Mar 28, 2024  
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


Academic departments and programs are  generally listed in alphabetical order. All courses are listed under the department or program in which they are offered. Courses which are cross-listed will appear in more than one place.

Course Designations

Courses of instruction are designated by a system of four-digit numbers within each department. The first digit in the number indicates the class standing that a student must attain to be eligible for the course. To interpret the numbering system, students need to know that:

  • Courses generally for freshmen are numbered in the series beginning 1000. Freshmen may not register for any course numbered 2000 or above, except by placement or with the permission of the instructor. Similarly, sophomores may not register for courses numbered 3000 or above, or juniors 4000 or above, with exceptions permitted only by the instructor.
  • Cross-listed courses are courses appropriate to more than one department or area.
  • The number of credit hours per course is indicated below the course title. Courses which may be taken for variable credit (applied music lessons, independent studies, internships, etc.) or which can be repeated for credit are so indicated.
  • Prerequisites for each course are so indicated following the description.
  • Special Topics, Internships, and Independent Studies courses are listed with numbers separated by semicolons. These courses may be taken in any order.
  • The (FR) designation after a number indicates that the course is offered only as a first-year seminar.
 
  
  • AHY 1113 - History of Western Art I

    Credits: 4
    A survey of painting, sculpture, and architecture from 15,000 B.C. to 1400 A.D. Included are Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Medieval Art.
    McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression.

  
  • AHY 1114 - History of Western Art II

    Credits: 4
    Continuation of the survey of History of Western Art I, 1400 to present. Emphasis is placed on the Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic, and Modern periods.
    McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression.

  
  • AHY 1115 - Introduction to World Art

    Credits: 4
    This course introduces students to art from around the world.  Students will become familiar with particular paintings, sculptural works and architectural sites that are considered masterpieces as well as ritual practices, performance, devotional objects, cultural artifacts, religious sites, memorials, and other diverse forms of creative expression.  Students will gain knowledge about the cultural, political
    and historical role that an art object played in its original context.  This course will span an immense period of human history and will cover art produced around the globe.  It is thematically structured and includes discussions on topics such as: “Representing War” in Ancient Egypt, and Qin Empire, China; “Places of Power” in Ancient Rome and Imperial China; “Sacred Sites,” such as The Parthenon, The Mosque at Cordoba and Chartres Cathedral.
    McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression and International Non-Western

  
  • AHY 1141 - Reating to the Past

    Credits: 2
    This course will be a “Reacting to the Past” Game.
  
  • AHY 1142 - Woodblocking

    Credits: 2
    This course offers an introduction to the history and practice of woodblock printing world-wide, including Japan, France, Germany and the United States. Woodblock printing has facilitated transcultural artistic exchanges, as, for instance, in the late 19th century when European Modernists discovered Japanese Ukiyo-e woodcuts. The technique has also been a source of national identity and pride, as was apparent in Germany during the Expressionist movement, when artists were inspired by illustrators of the German Renaissance. According to their interests, students will conduct in depth research on artists who mastered this relief process and will present their research in class. In the studio, students will gain an appreciation for the versatility of this technique, which has been employed to create works that range from raw and immediate to measured and refined. This course will introduce such diverse artists as Albrecht Dürer, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Kitagawa Utamaro, Paul Gauguin, Mary Cassatt, Rockwell Kent and M.C. Escher.
  
  • AHY 2209 - Art and Architecture of Ancient Rome

    Credits: 4
    Focusing on the chronological development of the Roman Empire, this course will consider painting, sculpture, architecture, and other artistic works to reconstruct as much as possible the life of the ancient Romans. Although special emphasis will be placed on Rome as the capital of the Empire, the so-called fringes of the Empire will receive significant attention. This course will also examine the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum as these sites offer a glimpse of life in a Roman city.
    McDaniel Plan: International and Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding

  
  • AHY 2210 - A History of Exhibitions

    Credits: 4
    This course is study of seminal international exhibitions of art in a global context from the 1850s through the 21st century. In weekly readings of both primary and secondary sources, writings and class discussions we will examine the production and curation of seminal exhibitions as complex processes marked by particular social, political, economic and cultural forces. The course will be divided into three major sections. In the first section we will follow a chronological structure and will consider exhibitions such as, The First Impressionist Exhibition (Paris, 1874), The Armory Show (New York, 1913), 0.10 The Last Futurist Exhibition of Pictures (Petrograd, 1915), The First Gutai Art Exhibition (Tokyo, 1955), and their relationship with cultural formations such as avant-garde and modernism and their difference from World’s Fairs. In the second section we will consider iconic and experimental exhibitions after World War II, including When Attitudes Become Form (Bern, 1969), Information (New York, 1970), The Bulldozer Exhibition (Moscow, 1974), Magiciens de la Terre (Paris, 1989) and Traffic (Bordeaux, 1996) and their relation to notions such as contemporaneity, contemporary art, and the Cold War. In the third and final section of the course, which will be thematically structures, we will discuss mega-exhibitions, spectacle museum architecture dedicated to showcasing contemporary art, and the nature and role of the world art biennials at the intersection of nationalism and globalization. We will also take one to two field trips to museums in Baltimore and/or Washington DC.
     
    McDaniel Plan: International and Social, Cultural, Historical Understanding

  
  • AHY 2222 - Art of the Medieval World

    Credits: 4
    A study of the Early Christian, Byzantine, Romanesque, and Gothic Arts in Europe.
    McDaniel Plan: International and Social, Cultural and Historical Understanding

  
  • AHY 2223 - History of Japanese Art to A.D. 1573

    Credits: 4
    This course offers an in-depth study of the painting, sculpture, and architecture of Japan from Neolithic times to the Momoyama Period (1573), with special emphasis on those arts that are unique to the culture, such as the religious and secular narrative scroll and the decorative screen. Early Shinto architecture, the development of Buddhist arts, including the tea ceremony, Zen painting and garden design, temple architecture and sculpture are included. Influences on the arts from China and Korea— religious, philosophical and social—are also topics for discussion.
    McDaniel Plan: International Nonwestern

  
  • AHY 2224 - Japanese Art from 1573 to 1868

    Credits: 4
    This course offers an in-depth study of the painting, sculpture, and architecture of Japan from the Momoyama Period (1573) to the end of the Tokugawa Period (1868), with special emphasis on those arts that are unique to the later culture of Japan, such as ceramics, the decorative screen, and the Ukiyoe schools of painting, out of which grew the popular woodblock prints. Buddhist arts and architecture, schools of Bunjinga (literati) painting, the role of women artists, the influence of Japanese arts on European artists of the nineteenth century, and the impact of Japanese ideas on our own culture are prominent features of this course.
    McDaniel Plan: International Nonwestern

  
  • AHY 2225 - Survey of American Art

    Credits: 4
    An examination of painting, sculpture, and architecture in America from Colonial times to the Second World War with an emphasis on nineteenth- and early twentieth-century painting. All works will be discussed as visual reflections of the specific cultural and historical contexts in which they were created.
    McDaniel Plan: Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding.

  
  • AHY 2226 - History of Chinese Art to A.D. 960

    Credits: 4
    Concentrating on the arts and architecture of China from the Neolithic era to the beginning of the Song dynasty (960), this course will include the Great Bronze Age and the rise of Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism, with a special focus on Buddhist art and architecture. The philosophical, religious, and historical backgrounds of these movements will be emphasized.
    McDaniel Plan: International Nonwestern

  
  • AHY 2227 - History of Chinese Art 960- 1800 A.D.

    Credits: 4
    Concentrating on the arts and architecture of China from the Song (960-1279) to the early Qing (1644-1800) dynasties, with a special focus on painting, this course will include the philosophical, religious, and historical bases for landscape painting and the Buddhist arts of sculpture and architecture.
    McDaniel Plan: International Nonwestern

  
  • AHY 2229 - Arts of India, China, and Japan


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  • AHY 2233 - History of Japanese to AD 1573

    Credits: 4.00
    This course offers an in-depth study of the painting, sculpture, and architecture of Japan from Neolithic times to the Momoyama Period (1573), with special emphasis on those arts that are unique to the culture, such as the religious and secular narrative scroll and the decorative screen.  Early Shinto architecture, the development of Buddhist arts, including the tea ceremony, Zen painting and garden design, temple architecture and sculpture are included.  Influences on the arts from China and Korea-religious, philosophical and social-are also topics for discussion.
  
  • AHY 2239 - Romanticism and Impressionism

    Credits: 4
    A study of the major artists of the nineteenth century including David, Goya, Delacroix, Courbet, Manet, Monet, Degas, Van Gogh and Gauguin. Both European and American art are included.
    McDaniel Plan: International western, Social, Cultural and Historical Understanding.

  
  • AHY 2240 - A History of Modern Art

    Credits: 4
    This course is an overview of Modern Art from the mid-19th century through the 20th century in Western Europe, Eastern Europe and America. In weekly lectures and discussions we will examine major artistic movements such as Impressionism, Expressionism, the Russian Avant-Garde, Cubism, Dada, Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism among others. Taking a social art historical approach, throughout the course, we will consider artists and artworks within both their social, economic and political contexts and their relationships with cultural formations such as modernism, modernity and the avant-garde. We will focus on modern innovations in painting, sculpture and architecture in the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as address developments after War World II, when changing ideas, global cultural shifts and the emergence of new artistic directions have provoked and challenged the redefinition of Western oriented art and culture. 

     
    McDaniel Plan: Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding

  
  • AHY 2265 - Special Topics in Art History

    Credits: 4
    The study of a selected topic in the discipline.
    Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interests and needs.
  
  • AHY 2295 - Internship in Art History

    Credits: 0-4
    Supervised field experiences in appropriate settings, usually off-campus, designed to assist students in acquiring and using skills and knowledge of the discipline unique to the selected topic.
  
  • AHY 2298 - Independent Studies in Art History

    Credits: 0-4
    Directed study planned and conducted with reference to the needs of those students who are candidates for departmental honors. Qualified students who are not candidates for such honors but who desire to do independent studies are also admitted with permission of the Department.
  
  • AHY 2301 - The Art of the Baroque in Northern Europe

    Credits: 4
    This course examines the developments in architecture, sculpture, and painting in Northern Europe during the 17th century. It will examine the art of Germany, The Netherlands, Flanders, and France and the art of such masters as Rembrandt, Vermeer, Rubens, Poussin, De la Tour, as well as the palace at Versailles.
    McDaniel Plan: Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding.

  
  • AHY 2302 - Italian Renaissance Art

    Credits: 4
    This course will cover the Renaissance (from 1300 to 1600) in Northern and Southern Europe, including Holland, Germany, France, Spain, and Italy. Major artists and monuments will be highlighted, within the appropriate cultural, historical, and religious background.
     
    McDaniel Plan: International and Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding

  
  • AHY 2303 - Italian Baroque and Rococo Art

    Credits: 4
    This course examines the developments in Italian architecture, painting, sculpture and the minor arts between 1600 and 1750. Masters such as G.L.Bernini, Caravaggio, Borromini, Guido Reni, and Pietro da Cortona are analyzed and compared within the religious, historical, political, sociological, and cultural contexts of the time.
    McDaniel Plan: Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding.

  
  • AHY 3200 - Writing in Art and Art History

    Credits: 4
    Studio Art is a creative discipline; Art History is a Humanities discipline, yet they are both paths to careers that require similar and overlapping writing skills. This course is designed to introduce the junior-level student to those skills through a variety of writing experiences, culminating in a group project that will model graduate-level research. The course will focus on an academic art historical theme.
     

     
    Writing in the Discipline
    McDaniel Plan: Departmental Writing

  
  • AHY 3305 - Sacred Architecture

    Credits: 4
    An historical and systematic examination of both formal and symbolic aspects of structures built for religious purposes, along with their associated religious activities.  Overlapping cultural and symbolic meanings will be studied, with in depth readings of associated religious texts.
    McDaniel Plan: International Nonwestern

  
  • AHY 3306 - Chinese Painting and Calligraphy

    Credits: 4.0
    Beginning with the earliest known landscape painting in China, this course will address the philosophical and religious background (Daoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism) and the Principles of Painting as first expressed by Xie He in his preface to the “Ancient Painters Classical Record,” which forms the basis for later painting theory. We will study landscape painting from the Six Dynasties through the Qing Dynasties with emphasis on the relationships between painting, poetry, and calligraphy, and part of the course will be devoted to “hands on” experiments with brushes, ink, and paper. The course will also include a field trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to study the collection of Chinese painting and calligraphy.
    McDaniel Plan: International Nonwestern

  
  • AHY 3307 - The World of Ukiyo-c and the Japanese

    Credits: 4.0
     

    This course will focus on the Edo Period in Japan (ca. 1600 to 1868) during which the arts of the kabuki theatre and the woodblock print developed side by side and reached a flowering by the middle of the 18th century.  The relationships between the pleasure quarters in Edo and Kyoto, the rise of theatre, and the origins and development of the wood block print will be examined, with special focus on the actor prints and landscape prints by major artists of the period.  The course will also focus on the cultural, historical, political and religious setting of the Edo Period, with an examination of the roles played by actors, women, and artists within the rich setting of city life.
    Prerequisites/Co-requisites International Nonwestern

  
  • AHY 3308 - World Contemporary Art

    Credits: 4.0
    This course explores the main transformations undergone by art objects and art institutions during the last five decades. The course is divided into three parts. First, it charts the major shifts in art since the 1960s. In the second part, it explores artistic practices in non-western geopolitical contexts such as Eastern Europe, China, Latin America, Africa and West Asia. The third and final part of the course will outline more recent trajectories in contemporary art that showcase an enhanced awareness of the mediated nature of experience, local specificities and planetary interconnections. Through close readings of primary source texts and scholarly articles, exams, illustrated lectures, in-class discussions and dates, short response papers, a field trip to Baltimore and Washington DC area, and a final research paper, we will examine the intersection of contemporary art with everyday life, politics, mass media and architecture.
    International, Textual Analysis
  
  • AHY 3309 - Socially Engaged Art Practice

    Credits: 4
    Socially Engaged Art Practice examines a worldwide contemporary art current, emergent since the early 1990s, as it has been theorized under different concepts and practiced in  various forms. Socially engaged art practitioners focus on difference, division and inequality in society and seek to engender a productive dialogue on pertinent social and political issues  affecting marginalized communities. The course is thematically organized and divided into two major parts. In the first part of the semester, the course addresses art historical  genealogies such as Dada and Russian Constructivism, the Situationist International in Europe and the Harlem Renaissance, the Womanhouse and the Art Worker’s Coalition in the US.  n the second part of the semester, it focuses on practices after 1989 and it brings together different theoretical approaches and case studies from Europe and the US. Through  assigned readings, journal entries, in-class discussions, formal and informal presentations and group work, the course will engage students in thinking critically about topics such as: Public Art, Place and Dislocation in the Contemporary City; Community, Site and Audience Engagement; Participation and Collaboration; Ethics and Aesthetics; Types of Collaboration across Communities; and Curators, Institutions and Exhibitions of Socially Engaged Art.

     
    Note: Field Trip Fee $40
    McDaniel Plan: Multicultural

  
  • AHY 3365 - Special Topics in Art History

    Credits: 4
    The study of a selected topic in the discipline.
    Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interests and needs.
  
  • AHY 3395 - Internship in Art History

    Credits: 0-4
    Supervised field experiences in appropriate settings, usually off-campus, designed to assist students in acquiring and using skills and knowledge of the discipline unique to the selected topic.
  
  • AHY 3398 - Independent Studies in Art History

    Credits: 0-4
    Directed study planned and conducted with reference to the needs of those students who are candidates for departmental honors. Qualified students who are not candidates for such honors but who desire to do independent studies are also admitted with permission of the Department.
  
  • AHY 4465 - Special Topics in Art History

    Credits: 4
    The study of a selected topic in the discipline.
    Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interests and needs.
  
  • AHY 4491 - Independent Capstone Research

    Credits: 2.00

    Students will carry out independent research under the supervision of a faculty member in the department. Students will complete background reading, identify the research problem/question, outline their procedure or method of approach, and carryout extensive writing to conclude with a full draft of the paper by semester’s end.  This course is normally offered only in the fall.

  
  • AHY 4492 - Seminar in Art History - Capstone Seminar

    Credits: 2.00

    Students will edit and refine their capstone paper. They will also perfect a professional, twenty-minute oral presentation of their research. Students are also expected to grasp the basic evolution and history of art historical theory and method. This course is normally only offered in the spring.
    Prerequisites/Co-requisites AHY 4491

  
  • AHY 4495 - Internship in Art History

    Credits: 0-4
    Supervised field experiences in appropriate settings, usually off-campus, designed to assist students in acquiring and using skills and knowledge of the discipline unique to the selected topic.
  
  • AHY 4498 - Independent Studies in Art History

    Credits: 0-4
    Directed study planned and conducted with reference to the needs of those students who are candidates for departmental honors. Qualified students who are not candidates for such honors but who desire to do independent studies are also admitted with permission of the Department.
  
  • ARB 1101 - Elementary Arabic

    Credits: 4
    The acquisition of oral/aural skills through intensive exposure to Arabic used both as the medium of communication and the object of study. It enables the student accurately to express his or her daily experiences in spoken and written Arabic, and to understand communications of a moderate level of difficulty.
  
  • ARB 1102 - Elementary Arabic

    Credits: 4
    The acquisition of oral/aural skills through intensive exposure to Arabic used both as the medium of communication and the object of study. It enables the student accurately to express his or her daily experiences in spoken and written Arabic, and to understand communications of a moderate level of difficulty.
  
  • ARB 2211 - Intermediate Arabic I

    Credits: 4
    A review and expansion of grammar and practice in oral and written Arabic while exploring Arabic language and culture.
    Prerequisites ARB 1102 or placement.
    Offered in fall semester only.
    McDaniel Plan: Second Language.

  
  • ARB 2212 - Intermediate Arabic II

    Credits: 4
    This course continues building the linguistic skills that student acquired in previous semesters in the areas of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The students will improve their understanding of written texts and aural and audio-visual materials on a wide variety of topics, and will reinforce their knowledge through written exercises on selected topics. In addition, students will be introduced to various aspects of contemporary life and culture of the Arab world.

     
    Prerequisites Arabic 2211

  
  • ARB 2215 - Al Amia-Colloquial Arabic

    Credits: 4.00
    Al Amia or Colloquial Arabic is the main language used in speech in the Arab world. The emphasis in this course will be on the development of students’ listening and speaking skills in the widely spoken Levantine and Egyptian dialects. The course will focus on developing linguistic, communicative and cultural skills needed to function in everyday situations.
    Prerequisites/Co-requisites Arabic 2211 or placement
  
  • ARB 3100 - Arabic House Study

    Credits: 1.00
    This practicum will give students the opportunity to improve their linguistic skills and learn about Arabic culture in the informal setting of a language house.

     
    Prerequisites/Co-requisites ARB 1101 or advisor’s approval

  
  • ARB 3365 - Special Topics

    Credits: 1-4 credits
  
  • ARB 4495 - IN: Arabic

    Credits: 1-4
    Supervised field experiences in appropriate settings, usually off-campus, designed to assist students in acquiring and using skills and knowledge of the discipline unique to the selected topic.
  
  • ARB 4498 - IS: Arabic

    Credits: 1-4
    Directed study planned and conducted with reference to the needs of those students who are candidates for departmental honors. Qualified students who are not candidates for such honors but who desire to do independent studies are also admitted with permission of the Department.
  
  • ART 1101 - Perceptual Drawing

    Credits: 4
    A studio course in drawing concentrates on developing an understanding of perceptual drawing technique that emphasize proportion and spatial conventions. Compositional skills are developed, and different mediums are explored. Students develop creative problem solving skills by investigating complex still life arrangements.
    McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression.

  
  • ART 1102 - Basics of Art Conservation

    Credits: 4
    This introductory, hands-on course will familiarize a student with the basic principles, ethics, and techniques of art conservation and restoration. The lecture part of the class will illuminate the history and development of art conservation science throughout the ages, while the supervised practical part of working on a badly damaged early 19th century European painting, will enable a student to experience the process and enjoy the result. The general education student will develop an appreciation and in-depth knowledge of what is involved in saving our cultural heritage, the art student will also learn about new career choices. Both groups will have deeper understanding of a very comprehensive nature of art conservation profession, and appreciation of the work of many anonymous, highly trained specialists that preserve art world-wide.
    McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression and International; Experiential

  
  • ART 1103 - Drawing for Non-Art Majors

    Credits: 4
    Draw out the artist within. Confront yourself with the task of representing who you are and the world as you see it in the media of graphite, charcoal, conte, and pen and ink. Create the best drawings of your life while appreciating some master works.
    McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression.

  
  • ART 1117 - Design

    Credits: 4
    An introductory investigation of two-dimensional design principles involving the elements of art in solving visual problems. Issues of consumerism and the development of a personal portfolio in a variety of media are stressed.
    McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression.

  
  • ART 1141 - Digital Photography


    A first course in digital photography.  Topics to be covered include image capture, exposure, light, composition, downloading to the computer, work flow in Photoshop, preparation for web publication, preparation for printing.
    McDaniel Plan: Jan Term

  
  • ART 1142 - Enigma of Space

    Credits: 2
    We will explore the Enigma of Space (confluence of Time & Place) through the composition of a collage, visual and musical. The visual collage challenges us to weigh positive & negative space, the musical ?harmonica collage” invites us to experiment with sound and silence, in-breath and out-breath. Participants will learn how to create sounds & rhythms on the harmonica and how to give visual life to their imagination and memory. Our source of inspiration is quite often different from our chosen voice of expression. Transfer and translation between mixed-media and music will deepen such insights, regardless of our chosen voices.
  
  • ART 2201 - Life Drawing

    Credits: 4
    Drawing from live models to learn proportion and anatomy of human head and figure. Various drawing media and techniques are emphasized.
    Recommended Art 1101 or permission of the instructor.
  
  • ART 2202 - Digital & Traditional Collage

    Credits: 4
    The course offers an insight into the world of collage - both on a theoretical and a practical level. Students get a historical overview, learn the principles of this technique and get a chance to try their hands at it through several projects. In the course emphasis is put on experimenting with both hand-made and computer-aided collages, discovering the benefits and limitations of the two approaches.

     
    This course is offered at the Budapest campus.
    McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression

  
  • ART 2203 - Drawing Concepts: Drawing II

    Credits: 4
    A studio course that challenges students to build on skills and experiences gained from Drawing I, through advanced problem solving and a greater critical awareness.  Emphasis is placed on developing a sophisticated and convincing use of drawing language to approach traditional subject matter.
    Prerequisites ART-1101 or FYS-1196
  
  • ART 2206 - Digital Imaging

    Credits: 4
    This class will serve as an introduction to digital art, presenting students with the opportunity to learn about the computer as a tool for art making. Much of our time will be spent covering the basics of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Using the software specified above, we will become acquainted with how the computer and design software can be used to present complex visual and conceptual ideas which can be used to affect social and cultural exchange. Throughout the semester students will become acquainted with image manipulation in popular culture and some of the contemporary themes associated with digital art. Non-art majors are absolutely welcomed and no previous art experience is required.
    McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression

  
  • ART 2207 - Art and Digital Culture

    Credits: 4
    This course will introduce students to a variety of digital resources that support using the computer, the Internet, and other electronic media as tools for art making. Through presentations, demonstrations, and assignments, students will become acquainted with how computers, digital photography and video, social media platforms, mobile devices, and art and design software can be used to present complex visual and conceptual ideas that can be employed to affect social and cultural exchange. This course will examine the historical and contemporary practices of artists and designers working in the digital realm with creative technology. Non-art majors are welcomed and no previous art experience is required.
    McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression

  
  • ART 2209 - Digital Collage and Painting

    Credits: 4
    This digital technology class focuses on the making of fine art with the computer. Software used in the course will include Photo shop and Painter. Emphasis will be placed on the artistic possibilities available to the artist today.
    Prerequisites Art 2206.
  
  • ART 2210 - Digital Photography


    This course explores the frontiers of digital photography. Students will be photographing their assignments with their own digital camera. The course will extensively use the computer for manipulation of the images in Photo shop and printing.
    No prior knowledge of Photo shop is required. This course will require a digital camera.
    McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression.

  
  • ART 2211 - Sculpture

    Credits: 4
    Clay modeling of the human head and figure, making of plaster molds and castings.
    Recommended permission of the instructor.
    McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression.

  
  • ART 2214 - Metal smithing/Jewelry

    Credits: 4
    An intensive study of problem solving in body adornment through historic and multicultural perspectives. Processes employed include piercing, forging, beading, fabrication, and repoussé.
    There is an extra fee for materials. Priority is given to Art majors
    McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression.

  
  • ART 2215 - Photography

    Credits: 4
    A study of the technical processes, aesthetics, and history of photography. The course requires a 35 mm camera with manual settings, and emphasizes the production of black and white prints.
    There is an extra fee for materials.
    McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression.

  
  • ART 2216 - Graphic Design I

    Credits: 4
    A studio activity stressing the importance of the imaginative and creative talents of the artist in today’s commercial art world.
    Prerequisites Art 1101 and 1117.
  
  • ART 2219 - Ceramics

    Credits: 4
    A studio course investigating the coil, slab, and wheel methods of clay construction. Firing techniques and glazing procedures are introduced.
    McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression

  
  • ART 2220 - Mixed Media Collage:Visual Poetry

    Credits: 4
     

    Mixed Media Collage moves each student on a path to self-definition through two and three dimensional compositions.  These may be constructed of a wide variety of materials from magazine pages and personal photos to found objects and body prints.  Real, abstract and non-representational approaches are explored to express personal, social, political, and spiritual issues.
    McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression

  
  • ART 2265 - Special Topics in Studio Art

    Credits: 4
    The study of a selected topic in the discipline.
    Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interests and needs.
  
  • ART 2295 - Internship in Studio Art

    Credits: 0-4
    Supervised field experiences in appropriate settings, usually off-campus, designed to assist students in acquiring and using skills and knowledge of the discipline unique to the selected topic.
  
  • ART 2298 - Independent Studies in Studio Art

    Credits: 0-4
    Directed study planned and conducted with reference to the needs of those students who are candidates for departmental honors. Qualified students who are not candidates for such honors but who desire to do independent studies are also admitted with permission of the Department.
  
  • ART 3306 - Printmaking

    Credits: 4
    A study of the principles of printmaking, with emphasis on wood and linoleum printing, seriography, intaglio and, in special cases, lithography.
    Prerequisites Art 1101 and Art 1117.
  
  • ART 3307 - Web Design

    Credits: 4
    This course teaches Website creation, interface design, user experience, and work flow/project management. Students will focus on the basics of optimizing graphics for the Web and assembling and managing a Website. Emphasis is on both design and technical skills.
    Prerequisites Art 2206 or permission of the instructor.
  
  • ART 3310 - Watercolor

    Credits: 4
    Experimentation with at least ten different techniques of watercolor painting.
  
  • ART 3313 - Painting

    Credits: 4
    An introductory course in oil painting with emphasis on realistic or recognizable objects. The mixing and application of paint to the painting surface and at least five painting techniques are studied.
  
  • ART 3317 - Color in Art and Design

    Credits: 4
    A studio course that explores the impact of changing visual relationships emphasizing color concepts, with focus on pigment mixing and interaction exercises, using various color systems.
    Prerequisites Art 1117.
  
  • ART 3318 - Graphic Design II

    Credits: 4
    A studio course dealing with the technical realm of advertising graphics, illustration, and informative and promotional art. Field trips to a variety of art agencies are included.
    Prerequisites Art 2216.
  
  • ART 3319 - New Media Art

    Credits: 4
    This intermedia studio course will introduce students to contemporary new media art practices. In response to contemporary trends, students will produce work that may be a combination of analog and digital media, based on a post-studio practice, and that envisions the future of art media  nd its presentation. Examples of projects may include VR, projection, mobile device as studio, or painting as screen. Students will work with a variety of media including sculpture, painting,the computer and other technology.
    Prerequisites ART-2206 or permission of the instructor
  
  • ART 3365 - Special Topics in Studio Art

    Credits: 4
    The study of a selected topic in the discipline.
    Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interests and needs.
  
  • ART 3395 - Internship in Studio Art

    Credits: 0-4
    Supervised field experiences in appropriate settings, usually off-campus, designed to assist students in acquiring and using skills and knowledge of the discipline unique to the selected topic.
  
  • ART 3398 - Independent Studies in Studio Art

    Credits: 0-4
    Directed study planned and conducted with reference to the needs of those students who are candidates for departmental honors. Qualified students who are not candidates for such honors but who desire to do independent studies are also admitted with permission of the Department.
  
  • ART 4100 - Advanced Studio I

    Credits: 4
    A studio experience that emphasizes the process of developing a personal and informed individualized visual language is the focus of this sequence of courses. Analysis of work through critique and familiarization with contemporary ideas is emphasized.
    All four sections meet at the same time (as one class), so students in Advanced Studio II (4200), Advanced Studio III (4300), and Advanced Studio IV (4400) can act as mentors to students in Advanced Studio I (4100).
  
  • ART 4200 - Advanced Studio II

    Credits: 4
    A studio experience that focuses on the process of developing a personal and informed individualized visual language is the focus of this sequence of courses. Analysis of work through critique and familiarization with contemporary ideas is emphasized. Students in Advanced Studio II should be continuing to develop ideas begun in Advanced Studio I, and the quality and level of the work is expected to be beyond that of the previous level.
    All four sections meet at the same time (as one class), so students in Advanced Studio II (4200), Advanced Studio III (4300), and Advanced Studio IV (4400) can act as mentors to students in Advanced Studio I (4100).
  
  • ART 4300 - Advanced Studio III

    Credits: 4
    A studio experience that focuses on the process of developing a personal and informed individualized visual language is the focus of this sequence of courses. Analysis of work through critique and familiarization with contemporary ideas is emphasized. Students in Advanced Studio II should be continuing to develop ideas begun in Advanced Studio I, and the quality and level of the work is expected to be beyond that of the previous level.
    All four sections meet at the same time (as one class), so students in Advanced Studio II (4200), Advanced Studio III (4300), and Advanced Studio IV (4400) can act as mentors to students in Advanced Studio I (4100).
  
  • ART 4400 - Advanced Studio IV

    Credits: 4
    A studio experience that focuses on the process of developing a personal and informed individualized visual language is the focus of this sequence of courses. Analysis of work through critique and familiarization with contemporary ideas is emphasized. Students in Advanced Studio IV should be continuing to develop ideas begun in Advanced Studio III, and the quality and level of the work is expected to be beyond that of the previous level.
    All four sections meet at the same time (as one class), so students in Advanced Studio II (4200), Advanced Studio III (4300), and Advanced Studio IV (4400) can act as mentors to students in Advanced Studio I (4100).
  
  • ART 4465 - Special Topics in Studio Art

    Credits: 4
    The study of a selected topic in the discipline. Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interests and needs.
  
  • ART 4490 - Portfolio Preparation

    Credits: 4
    Designed to aid the student in the creation of a professional portfolio. Students will select, prepare, light, photograph, and scan their art work. There will be instruction on digital versions, both on-line and on CDs and DVDs.
  
  • ART 4492 - Exhibition/Professional Practice

    Credits: 2
    This course will prepare students for their Senior Exhibition and design a portfolio for entering the job market. Students will curate and prepare their art work according to professional exhibition standards under the careful guidance of a faculty member. Students will be involved with the marketing of their work for the senior exhibition, as well as the job market. Implicitly, this course will prepare McDaniel Art Students for art related jobs, graduate school, and future professional exhibitions.
  
  • ART 4495 - Internship in Studio Art

    Credits: 0-4
    Supervised field experiences in appropriate settings, usually off-campus, designed to assist students in acquiring and using skills and knowledge of the discipline unique to the selected topic.
  
  • ART 4498 - Independent Studies in Studio Art

    Credits: 0-4
    Directed study planned and conducted with reference to the needs of those students who are candidates for departmental honors. Qualified students who are not candidates for such honors but who desire to do independent studies are also admitted with permission of the Department.
  
  • ASL 1003 - American Sign Language I Lab

    Credits: 0.00
  
  • ASL 1004 - American Sign Language II Lab

    Credits: 0.00
  
  • ASL 1101 - American Sign Language I

    Credits: 4
    An introduction to the grammar and structure of American Sign Language (ASL) as a second language learning experience for students with no or limited knowledge of ASL. Immersion and interpersonal communication will be emphasized. Students learn grammar in the context of communicative activities. The Signing Naturally I units 1 through 6 including additional cultural information will be covered. The course includes language laboratory that encourages development of sign skills and is an integral component of the course.
    (This course is taught in ASL only.)
  
  • ASL 1102 - American Sign Language II

    Credits: 4
    A continuation of American Sign Language I with the expansion of conversational language skills as the medium of communication is emphasized. The Signing Naturally I units 7 through 12 including additional cultural information will be covered. The course includes language laboratory that encourages development of sign skills and is an integral component of the course.
    (This course is taught in ASL only.)
    Prerequisites American Sign Language 1101
    Prerequisites/Co-requisites ASL 1101 or placement
    McDaniel Plan: Second Language

  
  • ASL 1140 - Dominican Republic and the Educational Life Experiences of the Deaf


    Students will be involved in presenting instructional activities at the National Deaf School of the Dominican Republic as well as at a private school serving Deaf students with learning disabilities and behavior issues. Registration in a study tour does not guarantee participation.  The faculty leader for the study must provide final approval for all registered students to participate. By registering for this class you agree to allow the Office of Student Affairs to review and approve your student record along with the faculty instructor of the class.  Your enrollment in this class is not final until Student Affairs and the faculty instructor for the class  approve your registration.
    McDaniel Plan: January Term; Experiential

  
  • ASL 2012 - Fingerspelling & Numbers

    Credits: 2
    This course will introduce the grammatical foundations and mechanics of fingerspelling and numbers used in ASL, increasing fluency in fingerspelling and numbers for the ASL learner. In this course, developing  fundamental skills in ASL receptive and expressive skills associated with fingerspelling and numbers will also be covered.
    Prerequisites ASL-1101
    McDaniel Plan: January Term

  
  • ASL 2201 - American Sign Language III Lab

    Credits: 0.00
  
  • ASL 2202 - American Sign Language IV Lab

    Credits: 0.00
  
  • ASL 2211 - American Sign Language III

    Credits: 4
    A continuation of American Sign Language II, with strategies for conversation on topics, vocabulary, and grammar previously introduced. Portions of the Signing Naturally II series including in-depth cultural information and appropriate cultural behaviors will be covered. The course includes language laboratory that encourages development of sign skills and is an integral component of the course. An assessment of signing skills (ASLPI) may be required.
    (This course is taught in ASL only.)
    Prerequisites American Sign Language 1102
  
  • ASL 2212 - American Sign Language IV

    Credits: 4
    This advanced American Sign Language course focuses on proficiency in receptive and expressive skills. The Signing Naturally II and III series, including in-depth cultural information and appropriate cultural behaviors will be used. The course includes language laboratory that encourages development of sign skills and is an integral component of the course. An assessment of signing skills (ASLPI) may be required.
    (This course is taught in ASL only.)
    Prerequisites American Sign Language 2211
  
  • ASL 2230 - Educational and Life Experiences of Deaf People

    Credits: 4
    A general orientation to the life experiences of Deaf people with emphasis on their educational experiences. An overview of the historical, philosophical, and social aspects of Deaf education and the lives of Deaf people in the United States will be included.
    Voice interpreter provided.
    McDaniel Plan: Multicultural

  
  • ASL 3003 - American Sign Lang V Lab

    Credits: 0.00
  
  • ASL 3100 - ASL House Study

    Credits: 1.00
    Study related to participation at the ASL Language House. Special emphasis is placed on signing ASL, participating in and organizing cultural events and conversation hours.
 

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