Undergraduate Catalog 2010-2011 - SNHU Academic Archive ...

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chamber music skills such as ensemble precision and group
intonation. They will also develop individual practice techniques.
Students are expected to practice their instrument
outside of rehearsal on a regular basis. Prerequisite: FAS 241.
FAS 260 Architecture: Introduction and History
(3 credits)
The aim of this course is to stimulate the appreciation of
architecture in students who have had little or no exposure
to the subject. The course is organized by historical periods,
from ancient Egypt through the end of the 20th century. It
considers architectural aims, materials, methods, structural
principles, major works and styles. It makes connections
between individual buildings and the cultural contexts from
which they were derived. Field trips are required.
FAS 305 Digital Documentary Photography (3 credits)
This course provides an opportunity for students to explore
the art of storytelling through visual means. Utilizing either
digital photography or film, student will be expected to produce
a body of work that focuses on a particular subject
(individual, place, organization) or larger issue. This class
will not be assignment driven, instead, each student will
work on one long-term project. To prepare for that, students
will begin the term by focusing on a small story that can be
captured in about two weeks. Each week students will be
expected to bring in photographs that will be the building
blocks to the story they have chosen to tell. This course is
cross-listed as COM 305. Prerequisite: FAS 226.
FAS 310 Illustration (3 credits)
This course builds upon skills and concepts learned in FAS
110 (Introductory Drawing) with the focus shifting to the
applications of drawing in projects related to the discipline of
graphic design. Drawing skills will be applied to such practical
applications as storyboarding, text illustration and display,
packaging design, Web design, video animation and
multimedia. Class meets 60 hours per term. Prerequisite:
FAS 110.
FAS 320 History of Design (3 credits)
This course introduces the major movements in the history
of design since the Industrial Revolution, including the Arts
& Crafts Movement, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, the Bauhaus,
constructivism, and contemporary trends in popular design.
Students will be encouraged to apply their learning to practical
design exercises. Prerequisite: FAS 201 or FAS 202.
FAS 323 Music Theory and Composition (3 credits)
This course introduces students to the scope of western
music theory and harmony. It provides vocabulary, concepts,
and musical examples that allow students to comprehend
the fundamentals of music theory and composition.
Topics include music fundamentals, diatonic triads, diatonic
seventh chords, chromaticism, and twentieth-century practices.
The course places an emphasis on learning about
music through original composition. This course requires
interaction with SNHU ensemble.
FAS 326 History of Photography (3 credits)
In this course, students will examine the history of photography
from its invention in 1839 to the present time. The
course will endeavor to address the technical, artistic, and
social underpinnings of this most modern of art forms.
FAS 340 Modern Art (3 credits)
This course presents an introduction to the major artists,
works and stylistic periods of modern art and relates them to
historical and cultural contexts of the 20th century. It aims to
stimulate the appreciation of art in students who have had
little or no exposure to the subject.
FAS 370 American Art (3 credits)
This is a course about art appreciation and art history that
will introduce students to essential concepts of aesthetics,
media and the cultural meanings of art. Students will learn
about the development of American art from Puritan times
to World War II. Special attention will be paid to the cultural
relevance of art, including what American art can teach
us about America and what is uniquely American about
American art.
FAS 380 Art and Gender (3 credits)
This course explores the nature of gendered representation
in the history of art from the Renaissance to the present.
While the primary focus will be on the representation of
women and the work of women artists, the construction of
masculinity in the arts will also be addressed. Art will be
examined in relation to its political, social, economic, and
religious context to establish the broader implications of
these visual documents. The student will gain a broadly
inclusive understanding of the Western artist tradition as
well as sensitivity to gender issues and the gendered nature
of representation. Prerequisites: FAS 201 and FAS 202.
FAS 390 Non-Western Art (3 credits)
This course is an introduction to aspects of non-European art
created by cultures selected from at least two of the following
geographic areas: Africa, the Americas (indigenous cultures),
Oceania, Southwest Asia (the Middle East), South
Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia. Although the specific
artistic content, geographical coverage and/or thematic
structure of the course may vary from semester to semester,
after its completion students should be able to identify and
analyze selected works of non-Western art with regard to
aesthetics, media, means and content, using appropriate
vocabulary and demonstrating links to such cultural contexts
as history, social structure, philosophy and religion.
Global Marker. Prerequisite: FAS 201 or FAS 202 or FAS 340
or FAS 370.
FAS 480 Independent Study (3 credits)
This course allows the student to investigate any fine arts
subject not incorporated into the curriculum. Prerequisites:
Permission of the instructor, program coordinator/department
chair, and school dean.
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