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2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
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2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED PUBLICATION]

Course Descriptions

Many course descriptions include a designation of Term(s) Offered: with one or more of the following: Fall, Spring, Summer. This indicates the term(s) in which the course is typically offered and is intended to aid students in planning their programs of study. Departments reserve the right to change the term(s) in which a course is offered.
 

Art
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Art Design
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Art Education
  
  

  • ARTE 395 - Introduction to Art Education

    Credits: 3

    Part A: Content. The course will involve a basic understanding of historical and philosophical premises of art education; different approaches in the teaching of art; development and practical application of basic art skills in the classroom; and understanding of developmental stages in children’s art works. The course examines basic thematic understanding of lesson plans as they apply to the state of Indiana academic and the discipline based art education (DBAE) standards in teaching art in elementary and middle school. Part B: Supervised Internal Clinical. Use of written lesson plans from Part A in an approved clinical experience.

    Prerequisite(s): open to elementary education majors and minors; does not fulfill requirements for art education P-12 and secondary art education minors.

    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer


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  • ARTE 396 - Materials and Methods in Elementary and Middle School Art Education

    Credits: 3

    Part A: Content. The course will emphasize historical and philosophical premises of art education; different approaches in the teaching of art; development of basic art skills; and understanding of developmental stages in children’s art works. The course examines in detail thematic understanding of written lesson plans as they apply to the state of Indiana academic and the discipline-based art education (DBAE) standards in teaching art in elementary and middle schools. Part B: Supervised Internal Clinical. Use of written lesson plans from Part A in an approved clinical experience. You will be teaching on one Saturday for part B.

    Prerequisite(s): Open to art education P-12 majors and minors.

    Co-Requisite(s) (must be taken at same time as): ARTE 394  

    Term(s) Offered: Fall


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  • ARTE 397 - Materials and Methods in Secondary Art Education

    Credits: 3

    Part A: Content. Teaching Art at the public high school level with strong emphasis on the use of art materials and methods in art education. The course will involve historical and philosophical premises of art education, different approaches in the teaching of art, understanding of high school children’s art works, and the development and use of discipline-based art education (DBAE) written lesson plans as they apply to the state of Indiana academic standards. Part B: Supervised Clinical. Use of written lesson plans from Part A in an approved clinical experience.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTE 396 , open to art education P-12 and secondary art education minors.

    Term(s) Offered: Spring


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Art History
  
  

  • ARTH 222 - Art History II

    Credits: 3

    A survey of the history of primarily Western art and architecture from the Renaissance to the Modern and Contemporary periods.  One focus of this course will be to view and interpret artworks as products of their historical and cultural contexts.  Another focus will be to examine the roots and development of the particularly modern aesthetic impulse of art as self-expression.

    USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing, Creative and Aesthetic Expression; Embedded Experience-Diversity

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 ; ARTH 221  recommended.

    This course is part of the Core Transfer Library (CTL).
    Indiana Statewide Common Course #: IFA 1312.
    Indiana Statewide Transfer General Education Core: Meets IN Statewide Core.
    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring


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  • ARTH 223 - Introduction to Non-Western Art

    Credits: 3

    Introduction to Non-Western Art surveys the visual art traditions of selected Non-Western cultures from ancient to contemporary times. “Non-Western” refers to cultures that initially developed outside the realm of Western European culture.  Artworks may be selected widely or in a more focused manner from Africa, Asia, the Pacific region, and cultures of the Americas (Indigenous/Native American).  Different types of visual arts will be used to analyze how politics, religion, economics, social organization, artistic influences, and international trade have interacted with the major themes in each culture’s artistic traditions.  Differences between Western and non-Western theories of art, aesthetics, values, and use will be discussed and will form the background for understanding how different people react to art from cultures other than their own.

    USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Global

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 ; sophomore standing

    Term(s) Offered: Fall


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Arts and Heritage Administration
  
  
  
  

  • AHA 499 - Internship/Intensive Study in Arts and Heritage Administration

    Credits: 3

    Work experience in arts or heritage site or organization which may fall outside the traditional disciplinary internships.  Intensive study related to a particular project that will be used by arts or heritage-related organization may substitute.  An internship requires a minimum of 150 hours of supervised professional work, two written evaluations by the supervisor, two written self-evaluations and a final review with director of the AHA program.  Intensive study should result in a substantial final project or report that will be submitted to an arts or heritage-related organization.

    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and consent of the AHA director.

    Grading: Grades are assigned as Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only.
    Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered


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Astronomy
  

Biology
  
  
  
  

  • BIOL 112 - Ethnobotany with Lab

    Credits: 4

    Examination of human uses of plants and the cultural/societal origins of usage. Plants for medicine and health, food, beverage, protection, aesthetics, and recreation will be discussed. Basic concepts in cell biology, genetics, plant taxonomy/ identification, plant anatomy, and plant physiology typical of Introductory Biology for non-majors courses will be covered. Through the lab, students will gain experience that will reinforce concepts from lecture. Students will work through the scientific method and use some of the basic tools used in the study of science. There will be opportunities for students to work through open-ended laboratory experiences. Does not apply toward a major or minor in biology.

    USI Core 39: Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS).

    Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (3-2)
    Indiana Statewide Transfer General Education Core: Meets IN Statewide Core.
    Term(s) Offered: Spring


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  • BIOL 141 - Principles of Biology

    Credits: 4

    An introductory survey of the fundamental characteristics and processes of living organisms, including cell structure and function, energetics, genetics, development, evolution, and ecology. Laboratories include both didactic and investigative explorations of these processes.

    USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry; Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS).

    Prerequisite(s): Placement into ENG 100  or higher English writing course, and C or better in MATH 100  or placement into higher level college math course, and science major, or consent of instructor.

    Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (3-3)
    Indiana Statewide Transfer General Education Core: Meets IN Statewide Core.
    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring


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  • BIOL 251 - Environmental Conservation

    Credits: 3

    This course is designed to introduce students to the basic scientific principles needed to understand the interdisciplinary and multinational (multicultural) nature of environmental issues and concerns. Through a series of lectures, discussions, and videos the student will be introduced to environmental issues from scientific viewpoints as well as political, economic, social, and philosophical realms. Does not apply toward a major or minor in biology.

    USI Core 39: Natural Science (BS); Embedded Experience-Global.

    Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (3-0)
    Indiana Statewide Transfer General Education Core: Meets IN Statewide Core.
    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring


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