunity to examine their own mental model(attitudes/values/ assumptions) of disability. It includes an overview of the nature of mental retardation and other disabilities and it provides opportunities to explore and understand the historical social response to disability. Students will look at a range of strategies for providing support and intervention and they will learn about how to effect change through a variety of strategies, including advocacy.
59.368	Women in French Cinema	Credits: 3
Focuses on the way French film makers (male, and more recently female) have been portraying women in their films. Carefully selected French films with English subtitles are used to show the evolution that has taken place from Carne and Renoir's poetic realism to the present. Selected readings are also used to underscore various themes, such as how women have been represented in these films. Conducted in English.
59.369	Art, History and Film	Credits: 3
Examination of issues of content, theory and criticism in the traditional, modern and contemporary lives of artists; autobiographies, biographies and historiographies as source of filmic expression. Focus on the interpretation and transformation of art historical records into filmic vision as revealed in set and costume design, music, camera technique and other aesthetic elements of film, as well as how such elements function to extend and convey directorial vision to movements in art history.
59.370	Washington Center Term	Credits: 1
58.370	Art History and Film	Credits: 3
Examination of issues of content, theory and criticism in the traditional, modern and contemporary lives of artists; autobiographies, biographies and historiographies as source of filmic expression. Focus on the interpretation and transformation of art historical records into filmic vision as revealed in set and costume design, music, camera technique and other aesthetic elements of film, as well as how such elements function to extend and convey directorial vision to movements in art history.
59.372	Italian Mannerism	Credits: 3
A study on the impact of the High Renaissance in the sixteenth century, the subsequent development of early Mannerism in central Italy and the formation of the Proto-Baroque syle in Venice and Northern Italy, the establishment of the courtly Mannerist style. The role of representative artists such as Anguissola, Pontormo, Rosso, Parmigianino, Bronzino, Beccafumi, Fontana, Vasari, Veronese, Bandinelli, Cellini, Palladio, Peruzzi and Ammanati is emphasized.
59.374	Cinema Across Cultures	Credits: 3
A cross-cultural study of contemporary European films with a specific focus on ethnicity. The following themes will be explored: the ethnicization of the colonial legacy, ethnicities at war, race and romance, working class ethnicities. Directors include; Sverak (Czechoslovakia), the Dardenne brothers (Belgium), Fassbinder and M. vonTrotta (Germany), Kassovitz and Klapisch (France), MacKinnon and O'Donnell (Ireland), Manchevski (Macedonia), Bodrov (Russia) Gutierrez-Aragon (Spain), Dizdar, Frears, and Prasad (UK). No knowledge of languages other than English is required. (All films have English subtitles) Conducted in English. AHD
59.376	French Cinema and Society	Credits: 3
Covers the dramatic presentation French society gives of itself during the period of profound social and economic change, from the New Wave and the May 68 events to today's younger generation facing an uncertain tomorrow. Each screening (in French with subtitles) is preceded by an introduction placing the film in its historical context. In English.
59.378	Italian Culture and Cinema	Credits: 3
A guide to contemporary Italian studies through literary and cultural approaches. The works of central figures in contemporary Italian letters are examined in view of their impact on Italian life. Emphasis is given to poets, novelists, the new cinema, the influences of existentialism, and the impact of America on Italian literature. Conducted in English.
59.380	Challenges for Higher Education	Credits: 3
59.382	Theatre History I: Ancient Greece through the 18th Century	Credits: 3
A survey of ancient to early modern theatre in its historical and social contexts, tracing changes and developments in acting syles, theatre architecture, scenic practices, dramatic literature, and the audience. The course examines how theatre both reflects and shapes the changing beliefs and priorities of a culture.
59.384	Working with the Playscript	Credits: 3
A hands-on introduction to a range of plays, studied as scripts intended for production. Conducted as a seminar/workshop with attention to both the critical interpretation and staging of a variety of dramatic forms. (also 42.384)
59.386	Theatrical Design	Credits: 3
An introduction to the various aspects of theatrical design: lighting, costuming, and set design.
59.395	Computers in Society	Credits: 3
59.396	Environmental Studies Practicum	Credits: 3
This course is the service learning capstone for the Environmetal Studies Minor (soon to be created, after approval of this course). It emphasizes the cross-disciplinary examination of contemporary environmental issues, starting from the premise that they are multi-dimensional - biophysical, cultural, economic, ethical, historical, technical, etc. It requires only a few class meetings and otherwise involves students in work with local and regional environmental agencies and organizations. This service work is meant to encourage students to make connections between theory and practice, as well as to expand the conceptual and practical tool kit they need to understand environmental controversies and work toward sustainability.
59.414	Topics in Theatre	Credits: 3
Advanced study of a selected area of theatrical production, history, texts, or theory, taking into consideration the strengths and interests of current students in the program and the instructor.
59.421	Italian Renaissance Art	Credits: 3
A study of painting, sculpture, and architecture in Florence, Rome and .Venice during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Special emphasis on the formation of the High Renaissance style and the role of representative artists of the period, such as Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael in Central Italy; Giorgione and Titian in Venice.
59.459	Play Production	Credits: 3
Production of a full-length play or showcase of scenes, leading to a public performance.
59.470	Directed Study in Peace and Conflict	Credits: 3
59.471	Project in Peace and Conflict	Credits: 3
59.480	Integrative Fieldwork in Developmental Disabilities I	Credits: 3
This course provides for an in-depth exploration of values, and attitudes of participant. It also offers students the chance to deepen their capacity to identify with people with developmental disabilities and for investigating the reality of disenfranchisement. Finally, it provides a forum for discussion of fieldwork experience and to integrate such experience with what they have learned in their Psychology and related courses. (Field Placement Required)
59.481	Integrative Fieldwork in Developmental Disabilities II	Credits: 3
This course is a continuation of 47.480. The classroom experience accompanies the field placement and provides a critical examination of the nature of community and advocacy in the lives of people with disabilities. Students are provided with a forum to explore personal values and attitudes relative to community and to identify key elements of healthy communities. Strategies for supporting people with disabilities to assume valued, community roles will be identified. (Field Placement Required)
58.490	Art History Seminar	Credits: 3
Study of particular artist, style or selected art historical problem. Topics to be announced. Course may be repeated.
58.491	Art History Seminar	Credits: 3
Study of particular artist, style or selected art historical problem. Topics to be announced. Course may be repeated.
58.492	Art History Seminar	Credits: 3
Study of particular artist, style or selected art historical problem. Topics announced. Course may be repeated
58.494	Directed Study in Art History	Credits: 1
An individual supervised research project relating to stylistic, thematic or methodological issues in Art History, the result to be presented in a significant paper.
59.494	Directed Study in Theatre	Credits: 3
59.495	Practicum in Theatre	Credits: 3
A part-time full-semester internship at an approved off-campus theatre. To be arranged through the Program Coordinator during pre-registration period.
58.495	Advanced Tutorial in Art History	Credits: 3
A program of directed study affords the advanced student with an additional opportunity to pursue a previously explored problem in greater depth or to initiate and investigate an additional problem. The purpose is to sharpen and refine skills for scholarly research and presentation
58.496	Practicum Experience in Art History	Credits: 3
A program of on-campus and/or off-campus experiences for Art History students only. Specific requirements will vary depending upon department policies and the nature of the program undertaken by the student. The intent of the practicum experience is to provide an occasion for investigation of a community, social, cultural or artistic area and for applying techniques of problem solving and/or credits. Students will be graded satisfactory or unsatisfactory.
59.496	Directed Study in Peer Tutoring	Credits: 1
58.497	Practicum: Art History	Credits: 1
A program of on-campus and/or off-campus experiences for Art History students only. Specific requirements will vary depending upon department policies and the nature of the program undertaken by the student. The intent of the practicum experience is to provide an occasion for investigation of a community, social, cultural or artistic area and for applying techniques of problem solving and/or credits. Students will be graded satisfactory or unsatisfactory.
58.499	Art History Directed Study	Credits: 1
An individual supervised research project relating to stylistic, thematic or methodological issues in Art History, the result to be presented in a significant paper.