2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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This section of the Catalog includes course descriptions, listed alphabetically by discipline. The descriptions provide information on course numbers, titles, the level of instruction, credit, course sequence, content, and prerequisites as shown in the following example:
CHE 2100 Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry
Credits: 5
Prerequisite: CHE 1100
Description: A study of the elements of organic and biological chemistry. This course satisfies requirements for nursing programs and other fields requiring a survey of organic and biological chemistry.
The first two to four letters, called the course subject code, represent the area of study or discipline, e.g., CHE represents chemistry. The course number follows the course subject code, e.g., 2100. The first digit in a four-digit course number designates the level of instruction. Only courses numbered 1000 or above will be included in credits toward a degree. Courses with numbers up to and including 1999 are primarily for freshmen, 2000 through 2999 primarily for sophomores, 3000 through 3999 primarily for juniors, and 4000 through 4999 primarily for seniors. In general, students should not take courses above the level of their class (based upon semester hours earned), but they may do so at one level above if they have the specified prerequisites. In special cases, students may be permitted to take courses more than one level above that designated for their class if they obtain the permission of their advisor and of the faculty member teaching the course and if they meet the prerequisite requirements. Course descriptions provide a summary of the content of the course. If a prerequisite must be met before a student can register for a course, this information is listed above the course description. Attributes, such as Ethnic Studies & Social Justice, General Studies, or Guaranteed Transfer, are listed after the course description. A list of courses being offered in a given semester, instructors, class meeting times, and locations is described in the Class Schedule.
Types of Courses
- Regular courses appear in this section of the University Catalog and are offered on a regular basis.
- Independent study courses provide students the opportunity to pursue in-depth study of a topic of special interest. Independent study courses are specified as 498_ and include an alpha character in the course number. Independent study courses are published in the Class Schedule.
- Special topics or omnibus courses are temporary courses that are not listed in the Catalog. They may be used to pilot-test a course, present a special topic, or provide a unique, experiential-learning opportunity. Omnibus courses use a specified range of course numbers: 190_, 290_, 390_, 490_ and include an alpha character in the course number. Omnibus courses are published in the Class Schedule.
- Variable topics courses allow courses of varying titles under an overall theme or “umbrella” course. Variable topic courses include an alpha character in the course number and are published in the Class Schedule.
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ANT 1650 - Ancient Civilizations
Credits: 3
Description: This course introduces students to the development of ancient civilizations from a broad, comparative framework. These civilizations are studied from religious, economic, intellectual, political, cultural, and social perspectives.
General Studies: Historical, Global Diversity
Guaranteed Transfer: GT-HI1
Cross Listed Course(s): HIS 1005
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ANT 2330 - Cross-Cultural Communication
Credits: 3
Description: This course explores anthropological approaches to cross-cultural communication. Emphasizing an applied approach, the course focuses on how language and language use vary from culture to culture, and how knowledge of these differences can lead to understanding of difference and dominance relations between groups within the United States, specifically African-American, Asian, Hispanic American, and Native American, and internationally. Topics include the relationship between language and culture, sociolinguistic variation, politeness, multilingualism, and language politics.
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Guaranteed Transfer: GT-SS3
University Requirement(s): Ethnic Studies & Social Justice
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ANT 2350 - African Peoples and Cultures
Credits: 3
Description: This course examines traditional cultures of African peoples and gives added understanding of culture and people in relation to human problems and experiences.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ANT or AAS.
Cross Listed Course(s): AAS 2300
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ANT 2360 - Living Culture and Language of the Mexican and Chicano
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000 or CHS 1020
Description: This course traces the fusion of cultures and dialects of the Spanish-speaking Southwest into elements that characterize Chicano intracultural and intercultural diversity.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ANT or CHS.
Cross Listed Course(s): CHS 2000
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ANT 2400 - Women’s Folklore and Folklife
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1020
Description: This course provides an exploration of folklore in everyday life, folk narrative, and other verbal genres, cultural forms, and manifestations of traditional expressive behaviors as they pertain to reinforcing and resisting gender norms and practices within diverse cultures. It offers a critical examination of how women creatively use folklore to affirm and subvert their roles within sexist, racist, classist, and heterosexist cultural systems.
Note: Credit will be granted for one prefix only: ANT or GWS.
General Studies: Arts and Humanities
Guaranteed Transfer: GT-AH1
Cross Listed Course(s): GWS 2400
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ANT 2500 - Anthropology of Language
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Preassessment Placement Tests: Reading and Writing (minimum performance standard scores)
Description: This course provides an introduction to the concepts and methods of linguistic anthropology. Topics include language and culture, language structure, the origins of language, linguistic diversity, and language ideologies. The course also provides opportunities to observe and record speech and other communicative behaviors; identify the sequential organization of talk; and determine how language reflects and creates social identities, relationships, and realities.
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ANT 2640 - Archaeology
Credits: 3
Description: This course will be an examination of how archaeologists discover and interpret the material remains of human behavior from the past.
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ANT 2700 - Museum Studies
Credits: 3
Description: Students examine the basic elements, missions, and the characteristics of museums. They will examine important key professional activities such as: curation, exhibit design, conservation, management, and community engagement. They will also compare these practices across a variety of museum types and contexts in order to gain an appreciation of the range of skills and knowledge required for succeeding in the museum profession.
Note: Credit will only be granted for one prefix, and the ARTH version of this course cannot fulfill the Upper Division Art History Elective requirement of the Art Major, B.F.A. program.
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Guaranteed Transfer: GT-SS3
Cross Listed Course(s): ARTH 2700
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ANT 2710 - Archaeological Field Research
Credits: 3
Description: This course is an introduction to the methods used to collect and analyze archaeological data in a hands-on field setting. Students are introduced to surface survey, excavations, and data recording to discover and describe archaeological features and artifacts. This course may be repeated for up to a maximum of six hours. No more than three credit hours may be applied toward a major or minor in anthropology.
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ANT 3000 - Quantitative Methods in Anthropology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ANT 1010, or ANT 1310, or ANT 2500, or ANT 2640, or MTH 1210, or permission of instructor
Description: This course is an introduction to quantitative data analysis for all four subfields of anthropology. A variety of statistical methods are covered with an emphasis on anthropological datasets. Students learn descriptive statistics, univariate methods, and select multivariate methods that are commonly used in the anthropological literature. Presentation of data and results is also highlighted. No previous statistical knowledge is required for the class, but a prior introductory statistics course is preferred.
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ANT 3100 - Human Evolution
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ANT 1010 or permission of instructor
Description: This course is an overview of the evolutionary history of our species, Homo sapiens, and our extinct ancestors, the hominins. Taking a largely chronological approach, students learn the anatomical features of each hominin species through lectures, readings, and hands-on analysis of hominin fossil casts. Students also learn aspects of hominin ecology and behavior, as inferred from their morphology and associated archaeological and faunal remains. Additional topics include an introduction to evolutionary theory, taxonomy and systematics, primate evolution, and human skeletal biology.
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ANT 3110 - Race and Human Variation
Credits: 3
Description: This course explores the history of the race concept in biological anthropology and evaluates human biological variation from a biocultural perspective. The first half of the course includes a critical history of the race concept in biological context, focusing on the development of this concept and the social consequences of its adoption. The second half of the course addresses human biological variation from a biocultural perspective. This perspective evaluates biological variation within the context of environment and culture, and views the interaction of these contexts as essential in understanding human phenotypic variation.
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ANT 3122 - The Neanderthal Enigma
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ANT 1010 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course is an in-depth look at our closest evolutionary cousins, the Neanderthals. Neanderthals have been studied for over 150 years, and many early incorrect interpretations of them still persist in society today. As such, the class begins with a thorough look at the history of the study of Neanderthals before moving on to modern perspectives on Neanderthal biology, culture, and why they are no longer around.
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ANT 3170 - Primate Adaptation and Evolution
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ANT 1010 or permission of instructor
Description: This course addresses adaptation in the Order Primates. It includes a discussion of the primary forces of evolution and a detailed examination of how one of these forces, natural selection, has shaped the anatomy of living and fossil primate species. Students assess the diagnostic anatomical features of living and fossil primate groups and learn how to use these features to predict diet, locomotion, and social structure. Students also examine the evolutionary relationships of living primates and assess how fossil primates contribute to our understanding of these relationships.
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ANT 3190 - Mammalian Paleontology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ANT 1010 or (BIO 1081 and BIO 1091)
Description: This course is an overview of the mammalian fossil record. The course begins with an overview of major components of paleontology, including evolutionary biology, taxonomy and systematics, taphonomy, and geologic time. Students then learn about modern mammalian groups and mammalian anatomy before taking a detailed look into current fossil evidence for the evolution of major mammalian groups.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix.
Cross Listed Course(s): BIO 3190
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ANT 3300 - Exploring World Cultures: Variable Topics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ANT 1310 or Permission of instructor
Description: The focus of study will be an exploration of selected non-Western cultures. Using films and various ethnographic procedures, the student learns how culture-and by extension, human culture-is a living thing shaped by the people who carry it.
Note: The course may be repeated under different topics.
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ANT 3310 - Ethnography of North American Indians
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ANT 1310 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course studies the nature and consequences of distinctive Indian cultures that occupied North America at the time of European contact. Includes a close analysis of the many different aspects of social organization and environment that contribute to the unique cultures we call American Indian.
University Requirement(s): Ethnic Studies & Social Justice
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ANT 3320 - Anthropology of Japan
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ANT 1310 or permission of instructor
Description: This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the anthropological study of contemporary Japanese culture and society, with attention to historical, ethnographic and media interpretations. Major themes include historical background of contemporary Japanese society, language and communication, changing social patterns and institutions, demographic transition, popular culture, citizens’ movements, and globalization.
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ANT 3330 - Japan: Culture, Communication, and Identity
Credits: 3-6
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor
Description: This study abroad course explores Japanese culture, communication, and identity through lecture, experiential learning, and ethnographic fieldwork in Japan. Pre-departure instruction focuses on geography, history, social organization, political-economy, patterns of social interaction, and ethnographic field methods. Week-long stays in distinct regions of Japan enable students to observe and experience how social-political, regional, and linguistic differences shape majority and minority identities, despite the belief that Japan is culturally homogenous.
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ANT 3335 - Asian American Experiences
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1009 or ENG 1010
Description: This course critically reviews Asian American history and examines its relevance to contemporary issues in the U.S. It employs an interdisciplinary approach to examine the intersectionality of power, race, class, gender, and internal marginalization in shaping Asian American experiences. Topics include: racial formation of Asian American ethnic identities; historical roots of discrimination and anti-Asian violence (with special topics on Asian American women and Asian Americans in Colorado); negotiation of Asian American identities and culturally distinctive coping strategies; the myth and consequences of “Model Minority”; the relevance of the “Sojourner Hypothesis” in the 21st century; and generations of Asian American social movements aiming at achieving equality and justice for all.
University Requirement(s): Ethnic Studies & Social Justice
Cross Listed Course(s): SOC 3200
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ANT 3340 - Native Americans in Historical Perspective
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ANT 1310 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course is a survey of the response of Native American societies to the overrunning social, economic, and political structures of Euro-America. Broad areas of cultural change are covered, and the fundamental issues of land, economic development, and cultural integrity are looked at.
University Requirement(s): Ethnic Studies & Social Justice
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ANT 3361 - Gender and Disaster
Credits: 3
Description: This course analyzes gender’s shaping global development and disaster vulnerability by focusing on the experiences of girls and women before, during, and after disastrous events. It examines intersecting patterns of vulnerability and response based on gender, class, race/ethnicity, age, nationality and other factors. Students examine gender-focused case studies from developed and developing societies and investigate the practical implications of gender-sensitive sociology of disaster.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ANT, GWS, or SOC
Cross Listed Course(s): GWS 3780, SOC 3780
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ANT 3365 - Structural Violence, Poverty and Human Rights
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1009 or ENG 1010
Description: In this course, students apply a structural violence framework to make visible the power inequalities that result in producing and reproducing injustices and violations of socioeconomic rights. The use of ethnographic case studies allows students to explore a human rights-based approach to collective actions for justice. Through group discussion, analysis, and workshops, student learn to take political responsibility for injustices beyond those we individually witness or experience.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix.
Cross Listed Course(s): GWS 3365, PSC 3365
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ANT 3375 - Food and Culture
Credits: 3
Description: This course is an exploration of how food procurement, dietary practices, ideologies of consumption, and food celebrations across cultures are related to varying environments, subsistence strategies, moral sensibilities, socioeconomic and political conditions, social identities, and social hierarchies. Using an anthropological approach, students examine how the ideological, emotional, symbolic, aesthetic, and social value of food and its marketing varies across cultures. In addition, course materials introduce students to the politics and social movements revolving around ethical food procurement and food as a human right.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ANT or NUT.
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Global Diversity
Cross Listed Course(s): NUT 3375
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ANT 3379 - Middle Eastern Cultures
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1020 or ANT 1310 or PSC 1020
Description: This course introduces students to various aspects of Middle Eastern cultures, including family life, marriage, kinship, religious practices, communal, ethnic, class, and gender identities. Using anthropological approaches of holism and cultural relativism to studying cultures, the course highlights the region’s diverse ethnic, religious, linguistic and economic groups, its visual, popular, national, gender, and social cultures, and how colonial history and foreign powers have influenced it using ethnographic case studies and cultural histories from Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Global Diversity
Cross Listed Course(s): PSC 3379
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ANT 3380 - Exploring Folklore
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ANT 1310 or CHS 1000; or Permission of the instructor
Description: This course will help the student to analyze the various elements of folklore from verbal to non-verbal classifications, survivals, revivals, and the implications for modern society. Folklore will be studies in a historical and contemporary context. The student will gain an understanding of both the universality and variability of folklore through many global examples compared and contrasted with a regional focus on the folklore of the American Southwest.
Cross Listed Course(s): CHS 3880
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ANT 3386 - Religious Narratives and Culture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ANT 1310 or PHI 1010 or PHI 1040 or PHI 1050 or at least 6 General Education credits or instructor permission
Description: This course is an anthropological examination of how the supernatural cosmos and entities are conceptualized in religious texts and narratives diversely across cultures and how they relate to socio-economic, political and artistic aspects of life. Topics include creation narratives, myths, legends and folklore, rituals and rites of passage, magic and witchcraft, ritual mediation, taboos, religious symbols, and religious movements.
General Studies: Arts and Humanities
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ANT 3391 - Approaching Culture: Past and Present
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ANT 1310 or permission of instructor
Description: The study of human behavior and cultures has always fascinated and puzzled social scientists. In this course, we will examine the historical and social dimensions of the study of cultures from the 19th century to the present and related conceptual paradigms. In addition, we will examine how increased awareness of issues of differential power, observer/observed subjectivities, culturally constructed identities and fieldwork ethics have influenced how we understand the human condition.
Note: Students cannot earn credit for both ANT 3390 and ANT 3391.
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ANT 3395 - Transnational Genders and Sexualities
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GWS 1001 or GWS 1200 or ANT 1310 or ANT 2500 or ENG 1020 or ENG 1021
Description: This course explores the transnational production of gender and sexualities. It examines how people, ideas and capital moving across borders play a role in the development of gender and sexual identities, practices, and communities. Through this focus, the course engages transnational phenomena such as tourism, migration, global LGBT communities, colonization and human rights.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ANT or GWS
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Global Diversity
Cross Listed Course(s): GWS 3395
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ANT 3397 - Culture and Economy
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ANT 1310 or ANT 2330 or ECO 2010 or ECO 2020
Description: In this course, students are introduced to the relationship between culture and economic behavior. Using production, consumerism, and social exchange as a point of departure, students examine the dynamics of community perceptions, cultural trends and social identities built around economic enterprise. The topics students review include public choice, non-market decisions, economics of globalization, colonial and local systems of economy and challenges, cultural norms of economic relations, sharing, exchange and consumerism, informal economy, economy of tourism, and economic movements, among others.
Note: The course is crosslisted. Credit will be granted for only one prefix, ANT or ECO.
Cross Listed Course(s): ECO 3397
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ANT 3420 - Applied Anthropology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ANT 1310 and 3 credit hours of upper-division anthropology coursework
Description: Often regarded as the fifth field of anthropology, applied anthropology is an aspiration, necessity and reality for contemporary anthropologists. This course explores how anthropological knowledge can be applied to solve problems and meet the needs of communities and organizations in pursuit of human rights, peace and social egalitarianism. Different facets of applied anthropology, from public anthropology to community-based anthropology to activist anthropology and others will be examined using examples from the field to highlight ways in which anthropologists apply anthropological theory, ethics, fieldwork methodology and data to initiate solutions to real-life problems of the communities and organizations which they study. Furthermore, students will learn about the career trajectories that involve applying anthropological insights to community betterment.
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ANT 3480 - Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy, and permission of instructor.
Description: This course prepares students to understand the many different viewpoints and concepts related to health and illness in other cultures and emphasizes the need and means to provide culturally appropriate health care.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ANT or HON.
University Requirement(s): Ethnic Studies & Social Justice
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 3480
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ANT 3490 - Globalization and Culture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ANT 1310 or permission of instructor
Description: This course explores anthropological approaches to globalization, with an emphasis on understanding transnational movements of capital, commodities, persons and ideas through the analysis of ethnographic case studies. Students examine the impact of globalization on how anthropologists theorize culture and conduct ethnographic fieldwork.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ANT or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 3492
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ANT 3520 - Analyzing Talk and Interaction
Credits: 3
Description: Face-to-face interaction is a defining feature of human behavior. It is where language, bodily movement, and other modalities of expression become socially enacted as talk. Through this course, students collect and prepare data to examine this special site of human existence, focusing on how people coordinate and situate their language and bodies within a richly structured social, cultural, and material world.
Cross Listed Course(s): COMM 3120, SOC 3360
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ANT 3530 - Writing Systems and Scribal Traditions
Credits: 3
Description: From columns of Classic Mayan glyphs and Chinese characters to strings of Greek letters and Viking runes, the world’s writing systems and scribal traditions are vast and diverse. In exploring this topic, the course examines how sounds, words, social meanings, and other properties of human languages are graphically adapted and culturally transformed into writing systems. Specific areas of focus include the historical development of writing systems, epigraphy and the decipherment of ancient languages, scribal artistry and craft, and the relationship between writing and sociopolitical power. Although surveying several writing systems and associated phenomena, the course also features an in-depth exploration of Classic Mayan writing (or another visually complex system).
General Studies: Arts and Humanities, Global Diversity
Cross Listed Course(s): LING 3090
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ANT 3540 - Women in the Developing World
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GWS 1001 or PSC 1020 or ANT 1310
Description: This course presents a cross-cultural study of women’s lives in the developing world by examining two main issues: the influence of culture on women’s issues and politics’ impact on women. By the end of this course students will not only learn about the lives of women in the developing world but also become familiar with how women across the globe articulate the desire for equality.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix
Cross Listed Course(s): GWS 3540, HON 3540, PSC 3540
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ANT 3600 - Archaeology of Eurasia and Africa
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ANT 1650 or equivalent, or permission of the instructor
Description: This course examines important archaeological discoveries relevant to the archaeology of Eurasia and Africa. Students critically analyze archaeological evidence to understand early human migrations, the domestication of plants and animals, the rise of civilizations, and intercultural or interregional contacts from the Paleolithic to the Iron Age.
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ANT 3610 - Colorado Archaeology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ANT 1650 or equivalent, or permission of the instructor
Description: This course examines important discoveries relevant to the archaeology of Colorado. Students critically analyze archaeological evidence, as well as historic and contemporary scholarship, to understand human adaptation to environmental diversity, Native American lifeways, and later intercultural and interregional contacts.
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ANT 3630 - Archaeology of Ancient Egypt
Credits: 3
Description: This course examines a set of timeless historical and anthropological issues as experienced by ancient Egyptians. Students critically analyze the classic Egyptian discoveries and review the latest archaeological research.
Cross Listed Course(s): HIS 3707
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ANT 3640 - Holy Land Archaeology
Credits: 3
Description: This course examines important archaeological discoveries relevant to Holy Land historical contexts and interpretation. Students critically analyze both material and literary evidence, as well as historic and contemporary scholarship, to understand the benefits and challenges of correlating ancient literary sources, biblical narratives, and the archaeological record.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix.
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Global Diversity
Cross Listed Course(s): HIS 3706
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ANT 3650 - 100,000 Years of War
Credits: 3
Description: This course uses a broad comparative framework to introduce students to the economic, intellectual, political, and cultural impact that warfare has had from prehistory to modern times. One of every 150 people die violently in the world today. One of every 100 people died in this fashion a century ago, and one of every fifty people approximately 1,000 years ago. An astonishing one out of ten people died violently 10,000 years ago. Students will explore this contingent shift away from violence over time.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ANT or HIS.
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Global Diversity
Cross Listed Course(s): HIS 3705
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ANT 3660 - Archaeology of the Americas
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ANT 1650 or equivalent, or permission of the instructor
Description: This course examines important archaeological discoveries relevant to the archaeology of the Americas. Students critically analyze archaeological evidence, as well as historic and contemporary scholarship, to understand the populating of the Americas, domestication of plants and animals, the rise of civilizations, and intercultural and interregional contacts.
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ANT 3790 - Human Osteology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ANT 1010 or permission of instructor
Description: This course instructs students in human osteology from an anthropological perspective. Instruction covers bone as a living tissue and how it grows and develops, as well as the manner in which it responds to stress. Students receive instruction in the identifying features of each bone, including major muscle attachment sites, and they learn how to create a biological profile by analyzing human skeletal remains, including estimating biological sex, age at death, stature, and population affinity. They are also instructed in the identification of specific bones, the side from which they came, and the sex and age where appropriate for fragmented remains. Students have the opportunity to work with human bone casts and human bones, including bone fragments, which form part of the MSU Denver Anthropology program collection. This course counts toward the Anthropology major’s practical requirement.
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ANT 3800 - Forensic Anthropology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ANT 1010 or permission of instructor
Description: This course offers instruction in the foundational concepts, theories, and methodologies used in the field of forensic anthropology. Students receive instruction in human osteology; human skeletal analysis; statistical analysis; scene location, recovery and analysis; chain of evidence preservation; medicolegal aspects of trial testimony; and professional avenues for forensic anthropologists within the broader forensic sciences. Students engage critically with theory and current methods via hands-on lab activities, discussion, and written assignments. This course counts towards the Anthropology major’s practical requirement.
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ANT 3820 - Forensic Archaeology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ANT 2640 or permission of instructor
Description: This course examines the role of forensic archaeology within the specialty field of forensic anthropology. It includes a discussion of the role of the forensic anthropologist in the United States. The importance of traditional archaeological techniques and how they may be adapted within a medico-legal context are addressed. Methods for the search and location of forensic sites, and the excavation and recovery of human remains and associated evidence are discussed in detail.
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ANT 3840 - Introduction to Bioarchaeology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ANT 1010
Description: This course is an introduction to bioarchaeology; the study of human skeletal remains contextualized in the larger archaeological and historic record. Bioarchaeology, as a specialization in anthropology, is the integration of theory and methods from biological anthropology and archaeology. In this course the human body is understood from a biocultural perspective. A wide range of topics including mortuary archaeology, paleopathology, trauma and violence, paleodemography, population genetics, and use of the body as material culture is covered. This course also emphasizes ethical and legal considerations for bioarchaeological research and its impacts on living cultures, as well as the practitioner.
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ANT 3860 - Paleopathology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ANT 1010 or permission of instructor
Description: This course is an examination of how anthropologists utilize current techniques and information in the analysis and discovery of disease, diet and injury on fossil and human skeletal material. Analysis of archaeological techniques and impact of mortuary practices are reviewed. Students practice various methods for analysis of skeletal pathology and demography.
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ANT 4100 - Biological Anthropology Research Design
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ANT 1010 and a minimum of six hours of upper-division anthropology coursework or permission of instructor
Description: This course addresses research design and methods used in biological anthropology. The majority of these methods involve measurement and analysis of human anatomical variation. Students practice anthropometric and osteometric measurement techniques. Students study human osteology with a specific focus on estimation of age, sex, stature, and ancestry. Additional research methods including microscopy, photography, and computer-based imaging modalities are also addressed. Students review basic univariate and multivariate statistics and their role in biological anthropology research. Literature reviews, data collection protocols, and dissemination of results are also covered. Students use knowledge gained in this course to design and conduct a research project.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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ANT 4251 - Advanced Ethnographic Field Experience
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Senior Standing
Description: This course covers key issues in ethnographic field design, including ethics, participant and observer identities and voices, data collection methods and analysis, and the value of the holistic perspective in anthropology. Course content, class discussions, and research experience prepare students in conducting their own ethnographic projects.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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ANT 4400 - Current Issues in Anthropology: Variable Topics
Credits: 1-6
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor
Description: This course is an examination of current issues in one or more sub-fields of anthropology. Each section covers a different area of anthropology. The course may be repeated under different topics for up to 6 credit hours.
Note: Variable Credit
This course is repeatable for a maximum of six semester hours.
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ANT 4710 - Advanced Archaeological Research
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Senior Standing and ANT 1650 or ANT 2710 or permission of instructor
Description: This course addresses research design and methods used in archaeology. Students practice hands-on methods such as surface survey, excavation, and/or lab methods including bone, ceramic, lithic, and archival analysis. This course may be repeated for up to a maximum of six hours. No more than three credit hours may be applied toward a major or minor in anthropology.
Field Trips: Potential trips include archaeological sites and museums. Personal field equipment may be required (tape measures, gloves, etc.).
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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ARCH 2001 - Introduction to Architecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CET 1215 with a grade of “C” or better
Description: In this course, students will recognize the complexity and beauty of architecture, and develop a specialized area of interest within the field of architecture. The course provides a foundation in the culture of architecture, which students will pursue through affiliated courses on the subject.
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ARCH 2002 - Architectural Design-Studio 1
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CET 1215 with a grade of “C” or better
Description: In this course, students will focus on a practical, residential building design. The small-scale dwelling design will include the overall planning process from creating a basic building concept to its finished plan and documentation.
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ARCH 2003 - Building Structures
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CET 1215 or IND 1450 or MET 1200 or permission of instructor
Description: The focus of this course will be on the importance of collaboration between related fields in the building industry, development of the architectural and building structural knowledge of students and encouraging creative design integration through class projects. The short introduction of the history of Building Information Modeling - BIM aims to give the basic review knowledge for the students about BIM and to possibilities of its application in the future.
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ARCH 3001 - Architectural Interior Design
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARCH 2002 with a grade of “C” or better
Description: In this course, students will focus on the dual nature of interior design and architecture. One part will reveal how interior design is an integral part of complex architecture; the other part will show how interior design is independent. The main goal is for students to gain experience in interior design and the exciting world of object design.
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ARCH 3002 - Architectural Design-Studio 2
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARCH 2002 with a grade of “C” or better
Description: This course provides a knowledge base in the theory and practice of architecture and urban design, focusing on complex architectural issues. Students will explore the relationship of public building design and urbanism. Students will gain insight into the connections between architectural projects and urban design, and overview urban planning history from its beginnings to the present. Students learn to create large-scale, urban-development projects through case studies that demonstrate design precedents, to procedure, to implementation.
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ARCH 3003 - Digital Presentations in Architecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CET 1215 with a grade of “C” or better or permission of instructor
Description: The course introduces students to traditional and contemporary presentation techniques that could be applied to the architecture profession. The goal of the course is to enable students to self-manage their professional life and creatively use different media platforms.
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ART 1101 - Studio Foundations: 2D
Credits: 3
Description: This course introduces the fundamental principles and elements of two-dimensional art and design through a survey of concepts, techniques, and material practices. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking and creative problem solving through investigations of compositional arrangement, visual perception, studio practice, and the intersections of form and concept in two-dimensional space.
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ART 1141 - Studio Foundations: Drawing
Credits: 3
Description: This course introduces drawing as the common denominator to all art-making media. Students practice fundamental drawing skills by employing a variety of black and white media and techniques through line, shape, value and texture. Coursework emphasizes conceptual and technical abilities, as well as visual perception and problem solving.
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ART 1212 - Non-Majors Ceramics: Handbuilding
Credits: 3
Description: This course introduces students to the basic hand-building techniques and technical knowledge required to work and fire ceramics. Students develop both a conceptual understanding and practical knowledge of the ways in which three-dimensional ceramic form functions. Lectures and visual presentations explore historical and contemporary approaches to ceramics. This course is restricted to non-Art majors.
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ART 1213 - Non-Majors Ceramics: Wheelthrowing
Credits: 3
Description: This ceramics course focuses on wheel throwing as an expressive tool with which students develop their ceramic techniques of thrown and altered forms. Students investigate traditional vessel making, as well as thrown and altered sculptural and functional objects. Topics of study include contemporary and historical wheel-thrown objects and an introduction to high-fire, atmospheric firing. This course is restricted to non-Art majors.
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ART 1271 - Film Photography for Non-Majors
Credits: 3
Description: This course introduces basic photographic problem-solving focused on technical and aesthetic concerns while addressing the history of photography. Students learn black and white film exposure, development and printing. This course is restricted to non-art majors.
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ART 1273 - Digital Photography for Non-Art Majors
Credits: 3
Description: This course introduces basic digital photographic strategies for image making focused on technical and aesthetic concerns while addressing how photographic images function in visual culture. Students learn image capture, fundamentals of basic camera functions, processing, manipulation and printing of digital image files, and maintenance and archiving of a digital archive. Contemporary photography topics are integrated into the curriculum through assignments and related independent research. This course is restricted to non-art majors.
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ART 1291 - Sculpture for Non-Art Majors
Credits: 3
Description: Students in this course examine fundamental principles, procedures, and techniques in producing art using a variety of sculptural tools and materials. Emphasis is placed on critical and creative thinking and multi-modal expression through investigations of physical form, process, context, and studio practices. This course is restricted to non-art majors.
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ART 1300 - Woods: Materials and Fabrication
Credits: 3
Description: An introductory course designed to give the student basic information about wood material properties, species selection criteria, practical design applications, and ordering and specifying protocol. The design process is presented and applied in the development of a furniture design and fabrication plan, which is utilized to construct design.. The course also provides instruction for basic skill development in the use of wood working tools, machines, and processes. Wood finishing materials and processes are also studied and utilized in student projects.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ART or IND.
Cross Listed Course(s): IND 1010
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ART 1501 - Studio Foundations: 3D
Credits: 3
Description: This course examines the fundamental principles of three-dimensional art and design through a survey of concepts, techniques, and material practices. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking and creative problem solving through investigations of physical form, process, context, and studio practices.
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ART 1505 - The Visual Journal
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): None
Description: Students in this course focus on developing a series of thematic concepts within the visual journal. These thematic assignments function as points of departure for students to research and develop their subject matter. Students generate journals that serve as vehicles for growth as well as experimentation with non-traditional media.
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ART 1531 - Studio Foundations: 4D
Credits: 3
Description: This course introduces the fundamental principles of four-dimensional art and design through a survey of concepts, techniques, and technological practices. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking and creative problem solving through investigations particularly relevant to four-dimensional art and design; that is, form and innovation in technological environments, time and motion, ephemerality, and four-dimensional studio practices.
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ART 2611 - Beginning Ceramics: Handbuilding
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1600, ART 1141, and ART 1501 with C- or better in each; or permission of the department
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ARTH 1700, ART 1531, and ART 1101; or permission of the department
Description: This course introduces students to the basic hand-building techniques and technical knowledge required to work and fire ceramics. Students develop both a conceptual understanding and practical knowledge of the ways in which three-dimensional ceramic form functions.
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ART 2613 - Beginning Ceramics: Wheelthrowing
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 1141, ARTH 1600, and ART 1501 with C- or better in each prerequisite; or permission of department
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ARTH 1700, ART 1531, and ART 1101; or permission of department
Description: This course focuses on the potter’s wheel to investigate conceptual and utilitarian ideas associated with vessel and sculpture making. Students investigate both traditional and contemporary approaches to working with ceramics. In addition to building skill on the potter’s wheel, topics of study include contemporary and historical uses of the potter’s wheel and an introduction to high fire atmospheric firing. Assigned projects are given in sequence with the underlying goal of building toward fluid proficiency with use of the potter’s wheel and of ceramic materials.
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ART 2641 - Color Drawing: Wet and Dry
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1600, ART 1101, ART 1141 and ART 1531 with C- or better in each; or permission of department
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ARTH 1700 and ART 1501; or permission of department
Description: This course introduces students to color theory and various techniques employing colored pencil, water-media, and pastel while expanding upon graphite skills. Coursework emphasizes conceptual and technical abilities, as well as visual perception and problem solving.
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ART 2643 - Figure Drawing: Wet and Dry
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1600, ART 1101, ART 1141, and ART 1531 with C- or better in each; or permission of department
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ARTH 1700 and ART 1501; or permission of department
Description: This course emphasizes the human form through observational rendering from live models. Students examine human anatomy, both structural and muscular systems, through both in-class exercises and assigned homework. Both wet and dry applications are investigated; as are black and white media, color media, and conceptual development. Historic and contemporary artists and themes are reviewed and inspected through lectures, critiques and outside assignments.
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ART 2651 - Beginning Jewelry and Metalsmithing
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): (ARTH 1600 or ARTH 1700) and (ART 1141 or ART 1101 or ART 1531) and ART 1501 with a C- or better, or permission of the department
Description: Students in this course are introduced to jewelry and metalsmithing materials and processes. Basic fabrication and casting techniques including surface embellishment, forming, soldering, stone setting and wax carving are introduced. Through the creation of thematic projects, students explore traditional and contemporary approaches to metalsmithing and designing artworks for the body.
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ART 2661 - Beginning Painting: Acrylic and Oil
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1600, ART 1101, and ART 1141 with C- or better in each; or permission of the department
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ARTH 1700, ART 1501, and ART 1531; or permission of department
Description: This course introduces students to both traditional and contemporary painting practices employing various materials, techniques and processes specific to the field. Students develop both a conceptual understanding and practical knowledge through material exploration and experimentation. Essential skill development includes identifying and applying color theory principals, perceptual skill refinement, and analysis and use of art elements and design principles as a visual language to create expressive works. Historical and contemporary works of influential styles and movements in painting are explored throughout the course.
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ART 2666 - Beginning Painting: Watermedia
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1600, ART 1101, and ART 1141 with C- or better in each; or permission of department
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ARTH 1700, ART 1501, and ART 1531; or permission of department
Description: This course introduces students to the fundamentals of transparent watermedia painting as a medium for creative expression. Coursework begins the development of creative and technical skills through a series of structured watermedia projects. Visual problem solving, individualized approach to content and the expression of ideas are stressed.
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ART 2671 - Beginning Photography: Film and Darkroom
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1600, ART 1101, ART 1141, and ART 1531 with C- or better in each; or permission of department
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ARTH 1700 and ART 1501; or permission of department
Description: This course introduces basic photographic strategies for image making with technical and aesthetic concerns while gaining an understanding of how photographic images function conceptually. Students learn fundamentals of basic camera functions, processing of black and white film, and darkroom printing techniques. Photographic history is integrated into the curriculum through assignments and related independent research.
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ART 2673 - Beginning Photography: Digital
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1600, ART 1101, ART 1141, and ART 1531 with C- or better in each; or permission of department
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ARTH 1700 and ART 1501; or permission of department
Description: This course introduces basic photographic strategies for image making with technical and aesthetic concerns, while gaining an understanding of how photographic images function conceptually. Students learn image capture, fundamentals of basic camera functions, processing, manipulation and printing of digital image files. The maintenance and archiving of digital images is also addressed. Photographic history and contemporary photographic practice is integrated into the curriculum through assignments and related independent research.
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ART 2682 - Beginning Printmaking: Screen Printing and Relief
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1600, ART 1101, and ART 1141; or permission of department
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ART 1501, ART 1531, and ARTH 1700; or permission of department
Description: Students in this course develop knowledge and skills of traditional and contemporary fine art processes of screen printing, also known as silkscreen, and relief printmaking, such as linoleum print and woodcut. Students gain skill in using various methods of layering and image generation in order to explore artistic challenges. Emphasis is placed on technical, aesthetic, and conceptual development through readings, lectures, demonstrations, critique, and material experimentation.
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ART 2691 - Beginning Sculpture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): (ARTH 1600 or ARTH 1700) and (ART 1141 or ART 1101 or ART 1531) and ART 1501 with a C- or better, or permission of the department
Description: Students in this course explore a variety of historical and contemporary sculptural processes and apply them towards the production of different thematic projects. Fabrications utilize techniques in woodworking, cold metalworking, welding, mold making, casting, computer modeling, plaster sculpting and plastic-manipulating. The inextricable link between materials and ideas is critically examined.
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ART 2781 - Lithography
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1600, ART 1101, and ART 1141 with C- or better in each; or permission of department
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ART 1501, ART 1531, and ARTH 1700; or permission of department
Description: Students develop knowledge and skills of traditional and contemporary fine art lithography printmaking processes through a series of thematic projects that address invention, problem solving, medium experimentation, technical skills, research, and criticism. Through projects, students are provided a working understanding of the principles of stone, plate, and the photo lithography process, including multi-matrix color printing. Students gain knowledge through readings, lectures, and demonstrations, including the examination of historical and contemporary lithographic prints and the commercial and fine art application of the media.
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ART 3101 - Professional Practices I
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): ART 1101 or ART 1141 or ART 1501 with C- or better; or permission of department
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ARTH 1600, ARTH 1700, ART 1101, ART 1141, and ART 1501; or permission of department
Description: This course introduces students to options, expectations, and preparations for an art career. This course combines guest speakers, site visits, and studio reflection. Students learn to explore, write and think about their artwork in a career-building context.
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ART 3235 - Video Art
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): JMP 2430 and JMP 1000; or ART 1101, ART 1141, ART 1501, ARTH 1600, ARTH 1700 and (ART 1531 or IND 2100) and (ART 2691 or ART 2693 or ART 2651 or ART 2611 or ART 2613 or ART 2682 or ART 2671 or ART 2673 or ART 2661 or ART 2666 or ART 2641 or ART 2643) with C- or better in each; or permission of the department
Description: Students in this course combine video production with a critical examination of experimental video and time-based media as an art form, cultural tool, and social practice. Through studio practice, screenings, readings, and critiques, students examine the diverse languages and practices of video and time-based media within a contemporary context. Students experiment with monitors, projectors, and other media while addressing concerns of site and scale, and issues of narrative, identity, reception, audience, and private/public space. Students learn the technical and conceptual aspects of production and develop individual aesthetic, analytic, and critical skills. This is an integrated media course.
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ART 3236 - Experimental Animation
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 1531 and JMP 2430 and JMP 1000; or ART 1101, ART 1141, ART 1501, (ARTH 1500 or ARTH 1600), ARTH 1700 and (ART 1531 or IND 2100) and (ART 2691 or ART 2693 or ART 2651 or ART 2611 or ART 2613 or ART 2682 or ART 2671 or ART 2673 or ART 2661 or ART 2666 or ART 2641 or ART 2643 or CDES 2222); with C- or better in each; or permission of the department
Description: Students in this course learn experimental concepts and techniques to create 2D digital animations. Through the lens of visual storytelling, students focus on the intellectual investigation of animation themes and forms. Emphasis is placed on using innovative concepts and processes to expand the scope of animation possibilities within the discipline of studio art. This is an Integrated Media Course.
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ART 3237 - Art of the International Film Poster
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ENG 1020 or ENG 1021 with D- or better
Description: Students in this course examine international film posters and cinematic movements from diverse cultures around the world. By utilizing art-making concepts and techniques, students create a series of film posters that visually and conceptually connect to significant movements within art and global cinema. In addition to analyzing the convergence of art and film, this course emphasizes the relationship of the art film poster to broader cultural, social, and theoretical contexts. No previous art skills are needed for this course.
General Studies: Arts and Humanities, Global Diversity
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ART 3244 - Advanced Figure Drawing
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 2643 with a “C-” or better or permission of the department
Description: This course requires the student to apply knowledge of human anatomy to drawing the human figure. Students extend conceptualization skills and expand use of varied media and techniques.
Note: This course may be repeated once for a maximum of six semester hours.
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ART 3266 - Community Painting: The Mural
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 1101, ART 1141, ART 1501, ART 1531, ARTH 1600, and ARTH 1700; and ART 2661 or ART 2666 with C- or better in each; or permission of department
Description: This studio art course briefly surveys the history of murals and the mural movement. A site is located at an agency or business in the Denver metro community where a mural is to be painted. A series of designs and concepts are then researched and proposed by the students for approval by the site agency or business. Students work as a team and collaborate to complete the approved mural concept.
Note: This course is repeatable once for a maximum of six semester hours.
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ART 3301 - The Artist’s Book
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 1101, ART 1141, ART 1501, (ARTH 1500 or ARTH 1600), ARTH 1700 and (ART 1531 or IND 2100) and (ART 2691 or ART 2693 or ART 2651 or ART 2611 or ART 2613 or ART 2682 or ART 2671 or ART 2673 or ART 2661 or ART 2666 or ART 2641 or ART 2643 or CDES 2222) with C- or better in each; or permission of the department
Description: Students in this course work with the book as an art object, emphasizing structure, craft, and conceptual ideas. Students build various traditional and non-traditional book types and provide display methods for books in an exhibition context. This is an integrated media course.
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ART 3391 - Fiber Structures
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 1101, ART 1141, ART 1501, (ARTH 1500 or ARTH 1600), ARTH 1700 and (ART 1531 or IND 2100) and (ART 2691 or ART 2693 or ART 2651 or ART 2611 or ART 2613 or ART 2682 or ART 2671 or ART 2673 or ART 2661 or ART 2666 or ART 2641 or ART 2643 or CDES 2222) with C- or better in each; or permission of the department.
Description: Students in this course investigate fiber techniques, such as crocheting, netting, weaving, lashing, felting, and papermaking, with an emphasis on their role in a contemporary art and design practice. Lectures demonstrate these techniques using a variety of traditional and non-traditional materials and strategies while highlighting contemporary artists and theory. This is an Integrated Media course.
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ART 3393 - Electronics and Experimental Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 1101, ART 1141, ART 1501, (ARTH 1500 or ARTH 1600), ARTH 1700 and (ART 1531 or IND 2100) and (ART 2691 or ART 2693 or ART 2651 or ART 2611 or ART 2613 or ART 2682 or ART 2671 or ART 2673 or ART 2661 or ART 2666 or ART 2641 or ART 2643 or CDES 2222) with C- or better in each; or permission of the department.
Description: Students in this course are introduced to basic electronics, mechanics, open-source hardware, and simple software coding for the creation of artwork. The history and theory of experimental systems within a contemporary art and design context are discussed. Projects address movement, light, sound, space, context, behavior, agency, and interactivity. This is an integrated media course.
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ART 3500 - Site Specific Studies in Studio Art: Variable Topics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 1101 or ART 1141 or ART 1501 or ART 1531; or permission of department
Description: Students in the course travel to a city or a region in order to experience art and creative making in response to the location. Emphasis is placed upon the contemporary, historical, geographical, and philosophical context of the exhibition spaces, cultural sites, public spaces, and other works of art visited or viewed. Variable topics; may be repeated for up to 9 credits under different topics.
Note: Variable topics; may be repeated for up to 9 credits under different topics.
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ART 3591 - Digital Fabrication
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 1101, ART 1141, ART 1501, (ARTH 1500 or ARTH 1600), ARTH 1700 and (ART 1531 or IND 2100) and (ART 2691 or ART 2693 or ART 2651 or ART 2611 or ART 2613 or ART 2682 or ART 2671 or ART 2673 or ART 2661 or ART 2666 or ART 2641 or ART 2643 or CDES 2222) with C- or better in each; or permission of the department.
Description: Students in this course are introduced to the spatial and contextual application of digital, three-dimensional modeling and rapid prototyping technologies for the creation of artwork. Data acquisition, modeling, and visualization is explored through the artistic application of 3D scanning, computer modeling, and laser cut or solid free form fabrication. This is an integrated media course.
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ART 3612 - Intermediate Ceramics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 1101, ART 1141, ART 1501, ART 1531, ARTH 1600, ARTH 1700, AND ART 2611 OR ART 2613 with C- or better in each prerequisite; or permission of department
Description: This course addresses the broad range of perspectives found in historical and contemporary ceramic art, including sculpture, vessel making, and pottery. Emphasis is on the full integration of creative works within the complex array of studio choices such as clay, glaze, and firing temperatures. Students become fully independent in the ceramics studio through an exploration of firing theory, clay, and glaze chemistry, as well as the conceptual and theoretical development of creative works.
Note: This course is repeatable twice for a maximum of nine semester hours.
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ART 3613 - Pattern Networks
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 1101, ART 1141, ART 1501, (ARTH 1500 or ARTH 1600), ARTH 1700, (ART 1531 or IND 2100) and (ART 2691 or ART 2693 or ART 2651 or ART 2611 or ART 2613 or ART 2682 or ART 2671 or ART 2673 or ART 2661 or ART 2666 or ART 2641 or ART 2643 or CDES 2222) with C- or better in each; or permission of the department.
Description: Students in this course are introduced to traditional texts on ornamentation and pattern theory, as well as seminal texts on networks and city planning, as the basis for making artwork. Employing a research-based practice, students make creative work of varying media that shares an exploration of patterning, ornamentation, and additional organizational structures. The course examines and demonstrates traditional strategies and the role of this subject in contemporary art, craft and design practice. This is an integrated media course.
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ART 3637 - Socially Engaged Art
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 1101, ART 1141, ART 1501, (ARTH 1500 or ARTH 1600), ARTH 1700, (ART 1531 or IND 2100) and (ART 2691 or ART 2693 or ART 2651 or ART 2611 or ART 2613 or ART 2682 or ART 2671 or ART 2673 or ART 2661 or ART 2666 or ART 2641 or ART 2643 or CDES 2222) with C- or better in each; or permission of the department.
Description: Students in this course are introduced to the field of socially engaged art through an emphasis on conversations, communities, situations, participation, places, aesthetics, and activism. Course content demonstrates the increasing use of relational and dialogical aesthetics informing conceptual and formal structures in contemporary art and design. Socially Engaged Art adopts a field-based model for its curriculum that is designed to provide students with opportunities to work contextually in a variety of public spheres. This is an Integrated Media course.
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ART 3639 - Performance Art
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): THE 2210 or MUS 2130; or ART 1101, ART 1141, ART 1501, (ARTH 1500 or ARTH 1600), ARTH 1700 and (ART 1531 or IND 2100) and (ART 2691 or ART 2693 or ART 2651 or ART 2611 or ART 2613 or ART 2682 or ART 2671 or ART 2673 or ART 2661 or ART 2666 or ART 2641 or ART 2643 or CDES 2222) with C- or better in each; or permission of the department
Description: Students in this course explore performance as a major paradigm informing the methods and languages of contemporary practices in art and design. Emphasis is placed on border crossings, porous disciplines, and contingent identities as a central component in performance-based studio practice. Lectures and discussions engage the historically shifting nature of embodiment in contemporary art and design. This is an Integrated Media course.
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ART 3640 - Installation Art
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 1101, ART 1141, ART 1501, (ARTH 1500 or ARTH 1600), ARTH 1700 and (ART 1531 or IND 2100) and (ART 2691 or ART 2693 or ART 2651 or ART 2611 or ART 2613 or ART 2682 or ART 2671 or ART 2673 or ART 2661 or ART 2666 or ART 2641 or ART 2643 or CDES 2222) with C- or better in each; or permission of the department.
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ARTH 2080 or permission of department
Description: Students in this course are introduced to large-scale artwork that creates a multi-sensory experience. Students will create environments featuring sensory experiences that go beyond the visual, extend into time, and incorporate a range of materials and media. This is an Integrated Media course.
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ART 3642 - Intermediate Drawing
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 1101, ART 1141, ART 1501, ART 1531, ARTH 1600, ARTH 1700 AND ART 2641 OR ART 2643 with C- or better in all prerequisites; or permission of the department
Description: This course examines the expanded field of contemporary drawing through experimentation with nontraditional materials, as well as readings and discussions. Emphasis is on creating artwork based on thematic projects and serial production. Students critically assess their material selection and how it supports the artwork content.
Note: This course is repeatable twice for a maximum of 9 semester hours.
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ART 3652 - Intermediate Jewelry and Metalsmithing
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 1101, ART 1141, ART 1501, ART 1531, ARTH 1600, ARTH 1700, and ART 2651, or permission of department.
Description: Students in this course develop skills in jewelry design and metalsmithing while addressing a broad range of related formats, themes, and topics. Students generate functional, sculptural and/or wearable works through the application of intermediate and advanced level techniques, such as fabrication, chasing, die forming, raising, and stone setting. Emphasis is placed on individual research, conceptual inquiry, compositional development and critical analysis.
Note: This course is repeatable twice for a maximum of nine semester hours.
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