Courses

Aesthetics in the context of the designed environment encompassing: non-verbal communication; object language semiotics; gestalt and perception systems; information aesthetics, and consumer product safety.

Fine Arts Core. An orientation to acting aesthetics as a means of understanding and engaging the arte of theatre.

Review of theories of aesthetics focusing on aesthetic experience and response as a function of object, perceiver, and situational properties. Graduate standing.

The scientific study of American class structure, characteristics of social classes and stratification hierarchies, trends in social mobility, problems of inequality, poverty and solutions for American society.

This topical seminar addresses planning issues related to housing and neighborhood conservation. Specific course content may vary from semester to semester. May count either CPLN 5080/6080.

Addresses planning issues related to housing and neighborhood conservation. Specific course content may vary from semester to semester. May count either CPLN 5080 or CPLN 6080.

An exploration of the major historiographical works and controversies of African history, focusing on the 19th and 20th centuries.

Analysis of the relationships among diverse population groups and the physical environments of sub- Saharan Africa.

Students not majoring in history must obtain a waiver from the department. Topics include state formation, ending of Atlantic slave trade and African slave trade and slavery, rise and fall of colonial rule, and current problems facing independent countries. 2116 History - HIST

Topics include state formation, ending of Atlantic slave trade and African slave trade and slavery, rise and fall of colonial rule, and current problems facing independent countries.