Catalog: Albion College Departments and Courses Catalog | |
| . Appointed 1994. Kara A. Morrow, instructor. B.F.A., 1993, Auburn University; M.A ... , University of Iowa. Appointed 2004. Introduction The visual arts have always been an ... important part of human culture. Individual expression, the shaping of cultural ... traditional functions of art. Artists invest objects with meaning, value and often ... larger culture, artists and audiences interact with each other and with the world ... around them in ways that are aesthetically and ... intellectually enhanced. The arts ask us to see more clearly, think more ... to the realities of human existence. Integral to a liberal arts education, study of ... the arts encourages critical thinking, self- ... the mastery of a variety of creative, intellectual and technical skills. In both art and ... | |
| a foreign language. Requirements for Minor in Art Five units in art, including 121 ... , either 111 or 112. Requirements for Minor in Art History Five units in art ... history, including 111 or 112, a minimum of two units from ... 300 level or above. One additional unit in art history. Art 101 Introduction to ... the Visual Arts (1) Fall, Spring Designed to provide ... basic forms and concepts of art in both traditional and contemporary ... Drawing (1) Fall, Spring Designed to introduce the beginning student to a variety of ... and drawing concepts. Goering. 201 Introduction to Computer Art (1) Fall, Spring ... Prerequisite: Art 121 or permission of instructor. Designed to familiarize students with ... | |
| communicative texts including political speeches, verbal and ... (1) Fall An exploration of the ways in which gender and communication interact ... . Students are introduced to research in the field and observe and analyze the ... ways in which our cultural construction of ... and practical study of speaking in public. Students are introduced to ... critical standards of excellence in oral style and delivery, while they ... develop skills in the art of speaking effectively in ... informational and persuasive situations. Staff. 245 ... important models of argument. Students investigate the relationship between critical ... and debate. Rules of evidence and valid inference formation are discussed while students ... participate in practical experiences for developing ... | |
| Interdepartmental Majors and Minors Through the cooperation of several ... at Albion College, majors are offered in American studies, international ... are drawn from the departments indicated with each major. Students having ... perspectives, provides students whose interests transcend the offerings of single ... departments a wide cultural background in American life. The student is helped to ... arrive at an interdisciplinary perspective and to explore historical ... as preparation for high school teaching in the social sciences, American ... a sound basis for graduate study in fields such as literature, history, ... and Realities. (This course is the introductory course for American studies.) Nine ... ; history--a minimum of three units including at least one unit in U.S. history ... | |
