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Topics in World Art

Explore art outside of the Western tradition. Taking a cross-cultural approach, you’ll learn to recognize what art communicates about Asian, African, Polynesian, and Pre-Columbian American cultures. NOTE: LA 326 meets the undergraduate Cultural Ideas & Influences requirement. Students may also seek director approval to apply this course towards the undergraduate… Read More

Applied Physics

Architects know physics. Learn to apply your knowledge of waves, sound, seismology, laws of motion, forces, gravity, energy, thermodynamics, fluids, properties of materials, and light to architecture.

General Psychology

You’ll take a practical and theoretical look at the science of psychology, including human development, perception, physiological psychology, psychopathology, learning, and personality.

Spanish 2: Conversational Spanish

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

Anthropology: Experiencing Culture

Develop your intercultural communication skills as a visual artist. You’ll use anthropological methods to analyze cultural patterns within and across social groups, applying these principles to art, design, and marketing in contemporary society.

20th Century Art

From post-impressionism to post-modernism, you’ll explore the art and ideas that shaped the 20th century, including Expressionism, Fauvism, Art Nouveau, Cubism, Futurism, Dadaism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, Pop Art, performance art, and graffiti.

Italian 2: Conversational Italian

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

Art History Through the 15th Century

Examine the major styles of art and architecture in Western civilization from prehistory to the late Gothic and early Renaissance periods. You’ll practice the language of the arts and examine the purposes of art.

Experiencing Culture: Anthropology for Today’s Artist

Explore the depth of human and cultural diversity. Examining people’s interpretations of cultural differences, you’ll analyze how people identify themselves in terms of kinship, economics, religion, and artistic production.

Light, Sound, and Motion

Expand your conceptual understanding by developing quantitative skills for analyzing and communicating properties of light, sound, color, and motion content in professional settings.