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2000-2001 Catalog |
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General Arts and Letters Courses
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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.
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
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
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