May 11, 2024  
Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2016-2017 
    
Catalog Navigation
  Bulletin Home
  The University
  Admission to the University
  Financial Aid
  Tuition and Fees
  University Core Curriculum
  Graduate Division
  Academic Degrees and Programs
  Academic Degree Requirements and Policies
  Academic Programs and Services
  Academic Awards and Commencement Honors
  University Honors Program
  Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
  College of Business Administration
  College of Communication and Fine Arts
  Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering
  School of Education
  School of Film and Television
  Aerospace Studies
  Secondary Teacher Preparation
  Course Descriptions
  University Administration and Faculty
HELP
Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Art (ART)
  

  • ART 154 Drawing II: Figure Drawing

    3 semester hours

    Development of technique and principles used in Drawing I,  , with emphasis placed on working from the figure and anatomy.

    Prerequisite: ART 153 .
  

  • ART 160 Two-Dimensional Design

    3 semester hours

    An examination of the basic elements of two-dimensional design. Course emphasizes visual literacy as well as the conceptual and problem-solving processes used in creating and composing graphic form.
  

  • ART 182 Programming for Creative Applications

    3 semester hours

    Emphasis on programming as an art form and as a tool for creative applications. Introduction to computer programming within the context of art and design. Concepts and skills taught enhance student ability to excel in future courses about Internet, animation, interactive media, and game design. Weekly exercises balance concept and techniques to reveal potential of computer as medium and tool.

    Lecture, lab, workshop.

    University Core fulfilled: Flag: Quantitative Reasoning.
  

  • ART 250 Visual Arts for the Elementary Educator

    3 semester hours

    Designed to develop the visual arts for the Liberal Studies student, both personally and professionally. Projects will emphasize a personal exploration of media, techniques, art history, and art fundamentals, as well as the role of the teacher in nurturing artistic expression and aesthetic. Students will compile course material into a teaching research portfolio. Participation in the ARTsmart service-learning program is required and is incorporated into class hours.

    Liberal Studies majors only.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Creative Experience; Flag: Engaged Learning.
  

  • ART 252 Principles of Color

    3 semester hours

    A practical exploration of the additive and subtractive principles of color theory as related to fine art and graphic design. Emphasis placed on color mixing, hue, value, intensity, proportion and visual perception. In depth class discussion reinforce the relationship between theory and practice.
  

  • ART 255 Field Experience in Art

    0 semester hours

    Designed for students interested in secondary art education. Explores practical applications of teaching through planned observation, reflection, and group discussions appropriate for future secondary art teachers. Twenty (20) hours of field observation in a secondary public school art classroom is required.

    Art Education Emphasis majors only.

    Consent of the Director of Secondary Teacher Preparation of Art required.
  

  • ART 257 Painting I

    3 semester hours

    Study of basic theoretical methods and techniques as applied to both representation and abstraction. Acrylic paints will be utilized.

    Prerequisite: ART 153 , ART 160 , or consent of instructor.
  

  • ART 260 Computer Graphics I

    3 semester hours

    Introduction to principles and practices of electronic imaging as they apply to graphics, art, and design.

    Recommended: ART 160 .
  

  • ART 275 Three-Dimensional Design

    3 semester hours

    Examination of the basic elements of three-dimensional design emphasizing the conceptual process and utilizing various media.

    Prerequisite: ART 160  or consent of instructor.
  

  • ART 276 Ceramic Sculpture

    3 semester hours

    Examination of ceramics as a sculptural medium. Students will explore technical and conceptual processes of ceramics. While clay is the focus, other materials will be utilized.
  

  • ART 278 Ceramics I

    3 semester hours

    Basic techniques of hand building and throwing on the potter’s wheel integrated with aesthetic exploration through various projects.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Creative Experience.
  

  • ART 280 Photography I

    3 semester hours

    This course focuses on black and white photography as a medium of personal and artistic expression.  Students learn effective camera techniques, darkroom printing skills, and basic digital imaging.

    University Core fulfilled: Flag: Quantitative Reasoning.
  

  • ART 281 Photography and Time

    3 semester hours

    This photography course for non-majors will serve as an introduction to black and white photography and will cover camera functions, film processing and darkroom printing, and basic digital imaging. The course will be structured thematically around photography’s relationship to time.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Creative Experience; Flags: Information Literacy, Quantitative Reasoning.
  

  • ART 285 Introduction to Printmaking

    3 semester hours

    Introduction to the basic printmaking and transfer processes, using monoprinting, linocuts, woodcuts, drypoints, water etchings, and collagraphs. Both black and white and multicolor images will be produced.

    Recommended: ART 151 , ART 153 , and ART 160 .
  

  • ART 290 Multimedia Survey

    3 semester hours

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

  • ART 298 Special Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • ART 299 Independent Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • ART 300 Figure Drawing Workshop

    1 semester hours

    A studio workshop for art and animation majors with emphasis placed on working from the figure and anatomy. Independent reading, research and production goals are devised for each student. As students repeat course study, the course requires increased learning and skill development as an extension of work in figure drawing. Each semester an online portfolio is required.

    May be repeated for degree credit for further development up to six times.

    Prerequisites: ART 153  and ART 154 , or consent of instructor.
  

  • ART 302 Design: Concept to Form

    3 semester hours

    Design as a visual problem-solving process is explored. Emphasis is placed on the creative processes of design and the visual presentation of design research, the design concept, and the final design.

    Prerequisites: ART 160  and ART 260 .
  

  • ART 303 Experimental Typography

    3 semester hours

    The conceptual aspects of typography as both image and form are explored in print, environmental, and time-based media. Storytelling using typography is emphasized.

    Prerequisite: ART 368  or consent of instructor or Studio Arts major, Multimedia Arts Emphasis.
  

  • ART 304 Image Making

    3 semester hours

    The creation of original imagery is explored using a combination of digital and analog drawing, collage and montage methods. The communicative potential of the image is emphasized through the interplay of context, connotation, and denotation.

    Prerequisites: ART 160  and ART 260 .

    Recommended: ART 368 .
  

  • ART 305 ARTsmart Community Service Program

    0 semester hours

    ARTsmart is the community service program of the Department of Art and Art History. The mission of ARTsmart is to provide underserved youth an education in the visual arts. LMU Art and Art History students work in teams to develop and teach lessons that incorporate formal art issues, art history, visual culture, social justice issues, and standards-based education to students in a neighboring K-8 school. Students from a variety of art disciplines are encouraged to volunteer.
  

  • ART 310 Drawing Workshop

    1 semester hours

    A studio workshop for art and animation majors with emphasis placed on advanced drawing concepts and techniques. Independent reading, research, and production goals are devised for each student related to continually changing topics and issues relevant to drawing. As students repeat course study, the course requires increased learning and skill development as an extension of work in drawing.

    May be repeated for degree credit for further development up to six times.

    Prerequisites: ART 153  and ART 154 , or consent of instructor.
  

  • ART 315 Perspective Drawing Workshop

    1 semester hours

    A studio workshop for art and animation majors with emphasis placed on understanding geometry, perspective, and problem-solving in two-dimensional and three-dimensional space. As students repeat course study, the course requires increased learning and skill development as an extension of work in drawing.

    Repeatable up to two times.

    STAR/ANIM majors/minors only.

    Prerequisite: ART 153 .
  

  • ART 333 Visualizing Literature

    3 semester hours

    Visualizing Literature is a visual arts course framed around a single work of literature. Each semester the text will change in collaboration with the LMU Department of Archives and Special Collections. The visual projects created in the course will interact with, integrate, and respond to the text and will ultimately be displayed in the greater library as an extension of and response to library special exhibits.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Creative Experience; Flag: Information Literacy.
  

  • ART 334 Animal Drawing

    3 semester hours

    This is a studio course with emphasis placed on working from animals and comparative anatomy. On-site drawing of animals on campus and with field trips to the Los Angeles Zoo, the Museum of Natural History, and the Page Museum. Emphasis will be on the construction of the subjects from within, rather than just outward appearances. Basics will include anatomy, proportion, and analysis of movement.

    May be repeated 2 times for degree credit.

    ANIM/STAR/ARHS majors/minors only.
  

  • ART 350 Visual Thinking

    3 semester hours

    This course promotes concept development and creative thinking. Visual problem solving and projects will be based on a concern for how each person examines and explores, ultimately interprets and recreates the world around them.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Creative Experience.
  

  • ART 352 Principles of Color

    3 semester hours

    A practical exploration of the additive and subtractive principles of color theory as related to fine art and graphic design. Emphasis placed on color mixing, hue, value, intensity, proportion and visual perception. In depth class discussion reinforce the relationship between theory and practice.
  

  • ART 355 Experiencing Art and Social Justice

    3 semester hours

    This course is divided into two components: studio arts and service learning. In the studio component, students will create art to explore the relationship between art and social justice. Studio projects include mixed media sculpture, painting, and installation. The students participate in the ARTsmart service-learning program, developing and teaching lessons that emphasize the use of art to incite social change. ARTsmart service time is incorporated into the class hours.

    University Core fulfilled: Flag: Engaged Learning.
  

  • ART 356 Painting II

    3 semester hours

    A continuation of theoretical methods and techniques used in Painting I, ART 257 . Emphasis is on color, materials, and individual concept development. A variety of media will be utilized.

    Prerequisites: ART 153 , ART 160 , and ART 257 , or consent of instructor.
  

  • ART 358 Painting III

    3 semester hours

    A continuation of Painting II, ART 356 . Emphasis is on color, materials, and individual concept development. May be repeated for degree credit with consent of instructor.

    Prerequisite: ART 356  or consent of instructor.
  

  • ART 359 Mural Painting

    3 semester hours

    Emphasis on student collaboration in the process and execution of large-scale paintings and public mural projects.
  

  • ART 360 Graphic Design I

    3 semester hours

    An introduction to the basic principles of visual design as they are applied to communication problems involving a message and an audience. Students develop conceptual and problem solving skills to create graphic form for a range of content.

    Prerequisites: ART 160 , ART 260 , and ART 368 .

    Recommended: ARHS 360 .
  

  • ART 362 Creative Direction

    3 semester hours

    The application of design principles and advertising concepts in the development of conceptual campaigns involving a message and an audience.

    Prerequisites: ART 302 , ART 360 , and ART 368 .
  

  • ART 363 3D Digital Toolbox

    3 semester hours

    Introduction to concepts and methods for the development of three-dimensional virtual objects, environments and motion scenarios. Course projects include output to multiple formats such as 3D and photographic printing.

    Prerequisites: ART 160  and ART 260 .
  

  • ART 365 Illustration

    3 semester hours

    The integration of illustration practices, design principles, and conceptual problem-solving procedures in the creation of illustrations for editorial designs, book jackets, and advertising art. Illustrations are conceived of by conventional means.

    Junior standing required.

    Prerequisites: ART 153 , ART 160 , and ART 260 .
  

  • ART 366 Multimedia Narratives

    3 semester hours

    Exploration of narrative concepts across linear, nonlinear, and interactive multimedia forms with a focus on the integration of elements of sound, image, text, and motion.

    Prerequisite: ART 260 .
  

  • ART 367 Online Computer Arts

    3 semester hours

    An emphasis on a working expertise in graphics, art, design, and aesthetics as they apply to interactive web authoring. This course will also utilize interactive linkages to a larger virtual arts community.

    Prerequisites: ART 160  and ART 260 .
  

  • ART 368 Typography I

    3 semester hours

    An introduction to the fundamentals of typography. Emphasis is on developing typographic literacy in terms of history, type classification, nomenclature, letterform anatomy, hierarchy, visual structuure, as well as how type works as a compositional element textual communication.

    Prerequisites: ART 160  and ART 260 .
  

  • ART 369 Information Design

    3 semester hours

    Information Design as a visual problem-solving process is explored. Information aesthetics and visualization methods are used to conceive and give form to a range of content. The course emphasizes how the mediums of print, screen, and social media shape the message.

    Prerequisites: ART 160 , ART 260 , and ART 368 .

    Recommended: ARHS 3560 .
  

  • ART 370 Beginning Wheel Throwing

    3 semester hours

    Introduction to throwing, glazing, and firing at several temperature levels with the aim of developing skills to enhance the student’s artistic voice in the contemporary clay context.
  

  • ART 371 Advanced Wheel Throwing

    1 TO 3 semester hours

    Advanced work with wheel thrown forms with the aim of developing a thematic body of creative work in clay.

    May be repeated once for degree credit by completing coursework at an advanced level.

    Prerequisite: ART 370 .
  

  • ART 372 Jewelry I

    3 semester hours

    A basic jewelry course with an emphasis on creative design and various techniques including fabrication, soldering, forging, wax working, and casting. Also includes bezel stone setting.
  

  • ART 373 Jewelry II

    3 semester hours

    Advanced jewelry making with an emphasis on creative design and exploration of various techniques such as fabrication, casting, rolling mill texturing, hydraulic press forming, enameling processes, and the setting of faceted stones. Also an introduction to larger scale, sculptural design.

    Prerequisite: ART 372 .
  

  • ART 374 Motion Graphics

    3 semester hours

    Exploration of the creative possibilities of motion graphic design as both an experimental and applied communication medium. This course covers the technical, aesthetic, and practical considerations of planning, developing, and producing motion graphics.

    Prerequisite: ART 260 .
  

  • ART 375 Figure Sculpture

    3 semester hours

    Modeling of the human figure with an emphasis on anatomy, leading to the extension of the figure as image.
  

  • ART 376 Sculpture Workshop

    3 semester hours

    Advanced exploration of sculptural problems, techniques, and concepts using a variety of materials.

    May be repeated for degree credit with consent of instructor.

    Prerequisite: ART 275  or consent of instructor.
  

  • ART 378 Drawing and Clay

    3 semester hours

    Emphasis on the surface treatment of ceramic work incorporating drawing, painting, and printmaking techniques.

    May be repeated once for degree credit by completing coursework at an advanced level.
  

  • ART 379 Special Topics in Photography

    3 semester hours

    This advanced studio course focuses on a particular theme each semester. Students create a portfolio of photographic work and examine related critical issues and texts related to the theme. Topics change every semester, and the class can be repeated for credit. Past themes have included: Photography and Bookmaking, Documentary Photography, Fashion Photography, Food Photography and Sustainability, Experimental Photography, Narrative Photography, Portraiture Workshop, and others.
  

  • ART 380 Photography II

    3 semester hours

    Exploration of advanced concepts of photography as applied to the development of personal expression. Students learn medium format photography, studio lighting, digital imaging, and advanced black and white darkroom techniques.

    Prerequisite: ART 280 .
  

  • ART 381 Imagining Los Angeles

    3 semester hours

    This course looks at the various ways in which Los Angeles has been portrayed in the visual arts, film, literature, advertising, and new media from the late 19th Century to the present, while taking into account the cultural, social, historical, and physical dynamics of the city. Students will create photography-based creative projects and will develop related technical skills.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Creative Experience.
  

  • ART 382 Digital Photography

    3 semester hours

    An emphasis on a working expertise in digital imaging, technologies utilizing Adobe Photoshop for image creation, manipulation, with input and output to various media.

    Prerequisite: ART 260  or consent of instructor.

    Recommended: ART 280 .
  

  • ART 383 Advanced Multimedia

    3 semester hours

    Advanced investigation in one or more areas of multimedia production based upon research, mentorship, and practical experience that culminates in a final project for exhibition.

    Prerequisites: ART 260  and ART 366  or ART 367 .
  

  • ART 385 Relief Printmaking

    3 semester hours

    Exploration of relief printmaking, photo-etching, and monotype processes. Graphic image making will be pursued through multiprintings. Personal visual development, technical skill, and conceptual development will be emphasized.

    Recommended: ART 151  or ART 285 , or consent of instructor.
  

  • ART 386 Etching Printmaking

    3 semester hours

    Process using etching, aquatint, and other incising techniques on metal plates. Emphasis on black and white images with an introduction to multicolor printing.

    May be repeated once for degree credit for further development.

    Recommended: ART 151 , ART 280 , and ART 285 .
  

  • ART 387 Silkscreen Printmaking

    3 semester hours

    Introduction to the use of serigraphy to create posters and fine art prints. Handcut, handpainted, and photographic techniques will be used. The emphasis is on the development of personal expression in the creation of multicolor prints.

    May be repeated once for degree credit for further development.

    Recommended: ART 160  and ART 280 .
  

  • ART 388 Screen Printing

    3 semester hours

    Introduction to the use of silkscreening to communicate a message. Basic screening techniques will be used, including using hand-cut, photographic, and computer-generated images. Water-based textile and plastisol inks will be used. Emphasis will be on producing multicolor prints on T-shirts and posters.

    May be repeated once for degree credit for further development.

    Recommended: ART 160 , ART 260 , and ART 280 .
  

  • ART 389 Lithography Printmaking

    3 semester hours

    Process using drawing and painting methods that include traditional, photographic, and experimental approaches on stones and plates, covering dry and wet drawing material to develop an image. Additive and reductive, black and white, and color overprinted methods will be explored.

    May be repeated for degree credit with consent of instructor.

    Recommended: ART 151 , ART 154 , ART 285 .
  

  • ART 395 Design Entrepreneurship

    3 semester hours

    This course emphasizes the role of the designer in the community by raising public awareness and engaging social responsibility through participatory design, civic engagement, and service learning. This project-based course enables students to explore the design process and its power to affect societal change through social entrepreneurship. This class serves marginalized segments of society through empathetic and innovative design solutions. Emphasis is placed on collaborative processes and sustainable business strategies using design thinking to benefit communities in need. Students discuss the entire process as it relates to design practice, social justice, and business ethics. Students explore and analyze social problems and create innovative ways to solve them. This course includes minimum 20 hours of fieldwork experience to enhance student learning: 10 hours of research end users through volunteer work–getting to know the community and understanding their problems–and an additional 10 hours interacting with end users: focus groups, interviews, testing prototypes, and getting feedback. Where applicable, the instructor will assist in partnering student teams with non-profit community organizations.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections; Flags: Engaged Learning, Oral Skills.

    Consent of instructor required.

    ART 302  recommended for Studio Arts majors.
  

  • ART 396 Design Praxis: Professional Practices in Design

    3 semester hours

    An examination of the career possibilities within the creative landscape of contemporary design. The design internship and portfolio development are emphasized. Participation in the LMU AIGA student chapter is recommended.

    Prerequisites: ART 160 , ART 260 , and ART 368 .

    Recommended: Concurrent enrollment in ART 360 .
  

  • ART 397 Professional Practices in Fine Arts

    3 semester hours

    Examination of the current state of the studio arts and various career options through research, discussions, and guest speakers. Includes development and presentation of a professional portfolio and resume.

    Prerequisites: Art major or consent of instructor; Junior standing required.

    University Core fulfilled: Flag: Oral Skills.
  

  • ART 398 Special Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • ART 399 Independent Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • ART 447 Art in L.A.

    3 semester hours

    Internationally-recognized practicing artists, designers, critics, and curators from Los Angeles talk about their work, ideas, practices, and processes.

    Students will learn to write a proposal and complete an ambitious work for exhibition.

    May be repeated 2 times for degree credit.

    CFA/SFTV majors/minors only.

    University Core fulfilled: Flag: Engaged Learning.
  

  • ART 450 Arts Education Approaches for Social and Emotional Learning

    3 semester hours

    This is an interdisciplinary course designed to benefit any student pursuing a career in public service (education, art therapy, social work, art, community activism). Students in this course will learn how to connect theories relevant to multidisciplinary arts education, expressive arts therapy/psychology, and special education in order to create optimal social and emotional learning environments for individuals and communities with special needs and/or diverse abilities.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections.
  

  • ART 453 Drawing III: Formal Issues

    3 semester hours

    This course explores traditional and contemporary issues in drawing. Using a variety of media, content, space, color, value, and form are examined.

    May be repeated for degree credit for further development.

    Prerequisite: ART 153  or consent of instructor.
  

  • ART 454 Drawing IV: Figure Composition

    3 semester hours

    This course promotes concept development and psychological possibilities inherent in the human form. Using a variety of media, it explores anatomical structure and imaginative composition.

    May be repeated for degree credit for further development.

    Prerequisites: ART 153  and ART 154 , or consent of instructor.
  

  • ART 455 Methods in Teaching Secondary Art

    3 semester hours

    This methodology seminar is designed to provide opportunities for prospective secondary art educators to critically examine the theoretical, historical, psychological, sociological, and practical applications of art education. Projects will involve the development, implementation, and assessment of a successful and socially responsible art education curriculum. Students will compile course material into a professional teaching resource portfolio.

    Prerequisite: ART 255 .

    Art Education Emphasis majors only.

    Junior standing required.
  
  

  • ART 468 Typography II

    3 semester hours

    Typography II extends the fundamental concepts introduced in ART 368, Typography I . Projects emphasize the application of typographic principles to multiple levels of text in both print and electronic media.

    Prerequisite: ART 368 .

    Recommended: ART 369  and ARHS 360 .
  

  • ART 478 Ceramics Workshop

    3 semester hours

    Design problems with ceramic materials incorporating wheel-thrown and hand building techniques. Development of a personal style in addition to advanced firing techniques.

    May be repeated once for degree credit by completing coursework at an advanced level.
  

  • ART 480 Color Photography

    3 semester hours

    Focus on the use of color in photography and imaging. Students learn large format photography and digital imaging skills including scanning, printing, Photoshop, and Lightroom. Students develop a personal project.

    Prerequisite: ART 280 .
  

  • ART 481 Photographing Los Angeles

    3 semester hours

    This interdisciplinary course looks at the various ways in which Los Angeles has been portrayed in the visual arts, film, literature, advertising, and new media from the late 19th century to the present while taking into account the cultural, historical, and physical dynamics of the city. Students will respond to the course material through the creation of various photographic projects and will learn camera function, digital imaging, and printing. Students will also engage in critical readings, complete written papers, and visit various sites throughout the city related to course content.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections; Flag: Engaged Learning.
  

  • ART 485 Advanced Printmaking

    1 TO 3 semester hours

    Continuation and more advanced work in relief, etching, or silkscreen techniques.

    May be repeated once for degree credit by completing coursework at an advanced level.

    Prerequisite: ART 385  or ART 386  or ART 387 .
  

  • ART 490 Senior Design Thesis

    3 semester hours

    The senior thesis in design provides the opportunity to explore design as a liberal arts activity through focused study around the design disciplines, or the application of design to a specific subject matter. Students independently address topic areas within a creative project resulting in a body of work (aside from the professional portfolio). The topic(s) should address one or more of the following issues: the societal impact of design; design as a process for innovation; the historic and contemporary contexts of design; design as an experiential medium.

    Senior standing required.

    Prerequisites: ART 302 , ART 303 , ART 360 , ART 368 , ART 369 , and ART 460  or ART 468 ; ARHS 360 .
  

  • ART 494 Multimedia Internship

    3 semester hours

    Professional experience in multimedia.

    May be repeated for degree credit for further development.

    Studio Arts majors only.

    Consent of instructor required.

    University Core fulfilled: Flag: Engaged Learning.
  

  • ART 495 Advanced Studio Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

    Pre-professional directed study in studio art.

    May be repeated for degree credit three times for further advanced development.

    Permission of instructor and Department Chairperson required.
  

  • ART 497 Senior Thesis in Fine Arts

    3 semester hours

    This course continues for Fine Arts Emphasis students the professional development experience of ART 397 Professional Practices in Fine Arts . The curriculum includes all aspects of exhibition design, promotion, and artwork presentation.

    Required for Fine Arts emphasis and Art Education majors.

    Studio Arts majors, Fine Arts and Art Education Emphasis only.

    Prerequisite: ART 397  or consent of instructor.
  

  • ART 498 Special Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • ART 499 Independent Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

    Senior standing required.

Asian and Pacific Studies (ASPA)
  

  • ASPA 2100 Asian Civilizations

    4 semester hours

    A study of Asian civilizations though history, literature, art, philosophy, and film. Topics to be covered will emphasize the intellectual, cultural, social, and political factors which shaped the civilizations of Asia and the Pacific.

    University Core fulfilled: Foundations: Studies in American Diversity; Flag: Oral Skills.
  

  • ASPA 2998 Special Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • ASPA 2999 Independent Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • ASPA 3200 Masterpieces of East Asian Literature

    4 semester hours

    This course introduces canonical works in the literary traditions of China, Japan, and Korea, spanning from antiquity through the early 19th century. It explores various ways of interpreting masterworks through such lenses as philosophy, spirituality, religion, aesthetics, psychoanalysis, gender and sexuality, memory and identity. It also examines the socio-historical contexts that established these works’ cultural significance, the commentaries and adaptations they generated, and the cultural interactions and reverberations within Asia and beyond.

    University Core fulfilled: Flag: Information Literacy.
  

  • ASPA 3300 Arts of Asia

    3 semester hours

    (See ARHS 3351 .)
  

  • ASPA 3400 Politics of Asia

    4 semester hours

    This course deals with the politics of East Asia, emphasizing China, South Korea, and Japan. In particular, the concept of democratization is examined by looking at the political institutions, history, culture, ideologies, and economies of these countries.
  

  • ASPA 3500 Economic and Political Issues in Contemporary Asia

    4 semester hours

    This course focuses on contemporary economic and political issues in Asian countries such as China, India, and Japan. China surpassed Japan as the second largest economy in February 2011. India has also grown fast, and many in the West look to it as a counterweight to China, in politics as well as in economics. The first part of the course focuses on the recent growth and development of China. Topics include: the socialist era; market transition; growth and structural change; population growth; labor and human capital; rural and urban economies; similarities and contrasts between the rise of the U.S. and the rise of China; impact of China on the world economy and financial system. The second part of the course will compare China with India and Japan.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections; Flags: Oral Skills, Writing.
  

  • ASPA 3600 Introduction to Asian Media

    4 semester hours

    An introductory course to the media and politics of the Asia-Pacific region. This survey seeks to connect leading aspects and themes of the history, politics, economics, and culture of specific leading countries to their media systems. Course materials include historical perspectives as well as contemporary journalism, including New Media technology developments and their impact on politics. Media systems will be analyzed and categorized in the social-science tradition.
  

  • ASPA 3800 Buddhism

    4 semester hours

    (See THST 3282 .)
  

  • ASPA 3850 Meditative Gaze: Dao and Film

    3 semester hours

    This course brings two distinctive disciplines, philosophy and film theory together into a coherent discourse. The focus of the class is on the philosophical question most often posed as the mind-body problem and the various ways that media texts have addressed and articulated this issue, specifically through the adoption of a meditative gaze as a philosophically charged stylistic approach.

    (See PHIL 4355 .)
  

  • ASPA 3860 Introduction to Asian Literature

    4 semester hours

    An introductory course in Asian literature from China, Japan, and India. Various literary genres such as poetry, fiction, diary, biographies, and drama and their relation to Asian literary tradition will be examined.
  

  • ASPA 3870 China’s Women and One Child Family

    4 semester hours

    Course traces the development of Chinese female roles from the traditional to the modern periods. Footbinding, infanticides, and the three obediences gave way to Communism, which provided women freedom and recognition for their contribution. Is the One Child Policy a relief to women?

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections.
  

  • ASPA 3880 Imperial China

    4 semester hours

    (See HIST 4810 .)
  

  • ASPA 3890 Contemporary Chinese Cinema

    4 semester hours

    This course provides an introduction to contemporary Chinese cinema. It focuses not only on the “poetics of cinema” (cinematic language, styles, and aesthetics) but also the “politics of cinema” that emphasize contemporary Chinese cinema’s engaging dialogue with Chinese history and its critical intervention into key socio-political issues facing post-Mao China. It concerns itself with such issues relating to history and memory, modernity, and nationhood; family, gender, and sexuality; urbanization, migration, and transnational formations; and Hong Kong and Taiwan identities.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections.
  

  • ASPA 3960 Hong Kong Cinema

    4 semester hours

    This course critically explores one of the world’s most popular, dynamic, and innovative cinemas - Hong Kong cinema. Situating Hong Kong cinema in historical, artistic, and transnational contexts, this course examines major developments in Hong Kong cinema running from the war time cinema, the rise of martial arts movies and their influx into the United States, the international breakthrough of the “New Wave,” Hong Kong filmmaking before and after the 1997 handover to China, to Hollywood remakes of Hong Kong films in recent years. The class will focus on issues relating to filmic nationalism, transnational film production and consumption; migration, identity, and community formation; nostalgia, memory, and post-colonialism; and family, gender, and sexuality.
  

  • ASPA 3970 Popular Culture in East Asia

    4 semester hours

    This course will explore the role of popular culture in the social production of meaning and creation of identity. The site of study will be popular culture in East Asia (China, Japan, and Korea) and “East Asian” popular culture abroad. It aims to impart to students the theoretical and analytical tools necessary to conduct in-depth interdisciplinary research on the mechanisms, implications, and functions of popular culture. By exploring myriad forms of popular culture–popular literature, film, manga, television, music, posters, fashion, material culture, etc.–that span modern Asian history from the early 20th century to today, students will gain a critical understanding of culture, politics, and history of the East Asian region.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections.
  

  • ASPA 3998 Special Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • ASPA 3999 Independent Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • ASPA 4600 Women in Asia

    4 semester hours

    This course employs interdisciplinary methods to examine the problems and issues confronting women in Asia (primarily China, Japan, and Korea) from ancient times to the contemporary era. We will integrate the research methods of gender studies, history, literature, philosophy, media, and cultural of gender studies, and investigate how Asian womanhood is constructed, institutionalized, appropriated, reinvented, and reinterpreted in different socio-historical discourses. We will interrogate the underlying mechanisms that tend to perpetuate Asian women’s marginality and subordination. At the same time, we will pay particular attention to new perspectives on women’s roles in current scholarship and look into women’s ongoing negotiation with their gender identity and their struggles for power and agency.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections.
  

  • ASPA 4820 Daoism: Theory and Practice

    4 semester hours

    An introduction to Daoism, its classical texts, and its enduring practices. Special emphasis will be on the examinations of Daoist philosophical concepts and persistent issues that arise in the development of Daoist spiritual tradition. A central aim of the course is to understand the Chinese ways of thinking, values, and the way of life.
 

Page: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 … Forward 10 -> 37