2007-2008 Undergraduate Academic Catalog - Plymouth State ...

in the world. As we look at African art, we willlearn that form and religious belief, as well asmoral imperatives all play an active part in thecreative process. Unscheduled.AH 3710 Ancient Art3 creditsThe art and architecture of the ancient worldfrom the Old Kingdom in Egypt to the fall ofRome. Concentration on the sculpture andarchitecture of Classical Greece and ImperialRome. The significance of antique art forlater European and American art. Fall of oddyears.AH 3720 Medieval Art 3 creditsAcquaints students with the heritage of architecture,sculpture, painting and the minor artsof the medieval past. Organized in a lecture/seminar format with emphasis on presentationsand class discussion. Both the religiousand the secular worlds of the period are examinedthrough an interpretive study of importantmonuments, objects and documents. Enrichedby the events of the annual PSU Medieval andRenaissance Forum. Springs.AH 3730 Renaissance Art in SouthernEurope3 creditsAn examination of the arts in Southern Europefrom 1350–1600, a period of exceptional historical,religious, scientific, social and artisticchange which witnessed the developmentof early modern ideas about humanity andthe world. Consideration of the “new worlds”opened by the Renaissance -– the explorationof the Americas and the impact of the Islamicheritage – provides a broadened foundationand additional perspective to understandand interpret the painting, sculpture, architectureand prints during the age of Botticelli,Michelangelo and Titian. Fall of odd years.Prerequisite(s): junior status. (GACO)(INCO)AH 3740 Baroque Art3 creditsThe arts of Europe in the 17th and early 18thcentury. Focus on the sculpture and architectureof Bernini and the painting of Caravaggio,Rubens and Velazquez. Special considerationof Rembrandt and the development of an independentDutch school of painting. Spring ofeven years.AH 3750 Women, Art, andSociety3 creditsAn art historical survey from the Middle Agesto the present that considers women artists inhistory and the depictions of women withinthe context of the history of art. Unscheduled.(DICO)AH 4100 Contemporary ArtSeminar3 creditsReadings and discussions on the theory of contemporaryart. Students explore the fundamentaltheoretical documents of 20th century art.The basic theories and concepts of contemporaryart are examined in relation to an artist’sindividual struggle with a specific problem ora broad ideology of a group manifesto. Formand subject matter, social and cultural idealsand the nature of the creative experience arealso studied. Falls. Prerequisite(s): junior status.(INCO)AH 4910 Independent Study in ArtHistory1–4 creditsAdvanced work in a limited area of art history,developed and executed in consultation withan Art Department faculty mentor. Consentrequired of the instructor who will supervisethe independent study and the DepartmentChair. With permission. Prerequisite(s): seniorstanding.AN – AnthropologyAN 2210 Cultural Anthropology 3 creditsAn introduction to the study of people andcultures around the world. A brief surveyof the four major divisions of anthropology(archaeology, cultural, physical, linguistics)is followed by a comprehensive discussion ofthe concept of culture and its technological,social and ideological components. Falls andSprings. (GLOB)(GACO)AN 2250 Introduction toArchaeology 3 creditsAn introduction to archaeology (prehistory/history)including a survey of scientific methodsused, core concepts, a brief outline of the prehistoricdevelopments of the human speciesand the archaeological perspective on humanbehavior in the distant and more recent past.Falls. (SPSY)AN 2290 Great Discoveries inArchaeology3 creditsExamines some of the greatest discoveriesmade at archaeological sites throughout theworld. This overview of world prehistoryemphasizes how civilization arose independentlyin several parts of the world, but it alsopresents some of the greatest discoveries fromlater time periods. Demonstrates the types ofquestions that archaeologists ask and showshow cultures are reconstructed using the fragmentaryremains in the archaeological record.Springs. Prerequisite(s): AN 2210 or AN 2250.AN 2300 Introduction to PhysicalAnthropology 3 creditsA scientific examination of humans as biologicalorganisms. Surveys current research on (1)evolutionary theory and principles, (2) introductoryMendelian, molecular and populationgenetics, (3) human biological adaptation anddiversity, (4) nonhuman primate biology andbehavior and (5) human and nonhuman fossilrecord. Humans are members of the KingdomAnimalia and the Order Primates and thusshare many features with other animals, particularlythe other Primates. This relationshipis explored, both as to shared features andthose which are unique to humans. Falls andSprings. (SCIE)AN 2310 Physical AnthropologyLaboratory1 creditAn introduction to the laboratory methods ofphysical or biological anthropology. Major areasinclude heredity, skeletal biology, human biologicalvariation and fossil primates. Falls andSprings. Prerequisite(s): AN 2300 or concurrentwith AN 2300. (SLAB)AN 3030 Ancient Egypt –Land of thePharaohs3 creditsExamines archaeological evidence for the riseof civilization in Egypt. Topics include thehistory of exploration, art and architecture,social history, mummification, burial ritesand gods. Emphasis is on pyramids, the Valleyof the Kings, the tomb of Tutankhamun, theTemples of Karnak and Luxor, as well as someof the latest discoveries. Also examines popularmisconceptions about Egypt. Fall of odd years.Prerequisite(s): AN 2210 or AN 2250.AN 3040 Mexican Prehistory 3 creditsExamines the archaeological and ethnohistoricaldata for the existence of high civilizationsin Mesoamerica such as the Olmec,Maya and Aztec. Traces the prehistory fromearliest people into the historic era of Spanishconquest and domination. Fall of even years.Prerequisite(s): AN 2210 or SO 2220.AN 3050 Peoples and Cultures of theCaribbean3 creditsExplores the cultural diversity of West IndianIsland societies. Special topics include subsistencehorticulture and plantation economies,family and village structure, ethnic diversity,development and nationalism and folk cultureand health. Spring of odd years. Prerequisite(s):AN 2210 or SO 2220.AN 3110 Cultural Ecology 3 creditsExamines culture as a human adaptation tonature from the Pleistocene to the present.Case studies demonstrate success and failureof various societies in their adaptation to andimpact on their environments. Emphasis ison present-day traditional societies as well ascultural ecological problems facing certainthird world countries and industrial nations.Demographic pressures, environmental degradationand climate change are discussed.Springs. Prerequisite(s): AN 2210.CoursesPlymouth State University Academic Catalog 2007–2008 231