SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   2000-2001 Catalog
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General Arts and Letters Courses

See Course Prerequisites Policy.

Lower Division Courses

AL 147, 148 Form and Value in the Arts

4 credits each

Interdisciplinary approach to selected topics. Addresses the relationship between such areas as optics and the invention of linear perspective; classicism and art history; humor and beauty; philosophy and art; and imitation, simulation, and illusion. Topics are identified in their historical context, from ancient to modern.

AL 199 Special Studies

Credit to be arranged

AL 209 Practicum

Credit to be arranged

AL 211, 212, 213 Explorations in Arts and Letters

3-4 credits each

Satisfies general education requirements as an Explorations sequence in arts and letters.

AL 215, 216 Introduction to Cultural Studies

4 credits each

Examines the experience of inhabiting a mass, commodified culture. Introduces students to key concepts from the emerging field of cultural studies, placing contemporary trends in popular culture within a larger historical framework. Addresses how specific disciplines apply ideas from cultural studies, such as an English course that focuses on contemporary responses to issues raised in classic narratives, or a communications course that examines representations of gender in advertisements.

Upper Division Courses

AL 350 Topics in French Film

3-4 credits

Examines selected topics in French cinema, focusing on insights into French culture as seen through film. Recent topics include Feminine Images in French Film, French Film of the 1980s, and French Film and Society. May be repeated for credit when topic changes. Prerequisite: Fr 203. (Cross-listed with Fr 350.)

AL 399 Special Studies

Credit to be arranged

AL 401/501 Research

Credit to be arranged

AL 403/503 Thesis

Credit to be arranged

AL 405/505 Reading and Conference

Credit to be arranged

AL 407/507 Seminar

Credit to be arranged

AL 408/508 Workshop

Credit to be arranged

AL 409/509 Practicum

Credit to be arranged

Graduate Courses

AL 501 Research

Credit to be arranged

AL 503 Thesis

Credit to be arranged

AL 505 Reading and Conference

Credit to be arranged

AL 507 Seminar

Credit to be arranged

AL 509 Practicum

Credit to be arranged

AL 510 Selected Topics in Arts and Letters

Credit to be arranged


This material is from the 2000-2001
Southern Oregon University Catalog.

Page revised July 17, 2000
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