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French 2: Conversational French

Increase your cultural awareness and conversational French skills. Through experiences in true-to-life situations, you’ll learn idioms, useful phrases, and conversational patterns in French.

Art of the Middle Ages

Discover the art and architecture from the Early Christian and Byzantine Empires to the start of the Renaissance. You’ll analyze the historical context and literary and philosophical texts of the era.

History of Aesthetics

Explore the concepts of truth, beauty, artistic form, unity, expression, representation, and taste by reading philosophers and artists, including Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Nietzsche, Croce, Henri, Rodin, and Hughes.

The Art and Ideology of the 20th Century

What is art? Or modernism? You’ll take a deep dive into the 20th century, exploring the artists, philosophers, cultural phenomena, stylistic movements, and world of ideas that shaped the century.

Human-Centered Design

Design for humans. Using the science of ergonomics and Norman’s design principles, you’ll learn to make products and design spaces that satisfy the physical, physiological, and psychological needs of consumers.

Classical Aesthetics and the Renaissance

Examine the ideas that helped shape the Renaissance. Considering the art and ideas of ancient Greece, Rome, and Medieval Europe as the foundation, you’ll analyze the art of the Renaissance and its transition to the modern world.

Italian 1: Basic Grammar and Speech

Buongiorno! You’ll learn practical applications of basic principles of Italian pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar and gain an appreciation for Italian culture.

Evolution of the Horror Film

Discover the difference between artistic creation and exploitation. You’ll examine horror film styles and movements from the Silent Era to today and apply your knowledge to active filmmaking.

Dada and Surrealism

Study the art, philosophy, and film of international Dada and Surrealist artists whose work became a turning point in the evolution of modern art history. You’ll examine both movements through the lens of Modernism and postmodernism. (This course is cross-listed with AHS 634.)

Art of the Classical World

Gain insights into the art, architecture, and history of the ancient classical era, Greece and Rome, Mesopotamia and Egypt, through a study of historical context, literary, and philosophical texts of the era. (This course is cross-listed with AHS 327.)