Elective Courses
Students will use the latest version of Adobe PhotoShop, an essential tool for any visual artist working with computers-animators, graphic designers, web makers, special effects artists, multimedia and design professionals. This course teaches the advance principles of digital imaging and manipulation, including digitizing, editing, color correction, special effects and transformation techniques used by PhotoShop Pros. It will emphasize the methods used to scan and collage images from photographs, to retouch and alter these images and to create complex design solutions and illustrations.
Explore games as systems to learn to solve increasingly difficult problems that require exploratory design and extensive testing to find a combination of mechanics that effectively solves each problem. Work individually and in groups to design, test, and build tabletop games.
(Also CAT 266) An overview of the contributions African-Americans have made to American performance culture. Exploration of black performance traditions and the social contexts in which they were developed. A useful sampling of information for students interested in American Studies, African-American Studies, Theatre, Dance, Drama, History, Music, Popular Culture and related areas.
(Also AFS 266) An overview of the contributions African-Americans have made to American performance culture. Exploration of black performance traditions and the social contexts in which they were developed. A useful sampling of information for students interested in American Studies, African-American Studies, Theatre, Dance, Drama, History, Music, Popular Culture and related areas.
(Formerly JOU 266) This course introduces students to the basic operation of a radio studio. It includes writing, producing and announcing.
(Also ENG 267) This course will examine the evolution of the English language by reading texts (e.g. Beowulf, Chaucer, the King James Bible) to trace the development of the language from Old to Modern English. In order to explore the debates about language in modern America, we will also examine the evolution of the controversies surrounding African-American English.
(Also HIS 267) This course will examine the evolution of the English language by reading texts (e.g. Beowulf, Chaucer, the King James Bible) to trace the development of the language from Old to Modern English. In order to explore the debates about language in modern America, we will also examine the evolution of the controversies surrounding African-American English.
(Also ENG/LAC 268) Haitian literature explores the literary contributions of prominent writers, artists, and filmmakers from Haiti and the Haitian Diaspora. All course texts are translated to English. Using the literature as a lens, the course investigates Haitian history and Haitian cultural discourses. Haiti’s historic and cultural impact in the Caribbean region and throughout the Americas is also considered.
This course is an introduction to the basic concepts and principles of pathophysiology and pharmacology. Students will study the science of pharmacology to develop an understanding of medications and their interactions in human disease and the mechanisms that govern them. Students will examine the pathophysiological and pharmacological phenomena that produce alterations in human physiology and the resulting human response to pharmacotherapeutic intervention.
(Also AFS/LAC 268) Haitian literature explores the literary contributions of prominent writers, artists, and filmmakers from Haiti and the Haitian Diaspora. All course texts are in translated to English. Using the literature as a lens, the course investigates Haitian history and Haitian cultural discourses. Haiti’s historic and cultural impact in the Caribbean region and throughout the Americas is also considered.
This course is an introduction to the basic concepts and principles of pathophysiology and pharmacology. Students will study the science of pharmacology to develop an understanding of medications and their interactions in human disease and the mechanisms that govern them. Students will examine the pathophysiological and pharmacological phenomena that produce alterations in human physiology and the resulting human response to pharmaco-therapeutic intervention.
(Also AFS/ENG 268) Haitian literature explores the literary contributions of prominent writers, artists, and filmmakers from Haiti and the Haitian Diaspora. All course texts are in translated to English. Using the literature as a lens, the course investigates Haitian history and Haitian cultural discourses. Haiti’s historic and cultural impact in the Caribbean region and throughout the Americas is also considered.
The foundation course for the study of graphic design for the World Wide Web. This course teaches the student the language of the WWW (XHTML), its visual presentation (CSS), and how to communicate with one’s audience. Focus is placed on including multimedia information in an interactive environment.
Through the student and practice of reading and writing poetry, students will analyze the works of published poets and apply established poetic techniques to their won writings. In instructor-led workshops, students will give as well as take constructive criticism, in order to generate a revised portfolio of their own poems.
This course offers traditional and recent approaches to studying various genres, themes, national and global traditions, historical periods, and critical issues in children’s literature. Topics and texts vary from semester to semester. As topics change, this course may be repeated for credit.
In this advanced studio course, students improve their creative and technical skills while exploring questions related to the status of the photographic medium and the art of photography through reading, discussion and assignments. Presentations on historical and contemporary artwork introduce various photographic genres and emerging technologies. Using Adobe Lightroom, students develop effective workflows for sorting and editing images, refine image adjustment
skills, and perfect printing ability. As they work toward developing a personal visual language, participants experiment with new approaches to visual storytelling, sometimes pushing their projects beyond the still image.
This course provides students with the opportunity to learn the basics of layout design, typesetting, printing and binding a booklet, and how to create a webpage from an InDesign file with ease. Students choose their own research theme for the booklet.
A historical and cultural survey of major American figures of the 19th century, including new research on women and African-American figures. Writers may include Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, Melville, Dickinson, Poe, Hawthorne and Frederick Douglass.
A study of literature of the United States in the first half of the 20th century. Writers may include Faulkner, Cather, O’Neil, Elliot, Pound, Hughes, Hurston and Hemingway.
Students will explore the potential of traditional sculptural media and new digital media to create three-dimensionally. They will work to develop a technical skill base, a critical sense, and a personal creative vision.
(Also REL 280)This course investigates the intersections of religion, gender, and sexuality. It looks into the role that societal norms and cultural values play in how social and religious institutions view sex, sexuality, and gender in relation to religious convictions and practices. It emphasizes that both religion and sexuality are shaped by social privileges, historical particularities and experiences.
(Formerly JOU 280) This course will focus on all aspects of sports journalism, including reporting, editing, writing, and producing. Students learn skills needed for digital, print, and broadcast.
(Also WMS 380)This course investigates the intersections of religion, gender, and sexuality. It looks into the role that societal norms and cultural values play in how social and religious institutions view sex, sexuality, and gender in relation to religious convictions and practices. It emphasizes that both religion and sexuality are shaped by social privileges, historical particularities and experiences.
This course examines the relationship between literature, film and theory. More specifically, it examines how literature and film can encapsulate crucial aspects of a theoretical text, enriching and expanding our experience and understanding of it.
Through project-based work, students will learn the process of creating audio for multimedia productions including film television, games, and the web. Topics include recording, mixing, editing, foley, worldizing, and dialogue replacement. The class will also examine the interplay between sound design and music and how to successfully create scores and ambiences. Aesthetics as well as technology will be discussed throughout the semester, and at the end, students will compile a reel of their work.