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FA 103 Fundamentals of Drawing and Composition
3 credits
Fundamentals of Drawing & Composition is an introductory studio drawing course with emphasis on learning to see and developing basic drawing skills using various media by employing fundamental design and composition concepts. In addition to technical skills, an exploration of creative thinking, problem solving, and critical analysis will be studied. During the semester, students will explore different drawing techniques and media. Students will be encouraged to develop an expression of individual style.
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FA 124 Fundamentals of Painting
3 credits
This introductory studio course focuses on the basic techniques and materials of painting, employing a wide range of painting media and subject matter. Topics include basic color theory, materials, development of both representational and abstract approaches, and strategies for intuitive, individual response to subject matter and materials in directed assignments.
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FA 133 Fine Art Photography
3 credits
This course provides an introduction to the theory and application of photography as a fine art. Basic digital photographic skills and techniques are emphasized. Primary emphasis on the place of photography in art history, current art theory, and issues in photographic representation. This course requires the use of a laptop computer and appropriate software.
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FA 152 Ceramics I
3 credits
The intent of this course is to gain understanding and to recognize and appreciate the nature of clay and the processes used in working with the medium. The course will concentrate on the basic techniques of creating forms in clay through hand-building and the use of the wheel. Techniques of pinching, molding and slab will be employed to create a variety of projects. Students are expected to bring a sense of creativity and a level of enthusiasm that will complement the technical skills that will be learned, and are required to use patience and an innate sense of design to produce objects that are sophisticated, neat, well thought and creative.
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FA 158 Sculpture I
3 credits
This course is an introduction to sculptural approaches in a variety of media including the traditional and experimental. The aim of this course is to enable students to explore sculptural processes through the body and space, considering visual aesthetics. Students will be required to produce a new body of work and to talk and write about it. Emphasis will be on the integration of studio practice and critical thought.
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FA 190 Printmaking
3 credits
Students will learn techniques of fine art printmaking, e.g. relief printing, monotype, intaglio, collagraph and collage. This course covers the distinctive nature of printmaking including: tools, inks, paper, plate preparation, registration, printing processes and qualities of prints e.g overlays, transparency, offset, and multiple images. The goal is for students to gain the skills and confidence to produce multiple images by hand printing and on a press while exploring personal visual expression. Hand printmaking techniques will engage the student with problem solving in drawing, design and color. Topics may include editions, suites and designation systems. Class sessions will comprise independent and collaborative printing and, lecture, demonstrations, discussion, and critique. Students will be introduced to the work of artists and the history/tradition of fine art prints.
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FA 203 Subjects and Symbols
3 credits
The arts are filled with obscure ideas, symbols and metaphors that can often be very difficult for the non-initiated to access or understand. This course will explore what is essentially the psychology of art itself, through the use of symbolism, metaphor and archetypes. Through the basic study of signs, or semiotics, students will develop an understanding of the meaning artists, and society, impart to the works themselves.
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FA 204 Beauty and Ugliness
3 credits
What is art? Why is some art considered beautiful? Or ugly? What are the criteria for judging art? This course will explore, and attempt to answer, these questions through the theories that define the arts, with close examination of specific works from both Western and non-Western cultures, from the ancient to contemporary eras.
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FA 207 World Music
3 credits
This course focuses on the critical role of music in indigenous societies and its permeation into the mainstream. It will also study the varying functions of music within those societies and the intersection of tradition with innovation. Other areas of inquiry for the class include: how does music participate in identity politics? How does music serve as a social force across the globe? How does music connect our lives, our communities and the world in which we live? Special emphasis will be placed on the role of emerging technologies in globalization.
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FA 208 Pop Music: Diversity and Identity
3 credits
This course is designed to encourage students to think critically about popular music, as well as its social and historical meanings and contexts in relation to issues of identity. While the focus of the class is primarily on American popular music of the last century, European and non-Western forms will also be explored, with particular attention to: the role of pop music as a symbol of identity (i.e., race, class, gender, generational issues, ethnicity); the interaction of Colonial and Postcolonial traditions (European, African, Asian, and Native American traditions); and the influence of multimedia and technology (radio, video, internet).
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FA 209 Themes in Art
3 credits
This course is focused on diverse art historical traditions, not limited by interdisciplinary scope. Topics will include, but are not limited to: death; literature; medicine; magic and alchemy; opera; design; fashion; religion; technology. It is designed to complement an instructor’s specialized area of research and/or academic publication.
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FA 211 Global Contemporary Art
3 credits
This course will introduce the difficulty globalization poses to canonical contemporary art from the 1970s to the present day, drawing attention to problems involved in defining what the term “contemporary art” actually means, and the makers of such art. The question of individual and collective identity as exemplified in the visual arts will be explored through thematic lectures on diaspora, race, sexuality, medical infirmities, and psychological states using Postcolonial discourse by Homi K. Bhabha, Edward Said, Frantz Fanon, and Gayatari Spivak, among others.
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FA 213 Themes in Medical Humanities
3 credits
Medical Humanities is an interdisciplinary field that attempts to explore, and provide insight into: the human condition, personal identity, ethical and moral responsibilities, as well as individual and collective rights related to personhood. This will be observed, analyzed and applied through the specific lens of the Fine Arts, and how the various disciplines within it are synthesized with medicine and healthcare.
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FA 299 Special Topics-Core
3 credits
Selected topic course at that will satisfy core curriculum requirements. Topics vary from semester to semester and will be announced with preregistration information and course outline.
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FA 320 Art History Survey I
3 credits
A survey of the origins and movements that comprise the entirety of Western and non-Western art from the Paleolithic Era to the late 15th century Italian Renaissance. Emphasis will be on: cultural/technical influences of art production; analysis of movements, styles and works; comprehension of relevant theories; as well as basic identification of civilizations, eras, and movements.
Prerequisite(s): FA 203 or FA 204
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FA 321 Art History Survey II
3 credits
A survey of the origins and movements that comprise the entirety of Western and non-Western art from 16th century High Renaissance to dawn of 20th century Modern Art. Emphasis will be on: cultural/technical influences of art production; analysis of movements, styles and works; comprehension of relevant theories; connoisseurship (identification) of stylistic characteristics of the individual artists and their associated movements.
Prerequisite(s): FA 203 or FA 204
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FA 322 Art of Ancient Egypt
3 credits
This class will introduce students to the artistic, architectural and cultural production of Ancient Egypt, from the Neolithic through the Roman periods. Through the study Egyptian Art and Architecture, students will become acquainted with the issues and methods of the study of art history, with a particular emphasis on the importance of historical and archeological context. Objects in, and visits to, New York City museums will be an integral part of this course.
Prerequisite(s): FA 203 or FA 204
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FA 323 Art of Classical Antiquity
3 credits
The different units of this course reflect the main chronological stages in art development in Ancient Greece and Rome, from the coming together of the Greek city-state and the emergence of Geometric Art (around 900 B.C.) to the fourth century A.D. shift that took place within Roman culture and art due to the growing influence of Christianity. We will explore the development of Greek architecture, sculpture, and painting up to the Hellenistic period, when Greek art began to influence new parts of the globe through the conquests of Alexander the Great. We will then turn our attention to Roman art, studying its development from the time of the Roman Republic, a period that overlaps with Greece’s Classical and Hellenistic periods, to the waning of the Western Roman Empire. You will learn that while Roman art was, to a large extent, inspired by Greek art, it also developed its own distinctive characteristics. The artistic traditions of Ancient Greece and Rome ultimately served as the foundation for the art of the Western world; these traditions continue to reverberate to the present day.
Prerequisite(s): FA 203 or FA 204
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FA 324 Early Christian & Medieval Art
3 credits
This course will examine human cultural production between the years 250 and 1300. Beginning in the last centuries of the Roman Empire, and continuing through the luminous art of the “dark ages,” the topics of study will conclude with the towering monuments of the French Gothic style. Particular attention will be given to works of architecture and engineering, and class discussion will explore themes of social as well as political history.
Prerequisite(s): FA 203 or FA 204
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FA 325 Northern Renaissance Art
3 credits
The course surveys painting and the graphic arts in the Netherlands, Germany, and France c. 1350-1550. This comprises a broad range of material, including art produced for various courts, churches, civic bodies, and private patrons among the growing middle classes in the cities of Western Europe. Rather than presuming a “Northern” style defined in contrast to the art of the Italian Renaissance, we will aim to understand regional and individual tendencies on their own terms. Works will be examined in light of the many circumstances of artistic production in the period, with attention to changing issues of function, iconography, patronage, the market, and the rapidly expanding traffic of artistic ideas.
Prerequisite(s): FA 203 or FA 204
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FA 326 Italian Renaissance Art
3 credits
In art, the Italian Renaissance broke away from the abstract formalism characteristic of the Medieval styles of European art, and sought to imitate nature, spurred on by the example of Classical art. Renaissance Italy produced some of the greatest artists in world history: Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and Donatello are only a few of the names that still hold magic today. This course will examine the development of Italian art and architecture from ca. 1250 to ca. 1550, focusing on the major developments in this period as well as art as an expression of Renaissance values.
Prerequisite(s): FA 203 or FA 204
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FA 327 Baroque & Rococo Art
3 credits
This course comprises three components: Southern Baroque, Northern Baroque, and Rococo, and investigates painting, sculpture, and architecture in Italy and Spain during the 17th century, stressing the theatrical, ecstatic, and virtuoso character of works produced for royalty, the Church, and the rising middle class by such masters as Caravaggio, Bernini, and Velazquez. An examination of the Golden Age of painting, sculpture, and architecture in France, England, and the Netherlands, showing how such figures as Rembrandt and Vermeer encoded meaning in works of detailed realism and contributed to the rise of new subjects in art, including still life, landscape, and portraiture. A study of painting, sculpture, and architecture produced in Western Europe prior to and during the Enlightenment, with emphasis on the luxurious, sensual art of the Rococo, the rational classicism of Palladianism.
Prerequisite(s): FA 203 or FA 204
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FA 328 19th Century Art
3 credits
A comprehensive and critical look at pervasive themes of 19th century art in both Europe and America. This course aims not to be a traditional survey of the 19th century, breaking artists and paintings down by movement, but rather a holistic approach that considers common trends, or motifs, that artists of different gender, nationality, race, and sexuality, incorporate into their art, regardless of historical period.
Prerequisite(s): FA 203 or FA 204
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FA 329 Latin American Art
3 credits
A survey of the civilizations that flourished in Latin American from the Pre-Colombian era, through the Spanish Conquest, to contemporary art. Emphasis will be on the development of early civilizations, their transformation and mutation, into hybrid postcolonial nations.
Prerequisite(s): FA 203 or FA 204
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FA 330 American Art
3 credits
This course surveys art of America from the Colonial era through the Beaux-Arts Style of the late 19th Century. We will consider broad stylistic tendencies in various regions and periods and examine specific artists and works of art in historical and social contexts, with emphasis on the congruent evolution of contemporary American multi-cultural identity. We will move chronologically, more or less, with many overlaps and cross-chronological, thematic diversions that will help shape this overview and offer different perspectives on the notion of an “American art,” per se. Overarching issues that have interested major scholars of American art and its purview include the landscape (wilderness, Manifest Destiny, rural settlement, and urban development); the family and gender roles; the founding rhetoric of freedom and antebellum slavery; and notions of artistic modernism through the dawn of the 20th century.
Prerequisite(s): FA 203 or FA 204
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FA 331 Modern Art
3 credits
What is “modern art” exactly? When did it begin? Who is the first “modern artist”? Is there such a thing? Modern art’s origins are as dubious as its reputation amongst the general population. Many works regarded as masterpieces by those in the marketplace (i.e., Christie’s, Sotheby’s, etc.), are considered to be a hoax or joke at best, or not art at all at worst. This course will address these difficulties and try to determine when the modern era in art history began, and when exactly it ended. Class discussion and personal opinion are extremely relevant to this course, in order to evaluate the artists, their works, navigate the art market, and define what truly constitutes a work of art in the modern era.
Prerequisite(s): FA 203 or FA 204
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FA 332 History of Graphic Design
3 credits
A survey of the origins that comprise the entirety of Western and non-Western graphic design from the prehistoric era to the Digital Age of the 21st century. Emphasis will be on the development of writing, printing methods and materials, analysis of styles, comprehension of relevant terms and techniques.
Prerequisite(s): FA 203 or FA 204
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FA 333 History of 20th Century Fashion
3 credits
A survey of the 20th century’s fashion highlights, each week focusing on a particular designer beginning with Paul Poiret in 1903 to the late Alexander McQueen. The interlacings of fashion with the fine, decorative and media arts will be another area of exploration, including the impact of the popular ‘Project Runway’. This course is not limited to Western fashion, but will also examine the global influence of major Asian designers. Additionally, there will be a trip to the New York City Garment District, and designer boutiques, to discuss fashion marketing in situ.
Prerequisite(s): FA 203 or FA 204
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FA 335 Special Topics in Art History
3 credits
Topics vary from semester to semester and will be announced with pre-registration information.
Prerequisite(s): FA 203 or FA 204
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FA 342 Intermediate Painting
3 credits
This course explores both traditional and nontraditional concepts and techniques of painting and the development of style. Topics may include color theory, two-dimensional design, and the nature of representation.
Prerequisite(s): FA 124
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FA 352 Ceramics II
3 credits
The principles of ceramic materials, techniques, and design within a problem solving environment. Specific aesthetic and technical criteria will be examined and individual development will be emphasized. Health and safety concerns are stressed. Students will broaden their knowledge, skills and sensibilities in working with the ceramic medium. The course will introduce the second semester student to the various advanced techniques and concepts of using clay for creative expression. The student is expected to further develop their skills in various advanced forming methods. Increase their sensitivity to the materials, to aesthetic design, and to further develop individual and imaginative use of the materials.
Prerequisite(s): FA 152
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FA 358 Sculpture II
3 credits
This course builds upon fundamentals learned in Sculpture I with an emphasis on materials and site selection, scale, and individual expression.
Prerequisite(s): FA 158
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FA 360 Music & the Crisis of Modernism
3 credits
What is modernity? How did it affect the arts and science, forming new cohesions between the disciplines? What aspects of modernity are uniquely Western in their appeal; which are universal? This course is intended as an interdisciplinary exploration of the modernist crisis with a special emphasis on Viennese culture during the period 1880–1914. The topical survey will explore how the leaders in science, medicine, and art began a revolution that forever changed how we think about the human mind. Our final stop will be the idea of globalization as we examine how our shifting worldviews have spawned new crises in meaning, the arts, and society.
Prerequisite(s): FA 203 or FA 204
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FA 361 Music & the Mind
3 credits
This course explores the cognitive foundations of music through the intersection of psychology and music. We will examine the full range of physical, psychophysical, and cognitive mechanisms that lead to musical experience. This survey begins with the physics of musical instruments and the physical qualities of musical pitch. Key topics include: the psychophysics of hearing; perceptual organization; memory; and biological responses to music. Finally, we examine the structures in working memory that allow individual pitch events to be organized into musical expressions. Along the way, we will look at the general principles that govern the structure of music and the ways in which music psychology influences our health and society.
Prerequisite(s): FA 203 or FA 204
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FA 362 Music, Ecology & the Environment
3 credits
The theory of evolution as adaptation can’t explain why nature is so beautiful. It took the concept of sexual selection for Darwin to explain that a process has more to do with aesthetics than with the practical. Through an interdisciplinary lens, we will examine the “survival of the beautiful” as the interplay of beauty, art, and culture in evolution. Taking inspiration from Darwin’s observation that animals have a natural aesthetic sense, this course will investigate why animals (humans included) have innate appreciation for beauty-and why nature is, indeed, beautiful. Moreover, we will study the ecology of humans, their response to the environment, and the way in which art mediates our experiences in society.
Prerequisite(s): FA 203 or FA 204
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FA 363 Sacred Sounds: Music & Religion
3 credits
This course provides a basic framework for understanding the development of the vast treasury of psalms, hymns, canticles, spiritual songs, and other sacred music within the Christian tradition. Through primary readings and listening activities, we will address the nature of church music from both a historical and theological context. In addition, non-Western traditions will be examined alongside variable definitions of spirituality in practice. The course will conclude by exploring shifting boundaries between sacred and secular in popular culture.
Prerequisite(s): FA 203 or FA 204
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FA 364 Music, Philosophy & Meaning
3 credits
This class surveys various answers to two broad and deceptively simple questions: What is music?, and Why does it matter? Both questions have spawned a significant discussions and a variety of answers. In this class, we will examine some of these answers with an eye towards helping students develop thoughtful views of their own as to the nature of music and its cultural value. These questions will be addressed with respect to a variety of musical styles, from “classical” music to jazz, pop and rock. No formal background in music or philosophy is required.
Prerequisite(s): FA 203 or FA 204
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FA 365 Special Topics in Music & Culture
3 credits
Topics vary from semester to semester and will be announced with pre-registration information.
Prerequisite(s): FA 203 or FA 204
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FA 366 Collegium Musicum
3 credits
This course combines theory and practice with an active approach to early music. Through group performance and guided study, students will be immersed in music and culture of the Medieval, Renaissance and Early Baroque periods. The class meets each semester and performs throughout the academic year. Students may repeat the course in subsequent semesters, but the class may only be taken once to satisfy requirements for the Music and Culture Minor.
Prerequisite(s): FA 203 or FA 204
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FA 373 Intermediate Drawing
3 credits
An intermediate level course that expands upon skills learned in Fundamentals of Drawing & Composition (FA 103) and other introductory art courses. Specialized drawing techniques in dry and wet media will be introduced as well as contemporary, experimental, and conceptual approaches and issues.
Prerequisite(s): FA 103
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FA 374 Anatomical Drawing
3 credits
Students will learn to master the shapes and lines of the body, including muscles and bone structure. Movement, shape, speed line and mass will be reviewed and incorporated into the work in an attempt to redefine the human body as a much-needed subject of art making. Students will be required to participate actively in conceptualization and aesthetic critiques as well as discussions on technical issues. The class intends to create in the students a mature aesthetic vocabulary. Readings and other resources of study will be distributed, which will help foster a critical mind as well as a resource of intellectual, art making.
Prerequisite(s): FA 103
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FA 380 Jewelry Design I
3 credits
This course offers a progressive, hands-on introduction to the fundamental technical, conceptual, and aesthetic issues of jewelry and metalsmithing. Through a series of explorational assignments and technical exercises, students will be introduced to a broad range of processes, progressing from the simpler to the more complex. This class is highly structured with demonstrations and instruction each class time.
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FA 381 Introduction to Textile Design
3 credits
This course is an introduction to textiles that provides a broad view of the development, production and utilization of fabrics and the impact they have on design and construction. The characteristics of different fibers, yarns, fabrics, and finishes are investigated.
Prerequisite(s): FA 103 or FA 124
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FA 403 Advanced Drawing
3 credits
This course will focus on expanded definitions and practices of marking space, and aims to introduce, contextualize and explore a wide variety of drawing methods including the more traditional practice of “dragging a tool across a receptive background, usually a piece of paper”, as well as spatially focused practices, such as such as marking the landscape, as well as process-oriented methods that document the artist’s action and the passage of time.
Prerequisite(s): FA 373 or FA 374
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FA 410 Jewelry Design II
3 credits
This course aims to advance the building skills acquired in FA 380 (Jewelry Design I), and surveys a variety of casting and forming processes. The emphasis is on form and textural development. Integration of elements with other forms and processes is stressed. Technical information is introduced to increase the artistic range of the materials and techniques previously covered in Jewelry I, and will examine the interdependence of medium and image.
Prerequisite(s): FA 380
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FA 441 Advanced Painting
3 credits
This course is the capstone of the painting track within the Studio Arts. Assignments are comprised of projects intended to bring out individual tendencies and potential combined with continued work from life in both the oil and more difficult watercolor mediums.
Prerequisite(s): FA 342
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FA 452 Ceramics III
3 credits
Advanced study of ceramic techniques with emphasis on surface, various firing skills, ceramic history, and design.
Prerequisite(s): FA 352
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FA 480 Independent Study
1-3 credits
Special investigation of a selected topic.
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FA 604 Chamber Singers
1 credit
A student-only chorus specializing in the performance of music appropriate for a small ensemble, including a cappella vocal chamber music and jazz harmonies. Some travel for off-campus performances is likely. May be repeated for credit; up to 3 credit hours can be accumulated toward graduation.
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GEO 202 Cultural World Geography
3 credits
A survey of the earth’s people and their relationship to the environment. Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Australia, Asia, the area comprising the former Soviet Union, Latin America, the United States, and Canada will be studied.
Spring only
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GEO 413 Geography Cooperative Education
3-12 credits
Academic study combined with work experience in the community.
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GEO 480 Independent Study
1-3 credits
Special investigation of a selected topic.
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GCM 500 Geriatric Care Manager I
3 credits
This course will cover an introduction to geriatric case management, review standards and practice guidelines, cover geriatric assessment, psychopathologic conditions common in the elderly, ethics, care planning, communication issues, and other related issues.
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GCM 501 Geriatric Care Manager II
3 credits
This course will cover an understanding of the continuum of care, providing for nutrition, senior community centers, adult day care, home health organizations, housing options, transferring from home to institutional settings, report writing, counseling and other related topics.
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GCM 505 Anatomy & Physiology of Aging
3 credits
This online course provides an overview of the basic structure and functions of the human body, emphasizing anatomy and physiology. With this foundation, age-related characteristics and some dysfunctions associated with the aging process are studied. Students will utilize the tools of analysis, synthesis and evaluation to assess body functions and age related changes.
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GCM 510 Dementia
3 credits
This course will concentrate on dementia’s that afflict the elderly in ever increasing numbers, focusing on the magnitude, pathology, progression, treatment and interventions of these diseases. Client, family, human service systems, long term care as well as personal care issues will be studied in depth. The course will offer opportunities for geriatric care managers to gain a pragmatic experience in dealing with dementia clients, their families and other care providers.
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GCM 515 Geriatric Assessment
3 credits
This course will cover the numerous assessments available to the geriatric care manager. The assessments address ADL’s, psychological, sociological, medical and spiritual aspects of client served by the geriatric care manager.
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GCM 520 Ethics of Aging
3 credits
This course will address the various aspects of ethics that a geriatric care manager will confront in his or her practice. This will include bioethics, business ethics, social ethics and philosophy of a personhood.
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GCM 590 Geriatric Care Manager Seminar
1-3 credits
An in-depth course of study of a specific aspect of geriatric care management. This would entail small groups of advanced level students.
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GER 241 Introduction to Social Gerontology
3 credits
Introduction to the study of aging as just one of many normal life processes in contemporary culture. Issues discussed include the biological, psychological, and sociological aspects of aging and the implications of those aspects. GER 241 is a for all other gerontology courses.
Fall
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GER 277 Adult Development and Aging
3 credits
This course provides an overview of adult development from early adulthood through death and focuses on both normative changes and individual differences. Topics discussed include biological changes, changes in health and health habits, cognitive and intellectual changes, sex roles and family roles, work and work roles, development of relationships, changes in personality and motive, mental health and psychopathology, and death and dying. Developmental theories, models, and research methods will also be discussed.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 123
Fall
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GER 341 Substance Abuse and the Aged
3 credits
Focuses on the use patterns, diagnosis, and treatment methods specific to the aged substance abuser. Issues examined will include misuse and abuse of prescription drugs, behavior and risk factors, factors related to underdiagnosis, and relationship to depression and suicide.
Spring/alternate years
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GER 358 Counseling the Older Adult
1-3 credits
The effective use of individual and group counseling techniques for older persons with emotional or social difficulties in adjusting to the aging process.
Alternate years
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GER 365 Alzheimers Disease
3 credits
Exploration of the many facets of Alzheimers Disease and other dementias. Assessment, intervention, and psychosocial implications of treatment for patients, families, and caregivers.
Fall
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GER 370 Remotivation Therapy
3 credits
Development of a group therapy approach applicable to varied populations including children, young adult, aged, and special needs. Emphasis on learning and practicing techniques to motivate and prepare these populations for more advanced group therapies
Spring
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GER 375 Aging Policies and Programs
3 credits
The historical development and current implementation of social policies for the aging. Discussion of policies affecting income, health care, social services, and volunteerism.
Spring
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GER 392 Seminar
3 credits
In-depth study of a special topic or area of interest. Small group discussion format for advanced students.
(On demand)
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GER 393 Seminar
3 credits
In-depth study of a special topic or area of interest. Small group discussion format for advanced students.
(On demand)
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GER 410 Adult Protective Services
3 credits
Examination of the needs and potentialities of the most vulnerable and frail of the nation’s elderly population. Study of the philosophy and delivery of protective services for the elderly.
(On demand)
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GER 413 Gerontology Cooperative Education
3 credits
Academic study combined with work experience in the community.
(On demand)
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GER 470 Practicum
3 credits
Work experience in a selected agency, which provides services to the aged. Practicum supervised by an agency representative; education directed by faculty. Direct service to clients.
(On demand)
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GER 480 Independent Study
1-3 credits
Special investigation of a selected topic.
(On demand)
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HCA 501 Introduction to the U.S. Health System
3 credits
This course describes the stakeholders composing the health care industry: patients/families, providers/professionals, product companies, government, payers, etc., their interplay and the challenges facing leaders to successfully create and deliver value for these varied stakeholders. The roles of these varied stakeholders in creating quality health care will be explored. Specific emphasis will be given to the intersection between health care and health including health disparities. Focus will be placed upon the appreciation of system thinking and the roll of leaders in providing value in this diverse environment.
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HCA 502 Introduction to Health Care Quality
3 credits
This course introduces the history and contemporary landscape of health care quality and patient safety. Familiarity with the constructs and concepts of quality and patient safety as well as the variety of measures including public policy drivers of health care quality improvement will be gained. Special attention will be given to the patient/family perspectives associated with health care quality and safety. An understanding of the complexities and challenges in the health care arena consisting of varied organizations, professions, etc. including organizational and professional cultures related to healthcare quality will be explicated. Additionally, this course will introduce the status, challenges and opportunities associated with the inter-professional work environment of the health care setting.
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HCA 503 Healthcare Quality Measurement Literacy
3 credits
This course familiarizes the student with the measurement landscape associated with health care quality- data sets as well as data collection and analytical techniques. Exercising critical thinking, students will learn how to create and use data to answer empirical questions. Public and proprietary measures will be reviewed including different data sets upon which various measures are based.
Prerequisite(s): HCA 501 , HCA 502
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HCA 504 Population Health
3 credits
Population health has introduced new concepts and approaches to the design, delivery and reimbursement of health care. Further, it provides an alternative framework of health care quality and is related to health status with an appreciation of the social determinants of health. This course is aimed at exploring this new phenomenon and analyzing health care quality, patient safety and health status related to it.
Prerequisite(s): HCA 501 , HCA 502
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HCA 505 The Ethics of Healthcare Quality
3 credits
This course introduces the ethical principles, concepts and challenges associated with the health care quality and patient safety landscape in which leaders function.
Prerequisite(s): HCA 501 , HCA 502
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HCA 506 The Patient Experience in Health Care
3 credits
This course emphasizes the view of the patient/family in health care quality. This unique perspective and the manner in which it is included in contemporary U.S. health care will be illuminated. Special emphasis will be placed upon diversity and cultural competencies. Attention will be given to diverse groups and health status issues in the U.S.
Prerequisite(s): HCA 501 , HCA 502
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HCA 600 Improvement in Health Care
3 credits
The focus of this course is on changing systems of care. The field of quality improvement is broad, therefore, this course will cover a number of concepts, approaches and tools but avoid prescribing a specific approach. These include: Continuous Quality Improvement, PDSA cycles, Microsystems, Reliability Science (HROs), Lean, Six-sigma, etc. An appreciation of teamwork and skills to foster a teamwork environment will be emphasized. Additionally, change management will be explored, including understanding of the change process, reactions to change and leadership skills for successful change.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of all Healthcare Data Analysis and Quality Improvement Core courses
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HCA 601 Advanced Healthcare Quality
3 credits
Advanced theory (improvement science) content and related skills for quality improvement leadership and practice will be presented. This course will focus on leadership skills, Just Culture concepts and practice, Human Factors engineering basics, assessment of risk using FMEA and Root Cause Analysis. The application of these concepts and practices across varied health care contexts will be emphasized, for example, surgery, ambulatory care, transitions of care, etc.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the Healthcare Analytics core requirements
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HCA 602 Healthcare Reimbursement Paradigms
3 credits
This course familiarizes students with the paradigms associated with health care delivery in the US and the determination of value/quality. Fee-for-service, pay-for-performance, value-based purchasing, etc. as arrangements in reimbursing professionals and hospitals will be explored. The dynamic relationship composed of public and private payers, profit and non-profit providers, public policy entities (Affordable Care Act), employers/industry and patients/consumers will be explored related to quality healthcare. Particular attention will be given to Population Health and its unique attributes. A systemic view will be stressed to illustrate the sensitivities existing among the entities of the health care, for example, how does quality as inpatient admission reduction impact hospitals, payers, etc.
Prerequisite(s): HCA 501 , HCA 502
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HCA 603 Healthcare Policy
3 credits
This course provides a foundation in U.S. health care policy pertinent for the health care leader focused on quality improvement and patient safety, for example, The Center for Medicare and Medicaid policies and mandates.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of all Healthcare Analytics program core requirements
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HCA 604 Internship in Healthcare Quality
3 credits
Internships provide students with a professionally relevant experience associated with health care improvement, leadership, etc., fostering a synthesis of classroom learning and practice. All internships MUST: 1.) include course objectives, 2.) description of educational/learning activities, 3.) identify course materials, experiences, etc., 4.) identify an on-site supervisor/mentor and 5.) be approved by the Program Director prior to the beginning of the semester in which the credits are earned. Internship design (time, assignments, on-line posts, etc.) must be consistent with all requirements for a 3 credit class (42 hrs. of instruction).
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HCA 680 Independent Study
3 credits
Three credits may be earned via independent study. Independent study topics must: 1.) be outside of program courses; 2.) be consistent with the program; 3.) support the program objectives; and 4.) include appropriate academic rigor commiserate with graduate education. All independent study MUST: 1.) include course objectives; 2.) describe educational activities, 3.) identify course materials, experiences, etc. and 4.) be approved by the Program Director prior to the beginning of the semester in which the credits are earned.
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HCA 685 Special Topics
3 credits
From time to time special courses may be offered. Topics vary from semester to semester and will be announced with preregistration information.
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HCA 698 Healthcare Quality Improvement Capstone I
3 credits
This course is a culmination of the program’s learning that allows the student to explore an area of their interest. This course provides students with the opportunity to synthesize knowledge obtained via course work in the Healthcare Data Analytics Program. Through an individualized course of study, students will explore ways to utilize their unique skill sets and develop an understanding of the knowledge base required to be successful in the health care system. Projects and papers will be completed under the direction of the instructor of the capstone course. All projects must be approved by the program faculty.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of all Healthcare Analytics program core requirements
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HCA 699 Healthcare Quality Improvement Capstone II
3 credits
This course builds upon Capstone I towards the completion of a significant piece of work related to health care improvement. As with Capstone I, it is a culmination of the program’s learning that allows the student to explore an area of their interest. This course provides students with the opportunity to synthesize knowledge obtained via course work in the Health Care Data Analytics program. Through an individualized course of study, students will explore ways to utilize their unique skill sets and develop an understanding of the knowledge base required to be successful in the health care system. Projects and papers will be completed under the direction of the instructor of the capstone course and one additional faculty member. In either case, all projects must be approved by the program faculty.
Prerequisite(s): HCA 698
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HCI 110 Introduction to Health Care Informatics
3 credits
A comprehensive overview of the emerging field of health care informatics. Students will examine the impact of informatics on health care delivery systems. The use of informatics in health care professions practice, education, research and administration will be explored.
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HCI 120 Current Issues and Trends in Health Care Informatics Practice
2 credits
A comprehensive overview of the emerging field of health care informatics. Students will examine the impact of informatics on health care delivery systems. The use of informatics in health care professions practice, education, research and administration will be explored. (previously offered as HP 120)
Prerequisite(s): HCI 110 , MIS 110 or permission of the instructor
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HCI 211 Health Informatics Standards
3 credits
This course provides an overview of health care informatics standards in the United States. Students will examine how standards are developed, review the major health informatics standards organizations and their standards, explore reasons for adoption or non-adoption of standards, and investigate how standards are used in the federal healthcare reform initiative.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor or program director
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HCI 230 Health Care Informatics Internship
1 credit
Students work as team members on comprehensive projects with health care technology industry advisors and program faculty. Requires course faculty approval.
Prerequisite(s): MIS 200 , MIS 432 , HCI 120
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HCI 240 Health Informatics Research Seminar
1 credit
This course provides an orientation to life-long learning in health informatics. It is an opportunity for the student to investigate the body of professional knowledge under the guidance of the instructor to gain an understanding of the current state of, and emerging issues in health informatics. Students will explore a variety of online information sources. Each student will identify a topic of interest subject to instructor approval, research its various aspects, prepare a research briefing, and present a review of findings to the class.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor or program director
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HCI 261 PACS Administration I
3 credits
This course will introduce elements pertaining basic theories and key components of a Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS). Discussions will focus on the history of PACS as well as basic knowledge and principles for implementation. Additionally we will review the requirements of the CIIP exam as governed by the American Board of Imaging Informatics. The course will examine topics such as basic theory and principles in PACS administration, networking, communication, organizational and project management within a health care environment.
Prerequisite(s): current enrollment in the PACS Administration Certificate program; or current enrollment in or graduate of an accredited medical imaging program and permission of the instructor.
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HCI 262 PACS Administration II
3 credits
This course will apply the basic PACS principles and integrate the technical aspects of Picture Archiving and Communication Systems. Topics will include connectivity, image management, storage, IT interfacing, system management, troubleshooting and a discussion on advanced technologies and the future of PACS.
Prerequisite(s): HCI 261 and current enrollment in the PACS Administration Certificate program; or permission of the instructor.
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HCI 500 Informatics for Healthcare Leaders
1 credit
This course introduces informatics, defines it, and follows the evolution and history of health informatics in the United States. This course also identifies and describes the functional components of health informatics and the relationships among these components. It also describes and provides the goals for the health informatics masters program, including establishing a competence benchmark for each student. Students will complete an entry competency examination to assess their current level of health informatics expertise. This is a first course for continued MSHI study.
Prerequisite(s): Current enrollment in the MSHI program.
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HCI 505 The Business of Health Informatics
3 credits
This course presents a detailed review of the structure of provider, payer, and other health care organizations along with the workflow in these types of organizations and their information systems needs. It addresses how informatics assists these organizations, how information is used in business and clinical operations, and how information technologists interact with business and clinical stakeholders in provider, payer, and other healthcare organizations. Students will analyze the informatics function and organizational relationships in their organizations.
Prerequisite(s): HCI 500 and current enrollment in the MSHI program.
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HCI 510 Modeling Health Information
3 credits
This course presents the foundation concepts of modeling health and healthcare information, including the principal process and data modeling methodologies and notation systems. Students will explore these techniques to create components of an enterprise information architecture for reference in subsequent courses. Modeling standards and best practices are covered along with model quality assessment. The course concludes by examining the use of information models for process redesign and reengineering, and applications in computational biology and chemistry.
Prerequisite(s): HCI 500 and current enrollment in the MSHI program.
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HCI 520 Healthcare Information Systems
3 credits
This course identifies the differences between healthcare transactional and analytical systems followed by a description of the principal business and clinical systems in provider, payer, public health, and regulatory organizations. It also examines program and project management systems used in health care. The function and structure of these systems is explored along with concepts of data interoperability, system interfacing and system integration.
Prerequisite(s): HCI 500 and current enrollment in the MSHI program.
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