Courses

Introduction to Adobe Dreamweaver, an industry-standard software program used in the development of websites. Topics covered include creating and using layout elements, defining tables, rollovers, HTML and basic CSS Previous experience with computer software, ARTS191 or equivalent, is recommended.

Introduction to Adobe Flash software, an industry-standard software program used in the production of vector graphics, animation, and interactivity. Topics covered include the Flash interface, drawing and color tools, animation basics, tweening, symbols, and basic timeline-based scripting. Previous experience with computer software, ARTS 191 or equivalent, is recommended.

Introduction to Adobe Illustrator, the leading software for vector-based art creation. Topics covered include Illustrator tools, interface, and palettes Previous experience with computer software, DESN 191 or equivalent, is recommended.

Survey of some fundamental issues in philosophical aesthetics from the Greeks to the present. Possible topics: theories of the beautiful; the standard of taste, art, and emotion; representation and form; aesthetic descriptions and judgments; art and society.

Introduction to the principles of algorithmic analysis and computational implementation. Topics include implementation methodologies, including choice and use of data types, objects, classes, and methods; control structures; basic data structures including arrays; procedures and functions; parameters and arguments; scope and lifetime of variables; input and output; Written documentation describing algorithms and identification and correction of algorithmic implementations.

Introduction to the principles and practice of programming. Topics include primitive data types; concepts of object, class, and method; control structures; arrays procedures and functions; parameter passing; scope and lifetime of variables; input and output; documentation.

An interdisciplinary study of the creation of the cultures of the United States. The course will explore a range of cultural activities and experiences in America from the seventeenth century to the present, including: the production of art and literature; the construction of national ideologies; the structuring of economic, political, and social life; and the changing significance of the environment.

An interdisciplinary study of the creation of the cultures of the United States. The course will explore a range of cultural activities and experiences in America from the seventeenth century to the present, including: the production of art and literature; the construction of national ideologies; the structuring of economic, political, and social life; and the changing significance of the environment.

A survey of the development of ideas and institutions in the Ancient Near East, Egypt,Greece, Rome, and the broader Mediterranean.

CHIN 317 and 318 may be taken in either order. An introduction to topics in applied Chinese linguistics including sociolinguistics, dialects, stylistics, language variation and change, and history of Chinese. The language of instruction is Chinese. Readings and assignments will be in English and Chinese.