Goucher College 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.
Course Descriptions
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Africana Studies |
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AFR 200 - Introduction to Africana Studies (4 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #10) (LER DIV)
Rather than teaching the history and culture of Africa or communities in the African diaspora, “Introduction to Africana Studies” aims to provide students in the Africana studies minor with key theories, approaches, and critical lenses that they may use in ensuing coursework and research in the Africana minor program. This reading- and writing- intensive course covers such topics as: basic geographical and demographic information about the continent of Africa and the African diaspora; the history of Africana studies in academe; theories that embrace the view that there are many Black experiences, rather than one overarching worldview; approaches toward the examination of Black identities within the context of gender, race, sexuality, and class; and select, exemplary humanistic/social scientific research by pioneering scholars in Africana studies. Fall semester.
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AFR 219 - Cultural Psychology (4 Cr.) (PSY 219) (LER-DIV)
Cultural Psychology is a subfield within the areas of Social Psychology and Cultural Anthropology. It involves the study of the interconnections between and among intergenerationally transmitted behaviors, meanings, and symbols, and psychological processes such as cognition, affect, personality structure, and behavior. This course is an introduction to the field. Topics include elements of “deep culture” and cultural relativity, approaches to scientific research within Cultural Psychology, and knowledge of self and others as cultural beings. Prerequisite: Sophomore Standing. Fall semester. Grayman-Simpson
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AFR 379 - Seminar in Cultural Psychology (4 Cr.) (PSY 379)
This seminar is an in-depth exploration into the constructions and reconstructions of Whiteness within the U.S., and their psychological consequences for various U.S. social groups including racial, class, and gender groups. This is an interdisciplinary study, and includes reading in Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, History, Autobiography, and Legal Studies. Critical reflection, group discussion, student-centered seminar leadership, and reflective writing are integral to this seminar. May be repeated for credit with different topic. Prerequisites: or or , and or , or permission of the instructor. Fall Semester. Grayman-Simpson
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American Studies |
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AMS 205 - Issues in American Studies (3 Cr.)
This foundation course introduces students to both the historical and the theoretical dimensions of American studies. The course will emphasize the variety of projects being done in the field, including those that examine questions of nationhood and national identity, ethnography, gender, and popular culture. The course focuses on the characteristics that these projects share, including the commitment to interdisciplinarity, study of the connections and disconnections between elite and popular forms, and the examination of the role of the intellectual in cultural practice. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Spring semester, offered 2011/12 and alternate years. Marchand.
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AMS 210 - American Places with Wilderness Places (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #11)
Almost no one today disputes the importance of preserving wild tracts of land. While there’s disagreement about the size, location and uses of wilderness areas, it’s hard to imagine anyone arguing that we should open every acre in America to development. This shared conviction that there’s something valuable about wilderness is of fairly recent origin. For example, the very mountains that we celebrate for their majestic beauty were once viewed as “ugly protuberances” that defaced the natural landscape. This course will examine America’s changing perceptions of wild landscapes, from the early settlers, who viewed the “howling wilderness” as the devil’s den, to our own view of wilderness areas as places of recreation. This examination of how writers, visual artists, philosophers, and early environmentalists changed America’s attitudes towards wild landscape offers a striking case study in how our relationship to nature is shaped by culture. Variable. Department.
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AMS 290 - Internship (3-4 Cr.)
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AMS 299 - Independent Work (3-4 Cr.)
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Anthropology |
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ANT 107 - Cultural Anthropology (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #9 and #10) (LER-SSC)
What makes us human? How do people in different societies act and why do they act the way they do? How do we make sense of things such as nation-state, identity, sexism, and poverty? Students in this course, you will acquire ways of thinking about these questions and tools for answering them. In doing so, you will learn how to think like an anthropologist.
Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Department.
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ANT 203 - Anthropological Theory (4 Cr.)
Identification and analysis of contemporary issues in anthropological theory including such topics as agency, structure, subjectivity, history, social change, power, culture, and the politics of representation. Emergence of these topics in the history of anthropology as a discipline and relationships to broader currents of social, cultural, and philosophical theory. Prerequisites: or or permission of instructor. Fall semester. Frekko, Schwarz.
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ANT 205 - African Cultures and Societies (3 Cr.)
This course invites students to more deeply consider aspects of cultural process and the human condition in Africa through the lens of ethnographic inquiry and attention to African expression. Readings explore infancy and old age, gender, rural and urban settings, agriculture and industry, work and play. Our framework is simultaneously local and global, historical and contemporary, modern and traditional, situating African lives in the complex layering and contexts that shape social experience. Through our engagement with the readings and with documentary films, we will encounter and address such theoretical themes and issues as agency, colonialism, nationalism, performance, enculturation, political economy, cultural change, and the ethics and practices of ethnographic representation. This course will prepare students to move beyond superficial understanding of African lives, and provide inspiration and possible focus for study abroad or other further research. Prerequisite: or or permission of instructor. Fall semester. Offered 2014-15 then alternate spring semesters starting 2016-17. Turner.
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ANT 208 - Culture and the Human Body (3 Cr.)
We all have a body, yet the ways that we use and experience our bodies vary greatly across societies, social classes, ethnic groups and genders. Clearly, the body is not just natural but also cultural. How does culture influence our understandings of the body and its processes? How does it influence the way we live in our bodies? Students who choose to take this course will answer these questions by examining the role of “the body” in the mind/body divide, industrial capitalism, medicine & healing, reproduction, and technology. Prerequisite: or or permission of instructor. Spring semester. Offered 2016-17 and alternate years. Frekko.
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ANT 210 - Anthropology of Health, Healing, and Illness (3 Cr.)
This course looks at cultural dimensions of health, healing and illness. How is health understood in different cultures? How are people healed? What cultural factors are involved in the experience and diagnosis of illness, and how does structural violence and social suffering contribute to illness? Material will be explored from a broad range of cultural settings. Prerequisite: or or permission of instructor. Fall semester. Offered 2015-16 and alternate years. Turner.
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ANT 232 - Political Ecology: Culture, Politics, and Environmental Change (3 Cr.) (ES 230)
This course examines various interpretations of political ecology, outlining the crucial theoretical and methodological problems in the field. Emphasis will be placed on the interpretation that views political ecology as an analytical tool that seeks both to unravel the political and cultural forces at work in environmental change and to provide for a more comprehensive understanding of how global and local environmental issues relate to each other.
Prerequisite: / , or , or permission of instructor. Variable semesters. Department.
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ANT 234 - Religion, Myth, and Symbol (3 Cr.) (LER-DIV)
This course provides an introduction to the diversity of spiritual belief, experience, and practice manifest in the world’s cultures. Understanding and analyzing this diversity has been an important project for anthropologists since the inception of the discipline. In this course we will embark on a double journey, first through the world’s religious traditions, and second, through the approaches of anthropologists and other social theorists to the challenge of understanding the forms, functions, and meanings of religious phenomena in human social life. Prerequisite: SOC 106 or ANT 107 or permission of instructor. Spring semester. Offered 2015-16 and alternate years. Turner.
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ANT 238 - Cultures of Contemporary Europe (4 Cr.) (HIS 227 ) (GEN. ED. #4 and #10)
Overview of major themes and current fieldwork of Europeanist cultural anthropology. Themes include: immigration and nationhood; political ritual and collective memory; family and kinship; religion and politics; gender; and social class. Includes survey of post-1945 era (economic recovery, decolonization, the collapse of Communism, European unification). Prerequisite: SOC 106 , ANT 107 , one 100-level history course (HIS 117 recommended), or permission of instructor. May be taken with FR 295 (1 credit). Fall semester. Offered 2014-15 and alternate years. Ingram.
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ANT 243 - The Craft of Anthropology I (4 Cr.)
This course lays the foundation for students to identify and develop ethnographic and theoretical inquiry into topics of anthropological interest and concern. Ethnographic, academic, and archival research methods, the development and critique of research plans, and reflexive consideration of the means and ends of anthropological practice will be introduced and explored. Students will be prepared to, and will begin to engage, in sustained in-depth research projects. Prerequisite: or or permission of instructor. Fall semester. Turner.
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ANT 244 - The Craft of Anthropology II (4 Cr.)
This course builds on student work begun in . Connected through the creation of a global collaborative community of learning and practice, students undertake sustained ethnographic work in a setting of their choice. Students are supported and critiqued in their fieldwork and theoretical development. The outcome of this course is a polished ethnographic essay. Prerequisite: . Spring semester (beginning Spring 2015). Frekko, Turner.
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ANT 255 - Political Anthropology (4 Cr.)
Political orders and processes vary tremendously across cultures. How do different societies address such issues as legitimacy, order, justice, violence, hierarchy and power through political ideas and actions? How do societies respond to political domination and change? How is culture political and the political culture? Consideration will be given to traditional forms of political organization and to the relationship of peoples to the state and other dominating institutions. Prerequisite: or or permission of instructor. Spring semester. Offered 2016-2017 and alternate years. Turner.
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ANT 260 - Your Semester Abroad: History, Ethics, and Planning (1 Cr.)
This class will prepare students for their semester-long study abroad experience, from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Students will learn about the history and ethics of study abroad, in preparation for moving beyond being mere tourists to engaging with their hosts. Topics will include theoretical frameworks such as identity, culture/culture shock, and neocolonialism as well as practical issues such as safety, health, and religious considerations. All students will take responsibility for their own study abroad experience, researching the country and region that will host them, as well as setting personal learning objectives. The course will feature several guest speakers. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and student must be enrolled in long-term study abroad program in following term, or Permission of Instructor. Fall and Spring semesters. Department.
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ANT 275 - Language Myths (3 Cr.) (LER-DIV)
Every day we hear people evaluating other people’s speech: “Can you believe it? She said ‘ain’t’!” “I know he’s a smart guy, but he just sounds so ignorant!” Underlying such statements are myths about language and the way it works. This course aims to explore language myths on three levels. First of all, students will learn to challenge their own linguistic beliefs. Secondly, they will understand the role of linguistic misconceptions in the perpetuation of social inequality. Finally, the course serves as a general introduction to linguistic anthropology. Prerequisites: or ANT 107 or permission of instructor. Spring semester. Offered 2015-16 and alternate years. Frekko, Schwarz.
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ANT 280 - Special Topics in Anthropology (3-4 Cr.)
Critical analysis of substantive issues in the field of anthropology. Topics are determined by interests of the instructor and students and are announced one semester in advance. May be repeated if topic is different. Prerequisite: ANT 107 or SOC 106 or permission of the instructor. Variable semesters. Department.
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ANT 290 - Internship in Anthropology (3-4 Cr.)
Faculty-directed, off-campus experience in administration, research, and service with private institutions, community organizations, agencies or government, and (occasionally) independent professionals. Graded pass/no pass. Prerequisites: SOC 106 or ANT 107 , and one 200-level course in anthropology. Preliminary application and interview required. Department.
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ANT 299 - Independent Work (1-4 Cr.)
An independent research project and presentation of findings or a special program of directed readings. Students arrange individually with any member of the department. Prerequisite: or or permission of instructor. Department.
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ANT 303 - Language and Culture (4 Cr.)
What is the relationship between language and culture? Does language reflect culture, does culture reflect language or is the relationship between the two more complex? This course examines language as a formal system, the relationship between language and thought, the ways that people perform social actions through language, the creation and maintenance of speech communities, and the acquisition and use of culturally appropriate ways of talking. Prerequisites: Junior standing and one of the following courses: , , , or . Fall semester. Offered 2016-17 and alternate years. Frekko.
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ANT 310 - Seminar: Imagined Communities: The Anthropology of Ethnicity and Nationalism (4 Cr.)
This course introduces students to anthropological approaches to the study of ethnicity and nationalism, two of the most crucial markers of identity. It explores the development and variation in ethnic identity and nationalism, tracing how nationalism connects to, and interfaces with, class, gender, sexuality, and other components of personhood. Prerequisites: Junior standing and one of the following courses: , , , or . Spring semester. Offered 2015-16 and alternate years. Frekko.
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ANT 320 - Reading Culture (4 Cr.)
A good ethnography inspires laughter, tears and a deep sense of empathy for people walking in shoes different from our own—both literally and figuratively! In this course, we look at the past and present of ethnographic writing, focusing in particular on close readings of several excellent recent ethnographies. By exploring societies near and far through ethnography, students will develop insights into how anthropologists make sense of human lives and the global forces that shape them, including issues of status, power, gender, sexuality, modernization and migration. Prerequisites: Junior standing and one of the following courses: , , , or . Fall semester. Offered 2015-16 and alternate years. Frekko.
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ANT 392 - Seminar: Selected Problems in Anthropology (4 Cr.)
Topics selected according to current debates in the field and interests of instructor and students. Subject announced one semester in advance. Topics include ethnographic research methods. May be repeated if topic is different. Prerequisites: Junior standing and one of the following courses: , , , or . Variable semesters. Department.
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ANT 410 - Senior Capstone in Sociology and Anthropology (4 Cr.)
The capstone is an intensive culminating experience for majors. Students work to integrate their previous coursework and understanding of disciplinary perspectives into a culminating piece of scholarship. Prerequisites: Senior standing and one 300-level seminar in Sociology or Anthropology. Spring semester. Department.
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Arabic A minimum of C- must be attained to advance from one course to the next. |
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ARB 110 - Elements of Arabic I (4 Cr.)
An introduction to the Arabic alphabet, this initial course is designed to give students with no prior knowledge of Arabic a foundation in the language, with special emphasis on the development of vocabulary and basic conversational and reading skills. Four contact hours with the instructor. Prerequisite: placement. Fall semester. Department.
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ARB 120 - Elements of Arabic II (4 Cr.)
In the second semester, students develop communicative skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) at an elementary level within the context of Arabic culture broadly defined. Four contact hours with the instructor. Prerequisite: placement or with a minimum grade of C-. Spring semester. Department
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ARB 129 - Gateway to Arabic ICA (2 Cr.)
This seven-week course focuses on language, cultural, and cinema terminology preparation. Spring. Khamis, Martin.
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ARB 130 - Intermediate Arabic I (4 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #2) (LER–FL)
Building on the previous elementary work in Arabic, this course furthers the study of the vocabulary, grammar and syntax through intensive aural, reading and written practice. Discussions are grounded in contemporary Arabic culture. Four contact hours with the instructor. Prerequisite: placement or ARB 120 with a minimum grade of C-. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Department.
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ARB 230 - Intro to Modern Arab Culture: Dissenting Voices, Liberating Visions (3-4 Cr.) (LER-TXT and DIV)
In a century of social and political upheaval, Arab writers, critics, visual artists, and filmmakers have produced a compelling body of work that challenges oppressive structures and traditions. In this introductory class, students will engage in a close, contextual reading of a wide array of cultural works produced by some of the most provocative voices from Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and Iraq. Students will examine the ways that gender, class, war, and colonialism inform the poetry, fiction, films, music, and art of the modern Arab world. Readings and discussions will be conducted in English. Prerequisites: None. Spring. First Offered 2012. Khamis.
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ARB 234 - Conversation and Composition (4 Cr.)
Development of conversational and writing skills through the study and discussion of texts, news, songs, and films. Special emphasis on acquisition of vocabulary, grammar practice, and writing short essays. Prerequisites: Placement or ARB 130 with a minimum grade of C-. First offered 2013. Khamis.
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ARB 272G - Intensive Course Abroad (4 Cr.)
Arab Cinemas, Cultures and Identities
(Gen. Ed. #3)
This course introduces students to the variety of Arab cinemas from the eastern part of the Arab world to the Maghreb. Students analyze films and film movements via a representative sample of films from the region, organized thematically (e.g. women’s films, nationalism, faith, war). The course further provides students with an initiation to Levantine conversational Arabic in Nazareth. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of the instructors. Khamis, Martin. Spring/summer 2014 and alternate years.
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ARB 299 - Independent Work (1-3 Cr.)
This course (variable credits) is designed for students who have completed ARB 130 and wish to direct their learning in Arabic toward their major’s content. Material studied in this course will be designed in accordance with the contents of the individual major. Prerequisite: . Khamis.
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Studio Art |
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ART 102 - Visual Thinking (4 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #8) (LER - ARC)
Exploration of the basic materials, concepts, languages, and techniques of the two-dimensional visual arts. Topics include line, shape, value, color, texture, and space. Emphasis on creative exercises in and out of class. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Abarbanel, Thompson, McConville.
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ART 110 - Introduction to Relief Printmaking (4 Cr.)
Introduction to the materials and methods of relief printmaking, including woodcut and linocut, with emphasis on understanding and using fundamental design concepts. Discussion of the history of relief printing techniques in the fine and applied arts. Guest artists, slide lectures. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Department.
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ART 114 - Drawing I: Introduction to Materials and Methods (4 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #8) (LER - ARC)
Drawing from landscape, still life, and interiors, students learn fundamentals of composition, tone, texture, perspective, and three-dimensional form. The course employs a variety of drawing media. Emphasis on observation and organization. Fall semester, repeated in spring semester. Abarbanel, McConville.
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ART 120 - Bookbinding and Artists’ Books (4 Cr.) (BKS 120)
A hands-on course to learn basic bookbinding skills and techniques including Japanese, case, and library binding. Students will explore the rich field of artists’ books, altered books, and journals, while examining the relationship between text, visual narrative and sequencing. Students will gain practical knowledge of paper, tools, and materials. or . Spring semester, variable years. Massey
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ART 127 - Object, Meaning, Context: Fundamentals in 3-D (4 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #8) (LER - ARC)
This course emphasizes fundamental ways of conceptualizing and constructing forms in space. We will investigate the underlying principles of three-dimensional design through guided problem solving that allows the exploration of a broad range of basic materials and builds a solid set of technical and constructive skills. Through hands-on studies, we examine the relationship between context and object, materials and subject, using the formal language of design to unlock the resolution of content. Museum visits, visiting artists, and slide/digital lectures. Fall semester, repeated in spring semester. Massey.
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ART 140 - Drawing and Painting the Landscape (4 Cr.)
The course provides an introduction to making images of the landscape. Taking advantage of the diverse environment surrounding Goucher’s campus students will draw and paint urban, suburban, and rural landscapes. Beginning with basic drawing and painting skills, students will be exposed to the rich history of the subject including real, imaginary, and non-representational images. In addition, artists are expected to think critically about land use and environmental issues. The landscape itself is a text in which it is possible to read the natural and cultural history of a location. The ways we shape our environment reveal our priorities as a culture. Summer, offered 2011 and every 3 years. McConville.
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ART 201 - Basic Photography (4 Cr.) (COM 202 ) (GEN. ED. #8) (LER - ARC)
This course will introduce the basic concepts of camera vision and black and white photographic materials. The chief goal of the course is to provide you with technical skills and visual theory to produce photographs that reflect both your interests and your view of the world. You will learn to operate all the major controls of the film and digital camera, expose negatives accurately, and produce a range of black and white prints. Through lectures, demonstrations, readings, and discussions, you will be encouraged to pursue your own ideas and interest in response to assignments. This course is designed for students with previous experience and for beginners with no experience. Prerequisite: ART 102 or sophomore standing. Students must have their own 35mm film camera, some assignments give students the option to work with a digital camera. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Worteck, Burns, department.
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ART 203 - Intermediate Photography (4 Cr.) (COM 203 ) (GEN. ED. #8)
This course extends and deepens the skills acquired in Basic Photography. You will broaden your understanding of film and digital exposure and printing controls, explore artificial light sources and flash, and experiment with films and papers. Projects are designed to engage with ideas about genres of photography while simultaneously increasing technical knowledge and skills. The course will include darkroom work, lectures, readings, and field trips. Students must have their own 35mm film camera. Prerequisite: ART 201 or COM 202 . Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Worteck, Burns.
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ART 204 - Digital Imaging I (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #8) (LER - ARC)
An introduction to concepts concerning the principles, methods, techniques, and vocabulary of the most widely used digital imaging processes. Main focus will be on the application Adobe Photoshop® for various output methods. Emphasis on creativity, using the programs as a fine art tool, and achieving technical skill. Prerequisite: ART 102 . Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Delaney.
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ART 208 - Photography in Communication and Art (3 Cr.) (COM 208 )
Visual requirements in photography and graphics for art, advertising, journalism, public relations, and media (including documentaries) from still to websites. This course involves production, analysis decision making, and technology. Students will produce work in all these areas and develop an extended project on a theme they propose. Prerequisites: ART 201 and ART 203 or COM 202 and COM 203 . Fall semester. Offered 2013-14 and alternate years. Worteck.
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ART 209 - Photojournalism and Documentary Photography (3 Cr.) (COM 209 )
An examination of the development of photojournalism and the documentary essay. Lecture and slide presentations on the significant historical and critical developments in the field. The role of photography in propaganda and media manipulation, including a detailed investigation of the techniques and editorial practices that subvert the medium to reinforce various doctrines and ideologies. Included are a series of assignments that simulate editorial assignments that are then combined with lectures and demonstrations of techniques appropriate to this photographic genre. Students can use film or digital cameras. Students are required to write a proposal and execute a documentary/essay portfolio. Prerequisite: COM 209 , COM 203 , or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Offered 2012-13 and alternate years. Worteck.
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ART 213 - Life Drawing (4 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #8)
Drawing from the model in a variety of media. Focus on anatomical, structural, and expressive elements of the human form. Prerequisite: ART 114 or permission of the instructor. Spring semester. Abarbanel, McConville.
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ART 225 - Painting I: Introduction to Materials and Methods (4 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #8) (LER - ARC only if taken prior to fall 2015)
Introduction to the materials and methods of oil painting with emphasis on perceptual painting. Preparation, composition, tone, color mixing, paint handling, using a variety of approaches. Prerequisite: ART 114 or permission of the instructor. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Abarbanel, McConville.
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ART 229 - Painting II (4 Cr.)
This course presents students with a unique mixture of ideas and methods and takes advantage of Goucher’s natural landscape. The goal of the course is to further develop skills and concepts studied in Painting I and will include landscape, still life, models, abstraction, and approaches not considered in Painting I. Prerequisite: ART 225 . Students who have taken ART 229 previously may take this course at the 300 level: extra work will be assigned. Fall semester. Abarbanel, McConville
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ART 230 - Sculpture I (4 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #8)
Continuation and deepening of seeing, thinking, and working in three dimensions from ART 127 . Referencing 30,000 years of makers, assignments include site-specific and time-based installation work. Studio work in a range of materials and processes, including welding, casting, modeling, and construction. Emphasis on idea generation, close observation, and development of editing and critical evaluation skills. Readings and slide presentations, museum, gallery, and artist studio visits. Prerequisite: ART 127 . Fall semester. Massey.
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ART 254 - Time-Based Art Practices and Theory (3 Cr.)
An intensive course focusing on concepts, principles, methods, techniques, and vocabulary of time-based media in visual arts. This course includes readings, screenings, and discussions of historic and contemporary time-based media. Projects explore video, sound, animation, performance, and time-based installation artwork. Spring semester. Offered 2015 and alternate years. Delaney.
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ART 272G - Intensive Course Abroad: Sacred Space, the Forbidden Forest, and Nature’s Place in Japan (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #3)
Studying in Tokyo, Kyoto and the Wakayama prefecture, examining Shinto shrines and the belief in the living spirit of trees, mountains, water, the sun, and all things. These sacred spaces were built to honor the natural realms where the sprits live, and to invoke those spirits’ presence. The persistence of perfection in craft and the conscious understanding of basic design principles are in evidence everywhere in Japan. Are Shinto beliefs regarding nature still honored? Do they play a role in everyday decisions about career paths, architectural design, or in the response to tragedy? Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, completion of 2 - 100 or 200 level art courses (studio or art history), and a GPA of 3.0. Summer, 2014 and Alternating years. Massey.
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ART 290 - Internship in Art (3-4 Cr.)
Internship opportunities can include work in public museums, commercial galleries, and auction houses; municipal, state, and federal arts foundations; individual assistantships with artists, alternative spaces, graphic studios, photographers, or filmmakers. Prerequisite: Permission of department chair or and art faculty agreeing to serve as internship advisor. Junior or senior standing or three courses at the 200-level in the major recommended. May be taken pass/no pass or for a letter grade. Arranged by the student: summer break, winter break, or during the semester. Department.
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ART 303-IW - Independent Work in Studio - Printmaking (1.5-4 Cr.)
Advanced studies in Studio Art. Prerequisites: or plus three studio courses (two of which should be in the same medium as the independent work proposed) and a written contract with the faculty member willing to oversee the study. Fall semester, repeated Spring semester. Department
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ART 305-IW - Independent Work in Studio - Drawing (1.5-4 Cr.)
Advanced studies in studio art. Prerequisites: ART 102 or ART 127 plus three studio courses (two of which should be in same medium as the independent work proposed) and a written contract with the faculty member willing to oversee the study. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Department.
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ART 306-IW - Independent Work in Studio - Painting (1.5-4 Cr.)
Advanced studies in studio art. Prerequisites: ART 102 or ART 127 plus three studio courses (two of which should be in same medium as the independent work proposed) and a written contract with the faculty member willing to oversee the study. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Department.
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ART 307-IW - Independent Work in Studio - Photography (1.5-4 Cr.)
Advanced studies in studio art. Prerequisites: ART 102 or ART 127 plus three studio courses (two of which should be in same medium as the independent work proposed) and a written contract with the faculty member willing to oversee the study. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Department.
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ART 308-IW - Independent Work in Studio - Sculpture (1.5-4 Cr.)
Advanced studies in studio art. Prerequisites: ART 127 and plus three studio courses (two of which should be in same medium as the independent work proposed) and a written contract with the faculty member willing to oversee the study. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Massey.
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ART 309-IW - Independent Work in Studio - Mixed-Media Installation (1.5-4 Cr.)
Advanced studies in studio art. Prerequisites: ART 102 or ART 127 plus three studio courses (two of which should be in same medium as the independent work proposed) and a written contract with the faculty member willing to oversee the study. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Department.
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ART 310 - Introduction to Color Photography (4 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #8 and #9)
This course, which is both creative and technical, is designed to introduce students to basic concepts in color photography. Students will execute a series of guided projects dealing with color and develop a personal project that uses color as a key expressive element. The course includes lectures and readings on historical and critical developments in color photography. Students must have their own digital SLR, digital point and shoot camera, or some other digital camera. Students will be expected to provide their own paper. Proficiency in black-and-white printing techniques is also required. Prerequisites: ART 201 and ART 203 . Spring semester/variable years. Burns.
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ART 311 - Studio Lighting (3 Cr.)
This course offers instruction in setting up and using studio lighting safely and creatively. A range of assignments will offer techniques in photographing still-life objects, portraits, and manipulated imagery. Lighting techniques for both digital and film cameras. Prerequisites: ART 201 / and ART 203 / COM 203 . Spring semester. Worteck.
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ART 312 - Digital Imaging II (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #8)
This course offers an advanced exploration of Adobe Photoshop®, building on groundwork covered in Digital I. Allows students to work on more complex projects, further investigating their conceptual and technical capabilities. Prerequisite: ART 204 . Spring 2016, and alternate years. Delaney.
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ART 329 - Painting II (4 Cr.)
This course presents students with a unique mixture of ideas and methods and takes advantage of Goucher’s natural landscape. The goal of the course is to further develop skills and concepts studied in Painting I and will include landscape, still life, models, abstraction, and approaches not considered in Painting I. Prerequisite: ART 225 . Students who have taken ART 229 previously may take this course at the 300 level: extra work will be assigned. Fall semester. Abarbanel, McConville
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ART 330 - Influences and Ideas: Advanced Art Workshop (3 Cr.)
An advanced course for art majors that examines important influences and issues that artists must explore to develop a mature style. The course will serve as an opportunity for students to synthesize and apply concepts encountered in the major and throughout the liberal arts curriculum. Students working in various media will join together in group critiques and develop work that includes mixed-media collaboration. Prerequisites: three studio art courses, two of which are in the same medium; junior or senior standing. May be repeated once for credit. Spring semester. Department.
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ART 331 - Sculpture II (4 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #8 and #9)
Studio work emphasizes the deepening development of personal vision begun in Sculpture I. Materials and processes to augment that goal are wide-ranging and driven by the needs of the student’s research, but can include time-based work, video, sound, as well as welding, stone carving, use of materials such as fiberglass, rubber molds, found object, mixed mediums. Technical competence and craft serve aesthetic concerns and formal understanding. Visits to artists’ studios, readings in current critical thought, slide lectures, exhibitions. Prerequisite: ART 230 . Spring semester. Offered 2012-13 and alternate years. Massey.
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ART 380 - Special Topics in Studio Art (4 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #8)
A theme-based studio course will give advanced students an in-depth understanding of a particular topic in the studio arts. Techniques and ideas appropriate to the topic will be explored through assignments, readings, writings, and critiques. Students will be encouraged to develop their individual interpretation and understanding of the topic within the theoretical and conceptual framework of course discussion and studio work. This course is open to students concentrating in any area of studio art. Repeatable if topic is different. Prerequisite: two 200-level courses in studio art or permission of the instructor. Offered variable years. Department.
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ART 398 - Advanced Studies in Studio Art (3-4 Cr.)
Advanced individual work in the studio under the direction of a member of the department, accompanied by group meetings with other advanced students. Each student will design a specific project, execute it and complementary assignments, and participate in required critique sessions. Prerequisites: introductory, intermediate, and/or advanced courses in the selected medium and permission of the instructor. Offered variable years. Department
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ART 103 - Introduction to the History of Art (4 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #4 and #9) (LER - TXT)
Introduces the study of Western art and the discipline of art history, its methods, terminology, and critical issues, including the problems of the canon, aesthetics, chronology, and periodization. Students will explore images and objects produced at different moments and in a variety of geographic and cultural contents, considering throughout the ways in which art conveys meaning through visual form, the ebb and flow of various stylistic trends, the use of symbolic images in the sacred and secular realms, the persistence of major visual motifs, the role of the spectator in shaping the meaning the meaning of images and objects, and the influence of political and economic conditions on the making of art. Fall and spring. Husch, Oettinger.
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ART 207 - Philosophy and Art (3 Cr.) *credit for LER-TXT approved 4/8/2015 (PHL 212 ) (GEN. ED. #9)
An analysis of the philosophical implications and cultural significance of art during the modern period. In pursuing an answer to the question “What is art?” we will examine a selection of philosophical writings on the subject, each of which tries to determine what characteristics make art objects different from all others. In addition, we will examine the political, social, racial, and historical factors that helped produce the institutions, economies, and values that, in the West at least, sustain the notion of “fine art.” Our investigation will include a critical consideration of such things as the modern museum, colonialism, the role of the art critic, and the art industry. This course cannot be used to fulfill a 200-level art history requirement for the art major. Prerequisite: sophomore standing, a 100-level philosophy course, or permission of instructor. Fall semester. Offered variable years. DeCaroli.
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ART 244 - Collecting and History of the Museum (3 Cr.) (HIS 244 )
Examines pre-modern patterns of European arts patronage, collecting, and display that influenced the organization and form of the modern museum. Based on all of the innovations of early modern collectors, states organized national museums or sponsored the institutionalization of prominent private collections, which we examine through a number of case studies supported by visits to area museums. This course cannot be used to fulfill a 200-level art history requirement for the art major. Fall semester. Department.
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ART 249 - History and Methods of Art History (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #7) (LER - TXT)
This course explores the history of art history from its earliest writings to the formation of the contemporary discipline. Emphasis will be given to modes of interpreting the art object, including feminist, Marxist, and structuralist methodologies, as well as different forms of analysis, including stylistic, iconographic, and contextual. Students will also learn methods of scholarly research appropriate to the discipline, including finding, evaluating, analyzing, and synthesizing primary and secondary visual and textual sources. Prerequisites: ART 103 or permission of instructor. Fall semester. Oettinger.
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ART 262 - Nature Into Art: The Cultural Dimensions of Landscape (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #9 and #11) (LER–ENV)
This course explores the cultural dimensions of environmental sustainability, the complex relationship between humans and nature, and the historical roots of our ecological crisis through the lens of landscapes and gardenscapes in the visual arts over time and across cultures. Through landscape painting, gardens, and earthworks, we will address the ‘legibility’ and cultural construction of landscape imagery by exploring how artists have shaped, processed, and transformed nature, how humans have projected their identity, values, politics, and myths onto the land, and how visual constructions of landscapes shaped discussions and debates about the past, the present, and the future of the environment. Prerequisite: ART 103 , sophomore standing, or permission of instructor. Fall semester. Offered Fall 2015 and alternate years. Oettinger.
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ART 263 - Romanticism: Art in the Age of Revolution (3 Cr.)
European and American painting, sculpture, and visual culture in the late 18th and early 19th centureis, a period of great social, political and cultural upheaval, with particular emphasis on changing attitudes towards tradition, nature, genius, originality, and innovation in the visual arts and how they relate to an emerging modern spirit. Prerequisite: ART 103 or permission of instructor. Offered fall 2016 and alternate years. Husch.
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ART 264 - Realism & Impressionism: Art and the Rise of the Middle Class (3 Cr.)
European and American painting, sculpture, and visual culture from 1840s through the 1880s, with particular emphasis on the economic, political, and intellectual context in which this art was conceived and produced, including the impact of political, economic, and industrial revolutions, urbanization, commercialism and consumerism, and the rise of a middle class. Prerequisite: ART 103 or permission of instructor. Offered Fall 2015 and alternate years. Husch.
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ART 266 - Medieval Art (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #4 and #9)
European art from the catacombs to the cathedrals. Includes Early Christian, Carolingian, Romanesque, Gothic, and Byzantine art. Stylistic evolution and the ideas motivating style. A survey from Early Christian art through the High Gothic, including Byzantium. Prerequisite: ART 103 or permission of instructor. Spring semester. Offered variable years. Oettinger.
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ART 272G - Intensive Course Abroad: Art, Memory, and Poetics of Place (4 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #3)
An intensive course abroad in Rome and Prato, Italy. Students will embark on a journey through Renaissance and Baroque Italy. As we visit the painting, sculpture, architecture, and urban environs of early modern Italy, we will consider the decoration and poetics—or making— of these spaces, with particular emphasis on how painters, sculptors, and architects embellished the environs around them to communicate a variety of messages and meanings. How do painting and sculpture interact with their physical contacts to render meaning? How did the visual arts of early modern Italy connect with their various audiences? The course will pair art history and studio components, so time will be spent studying sacred and domestic sites through lecture and through drawing and sketching on site. Prerequisites: ART 102 , ART 103 , ART 114 , or ART 225 . Winter and Summer. Variable. Massey, Oettinger.
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ART 272Y - The Arts of Amsterdam (4.5 Cr.)
This three-week intensive blends Arts Administration-the business practices of arts and culture-with behind-the-scenes explorations of the performing and visual arts in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Students attend performances and tour museums and alternative arts spaces not just experienced as an audience member or tourist, but as an active observer to examine how they are professionally managed and presented. Students will learn about the management and funding structures found in the Netherlands and will frequently meet with administrators, cultural leaders, practitioners, and other behind-the-scenes staff. We will also enjoy and explore the rich offerings of our host country’s culture, history, and architecture, frequently traveling by bike for the ultimate Dutch experience. This program is prioritized for Arts Administration Concentration students and students who are Arts Majors or Minors (Art History, Dance, Music, Studio Arts, and Theatre). A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required. Offered every year starting 2015. Lohr, Oettinger.
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ART 275 - Renaissance Art in Europe (4 Cr.)
This course surveys painting, sculpture, and architecture in Europe from the 14th-17th centuries. We will consider northern and southern Renaissance artists from Giotto and Jan Van Eyck to Michelangelo and Durer in their cultural and social contexts. Topics for discussion include the rise of the Artist, the emergence of early modern art theory, the assimilation of antiquity, and the development of portraiture, landscape, and mythological subjects in the visual arts. Prerequisite: or permission of the instructor. First offered Spring 2016 and alternate years. Oettinger.
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ART 278 - European and American Architecture, 1750-1850 (3 Cr.) (HIS 278 ) (GEN. ED. #4 and #9)
Introduction to architectural theory and practice in Europe and North America from the middle of the 18th through the middle of the 19th century. Neoclassicism, 19th-century revival and eclectic styles, new metal technologies. A brief overview of Colonial American architecture before 1750. Prerequisite: ART 103 or permission of instructor. Spring semester. Offered 2013-14 and alternate years. Husch.
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ART 279 - Baroque and Rococo Art in Europe (4 Cr.)
This course surveys the painting, sculpture, and architecture of 17th- and 18th- century Europe. We will study masterpieces by artists including Bernini, Caravaggio, Rubens, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Tiepolo, Fragonard, and Hogarth in their social and cultural contexts. Topics for consideration include the development of art theory and art market, the emergence of genres and specialized subject matter, the history of collecting, and the politics of art patronage. Prerequisite: ART 103 of permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: or permission of the instructor. First offered Spring 2015 and alternate years. Oettinger.
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ART 280 - Neoclassicism to Impressionism: European Art, 1780-1880 (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #4 and #9)
European painting and sculpture in the age of industrial and political revolution. Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, and Impressionism. Emphasis on the origins and development of a modern vision and its relationship to academic tradition and on the connection between the visual arts and European politics and society. Prerequisite: ART 103 or permission of instructor. Fall semester. Husch.
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ART 281 - Modern Art, 1880-1914 (4 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #4 and #9)
Painting and sculpture in Europe. Emphasis on the development and exploration of a modern vision in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. Post-Impressionism, Symbolism, Fauvism, Cubism, Abstraction, Dada, Surrealism. Prerequisite: ART 103 or permission of instructor. Spring semester. Husch.
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ART 284 - Fine Art in America (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #4 and #9)
Painting and sculpture produced in the United States, from the Colonial period to the Civil War, examined in the context of social and cultural developments. Consideration of the relationship of American art to European and non-Western traditions and exploration of the particularly American ideals and myths of national and artistic self-definition. Prerequisite: ART 103 or permission of instructor. Spring semester. Offered 2014-15 and alternate years. Husch.
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ART 285 - History of Photography (3 Cr.) (COM 210)
The history of photography from the earliest manifestations to the present. Prerequisite: ART 103 or permission of instructor. Fall semester. Worteck, Burns
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ART 286 - American Art Since World War II (3 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #9)
Major movements and issues in American art from the end of World War ll through the 1970s. Emphasis on the function of the visual arts in contemporary society, the role of the artist, the nature of the creative process, varieties of meaning and content in works of art, and the relationship of art to the marketplace. Prerequisite: ART 103 or permission of instructor. Fall semester. Offered 2013-14 and alternate years. Husch.
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ART 288 - Topics in the History of Non-Western Art (3 Cr.)
A course devoted to a variety of changing topics in non-Western art history. May be repeated for credit with different topic. Prerequisite: ART 103 or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Department.
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ART 290 - Internship in Art Or Art History (3-4 Cr.)
Internship opportunities include work in public museums, commercial galleries, and auction houses; municipal, state, and federal arts foundations; individual assistantships with artists, alternative spaces, graphic studios, photographers, or filmmakers. Prerequisite: Permission of the Chair, and submission of a detailed learning agreement approved by the faculty advisor agreeing to serve as the internship advisor. Junior or senior standing or three courses at the 200-level in the major recommended. May be taken Pass/No-Pass or for a letter grade. Arranged by the student: summer break, winter break, or during the semester. Department.
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ART 347 - Seminar in Historic Preservation and Architecture (4 Cr.) (HP 320)
Development of American architecture since 1880, including the influence of construction technology, building systems, materials, building codes, and construction financing on the design of buildings. The preservation and conservation of 20th-century materials and artifacts will also be addressed. Prerequisites: ART 278 or HP 110 , HP 210, HP 220, HP 230 , and ART 278 / HIS 278 or permission of the instructor. Variable semesters. Department.
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ART 366 - The Art-Historical Presentation (1 Cr.)
Directed study in which a student conceptualizes, researches, writes, and organizes an illustrated art history lecture to be delivered in a public forum at the end of the semester. Requirements also include journal assignment and attendance at two professional art history lectures. Can be repeated once for credit. Prerequisites: two 200-level art history courses and permission of the instructor. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Husch, Oettinger.
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ART 370 - Directed Studies in Art History (3 Cr.)
Essentially courses without class meetings, directed studies permit the student to work in periods and problems in art not treated in courses. Prerequisites: ART 103 , two 200-level courses in art history, and permission of instructor. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Husch, Oettinger.
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ART 373 - Independent Work in Art History (3 Cr.)
Research or study of a narrowly limited topic in art history or criticism, preferably one initiated in a course taken earlier. Prerequisites: ART 103 , at least two 200-level courses in art history, and permission of the instructor; preferably senior standing. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Husch, Oettinger.
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ART 382 - Special Topics in Art History (3-4 Cr.)
A seminar devoted to different aspects of the history of art. Examination of a variety of art-historical periods, methodologies, and critical approaches. Prerequisite: one 200-level art history course, junior standing, or permission of the instructor. Fall semester, Oettinger. Spring semester, Husch.
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ART 386 - Women, Art, and Society (3 Cr.) (WS 386 )
An examination of the role women have played as producers and consumers and as the subject matter of the visual arts in the Western tradition. Emphasis on the treatment of women’s contributions to the visual arts and on issues of gender and ideology within the discipline of art history. Prerequisite: one 200-level art history course, junior standing, or permission of the instructor. Spring semester. Offered 2013-14 and alternate years. Husch.
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ART 395 - The Art History Thesis (3 Cr.)
Directed study in which a student begins with a research paper already written and evaluated for any 200- or 300-level art history course. The semester is spent working closely with the instructor to rethink, research, revise and expand the paper into an approximately 35-page thesis. This course is not a Senior Thesis as offered in other departments and does not follow those registration procedures. Prerequisite: ART 249 , any additional 200 or 300-level art history course, and permission of the instructor. Offered Fall semester, repeated Spring. Husch, Oettinger.
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AST 110 - Introduction to Astronomy (4 Cr.) (GEN. ED. #6) (LER -NS)
Astronomy is a detective game: Because we can’t visit, touch, or sample even the nearest stars, our only means to understand the Universe is to observe its light and radiation from afar and analyze it using creativity, inspiration, and the laws of physics. This course is a qualitative (i.e., non-mathematical) and inquiry-based exploration of how our observations of the universe have led to our understanding of it, from the motion of the stars across our sky to the Big Bang and beyond. Topics include the methods and history of scientific discovery, the basic laws of physics, our solar system, the life and death of stars, galaxies, and a brief history of the universe. Three hours lecture plus three hours lab. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Sugerman.
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AST 110G - Intermediate Reading in Spanish and Astronomy in Granada (8 Cr.) ( )( ) (GEN. ED. #3 and #6) (LER - SA)
Regularly scheduled every odd year in the spring semester at Goucher, in combination with a three-week intensive course in Spain during the month of May. This course will encourage a great deal of interdisciplinary study among our students by studying sciences and Spanish in a Spanish city that is known for its astronomical observations, such as IRAM, and its multi-ethnic environment. Credits will be distributed as follows: 2.5 Astronomy and 1 Spanish credit in the spring and 1.5 Astronomy and 3 Spanish credits in the summer. Students will receive credit for SP 299 or for independent work in Spanish (1-3 credits, the equivalent to SP 299). Prerequisite: SP 130 or SP 130G or SP 130S or SP 130V or placement. Spring semester. Offered 2014-15 and alternate years. Moreno-Lopez and Sugerman.
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AST 210 - Intermediate Astronomy (3 Cr.)
As amazingly vast as space and time are, it is even more amazing that we have been able to understand them using only observations of light and basic laws of physics. This intermediate level course is for the dedicated enthusiast seeking to continue AST 110 or physics students seeking a rigorous introduction, with an emphasis on how our observations have been translated into physical understanding. Topics include an introduction to the physics of astronomy, how we have unveiled the nature of stars, the composition and evolution of galaxies, the cosmological distance ladder, and observational cosmology. Three hours lecture. Prerequisites: AST 110 or permission of instructor. High-school calculus or MA 117 recommended. Fall semester. Offered 2014-15 and alternate years. Sugerman.
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AST 320 - Astrophysics (3 Cr.)
A quantitative exploration of the universe, emphasizing how the fusion of classical and modern physics is used to explain and elucidate the phenomena presented in previous courses. Topics include the interaction of light and matter; stellar structure and evolution, including supernovae and compact objects; detailed processes in the interstellar medium; the structure and evolution of galaxies, including star-forming regions, active-galactic nuclei, and dark matter; and large-scale structure. Three hours lecture. Prerequisites: AST 210 and PHY 220 . Spring semester. Offered 2015-16 and alternate years. Sugerman.
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AST 330 - Relativity and Cosmology (3 Cr.) (PHY 330 )
An in-depth exploration of the theories of special and general relativity. Topics will include relativistic mechanics, dynamics, and radiative processes; tensor algebra, the general relativistic field equations, and their application to space-time, including black holes; and application of general relativity to understand theoretical and observational cosmology, i.e., the history (and future) of the universe. Three hours lecture. Prerequisites: PHY 220 or permission of the department. Variable semester. Sugerman.
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