Courses in the Arts and Literature domain ask students to extend their knowledge and experience of the arts while developing their critical and reflective abilities. In these courses, students interpret and analyze particular creative works, investigate the relations of form and meaning, and through critical and/or creative activity, come to better understand the original audience that witnessed a work of art and how its meaning and significance changes over time. These courses focus on works of art or literature, however the process of analysis may include social, cultural, and historical issues. Genres covered in this domain include literature, the visual arts, media arts, the performing arts, music, and theater.
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Explain, in well-written prose, what a work of art is about and how it was produced
- Articulate and explain the “content” of that work and its methodology of production.
- Comment on the relationship between form and content in a work.
- How does the 14-line sonnet both enable and inhibit its practitioner, for example?
- What are the generic expectations of a particular form?
- How does an artist complicate, enrich, or subvert such expectations?
- Assess the formal aspects of their subject and put those qualities into words, using, when appropriate, specialized vocabulary employed in class and readings.
- Contextualize a work of art.
- Do so with respect to other works of art in terms of defining its place within a broader style or genre.
- Contextualize a work of art in terms of contemporaneous aesthetic, social, or political concerns, discussing how these might shape the work’s reception and how that reception might differ amongst various peoples and historical periods.
Courses
Below please find examples of courses previously offered for arts and literature credit. For information on current offerings, please consult campus connection.
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| African and Black Diaspora Studies | ||
| ABD 221 | ROMANCE, GENDER, AND RACE | 4 |
| ABD 235 | HARLEM RENAISSANCE AND NEGRITUDE | 4 |
| ABD 244 | AFRICAN DIASPORA WOMEN WRITERS | 4 |
| ABD 245 | RACE AND ETHNICITY IN LITERARY STUDIES | 4 |
| ABD 246 | INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN ART | 4 |
| ABD 247 | ANCIENT AFRICAN ART | 4 |
| ABD 249 | JAZZ AND THE DIASPORIC IMAGINATION | 4 |
| ABD 252 | POST-COLONIAL AFRICAN ART | 4 |
| ABD 261 | RADICAL AESTHETICS OF HIP HOP | 4 |
| ABD 262 | WHAT IS BLACK CINEMA? | 4 |
| ABD 285 | AFRO-HISPANIC LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION | 4 |
| Albanian Studies | ||
| ALB 281E | TALES OF POLITICAL DYSTOPIA:STORYTELLING AFTER THE BERLIN WALL | 4 |
| ALB 285E | THE PLAGUE: PANDEMICS BETWEEN FICTION AND REALITY | 4 |
| American Studies | ||
| AMS 290 | AMERICAN VOICES: TO 1860 | 4 |
| Animation | ||
| ANI 101 | ANIMATION FOR NON-MAJORS | 4 |
| ANI 206 | HISTORY OF ANIMATION | 4 |
| The Art School | ||
| ART 101 | DIGITAL FOUNDATIONS | 4 |
| ART 104 | CREATING ART | 4 |
| ART 105 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS | 4 |
| ART 106 | BEGINNING DRAWING | 4 |
| ART 110 | BEGINNING PAINTING | 4 |
| ART 113 | THREE DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS | 4 |
| ART 114 | FOUR DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS | 4 |
| ART 115 | BEGINNING SCULPTURE | 4 |
| ART 204 | VISUAL COMMUNICATION | 4 |
| ART 220 | THINKING PHOTOGRAPHY | 4 |
| ART 224 | BEGINNING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY | 4 |
| ART 225 | BEGINNING PHOTOGRAPHY | 4 |
| ART 226 | VIDEO ART | 4 |
| ART 227 | DIGITAL ART | 4 |
| ART 229 | BEGINNING PRINTMAKING | 4 |
| ART 230 | ISSUES IN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN | 4 |
| ART 260 | INTERMEDIA STUDIO | 4 |
| ART 264 | TEXT IN THE VISUAL ARTS | 4 |
| ART 289 | EXPERIMENTAL FILM AND VIDEO | 4 |
| ART 302 | TOPICS IN THE HISTORY OF CINEMA | 4 |
| Cannabis Studies | ||
| CAN 265 | CANNABIS & 60S PSYCHEDELIC CULTURE | 4 |
| Catholic Studies | ||
| CTH 250 | ART IN THE SPANISH AMERICAN EMPIRE | 4 |
| CTH 251 | CATHOLIC THEMES IN CONTEMPORARY CINEMA | 4 |
| CTH 253 | CONQUEST AND CONVERSION: THE ART OF THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES | 4 |
| CTH 254 | THE AGE OF CATHEDRALS: THE ART OF THE LATER MIDDLE AGES | 4 |
| CTH 255 | ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL ART | 4 |
| CTH 256 | ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART | 4 |
| CTH 257 | BAROQUE ART | 4 |
| CTH 258 | NORTHERN RENAISSANCE ART | 4 |
| CTH 260 | ART, LITURGY AND LIFE | 4 |
| CTH 261 | CATHOLIC FAITH AND MUSICAL EXPRESSION | 4 |
| CTH 264 | CATHOLICISM AND LITERATURE | 4 |
| CTH 266 | CONTEMPORARY SPIRITUAL MEMOIRS | 4 |
| Chinese | ||
| CHN 248E | CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY | 4 |
| CHN 250E | CHINESE CINEMA -- A WINDOW ON CHINA | 4 |
| Communication Studies | ||
| CMNS 230 | PERFORMANCE: COMMUNICATION, CREATIVITY AND THE BODY | 4 |
| CMNS 367 | PERFORMANCE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE | 4 |
| Comparative Literature | ||
| CPL 211 | GREAT IDEAS,THE INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY II | 4 |
| CPL 242 | PICTURES OF INJUSTICE: NARRATIVE ARTS IN SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTS | 4 |
| English | ||
| ENG 101 | INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE | 4 |
| ENG 120 | READING LITERATURE | 4 |
| ENG 130 | THEMES IN LITERATURE | 4 |
| ENG 201 | INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING | 4 |
| ENG 205 | LITERATURE TO 1700 | 4 |
| ENG 206 | LITERATURE FROM 1700 TO 1900 | 4 |
| ENG 207 | LITERATURE FROM 1900 TO THE PRESENT | 4 |
| ENG 216 | CREATING CHARACTERS | 4 |
| ENG 218 | READING AND WRITING FICTION | 4 |
| ENG 219 | READING AND WRITING POETRY | 4 |
| ENG 228 | INTRODUCING SHAKESPEARE | 4 |
| ENG 231 | GOTHIC MONSTERS AND VILLAINS | 4 |
| ENG 232 | THE ROMANCE | 4 |
| ENG 235 | SCIENCE FICTION | 4 |
| ENG 236 | GRAPHIC NOVELS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | 4 |
| ENG 237 | HARRY POTTER | 4 |
| ENG 245 | THE BRITISH NOVEL | 4 |
| ENG 250 | GREAT WRITERS | 4 |
| ENG 265 | THE AMERICAN NOVEL | 4 |
| ENG 268 | LITERATURE ACROSS CULTURES | 4 |
| ENG 271 | AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE | 4 |
| ENG 272 | LITERATURE AND IDENTITY | 4 |
| ENG 273 | GLOBAL ASIAN LITERATURE | 4 |
| ENG 275 | LITERATURE AND FILM | 4 |
| ENG 276 | LATINX LITERATURE | 4 |
| ENG 280 | THE EPIC | 4 |
| ENG 283 | GENDER IN LITERATURE | 4 |
| ENG 284 | THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE | 4 |
| ENG 285 | LGBTQ LITERATURE | 4 |
| ENG 286 | TOPICS IN POPULAR LITERATURE | 4 |
| Environmental Science | ||
| ENV 180 | ISSUES IN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN | 4 |
| ENV 181 | LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE | 4 |
| Film and Television Production | ||
| FILM 100 | INTRODUCTION TO CINEMA: THE ART OF MAKING MOVIES | 4 |
| FILM 102 | FOUNDATIONS OF CINEMA FOR NON-MAJORS | 4 |
| FILM 165 | DIGITAL STILL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR NON-MAJORS | 4 |
| FILM 170 | THE ART OF PRODUCTION DESIGN | 4 |
| FILM 233 | CINEMA & ART | 4 |
| FILM 281 | THE ART OF SCREEN ACTING | 4 |
| French | ||
| FCH 306 | SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY FRANCE | 4 |
| FCH 319 | FRENCH/FRANCOPHONE WOMEN WRITERS | 4 |
| Game Development | ||
| GAM 224 | GAME DESIGN FOR NON-MAJORS | 4 |
| Geography | ||
| GEO 172 | CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY: THE NATURE-CULTURE INTERFACE | 4 |
| German | ||
| GER 274E | REVOLUTION ON THE STAGE: BERLIN, EPIC THEATER, AND THE 20TH CENTURY | 4 |
| GER 278E | MAKING GRIMMS' FAIRY TALES | 4 |
| GER 279E | KAFKA AND THE KAFKAESQUE | 4 |
| Graphic Design | ||
| GD 200 | GRAPHIC DESIGN: FORM | 4 |
| GD 220 | HISTORIES OF DESIGN | 4 |
| GD 221 | TRENDS IN CONTEMPORARY GRAPHIC DESIGN | 4 |
| History of Art and Architecture | ||
| HAA 101 | INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN ART | 4 |
| HAA 115 | INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN ART | 4 |
| HAA 130 | INTRODUCTION TO EUROPEAN ART | 4 |
| HAA 145 | INTRODUCTION TO ARTS OF THE AMERICAS | 4 |
| HAA 200 | SPECIAL TOPICS ON THE ART INSTITUTE | 4 |
| HAA 201 | ANCIENT AFRICAN ART | 4 |
| HAA 202 | CLASSICAL AFRICAN ART | 4 |
| HAA 210 | AFRICAN AMERICAN ART: 1800 TO THE PRESENT | 4 |
| HAA 215 | CHINESE ART | 4 |
| HAA 216 | JAPANESE ART | 4 |
| HAA 218 | ARTS OF THE SILK ROAD | 4 |
| HAA 219 | JAPANESE FILM ARTS | 4 |
| HAA 230 | ART AND EMPIRE IN THE ANCIENT WORLD | 4 |
| HAA 231 | CONQUEST & CONVERSION: THE ART OF THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES | 4 |
| HAA 232 | AGE OF CATHEDRALS: THE ART OF THE LATER MIDDLE AGES | 4 |
| HAA 236 | NORTHERN RENAISSANCE ART | 4 |
| HAA 237 | ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART | 4 |
| HAA 238 | BAROQUE ART | 4 |
| HAA 239 | 19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN ART | 4 |
| HAA 240 | ART FROM 1900-1945 | 4 |
| HAA 242 | ART FROM 1945 - 1975 | 4 |
| HAA 243 | MAYA ART AND ARCHITECTURE | 4 |
| HAA 245 | ART OF THE ANDES | 4 |
| HAA 246 | ART IN THE SPANISH AMERICAN EMPIRE | 4 |
| HAA 247 | MODERN LATIN AMERICAN ART | 4 |
| HAA 248 | MEXICAN ART | 4 |
| HAA 260 | AMERICAN ART | 4 |
| HAA 263 | HISTORY OF INTERIOR DESIGN | 4 |
| HAA 265 | HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY | 4 |
| HAA 268 | HISTORY OF FILM | 4 |
| HAA 273 | ANIME AND MANGA | 4 |
| HAA 280 | PREMODERN ARCHITECTURE: ANCIENT SOCIETIES TO THE ENLIGHTENMENT | 4 |
| HAA 281 | MODERN ARCHITECTURE | 4 |
| Illustration | ||
| ILL 206 | HISTORY OF COMICS | 4 |
| Islamic World Studies | ||
| IWS 215 | MUSLIMS IN AMERICAN FICTION AND FILM | 4 |
| Italian | ||
| ITA 262E | STYLE MATTERS: ITALIAN FASHION THROUGH LITERATURE | 4 |
| ITA 307E | DANTE'S INFERNO: THE WORLD OF THE CONDEMNED | 4 |
| ITA 308E | DANTE'S PURGATORY AND PARADISE: THE REALM OF SALVATION | 4 |
| ITA 329 | ITALIAN CINEMA | 4 |
| ITA 340 | ITALIAN CIVILIZATION III: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ITALY | 4 |
| Japanese | ||
| JPN 240E | MODERN JAPANESE LITERATURE | 4 |
| JPN 241E | JAPANESE WOMEN'S LITERARY MASTERPIECES | 4 |
| Latin American and Latino Studies | ||
| LST 249 | MODERN LATIN AMERICAN ART | 4 |
| Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Transgender, Queer Studies | ||
| LGQ 280 | LGBTQ LITERATURE FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD TO THE RENAISSANCE | 4 |
| LGQ 282 | INTRODUCTION TO LGBTQ LITERATURE | 4 |
| Media and Cinema Studies | ||
| MCS 207 | HISTORY OF CINEMA I, 1890-1945 | 4 |
| MCS 208 | HISTORY OF CINEMA II, 1945-1975 | 4 |
| MCS 209 | HISTORY OF CINEMA III, 1975-PRESENT | 4 |
| MCS 251 | SPACES OF CINEMA IN ROME | 4 |
| MCS 260 | TRANSMEDIA STORYTELLING: BUILDING A NARRATIVE WORLD | 4 |
| MCS 273 | STORYTELLING & STYLE IN CINEMA | 4 |
| MCS 275 | COMICS STUDIES | 4 |
| MCS 280 | BAH HUMBUG! CHRISTMAS MOVIES/TV AND MEDIA METHODS | 4 |
| MCS 376 | LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA | 4 |
| Modern Languages | ||
| MOL 210 | CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY | 4 |
| MOL 211 | ANCIENT GREEK AND ROMAN EPIC | 4 |
| MOL 212 | ANCIENT GREEK AND ROMAN TRAGEDY | 4 |
| MOL 213 | ANCIENT GREEK AND ROMAN COMEDY | 4 |
| MOL 214 | GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME | 4 |
| MOL 316 | TOPICS IN THE RUSSIAN NOVEL | 4 |
| MOL 317 | TOPICS IN THE RUSSIAN SHORT STORY | 4 |
| MOL 318 | MASTERPIECES OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE | 4 |
| MOL 360 | REALISM IN RUSSIAN DRAMA | 4 |
| Musicianship | ||
| MUS 100 | UNDERSTANDING MUSIC | 4 |
| MUS 102 | COMPOSITION AND SOUND ART FOR NON-MUSIC MAJORS | 4 |
| MUS 105 | ROCK MUSIC-THE BEATLES: MUSIC,AESTHETICS AND CULTURE | 4 |
| MUS 107 | GUIDE TO MUSIC THEORY | 4 |
| MUS 108 | ROCK MUSICS OF THE WORLD | 4 |
| MUS 112 | ROCK COMPOSITION | 4 |
| MUS 140 | MUSIC OF THE WORLD'S PEOPLE | 4 |
| MUS 201 | MUSIC OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1900 | 4 |
| MUS 202 | WOMEN AND MUSIC | 4 |
| MUS 203 | CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL IMPROVISATION: SCRATCH ORCHESTRA | 4 |
| MUS 204 | HISTORY OF THE BLUES | 4 |
| MUS 205 | THAT HIGH LONESOME SOUND: THE HISTORY OF BLUEGRASS MUSIC | 4 |
| MUS 207 | INTRODUCTION TO SONGWRITING | 4 |
| MUS 270 | MUSIC FOR DANCE | 4 |
| MUS 272 | MUSIC AND VISUAL ART | 4 |
| MUS 278 | JAZZ | 4 |
| MUS 280 | POPULAR MUSIC OF AFRICA | 4 |
| MUS 281 | OPERA | 4 |
| MUS 282 | LOVE SONGS | 4 |
| MUS 283 | INTRODUCTION TO LYRIC WRITING | 4 |
| MUS 284 | CINEMATIC SOUNDS: THE ROLE OF MUSIC IN FILM | 4 |
| MUS 305 | MUSICAL ENCOUNTERS OF THE PORTUGUESE EMPIRE | 4 |
| Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies | ||
| PAX 240 | VOICES OF WAR AND PEACE: ART, LITERATURE AND FILM | 4 |
| PAX 242 | PICTURES OF INJUSTICE: NARRATIVE ARTS IN SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTS | 4 |
| Post Production | ||
| POST 100 | VIDEO EDITING FOR NON-MAJORS | 4 |
| POST 120 | AUDIO FOR PODCASTS AND OTHER MEDIA | 4 |
| Russian | ||
| RUS 210E | WARRIORS, WITCHES, FIREBIRDS AND VAMPIRES: INTRODUCTION TO RUSSIAN FOLKLORE | 4 |
| RUS 212E | PROJECTION, REVOLUTION, DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES: INTRODUCTION TO RUSSIAN AND SOVIET CINEMA | 4 |
| RUS 215E | THE BODY AND SEXUALITY IN MODERN RUSSIAN DRAMA | 4 |
| RUS 360 | REALISM IN RUSSIAN DRAMA | 4 |
| RUS 361 | MODERN RUSSIAN DRAMA | 4 |
| Screenwriting | ||
| SCWR 100 | INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING | 4 |
| SCWR 121 | CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD FILM STRUCTURE | 4 |
| SCWR 122 | SCRIPT TO SCREEN | 4 |
| SCWR 150 | TELEVISION GENRES | 4 |
| School of Continuing and Professional Studies | ||
| SNC 185 | THE BEATLES AND THE CREATIVE PROCESS | 4 |
| SNC 192 | NEW ORLEANS IN SONG, STORY & STRUGGLE | 4 |
| SNC 197 | ANALYZING AUSTEN'S PRIDE AND PREJUDICE | 4 |
| SNC 227 | BRAVE NEW WORLD AND 1984: DIVERGING DYSTOPIAS | 4 |
| Sound Recording Technology | ||
| REC 216 | PRO TOOLS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RECORDING STUDIO | 4 |
| REC 217 | EDM AND THE ART OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC | 4 |
| Theatre | ||
| ACT 100 | POLITICS, POP CULTURE, AND THE STAGE | 4 |
| ACT 200 | MAKING PLAYS: THEATER AND THE ART OF PRODUCTION | 4 |
| ACT 209 | SKETCH COMEDY | 4 |
| ACT 223 | INTRODUCTION TO IMPROVISATION | 4 |
| ACT 241 | ARE WE STILL FABULOUS?: QUEER IDENTITY IN CONTEMPORARY DRAMA | 4 |
| ACT 242 | STAGE DIRECTION FOR NON-MAJORS | 4 |
| ACT 244 | DRAMATIC WRITING FOR NON-MAJORS | 4 |
| ACT 250 | AMERICAN FUNNY: STAGE COMEDY FROM GROUCHO MARX TO TINA FEY | 4 |
| ACT 251 | STAGE TO SCREEN: CINEMATIC TRANSLATIONS OF THE DRAMATIC CANON | 4 |
| ACT 253 | THEME PARK THEATRE | 4 |
| ACT 255 | ANGELS, PUNKS AND RAGING QUEENS:THE ECLECTIC QUILT OF AIDS DRAMA | 4 |
| ACT 290 | ACTING AND PERFORMANCE | 4 |
| ACT 380 | ADVANCED ACTING AND PERFORMANCE | 4 |
| THE 208 | UNDERAGE ONSTAGE | 4 |
| THE 256 | THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES DRAMATIC LITERATURE:PLAYS FOR THE ONCE AND FUTURE AMERICAN AUDIENCE | 4 |
| THE 258 | SHADOWS OF UNDERSTANDING: THE HOLOCAUST IN THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE | 4 |
| THE 259 | PERFORMING MOSAIC: JEWISH CULTURE'S INFLUENCE ON AMERICAN THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE | 4 |
| THE 345 | POLITICAL THEATRE | 4 |
| Women's and Gender Studies | ||
| WGS 255 | DECONSTRUCTING THE DIVA | 4 |
| WGS 322 | FEMALE IDENTITIES: YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE | 4 |
| WGS 336 | WOMEN AND FILM | 4 |
| WGS 378 | UTOPIAN AND DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE AND FILM: GENDER, RACE AND BEYOND | 4 |
| Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse | ||
| WRD 241 | THE ESSAY FROM PRINT TO NEW MEDIA | 4 |
| WRD 263 | READING BETWEEN THE GROOVES: THE RHETORICAL POWER OF POPULAR MUSIC | 4 |
| WRD 266 | LEVELING UP: THE SOCIAL RHETORIC OF VIDEO GAMES | 4 |
| WRD 281 | WRITING CENSORSHIP | 4 |
| WRD 284 | SPORTS WRITING IN AMERICA: MYTHS, MEMORIES, HEROES AND VILLAINS | 4 |
| WRD 285 | TRUTH IN DISGUISE: THE RHETORIC OF SATIRE | 4 |
| WRD 286 | WRITING WITH PHOTOGRAPHS | 4 |
| WRD 287 | THE COMIC BOOK AS VISUAL ARGUMENT | 4 |
| WRD 288 | RHETORIC AND POPULAR CULTURE | 4 |
| WRD 363 | VISUAL RHETORIC | 4 |