Arts College Courses Fall 2009
To join the Arts College, select up to four of the following courses as your top foundation seminar preference (in order of preference).
ENGL 090 12 CRN: 14227
Wearable Art: Creative Concept
Prof. Paula D. Davis
Fulfills the following requirements:
Engineering Humanities; First-year course; Writing Level 1
As a costume designer for theatre and dance, instructor Paula D. Davis has long been fascinated with the intersection of design and the body and the resulting creation of what can be termed wearable art. Designing for the human body is a complex process that touches on design, art, fashion, identity, self, society, aesthetics, history and craft. The objective of this course is to develop the student’s ability to understand and manipulate the elements of design: line, shape, form, space, texture, value and color; and the principles of composition such as emphasis, balance, variety, rhythm, proportion and unity through the medium of clothing design. In this course, design for the human body is approached through the rigors of a studio art course. The principles of composition and elements of design are explored as a means to create conceptual and thematic works that reflect a study of history of fashion, other areas of art and design and imaginative and risk-taking personal exploration. Students will explore various means of expressing their ideas ranging from renderings, computer-generated illustrations, three-dimensional work employing non-conventional dress materials to articulation of their processes through written and verbal work. Creative process and exploration of the imagination will be emphasized throughout this course. The desired outcome of this course will be for students to develop sophistication in visual literacy through analyses, synthesis, creation and written and verbal communication of design.
ENGL 090 24 CRN: 14228
Discovery of the Expressive Self
Prof. Gary M. Grant
Fulfills the Following Requirements:
Engineering Humanities; First-year course; Writing Level 1
Develop an experiential and theoretical understanding of performance improvisation; an appreciation of performance as a core experience in human activity; develop greater confidence and awareness of the body and voice as flexible instruments of communication; develop a facility with risk-taking in performance and small group discussion situations; develop a critical perspective on the performing arts with the ability to express this personal point of view in writing; experience in the use of historiographical concepts including chronology, cause and effect, and the evaluations of primary and secondary evidence; experience in techniques of analytical writing, oral presentation, and historical matter.
FOUN 090 27 CRN: 14240
Domestic Architecture
Prof. Janice Mann
Fulfills the following requirements:
Engineering Humanities; First-year course; Writing Level 1
Just what makes a house a home? What is it that makes some architectural spaces more comfortable to live in than others? How does our understanding of the perfect dwelling depend on social, historical or economic contexts? These are the type of questions this seminar will explore using three different approaces. In part one of the seminar we will examine contextrual issues that create the idea of home. A creative approach will be used in part two in which students will design their "dream house." Part three will examine the history of domestic architecture, focusing on the houses designed by architects, such as Frank Lloyd Wright, who are acclaimed for their domestic architecture.
FOUN 090 37 CRN: 14443
Sexing the Psyche
Prof. Bridget Sweet
Fulfills the following requirements:
Engineering Humanities; First-year course; Writing Level 1
As first-year college students navigate new personal and environmental influences on their continuing development of self-concept, perceptions of sexuality remain forefront. Through this course, the concept of sexuality within music will be explored, as well as sexuality within the broader concept of society as it is seen through the areas of art [How is sexuality portrayed through specific works of art?], psychology [How does the constant bombardmen of sexuality through the media affect people's views of sex?], and alw [How has the law attempted to regulate sexuality?]. Although each area of exploration will involve historical elements, this class will refrain from a primary focus on one time period.
