Course Descriptions - Catalog of Studies - University of Arkansas

Course Descriptions
(ARAB) ARABIC
ARAB1003 Elementary Arabic I (SP) Stresses correct
pronunciation, aural comprehension, simple speaking
ability. Basic grammar is taught inductively through oral and
written skills.
ARAB1016 Intensive Arabic I (FA) Equivalent to
1003 and 1013. Stresses correct pronunciation, aural comprehension,
simple speaking ability. Basic grammar is taught
inductively through oral and written skills.
ARAB1013 Elementary Arabic II (FA) Continues to
stress correct pronunciation, aural comprehension, simple
speaking ability. Continued presentation of grammar with
special attention to basic morphology. Prerequisite: ARAB
1003 or equivalent.
ARAB2003 Intermediate Arabic I (FA) Leads to
greater oral comprehension and speaking ability and develops
the more advanced reading and writing skills.
Prerequisite: ARAB 1013 or equivalent. UNIVERSITY CORE
COURSE
ARAB2016 intensive Arabic II (SP) Equivalent to
2003 and 2013. Leads to greater oral comprehension and
speaking ability and develops the more advanced reading
and writing skills. Emphasizes morphology and syntax.
Prerequisite: ARAB 1013 or ARAB 1016.
ARAB2013 Intermediate Arabic II (SP) Continued
development of speaking, comprehension, reading, and writing.
Emphasizes morphology and syntax. Prerequisite: ARAB
2003.
ARAB3003 Intermediate Arabic III (FA, SP)
Continued development of speaking, comprehension, reading
and writing. Emphasizes morphology and syntax with
increased focus on reading and writing. Students begin to
express ideas and opinions. Prerequisite: ARAB 2013.
ARAB3016 Intensive Arabic III (FA) Leads to greater
facility in the spoken language and continues to develop
reading and writing skills. Continued emphasis on morphology
and syntax. Prerequisite: ARAB 2016.
ARAB3013 Intermediate Arabic IV (FA, SP)
Continued development of speaking, comprehension, reading
and writing. Completes introduction of standard language
skills required for functional ability in an Arabic-speaking
environment. Prerequisite: ARAB 3003.
ARAB4016 Intensive Arabic IV (SP) Continued
development of speaking, comprehension, reading, writing.
Reading assignments introduce a variety of styles ranging
from classical to modern in both prose and verse.
Prerequisite: ARAB 2026 or equivalent.
ARAB4023 Advanced Arabic I (FA) Development of
advanced speaking and writing skills. Extensive reading and
writing assignments and translating exercises from English
into Arabic. Prerequisite: ARAB 4016.
ARAB4033 Advanced Arabic II (SP) Continued
advanced speaking, reading, and writing skills. Prerequisite:
ARAB 4023.
ARAB4043 Advanced Conversation (IR) Continued
development of aural comprehension and speaking skills in
one of the major Arabic dialects.
ARAB4053 Arabic Readings (FA, SP, SU) Develops
skill in description, analysis, and argumentation through
weekly reading and writing assignments within a workshop
atmosphere. Selected readings from various styles of standard
Arabic, ranging from newspapers to literary texts.
ARAB4113 Modern Arabic Literature (IR) Selected
readings from Arabic fiction and poetry from the 20th century
to the present. Prerequisite: ARAB 4033.
ARAB4213 Introduction to Arab Culture (IR)
Selected readings from Arab history, literature, the Islamic
Tradition, and the Holy Qur’an. Prerequisite: ARAB 4033.
ARAB470V Special Topics (1-6) (FA, SP, SU) May
be offered in a topic not specifically covered by courses otherwise
listed. May be repeated.
ARAB575V Special Investigations (1-3) (FA, SP,
SU) May be repeated.
(ARCH) ARCHITECTURE
ARCH1003 Basic Course in the Arts:
Architecture Lecture (FA, SP, SU) Introduction to
architecture, emphasizing the origins and development of
architecture and objective criteria for its evaluation. For the
general student. May not be presented towards satisfaction of
major requirements in either the B.Arch. or B.A. in architectural
studies degrees. UNIVERSITY CORE COURSE
244
ARCH1003H Honors Basic Course in the Arts:
Architecture Lecture (FA, SP, SU) Introduction to
architecture, emphasizing the origins and development of
architecture and objective criteria for its evaluation. For the
general student. May not be presented towards satisfaction of
major requirements in either the B.Arch. or B.A. in architectural
studies degrees. UNIVERSITY CORE COURSE
ARCH1014 Architectural Design I (FA, SU)
(Formerly ARCH 1015) Seeing, drawing: analysis and graphic
communication. Subject and object: expression and craft.
Studio and seminars 12 hours per week. Corequisite: ARCH
1212.
ARCH1024 Architectural Design II (SP, SU)
(Formerly ARCH 1025) Ideation, visualization, representation.
Project sequence designed to develop perceptual and
conceptual abilities; formal and spatial composition and synthesis.
Studio and seminars 12 hours per week. Corequisite:
ARCH 1222. Prerequisite: ARCH 1015.
ARCH1212 Introduction to Architecture I (FA, SU)
(Formerly ARCH 1211) Interdisciplinary introduction to basic
principles of design, from furniture and the room to buildings
and the natural landscape. Urbanism and the public realm.
Lecture 1 hour per week. Corequisite: ARCH 1014.
ARCH1222 Introduction to Architecture II (SP,
SU) (Formerly ARCH 1221) Theoretical, formal, and constructive
principles and their impact in the design disciplines,
modernism and after. Introduction to the intellectual and
philosophical foundations of design theory. Lecture 1 hour
per week. Corequisite: ARCH 1024. Prerequisite: ARCH
1211.
ARCH2016 Architectural Design III (FA)
Introduction of formal principles and strategies used in space
making, focusing on the development of plans and sections.
Precedents and the understanding of them through analysis
and syntheses are used as a means of examining the past
and the present while providing a framework from which personal
design sensibilities can evolve. Corequisite: ARCH
2114 and ARCH 2233. Prerequisite: ARCH 1025.
ARCH2026 Architectural Design IV (SP) An elaboration
of space-making, addressing three-dimensional
aspects of form-making, including the influence of structural
systems, articulation of the vertical section, and exterior
expression; the role of site as a generator of form; and the
overarching importance of technics, including the materiality
of space, structure, and light. Corequisite: ARCH 2124.
Prerequisite: ARCH 2016.
ARCH2114 Architecture Technology I (FA)
Introduction to the fundamentals of building systems technology.
Emphasis on the interrelationships of site, environmental,
structure, and enclosure systems. Focus on the integration
of all systems within the conceptual and functional
organization of the building and its context. Corequisite:
ARCH 2016. Prerequisite: ARCH 1025 and ARCH 1221.
ARCH2114H Honors Architecture Technology I
(FA) Introduction to the fundamentals of building systems
technology. Emphasis on the interrelationships of site, environmental,
structure, and enclosure systems. Focus on the
integration of all systems within the conceptual and functional
organization of the building and its context. Corequisite:
ARCH 2016. Prerequisite: ARCH 1025 and ARCH 1221.
ARCH2124 Architecture Technology II (SP) Study
of force systems, section properties, equilibrium and stability
of building structures. Relationship of material properties and
structural member behavior to the forces acting on the building
structural system. Specific topics are: stress/strain relationships
of various materials; types of stress; shear and
moment diagrams; design and analysis of simple wood and
steel framing systems; introduction to indetermine structures;
and use of structural analysis computer programs. Three
hours of lecture and one hour of laboratory exercises in principles
and practices of architectural technology each week.
Corequisite: ARCH 2026. Prerequisite: ARCH 2114, PHYS
1044, and PHYS 1040L.
ARCH2124H Honors Architecture Technology II
(SP) Study of force systems, section properties, equilibrium
and stability of building structures. Relationship of material
properties and structural member behavior to the forces acting
on the building structural system. Specific topics are:
stress/strain relationships of various materials; types of
stress; shear and moment diagrams; design and analysis of
simple wood and steel framing systems; introduction to indetermine
structures; and use of structural analysis computer
programs. Three hours of lecture and one hour of laboratory
exercises in principles and practices of architectural technology
each week. Corequisite: ARCH 2026. Prerequisite: ARCH
2114, PHYS 1044, and PHYS 1040L.
ARCH2233 History of Architecture I (FA) Critical
study and analysis of architecture from ancient times through
the middle ages, including pre-classical, classical, early
Christian, Byzantine, Proto-Romanesque, Romanesque, and
Gothic periods.
ARCH2233H Honors History of Architecture I
(FA) Critical study and analysis of architecture from ancient
times through the middle ages, including pre-classical, classical,
early Christian, Byzantine, Proto-Romanesque,
Romanesque, and Gothic periods.
ARCH2243 History of Architecture II (SP) Critical
study and analysis of western architecture from the renaissance
to the mid-nineteenth century. Prerequisite: ARCH
2233.
ARCH2243H Honors History of Architecture II
(SP) Critical study and analysis of western architecture
from the renaissance to the mid-nineteenth century.
Prerequisite: ARCH 2233.
ARCH3016 Architectural Design V (FA) Emphasis
on issues of design process, exploration of internal and
external determinants of form and the integration of appropriate
technologies in design solutions. Corequisite: ARCH
3134. Prerequisite: ARCH 2026.
ARCH3026 Architectural Design VI (SP)
Continuation of Architectural Design V. Corequisite: ARCH
3144. Prerequisite: ARCH 3016.
ARCH302V Seminar (1-3) (SP, SU) Seminars in subjects
of special interest to students and faculty. May be
repeated.
ARCH303V Special Projects (1-6) (IR) Individual or
group investigation in research, visual communication, history,
or design concerning special interests of student or faculty.
May be repeated.
ARCH303VH Honors Special Projects (1-6) (IR)
Individual or group investigation in research, visual communication,
history, or design concerning special interests of student
or faculty. May be repeated.
ARCH3134 Architectural Technology III (FA) Indepth
discussions concerning the nature, behavior and
appropriate uses of materials for building construction.
Introduction to detailing of enclosure systems for buildings.
Introduction to concrete structural systems, analysis and
design. Three hours of lecture and one hour of laboratory
exercises in principles and practices of architectural technology
each week. Corequisite: ARCH 3016. Prerequisite: ARCH
2124.
ARCH3134H Honors Architectural Technology III
(FA) In-depth discussions concerning the nature, behavior
and appropriate uses of materials for building construction.
Introduction to detailing of enclosure systems for buildings.
Introduction to concrete structural systems, analysis and
design. Three hours of lecture and one hour of laboratory
exercises in principles and practices of architectural technology
each week. Corequisite: ARCH 3016. Prerequisite: ARCH
2124.
ARCH3133 Architectural Presentation (IR) A study
of basic techniques in architectural presentation drawing and
rendering, including studio problems designed to develop
skills in various black and white and color media. Studio 6
hours per week.
ARCH3144 Architectural Technology IV (SP)
Emphasis on structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire
protection, natural and electric lighting systems and environmental
considerations of energy usage, code requirements,
system selection and integration. Three hours lecture and
one hour laboratory exercises in principles and practices of
architectural technology each week. Corequisite: ARCH
3026. Prerequisite: ARCH 3134.
ARCH3144H Honors Architectural Technology IV
(SP) Emphasis on structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical,
fire protection, natural and electric lighting systems and
environmental considerations of energy usage, code requirements,
system selection and integration. Three hours lecture
and one hour laboratory exercises in principles and practices
of architectural technology each week. Corequisite: ARCH
3026. Prerequisite: ARCH 3134.
ARCH3743 Furniture Design (IR) Design concepts
and techniques to acquaint the student with the design of furniture;
analysis of function, development of design and construction
of small pieces of furniture.
ARCH4016 Architectural Design VII (FA) Emphasis
on issues of typology, context and technological suitability as
sources of theoretical and developmental responses.
Prerequisite: ARCH 3026.
ARCH4026 Architectural Design VIII (SP)
Continuation of Architectural Design VII. Prerequisite: ARCH
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