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architecture and interior design from
antiquity to the French Renaissance.
Specific hallmarks of the major periods
of design history and culture are
emphasized. (Offered fall term)
FA 132
History of Architecture and
Interiors II
3 credits (AS)
This course examines the history of
architecture and interior design from
the Baroque period to the present day.
Students will be expected to recognize
the major concepts and movements
that changed, shaped and built 20 th
Century architectural and interior
design. (Offered spring term)
FA 161
Theatre History: Prehistory to the
Jacobean period
3 credits (AS)
Students study the theater‘s place in
history from the prehistoric through
the Jacobean period. Theater is
explored from the perspectives of
theater architecture, scene design,
costume styles, acting methods,
production techniques, dramatists and
dramatic literature. (Offered alternate
fall terms)
FA 162
Theatre History: Restoration to
the Present
3 credits (AS)
Students study the theater‘s place in
history from the English Restoration
through contemporary theater. Theater
is explored from the perspectives of
theater architecture, scene design,
costume styles, acting methods,
production techniques, dramatists and
dramatic literature. (Offered alternate
spring terms)
201
FA 165
Acting Workshop
3 credits (AS)
This course introduces students to the
acting process, tools and skills with
practical application through rehearsed
scene work. Students will explore role
and scene interpretation, as well as
communication skills in performance.
Class will include lecture and
workshop. (Offered fall and spring
terms)
FA 210
Art of the World
3 credits (AS)
This course presents a broad survey of
painting, sculpture, craft, and
architecture from non-Western areas of
the world – Africa, India, Southeast
Asia, China, Japan, Korea, the Pacific,
and the Americas – treating works
from prehistory to the present, as
appropriate, for each cultural and
geographic region. Students will be
expected to recognize artists, individual
works, content, materials, and stylistic
patterns, and to understand the
relationship between these and the
cultural contexts in which they are
created.
FA 218
History of Fashion
3 credits (AS)
Periods of fashion from the ancient
Egyptian to the present illustrate how
styles reflect the past, and how fashion
is affected by the psychological,
sociological and aesthetic forces around
us. The course also emphasizes how
designers have drawn on the past for
their current fashion inspirations.
FA 265
Theatre Production
3 credits (AS)
This course introduces students to the