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Course Descriptions

 

Animation (ANIM)
  

  • ANIM 220 Intermediate Animation Workshop

    3 semester hours

    Intermediate workshop in the art of traditional animated film production. Topics of study include digital sound production, motion and articulation strategies, camera and post-production techniques.

    Lab fee.

    Prerequisite: ANIM 120 .

    Corequisite: ANIM 260 .
  

  • ANIM 230 Introduction to 3-D Computer Animation

    3 semester hours

    Introduction to three-dimensional digital film production. Topics of study include: modeling techniques, image processing and manipulation strategies, motion and articulation solutions, digital production techniques, texture, lighting and rendering methods, compression technology, and systems for computer-created animation.

    Lab fee.

    Prerequisite: ANIM 220 .
  

  • ANIM 231 Introduction to 2-D Computer Animation

    3 semester hours

    Introduction to two dimensional digital film production. Topics of study include: image processing and manipulation, motion and articulation strategies, digital production techniques, rendering, and compression techniques.

    Prerequisite: ANIM 220 .
  

  • ANIM 250 Introduction to Interactive Animation

    3 semester hours

    This course will cover nonlinear storytelling for animators and filmmakers. An emphasis will be placed on interactive scripting to create user involvement in the unfolding narrative.

    Lab fee.
  

  • ANIM 260 Digital Toolbox

    3 semester hours

    Introduction to principles and practices of digital imaging as applicable to film and video.

    Lab fee.

    Prerequisite: ANIM 120 .

    Corequisite: ANIM 220 .
  

  • ANIM 298 Special Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • ANIM 299 Independent Studies

    0 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • ANIM 310 Intermediate Storyboard

    3 semester hours

    An introduction to professional storyboarding for animation. Students will create storyboards from scripts and from non-scripted ideas; apply storyboarding logic to pre-written scripts and to their own creative ideas; and identify and correct such technical problems as crossing the line, hook-up issues, jump cuts, shot redundancy, and poor composition.

    Prerequisites: ANIM 110  and ANIM 220 .
  

  • ANIM 320 Mechanics of Animation

    3 semester hours

    Workshop in the art of animated film production.

    Prerequisite: ANIM 220 .
  

  • ANIM 330 Intermediate 3-D Computer Animation

    3 semester hours

    Further practical study in computer animation including: modeling; advanced articulation methods, techniques, and solutions; lighting; texture mapping; compositing; and rendering solutions.

    Prerequisite: ANIM 230 .
  

  • ANIM 331 Intermediate 2-D Computer Animation

    3 semester hours

    Two-dimensional digital film production. Topics of study include: image processing and manipulation, motion and articulation strategies, digital production techniques, rendering, and compression techniques.

    Prerequisite: ANIM 231 .
  

  • ANIM 332 Programming 3-D Animation Tools

    3 semester hours

    Building technical skills for animators: how to automate animated graphics, write tools and customize user interfaces using Python scripting.

    Prerequisite: ANIM 230  or by instructor’s approval.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections; Flags: Information Literacy, Quantitative Reasoning.
  

  • ANIM 350 Intermediate Interactive Animation

    3 semester hours

    Introduction to creative and technical aspects of interactive animation technology.

    Prerequisite: ANIM 250 .
  

  • ANIM 352 Game Design

    3 semester hours

    The iterative process of game design will allow students to develop prototypes of their original games and storylines. Important topics include design issues, balanced play, theming, game theory, intellectual property, and play testing.
  

  • ANIM 360 Character Design

    3 semester hours

    An introduction to the principles of classical character design.

    Prerequisite: ANIM 220 .
  

  • ANIM 370 Character Animation

    3 semester hours

    An introduction to the principles of classical character animation, creating the illusion of life and believability.

    Prerequisite: ANIM 220 .
  

  • ANIM 371 3D Character Animation

    3 semester hours

    An introduction to the principles of 3D character animation. Creation of illusion of life and believability.

    Prerequisites: ANIM 230  and ANIM 260 .
  

  • ANIM 380 Visual Effects

    3 semester hours

    Concepts and approaches to production work in cinematic visual effects. A combination of digital and traditional methods will be discussed, with a concentration on exercises using computer graphics to illustrate these techniques.

    Prerequisites: ANIM 220 , ANIM 230 , and ANIM 260 .
  

  • ANIM 398 Special Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • ANIM 399 Independent Studies

    0 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • ANIM 410 Advanced Storyboard

    3 semester hours

    Advanced research and practice in creating and planning animated film and video. Professional experience in storyboard production.

    Prerequisite: ANIM 310 .
  

  • ANIM 420 Experimental Animation

    3 semester hours

    Workshop in the art of animated film production.

    Lab fee.
  

  • ANIM 443 History and Analysis of Video Games

    3 semester hours

    This course will cover genre studies and relevant topics in the development of the past, present, and future of the videogame industry.
  

  • ANIM 450 Advanced Interactive Animation

    3 semester hours

    Production and design using interactive animation technology.

    Prerequisite: ANIM 250 .
  

  • ANIM 490 Animation Internship

    3 semester hours

    Professional experience in animation. Animation internship. Portfolio and demo reel development. Vocational strategies.

    Junior or senior standing required.
  

  • ANIM 495 Senior Thesis Project/Pre-Production

    3 semester hours

    Practical experience in animation pre-production. This course centers on the animation thesis project. Development, direction, production of a sophisticated, well-produced film or project. Students are free to determine style, format, and genre of project.

    The student must provide a professional copy of all senior thesis-level projects to the School of Film and Television in partial fulfillment of degree requirements.
  

  • ANIM 496 Senior Thesis Project/Production

    3 semester hours

    Continuation of practical experience in animation production. Completion of animation thesis project.

    The student must provide a professional copy of all senior thesis-level projects to the School of Film and Television in partial fulfillment of degree requirements.

    Prerequisite: ANIM 495 .
  

  • ANIM 498 Special Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • ANIM 499 Independent Studies

    0 TO 3 semester hours


Asian Pacific American Studies (APAM)
  

  • APAM 1117 Introduction to Asian Pacific American Studies: A Comparative and Global Perspective

    4 semester hours

    An introductory course which surveys the cultures and histories of Asian Pacific Americans in the United States. Interaction among various Asian Pacific American communities also will be discussed.

    University Core fulfilled: Foundations: Studies in American Diversity.
  

  • APAM 1118 United States and the Pacific World

    4 semester hours

    This class surveys the ways in which U.S. interchanges with Asia and the Pacific Islands have transformed cultural, political, ideological, and socioeconomic developments on both sides of the Pacific from the earliest contact to the twenty-first century within global and comparative frameworks.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Historical Analysis and Perspectives.
  

  • APAM 1998 Special Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • APAM 1999 Independent Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • APAM 2371 Asian Pacific American Literature

    4 semester hours

    A survey of Asian Pacific American writers and their literature, using critical analysis of autobiographies, short stories, novels, poetry, essays, and films.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Creative Experience; Flag: Writing.
  

  • APAM 2417 Contemporary Issues of Asian Pacific Americans

    4 semester hours

    Topical studies of timely and pertinent contemporary interest involving Asian Pacific Americans in the United States.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Understanding Human Behavior; Flag: Engaged Learning.
  

  • APAM 2998 Special Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • APAM 2999 Independent Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • APAM 3998 Special Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • APAM 3999 Independent Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • APAM 4178 Asians in America: From the “Yellow Peril” to the “Model Minority”

    4 semester hours

    This class traces the many-faceted histories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders from cross-cultural and transitional perspectives, beginning with the earliest immigration to the present era.
  

  • APAM 4188 Imagining Asian Pacific America

    4 semester hours

    Using interdisciplinary approaches and cross-cultural perspectives, this class explores the ways in which certain Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have been portrayed and, in turn, have portrayed themselves in the visual culture throughout historical time and place.
  

  • APAM 4235 Asian Pacific American Women’s Experience

    4 semester hours

    An interdisciplinary and comparative examination of the histories and experiences of Asian Pacific American women. Topics include social and economic inequality, literary and cultural representation as well as political and community activism.
  

  • APAM 4327 Asian American Psychology

    4 semester hours

    Coverage of major psychological issues relevant to Asian American personality, identity, and mental health, including acculturation, the creation of stereotypes, and intergenerational conflict.
  

  • APAM 4335 Asian Pacific American Politics and Social Movements

    4 semester hours

    Examines Asian American political participation from legal challenges and labor organizing to social protests and electoral politics. Explores Asian Pacific American politics and social movements in light of dramatic changes in domestic and international contexts of the past half a century.
  

  • APAM 4337 Asian Pacific Americans and the American Law

    4 semester hours

    An examination of constitutional, immigration, and civil rights laws and their impact on the Asian Pacific American experience. Discussions may include analysis of historical court cases and legislation pertaining to citizenship, exclusion, and World War II internment as well as the study of contemporary legal issues in Asian Pacific American communities.
  

  • APAM 4350 Immigration and Los Angeles

    4 semester hours

    An interdisciplinary and comparative examination of the historical role of immigration and migration in shaping the Los Angeles region as well as the social, political, economic, and cultural impact of immigration in contemporary Los Angeles.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections; Flag: Writing.
  

  • APAM 4450 Specific Ethnic Focus Seminars

    4 semester hours

    An in-depth examination of the experience of a single Asian Pacific American subgroup. Populations covered will vary.
  

  • APAM 4451 Multiracial Americans in the American Imagination

    4 semester hours

    This course engages in an interdisciplinary examination of the identity development of persons of mixed race ancestry in the United States through which students derive a critical understanding of race, ethnicity, and culture, while developing a deeper appreciation for ethnic, class, gender, generational, and racial diversity.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections.
  

  • APAM 4453 Filipino American Experience

    4 semester hours

    Comprehensive introduction to the Filipino American experience. Historical analysis of U.S. colonialism and the experiences of Filipino Americans as “American Nationals.” Review of contemporary issues such as immigration patterns, community formation, and family dynamics. In-depth study of Filipino American communities in Los Angeles and Southern California.
  

  • APAM 4457 Vietnamese American Experience

    4 semester hours

    Comprehensive introduction to the Vietnamese American experience. Review of Southeast Asian politics during the Cold War with emphasis on U.S. policies in Vietnam. Review of contemporary issues in the Vietnamese American community, including economic integration, political mobilization, and community and family dynamics. In-depth study of the social and cultural lives of Vietnamese Americans in Los Angeles and California.
  

  • APAM 4459 Pacific Islander American Experience

    4 semester hours

    Comprehensive study of the Pacific Islander American experience, including the histories and cultures of Pacific Islanders and contemporary issues facing the Pacific Islander American communities.
  

  • APAM 4998 Special Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • APAM 4999 Independent Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • APAM 5000 Senior Thesis

    4 semester hours

    This course will provide APAM minors with the opportunity to work on an individualized research project under the direction of a faculty member. 

Art History (ARHS)
  

  • ARHS 2000 Foundations of Western Art

    4 semester hours

    An introductory survey of the visual arts from the Prehistoric through the late Roman period.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Historical Analysis and Perspectives; Flag: Information Literacy.
  

  • ARHS 2002 Art and Society: Early Christian to Early Modern

    4 semester hours

    An introductory survey of the history of the visual arts in Western Europe from the fourth century through the early nineteenth century.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Historical Analysis and Perspectives; Flag: Information Literacy.
  

  • ARHS 2004 Modernism

    4 semester hours

    An introductory survey of the historical development and global implications of modern art, modernism, and modernity from the nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Historical Analysis and Perspectives.
  

  • ARHS 2510 Social Design

    3 semester hours

    A critical and historical examination of the role of design in the communication of social and political issues. Focus is on the role of the designer as an agent for social change. Research, discussion, and project-based presentations.

    Prerequisite: ART 160  or concurrent enrollment in ART 260 .

    University Core fulfilled: Flag: Engaged Learning.
  

  • ARHS 2540 Multimedia Art Survey

    3 semester hours

    A critical and historical examination of multimedia arts through research, discussions, and presentations.

    University Core fulfilled: Flag: Writing.
  

  • ARHS 2999 Independent Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

    Individual independent studies may fulfill the non-Western Art History requirement.

    Consent of instructor required.
  

  • ARHS 3100 Arts of Ancient Egypt

    4 semester hours

    A survey of the art and architecture of ancient Egypt from the Pre-dynastic through the Greco-Roman period.
  

  • ARHS 3102 Arts of Ancient Greece

    4 semester hours

    A survey of Greek art from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Historical Analysis and Perspectives.
  

  • ARHS 3104 Arts of Ancient Rome

    4 semester hours

    A survey of Roman art from the Etruscan period through the decline of the Empire.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Historical Analysis and Perspectives.
  

  • ARHS 3200 Medieval Art

    4 semester hours

    A survey of the major developments in the arts from the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire in the second and third centuries until the end of the Gothic period in the fourteenth century.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Faith and Reason; Flag: Information Literacy.
  

  • ARHS 3311 Pre-Columbian Art

    4 semester hours

    A survey of Pre-Columbian art and architecture from c. 1200 BCE to the fifteenth century CE.
  

  • ARHS 3321 Latin American Art

    4 semester hours

    A survey of the art, architecture, and visual culture of Latin America from the colonial period through the present.
  

  • ARHS 3331 Arts of Africa

    4 semester hours

    A survey of the arts of Africa from 1000 BCE through the twenty-first century.
  

  • ARHS 3341 Arts of Islam

    4 semester hours

    A survey of the art and architecture of Islam from Arabia through Spain, from the birth of Islam in the seventh century to the present.
  

  • ARHS 3351 Arts of Asia

    4 semester hours

    A survey of the art and architecture of East, South, and Southeast Asia.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections.
  

  • ARHS 3540 Social and Aesthetic History of Photography

    3 semester hours

    This interdisciplinary course will explore photography’s role in both the continuum of art history and modern visual culture but will also consider a wide range of other disciplines that have used photography as a tool of influence or research. Students will approach various bodies of photographic work from both an art historical and social science perspective.

    Recommended: ARHS 2004 .

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections.
  

  • ARHS 3560 History of Design

    3 semester hours

    An analysis of design history from the Industrial Revolution to the present, with emphasis on creative innovation and progress as rooted in artistic, cultural, and political contexts.

    Prerequisite: ART 160 .
  

  • ARHS 3999 Independent Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

    Individual independent studies may fulfill the non-Western Art History requirement.

    Consent of instructor required.
  

  • ARHS 4198 Special Studies

    4 semester hours

    Selected topics in Ancient art history. Individual sections may have a University Core affiliation.
  

  • ARHS 4240 Italian Renaissance Art

    4 semester hours

    An exploration of the art and architecture in Italy from the late thirteenth through the mid-sixteenth century. The course will examine a variety of primary and secondary sources to explore the nature of Italian Renaissance visual culture within its historical context.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Historical Analysis and Perspectives; Flag: Writing.
  

  • ARHS 4250 Northern Renaissance Art

    4 semester hours

    An exploration of the ways that art and architecture reflect the political, cultural, social, and religious forces that shaped society in northern Europe from c. 1380 through the late sixteenth century.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections; Flag: Writing.
  

  • ARHS 4260 Baroque Art

    4 semester hours

    An exploration of selected topics in the art and architecture of seventeenth-century Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, and Spain.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Faith and Reason.
  

  • ARHS 4298 Special Studies

    4 semester hours

    Selected topics in Early Christian, Medieval, Renaissance, or Baroque art history. Individual sections may have a University Core affiliation.
  

  • ARHS 4301 Arts of India

    4 semester hours

    An exploration of the art and architecture of India from the Indus Valley Civilization to contemporary times.
  

  • ARHS 4303 Arts of China

    4 semester hours

    An exploration of the arts and architecture of China from the Neolithic period to contemporary times.
  

  • ARHS 4305 Arts of Southeast Asia

    4 semester hours

    An exploration of the art and architecture of the Southeast Asian region.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections.
  

  • ARHS 4307 Arts of Japan

    4 semester hours

    An exploration of the arts and architecture of Japan from the Neolithic period to contemporary times.
  

  • ARHS 4398 Special Studies

    4 semester hours

    Selected topics in non-Western art history. Individual sections may have a University Core affiliation.
  

  • ARHS 4614 American Art

    4 semester hours

    A survey of American art from the Colonial period to ca. 1900.
  

  • ARHS 4616 Nineteenth-Century European Art

    4 semester hours

    An exploration of the development of European art and architecture of the long nineteenth century.
  

  • ARHS 4630 Contemporary Art

    4 semester hours

    An exploration of post-World War II art, with an emphasis on the development of postmodernism from 1945 to the early twenty-first century.

    Recommended: ARHS 2004 .

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections.
  

  • ARHS 4640 Modern and Contemporary Art Criticism

    4 semester hours

    An exploration of the art criticism and theory of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

    Recommended: ARHS 2004 .
  

  • ARHS 4698 Special Studies

    4 semester hours

    Selected topics in modern and contemporary art history. Individual sections may have a University Core affiliation.
  

  • ARHS 4710 Museum/Gallery Internship

    4 semester hours

    A directed internship in museum or gallery education, curatorial work, registration, public relations, or installation design. Individual placements are made on the basis of the student’s academic background and professional goals. Research paper required.

    Majors only with senior standing.

    Consent of instructor required.
  

  • ARHS 4730 LA Now

    4 semester hours

    An exploration of Los Angeles’ modern and contemporary art history through lectures, field trips, and class visits by practicing artists, critics, curators, and arts professionals.

    Recommended: ARHS 2004  or ARHS 4630 .

    Consent of instructor required.

    University Core fulfilled: Flag: Engaged Learning.
  

  • ARHS 4750 Art History Study Abroad

    3 TO 4 semester hours

    Site-specific art history course that is taught through Study Abroad. Topics vary dependent on location. Individual sections may have a University Core affiliation.
  

  • ARHS 4751 Art History Study Abroad

    3 TO 4 semester hours

    Site-specific art history course that is taught through Study Abroad and fulfills the non-Western requirement. Topics vary dependent on location. Individual sections may have a University Core affiliation.
  

  • ARHS 4752 Study in Florence: The Italian Renaissance

    4 semester hours

    Study of Italian Renaissance art and architecture in Florence and Tuscany.
  

  • ARHS 4754 Christian Faith and Visual Culture in Rome

    4 semester hours

    Combining the disciplinary approaches of theology, history, and art history, this course examines the religious and visual traditions of Late Antique and medieval Rome. The course, taught on-site in Rome during an accelerated summer course, provides a direct engagement with culture, art, society, and faith.
  

  • ARHS 4796 Museum Studies

    4 semester hours

    Selected topics in museum studies.
  

  • ARHS 4800 Junior/Senior Seminar in Art History

    4 semester hours

    An examination of the historiography and methodology of the discipline of art history, with a special emphasis on student research and writing.

    Consent of instructor required.

    University Core fulfilled: Flag: Writing.
  

  • ARHS 4998 Special Studies

    1-4 semester hours

    Selected topics in art history. Individual sections may have a University Core affiliation.
  

  • ARHS 4999 Independent Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

    Individual independent studies may fulfill the non-Western Art History requirement.

    Senior standing required.

    Consent of instructor required.

Art (ART)
  

  • ART 150 Introduction to Studio Arts

    3 semester hours

    Open to non-Studio Arts majors only.

    Exploration of the materials, techniques, and inspiration of the artist in the media of drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, and two- and three-dimensional design.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Creative Experience.
  

  • ART 151 Introduction to Drawing and Printmaking

    3 semester hours

    Open to non-Studio Arts majors only.

    Development of basic drawing skills in various media and the exploration of printmaking techniques.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Creative Experience.
  

  • ART 153 Drawing I

    3 semester hours

    An introduction to drawing and the development of visual awareness. Experimentation and exploration of technique developed through a variety of subject matter. Varied media, including pencil, charcoal, ink and conte.
 

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