Curriculum Bulletin, Volume 16, nos. 9-10
Arranged by course prefix
ARID LANDS
RESOURCE SCIENCES (ARL)
ARL 494r. NEW COURSE: Practicum:
Research (3) [Rpt./2] P, ENGL 101, MATH 117, ABE 120, and consent of instructor. Eff. S.
'96. (CB16:10)
ARL 596a. Change course number from 596a to 641. See new course number
for additional changes. Eff. F. '97. (CB16:10)
ARL 596b. Change course number from 596b to 642. See new course number
for additional changes. Eff. F. '97. (CB16:10)
ARL 596c. Change course number from 596c to 643. See new course number
for additional changes. Eff. F. '97. (CB16:10)
ARL 596d. Change course number from 596d to 644. See new course number
for additional changes. Eff. F. '97. (CB16:10)
ARL 641. Course number changed from 596a to 641. Change course title:
Natural and Human Impacts on Arid Lands. Add course description: The influence of nature
and humans on arid land sustainability and the role of locally-adaptable technologies.
Various aspects of measuring, monitoring, and describing natural and human impacts on arid
lands. Focuses on occurrences such as El Niņo, population growth, and utilization of
limited resources in relation to their economic and environmental significance. Eff. F.
'97. (CB16:10)
ARL 642. Change course number from 596b to 642. Add course description:
Major issues surrounding land uses in the world's arid and semi-arid zones. Examination of
issues which will determine the future of land management in much of the arid and
semi-arid lands of the western United States. The debate over the management of lands in
relation to ownership, tenure, and access, intergenerational transfers, and the economic,
environmental, and social consequences of proposed changes in current arrangements. Eff.
F. '97. (CB16:10)
ARL 643. Change course number from 596c to 643. Add course description:
Social-science aspects of arid lands studies through exposure to approaches and analyses
rooted in various disciplines. Examines arid lands cultures, societies and institutions
and highlights distinctive adaptations to prevailing climatic and physical conditions.
Objectives are to develop skills that will improve students' ability to understand,
critique and sythesize oral presentations; review and analyze written materials; discuss
and debate interpretations of scholarly work; and prepare critical essays. Eff. F. '97.
(CB16:10)
ARL 644. Change course number from 596d to 644. Change course title:
Biodiversity and Sustainability in Arid Lands. Add course description: Feasibility of
these concepts are studied thoroughly with the aim to explore the changing global
community. Multi-media presentations, videos, selected readings and text-book material
will be used to explore the political, economical and ecological impacts on the
environment and health of our entire ecosystem. Eff. F. '97 (CB16:10)
ART (ART)
ART 273. Change course title to: Beginning Art Practices in Ceramics. Change
course description to: Introduction to clay as a fine art medium with main emphasis on
historical and contemporary ceramics and art as sources of inspiration. Basic process of
handbuilding, surface treatments, kiln firing, and wheel-throwing basics. Critiques,
readings, lectures, tests on ceramic terminology and safety. Some writing required.
Sketchbook, textbook. Change class structure to: 2R, 4S. Change prerequisite to: P, 101
and 104, or consent of ceramic faculty. Eff. F '97. (CB16:10)
ART 344. NEW COURSE: Digital Photography (3) I II [Rpt./2] Explores
concepts, theories, ethics, credibility, and practice of electronic digital imaging and
its role in the evolution of a body of contemporary photographic inquiry. P, 9
upper-division units in photography. Eff. F. '97. (CB16:09)
ART 373. Course number expanded from 373 to 373a and 373b. See new course
number for additional changes. Eff. F '97. (CB16:10)
ART 374. NEW COURSE: Ceramic Surface and Color (3) [Rpt./6 units] II
Surface possibilities and color interactions specific to ceramic fired techniques
investigated by making class test tiles, relief pieces, and simple forms on which to
conduct experiments with slips, engobes, stains, and glazes. Emphasis on creative
explanation of ceramic materials, such as commercial ceramic pigments, metallic oxides,
fluxes, clays, and organic additives, and diverse firing methods. 6S. Fee. Field trips. P,
273. Eff. Sp. '97. (CB16:09)
ART 473. Change course title to: Advanced Art Practices in Ceramics.
Change course description to: Individual studio research and instruction, with emphasis on
personal creative development and in-depth experimentation with process of construction,
surface treatment and kiln firing, mixed media work encouraged. Lectures, readings, tests,
discussions, and critiques. Sketchbook. Individual choice of book for personal
development. Change class structure to: 2R, 4S. Change prerequisites to: P, 373,
acceptance of portfolio by, or consent of instructor. Eff. F '97. (CB16:10)
ART 474. NEW COURSE: Ceramic Surface and Color (3) [Rpt./6 units] II
Surface possibilities and color interactions specific to ceramic fired techniques
investigated by making class test tiles, relief pieces, and simple forms on which to
conduct experiments with slips, engobes, stains, and glazes. Emphasis on creative
explanation of ceramic materials, such as commercial ceramic pigments, metallic oxides,
fluxes, clays, and organic additives, and diverse firing methods. 6S. Fee. Field trips. P,
273. May be convened with 574. Eff. Sp. '97. (CB16:09)
ART 474. Change course description to :Higher sophistication and complex
investigation of surface possibilities and color interactions specific to ceramic fired
techniques by making class test tiles, relief pieces, and simple and complex forms on
which to conduct experiments with slips engobes, stains and glazes. Emphasis placed on
experimentation and creative exploration of ceramic materials; commercial ceramic
pigments, metallic oxides, fluxes, clays and organic additives, and diverse firing
methods. Students will be required to write a paper on surface and color related to the
use of ceramics. Sketchbook required. P, Art 373 and portfolio or permission of
instructor. May be convened with 574. (CB16:10)
ART 496f. NEW COURSE: Seminar: Critical Issues in Design (3) [Rpt.] I P,
senior or graduate standing, portfolio review or consent of instructor. May be convened
with 596f. Eff. F '97. (CB16:10)
ART 497a. Change course title to: Gallery Management. Eff. Sp. '97.
(CB16:09)
ART 497b. Change units to: (3). Eff. F '97. (CB16:10)
ART 573. Change course title to: Advanced Art Practices in Ceramics.
Change prerequisites to: P, 373, acceptance of portfolio by, or consent of instructor.
Eff. F '97 (CB16:10)
ART 574. NEW COURSE: Ceramic Surface and Color (3) [Rpt./6 units] II For
a description of course topics, see 474. Graduate-level requirements include an extra
project. 6S. Fee. Field trips. P, 273. May be convened with 474. Eff. Sp. '97. (CB16:09)
ART 574. Change course description to: Graduate-level investigation of
surface possibilities and color interactions specific to ceramic fired techniques by
making class test tiles, relief pieces, and simple and complex forms on which to conduct
experiments with slips engobes, stains and glazes. Emphasis placed on experimentation and
creative exploration of ceramic materials; commercial ceramic pigments, metallic oxides,
fluxes, clays and organic additives, and diverse firing methods. Students will be required
to write a paper on surface and color related to the use of ceramics. Sketchbook required.
P, Art 373 and portfolio or permission of instructor. May be convened with 474. (CB16:10)
ART 596a. Delete crosslist with CLAS 596a. Eff. Sp. '97. (CB16:09)
ART 596f. NEW COURSE: Seminar: Critical Issues in Design (3) [Rpt.] I P,
senior or graduate standing, portfolio review or consent of instructor. May be convened
with 496f. Eff. F '97. (CB16:10)
ART 597a. Change course title to: Gallery Management. Eff. Sp. '97.
(CB16:09)
ART 597b. Change units to: (3). Eff. F '97. (CB16:10)
ART HISTORY
(ARH)
ARH 312. NEW COURSE: Survey of Medieval Art (3) II Survey of medieval art
production and its circumstances from its inception in the catacombs of Rome to the spread
of Gothic art across Europe. Eff. Sp. '97. (CB16:09)
ARH 315. NEW COURSE: Survey of Baroque and Rococo Art (3) 1996-97 Survey
of the major European Monumental painting, printmaking, architecture, and sculpture from
1600 to 1750. Eff. Sp. '97. (CB16:09)
ARH 344. - Add: The Art and Architecture of the Islanmic World (3) I II
1997-98 (Identical with NES 344, which is home). Eff. F '97. (CB16:10)
ARH 415. NEW COURSE: Southern Baroque Art (3) 1996-97 The painting,
sculpture, and architecture of seventeenth century Italy and Spain. May be convened with
515. Eff. Sp. '97. (CB16:09)
ARH 416b. NEW COURSE: Eighteenth-Century Art II: France and Germany (3)
1997-99 Course will examine the art and architecture of 18th century France and Germany.
May be convened with 516b.Plax. Eff. F '97. (CB16:10)
ARH 417. Course number condensed from 417a-417b. Units changed to: (3).
Course description changed to: Painting and sculpture from the French Revolution through
Impressionism. P, 6 units of history or art history. May be convened with 517. (CB16:10)
ARH 417a-417b. Course number condensed to 417. See new course number for
additional changes. (CB16:10)
ARH 496d. Add: Seminar: d. Mediterrranean Cities in the 15th and 16th
Centuries: Cairo, Istanbul, Florence and Venice (3) II 1997-98 (Identical with NES 496d,
which is home. May be convened with 596d. Eff. F. '97. (CB16:10)
ARH 515. NEW COURSE: Southern Baroque Art (3) 1996-97. For a description
of course topics, see 415. Graduate-level requirements include supplemental readings,
additional assignments, and an oral presentation. May be convened with 415. Eff. Sp. '97.
(CB16:09)
ARH 516b. NEW COURSE: Eighteenth-Century Art II: France and Germany (3)
1997-99 For a description of course topics, see 416b. Graduate students are required to do
supplemental reading, discussion, additional writing assignments and oral presentations.
May be convened with 416b. Plax. Eff. F '97. (CB16:10)
ARH 517. Course number condensed from 417a-417b. Units changed to: (3).
Course description changed to: For a description of course topics, see 417. Graduate-level
requirements include an in-depth research paper on a single aspect of current scholarly
interest. May be convened with 417. (CB16:10)
ARH 517a-517b. Course number condensed to 517. See new course number for
additional changes. (CB16:10)
ARH 596a.- COURSE DELETION: Seminar: Ancient Art and Archaeology (3). Effective
Sp. '97. (CB16:09)
ARH 596a.- Delete crosslist with CLAS 596a. Eff. Sp. '96. (CB16:09)
ARH 596d. Add: Seminar: d. Mediterrranean Cities in the 15th and 16th
Centuries: Cairo, Istanbul, Florence and Venice (3) II 1997-98 (Identical with NES 596d,
which is home. May be convened with 496d. Eff. F. '97. (CB16:10)
ASTRONOMY
(ASTR)
ASTR 556.- Change semester offering from I to II. Eff. F. '96. (CB16:09)
ASTR 596b. NEW COURSE: Seminar: b. Methods in Computational Astrophysics
(3) II Introduces basic concepts of problem solving on a computer. Eff. Sp. '97 (CB16:10)
ATMOSPHERIC
SCIENCES (ATMO)
ATMO 585. COURSE DELETION:
Tropospheric Chemistry (3). Eff. Fall 1997.
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