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* ART 409 - Advanced Life Drawing
Fall and Spring (3) Santiago, Kreydatus Prerequisite(s): ART 309 , ART 310 .
This will be an advanced life drawing course involving in depth study of form, anatomy and contemporary concerns regarding figure drawing. A high degree of individual invention and expression are emphasized. Repeatable for up to 6 credits.
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ART 410 - Advanced Painting
Fall and Spring (3) Barnes Prerequisite(s): ART 315 and ART 316 , or two semesters of either ART 315 or ART 316 , or consent of instructor required.
A continuation of ART 316 with more complex problems in the materials, methods and concerns of painting. Students will focus on an independent project beyond assigned class work. Possible field trip. May be repeated for credit.
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ART 414 - Advanced Water-based Media: Works on Paper
Fall and Spring (3) Santiago Prerequisite(s): ART 312.
A course designed to allow a student to explore selected problems in works on paper. May be repeated for credit.
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ART 416 - Ceramics: Handbuilding II
Fall and Spring (3) Jabbur Prerequisite(s): ART 327 .
Advanced methods of forming clay using handbuilding processes, with a technical and conceptual approach to issues concerning functional ceramics. Greater emphasis on design and expression, as well as technical aspects of the ceramic process, including glaze formulation and kiln firing. May be repeated for credit.
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ART 417 - Ceramics: Wheel-Throwing II
Fall and Spring (3) Jabbur Prerequisite(s): ART 328
Advanced methods of forming clay using the potter’s wheel, with a technical and conceptual approach to issues concerning functional ceramics. Greater emphasis on design and expression, as well as the technical aspects of the the ceramic process, including glaze formulation and kiln firing. May be repeated for credit.
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ART 418 - Advanced Architecture
Fall and Spring Pease Prerequisite(s): ART 313 , ART 314 .
This studio will explore architectural issues using both two-dimensional and three-dimensional media with an emphasis on computer aided drafting (CAD). Students will engage in a series of investigations that examine the historic, symbolic, technical and environmental issues that inform contemporary architecture. May be repeated for credit.
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ART 420 - Advanced Sculpture: Topics
Fall and Spring (3) Mead Prerequisite(s): ART 325 , ART 326 or consent of instructor.
This course will investigate sculptural issues through a conceptual framework. Materials and processes will be examined as they relate to a selected topic for example: Space; Body; Authorship, Originality, and Authenticity; Collaboration; Site; Drawing for Sculptors.
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* ART 440 - Topics in Art
Fall and Spring (1-3) Staff Prerequisite(s): ART 211 , ART 212 , and a 300 level course.
Topics in art will explore a specific medium or approach.
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* ART 443 - Advanced Studio - Independent Study
Fall and Spring (3) Barnes, Kreydatus, Meade, Pease, Santiago Prerequisite(s): ART 211 , ART 212 , and appropriate 300 level courses and consent of instructor.
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ART 460A - Senior Exhibition
Fall and Spring (0) Mead
The senior exhibition is a requirement for graduating seniors. To be taken the last two semesters Pass/Fail, zero credits in the semester before graduation and one credit hour the semester of graduation.
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ART 460B - Senior Exhibition
Fall and Spring (1) Mead
The senior exhibition is a requirement for graduating seniors. To be taken the last two semesters Pass/Fail, zero credits in the semester before graduation and one credit hour the semester of graduation.
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†* ART 495 - Senior Honors in Art
Fall, Spring (3) Staff
Information available from the department website and the Charles Center.
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†* ART 496 - Senior Honors in Art
Fall, Spring Staff
Information available from the department website and the Charles Center.
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ARTH 150W - Freshman Seminar in Art History
Fall (4) Staff
A course designed to introduce freshmen to specific topics in the study of art history. This course satisfies the lower-level writing requirement.
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ARTH 251 - Survey of the History of Art I
Fall (3) Staff (GER 4A, 5)
The study of Ancient and Medieval art. Illustrated lectures and readings. ARTH 251 and 252 are prerequisites for upper level art history courses.
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ARTH 252 - Survey of the History of Art II
Spring (3) Staff (GER 4A, 5)
The study of European and American art from the Renaissance to the present. Illustrated lectures and readings. May be taken singly and before ARTH 251. ARTH 251 and 252 are prerequisites for upper level art history courses.
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ARTH 255 - The Art of East Asia
Fall (3) Xin (GER 4B)
This course introduces the distinctive, yet related,aesthetic traditions of East Asia (China, Korea, and Japan). It focuses on architectural sites, sculptures, and paintings. Students are introduced to a contextual framework for understanding East Asian art.
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ARTH 267 - Greek Archeology and Art
Fall (3) Oakley (GER 4A, 5)
An archaeological consideration of the Minoan, Mycenaean, Archaic and Classical periods of Greek civilization. Architecture, sculpture, painting, and the minor arts are included. (Cross listed with CLCV 217 )
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ARTH 268 - Roman Archeology and Art
Spring (3) Swetnam-Burland (GER 4A, 5)
The architecture, painting and sculpture of Hellenistic Greece and of Rome. (Cross listed with CLCV 218 )
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ARTH 330 - Topics in Art History
Fall and Spring (1-4) Staff
Courses of special subjects. Course may be repeated for credit only if there is no duplication of topic or title.
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ARTH 335 - Art and Architecture of Colonial Latin America
Spring (3) Webster (GER 4C)
A history of colonial art and architecture in New Spain (Mexico) and Peru that emphasizes cross-cultural issues of power, hybridity, and identity. Includes a substantial introduction to pre-Hispanic visual culture.
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ARTH 340 - Classical Myth in Ancient Art
Fall or Spring (3) Oakley
An examination of Greek and Roman myth as preserved in ancient art. Emphasis will be placed on iconographical development; the social, cultural, and political reasons for iconographical change; and myth or versions of myth not preserved in literary sources. (Cross listed with CLCV 343 )
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ARTH 341 - Greek Vase Painting
Fall or Spring (3) Oakley
A study of the development of Attic red-figure and black-figure pottery. Special emphasis will be placed on the major artists who painted these vases and the iconography of their mythological scenes. (Cross listed with CLCV 420 )
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ARTH 345 - Ancient Architecture
Fall or Spring (3) Swetnam-Burland
This course, taught in seminar format, examines the major developments of ancient Greek and Roman architecture in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East from the Bronze Age to the 4th century A.D. (Cross listed with CLCV 425 )
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ARTH 351 - Medieval Art and Architecture
Spring (3) Stancioiu
A study of the visual culture and built environment of Europe from 300 to 1450. Architecture and art are examined in relation to religious, social, political, and economic contexts. Themes include urban development, pilgrimage architecture and monasticism, the Gothic style, classical revivals, Crusader art, and material culture.
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ARTH 352 - Medieval Figure Arts
Fall or Spring (3) Watkinson
The multifaceted character of Medieval figure art from the ca. 450 to the beginning of the Renaissance will be covered. Topics will include: Germanic non-figurative traditions, the revivals of classical art forms and the rise of the secular artist.
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ARTH 353 - Early Christian and Byzantine Art and Architecture
Fall or Spring (3) Stancioiu
The study of the formation of Christian art and the persistence and elaboration of these themes and styles in the Byzantine Empire until 1453. This course examines religious art and architecture in relation to Christian theology and liturgy as well as significant secular works in relation to the broader context of cross-cultural dialogue in the Medieval Mediterranean region.
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ARTH 360 - Italian Renaissance Art, 1300-1600
Fall or Spring (3) Levesque
An examination of Renaissance Art in Florence, Rome, and Venice. Artistic developments are considered in their religious, political, and intellectual contexts.
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ARTH 362 - Northern Renaissance Art, 1400-1600
Fall or Spring (3) Levesque
A selective survey of Northern Renaissance painting that considers the work of artists such as Van Eych, Bosch, Dürer, and Bruegel in the context of Humanism, Reform, and Early Capitalism.
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ARTH 363 - Baroque Art, 1600-1700
Fall or Spring (3) Levesque
This course provides a survey of the visual arts in Europe including italy, the Spanish Netherlands, the Dutch Republic, Spain, and France during the seventeenth century. Emphasis is places on the wider artistic and political culture of the period.
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ARTH 365 - Seventeenth-Century Dutch Painting
Fall or Spring (3) Levesque
A comprehensive survey of 17th-century Dutch painting. Artistic developments are placed in the context of the formation of the Dutch Republic around 1600. Artists such as Hals, Rembrandt, and Vermeer are considered.
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ARTH 366 - The Golden Age of Spain
Fall or Spring (3) Webster
An examination of the historical context and development of Spanish art, architecture, and cultural performance, 1500-1700, that explores issues of patronage, iconography, function, and reception.
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ARTH 370 - Nineteenth-Century Art
Fall or Spring (3) Palermo
A history of earlier modern art 1780-1880 in Great Britain, France, Germany and the United States. Emphasis is placed upon the impact of the socio-political, industrial and cultural revolutions on the major movements of the period, Romanticism and Realism.
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ARTH 371 - Twentieth-Century Art
Fall or Spring (3) Palermo
A history of later modern art 1880-1980 in Europe and the United States. Emphasis is placed on the continuing influence of the sociopolitical, industrial and cultural revolutions on the origins of Modernism, its crystallization 1905-1925, and its demise after 1960.
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ARTH 372 - Modern Architecture and Planning
Fall or Spring (3) Zandi-Sayek
A history of architecture, landscape design andurban planning from 1780 to 1980 in Europe and the United States with reference to the colonial and postcolonial worlds. Emphasis is placed upon the impact of socio-political, technological and intellectual transformations from the Enlightenment to the crisis of Modernism.
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ARTH 375 - Contemporary Art and Art Criticism
Fall or Spring (3) Palermo
Art since 1960 focusing on such issues as the definition of postmodernism, the commodification of art and the role of criticism within the circuits of artistic production and consumption.
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ARTH 377 - Modern and Contemporary Chinese Art
Fall or Spring (3) Wu
The history of modern and contemporary Chinese art in relation to cultural and social changes from the first Opium War to the present, spanning the late-19th century, the 20th-century and the on-going developments of the 21st-century.
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ARTH 381 - Nineteenth-Century American Art
Fall or Spring (3) Braddock
North American Art and modernity during the long nineteenth century, from Benjamin West’s revision of history painting in the Death of General Wolfe (1770) to the arrival of Marcel Duchamp’s Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 at the Armory Show (1913), considered in relation to socio-political contexts and aesthetic traditions. Key movements: Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Aestheticism, Impressionism, early Avant-garde.
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ARTH 383 - Twentieth-Century American Art
Fall or Spring (3) Braddock
North American Art from 1913 to the present , emphasizing varieties of Modernism and Postmodernism in relation to politics, industrialism, war, and other historical forces. Key movements and groups: the Stieglitz circle, Dada, Surrealism, Social Realism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop, Minimalism, Land Art, Conceptual Art, Folk and Outsider Art, Institutional Critique, Identity Politics, and Eco-art.
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ARTH 385 - Eighteenth-Century Decorative Arts in Britain and America
Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): ARTH 251 , ARTH 252 , ARTH 363 , or ARTH 364 . Consent of chair required.
A course taught by the Colonial Williamsburg curators using the collection of 17th- and 18th-century British and American antiques in the exhibition buildings and the Wallace Gallery. An additional one credit is optional through an internship.
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* ARTH 386 - Eighteenth-Century Decorative Arts in Britain and America
Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): ARTH 251 , ARTH 252 , ARTH 363 , or ARTH 364 . Consent of chair required.
A course taught by the Colonial Williamsburg curators using the collection of 17th- and 18th-century British and American antiques in the exhibition buildings and the Wallace Gallery. An additional one credit is optional through an internship.
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ARTH 387 - Introduction to Art Museology: A Survey I
Fall (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): ARTH 251 , ARTH 252 .
The history of collecting art and the development of the art museum are presented.
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ARTH 388 - Introduction to Art Museology: A Survey II
Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): ARTH 251 , ARTH 252 .
Defining the functions and responsibilities of an art museum are the focus of this course.
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* ARTH 389 - Museum Internships
Fall and Spring (1-3) Levesque
May be used as an opportunity for an off-campus experience. Must be approved in advance on a case-by-case basis by the Department Chair and the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Studies. See Special Programs-Internships in this catalog for more information. Open only to Art and Arth History majors who have completed at least 21 credits toward the major. May not be repeated. Note: Application through the Department and the Academic Advising Office in the preceding semester (see Special Programs-Internships in this catalog). Graded Pass/Fail
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ARTH 390 - Early Islamic Art
Fall (3)
Religion and art in Islam from the 7th to the 13th centuries CE. This course studies architecture, ceramics, painting and decorative arts from late classical and Persian antiquity to the development of mature styles as distinctive expressions of Islamic civilization.
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ARTH 391 - Late Islamic Art
Spring (3)
Religion and art in Islam following the Mongol invasions and contact with the Far East. The course includes architecture, painting, ceramics, and decorative art of the Muslim renaissance, the sumptuous arts of the 16th and 17th centuries, and their decline.
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ARTH 392 - Art of India
Fall or Spring (3) Staff (GER 4B)
A study of the artistic, cultural and religious background of India with a special emphasis on the 12th through 18th centuries when the subcontinent was under Muslim rule.
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ARTH 393 - The Arts of China
Fall or Spring (3) Wu (GER 4B)
A study of art, architecture and archeological discoveries from the Stone Age to the 19th-century. Significant works are examined in the contexts of historical and social changes related to broader Chinese culture and intercultural exchanges (notably East/West).
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ARTH 394 - The Arts of Japan
Fall or Spring (3) Wu (GER 4B)
A study of art, architecture and archeological discoveries from the Stone Age to the contemporary. High, religious, and popular arts are examined in the contexts of historical and social changes and intercultural exchanges with China, Korea and the West.
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ARTH 395 - The Visual Culture of Colonial Mexico
Fall or Spring (3) Webster (GER 4C)
An examination of Mexico’s cultural pluralism and visual production from the late pre-Columbian period through the colonial era to independence (ca. 1500-1810), focusing particularly on the social and material manifestations of contact between European and native cultures.
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ARTH 396 - Art of the Andes
Fall (3) Webster (GER 4B)
A survey of the portable arts and architecture of the Ancient Andes from pre-history to the early Spanish colonial period focusing on the ways these works functioned as part of larger cultural, political, and economic spheres.
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ARTH 460 - Seminar Topics in Art History
Fall or Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Seminar topics of special subjects that involve the student in research in primary materials and involve intense writing. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
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* ARTH 467 - Topics in Renaissance and Baroque Art
Fall or Spring (3) Levesque
Intensive study of a selected topic in European art involving style, genres, iconography and artistic theory. Study of original paintings, sculpture, drawings and prints, as available, will be emphasized.
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* ARTH 468 - History of Prints
Fall or Spring (3) Levesque Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
A seminar on the origins and development of printmaking from the 15th to the 20th century. Prints are viewed as part of a wider cultural and artistic context and as a means of communication.
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* ARTH 470 - Colonial American Architecture and Town Planning
Fall or Spring (3) Staff
A history of major developments in architecture and town planning from 1562 to 1792 in the United States and Canada. All major colonial cultures are studied: English, French, Spanish, German, Swedish, and Russian.
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* ARTH 471 - Renaissance and Baroque Architecture and Urban Studies
Fall or Spring (3) Zandi-Sayek Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
A seminar with lectures that examines the major developments in architecture and town planning 1420-1780 in Europe and its North American colonies with emphasis on particular themes such as humanism and classicism. A major paper and class presentation are required; likely field trip.
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* ARTH 474 - Topics in American Art
Fall or Spring (3) Staff
Intensive study of a selected topic in American art involving a genre (e.g., landscape painting), a period (the 1930s), a movement (tonalism), or an issue (e.g., the representation of women in 19th-century American art).
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ARTH 477 - Representation of Nature in Asian Art
Fall or Spring (3) Wu
The idea of nature in major Asian traditions (China, India, Japan, Korea, Persia) and beliefs (Confucian, Buddhist, Daoist, Hindu and Islam), with in depth examination of the concept of representation and its limits, through different cultural perspectives and artistic genres.
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* ARTH 480 - Methods of Art History
Fall or Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
This seminar engages students in a critical survey of the methodological approaches to the study of the history of art.
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ARTH 489 - Topics in Art History
Fall and Spring (1-3) Staff
Seminar devoted to an in-depth study of a selected topic.
*490-01. Independent Study - Medieval.
Fall and Spring (1-3,1-3) Watkinson. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
*490-02. Independent Study - Modern.
Fall and Spring (1-3,1-3) Palermo. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
*490-03. Independent Study - Italian Renaissance, Mannerism & Baroque.
Fall and Spring (1-3,1-3) Levesque. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
*490-04. Independent Study - Asian.
Fall and Spring (1-3,1-3) Xin. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
*490-05. Independent Study - Architecture.
Fall and Spring (1-3,1-3) Zandi-Sayek. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
*490-07. Independent Study - American Art.
Fall and Spring (1-3,1-3) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
*490-08. Independent Study - Northern Renaissance and Baroque.
Fall and Spring (1-3,1-3) Levesque. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
*490-09. Independent Study.
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ARTH 490 - Independent Study
Fall and Spring (1-3) Staff Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
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ARTH 495 - Honors
Fall (3) Staff
Admission by consent of the departmental committee. Each candidate will be responsible for submitting by the end of their junior year a thesis proposal and a selected bibliography in some specific area of art historical literature, prepared in consultation with their advisor. Students admitted to honors study in art history will be enrolled in this course during both semesters of their senior year and will submit a scholarly thesis two weeks before the last day of classes of their graduating semester. Information is available from the department web site and the Charles Center. For College provisions governing the Admission to Honors, see Honors and Special Programs under Requirements for Degrees in this catalog.
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ARTH 496 - Honors
Spring (3) Staff
Admission by consent of the departmental committee. Each candidate will be responsible for submitting by the end of their junior year a thesis proposal and a selected bibliography in some specific area of art historical literature, prepared in consultation with their advisor. Students admitted to honors study in art history will be enrolled in this course during both semesters of their senior year and will submit a scholarly thesis two weeks before the last day of classes of their graduating semester. Information is available from the department web site and the Charles Center. For College provisions governing the Admission to Honors, see Honors and Special Programs under Requirements for Degrees in this catalog.
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AMES 200 - Transfer Elective Credit
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AMES 250 - Critical Issues in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Spring (3) Staff
This core course employs interdisciplinary approaches to critically examine selected intellectual and cultural themes in a broadly conceived “Asia,” including East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific. Team taught. Themes may vary from year to year but will focus on issues relevant to the Asian experience: Orientalism, Postcolonialism, etc.
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AMES 290 - Topics in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Fall or Spring (1-4) Staff
Selected topics in AMES are offered occasionally. The topic to be considered will be announced prior to the beginning of the semester. These courses may be repeated for credit if the topic varies.
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AMES 300 - Transfer Elective Credit
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AMES 351 - Short Course in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Fall or Spring (1) Staff
Selected topics in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies are offered occasionally. The topic to be considered will be announced prior to the beginning of the semester. These courses may be repeated for credit.
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AMES 390 - Topics in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Fall or Spring (1-4) Staff
Selected topics in AMES are offered occasionally. The topic to be considered will be announced prior to the beginning of the semester. These courses may be repeated for credit if the topic varies.
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AMES 480 - Independent Study in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Fall or Spring (1-3) Staff
For majors and minors who have completed most of their requirements and who have secured approval from a supervising instructor. AMES 480 may be repeated for credit, if the topic varies.
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AMES 493 - Senior Research in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Fall (1) Staff Prerequisite(s): AMES 250 or instructor permission.
A research and discussion forum based around themes relevant to AMES area studies, in which students present and comment on their own and each other’s original research papers. Students will revise papers for presentation at the AMES Senior Research Colloquium held each spring. The class will read representative scholarship from multiple regions. Instructor provides overarching theme, core readings, background lectures on research methods, and guidelines on revising and presenting papers. Open to juniors and seniors only.
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AMES 495 - Senior Honors in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Fall, Spring (3) Staff
Please see the detailed description of the honors process in the opening of the Global Studies catalogue section.
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AMES 496 - Senior Honors in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Fall, Spring (3) Staff
Please see the detailed description of the honors process in the opening of the Global Studies catalogue section.
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BIOL 105 - Plants, People, and Agriculture
Fall (3) Staff (GER 2B)
An introduction to the complex relationship between people, plants, and agriculture with an emphasis on agricultural sustainability as it pertains to both historical and current agricultural practices. Not applicable toward the minimum requirements for a major or minor in biology. Three class hours plus two field trips.
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BIOL 106 - Disease, Biomedicine, and Biomedical Research
Fall (3) Shakes (GER 2B)
Introduction to the biology of common devastating diseases. Topics include the biological basis of specific disease and general approaches for accessing biomedical information, interpreting data from clinical trials, and appreciating the methodological approaches used by biomedical researchers to investigate disease. Not applicable toward the minimum requirements for a major or minor in Biology. Three class hours.
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BIOL 108 - Introduction to Ecology and Environmental Science
Spring (3) Staff (GER 2B)
Designed for non-majors. An introduction to selected principles of ecology and their application to current environmental issues. Topics include food chain structure, nutrient cycling, competitive and predator/prey interactions, and population growth. Applications range from large scale (global warming) to local (Lake Matoaka issues). Not applicable toward the requirements for a major or minor in biology. Three class hours.
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BIOL 109 - IntroductiontoEcologyandEnvironmentalScience Laboratory
Staff (1) Chambers Prereq/Corequisite(s): BIOL 108 . (GER 2)
A field-oriented laboratory that provides first-hand experience with selected issues and methods. Focus will be on the College Woods as a protected but threatened terrestrial habitat, and Lake Matoaka as a highly impacted aquatic one. Designed to accompany BIOL 108 . ( Lab) Three laboratory hours. There is a fee associated with the laboratory.
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BIOL 110 - Insects and Society
Spring (3) Staff (GER 2B)
A survey of insects and related arthropods emphasizing their role on earth as well as their interactions with humans. Not applicable toward the requirements for a major or minor in Biology. Three class hours.
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BIOL 111 - Insect Biology Laboratory
Spring (1) Staff Prereq/Corequisite(s): BIOL 110 or consent of instructor.
A laboratory designed to provide non-majors with an appreciation of insects and related arthropods. Field trips and laboratory exercises emphasize the biology and recognition of common insects. Three laboratory hours. There is a fee associated with the laboratory.
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BIOL 112 - Medicine and the Mind
Fall (3) Staff (GER 2B)
The first half of this course will take a historical look at medical science and those who looked into the brain for answers about its function, including Thomas Willis and Christopher Wren. The secondhalf will focus on our brains and which has more influence, nature or nurture. Not applicable toward the requirements for a major or minor in biology. Three class hours.
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BIOL 115 - Memory and Learning: A Practical Guide for Students
Fall or Spring (1) Heideman
A review of research on the structure and function of brain areas involved in learning and memory in relation to research on the development of expertise. Includes a review of methods to improve learning efficiency and quality.
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BIOL 150W - Freshman Seminar
Fall and Spring (4) Sher, Staff
A course designed to introduce freshmen to various aspects of the study and consequences of the biological sciences. Not applicable toward the minimum requirements for major or minor in biology.
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* BIOL 201 - Freshman Research
Fall and Spring (1) Staff Prerequisite(s): Consent of department and instructor.
Introduction to research with faculty mentor for freshmen identified by the Biology Department as having an unusually strong Biology background. Students cannot register themselves for this course.
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BIOL 220 - Introduction to Organisms, Ecology, Evolution
Fall (3) Cristol Corequisite(s): BIOL 221 or BIOL 298 (GER 2B)
Course is designed for potential biology majors. Lectures explore the diversity of organisms, their interactions with each other and the environment, and the evolutionary processes that produce diversity. Topics include Mendelian genetics, major taxonomic groups, ecology, and evolution. Presupposes strong background in high school biology. Three class hours. (formerly BIOL204 lecture)
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BIOL 221 - Introduction to Organisms, Ecology, Evolution Laboratory
Fall (1) Varney Corequisite(s): BIOL 220
Laboratory investigations in ecology, Mendelian genetics, and animal behavior. (Lab) One discussion hour, three laboratory hours. (formerly BIOL204 Lab) There is a fee associated with the laboratory.
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BIOL 225 - Introduction to Molecules, Cells, Development
Spring (3) Allison Prerequisite(s): BIOL 220 and BIOL 221 or consent of instructor. Corequisite(s): BIOL 226 or BIOL 299 . CHEM 103 strongly recommended. (GER 2B)
Lectures explore the molecular and cellular characteristics of living organisms including cell structure, biochemistry, metabolism, molecular genetics, and cellular processes in development. Recommended for science majors. Presupposes strong background in high school biology and chemistry. Three class hours. (formerly BIOL203 lecture)
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BIOL 226 - Introduction to Molecules, Cells, Development Laboratory
Spring (1) Varney Prerequisite(s): BIOL 220 and BIOL 221 Corequisite(s): BIOL 225
Laboratory investigations in cell, molecular, and developmental biology. (Lab) One discussion hour, three laboratory hours. (formerly BIOL203 Lab) There is a fee associated with the laboratory.
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BIOL 230 - Introduction to Marine Science
Fall (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): BIOL 220
Description of physical, chemical, biological and geological processes operating in the world ocean. The interdisciplinary nature of oceanography is emphasized, providing an integrated view of factors which control ocean history, circulation, chemistry and biological productivity. Three class hours. (Cross listed with GEOL 330 and MSCI 330 )
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BIOL 298 - Freshman Honors Biology Laboratory I
Fall (1) Forsyth and Saha Corequisite(s): BIOL 220 optional
The lab will focus on a genomics approach to bacterial pathogenicity and cell fate specification in the vertebrate nervous system. Students will master basic lab skills related to the projects, construct cDNA and genomics libraries, and conduct high throughput sequencing. There is a fee associated with the laboratory.
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BIOL 299 - Freshman Honors Biology Laboratory II
Spring (1) Forsyth and Saha Corequisite(s): BIOL 225 optional
The lab will focus on a genomics approach to bacterial pathogenicity and cell fate specification in the vertebrate nervous system. Students will conduct in depth bioinformatics analysis of the sequenced cDNA and genomic libraries. There is a fee associated with this laboratory.
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BIOL 302 - Integrative Biology: Animals
Fall (4) Heideman Prerequisite(s): BIOL 220 , BIOL 225
The study of the evolution, classification, ecology, behavior, development and functional systems of the major animal phyla. Certain aspects of human biology will also be covered. Three class hours, three laboratory hours. (formerly BIOL 206) There is a fee associated with the laboratory.
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BIOL 304 - Integrative Biology: Plants
Spring (4) Case Prerequisite(s): BIOL 220 , BIOL 225
An examination of major groups of photosynthetic organisms, with emphasis on terrestrial plants and their interactions with other organisms. Their structure, reproduction, physiology and ecological importance are emphasized in an evolutionary context. Three class hours, three laboratory hours. There is a fee associated with the laboratory.
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BIOL 306 - Microbiology
Spring (4) Forsyth Prerequisite(s): BIOL 220 , BIOL 225 .
Introduction to the biology of prokaryotes and viruses. Classical topics such as growth, metabolism and genetics, ecology, and molecular biology are covered in the lecture section. The laboratory introduces techniques routinely in microbiology such as sterile techniques, staining and microscopy, biochemical assays, microbial ecology, and genetics. Three class hours, three laboratory hours. (formerly BIOL440) There is a fee associated with the laboratory.
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BIOL 310 - Molecular Cell Biology
Fall, Spring (3) Wawersik, Shakes Prerequisite(s): BIOL 220 , BIOL 225 . Prereq/Corequisite(s): CHEM 206 .
An introduction to the principles by which eukaryotic cells function with an emphasis on the molecular biology of cells and experimental approaches to their analysis. Three class hours. (formerly BIOL 406)
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BIOL 312 - Evolution of Organisms
Fall, Spring (3) Huber Prerequisite(s): BIOL 220 , BIOL 225 .
An introduction to the mechanisms and outcomes of evolution. Examples are drawn from many disciplines (e.g. genetics, behavior, and paleontology) to discuss how researchers study the evolution of organisms and develop and test evolutionary theory using integrative approaches. Three class hours. (formerly BIOL 448)
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BIOL 317 - Paleontology
Spring (3) Lockwood Prerequisite(s): GEOL 101 or GEOL 110 or GEOL 150W or both BIOL 220 and BIOL 225 , or consent of the instructor.
The taxonomy of fossil organisms and the role of fossils in the study of organic evolution and the time relations of rock sequences. The laboratory stresses invertebrate morphology and quantitative measurement of local marine fossils. Field trips. Does not fulfill upper-division lab requirement. Two class hours, two laboratory hours. (Cross listed with GEOL 302)
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BIOL 318 - Conservation Biology
Spring (3) Leu Prerequisite(s): BIOL 220 and BIOL 221 or consent of the instructor.
An introduction to the fundamentals of conservation biology and an examination of current conservation issues. Topics include threats to biodiversity, endangered species management, and the interplay of politics, economics, or societal values in conservation decisionmaking. Three class hours.
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BIOL 345 - Neurobiology
Spring (3) Van Meter Prerequisite(s): BIOL 225 .
An introduction to the fundamental concepts of neurobiology; this course will cover basic neuroanatomy and electrophysiology, but will emphasize the molecular basis of neuronal development and signaling, including sensory systems, motor systems, learning and memory, behavior and disease of the nervous system. Three class hours.
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BIOL 351 - Cellular Biophysics and Modeling
Fall (3) Smith Prerequisite(s): MATH 112 or 113, BIOL 225 , or consent of instructor.
An introduction to simulation and modeling of dynamic phenomena in cell biology and neuroscience. Topics covered will include the biophysics of excitable membranes, the gating of voltage- and ligandgated ion channels, intracellular calcium signaling, and electrical bursting in neurons. (Cross listed with APSC 351 )
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BIOL 401 - Evolutionary Genetics
Spring (4) Staff Prerequisite(s): BIOL 220 .
Evolution as an ongoing process, rather than as a history, is emphasized. Topics include theoretical and experimental population genetics, ecological genetics, interactions of evolutionary forces, genetic divergence, speciation, and molecular evolution.
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